- Gary Lineker
Gary Winston Lineker, OBE (born 30 November 1960 in Leicester) is a former English international football striker who scored ten goals in two World Cups for the England national team and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC. He is also known for appearing in adverts for the Walkers crisp brand. It was his sense of positioning and tap-ins that made him one of England's most prolific strikers of all-time, … - Emile Heskey
Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born January 11 1978 in Leicester, England) is an English footballer. Known for his pace and strength, he is a striker currently playing for Premier League side Wigan Athletic. He also has the versatility to play down the left flank. Heskey started his career with Leicester City in 1996. He then made a £11 million move to Liverpool in 2000, which was a record transfer fee paid by the club. - Tom Meighan
Thomas Meighan or more commonly known by Tom Meighan (born 11 January 1981 in Leicester) is the lead singer for the Leicester-based alternative band Kasabian. Meighan was responsible for singing lead vocals on most of the tracks on the band's two albums, but did not write any of the songs himself. He played for the Nottingham Forest F.C. youth team in his early teens, but chose rock n' roll instead of football, … - Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE (born August 29 1923) is a English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. Attenborough has won an Academy Award, BAFTA and three Golden Globes. - Sergio Pizzorno
Sergio Lorenzo Pizzorno (born 15 December,1980 in Newton Abbot, Devon), aka "Serge", is an English musician and member of Leicester based band, Kasabian. He has recently taken over as lead song writer to Kasabian with the departure of Chris Karloff. - Lady Jane Grey
Lady Jane Grey, formally Jane of England, a grand-niece of Henry VIII of England, reigned as uncrowned Queen regnant of the Kingdom of England for nine days in July 1553. Though Jane's accession, pursuant to the Will of King Edward VI, may have breached the laws of England, many powers of the land proved willing to accept her as Queen of England, even if only as part of a power-struggle to stop Henry's elder daughter, Princess Mary, a Roman Catholic, … - David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on 8 May 1926 in London, England) is one of the world's best known broadcasters and naturalists. Widely considered one of the pioneers of the nature documentary, his career as the respected face and voice of British natural history programmes has endured more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the eight "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, … - Joe Orton
Joe Orton (1 January, 1933, Leicester, England - 9 August, 1967, Islington, London), born John Kingsley Orton, was a satirical modern playwright. In a short but prolific career from 1964 until his death, he shocked, outraged and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies. "Ortonesque" became a recognised term for "outrageously macabre". - Chris O'Grady
Christopher James "Chris" O'Grady (born 25 January 1986 in Leicester, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Rotherham United. O'Grady originally caught the eye of former Leicester boss Micky Adams as he was prolific in front of goal for the under 18s and reserves. Chris was handed his debut when coming off the bench in Leicester's 2-0 victory over Grimsby Town in April 2003, but failed to break through into the first team the following season. - Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck (b. Arnold George Dorsey, May 2 1936, Madras, India) is a well-known Anglo-Indian pop singer who rose to international fame during the 1960s, after adopting the name of the famous German opera composer as his own stage name. - Ibrahim Mogra
Sheikh Ibrahim Mogra is an imam from Leicester and Chair of the Interfaith Relations Committee of the Muslim Council of Britain. He is a regular contributor to the Today programme on BBC Radio Four. Sheikh Mogra was educated at Al-Azhar University, Cairo and the School of Oriental and African Studies, London. - George Fox
George Fox was an English Dissenter and a major early figure — usually considered the founder — of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers. Living in a time of great social upheaval, he rebelled against the religious and political consensus by proposing an unusual and uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. His journal is a text known even among non-Quakers for its vivid account of his personal journey. - Sue Townsend
Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend (born April 2, 1946) is the author of the Adrian Mole series of books. She has suffered from diabetes for many years as a result of which she was registered blind in 2001. - Willie Thorne
