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

Mark Steven Spencer

Mark Steven Spencer

Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury

Date of Birth: 20 January 1970
Age: 56

Mark Steven Spencer(born 20 January 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician[1] serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sherwood since 2010.[2][3][4] He was appointed Government Chief Whi...

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

American film director

Date of Birth: 18 December 1946
Age: 79

Steven Allan Spielbergis an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in the New Hollywood era, and is one of the most commercially successful directors in history. Spiel...

Shaun Spiers

Shaun Spiers

Executive Director of the environmental think-tank

Date of Birth: 23 April 1962
Age: 64

Shaun Mark Spiersis the Executive Director of the environmental think-tank, Green Alliance and a former Member of the European Parliament. He was educated at Brentwood School, read PPE at St John's Co...

Dave Spikey

Dave Spikey

English comedian

Date of Birth: 6 October 1951
Age: 74

Dave Spikeyis an English comedian, actor, writer and film producer. He is best known for his stand-up comedy, writing and starring in the British comedy programme Phoenix Nights, presenting Bullseye a...

John Springford

John Springford

Deputy director of the Centre for European Reform

John Springfordis deputy director of the Centre for European Reform in London. He acted as secretary to the CER’s commission on the economic consequences of leaving the EU, which published its final r...

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer

Date of Birth: 23 September 1949
Age: 76

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteenis an American rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Nicknamed "the Boss", he has released 21 studio albums during a career spanning six decades, most of which feat...

Cole Sprouse

Cole Sprouse

American actor

Date of Birth: 4 August 1992
Age: 33

Cole Mitchell Sprouseis an American actor and photographer. He is known for his role as Cody Martin on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008) and its spin-off series The S...

Christopher Squire

Christopher Squire

English musician

Date of Birth: 4 March 1948
Age: 67

Christopher Russell Edward Squirewas an English musician, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist, backing vocalist and a founding member of the progressive rock band Yes. He was the longest-s...

Shankari Srinivasan

Shankari Srinivasan

Vice President, Energy, IHS Markit

Ms. Srinivasanhas specific expertise in global gas market fundamentals analysis, price forecasting, company strategy and scenario planning. She has authored numerous reports. Prior to joining IHS Mark...

James Staley

James Staley

Former Chief Executive Officer of Barclays

Date of Birth: 27 December 1956
Age: 69

James Edward "Jes" Staleyis an American banker, and the former group chief executive (CEO) of Barclays. He stood down as CEO on November 1, 2021, and was succeeded by C. S. Venkatakrishnan. Staley has...

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

Actor

Date of Birth: 6 July 1946
Age: 79

Sylvester Enzio Stalloneis an American actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker. After his beginnings as a struggling actor for a number of years upon arriving to New York City in 1969 and later Hollywood i...

Andrew Stanton

Andrew Stanton

American filmmaker

Date of Birth: 3 December 1965
Age: 60

Andrew Ayers Stantonis an American filmmaker and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing and co-directing Pixar's A Bug's Life (1998), directing Finding ...

Arabella Stanton

Arabella Stanton

British actress

Arabella Stantonis a British actress. In May 2025, she was confirmed to be cast as Hermione Granger in HBO's upcoming Harry Potter television series. Stanton played the role of Matilda Wormwood in the...

Francis Stapleton

Francis Stapleton

Irish former professional football player and manager

Date of Birth: 10 July 1956
Age: 69

Francis Anthony Stapletonis an Irish former professional football player and manager. He is best remembered for his time at Arsenal, Manchester United and as a pivotal player for the Republic of Irela...

Richard Starkey

Richard Starkey

Musician

Date of Birth: 7 July 1940
Age: 85

Richard Starkeyis an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, usually for one son...

Keir Rodney Starmer

Keir Rodney Starmer

Politician

Date of Birth: 2 September 1962
Age: 63

Sir Keir Rodney StarmerKCB QC (born 2 September 1962) is a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2020. He has been Member...

Victoria Starmer

Victoria Starmer

Health worker for the National Health Service (NHS)

Victoria, Lady Starmeris the spouse of the current prime minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer. She previously worked as a solicitor and currently works for the National Health Service (NHS) as ...

Freddie Starr

Freddie Starr

English stand up comedian

Date of Birth: 9 January 1943
Age: 76

Freddie Starrwas an English stand-up comedian, impressionist, singer and actor who became one of Britain’s best-known entertainers during the 1970s and 1980s. He began his career in music as the lead ...

Antony Starr

Antony Starr

New Zealand actor

Date of Birth: 25 October 1975
Age: 50

Antony Starris a New Zealand actor best known for his work in television, where he has built a career around intense, layered and often morally complex characters. He first gained major recognition in...

Jason Statham

Jason Statham

English actor

Date of Birth: 26 July 1967
Age: 58

Jason Stathamis an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various action-thriller films who are typically tough, gritty, or violent. Statham has been credited for leading the resurgen...