Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Alain Berset
President of the Swiss Confederation
Alain Bersetis a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2012. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he heads the Federal Department of Home Affairs s...
William Best
English television presenter and entrepreneur
William Trevorian Stuart Bestis an English television presenter and entrepreneur. Best has presented numerous shows for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC including T4 on the Beach and Dance Dance Dance. He h...
Rory Best
Irish former rugby union player
Rory David Bestis an Irish former rugby union player who was the captain of the Ireland national team from 2016 to 2019. He played hooker for Ulster and was registered for Banbridge RFC. Best earned 1...
George Best
Northern Irish professional footballer
George Best, also known asGeorgie Best, was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A highly skilful dribbler, Best is r...
Christian Bethancourt
Panamanian professional baseball catcher
Christian Gabriel Bethancourt Ruizis a Panamanian professional baseball catcher and first baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta ...
Sam Bettley
Musician
Sam Bettleyis Member of English metalcore band Asking Alexandria, alongside Ben Bruce, Danny Worsnop, James Cassells, and Cameron Liddell. Career He was selected in 2009 to replace original bassist Jo...
Clive James Charles Betts
Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Clive James Charles Betts(born 13 January 1950) is a British Labour Party politician and former economist, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Attercliffe from 1992 to 2010, when he be...
Amar Bhattacharya
Senior in the Center for Sustainable Development
Amar Bhattacharyais a senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development, housed in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. His focus areas are the global economy, development fi...
Jamie Bhatti
Scottish professional rugby union player
Jamie Bhattiis a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team. International career Bhatti has repres...
Hsiao Bi-khim
Taiwanese politician
Hsiao Bi-khimis a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008 and again between 2012 and 2020. Hsiao served as the Taiwanese representative to th...
Robert Biden
American attorney
Robert Hunter Bidenis an American attorney who is the second son of U.S. President Joe Biden and his first wife Neilia Hunter Biden. Biden is also a hedge fund, venture capital, and private-equity fun...
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States
Joe Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. The 46th president of the United States and the 47th vice president of the United States (2009-2017) in teh Democratic administration of president Barack Obama. He previ...
Justin Bieber
Canadian singer
Justin Drew Bieberis a Canadian singer. Bieber is widely recognised for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American rec...
Hailey Bieber
American model
Hailey Rhode Bieberis an American model, media personality, and socialite. She has been featured in major ads for Guess, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger. The first modeling agency Bieber signed with ...
Tom Bill
Head of UK Residential Research, GB
Tom Billis Head of London Residential Research, producing reports that include Knight Frank’s flagship Prime Central London indices, the Super Prime London Insight and the London Residential Review. H...
Philip Billing
Danish professional footballer
Philip Anyanwu Billingis a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth and the Denmark national team. Club career Huddersfield Town Billing was bor...
James Binns
Managing Director, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital at Barclays
James Binnsis Managing Director, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital at Barclays. Career Managing Director, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital BarclaysManaging Director, Global Head of Cros...
Katharine Birbalsingh
Head teacher of Michaela Community School
Katharine Moana Birbalsinghis a British teacher and education reformer who is the founder and head teacher of Michaela Community School, a free school established in 2014 in Wembley Park, London. Poli...
Thora Birch
American actress
Thora Birchis an American actress. She made her film debut with a starring role in Purple People Eater (1988) and won a Young Artist Award for "Best Actress Under Nine Years of Age". Birch rose to pro...
Eric (Jamie Foxx) Bishop
American actor
Eric Marlon Bishopknown professionally asJamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He received acclaim for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the film Ray (2004), winning the Academy Award,...