Persons

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

Simona Halep

Romanian professional tennis player

Simona Halepis a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world number one in singles twice between 2017 and 2019, for a total of 64 weeks, which ranks twelfth in the history of the Wo...

Nikki Haley

American politician

Nimarata Nikki Haleyis an American politician who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017. She was appointed as the 29th United States Ambassador to the United Nations by Pres...

Susan Hall

Member of the London Assembly (AM)

Susan Mary Hallis a British politician who has been a Member of the London Assembly (AM) since 2017. She was the leader of the London Conservatives on the Assembly from December 2019 until May 2023. S...

Christy Hall

American screenwriter and film director

Christy Hallis an American screenwriter and film director. She is the screenwriter and director of the 2023 feature film Daddio starring Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn. Daddio is her feature directorial...

Dom Hallas

Executive Director at The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec)

Dom Hallasis Executive Director at The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec). Career Executive Director at The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec)Policy Lead, Diplomatic Strategy at Cabinet Of...

Baroness Hallett

English judge of the Court of Appeal

Heather Carol Hallett,Baroness Hallett, is a retired English judge of the Court of Appeal and a crossbench life peer. The first woman to chair the Bar Council and the fifth woman to sit in the Court o...

Geraldine Halliwell-horner

English singer

Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horneris an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress. She was a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Ginger Sp...

Alan Halsall

English actor

Alan David Halsallis an English actor, best known for portraying the role of Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, a role he has played since 1998. Career Halsall has been in Coronation Street since Nove...

David Hamilton

English radio and television presenter

David Hamiltonis an English radio and television presenter. Since his broadcasting career began in 1959, Hamilton has hosted over 12,000 radio shows and more than 1,000 television shows. He is often k...

Lewis Hamilton

British racing driver

Sir Lewis Carl Davidson Hamiltonis a British racing driver currently competing in Formula One, driving for Mercedes. In Formula One, Hamilton has won a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship t...

Mostyn Neil Hamilton

Leader of the UK Independence Party

Mostyn Neil Hamilton(born 9 March 1949) is a disgraced British politician,[2] non-practising barrister and former teacher who has been leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) since 2020. He was the...

Oscar II Hammerstein

American lyricist, librettist and theatrical producer

Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein IIwas an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in the musical theater for almost 40 years. He won eight Tony Award...

Kirk Hammett

American musician

Kirk Lee Hammettis an American musician who has been the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band E...

Mindy Hammond

British journalist

Mindy Hammondis a British journalist and columnist known for her work in lifestyle and entertainment writing. She is the wife of Richard Hammond, a well-known television presenter, journalist, and for...

Philip Hammond

Politician

Philip Hammond, Baron Hammond of Runnymede PC(born 4 December 1955)[4] is a British politician and life peer who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2016 to 2019, Foreign Secretary from 2014 to...

Richard Hammond

English journalist

Richard Mark Hammondis an English journalist, television presenter, mechanic, and writer. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clark...

Alison Hammond

English television personality and actress

Alison Hammondis an English television personality and actress. She competed in the third series of the reality show Big Brother in 2002, in which she was the second housemate to be evicted. She has s...

Sophia Hammons

American actress

Sophia Hammonsis an American actress. Life and career Hammons was born in South Pasadena, California and moved to Boulder, Colorado at the age of six. Hammons is best known for her roles as Amy in the...

Matthew John David Hancock

UK Secretary of State for Health and Human Services until June 2021

Matthew John David Hancock(born 2 October 1978) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Secretary of State for Di...

Gregory William Hands

Minister of State for Trade Policy

Gregory William Hands(born 14 November 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2015 until 2016, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) ...