Christopher Richard "Rick" Stein, CBE (born 4 January 1947) is an English celebrity chef, restaurateur, writer and television presenter. Along with business partner (and first wife) Jill Stein, he has run the Stein hotel and restaurant business in the UK. The business has a number of renowned restaurants, shops and hotels in Padstow along with other restaurants in Marlborough, Winchester and Barnes. He is also the head chef and a co-owner of "Rick Stein at Bannisters" at Mollymook and Port Stephens in Australia, with his second wife, Sarah. He has written cookery books and presented television programmes.
Joshua Toulmin (11 May [O.S. 30 April] 1740 – 23 July 1815) of Taunton, England was a noted theologian and a serial Dissenting minister of Presbyterian (1761–1764), Baptist (1765–1803), and then Unitarian (1804–1815) congregations. Toulmin's sympathy for both the American (1775–1783) and French (1787–1799) revolutions led the Englishman to be associated with the United States and gained the prolific historian the reputation of a religious radical.
George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson, PC, FRS (23 April 1697 – 6 June 1762) was a Royal Navy officer. Anson served as a junior officer during the War of the Spanish Succession and then saw active service against Spain at the Battle of Cape Passaro during the War of the Quadruple Alliance. He then undertook a circumnavigation of the globe during the War of Jenkins' Ear. Anson commanded the fleet that defeated the French Admiral de la Jonquière at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Paul Stuart Widdowson (born 27 March 1974) is an English cricketer. Widdowson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire. Widdowson represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board in a single List A match against the Durham Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. In his only List A match he scored 11 runs and with the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 12 runs. He currently plays club cricket for in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League.
Kevin St John Dennis Emery (born 28 February 1960, Swindon, Wiltshire) is a retired English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Emery played his entire first-class career for Hampshire, making his debut in May 1982 against Leicestershire and his one-day debut a few days later against Kent County Cricket Club. He also joined Warwickshire CCC in 1986 but a back injury restricted his appearances to the Second X1. After his First Class career ended he represented Wiltshire in Minor Counties cricket and played club cricket for Swindon CC, Lansdown CC (Bath), Optimists CC ( Bristol ), Calmore CC and Dumbleton CC. He also represented a Western League Select X1 and still plays out matches for the MCC.
Richard Alexander Pybus (born 5 July 1964 in Newcastle upon Tyne), is an English-born cricket coach. He coached the Pakistan and Bangladesh national teams, and currently serves as the Director of Cricket for the West Indies Cricket Board. He has held this post since October 2013. In 2017 he applied for Head coach of Indian cricket team. He was awarded the South African Cricket Coach of the year in 2008–09 and 2010–11 by Cricket South Africa.
Sarah Solemani (born 4 September 1982) is an English actress, writer and activist, best known for starring in the BAFTA winning sitcom Him & Her, playing Renee Zellweger's best friend 'Miranda' in Working Title's Bridget Jones's Baby, for which she was nominated for an Evening Standard Best Actress Award. She is also known for her roles in the British comedy TV series Bad Education and The Wrong Mans.
Pearce Hanley (born 1988 in England) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played with the Brisbane Lions from 2008 to 2016. A former Gaelic footballer, he played for the Mayo county team and is from Ballaghaderreen, where he played his club football.
Alex Stephen Welsh (born 1 September 1988) is an English cricketer. Welsh is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire. While studying for his degree at Loughborough University, Welsh made his first-class debut for Loughborough MCCU against Kent in 2010. He made a further first-class appearance in 2010, against Yorkshire. His two first-class appearances saw him score 30 runs at an average of 15.00, with a high score of 21. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 38.00, with best figures of 3/32.
David Linsay Willetts, Baron Willetts, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, FAcSS (born 9 March 1956) is a British politician and life peer. From 1992 to 2015, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Havant in Hampshire. He served as Minister of State for Universities and Science from 2010 until July 2014 and became a member of the House of Lords in 2015. He is also President of the Resolution Foundation – a living standards-focused think-tank.
Ed Chamberlin is an English sports broadcaster who has been working for ITV since January 2017.
Graham Strange (born 24 July 1968 in England) is a Bermudian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He has played one first-class match for Bermuda to date, against Canada in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.
VJ Andy, also known as Andy Kumar, is a television personality in India. He worked as Video Jockey for Channel V and has hosted several television programs including Dare 2 Date a dating reality show. He was a contestant in the seventh season of Bigg Boss, finishing fifth.