William Joseph Thorne (born 4 March 1954 in Leicester, England), best known as Willie Thorne, is a former English professional snooker player and now a commentator. A strong junior player, Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970. He never really converted this early promise into professional success, however, only ever winning one ranking snooker tournament (the Classic in 1985). - Chris Kirkland
Christopher Edmund "Chris" Kirkland (born 2 May 1981 in Barwell, Leicestershire) is an English football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Wigan Athletic. - Daniel Lambert
Daniel Lambert (March 13, 1770 - June 21, 1809) was a man from Leicester in England, who became famous for his obesity. Lambert was the son of the keeper of Leicester's Bridewell (a "house of correction", similar to the later workhouses). Between the ages of 14 and 21 he was apprenticed to an engraver in Birmingham, before returning to Leicester to take over his father's job. - Mark Morrison
Mark Morrison (born 3 May 1972, in Hanover, Germany) is a British urban R&B singer who saw success in the mid-1990s. His single, Return of the Mack became a top ten hit across Europe in 1996, and opened the U.S. market for him the following year. Subsequently, he is notably known for his criminal convictions, a one year sentence for getting someone else to do his community service for another offence and protesting his innocence onstage. - Paul Williams
Paul Williams (born September 11, 1969 in Leicester) was a professional footballer who is probably most remembered for his time at Plymouth Argyle in the mid-1990s. - Luke Varney
Luke Ivan Varney is an English professional footballer. He is a forward and currently plays with Charlton Athletic. Varney began his career as a professional footballer at non-league level with Quorn before being spotted by Crewe's assistant manager Neil Baker. The Englishman signed for the Railwaymen in 2003 and spent four years at the club, appearing in 95 league games and scoring 35 goals. In 2007, Varney made his first big move of £2 million to Charlton Athletic. - Alastair Campbell
Alastair John Campbell (born May 25, 1957) was the Director of Communications and Strategy for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2003. - David Icke
David Vaughan Icke (pronounced "IKE" //) (born April 29, 1952 in Leicester, England) is a British writer and public speaker who has devoted himself since 1990 to researching "who and what is really controlling the world." A former professional football player, reporter, television sports presenter, and spokesman for the Green Party, he is the author of 20 books explaining his views. - Graham Chapman
Graham Chapman (January 8, 1941 - October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was also the lead actor in their two narrative films, playing King Arthur in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and the title character in "Monty Python's Life of Brian". - Dj Ss
DJ SS, born Leroy Small (on August 27 1970), is a Drum and Bass DJ and producer from Leicester, United Kingdom. Originally a breakdancer, DJ Stratch Stein began playing electro music as a teenager in the early 1980's. He then played Hip Hop and Rare Groove before turning to producing in 1988 initially Acid House, Hardcore, Breakbeat and finally Jungle/Drum and Bass tracks. - Thomas White
Sir Thomas White was an English cloth merchant, civic benefactor and founder of St John's College, Oxford. He was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of William White, a clothier, and brought up in London. He was twice married, to Avicia (died 1558) and to Joan. A principal member of the guild of Merchant Taylors, he served as Sheriff of London in 1547, and was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1553. - Colin Wilson
Colin Henry Wilson (born June 26, 1931) is a prolific British writer. Wilson was born and brought up in Leicester. He left school at 16 and worked in factories and numerous other jobs while reading in his spare time. In 1956, at the age of 24, he published "The Outsider", which examines the role of the social "outsider" in seminal works of various key literary and cultural figures (notably Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, Ernest Hemingway, Hermann Hesse, … - James Allen
James Allen (November 28 1864 - 1912) was a writer of inspirational books and poetry. Born in Leicester, England, James was 15 when his father, a businessman, was robbed and murdered. He left school to work full-time in several British manufacturing firms to help support the family. Eventually he married and became an executive secretary for a large company. At age 38, he retired from employment and he and his wife moved to a small cottage in Ilfracombe, of Devon, … - Stephen Frears
