Famous People Born In Leicester

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 1 Gary Lineker

96

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Footballer

Birthdate: November 30, 1960

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 2 Madeleine Beth McCann

2417

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: May 12, 2003

Sun Sign: Taurus

 3 Emile Heskey

93

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Footballer

Birthdate: January 11, 1978

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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London, England

Liverpool, England

Manchester, England

 4 Joseph Merrick

291

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Elephant Man

Birthdate: August 5, 1862

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: April 11, 1890

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Birmingham, England

Hertfordshire, England

Lancashire, England

 5 David Icke

52

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Writer

Birthdate: April 29, 1952

Sun Sign: Taurus

 6 Parminder Nagra

72

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: October 5, 1975

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

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Surrey, England

Essex, England

Kent, England

 7 Stephen Frears

20

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor, Film director, Film producer

Birthdate: June 20, 1941

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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 8 Michael Kitchen

20

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: October 31, 1948

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Bristol, England

Leeds, England

Sheffield, England

 9 David Cook

20

Listed In: Singers

Famous As: American singer-songwriter

Birthdate: December 20, 1982

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

 10 Peter Shilton

15

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Footballer

Birthdate: September 18, 1949

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Yorkshire, England

Oxford, England

Hampshire, England

 11 Beryl Markham

11

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Horse trainer

Birthdate: October 26, 1902

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: August 3, 1986

 12 Julian Barnes

11

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Writer

Birthdate: January 19, 1946

Sun Sign: Capricorn

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Nottingham, England

Plymouth, England

Westminster, England

 13 Andy Nyman

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: April 13, 1966

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 14 Joe Orton

00

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Playwright, Screenwriter, Writer

Birthdate: January 1, 1933

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: August 9, 1967

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Cheshire, England

Cambridge, England

Middlesex, England

 15 Kate O'Mara

21

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: August 10, 1939

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: March 30, 2014

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 16 Rachel Parris

02

Listed In: Media Personalities

Famous As: Comedian

Birthdate: May 27, 1984

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

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Brighton, England

Berkshire, England

Reading, England

 17 Gok Wan

23

Listed In: Fashion

Famous As: Fashion consultant

Birthdate: September 9, 1974

Sun Sign: Virgo

 18 Willie Thorne

00

Listed In: Media Personalities

Famous As: Snooker player

Birthdate: March 4, 1954

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: June 17, 2020

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Norwich, England

Warwickshire, England

Croydon, England

 19 Dominic Keating

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: July 1, 1962

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 20 Jon Lord

01

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Composer, pianist

Birthdate: June 9, 1941

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: July 16, 2012

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Bradford, England

Sussex, England

Portsmouth, England

 21 John Illsley

00

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Bassist, Guitarist

Birthdate: June 24, 1949

Sun Sign: Cancer

 22 Katie Boulter

00

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Tennis Player

Birthdate: August 1, 1996

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Devon, England

Lincolnshire, England

Bath, England

 23 Sue Townsend

00

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Writer

Birthdate: April 2, 1946

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: April 10, 2014

 24 Pick Withers

20

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Drummer

Birthdate: April 4, 1948

Sun Sign: Aries

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Somerset, England

Suffolk, England

Northampton, England

 25 Colin Wilson

11

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Writer

Birthdate: June 26, 1931

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: December 5, 2013

 26 Philippa of Lancaster

30

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Queen of Portugal (1387-1415)

Birthdate: March 31, 1360

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: July 19, 1415

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Southampton, England

Preston, England

Oldham, England

 27 James Allen

00

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Writer

Birthdate: November 28, 1864

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: January 12, 1912

 28 David Wise

00

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: composer, musician

Birthdate: September 13, 1967

Sun Sign: Virgo

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Marylebone, England

Norfolk, England

Coventry, England

 29 C.P. Snow

00

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Novelist

Birthdate: October 15, 1905

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: July 1, 1980

 30 Ashish Thakkar

00

Listed In: Business People

Famous As: Businesspeople

Birthdate: August 5, 1981

Sun Sign: Leo

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Nottinghamshire, England

Wimbledon, England

Buckinghamshire, England

 31 Errol Christie

00

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Boxer, Boxing trainer

Birthdate: June 29, 1963

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: June 11, 2017

 32 Roger Chapman

00

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: April 8, 1942

Sun Sign: Aries

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Sunderland, England

Stockport, England

Salford, England

 33 Davy Graham

10

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Guitarist

Birthdate: November 26, 1940

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: December 15, 2008

 34 Kevin Myers

00

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Journalist

Birthdate: March 30, 1947

Sun Sign: Aries

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Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Wolverhampton, England

Wiltshire, England

 35 Chris Adcock

10

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Badminton player

Birthdate: April 27, 1989

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 36 Tony Sibson

00

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Boxer

Birthdate: April 9, 1958

Sun Sign: Aries

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West Bromwich, England

Exeter, England

Staffordshire, England

 37 Henry Walter Bates

00

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Famous As: Naturalist

Birthdate: February 8, 1825

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: February 16, 1892

 38 Philip Voss

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 20, 1936

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: November 13, 2020

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South Shields, England

York, England

Guildford, England

 39 Helen Pearson

00

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: November 16, 1959

Sun Sign: Scorpio

 40 Chris Edwards

00

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Musician

Birthdate: December 20, 1980

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

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Cheltenham, England

Southwark, England

Oxfordshire, England

 41 Simon Raven

00

Listed In: Writers

Famous As: Writer

Birthdate: December 28, 1927

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: May 12, 2001

 42 Gregory Winter

00

Listed In: Scientists

Famous As: British biochemst

Birthdate: April 14, 1951

Sun Sign: Aries

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Doncaster, England

West Yorkshire, England

Stoke-on-Trent, England

 43 Jamie Caven

00

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Darts player

Birthdate: March 10, 1976

Sun Sign: Pisces

 44 Barry Jenkins

10

Listed In: Musicians

Famous As: Musician

Birthdate: December 22, 1944

Sun Sign: Capricorn

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Cambridgeshire, England

Bury, England

Enfield, England

 45 Alan Walters

00

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Famous As: Economist

Birthdate: June 17, 1926

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: January 3, 2009

 46 Ernest Gimson

10

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Designer

Birthdate: December 21, 1864

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: August 12, 1919

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Peterborough, England

Chester, England

Watford, England

 47 David Cook

00

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Politician

Birthdate: January 25, 1944

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: September 19, 2020

 48 Susan Fitzgerald

00

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: May 28, 1949

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: September 9, 2013

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Shropshire, England

Derby, England

Ilford, England

 49 Richard Dyer-Bennet

00

Listed In: Singers

Famous As: Singer

Birthdate: October 6, 1913

Sun Sign: Libra

Died: December 14, 1991

 50 Adam Watson

00

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Diplomat

Birthdate: August 10, 1914

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: August 24, 2007

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Northamptonshire, England

Wigan, England

Epsom, England