Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Alisson Becker
Brazilian professional footballer
Álisson Ramsés Becker, known asAlisson Beckeror simplyAlisson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Liverpool and the Brazil national team. Regarded...
Dame Margaret Mary Beckett
Chair of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee
Dame Margaret Mary Beckett DBE PC MP (née Jackson; born 15 January 1943) is a British Labour Partypolitician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Derby South since 1983. She was the Deputy L...
Robert Beckett
English comedian
Robert Joseph Anthony Beckettis an English comedian, narrator, and presenter. He was a co-host on the ITV2 spin-off show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW! from 2012 to 2014. Since 2016, Becke...
Victoria Beckham
English fashion designer
Victoria Caroline Beckhamis an English fashion designer, singer, and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknam...
Brooklyn Beckham
Former model
Brooklyn Joseph Peltz Beckhamis the son and firstborn child of former footballer David Beckham and fashion designer and Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham. Beckham has previously modelled and has an ...
David Beckham
English former professional footballer
David Robert Joseph Beckhamis an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing abi...
Romeo Beckham
English footballer
Romeo James Beckhamis an English footballer who plays as a forward for Brentford B. He is the son of former footballer David Beckham and fashion designer and Spice Girls member Victoria Beckham. Club ...
Cruz Beckham
Singer
Cruz Beckhamis the youngest son of David and Victoria Beckham. Was born in Madrid, Spain, during his father's tenure with Real Madrid. He has three siblings: Brooklyn, Romeo, and Harper. From an early...
Kathrin Beckinsale
English actress
Kathrin Romany Beckinsaleis an English actress. The only child of actors Richard Beckinsale and Judy Loe, she debuted in the series premiere of the 1975 daytime drama Couples. In 1993, she made her th...
Jeffrey Beecroft
American production designer
Jeffrey Beecroftis an American production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Dances with Wolves. He has received 7 ADG nominations and 3 wi...
James Beek
American actor
James David Van Der Beekis an American actor. Known for his portrayal of Dawson Leery on The WB's Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), he also played a fictionalized version of himself on the cult ABC sitcom D...
De Beers
Industry and Production
De Beers Group is an international corporation that specialises in diamond mining, diamond exploitation, diamond retail, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing s
Maxton Beesley
English actor and musician
Maxton Gig Beesley Jr.is an English actor and musician. His television and film credits include The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997), The Match (1999), Hotel (2001), Kill Me Later (2001), The ...
Ludwig Beethoven
German composer and pianist
Ludwig van Beethovenwas a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical m...
Tadhg Beirne
Irish rugby union player
Tadhg Gerard Beirneis an Irish rugby union player who plays as a lock for United Rugby Championship club Munster and the Ireland national team. Club career Leinster Beirne graduated through the Leinst...
Alim Beisembayev
Pianist
Alim Beisembayevis a pianist from Kahazstan. About Born in Kazakhstan in 1998, Alim has already performed with the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”, Moscow State Symphony...
Anthony Beke
British ballroom and Latin dancer
Anthony Paul Beke, known professionally asAnton Du Beke, is a British ballroom and Latin dancer, author and television presenter, best known for being a professional dancer and a judge on the BBC One ...
Anthony Beker
Ballroom dancer
Anthony Paul Beke, known professionally asAnton Du Beke, is a British ballroom and Latin dancer, author, singer and television presenter, best known for being a professional dancer and a judge on the ...
Stephen Belafonte
Film/Television Producer
Stephen Belafonteis a Film/Television Producer & Director from Los Angeles, California. Known for Mutant Chronicles (2008), Thank You for Smoking (2005), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009...
Helen Belcher
British activist
Helen Clare Belcheris a British transgender activist and Liberal Democrat politician. She has been featured in The Independent on Sunday's Rainbow List for her work on LGBT issues, particularly those ...