Stephen Arthur Frears (born June 20, 1941) is an Academy Award-nominated English film director. - Stefan Oakes
Stefan Trevor Oakes (born September 6, 1978 in Leicester, England) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Wycombe Wanderers in Football League Two. Oakes began his career at Leicester City before moving to Notts County after short spells at Walsall and Crewe. Despite being a regular starter and fans' favourite at Notts County, he rejected a new contract in the summer of 2005 and moved to their League Two rivals, Wycombe Wanderers. - Joseph Merrick
Joseph Carey Merrick, known as "The Elephant Man", gained the sympathy of Victorian era Britain because of the extreme deformity of his body. - Spencer Weir-Daley
Spencer Weir-Daley (born 5 September, 1985, in Leicester, England) is a young footballer playing for Notts County. Weir-Daley started his career at Nottingham Forest, progressing through their Academy and making his debut after successful spells in the youth and reserve teams. He made his debut in a League Cup game against Macclesfield Town and scored on his Football League debut with Forest in a 3-1 away win over Gillingham. - Parminder Nagra
Parminder Kaur Nagra (born October 5, 1975 in Leicester, England) is an English actress of Indian descent. - William Wyggeston
William Wyggeston (sometimes spelt William Wigston, circa 1547 to 1536) was an English wool merchant based in Leicester. He was part of the Wyggeston family, which included at least one other William Wyggeston. Although the family had been influential before, he became extremely wealthy (in 1522 records indicate he paid 22% of the tax levied on Leicester), and became Mayor of the Corporation of Leicester twice, … - Matt Darey
Matt Darey, who is from Leicester, England, has been a trance music DJ since 1994 and is considered one of the founders of the trance genre. He is also a member of Lost Tribe with Red Jerry. He is perhaps best known for his work in the "Euphoria" trance series and his remixes of the Lost Tribe's "Gamemaster" and Agnelli & Nelson's "El Niño". In 2005, his first major U.S. albums, an EP, "Point Zero" (featuring the Li Kwan song of the same name), … - William Carey
William Carey (August 17, 1761 - June 9, 1834) was an English Protestant missionary and Baptist minister, known as the "father of modern missions." Carey was one of the founders of the Baptist Missionary Society. As a missionary in Serampore, India, he translated the Bible into Bengali, Sanskrit, and numerous other languages and dialects. - John Deacon
John Richard Deacon (born August 19, 1951, in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English musician, best known as the bassist for the rock band Queen. Of the four members of the band, Deacon was the youngest, last to join, and wrote the fewest songs; however, several of his compositions were big hits, such as "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites the Dust", and "I Want to Break Free". - Jon Lord
Jon Douglas Lord (born Leicester 9 June, 1941) is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player. Born in Leicester, he has been a member of Deep Purple; Whitesnake; Paice, Ashton & Lord; The Artwoods and Flower Pot Men. He is recognised for his unique Hammond organ blues-rock sound, compositional flair in both the rock and classical idioms and career principally with the heavy rock band, Deep Purple. In 1968, Lord co-founded Deep Purple with drummer Ian Paice. - Richard Armitage
Richard Armitage (born August 22, 1971) is an English actor. - Bill Maynard
Walter Frederick George Williams (born 8 October 1928 in Farnham, Surrey) more commonly known as Bill Maynard, is a British comedian and actor. He attended Kibworth Beauchamp Grammar School and started as a variety performer, taking his professional surname from an advertising board (billboard) for Maynard's Wine Gums, a popular British confectionery. He placed fourth in the UK heat of the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest. - Peter Oakley
Peter Oakley (born August 1927) is a pensioner from England. He is better known by his pseudonym geriatric1927 on the popular video sharing website YouTube. Making his YouTube debut in August, 2006 with a series of five-to-ten minute autobiographical videos entitled "Telling it all", his posts gained immediate popularity with a wide section of the YouTube community, a leading member of the much-heralded Web 2.0 generation of web sites. - Tony Kaye
Tony Kaye (born January 11, 1946) is a British musician born in Leicester, England with the name Anthony John Selvidge (some mistaken authors spell it "Selridge"). He was the original pianist and organist for the progressive rock group Yes.
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