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

George Barnett
English singer
George Ezra Barnettis an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. After releasing two EPs, Did You Hear the Rain? in November 2013 and Cassy O' in March 2014, Ezra rose to prominence with the release...

John Baron
British politician
John Charles Baronis a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon and Billericay, previously Billericay, since 2001. A member of the Conservative Party, he has reb...

Susan Barratt
Chief executive officer of the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD)
Susan Barrattis on the board of A.G. BARR Plc and Higgidy Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer & Trustee at The Institute of Grocery Distribution. In the past she occupied the position of Chief Operating ...

Melissa Barrera
Mexican actress
Melissa Barrera Martínezis a Mexican actress, singer-songwriter, producer and activist. Her accolades include a GLAAD Media Award, in addition to nominations of three Imagen Awards and a Satellite Awa...

Jordan Barrett
New Zealand rugby union player
Jordan Matthew Barrettis a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a utility back internationally for New Zealand's All Blacks, and for the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby competition. Hav...

Beauden Barrett
New Zealand professional rugby union player
Beauden John Barrettis a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a Fly half for Japan Rugby League One club Toyota Verblitz and for the New Zealand national team. Barrett won the Worl...

Silviya Barrett
Head of Policy and Research at Campaign for Better Transport
Silviya Barrettjoined Campaign for Better Transport in February 2020 and is responsible for building the policy and research programme and leading project delivery. Silviya was previously Research Man...

Mone, Michelle Mone Barroness
Scottish businesswoman
Michelle Georgina Mone, Baroness Moneis a Scottish businesswoman and Conservative life peer. She has set up several businesses, including MJM International Ltd in 1996 and the lingerie company Ultimo ...

Timothy Barrow
National Security Adviser
Sir Timothy Earle Barrowis a British diplomat who served as Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the European Union from 2017 to 2020 and as the British Ambassador to the European Union f...

Douglas Barrowman
Scottish businessman
Douglas Alan Barrowmanis a Scottish businessman. He founded the Knox Group of Companies and has invested in Ve Interactive, Aston Ventures, and Equi Capital. He is married to Michelle Mone. In 2022, i...

John Barry
English composer and conductor of film music
John Barry Prendergastwas an English composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for eleven of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the "Jam...

John (Eric Morecambe) Bartholomew
English comedian
John Eric Bartholomew, known by his stage nameEric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until More...

Jonathan Bartley
British politician
Jonathan Charles Bartleyis a British politician and was Co-Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, a position he shared with Caroline Lucas from 2016 to 2018, and then, from 2018 to 2021, with...

William (Eric Bass) Bass
American musician
William Frederic Bass, Jr. (Eric Bass),is an American musician, songwriter, and producer, best known as the current bassist for the American rock band Shinedown. Career Deepfield In 2002 Eric formed D...

Shirley Dame Bassey
Welsh singer
Dame Shirley Veronica Basseyis a Welsh singer. Known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the theme songs to three James Bond films, the only artist to perform more than one, Bassey ...

Jason Bateman
American actor
Jason Kent Batemanis an American actor, director, and producer. He is known for his roles of Michael Bluth in the Fox/Netflix sitcom Arrested Development and Marty Byrde in the Netflix crime drama ser...

Thomas Bateman
British actor
Thomas Jonathan Batemanis a British actor, best known for his roles as Giuliano de' Medici in the Starz historical fantasy drama series Da Vinci's Demons (2013–2015), Matt Pierce in the Peacock comedy...

Kathleen Bates
American actress and director
Kathleen Doyle Batesis an American actress and director. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning ov...

Alan Bates
British campaigner
Alan Batesis a British campaigner and former subpostmaster. He was the subpostmaster at Craig-y-Don, Llandudno from March 1998 until November 2003. He is known for being a founder of and campaigner fo...

Cassandra (Andra Day) Batie
Singer
Cassandra Monique Batie, known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children...