Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Martina Navratilova
Czech-American former professional tennis player
Martina Navratilovais a Czech-American former professional tennis player. Widely considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, Navratilova won 18 major singles titles, 31 major women's dou...
Miles Nazaire
English television personality
Miles James Nazaireis an English television personality, known for being a cast member on the E4 reality series Made in Chelsea since 2018. He has also made appearances on other television shows inclu...
Anita Nazran
British radio and television presenter
Anita Rani Nazran, better known asAnita Rani, is a British radio and television presenter. Career After leaving university Rani worked as a researcher for the BBC and other organisations. In 2002, Ran...
Daniel Neal
former professional football player
Thomas Daniel Nealis an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 11 seasons with the Baltimore Colts and Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 1...
Charles Neal
actor, writer, singer/songwriter
Charles Lincoln "Link" Neal IIIis an American actor, writer, singer/songwriter known for being the comedy duo "Rhett & Link." Neal is also known for being the co-creator and co-host of Good Mythical M...
David Neal
Inspector of Borders and Immigration
David Nealis the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. He was appointed by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, in succession to David Bolt who left the post in March 2021. Military care...
Polly Neate
Chief executive officer of Shelter
Polly NeateCBE is chief executive of Shelter, a British homelessness and housing charity that campaigns to end the housing emergency. She was recognised for her work in the 2020 New Year Honours list....
Airey Neave
Lawyer
Lieutenant Colonel Airey Middleton Sheffield Neavewas a British soldier, lawyer and Member of Parliament (MP) from 1953 until his assassination in 1979. During World War II he was the first British pr...
William Neeson
Actor
William John Neesonis an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Tony Awards. In 2...
Jessica Nelson
English singer
Jessica Louise Nelsonis an English singer. She rose to prominence as a member of the girl group Little Mix, who were formed during the eighth series of The X Factor in 2011. As part of Little Mix, Nel...
Wesley Nelson
English singer and television personality
Wesley Nelsonis an English singer and television personality. In 2018, he appeared in the fourth series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island, and has since competed on Dancing on Ice, The X Factor: ...
Prince Nelson
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Prince Rogers Nelsonwas an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation, he was known for his flamboyant, androgynous person...
Ken Nelson
English record producer
Ken Nelsonis an English record producer. After several years working on demos and independent artists, he achieved success with Gomez, and worldwide success with the first Coldplay recording. He has a...
Nina Nesbitt
Scottish singer and songwriter
Nina Lindberg Nesbittis a Scottish singer and songwriter. She has two top 40 singles, and is known for her single "Stay Out", which peaked at 21 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2013. Her first EP, Th...
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime minister of Israel
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahuis an Israeli politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and again from 2009 to 2021. He i...
Andre Da Costa Neto
Brazilian footballer
André Trindade da Costa Neto, simply known asAndré, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Fluminense and the Brazil national team. Club career Born in Algodão, Ibirataia, B...
Ruben Neves
Portuguese professional footballer
Rúben Diogo da Silva Nevesis a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal and the Portugal national team. Neves started his career with P...
Gary Neville
English football pundit
Gary Alexander Nevilleis an English football pundit, former player, and co-owner of English Football League club Salford City. As a player, Neville was a right-back and spent his entire career with Ma...
James Newman
English singer and songwriter
James Richard Newmanis an English singer and songwriter. During the 2014 Brit Awards, he won the Brit Award for British Single of the Year as a co-writer of "Waiting All Night", a song by English band...
Sydney Newman
Canadian film and television producer
Sydney Cecil Newmanwas a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newm...