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

Lisa Faulkner
English actress
Lisa Tamsin Faulkneris an English actress, presenter and home cook. She has had roles in The Lover (1992), Dangerfield (1995), Brookside (1997–1998), Holby City (1999–2001), Spooks (2002), Burn It (20...

Sebastian Faulks
British novelist
Sebastian Charles Faulksis a British novelist, journalist and broadcaster. He is best known for his historical novels set in France – The Girl at the Lion d'Or, Birdsong and Charlotte Gray. He has als...

Melanie Faye
American musician
Melanie Fayeis an American R&B musician and social media personality. She became known after a video of her guitar playing on Instagram went viral in the summer of 2017. She has since performed with a...

Roger Federer
Swiss former professional tennis player
Roger Federeris a Swiss former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 310 weeks, including a record 237 consecutive weeks, and finis...

Anna Fedorova
Pianist
Anna Borysivna Fedorovais a Ukrainian concert pianist. Fedorova performs as soloist, chamber musician and with symphony orchestras in the major concert halls of the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy...

Kevin Feige
American film and television producer
Kevin Feigeis an American film and television producer who has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise since 2007. The films he has pro...

Liz Feldman
American comedian
Liz Feldmanis an American comedian, writer, producer and director. She is best known as the creator and executive producer of the Netflix dark comedy series Dead to Me and No Good Deed. She also creat...

Thomas Felton
English actor
Thomas Andrew Feltonis an English actor. Born in Surrey, Felton began appearing in commercials and made his screen debut in the role of Peagreen Clock in The Borrowers (1997). He portrayed Louis T. Le...

Vanessa Feltz
English television personality
Vanessa Jane Feltzis an English television personality, broadcaster, and journalist. She has appeared on various television shows, including Vanessa (1994–1998), The Big Breakfast (1996–1998), The Van...

Emerald Fennell
Actress
Emerald Lilly Fennellis an English actress, novelist, television writer, screenwriter, film director, television producer, film producer, and playwright. She appeared in period drama films, such as Al...

Rio Ferdinand
English former professional footballer
Rio Gavin Ferdinandis an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, and is now a television pundit for TNT Sports. He played 81 times for the England national team between 199...

Stacy Ferguson
American singer
Stacy Ann "Fergie" Fergusonis an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. After earning recognition as a child actress in the 1980s, Fergie achieved international fame as a member of t...

Neil Morris Ferguson
British epidemiologist
Neil Morris FergusonOBE FMedSci (born 1968) is a British epidemiologist and professor of mathematical biology, who specialises in the patterns of spread of infectious disease in humans and animals. He...

Sarah, Duchess of York Ferguson
Member of the British royal family
Sarah, Duchess of York, also known by the nicknameFergie, is a British author, television personality, and former member of the British royal family. She is the former wife of Prince Andrew, Duke of Y...

Bruno Fernandes
Portuguese professional footballer
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandesis a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, which he captains, and the Portugal national team. Considered ...

Susan Ferns
British trade unionist
Susan Elizabeth Fernsis a British trade unionist. Born in Sheffield, Ferns studied at Salford University. In 1982, she began working for the Trades Union Congress (TUC) as a policy officer. In 1993, s...

Javier Ferran
Spanish businessman
Francisco Javier Ferrán Larrazis a Spanish businessman. He was president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Bacardi from 2003 to 2004. Ferrán has been the chairman of Diageo since January 2017, when...

Nicolo Ferrari
Radio host
Nicolo Ferrariis a conservative British radio host, television presenter and broadcast journalist. He is best known as the host of the weekday breakfast show on the London-based radio station LBC. He ...

William Ferrell
American actor
John William Ferrellis an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Ferrell is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. He has earned four Emmy ...

David Ferrer
Spanish former professional tennis player
David Ferrer Ernis a Spanish former professional tennis player. A three-time Davis Cup champion with Spain, Ferrer won tournaments at all levels on the ATP Tour (ATP 250, ATP 500, Masters 1000) except...