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Rishi Sunak (/ˈrɪʃɪ ˈsuːnæk/; born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 25 October 2022. He was Chan...

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9/4/2014
10/25/2022
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9/4/2014

Rishi Sunak (/ˈrɪʃɪ ˈsuːnæk/; born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 25 October 2022. He was Chan...

10/25/2022

Jade Amelia Thirlwall MP

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States

Jade Amelia Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is an English singer, songwriter, and member of the British girl group Little Mix. The group was formed on the eighth series of The X Factor and become the...

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3/27/2014
11/18/2021
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Jade Amelia Thirlwall MP

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, United States

Jade Amelia Thirlwall (born 26 December 1992) is an English singer, songwriter, and member of the British girl group Little Mix. The group was formed on the eighth series of The X Factor and become the...

11/18/2021

Zayn Malik MP

"Zayn"

London, United Kingdom

Zayn Malik is a British singer. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Ma...

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5/28/2012
11/18/2021
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Zayn Malik MP

"Zayn"

London, United Kingdom

Zayn Malik is a British singer. Born and raised in Bradford, Malik auditioned as a solo contestant for the British music competition The X Factor in 2010. After being eliminated as a solo performer, Ma...

11/18/2021

David Harewood, MBE MP (1965 - d.)

David Harewood MBE (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz /...

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11/1/2021
11/1/2021
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11/1/2021

David Harewood, MBE MP (1965 - d.)

David Harewood MBE (born 8 December 1965) is a British actor and presenter. He is best known for his roles as CIA Counterterrorism Director David Estes in Homeland (2011–2012), and as J'onn J'onzz /...

11/1/2021

Alex Scott (1984 - d.)

Alexandra Virina Scott MBE (born 14 October 1984) is an English television presenter, pundit, and former professional footballer who mostly played as a right-back for Arsenal W.F.C. in the FA WSL. S...

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10/26/2021
10/26/2021
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Alex Scott (1984 - d.)

Alexandra Virina Scott MBE (born 14 October 1984) is an English television presenter, pundit, and former professional footballer who mostly played as a right-back for Arsenal W.F.C. in the FA WSL. S...

10/26/2021

Melanie Appleby MP (1966 - 1990)

Melanie Susan "Mel" Appleby (11 July 1966 – 18 January 1990) was one half of the 1980s English duo Mel and Kim. They had a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart in March 1987, with the song "Respec...

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5/16/2019
10/26/2021
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5/16/2019

Melanie Appleby MP (1966 - 1990)

Melanie Susan "Mel" Appleby (11 July 1966 – 18 January 1990) was one half of the 1980s English duo Mel and Kim. They had a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart in March 1987, with the song "Respec...

10/26/2021

Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-born British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy , Coming Up , Chasing Shadows , Humans , Doc...

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Letitia Michelle Wright (born 31 October 1993) is a Guyanese-born British actress. She began her career with guest roles in the television series Top Boy , Coming Up , Chasing Shadows , Humans , Doc...

10/26/2021

Ty MP (1972 - 2020)

Benedict Chijioke (17 August 1972 – 7 May 2020), better known by his stage name Ty /ˈtaɪ/, was a British rapper. He released the albums Awkward (2001), Upwards (2004), Closer (2006), Special Kind of Fo...

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7/7/2020
7/7/2020
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Ty MP (1972 - 2020)

Benedict Chijioke (17 August 1972 – 7 May 2020), better known by his stage name Ty /ˈtaɪ/, was a British rapper. He released the albums Awkward (2001), Upwards (2004), Closer (2006), Special Kind of Fo...

7/7/2020

Wade (born 23 July 1993) is an English actor who first appeared in the BBC comedy Big School , before starring in teen drama Youngers on E4. He is a YouTube performer with the online comedy series Mand...

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3/20/2020
4/25/2020
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Wade (born 23 July 1993) is an English actor who first appeared in the BBC comedy Big School , before starring in teen drama Youngers on E4. He is a YouTube performer with the online comedy series Mand...

