Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Leonard Goodman
English professional ballroom dancer
Leonard Gordon Goodmanwas an English professional ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance competition adjudicator. He appeared as head judge on the UK television programme Strictly Come Dancing, whe...
Adam Goodman
American film industry executive
Adam Goodmanis an American film industry executive, television producer, and film producer. He previously served as President of Paramount Pictures and currently is the owner of Dichotomy, a film prod...
Jade Goody
English media personality
Jade Cerisa Lorraine Goodywas an English media personality. She was a contestant on the third series of the Channel 4 reality show Big Brother in 2002. Following her eviction from the show, Goody went...
Vincent Goodyer
Australian singer
Vincent Goodyer, better known as18yoman, stylized in capitals, is an Australian singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer based in Sydney. He is an ARIA Award recipient and has co-produc...
Ludwig Goransson
Swedish musician
Ludwig Emil Tomas Göranssonis a Swedish musician, composer, conductor, songwriter, and record producer. For his work in music, film and television, he has won several accolades, including two Academy ...
Wes Gordon
American fashion designer
Wes Gordon(born 1988) is an American fashion designer. Career Wes Gordon, 2009–2018 After graduating, Gordon moved to New York's Financial District and launched his own self named line of women's wear...
Alex Gordon
President of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT)
Alex Gordonis President of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT). Career Alex Gordon was elected to serve as RMT President for the period 2022-2024. The President is the sen...
James Gordon
American musician
James Beck Gordonis an American musician, songwriter, and convicted felon. Gordon was a popular session drummer in the late 1960s and 1970s and was the drummer in the blues rock supergroup Derek and t...
Kim Gordon
American musician
Kim Althea Gordonis an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the bassist, guitarist, and vocalist of alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Born in Rochester, New York, she was raised in...
James Gordon
British politician
James Gordon Brownis a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Excheque...
Andrew Gordon-saker
British Costs Judge
Andrew Stephen Gordon-Sakeris a British Costs Judge who has been Senior Costs Judge (Chief Taxing Master) since 1 October 2014. He was educated at Stonyhurst College and the University of East Anglia ...
Charles Gore
Executive Director of The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP)
Charles Goreis currently the Executive Director of The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) Governance Board in Geneva, Switzerland. Career Charles Gore has worked extensively with Government Departments and t...
Sebastian Gorka
British-Hungarian-American media host
Sebastian Lukács Gorkais a British-Hungarian-American media host and commentator, currently affiliated with Salem Radio Network and NewsMax TV, and a former United States government official. He serve...
Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor
Ryan Thomas Goslingis a Canadian actor. Prominent in both independent film and major studio features of varying genres, his films have accrued a worldwide box office gross of over 1.9 billion USD. He ...
Mia Goth
British actress
Mia Gypsy Mello da Silva Gothis a British actress. After modelling as a teenager, Goth made her acting debut in the erotic art film Nymphomaniac (2013). She earned recognition with the films The Survi...
Lukaz (Dr. Luke) Gottwald
American songwriter
Łukasz Sebastian Gottwald, known professionally asDr. Luke,Tyson Trax, andMadein China, is an American songwriter and record producer. His professional music career began in the late-night television ...
Damon (Badly Drawn Boy) Gough
English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
Damon Michael Goughis an English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Gough chose his stage name from a character in the show Sam and his Magic Ball, which he saw on TV at a party in Tra...
Michael Andrew Gove
Minister for the Cabinet Office
Michael Andrew Gove(born Graeme Andrew Logan; 26 August 1967) is a British politician and writer serving as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster since 2019 and Minister for the Cabinet Office since 20...
Govia
Auto and Transport
Govia is a transport company based in the United Kingdom. It was formed in November 1996 as a joint venture between Go-Ahead Group (65%) and Keolis (35%) to bid for rail franc
Francisco Goya
Painter
Francisco José de Goya y Lucienteswas a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, ...