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

Stephen Hansen

Stephen Hansen

New Zealand rugby union coach and former player

Date of Birth: 7 May 1959
Age: 67

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 ...

Alan Hansen

Alan Hansen

Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit

Date of Birth: 13 June 1955
Age: 70

Alan David Hansenis a Scottish former footballer and BBC television football pundit. Regarded as one of the greatest Scottish players of all time, he played as a central defender for Partick Thistle, ...

David Harbour

David Harbour

Actor

Date of Birth: 10 April 1975
Age: 51

David Kenneth Harbouris an American actor. He gained recognition for his portrayal of Jim Hopper in the Netflix science fiction drama series Stranger Things (2016–present), for which he earned a Criti...

Tim Harcourt

Tim Harcourt

Australian economist

Tim Harcourtis an Australian economist who is the Industry Professor and Chief Economist at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is al...

Timothy Hardaway

Timothy Hardaway

American professional basketball player

Date of Birth: 16 March 1992
Age: 34

Timothy Duane Hardaway Jr.is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines ...

Sarah Harding

Sarah Harding

English singer, model and actress

Date of Birth: 17 November 1981
Age: 39

Sarah Nicole Hardingwas an English singer, model and actress. Her professional career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the ITV reality series Popstars: The Rivals, during which Hardi...

Edward Hardy

Edward Hardy

English actor

Date of Birth: 15 September 1977
Age: 48

Edward Thomas Hardis an English actor. After studying acting at the Drama Centre London, Hardy made his film debut in Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down in 2001. He had supporting roles in the films Star ...

Emma Hardy

Emma Hardy

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Flooding

Date of Birth: 17 July 1979
Age: 46

Emma Ann Hardyis a British Labour Party politician who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Flooding since July 2024. She was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for...

David Harewood

David Harewood

British actor

Date of Birth: 8 December 1965
Age: 60

David Harewoodis a British actor. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz / Martian Manhunter and Hank Henshaw / Cyborg...

John Hargreaves

John Hargreaves

Founder of the Matalan

John Hargreavesis a Monaco-based British businessman, the founder and chairman of the UK out-of-town discount clothing and homeware chain Matalan. Career John Hargreaves was born in January 1944 in Ev...

Christopher Harington

Christopher Harington

English actor

Date of Birth: 26 December 1986
Age: 39

Christopher Catesby "Kit" Haringtonis an English actor. He is best known for his role as Jon Snow in the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which he received nominations fo...

Harriet Harman

Harriet Harman

British politician

Date of Birth: 30 July 1950
Age: 75

Harriet Ruth Harmanis a British politician and solicitor who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Camberwell and Peckham, formerly Peckham, since 1982. A member of the Labour Party, she has ser...

Thomas Harmon

Thomas Harmon

American actor

Date of Birth: 2 September 1951
Age: 74

Thomas Mark Harmonis an American actor, writer, producer, television director and former football player. He is perhaps best known for playing the lead role of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS. He has appea...

Jonathan Harmsworth

Jonathan Harmsworth

Date of Birth: 3 December 1967
Age: 58

Jonathan Harold Esmond Vere Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, is a British hereditary peer and media proprietor who serves as chairman of Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), the media conglomerate...

Danielle Harold

Danielle Harold

English actress

Date of Birth: 30 May 1992
Age: 33

Danielle Amy Louise Haroldis an English actress. She rose to prominence after her portrayal of Lola Pearce in the British television soap opera EastEnders, in which she played from 2011 to 2015, and a...

Mark James Harper

Mark James Harper

Politician

Date of Birth: 26 February 1970
Age: 56

Mark James Harper(born 26 February 1970) is a British politician who has served as chair of the COVID Recovery Group. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Fore...

Woodrow Harrelson

Woodrow Harrelson

American actor and playwright

Date of Birth: 23 July 1961
Age: 64

Woodrow Tracy Harrelsonis an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations fo...

Darren Harriott

Darren Harriott

British stand-up comedian

Date of Birth: 1 September 1988
Age: 37

Darren Harriottis a British stand-up comedian from Oldbury, West Midlands. He was nominated for the Best Newcomer Award and Best Show Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2017 and 2019 respective...

Thomas Harris

Thomas Harris

British journalist

Date of Birth: 20 February 1964
Age: 62

Thomas Harrisis a British journalist and former politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow South, formerly Glasgow Cathcart, from 2001 to 2015. A former member of Scottish Labour, ...

Barbara Harris

Barbara Harris

Actress

Date of Birth: 25 July 1935
Age: 83

Barbara Densmoor Harriswas an American Tony Award-winning Broadway stage star and Academy Award-nominated motion picture actress. Broadway career A life member of the Actors Studio, Harris received a ...