Members (Members of the Order of the British Empire)

by Sylviastel | created - 29 Dec 2011 | updated - 3 months ago | Public

Recipients of the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) past and present.

1. Adele

Soundtrack | Skyfall

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born May 5, 1988) is a British singer-songwriter who has sold millions of albums worldwide and won a total of 15 Grammys as well as an Oscar. Adele's first two albums, 19 and 21, earned her critical praise and a level of commercial success unsurpassed among her peers. ...

2. April Ashley

Actress | Human

April Ashley was born in 1935. Her father was a sailor in the British Royal Navy during WWII with an affinity for drink who sired 10 children in quick succession. As a girl she was frail, refusing to eat most food or drink her school milk and ended up with malnutrition and a calcium deficiency. ...

3. Peter Armitage

Actor | Jack the Ripper

Being illegitimate he had an unsettled childhood due to his mother not being around much during the first 10 years of his life consequently he was brought up by an aunt. Eventually he met his father, a German named Karl when he was 28, After leaving school he was apprenticed to a Yorkshire firm ...

4. Ian Anderson

Soundtrack | Apollo 18

Ian Anderson, born in Fife, Scotland, is one of the most famous flautists of the last 40 years. A singer and composer, Anderson is also a multi instrumentalist, including acoustic and electric guitars, saxophone, percussion, keyboards, bagpipe, violin, balalaika, clarinet and a large variety of ...

5. Joan Armatrading

Soundtrack | Kill List

Joan Armatrading was born on December 9, 1950 in Basseterre, St. Kitts, British West Indies [now Saint Kitts and Nevis]. She is an actress and composer, known for Kill List (2011), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) and The Wild Geese (1978).

6. Tony Adams

Self | 1996 UEFA European Football Championship

Tony Adams was born on October 10, 1966 in Romford, Essex, England, UK.

8. Viv Anderson

Actor | The Dumping Ground

Viv Anderson was born on August 29, 1956 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Dumping Ground (2013), 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (1988) and Match of the Day (1964).

9. Gerry Anderson

Writer | Joe 90

Gerry Anderson was born on April 14, 1929 in West Hampstead, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Joe 90 (1968), Invasion: UFO (1974) and UFO (1970). He was married to Mary Robins, Sylvia Anderson and Betty Wrightman. He died on December 26, 2012 in Henley-on-Thames, England...

10. Amma Asante

Director | Belle

Amma Asante is a British BAFTA award winning screenwriter and director, known for Belle (2013), and A Way of Life (2004). She is a former child actress, who began her writing career at the age of 23 with a script deals from both Channel 4 in the UK and BBC. Her first movie, A Way of Life, which she...

11. Emily Blunt

Actress | Edge of Tomorrow

Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is a British actress known for her roles in The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Young Victoria (2009), Edge of Tomorrow (2014), and The Girl on the Train (2016), among many others.

Blunt was born on February 23, 1983, in Roehampton, South West London, England, the second of ...

Granddaughter of Major General Peter Blunt CB, MBE, GM, FCIT (died in 2003).

12. Sue Barker

Actress | Mike Bassett: England Manager

Began her career as a professional tennis player when she moved to the USA in 1973. In 1976 she won the French Open Championship, her only Grand Slam title. However, following recurring injuries and loss of form, she retired in 1985, and after a short hiatus began her broadcasting career in ...

13. June Brown

Actress | EastEnders

June Brown served in the Wrens and was classically trained at the Old Vic Drama School. She enjoyed a long career in the theatre, television and the cinema. The actor Nigel Hawthorne described her as "one of the most beautiful creatures I've seen on stage" after seeing her performance as Ibsen's "...

14. Karen Bryson

Actress | Zack Snyder's Justice League

Karen Bryson was born on March 2, 1975 in London, England, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021), Black Narcissus (2020) and White Wall (2020). She has been married to Chris McMahon since April 29, 2011.

15. Michael Ball

Actor | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary

Michael Ball has enjoyed a very successful and varied career over the last 20 years, both in the West End and on the Concert Stage, working with some of the 20th century's most prolific musical theatre composers.

After graduating from the Guildford School of Acting, his professional debut was in "...

Son of Tony Ball MBE.

