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

Willard II Smith

Willard II Smith

American actor

Date of Birth: 25 September 1968
Age: 57

Willard Carroll Smith IIis an American actor, rapper, and film producer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a BAF...

Dorothy Smith

Dorothy Smith

English novelist and playwright

Date of Birth: 3 May 1896
Age: 94

Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smithwas an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing I Capture the Castle (1948) and the children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956). Other work...

Patricia Smith

Patricia Smith

American singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 30 December 1946
Age: 79

Patricia Lee Smithis an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the ...

Spencer Smith

Spencer Smith

American musician

Date of Birth: 2 September 1987
Age: 38

Spencer James Smithis an American talent agent and former musician and songwriter. He is best known as a co-founding member and the former drummer of the rock band Panic! at the Disco. He recorded fou...

Jordan Smith

Jordan Smith

English professional golfer

Date of Birth: 9 November 1992
Age: 33

Jordan Lewis Smithis an English professional golfer. Career Smith turned professional in 2014. He played mainly on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2015 winning twice. He also won the tour's Order of Merit whi...

Colson Smith

Colson Smith

English actor

Date of Birth: 13 August 1998
Age: 27

Colson John Smithis an English actor, known for portraying the role of Craig Tinker on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 2011 and 2025. He has also appeared as a contestant on the ITV reali...

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

American director

Date of Birth: 2 August 1970
Age: 55

Kevin Patrick Smithis an American director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in ...

Brent Smith

Brent Smith

American singer

Date of Birth: 10 January 1978
Age: 48

Brent Stephen Smithis an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Shinedown. Career Prior to fronting the rock band Shinedown, Smith had a high school band named Blind Thought ...

Myles Smith-thompson

Myles Smith-thompson

British singer and songwriter

Date of Birth: 3 June 1998
Age: 27

Myles Michael Smith-Thompsonis a British singer and songwriter from Luton, England. He is best known for his 2024 singles "Stargazing" and "Nice to Meet You". Career Smith began posting on TikTok and ...

Alan Smithers

Alan Smithers

English academic psychologist

Date of Birth: 20 May 1938
Age: 88

Alan George Smithersis an English academic psychologist and public policy advisor best known for his research and publications in the field of education. Career Plant physiology He was originally a re...

Daria Snigur

Daria Snigur

Ukrainian tennis player

Date of Birth: 27 March 2002
Age: 24

Daria Serhiivna Sniguris a Ukrainian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of world No. 105 in singles, achieved on 14 November 2022. Snigur has won seven singles titles at tournaments of t...

Lisa Snowdon

Lisa Snowdon

English television and radio presenter

Date of Birth: 23 January 1972
Age: 54

Lisa Snowdonis an English television and radio presenter and fashion model. She was the host of the Living TV reality television show Britain's Next Top Model from 2006 until 2009. She also co-present...

Coventry Building Society

Coventry Building Society

Building

The Coventry Building Society is a building society based in Coventry, England. It is the second largest in the United Kingdom with total assets of more than £49 bi

The Fawcett Society

The Fawcett Society

Other

The Fawcett Society is a membership charity in the United Kingdom which campaigns for women's rights. The organisation dates back to 1866, when Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedic

Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Building Society

Financial services

Nationwide Building Society is a British mutual financial institution, the seventh largest cooperative financial institution and the largest building society in the

The Royal Society

The Royal Society

Science and education

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The societ

Railfuture (The Railway Development Society)

Railfuture (The Railway Development Society)

Audit and Consulting

Railfuture (formerly the Railway Development Society) is a UK advocacy group which promotes better rail services for passengers and freight across a bigger rail network. The g

Klara Soderberg

Klara Soderberg

Singer

Date of Birth: 8 January 1993
Age: 33

Klara Soderbergis Singer and member of the First Aid Kit folk music duo. Famous as one half of Sweden's First Aid Kit folk music duo, she released two Platinum-designated albums between 2012 and 2014:...

Johanna Soderberg

Johanna Soderberg

Singer

Date of Birth: 31 October 1990
Age: 35

Johanna Soderbergis a celebrity singer. Biography She is best known for being one half of the multi-Grammy Award-winning Swedish folk music duo First Aid Kit, which she co-founded with her younger sis...

Steven Soderbergh

Steven Soderbergh

American film director

Date of Birth: 14 January 1963
Age: 63

Steven Andrew Soderberghis an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor. A pioneer of modern independent cinema, Soderbergh later drew acclaim for formally inventive ...