Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Craig Counsell
Manager for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB)
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
Chairman of Oak Furniture Land
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
American actress
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...
Southwark Coroner's Court
Politics and Administration
Southwark Coroner's Court is the Coroner's Court for inner south London. It is located at Tennis Street, London. The court covers cases for the London boroughs of Greenwich, Lambet
David Courtney
Author
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
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
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
English television personality, entrepreneur, and record executive
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
Member of Parliament (MP) for Torridge and West Devon
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
British politician
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
Retired footballer
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
Irish singer, actress and model
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...
Michael Craig
British musician and DJ
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...
Daniel Craig
English actor
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...
John Craven
English journalist and television presenter
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 ...
Rosa Crawford
TUC Policy Officer
Rosa Crawfordis a TUC policy specialist working on trade, migration and Japan.
Cynthia Crawford
American model
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...
Mary Creagh
Member of Parliament (MP)
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...
Aaron Cresswell
English professional footballer
Aaron William Cresswellis an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club West Ham United. Cresswell made his first-team debut for Tranmere Rovers in 2008 and made ...
Debra Crew
Chief Executive Officer of Diageo North America
Debra Ann Crewis CEO and the president of Diageo North America. She is also a board member of Mondelez International, and the former president and chief executive officer of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com...
Michael Crick
English broadcaster
Michael Lawrence Crickis an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He was a founding member of the Channel 4 News Team in 1982 and remained there until joining the BBC in 1990. He started work on...