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

Piyush Goyal
Cabinet minister of the Government of India
Piyush Vedprakash Goyalis a politician, chartered accountant and cabinet minister of the Government of India having portfolios such as Minister of Textiles, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minis...

Jeffrey De Graaf
Dutch-born Swedish darts player
Jeffrey de Graafis a Dutch-born Swedish darts player. He has played in seven World Championships (four BDO and three PDC) but lost in the first round each time, before winning his first and second rou...

Michael Grade
Chairman of The Office of Communications (Ofcom)
Michael Ian Gradeis an English television executive and businessman. He has held a number of senior roles in television, including controller of BBC1 (1984–1986), chief executive of Channel 4 (1988–19...

Patrick Grady
Scottish politician
Patrick John Gradyis a Scottish politician. He was elected at the 2015 UK general election as the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Glasgow North. He was re-elected for the same co...

Cllr Paul Graeme
Mayor of Sandwich
Cllr Paul Graemewas born in Birmingham and once educated embarked on a career in Banking which took him to various branches ending his career at Margate Branch where he was a Manager. He then went on ...

Sharon Graham
General Secretary of Unite the Union
Sharon M. Grahamis a British trade unionist who has been the general secretary of Unite since 26 August 2021. She is the first woman to hold the position. She previously served as the union's executiv...

Stephen Graham
British actor and producer
Stephen Grahamis a British actor and producer. He began his career in 1990, with early notable roles in Snatch (2000) and Gangs of New York (2002), before his breakthrough role as Andrew "Combo" Gasco...

RIchard Graham
British Conservative Party politician
Richard Michael John Ogilvie Grahamis a British Conservative Party politician, who was first elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gloucester. Early life and career...

Aubrey (Drake) Drake Graham
Canadian rapper
Aubrey Drake Graham, known mononymously asDrake, is a Canadian rapper and singer. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, he has been credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip h...

Alistair Graham
British trade unionist
Sir John Alistair Grahamis a British trade unionist who was Chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life from 2003 until April 2007. He was born in Northumberland, and was educated at the Roy...

Lauren Graham
American actress and author
Lauren Grahamis an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore on The WB/CW television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), for which she received nominations for Scre...

Nicola Grahame
English television personality and author
Nicola Rachele-Beth Grahamewas an English television personality and author. She was a contestant on the seventh series of the reality show Big Brother in 2006, which she finished in fifth place. Foll...

Kelsey Grammer
American actor
Allen Kelsey Grammeris an American actor, comedian, and producer. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–...

Ariana Grande
Singer
Ariana Grande-Buterais an American singer and actress. She has received numerous accolades throughout her career, including two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, two Billboard Music Awards, three America...

Jean-Christophe Grange
French writer
Jean-Christophe Grangéis a French mystery writer, journalist, and screenwriter, born in Paris. He began his career as a journalist, specializing in international reporting, before founding his own pre...

Elizabeth (Lana Del Rey) Grant
American singer-songwriter
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, known professionally asLana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melanchol...

Paul Grant
British actor and stuntman
Paul Grantwas a British actor and stuntman. He played an ewok in Return of the Jedi and a goblin in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In Labyrinth, he played a member of the Goblin Corps and w...

Richard Grant
Swazi-English actor
Richard E. Grantis a Swazi-English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle He...

Hugh Grant
English actor
Hugh John Mungo Grantis an English actor. He established himself early in his career as a charming and vulnerable romantic leading man, and has since transitioned into a more dramatic character actor....

Louis Grant
British television actor
Louis Emerick Grantis a British television actor, known for his role as Mick Johnson in the Channel 4 soap operas Brookside and Hollyoaks as well as his appearances in the BBC soap opera Doctors. He w...