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

Christina Hodson
British screenwriter
Christina Hodsonis a British screenwriter, known for Bumblebee (2018) and Birds of Prey (2020). Her 2016 film Shut In appeared on the 2012 Black List, an annual list of Hollywood's best-liked unproduc...

Peter Holbrook
Chief Executive of Social Enterprise UK
Peter Holbrookis hungry for social justice and believes that social enterprise provides one of our very best hopes of achieving it. Prior to SEUK, Peter was chief executive of Sunlight Development Tru...

Amanda Holden
English actress and media personality
Amanda Louise Holdenis an English actress and media personality. Since 2007, she has been a judge on the television talent show competition Britain's Got Talent on ITV. She currently co-hosts the Hear...

Richard John Holden
Member of Parliament for North West Durham
Richard John Holden(born 11 March 1985) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Durham since the 2019 general election. Holden is the...

Tom Holder
Media and Communications Lead at British Retail Consortium (BRC)
Tom Holderis Media and Communications Lead at British Retail Consortium (BRC). Career Media and Communications Lead British Retail ConsortiumHead of External Communications Understanding Animal Resear...

Thomas Holland
English actor
Thomas Stanley Hollandis an English actor. His accolades include a British Academy Film Award and three Saturn Awards. He featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list of 2019. Some publications have...

Anthony Holland
British actor and television screenwriter
Anthony John Hollandwas a British actor and television screenwriter, best known as a writer and co-creator (with Julia Smith) of the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Early life Holland was the oldest of thr...

Alan Holland
Business Unit Director at Slough Estates Group (Segro)
Alan Hollandis Business Unit Director at Slough Estates Group (Segro). Career Business Unit Director Segro PLCJoint Ventures Director Segro PLC Education Land Management ( Real Estate) at University o...

John Holland-kaye
Chief Executive Officer at the Heathrow Airport
John Holland-Kayewas appointed CEO with effect from 1 July 2014. He joined the company as Commercial Director in May 2009. From November 2012, John was Development Director and was responsible for del...

Charles (Buddy Holly) Holley
American singer and songwriter
Charles Hardin Holley, known asBuddy Holly, was an American singer and songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. He was born in Lubbock, Texas, to a musical family...

Kevin Hollinrake
British Conservative Party politician
Kevin Paul Hollinrakeis a British Conservative Party politician and businessman who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Thirsk and Malton since 2015. He has served as Shadow Secretary of S...

Paul Hollywood
Television personality
Paul John Hollywoodis an English celebrity chef, baker and television personality. He is best known as a judge on The Great British Bake Off, a role he has held since the show launched in 2010. Hollyw...

Gary Holman
Director for the Capital Regional District
Gary Holmanis a Canadian politician, currently Salt Spring Island Director for the Capital Regional District. He served formerly Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2013 to 2017. He represen...

Ruth Holmes
English television presenter
Ruth Wendy Holmesis an English television presenter. She has presented various television shows, including This Morning (1999–2022), Gift Wrapped (2014), How the Other Half Lives (2015–present), and R...

Eamonn Holmes
Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist
Eamonn HolmesOBE is a Northern Irish broadcaster and journalist. He co-presented the breakfast television show GMTV (1993–2005) for ITV, before presenting Sunrise (2005–2016) for Sky News. Holmes co-p...

Kate Holmes
American actress
Kate Noelle Holmesis an American actress. She first achieved fame as Joey Potter on the television series Dawson's Creek (1998–2003). Holmes made her film debut with a supporting role in Ang Lee's The...

Daniel Hooker
New Zealand professional mixed martial artist
Daniel Preston Hookeris a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Hooker was ...

Rosie Hooper
Financial Planner at Quilter
Rosie Hooperis Financial Planner at Quilter. Career Rosie started in Financial Services in 1999 and is a highly regarded Chartered Financial Planner and a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. Rosie...

Margaret Hoover
American author
Margaret Colleen Hooveris an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. She is best known for her 2016 novel It Ends with Us. Many of her works were sel...

Anthony Hopkins
Welsh actor
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkinsis a Welsh actor. One of Britain's most recognisable and prolific actors, he is known for his performances on the screen and stage. Hopkins has received numerous accolades, i...