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Remarkable people

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

Nina Nesbitt

Nina Nesbitt

Scottish singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 11 July 1994
Age: 31

Nina Lindberg Nesbittis a Scottish singer and songwriter. She has two top 40 singles, and is known for her single "Stay Out", which peaked at 21 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2013. Her first EP, Th...

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime minister of Israel

Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahuis an Israeli politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He i...

Andre Da Costa Neto

Andre Da Costa Neto

Brazilian footballer

Date of Birth: 16 July 2001
Age: 24

André Trindade da Costa Neto, simply known asAndré, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Fluminense and the Brazil national team. Club career Born in Algodão, Ibirataia, B...

Ruben Neves

Ruben Neves

Portuguese professional footballer

Date of Birth: 13 March 1997
Age: 29

Rúben Diogo da Silva Nevesis a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Portugal national team. Neves started his career with P...

Gary Neville

Gary Neville

English football pundit

Date of Birth: 18 February 1975
Age: 51

Gary Alexander Nevilleis an English football pundit, former player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Ma...

Sydney Newman

Sydney Newman

Canadian film and television producer

Date of Birth: 1 April 1917
Age: 80

Sydney Cecil Newmanwas a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newm...

James Newman

James Newman

English singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 19 October 1985
Age: 40

James Richard Newmanis an English singer and songwriter. During the 2014 Brit Awards, he won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year as a co-writer of "Waiting All Night", a song by English band...

Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom

40th governor of California

Date of Birth: 10 October 1967
Age: 58

Gavin Christopher Newsomis an American politician and businessman who has been serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant...

Luke Newton

Luke Newton

English actor

Date of Birth: 5 February 1993
Age: 33

Luke Paul Anthony Newtonis an English actor. He is known for playing Colin, the third Bridgerton child, in the Netflix series Bridgerton (2020–present). He also had roles in the BBC Two drama The Cut ...

Olivia Newton-john

Olivia Newton-john

British and Australian singer and actress

Date of Birth: 26 September 1948
Age: 73

Dame Olivia Newton-Johnwas a British and Australian singer and actress. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the Bi...

Rain Newton-smith

Rain Newton-smith

Chief Economist, CBI

Rain Newton-Smithis the Chief Economist at the Confederation of British Industry and a member of its Executive Committee. She leads our economics and international teams, with a focus on economic and ...

Stephen (Steve Harley) Malcolm Ronald Nice

Stephen (Steve Harley) Malcolm Ronald Nice

English singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 27 February 1951
Age: 73

Stephen Malcolm Ronald Nice, better known by his stage nameSteve Harley, was an English singer and songwriter, best known as frontman of the glam rock group Cockney Rebel. He scored five UK hit single...

Kate Nicholls

Kate Nicholls

Chief Executive Officer UKHospitality

Kate Nicholls- CEO UKHospitality - voice of the most dynamic, innovative & entrepreneurial sectors. Co-chair London Tourism Recovery Board, Disability Ambassador.

Mike Nichols

Mike Nichols

American film and theatre director

Date of Birth: 6 November 1931
Age: 83

Mike Nicholswas an American film and theatre director and comedian. He worked across a range of genres and had an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of their experience. He is one ...

Matthew Nicklin

Matthew Nicklin

British High Court judge

Sir Matthew James Nicklinis a British High Court judge. Nicklin was born in Oxford, England and was educated at Tasker Milward Voluntary Controlled School in Haverfordwest and completed a first-class ...

Matthew Nicklin

Matthew Nicklin

Judge

Sir Matthew James Nicklinis a British High Court judge. Nicklin was born in Oxford, England and was educated at Tasker Milward Voluntary Controlled School in Haverfordwest. He graduated with a first-c...

Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

Danish actress

Date of Birth: 3 July 1965
Age: 60

Connie Inge-Lise Nielsenis a Danish actress. She has starred as Lucilla in the film Gladiator (2000) and as Queen Hippolyta in the DC Extended Universe, beginning with Wonder Woman (2017). She has als...

Jacques Nienaber

Jacques Nienaber

African rugby union coach

Date of Birth: 16 October 1972
Age: 53

Jacques Nienaberis a South African rugby union coach who is currently the head coach of the South Africa national team. Rugby union coaching career 1997–2007: Free State Cheetahs/Cats/Cheetahs He is a...

William Nighy

William Nighy

British actor

Date of Birth: 12 December 1949
Age: 76

William Francis Nighyis a British actor. He started his career with the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool and made his London debut with the Royal National Theatre starting with The Illuminatus! in 1977. Th...

Anais Nin

Anais Nin

Writer

Date of Birth: 21 February 1903
Age: 73

Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmellwas a French-born American diarist, essayist, novelist, and writer of short stories and erotica. Born to Cuban parents in France, Nin was the dau...