Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Laurence Olivier
English actor and director
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivierwas an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave and Ralph Richardson made up a quartet of male actors who dominated the ...
Buster III Olney
American sports journalist for ESPN
Robert Stanbury "Buster" Olney IIIis an American sports journalist for ESPN, ESPN: The Magazine, and ESPN.com. He previously covered the New York Giants and New York Yankees for The New York Times. He...
Gary Olsen
Director of the Create for you developments
Gary Olsenhas over 30 years experience in the industry. He has run a number of very successful business specialising in laboratories and clean rooms, office conversions, new house build and period pro...
David Olusoga
British historian
David Adetayo Olusoga OBE(born January 1970[1]) is a British historian, writer, broadcaster, presenter and film-maker. He is Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester. He has present...
Nikolas Omilana
British YouTuber
Nikolas Daniel Adegbajumo Omilanais a British YouTuber, influencer, and perennial political candidate. His early sketches and prank videos — many of which went viral — showcased his trademark mix of c...
Omnisis
Audit and Consulting
Omnisis is a market research services. Omnisis is on a mission to give you the smartest all-round operations support for your market research plus we can cost & turnaround projects in a number of
OnTheMarket
Communication and Internet
OnTheMarket.com is a United Kingdom property portal similar to Rightmove and Zoopla. Launched to the public in January 2015, it is run by OnTheMarket plc, the m
BBC One
Advertising and media
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship channel and is known for broadcasting
OnePoll
Communication and Internet
OnePoll is a survey-led marketing research company specialising in online and mobile polling. It has offices in London and Bristol. The company is owned by PR and ma
Radar Online
Advertising and media
Radar Online is an American entertainment and gossip website. The print magazine Radar was founded by Maer Roshan and first published in September 2003, with the website RadarOnline.com launching in 2
OnlyFans
Communication and Internet
OnlyFans is an internet content subscription service based in London, England. The service is used primarily by sex workers who produce pornography, but it also
Yoko Ono
Japanese singer and songwriter
Yoko Onois a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art, which she performs in both English and Japanese, and filmmaking. Ono grew up...
Chinyelu Onwurah
British politician
Dame Chinyelu Susan "Chi" Onwurahis a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West since 2024, and previously for Newcastle upon Tyne Central...
OpenAI
Computers and software
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence (AI) research laboratory consisting of the non-profit OpenAI Incorporated (OpenAI Inc.) and its for-profit subsidiary&n
Temilade (Tems) Openiyi
Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer
Temilade Openiyi (Tems)is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. She rose to prominence when two of her songs reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021, her collaboration with D...
Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist
J. Robert Oppenheimerwas an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. He is often called the "father of the atomic...
Rita Ora
British singer-songwriter
Rita Sahatçiu Orais a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Righ...
Viktor Orban
Prime minister of Hungary
Viktor Mihály Orbánis a Hungarian politician who has served as prime minister of Hungary since 2010, previously holding the office from 1998 to 2002. He has presided over Fidesz since 1993, with a bri...
Virgin Orbit
Auto and Transport
Virgin Orbit is a company within the Virgin Group that provided launch services for small satellites. The company was formed in 2017 as a spin-off of Richard Branson
The Conservative Democratic Organisation
Politics and Administration
The Conservative Democratic Organisation is a grouping within the British Conservative Party. It is widely believed to be aligned with Boris Johnson. The CDO was launched in Decemb