Famous People from Oxford, England

• Hawking, Stephen

  The author of A Brief History of Time

• James, P.D.

  The "queen of crime" who wrote the Adam Dagliesh mystery novels

• King Richard I (Lionheart)

  The 'Lion-Hearted' king of England

• Laurie, Hugh

  The grumpy-but-brilliant doctor in TV's House

• Oyelowo, David

  Martin Luther King, Jr. in the movie Selma

• Radiohead

  Guitar band who did the song "Creep"

• Sayers, Dorothy

  The creator of Lord Peter Wimsey

• Truss, Liz

  The shortest-serving prime minister in the United Kingdom's history

See also: Born in England