16. Tim Bentinck

Actor | By the Sword Divided

Best known as the voice of David Archer in the BBC Radio series, The Archers, which he has played since 1982, Tim is also an accomplished stage, film, radio and television actor. From the swashbuckling Tom Lacey in the 80s series By The Sword Divided to starring with David Jason in 2012's The Royal...

17. Jeremy Beadle

Ultra Quiz

Jeremy Beadle was born on April 12, 1948 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Ultra Quiz (1983), Hot Shots (1994) and Eureka (1982). He was married to Susan (Sue) Maria Marshall. He died on January 30, 2008 in Westminster, London, England, UK.

18. James Bolam

Actor | The Likely Lads

James Christopher Bolam was born in the Sunderland Maternity Home on 16th June 1935 to Marion and Robert Bolam. Later after completing his education at Bede Grammar School he went to drama school then into repertory in Dundee with Sir Ralph Richardson before moving to London. Married to actress ...

19. The Beatles

Soundtrack | The Beatles: Get Back

The Beatles were an English rock band that became arguably the most successful act of the 20th century. They contributed to music, film, literature, art, and fashion, made a continuous impact on popular culture and the lifestyle of several generations. Their songs and images carrying powerful ideas...

20. Roy Barraclough

Actor | Funland

Roy Barraclough began his career as a draughtsman, taking time off to work as an entertainer in a holiday camp on the Isle of Wight. Combining his day job with local amateur theatre for several years, he was eventually offered a full-time acting contract by repertory theatre producer Nita Valerie ...

21. R.S.M. Brittain

Actor | The Inspector

R.S.M. Brittain was born on September 12, 1899 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Lisa (1962), Rotten to the Core (1965) and The Concrete Jungle (1960). He died on January 9, 1981 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK.

22. Johnny Briggs

Actor | Coronation Street

Born in South London on Sept 5, 1935, to Ernest and Rose Briggs, Johnny had a younger sister, Barbara, who died in 1955 at age 15. As a boy, he sang soprano in a church choir and during World War II he was evacuated to the safety of the English countryside. Back in London he won a scholarship, at ...

23. Eric Bristow

Actor | Heartlands

Eric Bristow was born on April 27, 1957 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Heartlands (2002), Never the Twain (1981) and The Unipart British Professional Darts Championship (1981). He was married to Jane Higginbotham. He died on April 5, 2018 in Liverpool, Merseyside, ...

24. Jenson Button

Producer | Breakneck

Jenson Button was born on January 19, 1980 in Frome, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. He is an actor and producer, known for Breakneck, The Last Weekend and Untitled Jenson Button Project.

25. Rob Brydon

Actor | The Huntsman: Winter's War

Rob Brydon was born on May 3, 1965 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016), Marion & Geoff (2000) and The Trip (2010). He has been married to Claire Holland since October 6, 2006. They have two children. He was previously married to Martina ...

26. Roger Black

Self | Stars in Their Eyes

Roger Black was born on March 31, 1966 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is married to Julia Burgess. They have two children. He was previously married to Elsa de Vassoigne.

27. Trevor Brooking

Self | Match of the Day Live: UEFA Cup

Trevor Brooking was born on October 2, 1948 in Barking, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Match of the Day Live: UEFA Cup (1997), Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (2005) and Pro Evolution Soccer 2 (2002).

28. Peter Beardsley

Actor | The Shouting Men

Peter Beardsley was born on January 18, 1961 in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Shouting Men (2010), Englandneworder: World in Motion (1990) and 1988 UEFA European Football Championship (1988).

29. Derek Bell

Transportation_department | Le Mans

Derek Bell was born on October 31, 1941 in Pinner, Middlesex, England, UK. He is known for Le Mans (1971), Formula 1 (1950) and Art on Wheels (2023).

30. Don Burrows

Music_department | Fluteman

Don Burrows was born on August 8, 1928 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was a composer and actor, known for Fluteman (1982), Two Thousand Weeks (1969) and Death of a Soldier (1986). He died on March 12, 2020 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

31. Gary Brooker

Soundtrack | Oblivion

Gary Brooker was born on May 29, 1945 in Southend, Essex, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Oblivion (2013), The Net (1995) and Widows (2018). He was married to Françoise Riedo. He died on February 19, 2022 in Surrey, England, UK.

