Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
David Austin
British singer and songwriter
David Austinis a British singer and songwriter, who released the single "Turn to Gold", co-written with George Michael in 1984. It reached No. 68 in the UK Singles Chart. The single featured backing v...
Vogue Australia
Advertising and media
Vogue Australia is the Australian edition of Vogue magazine. The magazine became the fifth edition of Vogue in 1959 following Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Paris
UK Trade Remedies Authority
Politics and Administration
The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) is investigating whether new trade remedies are needed to prevent damage to British industry caused by unfair trade practices and unforeseen import surges. These
HP Autonomy
Computers and software
HP Autonomy, previously Autonomy Corporation PLC, was an enterprise software company which was merged with Micro Focus in 2017 and OpenText in 2023 (OpenTe
Richard Avedon
American fashion and portrait photographer
Richard Avedonwas an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, specializing in capturing movement in still pictures of fashion, theater and dance. An obituar...
Petr Aven
Businessman
Early life Petr Aven, or Pyotr Aven, was born on March 16, 1955, in a Soviet Moscow housing block to computer science professor Oleg. He is Jewish through his mother, while his paternal grandfather Ja...
Eric Avery
American musician
Eric Adam Averyis an American musician. He is best known as the founding bass guitarist and co-songwriter of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded two studio albums. Fr...
Aveva
Advertising and media
AVEVA Group plc is a British multinational information technology company headquartered in Cambridge, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constitu
Aviva
Insurance
Aviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. It has about 33 million customers across 16 countries. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is
Axios
Advertising and media
Axios is an American news website based in Arlington County, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei, 
Rose Ayling-ellis
English actress and model
Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellisis an English actress and model. Deaf since birth, she is a British Sign Language user. On television, she is best known for her role as Frankie Lewis in the BBC soap opera Ea...
Richard Ayre
Member of the BBC Trust
Richard James Ayrewas a member of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation until its abolition in 2016. He is a former member for England of the Ofcom Content Board an...
Babar Azam
Pakistani international cricketer
Mohammad Babar Azamis a Pakistani international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all formats, and is widely regarded as one of the finest batters in contemporary world cr...
Victoria Azarenka
Belarusian professional tennis player
Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenkais a Belarusian professional tennis player. Azarenka is a former world No. 1 in singles, having claimed the top ranking for the first time on 30 January 2012. She was the y...
Monsoon accessorize
Consumer goods
Monsoon Accessorize is a British private limited company. It operates two international retail clothing chains – Monsoon and Accessorize. In 2018 the company reported 181 stores in the