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

Hannah Waddingham

Hannah Waddingham

English actress and singer

Date of Birth: 28 July 1974
Age: 51

Hannah Waddinghamis an English actress and singer. She is best known for playing Rebecca Welton in the comedy series Ted Lasso (2020–present), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstandin...

Christopher Waddle

Christopher Waddle

English former professional football player and manager

Date of Birth: 14 December 1960
Age: 65

Christopher Roland Waddleis an English former professional football player and manager. He had a spell as Burnley manager during the 1997–98 season, but has not returned to coaching since. Largely sin...

Andre Wagner

Andre Wagner

American photographer

Andre D. Wagner(born 1986) is an American photographer, living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. His black and white street and documentary style photographs primarily depict African Americans living i...

Mark Waid

Mark Waid

American comic book writer

Date of Birth: 21 March 1962
Age: 64

Mark Waidis an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles The Flash, Kingdom Come and Superman: Birthright as well as his work on Captain America, Fantastic Four and Darede...

Katie Waissel

Katie Waissel

English singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 24 January 1986
Age: 40

Katie Waissel (born 24 January 1986) is an English singer-songwriter who rose to public prominence through her appearance on the seventh series of The X Factor. Known for her distinctive voice and out...

Thomas Waits

Thomas Waits

American singer

Date of Birth: 7 December 1949
Age: 76

Thomas Alan Waitsis an American singer, songwriter, composer and actor. His lyrics often focus on society's underworld and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He began in the folk sce...

Howard Waldrop

Howard Waldrop

American science fiction author

Date of Birth: 15 September 1946
Age: 77

Howard Waldropwas an American science fiction author who worked primarily in short fiction. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2021. Career Waldrop was a frequent attendee of ...

Diana Princess Of Wales,

Diana Princess Of Wales,

Was a member of the British royal family

Date of Birth: 1 July 1961
Age: 36

Diana, Princess of Waleswas a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William and Harry. Her activism and glamour ma...

Jonathan Walker

Jonathan Walker

American musician

Date of Birth: 17 September 1985
Age: 40

Jonathan Jacob Walkeris an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Formerly the bassist of Panic! at the Disco, Walker was also the lead guitarist and occasional split vocalist of ...

Charles Ashley Rupert Walker

Charles Ashley Rupert Walker

Politician

Date of Birth: 11 September 1967
Age: 58

Sir Charles Ashley Rupert WalkerKBE (born 11 September 1967) is a British politician who served as chair of the House of Commons Procedure Committee from 2012 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Par...

Malcolm Conrad Walker

Malcolm Conrad Walker

Founder and executive chairman of Iceland Foods Ltd.

Date of Birth: 11 February 1946
Age: 80

Sir Malcolm Conrad WalkerCBE (born 11 February 1946) is an English businessman who is the founder and executive chairman of Iceland Foods Ltd. Early life He was born in Grange Moor, West Yorkshire, an...

Daniel Walker

Daniel Walker

English journalist

Date of Birth: 19 March 1977
Age: 49

Daniel Meirion Walker(born 19 March 1977) is an English journalist, newsreader and television presenter. He currently presents 5 News on Channel 5. He was the host of Football Focus from 2009 to 2021,...

Graham Walker

Graham Walker

Irish comedian

Date of Birth: 4 April 1963
Age: 63

Graham William Walker, better known by his stage nameGraham Norton, is an Irish comedian, actor, author, and television host. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time BAFTA TV Award winner...

Graham Walker

Graham Walker

Actor

Date of Birth: 4 April 1963
Age: 63

Graham William Walker, better known by his stage nameGraham Norton, is an Irish actor, author, comedian, commentator, and presenter. Well known for his work in the UK, he is a five-time BAFTA TV Award...

Richard Walker

Richard Walker

Managing Director of Iceland Foods

Richard Walker(born August 1980) is the Managing Director of Iceland Foods, a British supermarket chain, with emphasis on the sale of frozen foods, including prepared meals and vegetables. He is the s...

Alex Walkinshaw

Alex Walkinshaw

British actor

Date of Birth: 5 October 1974
Age: 51

Alex Newcombe Walkinshawis a British actor. He has played the long-running roles of Dale "Smithy" Smith in the ITV police procedural series The Bill and Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher in BBC medical dramas ...

Johnathan Wall

Johnathan Wall

Professional basketball player

Date of Birth: 6 September 1990
Age: 35

Johnathan Hildred Wall Jr.is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A Raleigh, North Carolina native, Wall was chosen wit...

Christopher Wallace

Christopher Wallace

American broadcast journalist

Date of Birth: 12 October 1947
Age: 78

Christopher Wallaceis an American broadcast journalist. He is known for his tough and wide-ranging interviews, for which he is often compared to his father, 60 Minutes journalist Mike Wallace. Over hi...

Gregg Wallace

Gregg Wallace

English broadcaster

Date of Birth: 17 October 1964
Age: 61

Gregg Allan Wallaceis an English broadcaster, entrepreneur, media personality, writer and former greengrocer. He is known for co-presenting MasterChef, Celebrity MasterChef and MasterChef: The Profess...

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace

Secretary of State for Defence

Date of Birth: 15 May 1970
Age: 56

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace(born 15 May 1970) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Defence since 24 July 2019. He was previously the UK's longest-serving Minister of State for Secur...