4/25/2020

Saeed Jaffrey MP (1929 - 2015)

Jaffrey OBE (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was an Indian-British actor whose versatility and fluency in multiple languages allowed him to straddle radio, stage, television and film in a career tha...

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1/16/2012
1/13/2020
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Saeed Jaffrey MP (1929 - 2015)

Jaffrey OBE (8 January 1929 – 15 November 2015) was an Indian-British actor whose versatility and fluency in multiple languages allowed him to straddle radio, stage, television and film in a career tha...

1/13/2020

Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor.

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1/9/2020
1/12/2020
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Shaun Parkes (born 9 February 1973) is an English actor.

1/12/2020

Francis Barber (c.1742 - 1801)

"Frank Barber", "Quashey"

Barber (c. 1742/3 – 13 January 1801), born Quashey , was the Jamaican manservant of Samuel Johnson in London from 1752 until Johnson's death in 1784. Johnson made him his residual heir, with £70 (equiv...

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11/9/2016
10/17/2019
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Francis Barber (c.1742 - 1801)

"Frank Barber", "Quashey"

Barber (c. 1742/3 – 13 January 1801), born Quashey , was the Jamaican manservant of Samuel Johnson in London from 1752 until Johnson's death in 1784. Johnson made him his residual heir, with £70 (equiv...

10/17/2019

Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA =This profile is based on the BBC Programme BBC 'Who Do You Think You Are?" Season 8 Programme 10Tracey Emin is a British artist of English and Turkish Cypriot origin.===Fro...

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3/8/2010
10/3/2019
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Tracey Karima Emin, CBE, RA =This profile is based on the BBC Programme BBC 'Who Do You Think You Are?" Season 8 Programme 10Tracey Emin is a British artist of English and Turkish Cypriot origin.===Fro...

10/3/2019

Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and...

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2/24/2010
10/2/2019
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Naomi Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and...

10/2/2019

Richard Ellef Ayoade (born 12 June 1977) is an English actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter. He is best known for his role as the socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Ch...

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2/7/2010
9/30/2019
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Richard Ellef Ayoade (born 12 June 1977) is an English actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter. He is best known for his role as the socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Ch...

9/30/2019

Shazad Latif (July 3, 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series Spooks, Clem Fandango on Toast of London, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Penny Dreadful. He was most rec...

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2/13/2018
9/30/2019
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Shazad Latif (July 3, 1988) is a British actor, who starred as Tariq Masood in the BBC TV series Spooks, Clem Fandango on Toast of London, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Penny Dreadful. He was most rec...

9/30/2019

Richardson-Sellers (born 2 March 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her recurring role as Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair on The CW series The Originals , as well as her starring roles as K...

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Richardson-Sellers (born 2 March 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her recurring role as Rebekah Mikaelson / Eva Sinclair on The CW series The Originals , as well as her starring roles as K...

9/30/2019

Freddie Mercury MP (1946 - 1991)

"" ફારોખ બલ્સારા‌"", ""Freddie Mercury""

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara ; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the gr...

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7/17/2011
9/30/2019
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Freddie Mercury MP (1946 - 1991)

"" ફારોખ બલ્સારા‌"", ""Freddie Mercury""

Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara ; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the gr...

9/30/2019

Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor with a career spanning over 50 years. He has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guil...

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3/21/2017
9/30/2019
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Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor with a career spanning over 50 years. He has won an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA, two Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guil...

9/30/2019

Wong (born 3 June 1971) is an English actor. He has appeared on film, television, and also on stage. Wong is best known for portraying Kublai Khan in Netflix's Marco Polo (2014–16), Bruce Ng in The Mar...

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3/21/2018
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Wong (born 3 June 1971) is an English actor. He has appeared on film, television, and also on stage. Wong is best known for portraying Kublai Khan in Netflix's Marco Polo (2014–16), Bruce Ng in The Mar...

9/30/2019