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

Patrick Dardis

Patrick Dardis

Chief Executive

Patrick Dardiswith over 35 years’ experience working in the pub and brewing industry, Patrick has extensive knowledge and experience of the sector. Before joining Young’s in 2002, he held various role...

Darktrace

Darktrace

Security

Darktrace is a British cyber security company, established in 2013 and headquartered in Cambridge, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the&nb

Ara Warkes Darzi

Ara Warkes Darzi

Politican

Date of Birth: 7 May 1960
Age: 66

Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denhamis an Armenian-British surgeon, academic, and politician. Lord Darzi is an academic surgeon and holds the Paul Hamlyn Chair of Surgery at Imperial College London...

Martin Daubney

Martin Daubney

British commentator

Date of Birth: 22 June 1970
Age: 55

Martin Edward Daubneyis a British commentator, journalist and former politician who was the deputy leader of the Reclaim Party from 2021 until August 2022. Daubney was a Brexit Party Member of the Eur...

Edward Davey

Edward Davey

Leader of the Liberal Democrats

Date of Birth: 25 December 1965
Age: 60

Sir Edward Jonathan Davey FRSAis a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climat...

Craig David

Craig David

British singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 5 May 1981
Age: 45

Craig Ashley Davidis a British singer and songwriter who rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single "Re-Rewind" by Artful Dodger. David's debut studio album, Born to Do It, was released in 2000, af...

James Davidson

James Davidson

English stand-up comedian

Date of Birth: 13 December 1953
Age: 72

James Cameron Davidsonis an English stand-up comedian, actor, singer and TV presenter. He hosted the television shows Big Break and The Generation Game. In 2014 he was the winner of the 13th series of...

Darren Davidson

Darren Davidson

Australian journalist

Darren Davidsonis a British and Australian journalist. He is the Managing Editor and Commercial Director of The Australian, a national news brand with a monthly audience of more than 4 million readers...

John Davidson

John Davidson

Scottish activist and campaigner

Date of Birth: 1 June 1971
Age: 54

John Davidsonis a Scottish campaigner for Tourette syndrome, who lives in Galashiels. At age 16, Davidson was the subject of the BBC TV documentary John's Not Mad (1989) about the manifestations of To...

Ruth Davidson

Ruth Davidson

Scottish politician

Date of Birth: 10 November 1978
Age: 47

Ruth Elizabeth Davidsonis a Scottish politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party from 2011 to 2019 and Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from ...

Timothy Davie

Timothy Davie

Director-General of the BBC

Date of Birth: 25 April 1967
Age: 59

Timothy Douglas Davieis a British media executive currently serving as the seventeenth Director-General of the BBC since 1 September 2020, taking over from Lord Tony Hall, Baron Hall of Birkenhead. He...

Gregory Davies

Gregory Davies

British comedian

Date of Birth: 14 May 1968
Age: 58

Gregory Daniel Daviesis a British comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Gilbert in The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), Greg in We Are Klang (2009), Ken Thompson in Cu...

Philip Davies

Philip Davies

Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire

Date of Birth: 5 January 1972
Age: 54

Philip Andrew Daviesis a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire since the 2005 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he is the...

Sara Davies

Sara Davies

British businesswoman

Date of Birth: 23 April 1984
Age: 42

Sara Daviesis a British businesswoman, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is the founder and owner of Crafter's Companion, a company she started while a student at the University of York. I...

Howard Davies

Howard Davies

Chairman of NatWest Group

Date of Birth: 12 February 1951
Age: 75

Sir Howard John Daviesis a British economist and author, who is the chairman of NatWest Group and the former director of the London School of Economics. He was the first chairman of the Financial Serv...

Gary Davies

Gary Davies

British broadcaster

Date of Birth: 13 December 1957
Age: 68

Gary Daviesis a British broadcaster. From 1982 to 1993 he was a BBC Radio 1 disc jockey and a regular presenter of Top of the Pops. As of September 2022 Gary Davies can be heard on BBC Radio 2 present...

Gareth Davies

Gareth Davies

Member of Parliament (MP)

Date of Birth: 31 March 1984
Age: 42

Gareth Mark Daviesis a British politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Grantham and Bourne. He was previously the MP for Grantham and Stamford from the 2019 general ele...

Akinola Davies

Akinola Davies

British-Nigerian filmmaker

Akinola Davies Jr.is a British-Nigerian filmmaker, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his debut film My Father's Shadow, winning of a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut, a British Independ...

Alan Davies

Alan Davies

English actor

Date of Birth: 6 March 1966
Age: 60

Alan Roger Daviesis an English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian, and writer. He is known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek (1997–2016) and as the on...

Russell Davies

Russell Davies

Welsh screenwriter and television producer

Date of Birth: 27 April 1963
Age: 63

Stephen Russell Davies, better known asRussell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the ...