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

Steven Baker
British former politician
Steven John Bakeris a British former politician who served as Minister of State for Northern Ireland between 2022 and 2024. He is a former Royal Air Force engineer, consultant and banker. A member of ...

Clare Balding
English broadcast journalist and author
Clare Victoria Baldingis an English broadcast journalist and author. She currently presents for BBC Sport, Channel 4 and BT Sport and formerly presented the religious programme Good Morning Sunday on ...

Justin Baldoni
American actor and filmmaker
Justin Louis Baldoniis an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Rafael Solano on The CW satirical romantic dramedy Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) as well as directing the films Fi...

Alexander III Baldwin
American actor
Alexander Rae Baldwin IIIis an American actor, comedian, and producer. In his early career, Baldwin played both leading and supporting roles in a variety of films such as Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (198...

Zoe Ball
British radio and television presenter
Zoe Louise Ballis a British radio and television presenter. She was the first female host of both Radio 1 Breakfast and The Radio 2 Breakfast Show for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show ...

Shirley Ballas
English ballroom dancer
Shirley Annette Ballasis an English ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance adjudicator. She specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles which earned h...

Edward Balls
British broadcaster
Edward Michael Ballsis a British broadcaster, economist and former politician who served as Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010, and as Shadow Chancellor of the Exc...

Anthony Bamford
Chairman of JCB company
Anthony Paul Bamford, Baron Bamford, DLis a British billionaire businessman who is chairman of J. C. Bamford (JCB). He succeeded his father, Joseph Cyril Bamford, as chairman and managing director of ...

Patrick Bamford
English professional footballer
Patrick James Bamfordis an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Leeds United. He made one appearance for the England national team in 2021. Bamford began hi...

Ayoade Bamgboye
Comedian
Ayoade Zahrah Bamgboyeis a Nigerian and British comedian. She won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer in 2025. Career At the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Bamgboye's debut solo show Swings ...

Ashley Banjo
English street dancer
Ashley Modurotolu Banjois an English street dancer, choreographer, actor and television presenter. He is the leader of dance troupe Diversity who won the third series of Britain's Got Talent in 2009. ...

Jacob Banks
English singer and songwriter
Jacob Banksis a Nigerian-born English singer and songwriter from Birmingham. Banks won the 2012 MOBO UnSung regional competition in Birmingham and the Adidas "Are You In" music competition. His music ...

David Bannerman
British Conservative Party politician
David Campbell Bannermanis a British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 2009 to 2019. He is currently Chairman of The Free...

Philip Barantini
British film and TV actor
Philip Barantiniis a British film and TV actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his intense one-shot feature Boiling Point (2021), starring Stephen Graham. Other notable acti...

Luca Barbareschi
Italian-Uruguayan actor
Luca Barbareschiis an Italian-Uruguayan actor, television presenter, and former member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Barbareschi is Jewish. He was one of four actors whom the Italian police beli...

Margaret Barbour
British businesswoman
Dame Margaret Barbouris a British businesswoman and philanthropist best known as the current Chairman of J. Barbour & Sons. Together with her daughter, Helen Barbour, she established the Women's Fund ...

Stephen Paul Barclay
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
Stephen Paul BarclayPC MP (born 3 May 1972) is a British politician who has been Chief Secretary to the Treasury since February 2020 and previously served as Secretary of State for Exiting the Europea...

Liz Barclay
Small Business Commissioner
Liz Barclayis a small business and consumer affairs broadcaster, producer and writer. She started her career as an adviser and then CEO with Citizens Advice before moving into radio and TV production ...

Javier Bardem
Spanish actor
Javier Ángel Encinas Bardemis a Spanish actor. He has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. A son of actress Pilar Bardem, he first became known for such Spa...

Brigitte Bardot
French actress
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardotwas a French actress, singer, model and animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with hedonistic lives, she was one of the best-known symbols of the sexual re...