Persons

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

Claudia Winkleman

English television presenter

Claudia Anne Irena Winklemanis an English television presenter, radio personality, film critic and journalist. Between 2004 and 2010, she presented Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on weeknights on...

Irwin Winkler

American film producer and director

Irwin Winkleris an American film producer and director. He is the producer or director of over 50 motion pictures, dating back to 1967's Double Trouble, starring Elvis Presley. The fourth film he prod...

Kate Winslet

Actress

Kate Elizabeth Winsletis an English actress. Known for her work in independent films, particularly period dramas, as well as for her portrayals of headstrong, complicated women, she has received numer...

Don Winslow

American political activist and retired author

Don Winslowis an American political activist and retired author best known for his crime novels including Savages, The Force and the Cartel Trilogy. Career Early career After earning his master's degr...

Michael Winterbottom

English film director

Michael Winterbottomis an English film director. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films—Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party Peo...

Anna Wintour

Editor-in-Chief of Vogue

Dame Anna Wintour DBEis a British journalist based in New York City who has served as editor-in-Chief of Vogue since 1988 and Global Chief Content Officer for Condé Nast since 2020; she is also the ar...

Brenda Withers

American playwright and actress

Brenda Withersis an American playwright and actress. Withers grew up in Long Island, New York, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 2000. She is close friends with Mindy Kaling, whom she met when t...

Reese Witherspoon

American actress

Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoonis an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards. Time maga...

Anna Witntour

British-American media executive

Dame Anna Wintouris a British-American media executive, who has been serving as editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988. Wintour has also served as global chief content officer of Condé Nast since 2020, w...

Torger (Toto) Wolff

Austrian billionaire motorsport executive

Torger Christian "Toto" Wolffis an Austrian billionaire motorsport executive, investor and former racing driver. He holds a 33% stake in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team and is Team Principal and CEO...

Suzanne Wolff

managing director of F1 Academy

Suzanne Wolffis a Scottish former professional racing driver and current managing director of F1 Academy. Wolff started in karting, before graduating to Formula Renault and Formula Three, then moving ...

David (Baron Wolfson of Tredegar) Wolfson

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice

David Wolfson, Baron Wolfson of Tredegar QC (born 19 July 1968)[1] is a British politician, barrister and life peer. He was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice from December 2020 to Apr...

Samantha Womack

English actress

Samantha Zoe Womackis an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the United Kingdom i...

Alex Wood

Chief Financial Officer at the PureGym

Alex Woodis the Chief Financial Officer at the PureGym. Career Alex was previously CFO and Interim CEO of Gala Bingo, the UK’s largest operator of low stake high volume gaming venues and co‑led a priv...

Victoria Wood

English comedian

Victoria Woodwas an English comedian, actress, lyricist, singer, composer, pianist, screenwriter, producer and director. Wood wrote and starred in dozens of sketches, plays, musicals, films and sitcom...

Aimee Wood

English actress

Aimee Lou Woodis an English actress. After early stage roles in Mary Stuart (2016–2017) and People, Places and Things (2017), Wood made her screen debut on the Netflix series Sex Education (2019–2023)...

Ronald Wood

English rock musician

Ronald David Woodis an English rock musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, artist, author, and radio personality best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of F...

Mark Wood

English cricketer

Mark Andrew Woodis an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Durham, and has played for Chennai Super Kings and for Lucknow Super Gi...

Elijah Wood

American actor and producer

Elijah Jordan Woodis an American actor and producer. A prominent child actor of the 1990s and a prolific figure in major studio features of the early 2000s, his accolades include two Saturn Awards and...

Leo Woodall

British actor

Leo Vincent Woodallis a British actor. He is known for his roles in the second season of the HBO satirical anthology series The White Lotus (2022) and in the Netflix romantic drama miniseries One Day ...