100 Notable alumni of
City, University of London
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The City, University of London is 409th in the world, 145th in Europe, and 33rd in the United Kingdom by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the City, University of London sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Margaret Thatcher
- Occupations
- chemistbarristerpoliticianautobiographerstatesperson
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the position. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws in law
- Occupations
- politiciantrade unionistautobiographerfreedom fighterwriter
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Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement in the 1930s and 1940s. Upon India's independence in 1947, he served as the country's first prime minister for 16 years. Nehru promoted parliamentary democracy, secularism, and science and technology during the 1950s, powerfully influencing India's arc as a modern nation. In international affairs, he steered India clear of the two blocs of the Cold War. A well-regarded author, the books he wrote in prison, such as Letters from a Father to His Daughter (1929), An Autobiography (1936) and The Discovery of India (1946), have been read around the world.
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Tony Blair
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- politicianautobiographerlawyerdiplomat
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Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and held various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994. Blair was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007, and was special envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East from 2007 to 2015. He is the second-longest-serving prime minister in post-war British history after Margaret Thatcher, the longest-serving Labour politician to have held the office, and the first and only person to date to lead the party to three consecutive general election victories.
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
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- economistbarristerpoliticianfreedom fighterjurist
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Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel, commonly known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was an Indian independence activist and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India from 1947 to 1950. He was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement and India's political integration. In India and elsewhere, he was often called Sardar, meaning "Chief" in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Persian. He acted as the Home Minister during the political integration of India and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
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Clement Attlee
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- professorpoliticiandiplomat
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Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee was a British statesman who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955. Attlee was Deputy Prime Minister during the wartime coalition government under Winston Churchill, and Leader of the Opposition on three occasions: from 1935 to 1940, briefly in 1945 and from 1951 to 1955. He remains the longest serving Labour leader.
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
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- politiciandiplomatlawyer
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a Pakistani barrister, politician, and statesman. He served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth prime minister of Pakistan from 1973 to 1977. Bhutto founded the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and served as its chairman until his execution for murder.
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H. H. Asquith
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- barristerpoliticiandiplomat
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Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith was a British statesman and Liberal politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. He was the last prime minister from the Liberal Party to command a majority government, and the most recent Liberal to have served as Leader of the Opposition. He played a major role in the design and passage of major liberal legislation and a reduction of the power of the House of Lords. In August 1914, Asquith took Great Britain and the British Empire into the First World War. During 1915, his government was vigorously attacked for a shortage of munitions and the failure of the Gallipoli Campaign. He formed a coalition government with other parties but failed to satisfy critics, was forced to resign in December 1916 and never regained power.
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Jay Shetty
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- monkinfluenceroratorlife coachspiritual teacher
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Jay Shetty is a British podcaster, author, and life coach, best known for his podcast On Purpose.
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Roger Scruton
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with bar in licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- philosopher
- Biography
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Sir Roger Vernon Scruton, FBA, FRSL was an English philosopher, writer, and social critic who specialised in aesthetics and political philosophy, particularly in the furtherance of conservative views.
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Nana Akufo-Addo
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- politiciandiplomatlawyer
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William Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian politician who served as the 13th president of Ghana from 2017 to 2025. He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under the administration of then-president John Kufuor.
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Esther McVey
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- politicianexecutive producertelevision presenterbusinessperson
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Esther Louise, Lady Davies, styled as Esther McVey, is a British Conservative Party politician and television presenter who has been serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tatton since 2017, and served as the MP for Wirral West from 2010 to 2015. She previously served in cabinet as Minister of State for Employment from 2013 to 2015, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in 2018, Minister of State for Housing and Planning from 2019 to 2020 and Minister of State without Portfolio from 2023 to 2024.
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Shaun Wallace
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- television personalitybarrister
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Shaun Anthony Linford Wallace is an English barrister, lecturer and television personality. He is one of the six "chasers" on the ITV quiz show The Chase. Wallace is a part-time lecturer and visits schools, colleges and other institutions to educate students on aspects of law. In 2004, he won Mastermind and was ranked 286th in the World Quizzing Championships in 2012.
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David Lammy
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- politicianjuristlawyer
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David Lindon Lammy is a British politician who has served as Foreign Secretary since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. Lammy previously held various junior ministerial positions under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 2002 and 2010.
