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

Karen Hauer
Dancer
Karen Haueris a Venezuelan–American professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion, best known for appearing on the British television series Strictly Come Dancing. She was the longest-s...

Kai Havertz
German professional footballer
Kai Lukas Havertzis a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Premier League club Arsenal and the Germany national team. Having graduated from Bayer Leverkus...

Shevaun Haviland
Deputy Director of Business Partnerships at the Cabinet Office
Shevaun Havilandjoined the Civil Service in 2016 as the Deputy Director of Business Partnerships at the Cabinet Office. From 2017, Shevaun also became the head of Business Relations at Number 10, Down...

Clare (Keeley Hawes) Hawes
English actress
Clare Julia Hawes, known professionally asKeeley Hawes, is an English actress. After beginning her career in a number of literary adaptations, including Our Mutual Friend (1998) and Tipping the Velvet...

Ethan Hawke
American actor
Ethan Green Hawkeis an American actor, author, and filmmaker. Over a four-decade career on both stage and screen, he has become known for his versatility across a wide range of roles and acclaimed col...

Charlotte Hawkins
British television and radio presenter
Charlotte Mary Hawkinsis a British television and radio presenter, newsreader and journalist. Hawkins joined ITV's Meridian Tonight in 2003, hosting its main news programme, leaving in 2006 to become ...

Taylor Hawkins
American musician
Oliver Taylor Hawkinswas an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded nine studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997,...

Roy Hay
English musician
Roy Ernest Hayis an English musician who is the guitarist and keyboardist of the band Culture Club. Before his involvement with Culture Club, Hay was a hairdresser in his native Essex. Hay became the ...

David Haye
British former professional boxer
David Deron Hayeis a British former professional boxer who competed between 2002 and 2018. He held the unified, and the Ring magazine cruiserweight championship from 2007 to 2008; and the WBA heavywei...

John Hayes
Conservative Party politician
Sir John Henry Hayesis a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He has held five ministerial positions and six shadow ministerial positions. Hayes was appointed as a Privy Councillor in ...

Sean Hayes
American actor
Sean Patrick Hayesis an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for whi...

Andrew Hayman
retired British police officer
Andrew Christopher Haymanis a retired British police officer and author of The Terrorist Hunters. Hayman held the rank of Chief Constable of Norfolk Constabulary and Assistant Commissioner for Special...

Chris Haynes
General Counsel at International Airlines Group (IAG)
Chris Haynesis General Counsel at International Airlines Group (IAG). Career and education Chris is responsible for the Group’s legal and associated compliance activity. He was previously the senior c...

Richard Haythornthwaite
British business executive
Richard Neil Haythornthwaite, known asRick, (born December 1956) is a British business executive. He has led several companies including being the chairman of MasterCard and the Creative Industries Fe...

Michael Hazard
English football coach
Michael Hazardis an English football coach and former professional footballer. He played as a central midfielder notably in the top flight for Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea. He also played in the Foot...

John Healey
British politician
John Healeyis a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Defence since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rawmarsh and Conisbroug...

Matthew Healy
English singer-songwriter
Matthew Timothy Healyis an English singer-songwriter and record producer who is the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the pop rock band the 1975. He is recognised for his lyricism, musical ecl...

Mark Heap
British actor and comedian
Mark Heapis a British actor and comedian. He is known for his roles in television comedies, including Brass Eye, Big Train, Spaced, Jam, Green Wing, Friday Night Dinner, Upstart Crow, and Benidorm. Ca...

James Stephen Heappey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
James Stephen Heappey(born 30 January 1981) is a British politician serving as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces since 2020.[2] A member of the Conservative Party, he was the...

Amber Heard
Actress
Amber Laura Heardis an American actress. Born and raised in Texas, she made her film debut in a minor supporting role in the sports drama Friday Night Lights (2004), followed by a series of other smal...