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

Imelda Staunton

Imelda Staunton

English actress and singer

Date of Birth: 9 January 1956
Age: 70

Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton CBEis an English actress and singer. After training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Staunton began her career in repertory theatre in 1976 and appeared ...

Henry Staunton

Henry Staunton

British businessman

Date of Birth: 20 May 1948
Age: 78

Henry Eric Stauntonis a British businessman, the former chairman of retailers WH Smith and BrightHouse, and of Post Office Limited. Earlier, he was finance director of Granada Group and then ITV plc. ...

Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

English actress

Date of Birth: 26 August 1946
Age: 79

Alison Steadmanis an English actress. She received the 1991 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress for the Mike Leigh film Life Is Sweet and the 1993 Olivier Award for Best Actress fo...

David Stearns

David Stearns

American baseball executive

Date of Birth: 18 February 1985
Age: 41

David Stearnsis an American baseball executive who serves as the president of baseball operations for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served in the same role for the Mi...

Chris Steele

Chris Steele

Musician

Date of Birth: 14 July 1984
Age: 41

Chris Steeleis the current bassist for the Canadian post-hardcore band Alexisonfire. Chris is also the youngest member of the band. Chris attended Governor Simcoe Secondary School in St. Catharines. C...

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani

American musician

Date of Birth: 3 October 1969
Age: 56

Gwen Renée Stefaniis an American musician. She is a co-founder, lead vocalist, and the primary songwriter of the band No Doubt, whose singles include "Just a Girl", "Spiderwebs", and "Don't Speak", fr...

Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld

American actress and singer

Date of Birth: 11 December 1996
Age: 29

Hailee Steinfeldis an American actress and singer. She had her breakthrough with the western film True Grit (2010), which earned her various accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award and a...

Andrea Stella

Andrea Stella

Italian engineer

Date of Birth: 22 February 1971
Age: 55

Andrea Stellais an Italian engineer, currently the team principal of McLaren F1 Team. He was previously performance engineer and race engineer at Scuderia Ferrari. Formula One career Scuderia Ferrari ...

John (John Legend) Stephens

John (John Legend) Stephens

American singer and actor

Date of Birth: 28 December 1978
Age: 47

John Roger Stephens (John Legend)is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes; playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is ...

Raheem Sterling

Raheem Sterling

English professional footballer

Date of Birth: 8 December 1994
Age: 31

Raheem Shaquille Sterlingis an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Chelsea and the England national team. Born in Jamaica to Jamaican parents, Sterling moved ...

Howard Stern

Howard Stern

American radio and television personality

Date of Birth: 12 January 1954
Age: 72

Howard Allan Sternis an American radio and television personality, comedian, and author. He is best known for his radio show, The Howard Stern Show, which gained popularity when it was nationally synd...

Baron of Brentford Nicholas Stern

Baron of Brentford Nicholas Stern

British economist

Date of Birth: 22 April 1946
Age: 80

Nicholas Herbert Stern,Baron Stern of Brentfordis a British economist, banker, and academic. He is the IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Cl...

Steven (Seasick Steve) Steve

Steven (Seasick Steve) Steve

American blues musician

Date of Birth: 19 March 1951
Age: 75

Steven Gene Wold, commonly known asSeasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays mostly personalized guitars and sings, usually about his early life doing casual work. From the late 1960s, he...

Joanna Stevens

Joanna Stevens

Secretary of State for Wales

Date of Birth: 6 September 1966
Age: 59

Joanna Meriel Stevensis a Welsh politician serving as Secretary of State for Wales since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 2015, representing Cardiff E...

Yvette (Chaka Khan) Stevens

Yvette (Chaka Khan) Stevens

American singer

Date of Birth: 23 March 1953
Age: 73

Yvette Marie Stevens, better known by her stage nameChaka Khan, is an American singer. Known as the "Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the l...

Jocelyn Stevens

Jocelyn Stevens

British publisher of Queen magazine

Date of Birth: 14 February 1932
Age: 82

Sir Jocelyn Edward Greville Stevenswas the British publisher of Queen magazine, then a London newspaper executive, and later the chairman of English Heritage. Education and career Stevens attended Eto...

Andrew John Stevenson

Andrew John Stevenson

Politician

Date of Birth: 4 July 1963
Age: 62

Andrew John Stevenson(born 4 July 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician and active solicitor and director for the firms Bendles and Tiffen Estate Agents, who was first elected at the 2010 g...

Travis Stever

Travis Stever

American musician

Date of Birth: 25 November 1978
Age: 47

Travis Stever(born November 25, 1978) is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria. Coheed and Cambria Travis Stever is a ...

Martha Stewart

Martha Stewart

American retail businesswoman

Date of Birth: 3 August 1941
Age: 84

Martha Helen Stewartis an American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As the founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, focusing on home and hospitality, she gained success thr...

Angus, Lord Stewart Stewart

Angus, Lord Stewart Stewart

Scottish lawyer and retired judge

Date of Birth: 14 December 1946
Age: 79

Angus Stewart, Lord Stewartis a Scottish lawyer and retired judge. From 2010 to 2016 he was a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. Legal career Stewart served ...