Craig Robert Young (born 4 October 1976) is a British actor who began his acting career at age ten, starring in the stage production of The Price of Coal. By the time he was 17, he moved to London to attend the Central School of Speech and Drama, whereupon he was chosen to become a member of the pop band Deuce, scoring four top 30 single hits: "Call It Love", "I Need You", "On the Bible", and "No Surrender". In addition to appearing in the Zoey 101 pilot, Young portrayed Coach Moore in Nickelodeon's soccer series Just for Kicks.
Mike Hammond (ice hockey)
Mike Hammond (born 21 February 1990) is a British ice hockey player for German Oberliga side Hannover Scorpions and the British national team. He represented Great Britain at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and the 2021 IIHF World Championship.
Noel Paul Quinn (born 13 January 1962) is a British banking businessman who is the chief executive (CEO) of HSBC since March 2020, having succeeded John Flint. He initially assumed the role on an interim basis in August 2019.
Terry Stacey (born 24 July 1962) is an English cinematographer. He graduated from the University of Manchester, England. He moved to New York in the early 1980s and worked as a still photographer and musician working at The Collective for the Living Cinema. He made and edited Super 8mm shorts, and experimenting in the music video arena. He began by making documentaries while traveling through South America with his 16 mm bolex. He continued making documentaries in England, India, and Iceland. Stacey has written and directed many of his own short films.
Sean Martin Fitzgerald (born 21 August 1962) is a former English List A cricketer. Fitzgerald was a right-handed batsman who primarily played as a wicketkeeper. A technically brilliant batter and wicket keeper, he would also prove to be a very able off spinner in the latter stages of his club career. He was also king of the sesh in his Washy days, mixing with some of the best MC’s Fitzgerald also played a single List A cricket match for Dorset in the first round of the 1990 NatWest Trophy against Glamorgan. He scored two runs and made two stumpings in the match.
Tristan Neil Shardlow (born 1 June 1970) is a former English cricketer. Shardlow was a left-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born in Bristol. Shardlow made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1989 against Shropshire. From 1989 to 2006, he represented the county in 57 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Herefordshire. Shardlow also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. His debut in that competition came against Cornwall in 1990. From 1990 to 2006, he represented the county in 21 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Norfolk. During his Minor Counties career with Wiltshire, the presence of fellow wicketkeeper Stephen Perrin kept him out of the Wiltshire side for large periods.
Charlotte Upcott (Née Gilmartin born 7 March 1990) is a British short track speed skater who competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the 500m and 1500m events.
Peter Carl Gutwein (/ɡʌtwən/) (born 21 December 1964) is an Australian politician who has served as the 46th premier of Tasmania since January 2020. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly since 2002, representing the electorate of Bass. He succeeded Will Hodgman as leader of the Liberal Party and Tasmanian Premier on 20 January 2020.
Michael Wasley (born 23 February 1990) is an English former professional snooker player. Wasley turned professional in 2012 after qualifying via Event 3 of Q School and gained a two-year tour card for the 2012–13 and 2013–14 snooker seasons. He won five matches in the event, concluding with a 4–3 victory over Fraser Patrick. His biggest achievement to date is reaching the last 16 of the 2014 World Championship.
Hasib Mir Hussain (Urdu: حسیب میر حسین; 16 September 1986 – 7 July 2005) was one of four Al Qaeda suicide bombers who detonated bombs on three trains on the London Underground and one bus in central London during the 7 July 2005 London bombings. Hussain detonated a bomb on the No. 30 bus that exploded in Tavistock Square, killing 13 of the 52 people killed in the suicide bombings, and himself. Investigators found his body and personal effects on the bus. At the age of 18, he was the youngest of the group of four. The other men were Shehzad Tanweer, Germaine Lindsay, and Mohammad Sidique Khan.
Kelvin Martin Tatum MBE (born 8 February 1964, in Epsom, Surrey) is a former British international motorcycle speedway and grasstrack rider.
Dave Gardner (basketball)
Dave Gardner (born 1 February 1964) is a retired British basketball player, most famous for his stints at Chester Jets and Manchester Giants of the British Basketball League. Gardner also played 59 games for England. In honour of Gardner's services to his 'hometown' club, the Chester Jets retired his number 11 jersey in 2002.
Richard Hall (English cricketer)
Richard Jonathon Hall (born 27 September 1978) is an English cricketer. Hall is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Worcester, Worcestershire. Hall made his debut for Herefordshire in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. From 1998 to 2009, he represented the county in 22 Championship matches, the last of which came against Cheshire. His MCCA Knockout Trophy debut for the county came against the Worcestershire Cricket Board in 1998. From 1998 to present, he has represented the county in 18 Trophy matches. It was for Herefordshire that he made his only List A appearance, which came against Worcestershire in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In this match he made an unbeaten half century score of 54* and took a single catch in the field.
