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

Ryanair Holdings PLC
Auto and Transport
Ryanair Holdings PLC is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland. The company includes the subsidiaries Ryanair DACTooltip Designate

Drax Group PLC
Industry and Production
Drax Group PLC is a power generation business. The principal downstream enterprises are based in the UK and include Drax Power Limited, which runs a biomass and coal fueled po

Next PLC
Consumer goods
Next plc (styled as next) is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, which has its headquarters in Enderby, England. It has around 700 stores, o

IQE PLC
Industry and Production
IQE PLC is a British semiconductor company founded 1988 in Cardiff, Wales, which manufactures advanced epitaxial wafers for a wide range of technology applications for&nb

Jared Padalecki
American actor
Jared Tristan Padaleckiis an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series Supernatural. He rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television...

Brian Paddick
Retired police officer
Brian Leonard Paddick, Baron Paddick, is a British life peer and retired police officer. He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral elections of 2008 and of 2012, and until his retir...

Joanna Page
Welsh actress and presenter
Joanna Louise Pageis a Welsh actress and presenter. She appeared as Stacey Shipman in the BAFTA-winning television series Gavin & Stacey. She played Dora Spenlow in the 1999 adaptation of David Copper...

Michael Paget
Musician
Michael Pagetis the lead guitarist for Bullet For My Valentine. Paget is one of the founding members of the band. He has featured on every Bullet For My Valentine release to this day. In addition to p...

Luis Palma
Honduran professional footballer
Luis Enrique Palma Oseguerais a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Honduras national team. Club career Vida Palma made his professional...

Julie Palmer
Regional Managing Partner at Begbies Traynor
Julie Palmers a law graduate who qualified with Price Waterhouse in 1994. Julie joined Smith & Williamson in 1997 and became a partner in 2001. With Mike Stevenson, Julie set up Middleton Partners off...

Lauren Palmer
American actress
Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmeris an American actress, singer and television host. She is known for playing both leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions. She has also created and hosts...

Gwyneth Paltrow
American actress
Gwyneth Kate Paltrowis an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained no...

Daryl Palumbo
American musician
Daryl Palumbois an American musician, originally from Bellmore, New York. He is the frontman of the bands Glassjaw, Head Automatica and Color Film. As a youth he was a member of the Long Island straig...

Georgios (George Michael) Panayiotou
English singer and songwriter
Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (George Michael)was an English singer and songwriter. Known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance and visual presentation, he is ...

David Pannick
British barrister
David Philip Pannick, Baron Pannick, is a British barrister and a crossbencher in the House of Lords. He practises mainly in the areas of public law and human rights. He has argued cases before the Su...

Jasmine Paolini
Italian professional tennis player
Jasmine Paoliniis an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles, achieved on 6 May 2024, and No. 24 in doubles, achieved on 20 May 2024. Paolini has won ...

The i Paper
Advertising and media
The i Paper, known as i until December 2024, is a British national newspaper published in London by Daily Mail and General Trust and distributed across the United Kingdom. It is aimed at "readers and

Paramount+
Advertising and media
Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures&nbs

Sarah Parish
English actress
Sarah Parishis an English actress. She is known for her work on television series including The Pillars of the Earth, Peak Practice, Hearts and Bones, Cutting It, Doctor Who, Mistresses, Merlin, Atlan...

Sergio Parisse
Coach for French club Toulon
Sergio Francesco Parisse mis a former Italian rugby union player. He is currently the lineout coach for French club Toulon. He played for the Italy national team from 2002 until the 2019 Rugby World C...