Anthony Hopkins – British/U.S.

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins CBE is a Welsh actor, director, producer, composer, and painter who holds dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. He has won several awards, including the Academy Award, four BAFTAs, two Emmys, and the Cecil B. DeMille Award.

When Anthony Hopkins became a resident of the United States, he almost lost his knighthood. Hopkins is Welsh, as you can tell from his accent. However, in the 1990s, the actor relocated to California and obtained US citizenship in 2000. Since the US pledge of allegiance contains the expression “I further renounce the title of nobility to which I have heretofore belonged,” some sources said he lost his title of “sir” and his Order of the British Empire. Hopkins, on the other hand, retained his British citizenship and his knighthood. Hopkins told the BBC that he wanted to become a resident of the United States because the nation had been “generous” to him to a large degree.