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Micky Flanagan
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- comedianstand-up comedian
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Michael John Flanagan is an English comedian. Flanagan has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured Britain with stand-up shows. He presented Micky Flanagan: What Chance Change? for Radio 4 and has appeared on various TV shows including Mock the Week, A League of Their Own, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Was It Something I Said?, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and I Love My Country.
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Sophie Raworth
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- broadcasternews presenterjournalisttelevision presenter
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Sophie Jane Raworth is an English journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC. She is a senior newsreader and is one of the main presenters of BBC News (mainly BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten). She has been a television presenter for state occasions and has also presented the BBC's Election Night coverage, alongside other presenters.
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Abi Titmuss
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- actorfilm actorpoker playertelevision presentermodel
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Abigail Evelyn Titmuss is an English actress, television personality, and poker player. She is also a former glamour model and nurse.
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Muhtar Kent
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- entrepreneurbusinessperson
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Ahmet Muhtar Kent is a Turkish-American business executive. He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Coca-Cola Company. He became CEO in 2008, and chairman in 2009, leaving those positions in 2016 and 2019 respectively.
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Jo Whiley
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- journalisttelevision presenter
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Johanne Whiley-Morton, better known by her professional name Jo Whiley, is an English radio DJ and television presenter. She was the host of the long-running weekday later weekend Jo Whiley Show on BBC Radio 1. She currently presents her weekday evening Radio 2 show. She is also the main presenter for the BBC's Glastonbury Festival coverage.
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Jack Straw
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- judgepoliticianbarrister
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John Whitaker Straw is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001, and Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 under Blair. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn from 1979 to 2015.
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Stelios Haji-Ioannou
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- businessperson
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Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is a Greek Cypriot entrepreneur. Born into a wealthy ship-owning family, he is best known for founding the low-cost airline easyJet and the Stelmar shipping line with start-up funds provided by his father, Loucas. EasyJet's foundation in 1995 marked the beginning of a series of ventures marketed under the "easy" brand, managed by easyGroup and chaired by Haji-Ioannou.
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Tobias Ellwood
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- politicianarmy soldier
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Lieutenant Colonel Tobias Martin Ellwood VR is a former British Conservative Party politician and soldier who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bournemouth East from 2005 to 2024. He chaired the Defence Select Committee from 2020 to 2023, and was Minister for Defence Veterans, Reserves and Personnel at the Ministry of Defence from 2017 to 2019. Prior to his political career, Ellwood served in the Royal Green Jackets and reached the rank of captain. He transferred to the Army Reserve and has gone on to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel in the 77th Brigade.
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Tiff Needell
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- journalisttelevision presenterFormula One driver
- Biography
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Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell is a British racing driver and television presenter. He is a presenter of Lovecars, and formerly served as co-presenter of Top Gear and Fifth Gear.
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Sarah Harrison
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- journalisteditor
- Biography
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Sarah Harrison is a British former WikiLeaks section editor. She worked with the WikiLeaks' legal defence and has been described as Julian Assange's closest adviser. Harrison accompanied National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden on a high-profile flight from Hong Kong to Moscow while he was sought by the United States government.
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Robert Buckland
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- politician
- Biography
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Sir Robert James Buckland KBE KC is a British politician who served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from 2019 to 2021, and as Secretary of State for Wales from July to October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he was first elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for South Swindon in 2010, holding the seat until the 2024 general election.
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Anerood Jugnauth
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, PV, KCMG, PC, QC was a Mauritian statesman, politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. A central figure of Mauritian politics in the 1980s and 1990s, he was Leader of the Opposition from 1976 to 1982. He served four consecutive terms as prime minister from 1982 to 1995 and again from 2000 to 2003. He was then elected as President from 2003 to 2012. Following his party's victory in the 2014 general elections, he served his sixth and final term as prime minister, becoming the nation's longest serving prime minister with more than 18 years of tenure, overtaking Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who held the office for 14 years.
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Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon
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- barristeraristocrat
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Charles Peregrine Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, styled as Lord Courtenay from 1998 until 2015, is an English hereditary peer and barrister. He is a crossbench member of the House of Lords, having been elected at a by-election in 2018.
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Samira Ahmed
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- journalist
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Samira Ahmed is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster at the BBC, where she presents Front Row on Radio 4 and Newswatch on the BBC News channel and BBC One during BBC Breakfast, and regularly presents radio documentaries. She was named British Broadcasting Press Guild audio presenter of the year in March 2020. Her recent documentaries include Disgusted, Mary Whitehouse (March 2022). She has presented Radio 3's Night Waves and Radio 4's PM, The World Tonight, Today, Sunday and has presented the Proms for BBC Four.
