Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Axios
Advertising and media
Axios is an American news website based in Arlington County, Virginia. It was founded in 2016 and launched the following year by former Politico journalists Jim VandeHei, 
Rose Ayling-ellis
English actress and model
Rose Lucinda Ayling-Ellisis an English actress and model. Deaf since birth, she is a British Sign Language user. On television, she is best known for her role as Frankie Lewis in the BBC soap opera Ea...
Richard Ayre
Member of the BBC Trust
Richard James Ayrewas a member of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation until its abolition in 2016. He is a former member for England of the Ofcom Content Board an...
Babar Azam
Pakistani international cricketer
Mohammad Babar Azamis a Pakistani international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all formats, and is widely regarded as one of the finest batters in contemporary world cr...
Victoria Azarenka
Belarusian professional tennis player
Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenkais a Belarusian professional tennis player. Azarenka is a former world No. 1 in singles, having claimed the top ranking for the first time on 30 January 2012. She was the y...
BMW
Auto and Transport
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly referred to as BMW is a German multinational company which produces luxury vehicles and motorcycles. The company was founded in 1916 as a manu
BP
Industry and Production
BP until may 2001 British Petroleum was a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London.London. About a third of the company's revenue comes from operations in&nbs
Burt Bacharach
Composer, songwriter, record producer and pianist
Burt Freeman Bacharachis an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist who composed hundreds of pop songs from the late 1950s through the 1980s, many in collaboration with lyricist Ha...
David Baddiel
English comedian
David Lionel Baddielis an English comedian, presenter, screenwriter, author and singer. He became known for his early work alongside Rob Newman in The Mary Whitehouse Experience and later for his come...
Kemi Badenoch
Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Kemi Badenochis a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Levelling Up Com...
Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch
Politician
Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch(born 2 January 1980) is a British politician serving as Minister of State for Levelling Up Communities and Minister of State for Equalities since 2021. A member of the Conser...
Penn Badgley
American actor
Penn Dayton Badgleyis an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dan Humphrey in The CW teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and as Joe Goldberg in the Netflix thriller series You (2018–pres...
Benoit Badiashile
French professional footballer
Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Bayais a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national team. Club career Monaco On 5 February 2018, ...
Joseph Baena
American actor
Joseph Baenais an American actor and fitness model, who is the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Career Fitness modeling Baena was featured on the cover of the Men's Health March 2022 issue, highlighting ...
Leon Bailey
Jamaican professional footballer
Leon Patrick Baileyis a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Jamaica national team. Bailey arrived in Europe at the age of 13 and pl...
Jonathan Bailey
English actor
Jonathan Stuart Baileyis an English actor known for his comedic, dramatic, and musical roles on stage and screen. He is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, a Critics' Choice Television Award, a...
Mark Bailey
English musician
Mark Robert "Bill" Baileyis an English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books (2000–2004), and for his regular appearances on t...
Andrew Bailey
Governor of the Bank of England since 16 March 2020.
Andrew John Baileyis a British central banker who has been Governor of the Bank of England since 16 March 2020. Previously he served as the Chief Cashier of the Bank of England from January 2004 until...
Mark Bailey
English actor, comedian, musician and singer
Mark Robert Bailey (Bill Bailey)is an English actor, comedian, musician and singer. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books and his appearances on the panel shows Never Mind the Bu...
Jacqueline Baillie
Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Jacqueline Marie Baillieis a Scottish politician who has served as Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party since 2020. She has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Dumbarton constit...