Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Joseph Quinn
English actor
Joseph Quinnis an English actor. He is best known for his role as Eddie Munson in the fourth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things (2022). His previous appearances were in the BBC One series Di...
Christine Quinn
American actress
Christine Quinnis an American actress, real estate agent, and television personality. She is best known for her role in the hit Netflix reality series Selling Sunset, where she gained fame for her bol...
James Quinn
Actor
James Quinnis actor. James can currently be seen in series 5 of ITV’s popular crime drama ‘Unforgotten’ and will soon be seen in a new BBC drama ‘The Reckoning’. He will be filming a recurring role in...
Quiz
Consumer goods
Quiz is a British clothing business founded in 1993 in Scotland. It has more than 275 shops in the United Kingdom and more than fifty shops in other parts of Europe and&n
RBR
Audit and Consulting
RBR is widely recognised as the leading provider of strategic research and consulting services to organisations active in the areas of banking and retail technology, cards and payments.
Dominic Rennie Raab
Foreign Secretary
Dominic Rennie Raab(born 25 February 1974) is a British politician, serving as First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since July 2019. A memb...
Daniel Radcliffe
English actor
Daniel Jacob Radcliffeis an English actor. He rose to fame at age twelve, when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name. Over his career, Radcliffe has received various awa...
Johannes Radebe
Dancer and choreographer
Johannes Radebeis a South African-born British dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the BBC One dancing competition Strictly Come Dancing. Career Radebe began ...
Times Radio
Advertising and media
Times Radio is a British digital radio station owned by News UK. It is jointly operated by Wireless Group (which News UK acquired in 2016), The Times and T
BBC Radio
Communication and Internet
BBC Radio is an operational business division[1] and service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal
Absolute Radio
Advertising and media
Absolute Radio is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK, and is a core part of the Absolute Radio Network, which includes sister stations like Absolute Radio 60s,
Virgin Radio
Advertising and media
Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993. In 2008, Virgin Radio UK was sold to TIML, a subsidiary of The Times of India group, and the name was changed to Abso
Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland (CFM Radio)
Advertising and media
Greatest Hits Radio Cumbria & South West Scotland is an Independent Local Radio station based in Carlisle, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greates
Emma Raducanu
British professional tennis player
Emma Raducanuis a British professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 10 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) on 11 July 2022, and is a former British No. 1. Raducanu is th...
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman
Leader of Tower Hamlets First
Mohammad Lutfur Rahman(born 12 September 1965), known as Lutfur Rahman, is a Bangladesh-born British former solicitor and politician, who was the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, a Borou...
Network Rail
Auto and Transport
Network Rail Limited is the owner (via its subsidiary Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, which was known as Railtrack plc before 2002) and infrastructure manager of most of the railwa
Chiltern Railways
Auto and Transport
Chiltern Railways is a British train operating company that has operated the Chiltern Railways franchise since July 1996. Since 2009, it has been a subsidiary of Arriva U
Ma Gertrude Rainey
American blues singer
Gertrude "Ma" Raineywas an American blues singer and influential early-blues recording artist. Dubbed the "Mother of the Blues", she bridged earlier vaudeville and the authentic expression of southern...
Molly Rainford
English actress
Molly Anne Rainfordis an English actress, singer and television presenter. She was a finalist on the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2012 and was one of the presenters on Friday Download betwe...
Amol Rajan
British journalist
Amol Rajanis an Indian-born British journalist, broadcaster and writer. He was the media editor of BBC News from December 2016 to January 2023, and has been a presenter on the Today programme on BBC R...