British people of Scottish descent

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

Joanne Rowling, better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author, philanthropist, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for writing Harry Potter, a seven-volume series about a young wizard. Published from 1997 to 2007, the fantasy novels are the best-selling book series in history, with over 600 million copies sold. They have been translated into 84 languages and have spawned a global media franchise including films and video games. She writes Cormoran Strike, an ongoing crime fiction series, under the alias Robert Galbraith.

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).

English singer and songwriter (born 1945)

British writer (1824-1889)

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 (1949–2012)

British novelist (1890–1979)

British musician

British actress

British musician (1949–2003)

Archbishop of Canterbury from 2013 to 2025

British actor (1928–1998)

British actress and former model

English art historian, museum director, and broadcaster (1903–1983)

Royal Navy officer (1883–1963)

English musician

English actor (1922–2015)

Scottish photographer and inventor of motion picture cameras (1860-1935)

British musician (1948–2009)

British actor, comedian and writer

British journalist, broadcaster, and former politician (born 1953)

British Conservative politician and novelist (born 1930)

British actress

British Army general

Scottish actor

British Army general (1887–1983)

British director, writer, and actor

British television presenter and writer (1959–2000)

British photojournalist (1908-1995)

British-born Canadian financier (born 1971)

British theatre and musical producer

son of Camilla, queen of the United Kingdom

British actor (1907–1975)

British director of communications and strategy, journalist, author and broadcaster

British politician (born 1971)

British politician (born 1957)

American actress

satirical comedian, editor, television and radio presenter

British Army officer

British artist (1931–2007)

British journalist (1904-1981)

British Roman Catholic bishop

British filmmaker and photographer

British writer

British SAS soldier (1949-2011)

British writer, editor and historian (1924–2011)

British actress and show jumper

British zoologist

British singer-songwriter

British musician

Labour MP (1894-1967)

British actor (1945-2018)

British Historian (1919-2014)

British actress (born 1945)

Welsh actress, writer, director and producer

British television commentator

British actor (1941-2013)

British writer