Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Ashley Benson
American actress and singer
Ashley Victoria Bensonis an American actress and singer. Her accolades include four Teen Choice Awards, a Young Hollywood Award, as well as three People's Choice Award nominations. Benson began her ca...
Michael Benson
American artist, writer, filmmaker, and exhibitions producer
Michael Bensonis an American artist, writer, filmmaker, and exhibitions producer. Career Journalism After receiving a BA in English with a minor in photography at the State University of New York at A...
Rodrigo Bentancur
Uruguayan professional footballer
Rodrigo Bentancur Colmanis an Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Uruguay national team. He started his career in the ...
Sarah Bentley
Chief Executive Officer
Sarah Bentleyjoined Thames Water as Chief Executive Officer in September 2020. Previously, Sarah was on the Executive Committee at Severn Trent plc where she was appointed as Chief Customer Officer in...
Scott Benton
British politician
Scott Lloyd Bentonis a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Blackpool South since the 2019 United Kingdom general election currently sitting as an independent MP. Political car...
John Bercow
British former politician
John Simon Bercowis a British former politician who was Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham between 1997 and 2019. A member of the Conservat...
Munroe Bergdorf
English model and activist
Munroe Bergdorfis an English model and activist. She has walked several catwalks for brands including Gypsy Sport at both London and NYC Fashion Weeks. Bergdorf was the first transgender model in the ...
Edward Berger
German director and screenwriter
Edward Berger(born 1970 in Wolfsburg, West Germany) is a German director and screenwriter. Life and work Edward Berger graduated from Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Wolfsburg. He attended the Hochschule f...
Dimitri Van Den Bergh
Belgian professional darts player
Dimitri Barbara Peter Van den Berghis a Belgian professional darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events, where he is currently the World No. 11. Nicknamed "The Dreammaker...
Jorge (Pope Francis) Bergoglio
head of the Catholic Church
Pope Franciswas head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or rai...
Gregory Berlanti
American screenwriter
Gregory Berlantiis an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his work on the television series Dawson's Creek, Brothers & Sisters, Everwood, Political Animals, Riverdale, Chilli...
Irving Berlin
Composer and lyricist
Irving Berlinwas a Russian American composer and lyricist, widely considered one of the greatest songwriters in history. His music forms a great part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial R...
Paul Bernard
English television director and production designer
Paul Bernardwas an English television director and production designer. Bernard was born in London, England. As a designer he worked on series including The Avengers. His direction credits include Cor...
Hannah Bernard
Head of Business Banking
Hannah BernardActing Head of Business Banking at Barclays.
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...
Charles Berry
American singer, songwriter and guitarist
Charles Edward Anderson Berrywas an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into the m...
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...
Alex Berry
External Communications Manager at Quilter
Alex Berryis External Communications Manager at Quilter. Career External Communications Manager QuilterCorporate Communications Executive QuilterReporter for Legal Week Alm Media, LLCContent Manager 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...
Brian Berry
Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders
Brian Berryis the Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders. He is also a member of the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and Chair of the CLC Domestic Repair Maintenance & Improvement ...