Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Bindi Irwin
Australian television personality
Bindi Sue Irwinis an Australian television personality, conservationist, zookeeper and actress. She is the elder of the two children of conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin and his c...
Jason Isaacs
English actor
Jason Isaacsis anEnglish actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot (2000), Michael D. Steele in Black Hawk Down (2001), Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter fr...
Alexander Isak
Swedish professional footballer
Alexander Isakis a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Sweden national team. Starting off his professional career with AIK in 2016, ...
Oghenemaro Itoje
English professional rugby union player
Oghenemaro Miles Itojeis an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Saracens and the England national team. Itoje signed his first professional contract ...
William (Billy) Ivory
British screenwriter
William (Billy) Ivoryis a British screenwriter, playwright and actor. He is a three-time BAFTA nominee. Early life and career Ivory was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire and has set many of his works...
Tomoki Iwata
Japanese professional footballer
Tomoki Iwatais a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Celtic and the Japan national team. Club career Oita Trinita Born in Ōita, Iwata began his youth career with O...
Shreyas Iyer
Indian international cricketer
Shreyas Santosh Iyeris an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. He has played in all formats for the Indian team. Iyer scored a century in his ...
Izzard Edward (Eddie Izzard)
British stand-up comedian
Suzy Eddie Izzard, often known professionally asEddie Izzard), is a British stand-up comedian, actor and activist. Her comedic style takes the form of what appears to the audience as rambling whimsica...
Manuel Jacinto
Canadian actor
Manuel Luis Jacintois a Canadian actor. After several small roles on television, his breakout role came as Jason Mendoza on the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020). Jacinto had minor roles in Bad Ti...
Simon Jack
Business Editor for BBC News
Simon Jackis an English business journalist and news correspondent. He is currently the Business Editor for BBC News, known for appearing on BBC Breakfast until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's Tod...
Alister Jack
Secretary of State for Scotland
Alister William Jack DLis a Scottish politician serving as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2019. A member of the Scottish Conservatives, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries an...
Julia Jacklin
Australian singer-songwriter
Julia Jacklinis an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney, Australia. Jacklin's musical style has been described as indie pop, indie folk, and alternative country. She has released two studio albums...
Hugh Jackman
Australian actor
Hugh Michael Jackmanis an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as Logan / Wolverine in the X-Men film series (2000–2017), a role that earned him the G...
Alan Jackson
American attorney
Alan Jay Jacksonis an American attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He is recognized for his career in both prosecution and defense within the criminal law sector. Career ackson's career began a...
Samuel Jackson
American actor and producer
Samuel Leroy Jacksonis an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwi...
Peter Jackson
New Zealand filmmaker
Sir Peter Robert Jacksonis a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which...
Michael Jackson
American singer
Michael Joseph Jacksonwas an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th cent...
Joshua Jackson
Canadian-American actor
Joshua Carter Jacksonis a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Pacey Witter on The WB's teen drama Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Frin...
Alexander Jackson
American professional baseball catcher
Alexander James Jacksonis an American professional baseball catcher and outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, M...
Greg Jackson
Chief executive officer of Octopus Energy
Greg Jacksonis a British entrepreneur and businessman who is the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy. Jackson grew up in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and then Saltburn-by-the-Sea in North Yorkshire. He beca...