Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
RBR
Audit and Consulting
RBR is widely recognised as the leading provider of strategic research and consulting services to organisations active in the areas of banking and retail technology, cards and payments.
Dominic Rennie Raab
Foreign Secretary
Dominic Rennie Raab(born 25 February 1974) is a British politician, serving as First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since July 2019. A memb...
Daniel Radcliffe
English actor
Daniel Jacob Radcliffeis an English actor. He rose to fame at age twelve, when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name. Over his career, Radcliffe has received various awa...
Johannes Radebe
Dancer and choreographer
Johannes Radebeis a South African-born British dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the BBC One dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing. Career Radebe began ...
Virgin Radio
Advertising and media
Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993. In 2008, Virgin Radio UK was sold to TIML, a subsidiary of The Times of India group, and the name was changed to Abso
Times Radio
Advertising and media
Times Radio is a British digital radio station owned by News UK. It is jointly operated by Wireless Group (which News UK acquired in 2016), The Times and T
BBC Radio
Communication and Internet
BBC Radio is an operational business division[1] and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal
Absolute Radio
Advertising and media
Absolute Radio is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK, and is a core part of the Absolute Radio Network, which includes sister stations like Absolute Radio 60s,
Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland (CFM Radio)
Advertising and media
Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland is an Independent Local Radio station based in Carlisle, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greates
Emma Raducanu
British professional tennis player
Emma Raducanuis a British professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 10 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on 11 July 2022, and is a former British No. 1. Raducanu is th...
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman
Leader of Tower Hamlets First
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman(born 12 September 1965), known as Lutfur Rahman, is a Bangladesh-born British former solicitor and politician, who was the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, a Borou...
Network Rail
Auto and Transport
Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railwa
Chiltern Railways
Auto and Transport
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009, it has been a subsidiary of Arriva U
Ma Gertrude Rainey
American blues singer
Gertrude "Ma" Raineywas an American blues singer and influential early-blues recording artist. Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern...
Molly Rainford
English actress
Molly Anne Rainfordis an English actress, singer and television presenter. She was a finalist on the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2012 and was one of the presenters on Friday Download betwe...
Amol Rajan
British journalist
Amol Rajanis an Indian-born British journalist, broadcaster and writer. He was the media editor of BBC News from December 2016 to January 2023, and has been a presenter on the Today programme on BBC R...
Jesurun Rak-sakyi
English professional footballer
Jesurun Rak-Sakyiis an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for League One club Charlton Athletic on loan from Crystal Palace. Career Crystal Palace Rak-Sakyi was originall...
Tamara Ralph
Australian fashion designer
Tamara Ralphis an Australian fashion designer who is the former Creative Director and co-founder of Ralph & Russo. She is the founder of her eponymous label, Tamara Ralph. Career In 2010, she founded ...
Vivek Ramaswamy
Co-founder of Strive Asset Management
Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamyis an American entrepreneur and politician. He is a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. Ramaswamy founded the biopharmaceutical company Roivant Scie...
Navinchandra Ramgoolam
Prime minister of Mauritius
Navinchandra Ramgoolamis a Mauritian politician and doctor serving as prime minister of Mauritius for the third time following the 2024 general election, after the landslide victory of his coalition A...