Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player
Rafael Nadal Parerais a Spanish professional tennis player. Nadal has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 209 weeks, and has finished as the year-en...
Mansour (Sheikh Mansour) Ai Nahyan
Emirati royal and politician
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, often referred to as Sheikh Mansour, is an Emirati royal and politician who is the current vice president and deputy prime minister of the United Arab Em...
Junto Nakatani
Japanese professional boxer
Junto Nakataniis a Japanese professional boxer. He has held world championships in three weight classes, including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight title from 2020 to 2022 and the WBO jun...
Yuta Nakayama
Japanese footballer
Yuta Nakayamais a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Japan national team. Club career Kashiwa Reysol Nakayama was born in Ibaraki, Japan...
Lisa Eva Nandy
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Lisa Eva Nandy(born 9 August 1979) is a British Labour politician who has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs since 2020. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) fo...
Kate Nash
English singer-songwriter and actress
Kate Marie Nashis an English singer-songwriter and actress. Nash launched her music career in 2005. Her 2007 single "Foundations" became a hit and brought her to public attention in the UK. Her debut ...
David Navarro
American guitarist
David Michael Navarrois an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Between 1993 and 1998, Navarro was the guit...
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American former professional tennis player
Martina Navratilovais a Czech-American former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 major women's dou...
Miles Nazaire
English television personality
Miles James Nazaireis an English television personality, known for being a cast member on the E4 reality series Made in Chelsea since 2018. He has also made appearances on other television shows inclu...
Anita Nazran
British radio and television presenter
Anita Rani Nazran, better known asAnita Rani, is a British radio and television presenter. Career After leaving university Rani worked as a researcher for the BBC and other organisations. In 2002, Ran...
David Neal
Inspector of Borders and Immigration
David Nealis the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. He was appointed by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, in succession to David Bolt who left the post in March 2021. Military care...
Daniel Neal
former professional football player
Thomas Daniel Nealis an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 11 seasons with the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1...
Charles Neal
actor, writer, singer/songwriter
Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal IIIis an American actor, writer, singer/songwriter known for being the comedy duo "Rhett & Link." Neal is also known for being the co-creator and co-host of Good Mythical M...
Polly Neate
Chief executive officer of Shelter
Polly NeateCBE is chief executive of Shelter, a British homelessness and housing charity that campaigns to end the housing emergency. She was recognised for her work in the 2020 New Year Honours list....
Airey Neave
Lawyer
Lieutenant Colonel Airey Middleton Sheffield Neavewas a British soldier, lawyer and Member of Parliament (MP) from 1953 until his assassination in 1979. During World War II he was the first British pr...
William Neeson
Actor
William John Neesonis an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2...
Jessica Nelson
English singer
Jessica Louise Nelsonis an English singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix, who were formed during the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011. As part of Little Mix, Nel...
Ken Nelson
English record producer
Ken Nelsonis an English record producer. After several years working on demos and independent artists, he achieved success with Gomez, and worldwide success with the first Coldplay recording. He has a...
Wesley Nelson
English singer and television personality
Wesley Nelsonis an English singer and television personality. In 2018, he appeared in the fourth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island, and has since competed on Dancing on Ice, The X Factor: ...
Prince Nelson
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Prince Rogers Nelsonwas an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous person...