Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Samantha Mcalister
English TV producer
Samantha McAlisteris an English TV producer, criminal barrister and author. She is best known for securing an interview with Prince Andrew, Duke of York for BBC Newsnight's programme, "Prince Andrew &...
Nuala Mcallister
Northern Irish politician
Nuala McAllisteris a Northern Irish politician who is an Alliance Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). She was elected as an MLA in the 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly election for Belfast N...
Christina Mcanea
Scottish trade union leader
Christina McAneais a Scottish trade union leader. She was elected as general secretary of Unison in succession to Dave Prentis, and took up the post on 22 January 2021. Career Early career After unive...
James Mcavoy
Scottish actor
James McAvoyis a Scottish actor. He made his acting debut as a teen in The Near Room (1995) and appeared mostly on television until 2003, when his feature film career began. His notable television wor...
Donald (Ginger) Mccain
English horse trainer
Donald "Ginger" McCainwas an English horse trainer who led the champion steeplechaser Red Rum to three Grand National victories in the 1970s. A former national serviceman in the Royal Air Force as a m...
John III Mccain
American politician
John Sidney McCain IIIwas an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms in ...
Davina Mccall
English television presenter
Davina Lucy Pascale McCallis an English television presenter. She was the presenter of the reality show Big Brother during its run on Channel 4 between 2000 and 2010. She also hosted Channel 4's Stree...
Carolyn Mccall
British businesswoman
Dame Carolyn Julia McCallis a British businesswoman of Scottish and Irish descent. She has been the chief executive of ITV since 2018. She previously served as the chief executive of easyJet from 2010...
Anthony Mccarroll
English drummer
Anthony McCarrollis an English drummer and one of the founding members of the English rock band Oasis, as their drummer from 1991 until his dismissal in April 1995. He played the drums on their debut ...
Kevin Mccarthy
House Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives
Kevin Owen McCarthyis an American politician serving as House Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as House Majority Le...
Jason Alexander Mccartney
Member of Parliament for Colne Valley
Jason Alexander McCartney(born 29 January 1968) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley in West Yorkshire since 2019, and from 2010 to 20...
Paul Mccartney
Musician
Sir James Paul McCartneyis an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist, co-songwriter and bassist for the Beatles. One of the most successful composers and...
Karl Ian Mccartney
Politician
Karl Ian McCartney(born 25 October 1968) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Lincoln. He was first elected at the 2010 general election and represented the constituency until he was defeated ...
Christopher Mccausland
English comedian and actor
Christopher John McCauslandis an English comedian and actor. He is known to television audiences for his role as Rudi in the CBeebies show Me Too!. He regularly appears at comedy venues around the UK,...
Layla Mccay
Director of policy of NHS Confederation
Dr Layla McCayis director of policy of NHS Confederation. Career Layla joined the NHS Confederation in 2018 as Director of International Relations and Director of the NHS European Office; since 2021 t...
Emma Mcclarkin
Politician
Emma McClarkin(born 9 October 1978), is a British Conservative Party politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament for the East Midlands region from 2009 to 2019. She was a spokesman fo...
Vicky Mcclure
English actress
Vicky Lee McClureis an English actress, model and presenter. She is known for her roles as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the BBC series Line of Duty (2012–2021) and Lol Jenkins in Shane Meadows'...
Leonard Mccluskey
British trade unionist
Leonard David McCluskeyis a British trade unionist. He was General Secretary of Unite the Union, the largest affiliate and a major donor to the Labour Party. As a young adult, he spent some years work...
Allistair Mccoist
Scottish former footballer
Alistair Murdoch McCoistis a Scottish former footballer who has since worked as a manager and TV pundit. McCoist began his playing career with Scottish club St Johnstone, before moving to English side...
Claire Mccolgan
Director of Culture Liverpool
Claire McColganis Director of Culture Liverpool, responsible for Legacy, Major Events, Liverpool Film Office, Cruise Liverpool, Tourism, City Halls and Cultural Policy since 2009. As Liverpool approac...