Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Alan Davies
English actor
Alan Roger Daviesis an English actor, presenter, stand-up comedian, and writer. He is known for his portrayal of the title role in the BBC mystery drama series Jonathan Creek (1997–2016) and as the on...

Gregory Davies
British comedian
Gregory Daniel Daviesis a British comedian, actor, presenter, and writer. He is best known for his roles as Mr. Gilbert in The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), Greg in We Are Klang (2009), Ken Thompson in Cu...

Gary Davies
British broadcaster
Gary Daviesis a British broadcaster. From 1982 to 1993 he was a BBC Radio 1 disc jockey and a regular presenter of Top of the Pops. As of September 2022 Gary Davies can be heard on BBC Radio 2 present...

Russell Davies
Welsh screenwriter and television producer
Stephen Russell Davies, better known asRussell T Davies, is a Welsh screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for being the original showrunner and head writer of the 2005 revival of the ...

Sara Davies
British businesswoman
Sara Daviesis a British businesswoman, entrepreneur, and television personality. She is the founder and owner of Crafter's Companion, a company she started while a student at the University of York. I...

Howard Davies
Chairman of NatWest Group
Sir Howard John Daviesis a British economist and author, who is the chairman of NatWest Group and the former director of the London School of Economics. He was the first chairman of the Financial Serv...

Amber Davies
Welsh actress
Amber Elizabeth Daviesis a Welsh actress and television personality. After winning the third series of Love Island in 2017, she pursued a professional acting career, having trained at the Urdang Acade...

Gareth Davies
Member of Parliament (MP)
Gareth Mark Daviesis a British politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Grantham and Bourne. He was previously the MP for Grantham and Stamford from the 2019 general ele...

Philip Davies
Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire
Philip Andrew Daviesis a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley in West Yorkshire since the 2005 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he is the...

Akinola Davies
British-Nigerian filmmaker
Akinola Davies Jr.is a British-Nigerian filmmaker, writer, and visual artist. He is best known for his debut film My Father's Shadow, winning of a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut, a British Independ...

Michael David Davis
British politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2003 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2016 to 2018
David Michael Davis(born 23 December 1948) is a British politician who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2003 to 2008 and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from 2016 to 2018. A memb...

David Davis
Member of Parliament (MP) for Goole and Pocklington
Sir David Michael Davisis a British Conservative Party politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Goole and Pocklington. He was previously the MP for Haltemprice and Howden and, before th...

Leif Davis
English professional footballer
Leif Davisis an English professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Ipswich Town as a left back. He can also play as a centre back. Davis is known for his crossing and ability to provi...

Anthony Davis
Professional basketball player
Anthony Marshon Davis Jr.is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward and center positions. Davis i...

Viola Davis
American actress and film producer
Viola Davisis an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 and 2017...

Lucy Davis
English actress
Lucy Clare Davisis an English actress best known for playing Dawn Tinsley in the BBC comedy The Office (2001–2003). She is also known for her roles as Hilda Spellman in the Netflix series The Chilling...

Evan Davis
English journalist
Evan Harold Davis(born 8 April 1962) is an English journalist, presenter for the BBC, and former economist. He has presented Dragons' Den since 2005, and PM since 2018. In October 2001, Davis took ove...

Sally Davis
English actress
Sally Davisis an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom Not Going Out since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC crime drama Death in ...

Jon Davison
American singer and songwriter
Jon Davisonis an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist musician, who has been the lead vocalist of progressive rock band Yes since 2012. He is also known as the former lead singer of p...

Chelsy Davy
Zimbabwean businesswoman
Chelsy Yvonne Davyis a Zimbabwean businesswoman. She is the owner and founder of the jewellery brand Aya and the travel agency Aya Africa. Career In September 2011, Davy began work as a trainee solici...