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

Geraldine Halliwell-horner
English singer
Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horneris an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress. She was a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Ginger Sp...

Alan Halsall
English actor
Alan David Halsallis an English actor, best known for portraying the role of Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, a role he has played since 1998. Career Halsall has been in Coronation Street since Nove...

Lewis Hamilton
British racing driver
Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamiltonis a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One, driving for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship t...

David Hamilton
English radio and television presenter
David Hamiltonis an English radio and television presenter. Since his broadcasting career began in 1959, Hamilton has hosted over 12,000 radio shows and more than 1,000 television shows. He is often k...

Mostyn Neil Hamilton
Leader of the UK Independence Party
Mostyn Neil Hamilton(born 9 March 1949) is a disgraced British politician,[2] non-practising barrister and former teacher who has been leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) since 2020. He was the...

Oscar II Hammerstein
American lyricist, librettist and theatrical producer
Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein IIwas an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight Tony Award...

Kirk Hammett
American musician
Kirk Lee Hammettis an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band E...

Alison Hammond
English television personality and actress
Alison Hammondis an English television personality and actress. She competed in the third series of the reality show Big Brother in 2002, in which she was the second housemate to be evicted. She has s...

Richard Hammond
English journalist
Richard Mark Hammondis an English journalist, television presenter, mechanic, and writer. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clark...

Philip Hammond
Politician
Philip Hammond, Baron Hammond of Runnymede PC(born 4 December 1955)[4] is a British politician and life peer who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019, Foreign Secretary from 2014 to...

Mindy Hammond
British journalist
Mindy Hammondis a British journalist and columnist known for her work in lifestyle and entertainment writing. She is the wife of Richard Hammond, a well-known television presenter, journalist, and for...

Sophia Hammons
American actress
Sophia Hammonsis an American actress. Life and career Hammons was born in South Pasadena, California and moved to Boulder, Colorado at the age of six. Hammons is best known for her roles as Amy in the...

Matthew John David Hancock
UK Secretary of State for Health and Human Services until June 2021
Matthew John David Hancock(born 2 October 1978) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Secretary of State for Di...

Gregory William Hands
Minister of State for Trade Policy
Gregory William Hands(born 14 November 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2015 until 2016, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) ...

Devin Haney
American professional boxer
Devin Miles Haneyis an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title since November 20...

Thomas Hanks
American actor and filmmaker
Thomas Jeffrey Hanksis an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an Americ...

John Hannah
Scottish actor and narrator
John Hannahis a Scottish actor and narrator. He came to prominence in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), for which he was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role as Matthew....

Alyson Hannigan
American actress and television presenter
Alyson Lee Hanniganis an American actress and television presenter. She began her film career with supporting roles in the comedy films Impure Thoughts (1986) and My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988), rec...

Sean Hannity
American conservative television presenter
Sean Patrick Hannityis an American conservative television presenter, broadcaster and writer. He hosts The Sean Hannity Show, a nationally syndicated talk radio show, has hosted a self-titled politica...

Stephen Hansen
New Zealand rugby union coach and former player
Sir Stephen William Hansenis a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is also the father of Black Ferns assistant coach, Whitney Hansen. He was the head coach of the New Zealand national ...