1. Roger Allam (1953)

Actor

Actor who is perhaps best known for his stage work in Les Miserables, Privates on Parade, and Henry IV. He played Douglas Richardson in Cabin Pressure.

2. Hannah Simone (1980)

Canadian Television Host Actress

Actress who earned her breakout television role as Cece on the Fox comedy series New Girl. Her film credits include Oldboy, Miss India America and Flock of Dudes.

3. Edgar Wallace (1875)

British Crime Writer Journalist

English multi-genre writer who is most famous for King Kong and the J. G. Reeder detective series. He wrote 175 novels and 24 plays, as well as several screenplays, non-fiction...

4. Jack Warner (1892)

Film Executive

President of the Warner Brothers Studio alongside his brother Sam Warner.

5. Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967)

Director

Famous for directing the 2015 movie Fifty Shades of Grey and the 2009 film Nowhere Boy. She is also known for her work on short films titled Love You More...

6. Ben Webster (1909)

American Musician

Known by the nickname 'The Brute,' he is one of the three most important swing tenor musicians to ever make music, grouped with Lester Young and Coleman Hawkins.

7. Miriam Karlin (1925)

English Actress

British actress who became known for her role as Paddy in the television series The Rag Trade.

8. Jack Whitehall (1988)

English Comedian And Actor

Comedian who starred in the British television shows, Fresh Meat and Bad Education. In 2019, he began starring in Amazon's Good Omens. He has also hosted Backchat alongside his father. 

9. Anthony Ainley (1932)

English Actor

British television actor most well known for his role as the fourth Master on the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who.

10. John Boorman (1933)

Film Director

Acclaimed director of films like Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, and Deliverance.

11. Jane Goodall (1934)

Biologist Primatologist Conserva

Iconic British primatologist, ethnologist, and anthropologist who lived with and studied the chimpanzees of East Africa. She is a UN Messenger of Peace and she has worked with Nonhuman Rights...

12. Carmen Ejogo (1973)

Actress

Actress and singer best known for her acting in films like Alex Cross and contributing her vocal talents to songs like "Candles" by DJ Alex Reece. She would star in...

13. Michael Winner (1935)

English Film Director

Director and producer who became a food critic for the Sunday Times.

14. Ginger Baker (1939)

British Musician

Drummer who was best known as one of the founding members of Cream. He also played in the bands Blind Faith and Ginger Baker's Air Force. 

15. James Fox (1939)

English Actor

British actor who played an aristocrat in A Passage to India and portrayed Mr. Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. His role in the 1963 film The Servant earned him...

16. Nina Conti (1974)

English Actress Comedian And Ven

Notable for her appearances on the comedy TV series Family Tree and Bromwell High, she is also famous for her work as a stand-up comedian and ventriloquist. She is particularly...

17. James Herbert (1943)

British Writer

A bestselling British horror novelist, he is known for works such as The Rats, The Fog, and Haunted. His popular books have been translated into more than thirty languages.

18. Derek Lyons (1958)

British Actor

He has appeared in several famous films throughout his career, including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Shining, and four different James Bond films.

19. Andrew Jack (1944)

British Voice Coach

Beginning in the early 1980s, this regional speech expert built a career as one of the British and American film industries' leading dialect coaches. He worked with such renowned actors...

20. Anthony Andrews (1948)

British Actor

Award-winning actor who played the role of Lord Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited.

21. Twiggy (1949)

British Model Actress Singer

Fashion model known for her waif look during the 1960s. She popularized the 'bob' haircut and heavy eye make up.

22. Alfred Molina (1953)

Actor

He became known for his roles in Spider-Man 2 and Raiders of the Lost Ark. His other films include Steamboy, Maverick, Species and An Education.

23. Jessica Hynes (1972)

British Actor And Writer

Tony Award-nominated English actress and writer who starred in the 2012 finale of the series Tracy Beaker Returns.

24. Jamie Thomas King (1981)

Actor

He became known to audiences for playing Guy MacKendrick on the TV drama Mad Men. His other credits include Like Crazy, Lost City Raiders, Tower Block, and Call the Midwife.

25. Tim Roth (1961)

English Actor

British actor who first gained recognition in the Quentin Tarantino films Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. He also starred as the lead character, Cal Lightman, on the FOX series Lie to Me.

26. Joe Wright (1972)

English Director

Director of emotionally driven film adaptations of classic literary works such as Atonement, Anna Karenina, and Pride & Prejudice.

27. Edward Fox (1937)

Actor

1980's film actor who played roles in 1982's Ghandi, 1983's Never Say Again, and 1984's The Bounty. He received widespread attention for his starring role in the 1973 film, The...

28. Seal (1963)

Actor

Sultry singer of rock and soul whose most popular song, "Kiss from a Rose," appeared on the Batman Forever soundtrack. 

29. Kacey Clarke (1988)

Actress

English actress who came to fame as a teenager playing Maddie Gilks on the long-running children's drama series Grange Hill. She has since gone on to star in feature films...

30. Richard Reid (1973)

British Terrorist

English criminal commonly known as the "Shoe Bomber" who was arrested for attempting to detonate a bomb on a flight from Paris to Miami in 2001. He was sentenced to...

31. Sally Hawkins (1976)

English Actress

Actress who won a Golden Globe Award for her role as Poppy in the 2008 film Happy-Go-Lucky. She also appeared as Mary Brown in the 2014 film Paddington and starred as a mute...

32. Amelia Bullmore (1964)

British Actor

English actress who made a name for herself in the entertainment industry through her role as Steph Barnes on the soap opera Coronation Street. She later became a respected screenwriter...

33. Princess Anne (1950)

Actress

34. Prince Edward (1964)

Actor

35. Leo Scherman (1975)

Canadian Film Director

Leo Edmund Scherman is an award winning Canadian director writer producer and actor. Scherman graduated in 1997 from McGill University with a degree in Cultural Studies.

36. Barbara Couper (1903)

British Actor

Barbara Couper was a British film and television actress.

37. Barbara Murray (1929)

British Actor

Barbara Ann Murray is an English actress. She was married to the actor John Justin and had three daughters but they divorced in 1964. Murray had a very busy career...

38. Sarah Thomas (1968)

Actress

Sarah Thomas is a British film and television actress, best known for playing Glenda Wilkinson in the television series "Last of the Summer Wine".

39. Robert Watts (1923)

Film Producer

Robert Watts was a British producer and production manager for film projects, amongst others for the "Indiana Jones" and the "Star Wars" universes.

40. Jack Williams (1921)

Crew

41. Christine Noonan (1945)

Actress

42. David Buckley (1976)

British Composer

David Buckley is a British film score composer. Buckley is best known for working with composer Harry Gregson-Williams including work on the video game Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of...

43. Peter Hill (1932)

Actor

44. Antonia Bird (1951)

English Film Television And Thea

Antonia Bird FRSA was an English television drama and feature film director.

45. Doon Mackichan (1962)

British Comedian

Doon Mackichan is an English comedienne and actress.

46. John Dunsford (1855)

Editing

47. James O'Donnell (1840)

Crew

48. Lucy Gutteridge (1956)

British Actor

Lucy Karima Gutteridge is a British actress.

49. Joe Absolom (1978)

Actor

Joseph Absolom is an English actor best known for playing Matthew Rose in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders and Al Large in Doc Martin.

50. Marianne Morris (1981)

Poet

Marianne Morris is a poet who was born in Toronto in 1981 and raised in London. She studied English Literature at Newnham College Cambridge and founded the poetry micropress Bad...