Oxford has produced a number of well-known physicists, actors, actresses, youtube singers and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Oxford includes Stephen Hawking, Hugh Laurie, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Cavetown, Jamie Laing, and many others.

Famous People Born In Oxford

Stephen HawkingStephen Hawking
08 January 1942, British
Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist
Hugh LaurieHugh Laurie
11 June 1959, British
Actor

Theo JamesTheo James
16 December 1984, British
Actor

Gugu Mbatha-RawGugu Mbatha-Raw
21 April 1983, British
Actress

Charlotte Johnson WahlCharlotte Johnson Wahl
30 April 1942, British
Painter, Mother of Boris Johnson

Jamie LaingJamie Laing
03 November 1988, British
Actor
CavetownCavetown
15 December 1998, British
YouTuber

John KendrewJohn Kendrew
24 March 1917, British
Biochemist and Crystallographer

J.B.S. HaldaneJ.B.S. Haldane
05 November 1892, British
Geneticist
Florence PughFlorence Pugh
03 January 1996, British
Actress

Annabelle WallisAnnabelle Wallis
05 September 1984, British
Actress
Miriam MargolyesMiriam Margolyes
18 May 1941, Australian, British
Actor, Voice actor, Comedian

David OyelowoDavid Oyelowo
01 April 1976, British
British actor

Jonny GreenwoodJonny Greenwood
05 November 1971, British
Guitarist, Banjoist, Composer, Ondist,

Mark LesterMark Lester
11 July 1958, British
Actor

Mark LesterMark Lester
12 October 1876, British
Actor
Martin KeownMartin Keown
24 July 1966, British
Footballer

Ed O'BrienEd O'Brien
15 April 1968, British
Guitarist

Jacqueline du PréJacqueline du Pré
26 January 1945, British
Cellist

Yasmin Le BonYasmin Le Bon
29 October 1964, British
Model
Colin Charles GreenwoodColin Greenwood
26 June 1969, British
Musician

Jane MooreJane Moore
17 May 1962, British
Journalist
Emily BerringtonEmily Berrington
07 December 1988, British
Actress

J. B. S. HaldaneJ. B. S. Haldane
05 November 1892, Indian, British
Biologist, Geneticist, University teacher

Tim HenmanTim Henman
06 September 1974, British
Tennis player
Piers AnthonyPiers Anthony
06 August 1934, British, American
Novelist

Laura MulveyLaura Mulvey
15 August 1941, British
Art historian, Film director
Pico IyerPico Iyer
11 February 1957, British
Essayist

E. P. ThompsonE. P. Thompson
03 February 1924, British
Historian

Vivian StanshallVivian Stanshall
21 March 1943, British
Musician
Ben MacintyreBen Macintyre
25 December 1963, British
Journalist

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Sophie SumnerSophie Sumner
15 January 1990, British
Model
Orlando GibbonsOrlando Gibbons
25 December 1583, British
composer, organist

Tim HarfordTim Harford
27 September 1973, British
economist, journalist

Jason PlatoJason Plato
14 October 1967, British
Racecar driver

Noel Godfrey ChavasseNoel Godfrey Chavasse
09 November 1884, British
Military physician, Athletics competitor
David UsherDavid Usher
24 April 1966, British
Singer-songwriter
Thomas HarriotThomas Harriot
1560 AD, British
Mathematician, explorer, astronomer

Thea GilmoreThea Gilmore
25 November 1979, British
Singer, Singer-songwriter

Lisa JardineLisa Jardine
12 April 1944, British
Historian, Professor, Non-fiction writer

William DavenantWilliam Davenant
03 March 1606, British
playwright, poet, writer
Philip WebbPhilip Webb
12 January 1831, British
Architect

Humphrey CarpenterHumphrey Carpenter
29 April 1946, British
Biographer

Philip ToynbeePhilip Toynbee
25 June 1916, British
Writer

Patrick SteptoePatrick Steptoe
09 June 1913, British
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist

Herbert GilesHerbert Giles
08 December 1845, British
Diplomat
Stephen PhillipsStephen Phillips
28 July 1864, British
Poet

Nevil SidgwickNevil Sidgwick
08 May 1873, British
Chemist
Anthony WoodAnthony Wood
17 December 1632, British
Antiquarian

John OwenJohn Owen
1616 AD, British, Welsh
Theologian

David EnglishDavid English
26 May 1931, British
Journalist
Lucy GordonLucy Gordon
22 May 1980, British, American
Actress

Venetia PhairVenetia Phair
11 July 1918, British
Amateur astronomer
Mike BartlettMike Bartlett
07 October 1980, British
playwright

Henry MarshHenry Marsh
05 March 1950, British
Neurosurgeon

Sophie, The Countess of WessexSophie, The Countess of Wessex
20 January 1965, British
Princess