Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Roman Kemp
British radio host and television personality
Roman Kempis a British radio host and television personality. From 2017 to 2024, he has presented the national radio network Capital FM breakfast show. Kemp also presents The One Show on BBC One. In 2...
Shirlie Kemp
English singer
Shirlie Kempis an English singer, who found fame in the 1980s with Wham! and as part of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie. Music career Holliman was never a band member of what became Wham! but, like her friend...
Elizabeth Kendall
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Elizabeth Louise Kendallis a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology since 2025, having previously served as Secretary of State for Work and Pens...
Anna Kendrick
American actress
Anna Cooke Kendrickis an American actress. Her first starring role was in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society, for which she earned a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Mu...
Edward (Eddie Kendricks) Kendrick
American singer and songwriter
Edward James Kendrick (Eddie Kendricks)was an American singer and songwriter. Noted for his distinctive falsetto singing style, Kendricks co-founded the Motown singing group the Temptations, and was o...
Robert Kennedy
American politician
Robert Francis Kennedy, also known by his initials RFK and by the nickname Bobby, was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 64th United States Attorney General from January 1961 to Septe...
Jake (Jake Bugg) Kennedy
English singer-songwriter
Jake Edwin Charles Kennedy (Jake Bugg)is an English singer-songwriter. His self-titled debut album, Jake Bugg, some of which was co-written with songwriter Iain Archer, was released in October 2012 an...
John Kennedy
35th president of the United States
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination...
Alison Kennedy
Scots writer
Alison Louise Kennedyis a Scots writer, academic and stand-up comedian. She writes novels, short stories and non-fiction, and is known for her dark tone and her blending of realism and fantasy. She co...
Jason Kenny
English former track cyclist
Sir Jason Francis Kennyis an English former track cyclist, specialising in the individual and team sprints. Kenny is the holder of most Olympic gold medals (7) and medals (9) for a British athlete. Ke...
Patricia Kensit
English actress
Patricia Jude Francis Kensitis an English actress, singer, and model. Beginning her career as a child actor, Kensit first gained attention when she acted in a string of commercials for Birds Eye froze...
Barry Keoghan
Irish actor
Barry Keoghanis an Irish actor. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award, and was nominated for an Academy Award and two Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at...
Martin Keown
English football pundit
Martin Raymond Keownis an English football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1984 to 2005, notably in the Premier League for Arsenal, where he made over 400 appea...
Barry Kerch
Drummer
Barry Kerchis a celebrity drummer. After being the seventh person to audition, the original drummer for the hard rock band Shinedown was offered the job. Personal life He fathered his first child, St...
Kering
Consumer goods
Kering is a French-based multinational corporation specializing in luxury goods. It owns the brands Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, Alexander McQueen an
Mark Kermode
English podcaster
Mark Kermodeis an English film critic, musician, radio presenter, television presenter and podcaster. He presents a weekly Scala Radio film music show and the BBC Four documentary series Mark Kermode'...
Miranda Kerr
Australian model
Miranda May Kerr(/kɜːr/; born 20 April 1983) is an Australian model. She rose to prominence in 2007 as one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Kerr was the first Australian Victoria's Secret model and al...
Thomas Kerridge
Сhef
Thomas Kerridge(born 27 July 1973) is an English Michelin-starred chef who has worked mainly in the United Kingdom. After initially appearing in several small television parts as a child actor, he dec...
Karen Khachanov
Russian-Armenian professional tennis player
Karen Abgarovich Khachanovis a Russian-Armenian professional tennis player. Khachanov has won six ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2018 Paris Masters, has claimed an Olym...
Amir Khan
Indian actor
Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khanis an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, he is known for his work in a variety of...