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Remarkable people

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

Antony Cotton

Antony Cotton

English actor

Date of Birth: 5 August 1975
Age: 50

Antony Cotton MBEis an English actor and comedian, known for portraying the role of Sean Tully in Coronation Street, as well as portraying Alexander Perry in the original Queer as Folk series. In 2007...

Stephen Cottrell

Stephen Cottrell

Church of England bishop

Date of Birth: 31 August 1958
Age: 67

Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell SCPis a Church of England bishop. Since 9 July 2020, he has been the Archbishop of York and Primate of England; the second-most senior bishop of the church and the most senio...

Nicola Coughlan

Nicola Coughlan

Irish actress

Date of Birth: 9 January 1987
Age: 39

Nicola Mary Coughlanis an Irish actress. She is known for her roles as Clare Devlin in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls (2018–2022) and Penelope Featherington in the Netflix period drama Bridgerton (2...

Andrew Edward Coulson

Andrew Edward Coulson

Downing Street Director of Communications

Date of Birth: 21 January 1968
Age: 58

Andrew Edward Coulson(born 21 January 1968) is an English journalist and political strategist. Coulson was the editor of the News of the World from 2003 until his resignation in 2007, following the co...

Craig Counsell

Craig Counsell

Manager for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB)

Date of Birth: 21 August 1970
Age: 55

Craig John Counsellis an American former professional baseball player and current manager for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers a...

Michael Andrew Coupe

Michael Andrew Coupe

Chairman of Oak Furniture Land

Date of Birth: 26 September 1960
Age: 65

Michael Andrew Coupe(born 26 September 1960), is a British businessman who was the CEO of J Sainsbury plc, parent company of the supermarket chainSainsbury's, from July 2014 until the end of May 2020....

Eliza Coupe

Eliza Coupe

American actress

Date of Birth: 6 April 1981
Age: 45

Eliza Coupe(/ˈkuːp/)[1] is an American actress, comedian and model, known for playing Jane Kerkovich-Williams in the ABC comedy series Happy Endings, Denise "Jo" Mahoney in the final two seasons of th...

David Courtney

David Courtney

Author

Date of Birth: 17 February 1959
Age: 64

David John Courtneywas an English self-proclaimed gangster who became both an author and an actor. Personal life Courtney was born in Bermondsey, London. He went to Adamsrill primary school in Sydenha...

Claire Coutinho

Claire Coutinho

Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

Date of Birth: 8 July 1985
Age: 40

Claire Coryl Julia Coutinhois a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero since August 2023. She previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of St...

Simon Cowell

Simon Cowell

English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive

Date of Birth: 7 October 1959
Age: 66

Simon Phillip Cowellis an English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive. He has judged on the British television talent competition series Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor UK (2...

Geoffrey Cox

Geoffrey Cox

Member of Parliament (MP) for Torridge and West Devon

Date of Birth: 30 April 1960
Age: 66

Sir Charles Geoffrey Coxis a British Conservative Party politician and barrister serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Torridge and West Devon since the 2005 general election. Cox worked as a barri...

Joanne Cox

Joanne Cox

British politician

Date of Birth: 22 June 1974
Age: 41

Helen Joanne Coxwas a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Batley and Spen from May 2015 until her murder in June 2016. She was a member of the Labour Party. Born in Batley, ...

Dean Cox

Dean Cox

Retired footballer

Date of Birth: 1 August 1981
Age: 44

Dean Michael Coxis a retired Australian rules footballer and the current senior coach of the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). After winning the Simpson Medal with East Perth in th...

Nadine Coyle

Nadine Coyle

Irish singer, actress and model

Date of Birth: 15 June 1985
Age: 40

Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyleis an Irish singer, actress and model. In 2002, Coyle was selected as a member of the girl group Girls Aloud, with whom she has been successful in achieving a string of 20...

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

English actor

Date of Birth: 2 March 1968
Age: 58

Daniel Wroughton Craigis an English actor. He gained international fame by playing the fictional secret agent James Bond for five installments in the film series, from Casino Royale (2006) up to No Ti...

Michael Craig

Michael Craig

British musician and DJ

Date of Birth: 15 February 1960
Age: 66

Michael Emile Craigis a British musician and DJ best known as the bassist of the pop/soul/new wave group Culture Club. Craig started the group Culture Club, which became one of the most successful ban...

John Craven

John Craven

English journalist and television presenter

Date of Birth: 16 August 1940
Age: 85

John Raymond Cravenis an English journalist and television presenter, best known for presenting the BBC programmes Newsround, Countryfile and Beat the Brain. Career Craven began his professional life ...

Cynthia Crawford

Cynthia Crawford

American model

Date of Birth: 20 February 1966
Age: 60

Cynthia Ann Crawfordis an American model, actress and television personality. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers and ru...

Rosa Crawford

Rosa Crawford

TUC Policy Officer

Rosa Crawfordis a TUC policy specialist working on trade, migration and Japan.

Mary Creagh

Mary Creagh

Member of Parliament (MP)

Date of Birth: 2 December 1967
Age: 58

Mary Helen Creaghis a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Coventry East since 2024, having previously served as MP for Wakefield from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Labou...