Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Ole Solskjaer
Norwegian professional football manager and former player
Ole Gunnar Solskjæris a Norwegian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Premier League club Manchester United. He played as a forward. As a player, Solsk...
Lorenzo Sonego
Italian professional tennis player
Lorenzo Sonegois an Italian professional tennis player. Sonego has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 4 October 2021. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 60 achi...
Vera Songwe
Economist and banking executive
Vera Songweis an economist and banking executive from Cameroon who worked for the World Bank from 1998 to 2015, and in 2015–2017 served as Western and Central Africa's regional director for the Intern...
Vishal Sony
Co-founder at Oxane Partners
Vishal Sonihas more than 13 years of experience in trading and structuring credit products and has worked across multiple geographies such as London, Singapore and Mumbai with Deutsche Bank. In his la...
Balvinder Sopal
English actress
Balvinder Sopalis an English actress, whose acting career has spanned over two decades. She rose to prominence for her portrayal as Suki Panesar in the BBC soap opera EastEnders since January 2020. So...
Pascal Soriot
Chief Executive Officer of AstraZeneca
Pascal Claude Roland Soriotis the chief executive officer (CEO) of the pharmaceutical multinational company AstraZeneca, since October 2012. Early life Pascal Soriot was born in France on 23 May 1959....
Rob Sorrenti
British director
Rob Sorrentiis a British director, writer, and producer known for his work across film, television, and music videos, with a career that bridges commercial storytelling and independent cinema. Sorrent...
Paolo Sorrentino
Italian film director
Paolo Sorrentinois an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. He is considered one of the most prominent filmmakers of Italian cinema working today. He is known for visually striking and comp...
Eric Soubeiran
Vice President and Managing Director at Unilever
Eric Soubeiranis Vice President and Managing Director at Unilever. Career Vice President and Managing Director UnileverNon Executive Director The Carbon TrustMember of the Board of Advisors - Commissi...
Graeme Souness
Scottish former professional football player
Graeme James Sounessis a Scottish former professional football player, manager and television pundit. A midfielder, Souness achieved his greatest period of success as an integral part of the Liverpool...
Gareth Southgate
English football manager
Gareth Southgateis an English professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder. He has been the manager of the England national team since 2016. Southgate won th...
Chris Southworth
Secretary General at the ICC United Kingdom
Chris Southworthis Secretary General at the ICC United Kingdom. Career Prior to joining ICC he was Executive Director for Global Partnerships, at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), Head of the In...
Dame Rachel De Souza
British educationalist
Dame Rachel Mary de Souzais a British educationalist, and former headteacher. The founding chief executive of the Inspiration Trust she served in that role until March 2021, when she took up the post ...
Kevin Spacey
American actor
Kevin Spacey Fowleris anAmerican actor. Known for his work on stage and screen, he has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and...
David Spade
American stand-up comedian
David Wayne Spadeis an American stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster. His comedic style, in both his stand-up material and acting roles, relies heavily on sarcasm and self-deprecation. After several...
Hannah Spearritt
English actress and singer
Hannah Louise Spearrittis an English actress and singer. She is an original member of the pop group S Club. Spearritt is known for playing the role of Abby Maitland in the British science-fiction dram...
Britney Spears
American singer, songwriter, and dancer
Britney Jean Spearsis an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2...
John Lewis Spedan
Founder of the John Lewis Partnership
John Spedan Lewiswas an English businessman and the founder of the John Lewis Partnership. Elder son of John Lewis, who owned the John Lewis department store, London, Spedan joined the business at 19 ...
Djed Spence
English professional footballer
Diop Tehuti Djed-Hotep Spenceis an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Leeds United, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Club career Mid...
Brodie Spencer
Northern Irish professional footballer
Brodie Spenceris a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Motherwell, on loan from Huddersfield Town. Club career Spencer signed for Huddersfield Town in 2020 from Cliftonville, joining ...