32. John Barnes

Actor | Bend It Like Beckham

Considered a legend of English football, especially by Liverpool fans, John Barnes was born in Jamaica and moved to England aged 12. His most notable playing career was for Watford between 1981 and 1987 and Liverpool between 1987 and 1997. He also played in 79 matches for England, scoring 11 goals,...

33. John Barrowman

Actor | Torchwood

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and raised in Joliet, Illinois. He returned to the UK, for a 6 month Shakespeare semester with the United States International University of San Diego, but left to star in the musical production of "Anything Goes," with Elaine Paige. He went on to star in "Miss Saigon," "...

34. Kuljit Bhamra

Music_department | The Four Feathers

Kuljit Bhamra is known for The Four Feathers (2002), Bend It Like Beckham (2002) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005).

35. Frank Bruno

Actor | The Calcium Kid

Frank Bruno was born on November 16, 1961 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Calcium Kid (2004), Family Fortunes (1980) and Cass (2008). He was previously married to Laura Mooney.

36. Heather Child

Actress | Open House

Heather Child is known for Open House (2010), Intuition (2011) and Little Mermaid (2016).

37. Edith Cavell

Writer | Nurse and Martyr

Edith Cavell was born on December 4, 1865 in Swardeston, Norfolk, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Nurse and Martyr (1915) and Les funérailles d'Edith Cavell (1915). She died on October 12, 1915 in Brussels, Belgium.

38. Eliza Carthy

Music_department | Tulip Fever

Eliza Carthy is known for Tulip Fever (2017), Eliza and Martin Carthy - Live at the Pavilion (2018) and BBC Music: God Only Knows (2014).

39. Karen Carney

Self | Match of the Day 2

She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2017 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to Football. She is a Winger for the England Women's Football Team and Chelsea Ladies. She lives in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

40. Sharon D Clarke

Actress | Rocketman

Sharon D Clarke was born on August 12, 1966 in England, UK. She is an actress, known for Rocketman (2019), Tau (2018) and Holby City (1999). She has been married to Susie McKenna since June 15, 2008.

41. David Coulthard

FIA World Rally Championship

David Coulthard was born on March 27, 1971 in Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire [now Dumfries & Galloway], Scotland, United Kingdom. He is an actor and executive, known for FIA World Rally Championship (2014), Formula 1 (2016) and Heineken: WYDND (2018). He was previously married to Karen Minier.

42. James Cosmo

Actor | Braveheart

James Cosmo was born on May 24, 1948 in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Braveheart (1995), Highlander (1986) and Troy (2004). He has been married to Annie Harris since May 24, 2000.

43. Ray Clemence

Actor | The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything

Ray Clemence was born on August 5, 1948 in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything (1999), First Division Liverpool FC versus Derby County (1978) and 1984 UEFA Cup Final: Tottenham Hotspur Vs Anderlecht (1984). He was ...

44. Russell Crowe

Actor | Les Misérables

Russell Ira Crowe was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Jocelyn Yvonne (Wemyss) and John Alexander Crowe, both of whom catered movie sets. His maternal grandfather, Stanley Wemyss, was a cinematographer. Crowe's recent ancestry includes Welsh (where his paternal grandfather was born, in Wrexham),...

Grandson of a recipient, Stan Wemyss who worked for Geoff Murphy MBE.

45. Alastair Cook

Self | Cricket: Today at the Test

Alastair Cook was born on December 25, 1984 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

46. Martin Carthy

Music_department | Serjeant Musgrave's Dance

Martin Carthy was born on May 21, 1940 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1965), Remember Me (2014) and Plays of Today (1969). He was previously married to Norma Waterson.

47. Kenneth Connor

Actor | Carry on England

The son of a naval officer who ran what were called "concert parties", Kenneth Connor made his stage debut at age two, and by 11 was performing in both a solo act and a doubles act with his brother in various revue shows. He later decided to become a serious actor rather than just a revue performer...

48. Richard Curtis

Writer | Love Actually

Richard Curtis was born on November 8, 1956 in Wellington, New Zealand. He is a writer and producer, known for Love Actually (2003), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) and About Time (2013).

49. Peter Cattaneo

Director | The Full Monty

Peter Cattaneo was born on July 1, 1964 in Twickenham, London, England, UK. He is a director and producer, known for The Full Monty (1997), Opal Dream (2006) and The Rocker (2008).