Neil Adams (born 26 May 1982 in Birmingham, United Kingdom) is an English senior ice hockey Forward.
Matthew Higginbottom (born 20 October 1990) is an English cricketer. Higginbottom is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Stockport, Greater Manchester. Higginbottom was educated at New Mills School Business & Enterprise College, before studying Sport and Business Management at Leeds Metropolitan University. While attending the university, he was selected to play for Leeds/Bradford MCCU, making his first-class debut in the team's inaugural first-class match against Surrey at The Oval in 2012. He made a second first-class appearance for the team in that same season against Yorkshire at Headingley. He signed a summer–long contract with Derbyshire for the 2012 season.
Robin William Fisher (born 24 November 1970) is a former English cricketer. Fisher was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. Fisher made his debut for Cheshire in the 1999 Minor Counties Championship against Wales Minor Counties. Fisher played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1999 to 2006, including 30 Minor Counties Championship matches and 10 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 2001, he made his List A debut against the Lancashire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2001. He played two further List A matches for Cheshire, against Bedfordshire in 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2003, and the following season against Hampshire in 2nd rou
Graham Johnson (cricketer, born 1958)
Graham Johnson (born 1 May 1958) is a former English cricketer. Johnson was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. Johnson made his debut for Durham against Cheshire in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1982 to 1987, making 18 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. In his 5 List A matches, he scored 34 runs at an average of 17.00, with a high score of 20 not out. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 46.50, with best figures of 2/35.
William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1894 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen.
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician and political adviser. In 1968, he started what would later become his largest business venture, consumer electronics company Amstrad. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the company in a deal to BSkyB for £125m. According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sugar became a billionaire in 2015. In 2021, his fortune was estimated at £1.21bn, ranking him as the 138th-richest person in the UK.
Andy "Rev" Revell (born Andrew David Revell on 21 February 1958) is a British businessman, scientist and musician. He was founding member of the band Twelfth Night in 1978. He first started playing guitar after seeing Led Zeppelin in December 1971. After learning to play on a black Shaftsbury Les Paul copy, and being part of amateur bands in his home town of Bournemouth, he bought his trademark 1963 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop in 1977. Andy formed Twelfth Night with Brian Devoil and Clive Mitten in 1978, and stayed until the end in 1987.
Paul Woodroffe (cricketer)
Paul Joseph Woodroffe (born 12 June 1964) is a former English cricketer. Woodroffe was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex. Woodroffe made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1994 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. Woodroffe played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1996 to 2003, which included 28 Minor Counties Championship matches and 13 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1999, he made his List A debut against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the NatWest Trophy. He played four further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Dorset in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2003. In his five List A matches, he scored 31 runs at a batting average of 31.00, wi
Abigail Eaton (born 2 January 1992) is a British racing driver from the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. She starred as the test driver for the second and third series of The Grand Tour, an Amazon Prime Video-exclusive motoring series. Eaton is a qualified racing instructor and a performance driving coach. In October 2021, Eaton broke her back in an accident during a W Series race at the Circuit of the Americas, requiring rehabilitation and a break from racing.
Dave Thompson (born 30 June 1959) is an English actor, stand-up comedian and writer, who made headlines in July 1997 after being removed from the role of Tinky Winky in the children's television series, Teletubbies after 70 episodes. The BBC said in a letter to Thompson that his "interpretation of the role was not acceptable". Thompson recounted bursting into tears upon learning the news of his termination. In interviews, he supposed that the dubbing of his voice, unlike the other actors, was an indication of dissatisfaction over his performance.
Richard Gilbert Emery (19 February 1915 – 2 January 1983) was an English comedian and actor. His broadcasting career began on radio in the 1950s, and his self-titled television series ran from 1963 to 1981.
Michael Fenton Stevens (born 12 February 1958) is an English actor and comedian. He is best known for being a founder member of The Hee Bee Gee Bees and the voice behind the Spitting Image 1986 number 1 hit "The Chicken Song". He also starred in KYTV, its Radio 4 predecessor, Radio Active and Benidorm as Sir Henry since Series 4 which was first broadcast in 2011, and as an anchor on 3rd & Bird on CBeebies.
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, KB, PC (21 February 1705 – 17 October 1781), of Scarthingwell Hall in the parish of Towton, near Tadcaster, Yorkshire, was a Royal Navy officer. As captain of the third-rate HMS Berwick, he took part in the Battle of Toulon in February 1744 during the War of the Austrian Succession. He also captured six ships of a French squadron in the Bay of Biscay in the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre in October 1747.
Matthew Jeffrey Allen Whiley (born 6 May 1980) is a former English cricketer. Whiley was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. He played for Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire during a five-year first-class career.