Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

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...

Lisa Armstrong
Make-up artist
Lisa Marie Armstrongis a former member of pop band Deuce and was make-up artist for the ITV programme This Morning, until becoming make-up supervisor for the ITV quiz show Pick Me and ITV prime-time e...

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...

Ascential
Advertising and media
Ascential plc, formerly EMAP, is a British business-to-business media business specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange 

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...

Ashurst
Audit and Consulting
Ashurst is a British multinational law firm headquartered in London. It has 27 offices in 15 countries apart from the United Kingdom, across Asia, Australia, Eu

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 ...

The London Assembly
Politics and Administration
The London Assembly is a 25-member elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London and has the power, with a two-thi

The Northern Ireland Assembly
Politics and Administration
The Northern Ireland Assembly, often referred to by the metonym Stormont, is the devolved legislature of Northern Ireland. It has power to legislate in a wide range of ar

British Beer and Pub Association
Consumer goods
The British Beer and Pub Association is the drinks and hospitality industry's largest and most influential trade association representing some 90% of UK brewing (by volume) and the