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

Denzel Washington
American actor
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.is an American actor, producer, and director. In a career spanning over four decades, Washington has received numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, two Academy Awards,...

Deborah Waterhouse
Chief Executive Officer of ViiV Healthcare
Deborah Waterhousewas appointed to GSK’s Corporate Executive Team on January 8, 2020. She became Chief Executive Officer of ViiV Healthcare on April 1, 2017. Career Deborah joined GSK in 1996 and was ...

Katherine Waterston
American actress
Katherine Boyer Waterstonis a British-born American actress. She made her feature film debut in Michael Clayton (2007). She had supporting roles in films including Robot & Frank, Being Flynn (both 201...

Ian Watkins
Welsh singer
Ian David Karslake Watkinswas a Welsh singer, songwriter, and convicted child sex offender. He was the lead singer and frontman of the rock band Lostprophets from 1997 to 2012. Watkins founded Lostpro...

Hamish Watson
professional rugby union player
Hamish Fergus Wallace Watsonis a professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh. Born in England, he represents Scotland at international level aft...

Emily Watson
English actress
Emily Margaret Watsonis an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya at the ...

Emma Watson
English actress
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watsonis an English actress, model and activist. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent films, as well as for her women's rights work, she has received a select...

Charles Watts
English musician
Charles Robert Wattswas an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts develo...

Ruby Wax
American-British actress
Ruby Waxis an American-British actress, comedian, writer, television presenter, and mental health campaigner. She co-starred on the ITV sitcom Girls on Top (1985–1986), before coming to prominence as ...

Martin Weale
British economist
Martin Robert Weale CBEis a British economist. He was educated at Highgate School and Clare College, Cambridge, where he qualified for an MA in Economics, with first-class honours, and was later a fel...

Harry (Cliff Richard) Webb
Singer
Sir Cliff Richard OBE (Harry Rodger Webb)is an English singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling ...

Marc Webb
American filmmaker and music video director
Marc Preston Webbis an American filmmaker and music video director. He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer. He then directed The Amazing Spider-...

Justin Webb
Journalist at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Justin Oliver Webbis a British journalist who has worked for the BBC since 1984. He is a former BBC North America Editor and the main co-presenter of BBC One's Breakfast News programme. Since August 2...

Gary Webb
English singer
Gary Anthony James Webb, known professionally asGary Numan, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. The band's secon...

Claudia Webbe
Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East
Claudia Naomi Webbeis a British politician who is currently the Member of Parliament (MP) for Leicester East. She was elected to Parliament as a Labour MP in 2019, and currently sits as an independent...

Andrew Webber
English composer
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webberis an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has co...

Cecil Webber
British television writer and playwright
Cecil Edwin Webberwas a British television writer and playwright. He is best remembered for his contribution to the creation of the science-fiction series Doctor Who while working as a staff writer fo...

Mark Webster
Welsh former professional darts player
Mark Websteris a Welsh former professional darts player. Nicknamed Webby and The Spider, he played in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Webster began his career on the British Darts Organis...

Jamie Webster
English singer
Jamie Websteris an English singer, songwriter and musician. He has released three studio albums. Career Liverpool F.C. Webster's shows have become synonymous with Liverpool F.C. and their supporter cu...

Jacques (Travis Scott) II Webster
American rapper, singer, songwriter
Jacques Berman Webster II (Travis Scott)is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His stage name is the namesake of a favorite uncle combined with the first name of one of his in...