Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Hannah Botterman
English rugby player
Hannah Ruby Bottermanis an English rugby union prop who represents Bristol Bears Women in club rugby and the England national team. Botterman made her debut in 2017 against Canada. Career Internationa...
Stephane Boujnah
CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Euronext
Stéphane Boujnahis CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Euronext, the pan-European stock exchange operating regulated markets in Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon, London, Paris, Dublin and Oslo. Caree...
Katie Boulter
British professional tennis player
Katie Charlotte Boulteris a British professional tennis player. On 4 March 2024, she reached her best WTA singles ranking of world No. 27. On 31 December 2018, she peaked at No. 431 in the doubles ran...
Jon Boutcher
British police officer
Jon BoutcherQPM is a senior British police officer. He was appointed as Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on 7 November 2023. He served as interim Chief Constable from 1...
Marie Bouzkova
Czech professional tennis player
Marie Bouzkováis a Czech professional tennis player. She attained her career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 24 on 12 December 2022. In May 2022, she peaked at No. 24 in the WTA doubles rankings. Up t...
Jarrod Bowen
English professional footballer
Jarrod Bowenis an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Premier League club West Ham United and the England national team. He has previously played for Hereford Un...
Nick Bowes
Chief Executive of Centre for London
DrNick Bowesis the Mayoral Director of Policy, having previously been Director of Policy on Sadiq Khan’s campaign to be Mayor of London. He has worked in senior roles in public affairs and policy for ...
Jason Bowld
British drummer
Jason Bowldis a British drummer currently playing with Bullet for My Valentine, formerly of Pitchshifter, This Is Menace and AxeWound. Bowld's first show with Bullet for My Valentine was at Wembley Ar...
Philippa Boyens
New Zealand screenwriter
Philippa Jane Boyensis a New Zealand screenwriter who co-wrote the screenplay for The Lord of the Rings series, King Kong, The Lovely Bones, and the three-part film series The Hobbit. Born in 1962, Bo...
Susan Boyle
Scottish singer
Susan Magdalane Boyleis a Scottish singer. She rose to fame in 2009 after appearing as a contestant on the third series of Britain's Got Talent, singing "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. Boyle'...
Adrian Boyle
Emergency Medicine Consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge
Dr Adrian Boyle, an Emergency Medicine Consultant at Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge, was officially sworn in at the College’s Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 4 October, after being elected in Marc...
Daniel Francis Boyle
English director and producer
Daniel Francis Boyle(born 20 October 1956)[1] is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including Shallow Grave, Trainspotting and its sequel T2 Trainspotting, The Beach, ...
Gail Bradbrook
Co-founder of the Extinction Rebellion
Gail Marie Bradbrook(born 30 April 1972) is a British environmental activist and a co-founder of the environmental social movement Extinction Rebellion. Early life and career Bradbrook was born in 197...
Polly Braden
Scottish documentary photographer
Polly Bradenisa Scottish documentary photographer, living in London. Her work on learning disabilities and autism has been shown in exhibitions at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford and...
Graham Stuart Brady
Politician
Sir Graham Stuart Brady(born 20 May 1967) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Altrincham and Sale West since 1997. A member of the Conservative Party, he has be...
Karren Brady
British business executive and television personality
Karren Rita Brady,Baroness Bradyis a British business executive and television personality. She is a former managing director of Birmingham City F.C. and current vice-chairman of West Ham United F.C.,...
Fern Brady
Scottish comedian
Fern Marie Bradyis a Scottish comedian, podcaster and writer. She achieved fame as a stand-up comedian at competitions such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was then invited on to panel shows suc...
Patricia Brake
English actress
Patricia Ann Brakewas an English actress. Patricia Brake played Ingrid Fletcher, the daughter of Norman Stanley Fletcher, in the BBC sitcom Porridge, and its sequel Going Straight. In 2015, she guest-...
Russell Brand
English comedian
Russell Edward Brandis an English comedian, actor, presenter, activist, and campaigner. He established himself as a standup comedian and radio host before becoming a film actor. He has received three ...
Katherine (Katy Brand) Brand
English actress
Katherine Frances Brand, known asKaty Brand, is an English actress, comedian and writer, known for her ITV2 series Katy Brand's Big Ass Show and for Comedy Lab Slap on Channel 4. Career After graduati...