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

Philip Davies
Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire
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...

Lucy Davis
English actress
Lucy Clare Davisis an English actress best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office (2001–2003). She is also known for her roles as Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series The Chilling...

David Davis
Member of Parliament (MP) for Goole and Pocklington
Sir David Michael Davisis a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Goole and Pocklington. He was previously the MP for Haltemprice and Howden and, before th...

Anthony Davis
Professional basketball player
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr.is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis i...

Evan Davis
English journalist
Evan Harold Davis(born 8 April 1962) is an English journalist, presenter for the BBC, and former economist. He has presented Dragons' Den since 2005, and PM since 2018. In October 2001, Davis took ove...

Sally Davis
English actress
Sally Davisis an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom Not Going Out since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC crime drama Death in ...

Leif Davis
English professional footballer
Leif Davisis an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town as a left back. He can also play as a centre back. Davis is known for his crossing and ability to provi...

Viola Davis
American actress and film producer
Viola Davisis an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017...

Michael David Davis
British politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2003 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2016 to 2018
David Michael Davis(born 23 December 1948) is a British politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2003 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2016 to 2018. A memb...

Jon Davison
American singer and songwriter
Jon Davisonis an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist musician, who has been the lead vocalist of progressive rock band Yes since 2012. He is also known as the former lead singer of p...

Chelsy Davy
Zimbabwean businesswoman
Chelsy Yvonne Davyis a Zimbabwean businesswoman. She is the owner and founder of the jewellery brand Aya and the travel agency Aya Africa. Career In September 2011, Davy began work as a trainee solici...

Melanie Dawes
Chief Executive Officer of The Office of Communications (Ofcom)
Dame Melanie Henrietta Dawesis a British economist and civil servant. Since February 2020 she has been Chief Executive of Ofcom. She was previously the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Housing, ...

Leslie Dawson
English comedian
Leslie Dawson was an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter and pianist who became one of Britain’s most distinctive comic performers. He was widely recognised for his deadpan delivery, gloomy on-...

Elizabeth Day
English novelist
Elizabeth Dayis an English novelist, journalist and broadcaster. She was a feature writer for The Observer from 2007 to 2016, and wrote for You magazine. Day has written six books, and is also the hos...

Daniel Day-lewis
English actor
Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewisis an English actor. Often described as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards...

John Deacon
English retired musician
John Richard Deaconis an English retired musician, best known for being the bassist for the rock band Queen. He composed several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits "You're My Best Friend", "An...

Olivia Dean
English neo soul singer
Olivia Lauryn Deanis an English neo soul singer. Her music is described as "devastating heartbreak ballads and sing-along self-love anthems". She has released one studio album: Messy (2023) and five E...

Letitia Dean
English actress
Letitia Jane Deanis an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 200...

Letitia Dean
English actress
Letitia Jane Deanis an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Sharon Watts in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. An original cast member from 1985 to 1995, she reprised the role from 2001...

Thangam Debbonaire
British Labour Party politician
Thangam Elizabeth Rachel Debbonaireis a British Labour Party politician, serving as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons since May 2021. She was previously the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing f...