50. Robin Cousins

Actor | The Sleeping Beauty

Robin Cousins was born on August 17, 1957 in Bristol, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for The Sleeping Beauty (1987), The Nutcracker: A Fantasy on Ice (1984) and The Cutting Edge (1992).

51. Jackie Chan

Actor | Ngo si seoi

Hong Kong's cheeky, lovable and best-known film star, Jackie Chan endured many years of long, hard work and multiple injuries to establish international success after his start in Hong Kong's manic martial arts cinema industry.

Jackie was born Kong-sang Chan on April 7, 1954, on Hong Kong's famous ...

52. Sebastian Coe

Actor | The Brittas Empire

Sebastian Coe is a British politician and former track and field athlete.

As a middle-distance runner, Coe won four Olympic medals, including the 1500 meters gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set nine outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events - ...

MBE in 1982

53. Betty Driver

Actress | Coronation Street

Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Driver, MBE was a British actress and singer, best known for her role as Betty Williams (previously Betty Turpin) on the British soap opera, Coronation Street (1960) from 1969 to 2011, appearing in more than 2,800 episodes.

She had previously appeared as Mrs Edgley in ...

54. Elizabeth Dawn

Actress | Coronation Street

Sylvia Butterfield MBE, known professionally as Elizabeth Dawn or Liz Dawn, was an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street. First starting on the serial in 1974, she had more of a recurring role as a factory worker until ...

55. Eileen Derbyshire

Actress | Coronation Street

Eileen Derbyshire was born on October 6, 1930 in Urmston, Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Coronation Street (1960), Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie (2012) and All Star Comedy Carnival (1969). She was previously married to Thomas Holt.

56. Erica Dunton

Director | To Get Her

Erica started taking and developing photos at the age of twelve with a Nikon EM camera and a set of lens that her father made for her. Joe Dunton BSC, MBE is a BAFTA winning cinematographer and legendary camera and lens technician who invented the video assist in 1968. She grew up on the sets of ...

Daughter of Joe Dunton BSC MBE.

57. Sharron Davies

Actress | The Optimist

Sharron Davies was born on November 1, 1962 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK. She is an actress, known for The Optimist (1983), 3-2-1 (1978) and Olympic Games (1936). She has been married to Tony Kingston since 2002. They have one child. She was previously married to Derek Redmond and John Crisp.

58. Matt Dawson

Actor | Jamie Johnson

Matt Dawson was born on October 31, 1972 in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Jamie Johnson (2016), A Question of Sport (1970) and Inside England Rugby: Sweet Chariot (2003).

59. Steve Davis

Actor | Harry's Mad

Steve Davis was born on August 22, 1957 in Plumstead, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Harry's Mad (1993), Make My Day (2002) and Swiss Toni (2003). He was previously married to Judith Greig.

60. Fred Dinenage

Actor | The Goodies

Fred Dinenage is a television presenter who has hosted quiz shows, including Gambit (1975) and Tell the Truth (1989), as well as his own documentary series, such as Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook (2011). However, he is probably best known as one of the original presenters of the childrens' ...

61. Slim Dusty

Soundtrack | The Slim Dusty Movie

Slim Dusty was born on June 13, 1927 in Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Slim Dusty Movie (1984), Wolf Creek 2 (2013) and Dirty Deeds (2002). He was married to Joy McKean. He died on September 19, 2003 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

62. Kenny Dalglish

Actor | First Division Liverpool FC versus Derby County

Kenny Dalglish was born on March 4, 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is an actor and editor, known for First Division Liverpool FC versus Derby County (1978), Will (2011) and Eyewitness to History (1959). He has been married to Marina Dalglish since November 26, 1976. They have four children.

63. Phyllis Dalton

Costume_designer | Doctor Zhivago

Phyllis Dalton was born on October 16, 1925 in London, England, UK. She is a costume designer, known for Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Princess Bride (1987) and Much Ado About Nothing (1993). She is married to Dalton.

64. Jim Dale

Actor | Pete's Dragon

Jim Dale began his career as a stand-up comic. He sharpened his comedy skills during a stint in the army, where he organized and performed in camp shows. After his discharge he pursued a comedy career, and landed a job as the warm-up comic on a musical variety show. He did so well that the ...

