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

Johanne Whiley-morton
English radio DJ and television presenter
Jo Whiley, bornJohanne Whiley-Mortonin 1965, is one of Britain’s most recognisable broadcasters and music presenters. She first found her footing in the late 1980s, working behind the scenes in radio ...

Benjamin Whishaw
English actor
Benjamin John Whishawis an English actor. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in My Brother Tom (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the ti...

Alan White
English drummer and songwriter
Alan Whitewas an English drummer and songwriter, best known for his tenure in the progressive rock band Yes. He joined Yes in 1972 as a replacement for original drummer Bill Bruford. Following the dea...

Michael White
American filmmaker and actor
Michael Christopher Whiteis an American filmmaker and actor. He created, writes, and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series The White Lotus, for which he has won three Primetime Emm...

Marco Pierre White
British chef
Marco Pierre Whiteis a British chef, restaurateur, and television personality. In 1995, he became the first British chef to be awarded three Michelin stars. He has trained chefs including Mario Batali...

Priscilla White
English singer
Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE, better known asCilla Black, was an English singer and television presenter. Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her s...

Dana White
American businessman and the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Dana Whitewas born in Manchester, Connecticut, and spent most of life in Las Vegas, Nevada. White liked boxing and competed as an amateur boxer. He opened some gyms where he created workout programs w...

Scott White
Chief Executive Officer of the Pragmatic Semiconductor
Scott White is an experienced serial entrepreneur, now leading his sixth technology venture as CEO of PragmatIC Semiconductor. He is also an Advisor at venture fund Deeptech Labs. Education Scott grad...

Charlene White
British television broadcaster
Charlene Denise Whiteis a British television broadcaster, journalist and presenter, best known for presenting ITV News programmes. She has been an anchor on Loose Women since 2021 and appeared on the ...

Sharon White
Chair of the John Lewis Partnership
Dame Sharon Michele White(born 21 April 1967) is a British businesswoman. She is currently Chair of the John Lewis Partnership, having previously held a variety of roles in the Civil Service. She was ...

Jack Whitehall
English comedian
Jack Peter Benedict Whitehallis an English comedian, actor, writer, and television personality. He is known for his roles as JP in the Channel 4 comedy-drama series Fresh Meat (2011–2016) and as Alfie...

Michael Whitehall
English author and producer
Michael Whitehallis an English author, producer, talent agent and television personality. He is a former theatrical agent who went on to form two production companies, Havahall Pictures (with Nigel Ha...

Paul Whitehouse
Welsh actor
Paul Julian Whitehouseis a Welsh actor, comedian, presenter, and writer. He was one of the main stars of the BBC sketch comedy series The Fast Show and has starred with Harry Enfield in the shows Harr...

Mae Whitman
American actress
Mae Whitmanis an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, starring in the films When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996) and Hope Floats (1998), an...

Christopher John MacRae Whitty
Chief Medical Officer for England
Christopher John MacRae WhittyCB FRCP FFPH FMedSci (born 21 April 1966) is a British physician and epidemiologist serving as Chief Medical Officer for England (CMO) and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK...

Peter Wicks
English television personality
Peter James Wicksis an English television personality who was a cast member on the ITVBe reality series The Only Way Is Essex. Wicks was born on 1 November 1988 in Harlow, Essex. In 2015, Wicks joined...

Ann Widdecombe
British politician and television personality
Ann Noreen Widdecombeis a British politician and television personality who has been Reform UK's Immigration and Justice spokesperson since 2023.[2] Originally a member of the Conservative Party, she ...

Joshua Widdicombe
English comedian and presenter
Joshua Michael Widdicombeis an English comedian and presenter. He is best known for his appearances on The Last Leg (2012–present), Fighting Talk (2014–2016), Insert Name Here (2016–2019), Mock the We...

Kai Widdrington
English dancer and choreographer
Kai Widdringtonis an English dancer and choreographer. In 2010, he was the Junior World Latin American champion. In 2012, he reached the final of the sixth series of Britain's Got Talent. Between 2017...

Josh Wiggins
American actor
Josh Wigginsis an American actor, best known for his role of Jacob Wilson in the drama Hellion (2014), Justin Wincott in the adventure drama Max (2015) and Franky Winter in Giant Little Ones (2018). C...