Events from 1987 in England

• 31 August – Docklands Light Railway is formally opened by the Queen and Prince Philip.

• 6 January – Gemma Gibbons, judoka^[1]
• 11 March – Jordan Page, rugby union player
• 1 June – Billy Beechers, former professional footballer
• 27 June – Ed Westwick, actor and musician
• 29 August – Elliot Benyon, footballer
• 22 September – Tom Felton, actor and musician

• 1987 in Northern Ireland
• 1987 in Scotland
• 1987 in Wales