65. James DeGale

Self | The Big Fight Live

James DeGale was born on February 3, 1986 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK.

66. Stacey Dooley

Justice

Stacey Dooley was born on March 9, 1987 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK. She is a producer, known for Justice (2003), Blackpool's Dance Fever (2022) and Stacey Dooley Investigates (2009).

67. Alan Edwards

Actor | The Show-Off

Alan Edwards was born on June 3, 1892 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Show-Off (1934), Mr. Ace (1946) and Help! Help! Police! (1919). He was married to Nita Pike. He died on May 8, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

68. Gareth Edwards

Actor | Old Scores

Sir Gareth Owen Edwards CBE (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".

In 2003, in a poll of international rugby players conducted by Rugby World magazine, Edwards was ...

69. Dawn Fraser

Actress | New York Decalogue

Dawn Lorraine Fraser (born 4 September 1937) is an Australian freestyle champion swimmer and former politician. She is one of only three swimmers to have won the same Olympic event three times - in her case the women's 100-metre freestyle. Fraser was born in the Sydney suburb of Balmain, New South ...

70. Justin Fletcher

Actor | Shaun the Sheep Movie

Justin Fletcher was born on June 15, 1970 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015), Something Special (2004) and Jollywobbles! (2010).

71. Andrew Flintoff

Actor | Married to a celebrity: the survival guide

Andrew Flintoff was born in Preston, Lancashire. He played in the Lancashire Leagues for Preston before being picked up as a school boy by Lancashire County Cricket Club. 'Freddie' as he is more often known made his debut for England in the home test series against South Africa in July 1998.

He more...

72. Les Ferdinand

Self | Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa

Les Ferdinand was born on December 8, 1966 in Paddington, London, England, UK.

73. Nick Faldo

Self | PGA Tour Golf on CBS

Nick Faldo was born on July 18, 1957 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was previously married to Valerie Bercher, Gill Bennett and Melanie Rockall.

74. Michael Fish

Actor | Mickey One

Michael Fish was born on April 27, 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Mickey One (1965), My Hero (2000) and Bad Girls (1999).

75. Carl Frampton

Actor | Undisputed

Carl Frampton is known for Undisputed (2023), Grace and Goliath (2018) and BT Sport: Face Off (2018).

76. Dario Franchitti

Actor | Driven

Dario Franchitti was born on May 19, 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Driven (2001), Turbo (2013) and Suddenly Susan (1996). He has been married to Eleanor Robb since 2015. They have two children. He was previously married to Ashley Judd.

77. Carl Froch

Producer | Salvable

Carl Froch was born on July 2, 1977 in Nottingham, England, UK. He is an actor and producer, known for Salvable, Undisputed (2023) and Sky Sports World Championship Boxing (1989).

78. Sarah Gordy

Actress | Ralph & Katie

Sarah Gordy is known for her roles in Ralph & Katie (2022), The A Word (2020), Upstairs Downstairs (2010), Call the Midwife (2014) and Holby City (2012). She has acted in TV, short films, radio dramas, commercials and many theatre productions.

She was the first woman with Down syndrome to receive an...

79. Hubert Gregg

Soundtrack | Legend

At his first school in Bournemouth he used to stand outside the Pavilion Theatre listening to the Follies shows and learning the songs. At 9 he entered a song contest at the Rank Cinema in Sydenham and sang 'Eat More Fruit' In 1939 while in the army at Lincoln a friend came back from leave and ...

80. Steven Gerrard

Actor | Will

Steven George Gerrard MBE is an English professional football manager and former player, who manages Premier League club Aston Villa. Described by pundits and fellow professionals as one of his generation's greatest players, Gerrard spent the majority of his playing career as a central midfielder ...

81. Shane Gould

Self | Australian Survivor

Shane Gould was born on November 23, 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

82. Kelly Holmes

Actress | Absolutely Fabulous

Kelly Holmes was born on April 19, 1970 in Pembury, Kent, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Absolutely Fabulous (1992), Superstars (2008) and Ten Count.

83. Katherine Haber

Blade Runner

Katherine Haber MBE was born in 1944 in London, England. She is best known for her work as Production Executive on Blade Runner (1982) as well as her collaboration with Sam Peckinpah on 8 of his films, including Straw Dogs, The Getaway, Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid and Cross of Iron. She is a ...

