Lindsay Hoyle was born on 10 June 1957, in Adlington. Labour’s Sir Lindsay Hoyle was dramatically installed as the new Commons Speaker on Tuesday 4 November 2019. The new Speaker said: ‘I hope this House will be once a great respected House, not just in here but across the world.’ Sir Lindsay Hoyle Biography and Profile. Read more
Siya Kolisi, born on 16 Jun 1991, height: 6′ 2″, is at the forefront of South African rugby. Kolisi’s mother died when he was 15. Making history as the first black rugby captain in 127-year history of South African test rugby was an iconic moment. Kolisi “never dreamed of being a rugby player” as a child and now says the sport was “my way out”. Siyamthanda Kolisi Biography and Profile. Read more
Captain Edward J. Smith, British naval officer, born on January 27, 1850, in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, was the captain of the luxury vessel Titanic, played a role in one of the most famous disasters at sea in history when it sank in 1912. Edward J. Smith Biography and Profile. Read more
Mariia Valeryevna Butina (Russian: Maria Butina or Mariya Butina), born November 10, 1988 is a Russian woman. Butina was arrested by the FBI and charged with acting as an agent of the Russian Federation “without prior notification to the Attorney General.” Maria Butina was released from a Florida prison on Friday 25 October 2019 after serving most of her 18-month sentence. She arrived in Moscow on Saturday 26 October 2019. Mariya Butina Biography and Profile. Read more
Edward Enninful was born 22 February 1972, Ghana, grew up in London and at 16 was scouted as a model on the train. He soon began assisting stylists at shoots, becoming fashion director under Terry Jones at i-D at age 18. The British Vogue editor-in-chief, Enninful succeeded Alexandra Shulman , who resigned in January 2017, in August of the same year. Edward Enninful Biography and Profile. Read more
Elbert Joseph Higgins, born December 8, 1944, was an American singer-songwriter. Bertie Higgins was raised in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and is of Portuguese, Irish and German descent. In 1982, Higgins had a Top 40 album with Just Another Day in Paradise. It spawned the #1 Billboard romantic classic ballad “Key Largo”. Elbert Joseph Higgins Biography and Profile. Read more
Aldous Huxley, author and screenwriter, was born on 26 July 1894, Godalming, Surrey, England. He began writing poetry and short stories in his early 20s, but it was his first novel, Crome Yellow (1921), which established his literary reputation. Aldous Huxley Biography and Profile. Read more
Name: Simone Biles. Sport: Gymnastics. Discipline(s): Artistic Gymnastics. Event(s): Team. Height: 4-8. Weight: 105. DOB: 3/14/1997. Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio. Hometown: Spring, Texas. High School: Homeschooled (Spring, Texas) ‘15. Team/Club: World Champions Center. Coach(es): Aimee Boorman. Olympic Experience: Olympian (2016); five-time Olympic medalist (4 gold, 1 bronze). Rio 2016 Olympic Games, gold (team, all-around, vault, floor); bronze (beam). Simone Biles Biography and Profile. Read more
Eliud Kipchoge, born November 5, 1984 in Kapsisiywa, Nandi District of Kenya. Won the 5,000m bronze at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He won 5,000m silver at the 2007 World Championships at Osaka, behind Bernard Lagat. Eliud Kipchoge smashes running’s ‘Last Great Barrier’ with sub-2-Hour Marathon. Eliud Kipchoge, 34, covered the 26.2 miles (42.2km) in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds in the Ineos 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria on Saturday, 2019. Eliud Kipchoge Biography and Profile. Read more
H.E. Abiy Ahmed Ali (PhD), Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ethiopian Prime Minister, was born 15 August 1976 to a Muslim father and a Christian mother. Since being sworn into office as Prime Minister, he broke with tradition – launching deeper political and economic reforms that swept across the country. Abiy Ahmed Ali Biography and Profile. Read more