Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Jake Berry
British Conservative Party politician
Sir James Jacob Gilchrist Berryis a British Conservative Party politician and former solicitor who served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 6 September to 25 Oc...
Halle Berry
American actress
Halle Maria Berryis an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in the Miss W...
Robert Berry
Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays
Robert Berry is Independent Non-Executive Director at Barclays. Skills, experience and contribution Proven track record of management of risk exposure for a global financial institution and building a...
Alain Berset
President of the Swiss Confederation
Alain Bersetis a Swiss politician who has served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2012. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SP/PS), he heads the Federal Department of Home Affairs s...
George Best
Northern Irish professional footballer
George Best, also known asGeorgie Best, was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A highly skilful dribbler, Best is r...
Patients Know Best
Healthcare
Patients Know Best is a British social enterprise, with an aim of putting patients in control of their own medical records. Patients Know Best also integrates into the NHS Con
William Best
English television presenter and entrepreneur
William Trevorian Stuart Bestis an English television presenter and entrepreneur. Best has presented numerous shows for Channel 4, ITV and the BBC including T4 on the Beach and Dance Dance Dance. He h...
Rory Best
Irish former rugby union player
Rory David Bestis an Irish former rugby union player who was the captain of the Ireland national team from 2016 to 2019. He played hooker for Ulster and was registered for Banbridge RFC. Best earned 1...
Christian Bethancourt
Panamanian professional baseball catcher
Christian Gabriel Bethancourt Ruizis a Panamanian professional baseball catcher and first baseman for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta ...
Sam Bettley
Musician
Sam Bettleyis Member of English metalcore band Asking Alexandria, alongside Ben Bruce, Danny Worsnop, James Cassells, and Cameron Liddell. Career He was selected in 2009 to replace original bassist Jo...
Clive James Charles Betts
Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Clive James Charles Betts(born 13 January 1950) is a British Labour Party politician and former economist, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Attercliffe from 1992 to 2010, when he be...
Amar Bhattacharya
Senior in the Center for Sustainable Development
Amar Bhattacharyais a senior fellow in the Center for Sustainable Development, housed in the Global Economy and Development program at Brookings. His focus areas are the global economy, development fi...
Jamie Bhatti
Scottish professional rugby union player
Jamie Bhattiis a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a prop for United Rugby Championship club Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team. International career Bhatti has repres...
Hsiao Bi-khim
Taiwanese politician
Hsiao Bi-khimis a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008 and again between 2012 and 2020. Hsiao served as the Taiwanese representative to th...
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States
Joe Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. The 46th president of the United States and the 47th vice president of the United States (2009-2017) in teh Democratic administration of president Barack Obama. He previ...
Robert Biden
American attorney
Robert Hunter Bidenis an American attorney who is the second son of U.S. President Joe Biden and his first wife Neilia Hunter Biden. Biden is also a hedge fund, venture capital, and private-equity fun...
Hailey Bieber
American model
Hailey Rhode Bieberis an American model, media personality, and socialite. She has been featured in major ads for Guess, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger. The first modeling agency Bieber signed with ...
Justin Bieber
Canadian singer
Justin Drew Bieberis a Canadian singer. Bieber is widely recognised for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American rec...
Tom Bill
Head of UK Residential Research, GB
Tom Billis Head of London Residential Research, producing reports that include Knight Frank’s flagship Prime Central London indices, the Super Prime London Insight and the London Residential Review. H...
Billboard
Advertising and media
Billboard is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of MRC Media & Info. The magazine provides mus