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

William Roache
English actor
William Patrick Roacheis an English actor. He is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and is the longest-serving cast member in the series as well as a world recor...

Margot Robbie
Australian actress and producer
Margot Elise Robbieis an Australian actress and producer. Known for her work in both blockbuster and independent films, she has received various awards and nominations, including nominations for two A...

Donald Robert
Chairman of the Society and Nominating Committee of the London Stock Exchange
Robert Donaldis appointed to the Board of the London Stock Exchange on 1 January 2019. Key areas of experience: Data and analytics, technology, international business, financial services, mergers and ...

Justine Juliette Alice Roberts
Founder and chief executive of British websites Mumsnet and Gransnet
Justine Juliette Alice RobertsCBE (born October 1967) is the founder and chief executive of British websites Mumsnet and Gransnet. Early life Roberts was educated at Guildford High School and at New C...

Nicola Roberts
British pop singer
Nicola Maria Robertsis a British pop singer. She rose to prominence in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a girl group created through ITV's Popstars: The Rivals. The group's success helpe...

Simon John Roberts
Chief Executive Officer of Sainsbury's
Simon John Roberts(born 26 January 1971) is a British businessman, and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Sainsbury's since 1 June 2020, having previously been retail operations director. He is a fo...

Adele Roberts
British broadcaster
Adele Claire Robertsis a British broadcaster and reality TV personality and DJ, known for her work on BBC Radio 1. Her best known television appearances were in Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me O...

Andrew Robertson
Scottish professional footballer
Andrew Henry Robertsonis a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Scotland national team. Regarded as one of the best left-backs i...

Darick Robertson
American artist
Darick W. Robertsonis an American comic book artist best known for co-creating and illustrating major titles including Transmetropolitan and The Boys. Robertson became widely recognized for his work o...

Scott Robertson
New Zealand rugby union coach and former player
Scott Robertsonis a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player. He is currently the coach of Super Rugby side Crusaders. He has been announced as the next head coach of the New Zealand national t...

Danny Robins
English comedy writer and performer
Danny Robinsis an English comedy writer and performer, broadcaster and journalist. Career Robins began his comedy career as a teenager doing stand-up in his home town of Newcastle upon Tyne, where he ...

Nicholas Robinson
British journalist
Nicholas Anthony Robinsonis a British journalist, currently a presenter on the BBC's Today programme. Prior to this he spent ten years as political editor for the BBC and has had many other roles with...

Nathaniel Robinson
American former professional basketball player
Nathaniel Cornelius Robinsonis an American former professional basketball player. Born in Seattle, Robinson played college basketball for the University of Washington in Seattle and was the 21st pick ...

Calvin Robinson
British Old Catholic cleric
Calvin John Robinsonis a British Old Catholic cleric, conservative political commentator, writer and broadcaster. Since 2023, he has been a priest in the Nordic Catholic Church, an Old Catholic denomi...

Oliver Robinson
English professional cricketer
Oliver Edward Robinsonis an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket, he represents Sussex, having previously played for Yorkshir...

Shane (Shane Richie) Roche
English actor
Shane Patrick Paul Roche, known asShane Richie, is an English actor, comedian, presenter and singer. Following initial success as a stage and screen performer, he became best known for his portrayal o...

Andrew Roddick
American former professional tennis player
Andrew Stephen Roddickis an American former professional tennis player. He is a major champion, having won the 2003 US Open. Roddick reached four other major finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009,...

Richard Rodgers
Composer
Richard Charles Rodgerswas an American composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the most important American comp...

Mary Rodgers
American composer
Mary Rodgerswas an American composer, screenwriter, and author. She wrote the novel Freaky Friday, which served as the basis of a 1976 film starring Jodie Foster, for which she wrote the screenplay, a...

Brendan Rodgers
Northern Irish professional football manager
Brendan Rodgersis a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic. Rodgers began his career as a defender at Ballymena United, where...