Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Gary Jarman
British multi-instrumentalist, musician
Gary John Jarmanis a British multi-instrumentalist, best known for being bassist and singer in the Wakefield music group The Cribs. Formed in 2002, The Cribs have released eight albums to date, and nu...
Ryan Jarman
British musician
Ryan James Jarmanis a British musician who is the guitarist and vocalist with English lo-fi indie rock band The Cribs. The Cribs Jarman formed The Cribs in the early 2000s with his twin brother Gary a...
James Jarmusch
American film director
James Robert Jarmuschis an American film director, screenwriter and musician. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as Stranger Than Paradise (1984)...
Daniel Owen Woolgar Jarvis
Mayor of South Yorkshire
Daniel Owen Woolgar JarvisMBE (born 30 November 1972) is a British Labour Party politician and former British Army officer serving as the Mayor of South Yorkshire (formerly Mayor of the Sheffield City...
Augustus Jaspert
British diplomat
Augustus James Ulysses "Gus" Jaspertis a British diplomat who was previously the Governor of the British Virgin Islands. He was sworn into office on 22 August 2017. He left office on 23 January 2021, ...
Sajid Javid
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Sajid Javid(/ˈsædʒɪd ˈdʒævɪd/; born 5 December 1969) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since June 2021. He served as Home Secretary from 2018 to 2...
Ranil Jayawardena
Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardenais a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he served under Prime Minister Liz ...
Peter Jeavons
Group Brand Director at BT Group
Peter Jeavonsis Group Brand Director at BT Group. Career Group Brand Director BTDirector Of Brand Marketing EEHead of Brand Strategy and Planning Orange Skills Brand ArchitectureBrand DevelopmentStrat...
Melissa (Lizzo) Jefferson
American singer, rapper, and flutist
Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally asLizzo, is an American singer, rapper, and flutist. Born in Detroit, Michigan, she moved to Houston with her family when she was ten years old. After c...
Jermaine Jenas
English television presenter
Jermaine Anthony Jenasis an English television presenter, football commentator and former professional footballer. He played as a central midfielder for English club sides Nottingham Forest, Newcastle...
Bernard Christison Jenkin
Chair of the Liaison Committee
Sir Bernard Christison Jenkin(born 9 April 1959) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich and North Essex since 2010. He also serves as chair of the ...
Katherine Jenkins
Welsh singer
Katherine Jenkinsis a Welsh singer. She is a mezzo-soprano and performs operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at th...
Kristen Jenner
American media personality
Kristen Mary Jenneris an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She rose to fame starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007–2021) with her famil...
Kylie Jenner
Businesswoman
Kylie Kristen Jenneris an American socialite, media personality, businesswoman, and former model. She starred in the E! reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians from 2007 to 2021 and ...
Alex Jennings
English actor
Alex Michael Jenningsis an English actor of the stage and screen who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal National Theatre. For his work on the London stage, Jenning...
Robert Edward Jenrick
Secretary of State for Housing
Robert Edward Jenrick(born 9 January 1982) is a British Conservative Party politician serving as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2019. He has served as Member of...
Carly Jepsen
Canadian singer and songwriter
Carly Rae Jepsenis a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Mission, British Columbia, Jepsen pursued a musical theatre program at the Canadian College of Performing Arts in Victoria, Brit...
Renner Jeremy
American actor
Jeremy Lee Renneris an American actor. He began his career by appearing in independent films such as Dahmer (2002) and Neo Ned (2005), then supporting roles in bigger films, such as S.W.A.T. (2003) an...
Aaron (Sbtrkt) Jerome
English musician and producer
Aaron Jerome (Sbtrkt)is an English musician and producer. Sbtrkt has remixed songs by artists such as M.I.A, Radiohead, Modeselektor, Basement Jaxx, Mark Ronson, and Underworld, and has released singl...
Myron Jobson
Personal Finance Campaigner
Myron Jobsonis interactive investor's Personal Finance Campaigner, responsible for leading campaigns to champion investors and help their understanding of key financial issues. An award-winning financ...