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

Fintan Slye
Director of National Grid ESO
Fintan Slyeis the Director of National Grid ESO. Prior to this he was CEO of the EirGrid Group, where he oversaw a major change programme that included integrating renewables onto the Irish electricit...

Jean Smart
Actress
Jean Elizabeth Smartis an American actress. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981 as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf....

Smartmatic
Industry and Production
Smartmatic (also referred as Smartmatic Corp. or Smartmatic International), or Smartmatic SGO Group, is a multinational company that builds and implements electronic voti

Nicola Smedley
English actress
Nicola Jane Smedleyis an English actress, dancer, choreographer, television director and producer. Smedley is best known for her role as Laa Laa in the BBC children's show Teletubbies, which she playe...

Adrian Smith
President of the Royal Society
Sir Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smithis a British statistician who is chief executive of the Alan Turing Institute and president of the Royal Society. Career From 1977 until 1990, he was professor of st...

Samuel Smith
English singer and songwriter
Samuel Frederick Smithis an English singer and songwriter. In October 2012, they were featured on Disclosure's breakthrough single "Latch", which peaked at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart. They ...

Julie (Julianne Moore) Smith
American actress
Julie Anne Smith, known professionally asJulianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in i...

David Smith
Chief Executive of ENA
David Smithis the Chief Executive of ENA and serves on our Board of Directors. Before becoming Chief Executive in October 2007, David was ENA’s Deputy Chief Executive in charge of policy and joined EN...

Gary Smith
Scottish trade union leader
Gary Smithis a Scottish trade union leader. Born in Edinburgh, Smith completed an apprenticeship as a gas fitter, joining the GMB at the age of 16. He became a shop steward and when he was 26 the unio...

Chad Smith
American musician
Chad Gaylord Smithis an American musician who has been the drummer of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the d...

Jacqueline Smith
Minister of State for Skills
Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smithis a British politician, broadcaster and life peer who has been serving as Minister of State for Skills since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parlia...

Iain Smith
British politician
Sir George Iain Duncan Smith, often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was Secre...

Trevor (Busta Rhymes) Smith
American rapper and actor
Trevor George Smith Jr. (Busta Rhymes)is an American rapper and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. He has receive...

Cory Smith
American actor
Cory Michael Smithis an American actor, known for his role as Edward Nygma / The Riddler in the Fox television drama series Gotham. He appeared in Camp X-Ray in 2014. He appeared in 2013 in Breakfast ...

Margaret Smith
English actress
Dame Margaret Natalie Smithis an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in over 60 films and 70 plays. She is one of the few artis...

Matthew Smith
English actor
Matthew Robert Smithis an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2010–2014), the young Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, ...

Sheridan Smith
English actress and singer
Sheridan Caroline Sian Smithis an English actress and singer. She came to prominence after playing a variety of characters in sitcoms, including The Royle Family (1999–2000), Two Pints of Lager and a ...

Julia Smith
English television director and producer
Julia Cuthbert Smithwas an English television director and producer. She is best known for being the co-creator (along with Tony Holland) of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, also working as a director a...

Gregor Smith
Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
Sir Gregor Ian Smithis a Scottish general practitioner (GP), who has served as the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland since December 2020. He previously served in the position of Deputy Chief Medical ...

Aaron Smith
American former professional football player
Aaron Douglas Smithis an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fourth round of ...