84. Doris Hare

Actress | On the Buses

Doris Hare was born on March 1, 1905 in Bargoed, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for On the Buses (1969), The Avengers (1961) and Second Best (1994). She was married to John Fraser Roberts. She died on May 30, 2000 in Denville Hall, Northwood, Hillingdon, London, England, UK.

85. PJ Harvey

Soundtrack | The Basketball Diaries

Polly Jean Harvey was born in England on October 9th 1969. The daughter of a quarryman father and an artist mother, Polly Jean, or PJ as she is more commonly known, was raised on a sheep farm in Yeovil, Somerset. She learned to play a number of instruments as a child (including guitar, saxophone, ...

86. Odette Hallowes

Carve Her Name with Pride

Odette Hallowes was born on April 28, 1912 in Amiens, Somme, France. She is known for Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), This Is Your Life (1955) and Premier Plan (1959). She was married to Geoffrey MacLeod Hallowes, Peter Churchill and Roy Sansom. She died on March 13, 1995 in Walton-on-Thames, ...

87. Margaret Hodge

Self | UK General Election

Margaret Hodge was born on September 8, 1944 in Cairo, Egypt. She was previously married to Henry Hodge and Andrew Watson.

88. Kelly Hoppen

Actress | Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Kelly Hoppen was born in 1959 in Cape Town, South Africa. She is an actress, known for Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016), Would I Lie to You? (2007) and Dragons' Den (2005). She was previously married to Ed Miller and Graham Corrett.

89. Emma Hayes

Self | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup

Emma Hayes was born on October 18, 1976 in London, England, UK.

90. Ayesha Hazarika

Self | Utterly Outrageous Comedy

Ayesha Hazarika was a Labour party special adviser to Gordon Brown, Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband from 2007 to 2015. She was a speechwriter, prepared leaders for big parliamentary debates including Prime Minister's Questions, managed media relations, specialised in women's issues and helped draft ...

91. Tony Hawks

Actor | Playing the Moldovans at Tennis

Tony Hawks originally started out as a singer and song writer, however his first brush with the charts was with novelty pop act "Morris Minor and the Majors". Their first hit was the Beastie Boys parody "Stutter Rap" which in 1988 hit #4 in the UK charts, #2 in Australia and #14 in Canada. Their ...

92. Michael Heath

Sound_department | Bar Girls

Michael Heath is known for Bar Girls (1994), Happy Birthday Elizabeth: A Celebration of Life (1997) and The GQ Men of the Year Awards (1997).

93. John Higgins

Self | Masters Snooker

John Higgins was born on May 18, 1975 in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He has been married to Denise Higgins since 2000. They have three children.

94. Ricky Hatton

Actor | The Green Green Grass

Ricky Hatton was born on October 6, 1978 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Green Green Grass (2005), Ricky Hatton's Hot Shots (2008) and Shameless (2004).

95. Stephen Hendry

Actor | Adam

Stephen Hendry was born on January 13, 1969 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He is an actor, known for Adam (2013), The Rothmans Grand Prix (1984) and Gods of Snooker (2021).

96. Ron Haddrick

Actor | Quigley Down Under

Ron Haddrick was born on April 9, 1929 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. He was an actor, known for Quigley Down Under (1990), Shirley Thompson Versus the Aliens (1972) and Water Rats (1996). He died on February 11, 2020 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

97. Rolf Harris

Soundtrack | Australia

Rolf Harris came to London in 1952 to study Art. A year later he was appearing on TV as an artist and storyteller and had his first hit as a singer in the early sixties with Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport. After a relatively quiet period in his life in the late seventies, his brother Bruce Harris ...

98. Mike Hailwood

Self | Formula 1

Mike Hailwood was born on April 2, 1940 in Great Milton, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. He was married to Pauline. He died on March 23, 1981 in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom.

99. Ricky Hatton

Actor | The Green Green Grass

Ricky Hatton was born on October 6, 1978 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for The Green Green Grass (2005), Ricky Hatton's Hot Shots (2008) and Shameless (2004).

100. George Harrison

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

A master musician, a film producer and actor, best known as the lead guitarist and occasionally lead vocalist of The Beatles, George Harrison was born February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. He was also the youngest of four children, born to Harold Harrison and Louise Harrison.

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