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

Charles Nunn
Chief Executive Officer of Lloyds Banking Group
Charles Alan Nunnis a British banker and former management consultant, and the chief executive (CEO) of Lloyds Banking Group since August 2021. Career Nunn worked for Accenture for 12 years, in the US...

Paolo Nutini
Scottish singer, songwriter and musician
Paolo Giovanni Nutiniis a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Nutini's debut album, These Streets (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, Sunny Side Up...

Egobunma Nwodim
American actress
Egobunma Kelechi Nwodimis an American actress, comedian, writer, and singer. Nwodim has been a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since 2018, beginning with the show's 44t...

Victoria Nwouse-hope
British television and radio presenter
Victoria Nwayawu Nwosu-Hopeis a British television and radio presenter, journalist and published author. Hope hosts the BBC Radio 1 drivetime show Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie with Katie This...

Lupita Nyong'o
Kenyan-Mexican actress
Lupita Amondi Nyong'ois a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Daytime Emmy Award with nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe Aw...

Conan O'brien
American television host
Conan Christopher O'Brienis an American television host, comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He is best known for having hosted late-night talk shows, beginning with Late Night with Conan O'Brien (...

Jim O'callaghan
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Jim O'Callaghanis an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration since January 2025. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South consti...

Romijn Rebecca O'connell
American actress and former model
Rebecca Alie O'Connellis an American actress and former model. She is known for her role as Mystique in the original trilogy (2000–2006) of the X-Men film series, as Joan from The Punisher (2004) (bot...

Caitlin O'connor
American actress
Caitlin O'Connor Purdy, better known asCaitlin O'Connor, is an American actress, model and host. Career O'Connor appeared on the series finale of Two and a Half Men on CBS. She has also done a three-e...

Sinead O'connor
Irish singer
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connorwas an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist. Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released in 1987 and achieved international chart success. Her 1990 a...

Desmond O'connor
English comedian
Desmond Bernard O'Connorwas an English comedian, singer and television presenter. He was a long-time TV chat-show host, beginning with The Des O'Connor Show in 1963, which ran for ten years. He also p...

George O'dowd
English singer
George Alan O'Dowd, known professionally asBoy George, is an English singer, songwriter, actor, DJ and lead singer of the English pop band Culture Club. He began his solo career in 1987. Boy George gr...

Brian O'driscoll
Irish former professional rugby union player
Brian Gerard O'Driscollis an Irish former professional rugby union player. He played at outside centre for the Irish provincial team Leinster and for Ireland. He captained Ireland from 2003 until 2012...

Barry O'dwyer
Group Chief Executive Officer, Royal London
Barry O’Dwyeris Group Chief Executive Officer of Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life insurance and pensions company. He was appointed to this position in September 2019. Prior to this, Barry he...

Maggie O'farrell
Novelist
Maggie O'Farrellis a novelist from Northern Ireland. Her acclaimed first novel, After You'd Gone, won the Betty Trask Award and a later one, The Hand That First Held Mine, the 2010 Costa Novel Award. ...

Ronan O'gara
Rugby coach
Ronan John Ross O'Garais an Irish former rugby union player and current coach. O'Gara played as a fly-half and is Ireland's second most-capped player and second highest points scorer. He is currently ...

Paul O'grady
English comedian
Paul James O'Gradywas an English comedian, broadcaster, drag queen, actor, and writer. He achieved notability in the London gay scene during the 1980s with his drag persona Lily Savage, through which ...

Frances Lorraine O'grady
General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress
Frances Lorraine O'Grady(born 9 November 1959) is the General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC), the first woman to hold the position. Early life and family O'Grady was born in Oxfo...

Catherine O'hara
Canadian-American actress
Catherine Anne O'Harais a Canadian-American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is known for her comedy work on Second City Television (1976–1984) and Schitt's Creek (2015–2020) and in films such...

Dermot O'leary
English-Irish broadcaster
Seán Dermot Fintan O'Learyis an English-Irish broadcaster who currently works for ITV and BBC Radio 2. His radio career began when he worked as a disc jockey at Essex Radio, but he is best known for b...