British people of Irish descent

British actress

former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935)

British actor (born 1948)

Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013–2023), beginning with the film Man of Steel (2013) and reprising the role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Justice League (2017), in addition to a cameo appearance in Black Adam (2022) and The Flash (2023).

Irish-born British writer and philosopher (1919–1999)

British actor of stage, film and television

British Prime Minister, statesman, and politician (1770-1827)

British-born Irish-American singer and songwriter

German-born British actor

Gordon James Ramsay is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, television presenter, and writer. His restaurant group, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants, was founded in 1997 and has been awarded 17 Michelin stars overall and currently holds eight. His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, which he founded, has held three Michelin stars since 2001 and is currently run by chef Matt Abé. After rising to fame on the British television miniseries Boiling Point in 1999, Ramsay became one of the best-known and most influential chefs in the world.

British singer (born 1985)

American British neuroscientist, 2014 Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine

British singer (1949–2012)

British singer

Milo Yiannopoulos is a British far-right political commentator, whose speeches and writings criticise Islam, feminism, and social justice. He is a former editor of Breitbart News, an American far-right news and opinion website.

British musician

British thriller writer (born 1954)

British musician (1949–2003)

English association football player (born 2001)

British actor (1964–2023)

British actor (1928–1998)

British film director and screenwriter (1915–1994)

Irish writer and dramatist (1878-1957)

English musician

British politician

British actress, comedian and writer (born 1957)

Scottish actor

Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, is a British far-right, anti-Islam activist. Described as "one of [the] UK's most prominent far-right activists", he co-founded the English Defence League (EDL), serving as its leader from 2009 to 2013.

Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016)

British actress

English singer and songwriter

British-American businessperson, husband of Swedish Princess Madeleine (born 1974)

German-Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1993)

British Army general (1889-1981)

Scottish-born skiffle musician (1931–2002)

Irish footballer

British military officer, colonial official and diplomat (1862–1949)

British actress (1926–2009)

British-American actor and musician (born 1983)

British mathematician and TV presenter (1984-)

British actress

Canadian-born British actress

English association football player

British actress (1934–2015)

British actress

British singer

English musician, recording artist

Irish footballer (1967–2021)

Irish footballer (born 1963)

British television presenter and writer (1959–2000)

Irish footballer (born 1968)

British actor

British banker and Liberal politician (1863-1943)

British screenwriter, television, film and documentary producer

Irish footballer and manager

British politician and Cabinet minister (born 1968)

British scientist and authority on biological warfare (1944-2003)

British actor

Australian and British musician and composer and rower (1881-1916)