Persons

Remarkable people

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

Ronald Howard

Ronald Howard

American filmmaker and actor

Date of Birth: 1 March 1954
Age: 72

Ronald William Howardis an American filmmaker and actor. Howard started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, Howard has received multiple ac...

Edward Howe

Edward Howe

English professional football manager

Date of Birth: 29 November 1977
Age: 48

Edward John Frank Howeis an English professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of Premier League club Newcastle United. A defender during his playing career, Howe spent most of...

Stephen Howe

Stephen Howe

English musician

Date of Birth: 8 April 1947
Age: 79

Stephen James Howeis an English musician, songwriter and producer, best known as the guitarist in the progressive rock band Yes across three stints since 1970. Born in Holloway, North London, Howe dev...

Daniel Howell

Daniel Howell

English YouTuber, presenter, and author

Date of Birth: 11 June 1991
Age: 34

Daniel James Howellis an English YouTuber, presenter, and author. He gained prominence through his YouTube channels Daniel Howell (formerly known as danisnotonfire), which reached over six million sub...

Joshua Howie

Joshua Howie

English political commentator

Date of Birth: 22 February 1976
Age: 50

Joshua Howieis an English political commentator. He is a broadcaster for GB News. Howie is also a stand-up comedian, screenwriter, and actor. Career Stand up Howie started performing on the London com...

Diane Howse

Diane Howse

Artist

Date of Birth: 9 November 1965
Age: 60

Diane Howseis an artist, curator and producer with extensive experience of developing a wide range of projects across the cultural spectrum. She studied fine art at Exeter College of Art and after gra...

Christopher Hoy

Christopher Hoy

former track cyclist and racing driver

Date of Birth: 23 March 1976
Age: 50

Sir Christopher Andrew Hoyis a former track cyclist and racing driver from Scotland who represented Great Britain at the Olympic and World Championships and Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. Hoy is ...

Craig Hoy

Craig Hoy

Scottish Conservative Party politician

Craig William Hoyis a Scottish Conservative Party politician. He has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region since the 2021 election. He is Chairman of the Scottis...

Katja Hoyer

Katja Hoyer

Historian

Katja Hoyeris a German-British historian, journalist and writer. Hoyer was born in Wilhelm-Pieck-Stadt Guben, Bezirk Cottbus, German Democratic Republic (GDR), where her mother was a teacher and her f...

Scott Hoying

Scott Hoying

American singer, musician and songwriter

Date of Birth: 17 September 1991
Age: 34

Scott Richard Hoyingis an American singer, musician and songwriter who came to international attention as the baritone of the a capella group Pentatonix and one-half of the music duo Superfruit. As of...

Lindsay Harvey Hoyle

Lindsay Harvey Hoyle

Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom

Date of Birth: 10 June 1957
Age: 68

Sir Lindsay Harvey Hoyle(born 10 June 1957) is a British politician who has served as Speaker of the House of Commons since 2019 and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Chorley since 1997. Before his ele...

Andrew (Hozier) Hozier-byrne

Andrew (Hozier) Hozier-byrne

Irish musician, singer, and songwriter

Date of Birth: 17 March 1990
Age: 36

Andrew John Hozier-Byrne (Hozier)is an Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. His music primarily draws from folk, soul, and blues, often using religious and literary themes. He had his international...

Menhaj Huda

Menhaj Huda

British film and television director

Date of Birth: 20 March 1967
Age: 59

Menhaj Hudais a Bangladesh-born British film and television director and producer best known for the film Kidulthood. Career Huda's first directing job was the 1993 television series Hypnosis. He dire...

Nigel Huddleston

Nigel Huddleston

Minister of State for International Trade

Date of Birth: 13 October 1970
Age: 55

Nigel Paul Huddlestonis a British politician serving as Minister of State for International Trade since February 2023. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital...

Vanessa Hudgens

Vanessa Hudgens

American actress and singer

Date of Birth: 14 December 1988
Age: 37

Vanessa Anne Hudgensis an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in Thirteen (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series (...

Katheryn (Katy Perry) Hudson

Katheryn (Katy Perry) Hudson

American singer

Date of Birth: 25 October 1984
Age: 41

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson, known professionally asKaty Perry, is an American singer, songwriter and television personality. She is known for her influence on modern pop music and her camp style, being...

Jennifer (J.Hud) Hudson

Jennifer (J.Hud) Hudson

American singer and actress

Date of Birth: 12 September 1981
Age: 44

Jennifer Kate Hudson, also known by her nicknameJ.Hud, is an American singer and actress. Having received numerous accolades for her work in music, film, television, and theater, Hudson became the you...

Jules Hudson

Jules Hudson

English archaeologist

Date of Birth: 9 January 1970
Age: 56

Julian Harold Hudsonis an English archaeologist, television producer and presenter, best known for presenting the BBC series Escape to the Country. He also frequently presents sections of the environm...

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

American actress

Date of Birth: 9 December 1962
Age: 63

Felicity Kendall Huffmanis an American actress. Over her career she has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as a nomination for an Academy Awa...

John Hughes

John Hughes

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 18 February 1950
Age: 59

John Wilden Hughes Jr.was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He began his career in 1970 as an author of humorous essays and stories for the National Lampoon magazine. He went on in Hol...