Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Harrison Armstrong
English rapper
Harrison James Armstrong, known professionally asAitch, is an English rapper from Manchester. He rose to fame in 2018 with the track "Straight Rhymez". His debut studio album Close to Home (2022) reac...
Alexander Armstrong
English actor
Alexander Henry Fenwick Armstrongis an English actor, comedian, radio personality, television presenter and singer. He is the host of the BBC One game show Pointless, as well as the morning show on Cl...
Matteo Arnaldi
Italian professional tennis player
Matteo Arnaldiis an Italian professional tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 38, achieved on 29 January 2024, and a career high doubles ranking of world No. 286, achie...
William Arnett
Canadian and American actor and comedian
William Emerson Arnettis a Canadian and American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and the t...
Andrea Arnold
English filmmaker and former actor
Andrea Arnoldis an English filmmaker and former actor. She won an Academy Award for her short film Wasp in 2005. Her feature films include Red Road (2006), Fish Tank (2009), and American Honey (2016),...
Darren Aronofsky
American filmmaker
Darren Aronofskyis an American filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, melodramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological fiction. Aronofsky studied film an...
Gemma Arterton
English actress
Gemma Christina Artertonis an English actress. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature-film debut in the comedy St Trinian's ...
Mikel Arteta
Spanish professional football manager
Mikel Arteta Amatriainis a Spanish professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Premier League club Arsenal. As a manager, he is known for his tactical innovation and...
Michael Ashley
Founder of Frasers Group
Michael James Wallace Ashleyis a British retail entrepreneur who is the founder and former chief executive of Frasers Group plc (formerly Sports Direct International). He owned the Newcastle United fo...
Mike Ashley
Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays
Mike Ashleyis Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays. Skills, experience and contribution Specialised knowledge of accounting and audit related mattersExtensive experience of auditing large in...
Zawedde Ashton
British actress
Zawedde Emma Ashtonis a British actress, playwright and narrator. She is best known for her roles in the comedy dramas Fresh Meat and Not Safe for Work, the Netflix horror thriller film Velvet Buzzsaw...
Simone (Ashley Simone) Ashwini
British actress
Simone Ashwini Pillai, known professionally asSimone Ashley, is aBritish actress. She is known for her roles in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2022–present) and comedy-drama Sex Education (2019–...
Jonathan Michael Graham Ashworth
Labour's shadow health secretary
Jonathan Michael Graham Ashworth(born 14 October 1978) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2016 and Member of P...
Jeremiah Asiamah
British-Ghanaian DJ
Jeremiah Asiamahis a British-Ghanaian DJ, broadcaster, and producer, best known for his work on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra. He hosts the 1Xtra Rave Show, where he showcases a range of Black dance...
Thomas Aspinall
English professional mixed martial artist
Thomas Paul Aspinallis an English professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current Interim UFC ...
Neville Astley
Animator
Neville Astleyis animator. Nominations BAFTA Award for Best Short Animated Film He directed all episodes with said member in the first three series/seasons, but in series four, he was replaced with Ph...
Richard Astley
English singer
Richard Paul Astleyis an English singer, songwriter and radio personality, who has been active in music for several decades. He gained worldwide fame in the 1980s, having multiple hits, including his ...
Jay Aston
British singer
Jay Hilda Astonis a British singer and occasional songwriter. She was a member of the British pop group Bucks Fizz from 1981 to 1985 and now under The Fizz. She was the youngest member of the group's ...
Emily Atack
English actress
Emily Jane Atackis an English actress, comedian, and television personality. She is best known for playing Charlotte Hinchcliffe on the E4 comedy series The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), and for her roles...
Michael (Yelawolf) Atha
American rapper
Michael Wayne Atha (Yelawolf)is an American rapper. Born in Alabama and raised in Tennessee, he embarked on his career independently in 2005, releasing one extended play (EP) and four mixtapes until 2...