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

Jean Smart
Actress
Jean Elizabeth Smartis an American actress. After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest, she appeared on Broadway in 1981 as Marlene Dietrich in the biographical play Piaf....

Nicola Smedley
English actress
Nicola Jane Smedleyis an English actress, dancer, choreographer, television director and producer. Smedley is best known for her role as Laa Laa in the BBC children's show Teletubbies, which she playe...

Julia Smith
English television director and producer
Julia Cuthbert Smithwas an English television director and producer. She is best known for being the co-creator (along with Tony Holland) of the BBC soap opera EastEnders, also working as a director a...

Patricia Smith
American singer-songwriter
Patricia Lee Smithis an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and poet who became an influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 debut album Horses. Called the ...

Spencer Smith
American musician
Spencer James Smithis an American talent agent and former musician and songwriter. He is best known as a co-founding member and the former drummer of the rock band Panic! at the Disco. He recorded fou...

Margaret Smith
English actress
Dame Margaret Natalie Smithis an English actress. With an extensive career on screen and stage beginning in the mid-1950s, Smith has appeared in over 60 films and 70 plays. She is one of the few artis...

Brent Smith
American singer
Brent Stephen Smithis an American singer best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Shinedown. Career Prior to fronting the rock band Shinedown, Smith had a high school band named Blind Thought ...

Chad Smith
American musician
Chad Gaylord Smithis an American musician who has been the drummer of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Smith is also the d...

Trevor (Busta Rhymes) Smith
American rapper and actor
Trevor George Smith Jr. (Busta Rhymes)is an American rapper and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes, after NFL and CFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes. He has receive...

David Smith
Chief Executive of ENA
David Smithis the Chief Executive of ENA and serves on our Board of Directors. Before becoming Chief Executive in October 2007, David was ENA’s Deputy Chief Executive in charge of policy and joined EN...

Jordan Smith
English professional golfer
Jordan Lewis Smithis an English professional golfer. Career Smith turned professional in 2014. He played mainly on the PGA EuroPro Tour in 2015 winning twice. He also won the tour's Order of Merit whi...

Adrian Smith
President of the Royal Society
Sir Adrian Frederick Melhuish Smithis a British statistician who is chief executive of the Alan Turing Institute and president of the Royal Society. Career From 1977 until 1990, he was professor of st...

Jacqueline Smith
Minister of State for Skills
Jacqueline Jill "Jacqui" Smithis a British politician, broadcaster and life peer who has been serving as Minister of State for Skills since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she was Member of Parlia...

Sheridan Smith
English actress and singer
Sheridan Caroline Sian Smithis an English actress and singer. She came to prominence after playing a variety of characters in sitcoms, including The Royle Family (1999–2000), Two Pints of Lager and a ...

Kevin Smith
American director
Kevin Patrick Smithis an American director, producer, writer, and actor. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in ...

Aaron Smith
American former professional football player
Aaron Douglas Smithis an American former professional football player who was a defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the fourth round of ...

Colson Smith
English actor
Colson John Smithis an English actor, known for portraying the role of Craig Tinker on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street between 2011 and 2025. He has also appeared as a contestant on the ITV reali...

Cory Smith
American actor
Cory Michael Smithis an American actor, known for his role as Edward Nygma / The Riddler in the Fox television drama series Gotham. He appeared in Camp X-Ray in 2014. He appeared in 2013 in Breakfast ...

Matthew Smith
English actor
Matthew Robert Smithis an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series Doctor Who (2010–2014), the young Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, ...

Dorothy Smith
English novelist and playwright
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smithwas an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing I Capture the Castle (1948) and the children's novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians (1956). Other work...