Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Trinny Woodall
British beauty entrepreneur
Sarah-Jane Duncanson "Trinny" Woodallis a British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, and the founder and CEO of direct-to-consumer beauty brand, Trinny London, which launched in 2017 and currently em...
Eldrick (Tiger Woods) Woods
American professional golfer
Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woodsis an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarde...
Linda Woolverton
Screenwriter
Linda Woolverton(born December 19, 1952) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist, whose most prominent works include the screenplays and books of several acclaimed Disney films and stage...
Daniel Wootton
British broadcaster
Daniel John William Woottonis a New Zealand born British broadcaster. He is based in the United Kingdom and holds both New Zealand and British citizenship. He was executive editor of The Sun newspaper...
Christopher Wormald
Civil servant
Sir Christopher Stephen Wormaldis a British civil servant serving as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service since 2024. Career Wormald joined the Civil Service in 1991, working in the Departm...
Danny Worsnop
English singer
Danny Robert Worsnopis an English singer most prominently known as the lead vocalist of rock bands Asking Alexandria and We Are Harlot. He has worked with several artists including I See Stars, With O...
Matthew Wrack
General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU)
Matthew D. Wrackis a British trade unionist and former firefighter. He was elected General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in May 2005. Career Politics Wrack joined the Labour Party Young S...
William Peter Wragg
Politician
William Peter Wragg(born 11 December 1987) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Hazel Grove in Greater Manchester since May 2015. He is a vice-chairman...
Stephen Wright
English radio personality
Stephen Richard Wrightis an English radio personality, occasional television presenter and disc jockey, credited with introducing the zoo format on British radio, known for its zany, multi-personality...
Jeffrey Wright
American actor
Jeffrey Wrightis an American actor. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. Wrig...
Edgar Wright
English filmmaker
Edgar Howard Wrightis an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive utilisation of expressive popular music, Steadicam tracking shots...
Matthew Wright
English television presenter
Alexander Matthew Wrightis an English television presenter and former tabloid journalist. He worked as a journalist for The Sun and was a showbusiness gossip columnist for The Daily Mirror before laun...
Ian Wright
Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Ian Wrightis Chief Executive Officer of Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Career Wright, formerly Diageo’s corporate relations director, took the helm at the federation in 2015, from former director ge...
Peter Wright
Scottish professional darts player
Peter Stuart Wrightis a Scottish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Nicknamed "Snakebite", he is a two-time world champion, having won the PDC World Da...
Shaun Wright-phillips
English former professional footballer
Shaun Cameron Wright-Phillipsis an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. He played in the Premier League and Football League for Manchester City, Chelsea and Queens Park Range...
Ronald (Billy Fury) Wycherley
English musician
Ronald Wycherley (Billy Fury)was an English singer, musician, songwriter, and actor. An early star of both rock and roll and films, he equalled the Beatles' record of 24 hits in the 1960s and spent 33...
William (Bill Wyman) Wyman
English musician
William George Wymanis an English musician, best known as the bassist for the rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1993, except for a one-off guest appearance in 2012. Since 1997, he ...