People

Remarkable people

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

Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

English football pundit

Date of Birth: 13 August 1970
Age: 55

Alan Sheareris an English football pundit and former professional player who played as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest players in Premi...

Edward Shearmur

Edward Shearmur

Film composer

Date of Birth: 28 February 1966
Age: 60

Edward Shearmuris a British film composer. Born in London, England, at age seven he sang in the boys' choir at Westminster Cathedral. Educated at Eton College, he studied at the Royal College of Music...

Dan Sheehan

Dan Sheehan

Irish professional rugby union player

Date of Birth: 17 September 1998
Age: 27

Dan Patrick Sheehanis an Irish professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for United Rugby Championship club Leinster and the Ireland national team. Career Club career Sheehan signed his fi...

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Welsh actor

Date of Birth: 5 February 1969
Age: 57

Michael Christopher Sheenis a Welsh actor. After training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), he worked mainly in theatre throughout the 1990s with stage roles in Romeo and Juliet (1992)...

Edward Sheeran

Edward Sheeran

Singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 17 February 1991
Age: 35

Edward Christopher Sheeranis an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran i...

The University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield

Science and education

The University of Sheffield is a public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879

Royal Dutch Shell

Royal Dutch Shell

Industry and Production

Royal Dutch Shell, Royal Dutch shell» - a British-Dutch oil and gas company. As of 2018, it is the largest oil and gas company and the 11th largest publicly traded company in

Northern & Shell

Northern & Shell

Advertising and media

Northern & Shell was founded in 1974 as the publisher of the music magazine International Musician and Recording World. The Northern & Shell group experienced four decades of expansion from th

Blake Shelton

Blake Shelton

American country music singer

Date of Birth: 18 June 1976
Age: 49

Blake Tollison Sheltonis an American country music singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". The lead-off single from his self-titled debut album, "Austin...

Simon Shelton

Simon Shelton

English actor

Date of Birth: 13 January 1966
Age: 52

Simon Shelton, also known asSimon Barnes, was an English actor. Early life Shelton was born in the Bethnal Green area of London on 13 January 1966. Career Shelton was best known for his children's tel...

Dax Shepard

Dax Shepard

American actor

Date of Birth: 2 January 1975
Age: 51

Dax Randall Shepardis an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. Since 2018, he has hosted Armchair Expert, a podcast in which he interviews celebrities, journalists, and academics about their lives....

Benjamin Shephard

Benjamin Shephard

English television presenter and journalist

Date of Birth: 11 December 1974
Age: 51

Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephardis an English television presenter and journalist. He is currently the co-presenter of ITV's This Morning (2024–present), alongside Cat Deeley. Shepherd was a main p...

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

English actor

Date of Birth: 14 January 1988
Age: 38

Jack Peter Shepherdis an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of David Platt on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2000. For his portrayal of David, he has won various awards, in...

David Sherborne

David Sherborne

Lawyer

David Alexander Sherborneis the son of a KC who practiced as a criminal barrister. Sherborne was educated at UCS Hampstead and at Oxford. He was called to the bar in October 1992, to specialise, like ...

Sarah (Sarah Squirm) Sherman

Sarah (Sarah Squirm) Sherman

American comedian

Date of Birth: 7 March 1993
Age: 33

Sarah Shermanalso known professionally asSarah Squirm, is an American comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Sherman is known for using surreal and body horror comedy. She became a featured player on th...

William (Billy Sherwood) Sherwood

William (Billy Sherwood) Sherwood

American songwriter and singer

Date of Birth: 14 March 1965
Age: 61

William Wyman Sherwood (Billy Sherwood)is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock b...

Justin Shields

Justin Shields

Platforms and Solutions Director, Vodafone Business

Justin Shieldsleads Vodafone Business Platforms and Solutions, the team responsible for its technology strategy, including all aspects of product development and customer solutions, from design to del...

Christopher Shiflett

Christopher Shiflett

American musician

Date of Birth: 6 May 1971
Age: 55

Christopher Aubrey Shiflettis an American musician. He is most recognizable as lead guitarist for the American rock band Foo Fighters. He was previously a member of the punk rock bands No Use for a Na...

Peter Shilton

Peter Shilton

English former professional footballer

Date of Birth: 18 September 1949
Age: 76

Peter Leslie Shiltonis an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His 30-year career included spells at 11 clubs and he has the distinction of playing over 1,000 league game...

Shoezone

Shoezone

Consumer goods

Shoe Zone (stylised as shoezone) is a footwear retailer in the United Kingdom which sells shoes at low prices. It has over 410 stores in different cities and towns throug