People

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

Margaret Hoover

Margaret Hoover

American author

Date of Birth: 11 December 1979
Age: 46

Margaret Colleen Hooveris an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 novel It Ends with Us. Many of her works were sel...

Bernard Hopkins

Bernard Hopkins

American former professional boxer

Date of Birth: 15 January 1965
Age: 61

Bernard Hopkins Jr.is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2016. He is one of the most successful boxers of the past three decades, having held multiple world championships ...

Susan Hopkins

Susan Hopkins

Chief Medical Advisor for the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Susan Hopkinsis an Irish epidemiologist and civil servant working in the UK. She is honorary clinical senior lecturer in the Department of Medicine at Imperial College London, and Chief Medical Adviso...

Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor

Date of Birth: 31 December 1937
Age: 88

Sir Philip Anthony Hopkinsis a Welsh actor. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received numerous accolades, i...

Josh Hoppen

Josh Hoppen

Senior Account Director

Josh Hoppenis an experienced communications professional, PR practitioner and researcher, working for nearly a decade across a range of international corporates and technology organisations including ...

Niall Horan

Niall Horan

Irish singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 13 September 1993
Age: 32

Niall James Horan is an Irish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the English-Irish boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the British singing competition The X Factor. The ...

Jeff Hordley

Jeff Hordley

English actor

Date of Birth: 7 March 1970
Age: 56

Jeff Hordleyis an English actor, best known for playing Cain Dingle in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. For his portrayal of Cain, he was nominated for the British Soap Award for Best Actor at three cere...

Sharon Horgan

Sharon Horgan

Irish actress

Date of Birth: 13 July 1970
Age: 55

Sharon Lorencia Horganis an Irish actress, writer, director, producer, and comedian. She is best known for creating and starring in the comedy series Pulling (2006–2009), Catastrophe (2015–2019), and ...

Andy Hornby

Andy Hornby

Businessman

Date of Birth: 21 January 1967
Age: 59

Andy Hornby(born 21 January 1967) is an English businessman, currently chief executive of the bookmakers Coral and chairman of the online pharmacy retailer Pharmacy2U. Biography Hornby was born in Sca...

Mathew Horne

Mathew Horne

English actor

Date of Birth: 6 September 1978
Age: 47

Mathew Frazer Horneis an English actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and narrator. He is best known for appearing on several BBC sketch shows and sitcoms, most notably Gavin & Stacey (as Gav...

Alexander Horne

Alexander Horne

English comedian and musician

Date of Birth: 10 September 1978
Age: 47

Alexander James Jeffery Horneis an English comedian, writer, musician, and television presenter best known as the creator of the BAFTA-winning comedy series Taskmaster. Born on September 10, 1978, Hor...

Christian Horner

Christian Horner

British motorsport executive

Date of Birth: 16 November 1973
Age: 52

Christian Edward Johnston Horneris a British motorsport executive and former racing driver. Since 2005, he has been team principal of the Red Bull Formula One team, winning thirteen world titles (six ...

Lola Young Baroness Young Of Hornsey

Lola Young Baroness Young Of Hornsey

British actress

Date of Birth: 1 June 1951
Age: 74

Margaret Omolola Young,Baroness Young of Hornsey OBEis a British actress, author, crossbench peer, and Chancellor of the University of Nottingham. Education and career Born in Kensington, Lola Young w...

Craig Horwood

Craig Horwood

Dancer and choreographer

Date of Birth: 2 January 1965
Age: 61

Craig Revel Horwood is an Australian-British author, dancer, choreographer, conductor and theatre director, who also previously performed as a drag artist in the United Kingdom. Across his stage caree...

John Radcliffe Hospital

John Radcliffe Hospital

Healthcare

John Radcliffe Hospital is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It forms part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe, an 18th-century p

St George's Hospital

St George's Hospital

Healthcare

St George's Hospital is a teaching hospital in Tooting, London. Founded in 1733, it is one of the UK's largest teaching hospitals and one of the largest hospitals in Euro

Ben Houchen

Ben Houchen

British Conservative politician

Date of Birth: 9 December 1986
Age: 39

Ben Houchen,Baron Houchen of High Leven, is a British Conservative politician and life peer. He has been Tees Valley Mayor since 2017, winning the inaugural mayoral election in the combined authority....

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

English actor

Date of Birth: 7 December 1989
Age: 36

Nicholas Caradoc Houltis an English actor. His filmography includes supporting work in big-budget mainstream productions and starring roles in independent projects in the American and British film ind...

The White House

The White House

Politics and Administration

The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.,

Somerset House

Somerset House

Leisure

Somerset House is a large Neoclassical complex situated on the south side of the Strand in central London, overlooking the River Thames, just east of Waterloo B