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

Nina Nesbitt
Scottish singer and songwriter
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...
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
Brazilian footballer
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
Portuguese professional footballer
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
English football pundit
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
Canadian film and television producer
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
English singer and songwriter
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
40th governor of California
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
English actor
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
British and Australian singer and actress
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
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
English singer and songwriter
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
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
American film and theatre director
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
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
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
Danish actress
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
African rugby union coach
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
British actor
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
Writer
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...