People

Remarkable people

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

Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Armstrong

English actor

Date of Birth: 2 March 1970
Age: 56

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

Lisa Armstrong

Make-up artist

Date of Birth: 25 October 1976
Age: 49

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

Matteo Arnaldi

Italian professional tennis player

Date of Birth: 22 February 2001
Age: 25

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

William Arnett

Canadian and American actor and comedian

Date of Birth: 4 May 1970
Age: 56

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

Andrea Arnold

English filmmaker and former actor

Date of Birth: 5 April 1961
Age: 65

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

Darren Aronofsky

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 12 February 1969
Age: 57

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

Gemma Arterton

English actress

Date of Birth: 2 February 1986
Age: 40

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

Mikel Arteta

Spanish professional football manager

Date of Birth: 26 March 1982
Age: 44

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

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&nbsp

Michael Ashley

Michael Ashley

Founder of Frasers Group

Date of Birth: 9 September 1964
Age: 61

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

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

Zawedde Ashton

British actress

Date of Birth: 25 July 1984
Age: 41

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

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

Simone (Ashley Simone) Ashwini

British actress

Date of Birth: 30 March 1995
Age: 31

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

Jonathan Michael Graham Ashworth

Labour's shadow health secretary

Date of Birth: 14 October 1978
Age: 47

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

Jeremiah Asiamah

British-Ghanaian DJ

Date of Birth: 24 November 1997
Age: 28

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

Thomas Aspinall

English professional mixed martial artist

Date of Birth: 11 April 1993
Age: 33

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

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

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

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