Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Nusrat Munir Ui-ghani
Politician
Nusrat Munir Ul-Ghani(born 1 September 1972) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wealden in East Sussex since 2015. She was Parliamentary Under-Secret...
Lars Ulrich
Danish musician
Lars Ulrichis a Danish musician best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. The son and grandson respectively of tennis players Torben and Einer Ulrich, he played ...
BBC Radio Ulster
Advertising and media
BBC Radio Ulster is a Northern Irish national radio station owned and operated by BBC Northern Ireland, a division of the BBC. It was established on New Year's Day 1975, repla
Ultimo
Consumer goods
Ultimo was a Glasgow-headquartered designer lingerie brand, majority owned by Sri Lanka–based lingerie group MAS Holdings. It was founded in 1996 by Michelle M
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Swedish musician
Björn Kristian Ulvæusis a Swedish musician, singer, songwriter, and producer best known as a member of the musical group ABBA. He is also the co-composer of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla,...
Uncorked
Consumer goods
Uncorked is one of the UK's leading small independent wine merchants. The job here involves spending a lot of time saying no to hopeful suppliers whose wine just doesn't hit the quality bets. The wine
Unilever
Industry and Production
Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Unilever products include food, condiments, ice cre
Unite the Union
Politics and Administration
Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union which was formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and G
Number 10 Policy Unit
Politics and Administration
The Number 10 Policy Unit is an elite body of policymakers based in 10 Downing Street, providing policy advice directly to the British Prime Minister. Originally set up to support&
True Colors United
Economy
True Colors United (formerly True Colors Fund) is an American nonprofit organization addressing the issue of youth homelessness in the United States. Founded in 2008 by Cyndi Lauper, the organization
Durham University
Science and education
Durham University is a collegiate public research university in Durham, England, founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832 and incorporated by royal cha
Columbia University
Science and education
Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many
Cardiff University
Science and education
Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a fou
Aberystwyth University
Science and education
Aberystwyth University is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales. Aberystwyth was a founding member institution of the former federal University of Wales. The university has over 8,000 stu
Loughborough University
Science and education
Loughborough University is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, when Loughborough T
The Open University
Science and education
The Open University (OU) is a public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United
Harvard University
Science and education
Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a member of the Ivy League. Harvard was started on September 8, 1636, and it is the oldes
Culture Unstained
Audit and Consulting
Culture Unstained are a research, engagement and campaigning organisation which aims to end fossil fuel sponsorship of culture as part of the Art Not Oil coalition. They are calling on&
Paul Unwin
film, theatre, TV writer and director
Paul Andrew Unwinis a film, theatre, TV writer / director. Early life He was born in Reading, Berkshire. He studied drama at the University of Bristol, where he met Jeremy Brock in 1979. Career TV Pau...
Keith Urban
Australian and American country singer
Keith Lionel Urbanis an Australian and American country singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Recognised with four Grammy Awards, he also received 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, including the Jim Re...