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Faisal Islam
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- journalisteditor
- Biography
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Faisal Islam is a British political and economics journalist who is the economics editor of BBC News and an occasional presenter of Newsnight. He was the political editor of Sky News from 2014 to 2019, and from May 2004 was business correspondent and later economics editor of Channel 4 News until June 2014.
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Carwyn Jones
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- politicianbarrister
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Carwyn Howell Jones, Baron Jones of Penybont, PC, is a Welsh politician who served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour from 2009 to 2018. He previously served as Counsel General for Wales from 2007 to 2009. Jones was the member of the Senedd (MS) for Bridgend from 1999 to 2021. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2025.
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Kamal Ahmed
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- journalist
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Kamal Ahmed is a British journalist, who was Editorial Director of BBC News. He was Economics Editor at the BBC until November 2018, and Business Editor from March 2014, until Simon Jack was appointed as his successor in February 2016.
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Alex Chalk
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- politician
- Biography
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Alexander John Gervase Chalk KC is a British politician and barrister. He served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from April 2023 to July 2024.
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Stav Shaffir
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- activistpoliticianwriterjournalist
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Stav Shaffir is an Israeli politician and former member of Knesset. She is the leader of the Green Party and was a member of the Knesset for the Democratic Union alliance. She came to national prominence as one of the leaders of the 2011 Israeli social justice protests, focusing on housing, public services, income inequality and democracy, and later became spokeswoman of the movement. She was subsequently elected to the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party in 2013. The party contested the 2015 elections as part of the Zionist Union alliance, with Shaffir retaining her seat. She was re-elected again in the April 2019 elections, in which Labor ran alone. However, after losing a Labor leadership election to Amir Peretz in June 2019, she left the party and resigned from the Knesset and became head of the Green Movement. Her new party formed the Democratic Union alongside Meretz and the Israel Democratic Party. Shaffir lost her Knesset seat in the 2020 election.
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Linda Papadopoulos
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- podcasterpsychologist
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Linda Papadopoulos is a Canadian psychologist based in England.
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Fernando Botero Zea
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- Modern Defense
- Biography
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Fernando Botero Zea is a businessman and liberal politician of dual Colombia and Mexican nationalities, mainly known for having served as Minister of National Defense of Colombia and also for being an important businessman based in Mexico City. He is the son of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero and cultural promoter and icon Gloria Zea.
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Dermot Murnaghan
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- presenterjournalisttelevision presenter
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Dermot John Murnaghan is a British media personality, notable as a journalist, news reporter and television host. He has been a presenter for numerous networks including at Channel 4, a news presenter at CNBC Europe, Independent Television News and BBC News. He has presented news programmes in a variety of time slots since joining Sky News in 2007, until the end of February 2023.
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Donal MacIntyre
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- journalistfilm director
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Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, specialising in investigations, undercover operations and television exposés. He has also worked as a presenter of both television news and documentaries on various UK channels.
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Daniel Finkelstein
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- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Daniel William Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein, OBE is a British journalist, author, political advisor and politician. He is a former executive editor of The Times, where he remains a weekly political columnist, and has been a regular columnist at The Jewish Chronicle since 2010. Finkelstein was formerly an advisor to Prime Minister John Major and leader of the Conservative Party William Hague. Since 2013 he has sat as a Conservative Peer of the House of Lords.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro
- Born in
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United Kingdom - Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with master's degree in journalism
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Lourdes "Lulu" Garcia-Navarro is an American journalist who is an Opinion Audio podcast host for The New York Times. She was the host of National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday from 2017 to 2021, when she left NPR after 17 years at the network.
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Sally Bundock
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- journalist
- Biography
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Sally Elizabeth Bundock is a British news chief presenter for BBC News, who presents BBC News on BBC One and the BBC News Channel. She joined World Business Report in September 2002 and presented its early morning edition, programming viewed mostly by audiences in European and international markets. Bundock continues to present the 5am hour on BBC One, BBC World News and the BBC News channel and has done since the early 2000s, this has been called The Briefing but is now simply BBC News. She now presents Business Today in the former World Business Report early morning slots.
