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

Andrew Wilman
English television producer
Andrew Neville Wilmanis an English television producer who is best known as the co-creator (with Jeremy Clarkson) and former executive producer of the Top Gear show, from 2002 to 2015, as well as bein...

Harold Wilson
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
James Harold Wilsonwas a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He was the Leader of the Labour...

Rebel Wilson
Australian actress
Rebel Melanie Elizabeth Wilsonis an Australian actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. After graduating from the Australian Theatre for Young People in 2003, Wilson began appearing as Toula i...

Patrick Wilson
American actor
Patrick Joseph Wilsonis an American actor. He began his career in 1995, starring in Broadway musicals. He received nominations for two Tony Awards for his roles in The Full Monty (2000–2001) and Oklah...

Lainey Wilson
American country music singer-songwriter
Lainey Denay Wilsonis an American country music singer-songwriter. Wilson performed from an early age, before going to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career as a country performer. In 2014, she rel...

Brent Wilson
American musician
Brent Matthew Wilsonis a retired American musician who served as the original bassist of Panic! at the Disco. He recorded one album with them before he was fired for "lack of responsibility". He was i...

Ruth Wilson
English actress
Ruth Wilsonis an English actress. She has played the eponymous protagonist in Jane Eyre (2006), Alice Morgan in the BBC psychological crime drama Luther (2010–2013, 2019), Alison Lockhart in the Showt...

Callum Wilson
English professional footballer
Callum Eddie Graham Wilsonis an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Newcastle United and the England national team. Wilson began his career with his hometown...

Donald Wilson
Scottish television writer and producer
Donald Boyd Wilsonwas a Scottish television writer and producer who worked for the BBC. His work included co-creating the science fiction series Doctor Who in 1963 and adapting and producing The Forsy...

Richard Wilson
English musician
Charles Richard Wilsonis an English musician and the frontman of five-piece rock band Kaiser Chiefs. Before the formation of the band, in 2003, Wilson was a member of the band Runston Parva (later kno...

Michael Wilson
American-British screenwriter and film producer
Michael Gregg Wilsonis an American-British screenwriter and film producer, best known for his association with the James Bond film series. James Bond franchise In 1972, Wilson joined Eon Productions, ...

Julia Wilson
Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays
Julia Wilsonis Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays. Skills, experience and contribution Significant board and executive-level strategic and financial leadership experienceExtensive accounti...

Jonathan Wimberly
American record producer, songwriter, composer
Jonathan Patrick Wimberlyis an American record producer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and mixing engineer best known as being one-half of the synth-pop duo Chairlift. The band parted wa...

Robin Windsor
English professional Latin and ballroom dancer
Robin Jamie Windsorwas an English professional Latin and ballroom dancer, best known for appearing as a professional dancer on the BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. Career Before joining St...

Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor
member of the British royal family
Anne, Princess Royalis a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and the only sister of King Charles I...

Amy Winehouse
English singer
Amy Jade Winehousewas an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, reggae and jaz...

Oprah Winfrey
Actress
Oprah Gail Winfrey, or simplyOprah, is an American talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and philanthropist. She is best known for her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, broadcast from...

Claudia Winkleman
English television presenter
Claudia Anne Irena Winklemanis an English television presenter, radio personality, film critic and journalist. Between 2004 and 2010, she presented Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on weeknights on...

Irwin Winkler
American film producer and director
Irwin Winkleris an American film producer and director. He is the producer or director of over 50 motion pictures, dating back to 1967's Double Trouble, starring Elvis Presley. The fourth film he prod...

Kate Winslet
Actress
Kate Elizabeth Winsletis an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, as well as for her portrayals of headstrong, complicated women, she has received numer...