British celebrities have made a profound impact in all areas of the entertainment industry. including literature, music, film and television, as well as international sports. They command a great degree of public fascination and influence the everyday lives of peoples throughout the world.

List of notable British celebrities

• Daniel Craig
• Catherine Zeta Jones
• Sacha Baron Cohen
• Anthony Hopkins
• Michael Caine
• Hugh Grant
• Ian Fleming
• Richard Burton
• David Attenborough
• Lynn Redgrave
• Naomi Campbell
• Paul McCartney
• Michael Jagger
• Elton John
• David Bowie
• Maurice Saatchi
• Somerset Maugham
• Christopher Isherwood
• Roderic Llewellyn
• Virginia Woolf
• Norman Hartnell
• Spike Milligan
• Dennis Lawson
• Elizabeth Hurley

External links

• Daily Mail - The 100 British celebrities who really matter by Piers Morgan