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

Priscilla White
English singer
Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE, better known asCilla Black, was an English singer and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her s...

Charlene White
British television broadcaster
Charlene Denise Whiteis a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ITV News programmes. She has been an anchor on Loose Women since 2021 and appeared on the ...

Michael White
American filmmaker and actor
Michael Christopher Whiteis an American filmmaker and actor. He created, writes, and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series The White Lotus, for which he has won three Primetime Emm...

Sharon White
Chair of the John Lewis Partnership
Dame Sharon Michele White(born 21 April 1967) is a British businesswoman. She is currently Chair of the John Lewis Partnership, having previously held a variety of roles in the Civil Service. She was ...

Scott White
Chief Executive Officer of the Pragmatic Semiconductor
Scott White is an experienced serial entrepreneur, now leading his sixth technology venture as CEO of PragmatIC Semiconductor. He is also an Advisor at venture fund Deeptech Labs. Education Scott grad...

Dana White
American businessman and the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Dana Whitewas born in Manchester, Connecticut, and spent most of life in Las Vegas, Nevada. White liked boxing and competed as an amateur boxer. He opened some gyms where he created workout programs w...

Jack Whitehall
English comedian
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehallis an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is known for his roles as JP in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Fresh Meat (2011–2016) and as Alfie...

Michael Whitehall
English author and producer
Michael Whitehallis an English author, producer, talent agent and television personality. He is a former theatrical agent who went on to form two production companies, Havahall Pictures (with Nigel Ha...

Paul Whitehouse
Welsh actor
Paul Julian Whitehouseis a Welsh actor, comedian, presenter, and writer. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows Harr...

Mae Whitman
American actress
Mae Whitmanis an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, starring in the films When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996) and Hope Floats (1998), an...

Christopher John MacRae Whitty
Chief Medical Officer for England
Christopher John MacRae WhittyCB FRCP FFPH FMedSci (born 21 April 1966) is a British physician and epidemiologist serving as Chief Medical Officer for England (CMO) and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK...

Wholebake
Industry and Production
Wholebake produces and supplies energy bars for vegetarians and the company offers its products through health and food shops, as well as online. It is situated in the United Kingdom and the company w

Peter Wicks
English television personality
Peter James Wicksis an English television personality who was a cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex. Wicks was born on 1 November 1988 in Harlow, Essex. In 2015, Wicks joined...

Ann Widdecombe
British politician and television personality
Ann Noreen Widdecombeis a British politician and television personality who has been Reform UK's Immigration and Justice spokesperson since 2023.[2] Originally a member of the Conservative Party, she ...

Joshua Widdicombe
English comedian and presenter
Joshua Michael Widdicombeis an English comedian and presenter. He is best known for his appearances on The Last Leg (2012–present), Fighting Talk (2014–2016), Insert Name Here (2016–2019), Mock the We...

Kai Widdrington
English dancer and choreographer
Kai Widdringtonis an English dancer and choreographer. In 2010, he was the Junior World Latin American champion. In 2012, he reached the final of the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent. Between 2017...

Josh Wiggins
American actor
Josh Wigginsis an American actor, best known for his role of Jacob Wilson in the drama Hellion (2014), Justin Wincott in the adventure drama Max (2015) and Franky Winter in Giant Little Ones (2018). C...

Robert (Bob) Wigley
Chairman of UK Finance
Robert (Bob) Wigleyis chairman of UK Finance, Vesta Global Holdings Ltd, Vizolution Ltd and is an investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is author of a book about the effects of technology on G...

Kristen Wiig
American actress
Kristen Carroll Wiigis an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Wiig achieved stardom in the...

Georginio Wijnaldum
Dutch professional footballer
Georginio Gregion Emile Wijnaldumis a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq and the Netherlands national team. He is noted for his h...