People

Remarkable people

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

Paula Vennells

Paula Vennells

British businesswoman

Date of Birth: 21 February 1959
Age: 67

Paula Anne Vennellsis a British businesswoman who was the chief executive officer of Post Office Limited from 2012 to 2019. She is also an Anglican priest. Vennells was the CEO of Post Office Ltd duri...

Casandra (Cassie) Ventura

Casandra (Cassie) Ventura

American singer

Date of Birth: 26 August 1986
Age: 39

Casandra Elizabeth Venturais an American singer, dancer, actress, and model. Born in New London, Connecticut, she began her musical career after meeting record producer Ryan Leslie in late 2004, who s...

Distill Ventures

Distill Ventures

Banks and investments

Distill Ventures was born out of a realisation that there were many visionary drinks entrepreneurs with barriers holding them back and little access to resources to help them build global br

Fernando Verdasco

Fernando Verdasco

Spanish professional tennis player

Date of Birth: 15 November 1983
Age: 42

Fernando Verdasco Carmonais a Spanish professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 7, achieved in April 2009. His best performance at a major was the semifinals of the 2009...

Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara

Colombian and American actress

Date of Birth: 10 July 1972
Age: 53

Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergarais a Colombian and American actress and television personality. She is known for her role as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020) and Gri...

Edward Verity

Edward Verity

British journalist

Date of Birth: 19 August 1965
Age: 60

Edward Verityis a British journalist. He has been editor of the Daily Mail since 2021. He was formerly editor of Mail newspapers, with responsibility for the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and You mag...

Cornelius Vermuyden

Cornelius Vermuyden

Dutch engineer

Sir Cornelius Vermuydenwas a Dutch engineer who introduced Dutch land reclamation methods to England. Vermuyden was commissioned by the Crown to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshi...

Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen

Dutch-Belgian racing driver

Date of Birth: 30 September 1997
Age: 28

Max Emilian Verstappenis a Dutch-Belgian racing driver and the 2021 and 2022 Formula One World Champion. He competes under the Dutch flag in Formula One with Red Bull Racing. Verstappen is the son of ...

Susan Vertue

Susan Vertue

English television producer

Date of Birth: 21 September 1960
Age: 65

Susan Nicola Vertueis an English television producer, mainly of comedy shows, including Mr. Bean and Coupling. She is the daughter of producer Beryl Vertue. Vertue worked for Tiger Aspect, a productio...

Margrethe Vestager

Margrethe Vestager

Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age

Date of Birth: 13 April 1968
Age: 58

Margrethe Vestageris a Danish social liberal politician serving in the Von der Leyen Commission as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age since 1 Dece...

Stuart Vevers

Stuart Vevers

British fashion designer

Date of Birth: 17 November 1973
Age: 52

Stuart Veversis a British fashion designer. He graduated from the University of Westminster in 1996. His first job was at Calvin Klein, followed by Bottega Veneta, Givenchy and Louis Vuitton, where he...

Charlie Vickers

Charlie Vickers

Australian actor

Date of Birth: 24 October 1992
Age: 33

Charlie Vickersis an Australian actor. He plays Sauron in the Amazon Prime fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Career Vickers played the youngest son of the Pazzi family in eight...

Martin John Vickers

Martin John Vickers

Member of Parliament for Cleethorpes

Date of Birth: 13 September 1950
Age: 75

Martin John Vickers(born 13 September 1950) is a British Conservative Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cleethorpes at the 2010 general election. Early life Born in...

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video

Communication and Internet

Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming and rental service of Amazon offer

Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve

Canadian filmmaker

Date of Birth: 3 October 1967
Age: 58

Denis Villeneuveis a Canadian filmmaker. He has received seven Canadian Screen Awards as well as nominations for three Academy Awards, five BAFTA Awards, and two Golden Globe Awards. Villeneuve's film...

Theresa Anne Villiers

Theresa Anne Villiers

Politician

Date of Birth: 5 March 1968
Age: 58

Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet since 2005, having previously served as a Member of the European P...

Jeremy Vine

Jeremy Vine

Journalist

Date of Birth: 17 May 1965
Age: 61

Jeremy Guy Vineis an English television and radio presenter, and journalist. He is best known as the host of his BBC Radio 2 lunchtime programme which presents news, views, interviews with live guests...

Vinted

Vinted

Consumer goods

Vinted, UAB Group, commonly known as Vinted, is a Lithuanian online marketplace for buying, selling, and exchanging new or secondhand items, mainly clothing and accessories. H

Cooking Vinyl

Cooking Vinyl

Advertising and media

Cooking Vinyl is a British independent record label, based in Acton, London, England. Founded in 1986 by former manager and booking agent Martin Goldschmidt and business partn

VisitEngland

VisitEngland

Economy

VisitEngland is the official tourist board for England. Before 1999 it was known as the English Tourist Board and between 1999 and 2009 as the English Tourism Council. In 2003