Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Ian Wright
Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Ian Wrightis Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Career Wright, formerly Diageo’s corporate relations director, took the helm at the federation in 2015, from former director ge...
Stephen Wright
English radio personality
Stephen Richard Wrightis an English radio personality, occasional television presenter and disc jockey, credited with introducing the zoo format on British radio, known for its zany, multi-personality...
Matthew Wright
English television presenter
Alexander Matthew Wrightis an English television presenter and former tabloid journalist. He worked as a journalist for The Sun and was a showbusiness gossip columnist for The Daily Mirror before laun...
Jeffrey Wright
American actor
Jeffrey Wrightis an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Wrig...
Peter Wright
Scottish professional darts player
Peter Stuart Wrightis a Scottish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time world champion, having won the PDC World Da...
Shaun Wright-phillips
English former professional footballer
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillipsis an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in the Premier League and Football League for Manchester City, Chelsea and Queens Park Range...
Ronald (Billy Fury) Wycherley
English musician
Ronald Wycherley (Billy Fury)was an English singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. An early star of both rock and roll and films, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 33...
William (Bill Wyman) Wyman
English musician
William George Wymanis an English musician, best known as the bassist for the rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993, except for a one-off guest appearance in 2012. Since 1997, he ...
Jinping XI
Chinese politician
Xi Jinpingis a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader o...
Sirius XM
Advertising and media
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. is an American broadcasting company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City that provides satellite radio and online radi
Nancy Xu
Chinese dancer and choreographer
Nancy Xu YouJieis a Chinese dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing since 2019. Xu specialises in Latin dance and was a finalist in the U21...
Cathy Yan
Film director
Cathy Y. Yan is a Chinese-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Her films include the comedy-drama film Dead Pigs (2018) and Birds of Prey (2020), the eighth installment of the DC E...
Janet Yang
American film producer
Janet Yangis an American film producer serving as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 2021. Yang has been credited on films and television including The Joy Luck Club, T...
Bowen Yang
Actor
Bowen Yangis an Australian-born American actor, comedian, writer, and podcaster based in New York City. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in ...
Scotland Yard
Security
Scotland Yard is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, the territorial police force responsible for policing Greater London's 32 boroughs. Its name derives from th
Hamza Yassin
British wildlife cameraman and presenter
Hamza Ahmed Yassinis a British wildlife cameraman and presenter, known for his role as Ranger Hamza on the children's television channel CBeebies and his work on shows such as Countryfile and Animal P...
Dayana Yastremska
Ukrainian professional tennis player
Dayana Oleksandrivna Yastremskais a Ukrainian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 21 by the WTA, achieved in January 2020. Yastremska has won three WTA Tour titles. He...
Aaron (Tech N9ne) Yates
American rapper and singer
Aaron Dontez Yates (Tech N9ne)is an American rapper and singer. In 1999, he and business partner Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. He has sold over two million albums and has had h...
Yeezy
Consumer goods
Yeezy is an American media company, fashion brand, and record label founded by rapper, designer, and entrepreneur Kanye West (legally known as Ye as of 2021) on August 6, 2013. Most famous for its ass
Janet Yellen
Chairman of Federal Reserve Board
Janet Louise Yellenis an American economist at the Brookings Institution who served as the Chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018, and as Vice Chair from 2010 to 2014. She was the first woman ...