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

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...

Christopher Hoy
former track cyclist and racing driver
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 ...

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
American singer, musician and songwriter
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
Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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
Irish musician, singer, and songwriter
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
British film and television director
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
Minister of State for International Trade
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
American actress and singer
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 (...

Jennifer (J.Hud) Hudson
American singer and actress
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
English archaeologist
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...

Katheryn (Katy Perry) Hudson
American singer
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...

Felicity Huffman
American actress
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...

Leslie Hughes
Welsh football coach
Leslie Mark Hughesis a Welsh football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of Bradford City. During his playing career he usually operated as a forward or midfielder. He had tw...

John Hughes
American filmmaker
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...

Christopher Hughes
English television personality and sports presenter
Christopher Hughesis an English television personality and sports presenter. In 2017, he appeared on the third series of the ITV2 reality series Love Island, after which he briefly embarked on a music...

Simon Hughes
Chancellor of London South Bank University
Sir Simon Henry Ward Hughesis a British former politician. He is now the Chancellor of London South Bank University, an external adviser to The Open University, and a strategic adviser to Talgo, a Spa...

Richard Hughes
Chairman at Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR)
Richard Hughesis Chairman at Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Career Richard Hughes began his five-year term as Chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility in October 2020. He started his car...

Malcolm Hulke
British television writer
Malcolm Ainsworth Hulkewas a British television writer and author of the industry "bible" Writing for Television in the 70s. He is remembered chiefly for his work on the science fiction series Doctor ...

Rochelle Humes
English singer and television presenter
Rochelle Eulah Eileen Humesis a well-known English singer, television presenter, and media personality. She first rose to fame as a member of the pop group S Club Juniors in the early 2000s, before ac...