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Suzy Klein
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- music journalistjournalisttelevision presenter
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Suzanne Rebecca Klein is a British writer and radio and television presenter, specialising in music and arts programmes. Since October 2021, she has held the post of Head of Arts and Classical Music TV for the BBC.
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Wasim Sajjad
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Wasim Sajjad Jan is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999.
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Aitzaz Ahsan
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- politicianbarrister
- Biography
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Chaudhary Aitzaz Ahsan is a Pakistani politician and lawyer. He served as the Leader of the House in the Senate of Pakistan from 1994 to 1996, and as the Leader of the Opposition from 1996 till 2000 and again from 2012 to 2018. He was elected a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Punjab in 1994. His tenure ended in March 2018.
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Syed Kamall
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Syed Salah Kamall, Baron Kamall is a British politician and academic, who from September to October 2022 served in HM Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. He was previously Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation at the Department of Health and Social Care (2021–22).
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Barbara Serra
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- journalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Barbara Serra is an Italian-born British-based broadcast journalist and TV newsreader. She studied at the London School of Economics, before becoming a journalist.
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Namal Rajapaksa
- Years
- 1986-.. (age 39)
- Occupations
- politicianrugby union playerlawyer
- Biography
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Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa is a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician. He is the eldest son of former President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and a member of parliament. He was the Minister of Youth and Sports from 2020 to 2022.
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Ruby Hammer
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- make-up artist
- Biography
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Ruby Hammer is a makeup artist and a fashion and beauty entrepreneur. She was awarded an MBE in 2007 for her long-standing contribution to the cosmetics industry.
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Perry Christie
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- politicianathletics competitor
- Biography
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Perry Gladstone Christie PC, MP is a Bahamian former politician who served as prime minister of the Bahamas from 2002 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017. He is the second longest-serving Bahamian elected parliamentarian (behind Sir Roland Symonette who was first elected to parliament in 1925 and served until 1977), representing the Centreville constituency from 1977 to 2017. He is also a former athlete. His Progressive Liberal Party is the oldest Bahamian political party, holding solid majorities in the Bahamian Parliament several times in its long history.
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Anjali Rao
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- journalistreality television participant
- Biography
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Anjali Rao is an Australian global television news anchor and broadcast journalist. She starred on season 5 of The Real Housewives of Melbourne.
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Houda Nonoo
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- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew, and third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab country, and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.
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Gary Younge
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Gary Andrew Younge FAcSS, FRSL is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and academic. He was editor-at-large for The Guardian newspaper, which he joined in 1993. In November 2019, it was announced that Younge had been appointed as professor of sociology at the University of Manchester and would be leaving his post at The Guardian, where he was a columnist for two decades, although he continued to write for the newspaper. He also writes for the New Statesman.
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Javid Iqbal
- Occupations
- judgebiographerautobiographerphilosopher
- Biography
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Javed Iqbal was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals.
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Spiros Cyprianou
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Graduated with Bachelor of Economics in commercial sciences, economics, and Bachelor's degree in commercial sciences
- Occupations
- politicianlegal counselorlawyer
- Biography
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Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou was a Cypriot barrister and politician, who served as President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988. He also served as President of the Cypriot House of Representatives from 1976 to 1977 and then again from 1996 to 2001, as well as being President of the Democratic Party, which he founded, from 1976 to 2000.
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Durmuş Yılmaz
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Durmuş Yılmaz is a Turkish economist, politician and was the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey between 2006 and 2011.
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Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, CBE is the former Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and the current Chair of the NHS Confederation, and was one of the first individuals to become a People's Peer.
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Gamal Fahnbulleh
- Occupations
- broadcasterjournalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Gamal Fahnbulleh is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, currently employed by ITV Granada. He presents Granada Reports, an evening news programme for North West England and the Isle of Man. He also is now a relief presenter across all ITV National News programmes.
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Lutfur Rahman
- Occupations
- solicitor
- Biography
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Mohammad Lutfur Rahman is a Bangladesh-born British politician and former solicitor serving as the directly elected mayor of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for the Aspire party since 2022, having previously held the post from 2010 to 2015 until being found guilty of electoral fraud and forced to resign.
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Christos Staïkouras
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Christos Staikouras is a Greek economist and politician who is currently New Democracy's coordinator of economic affairs. Since the 2007 legislative election, he has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament (MP) for Phthiotis. After the 2019 election, he was appointed minister for finance in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis serving from 2019 to 2023.
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Evan Edinger
- Occupations
- YouTubertelevision producer
- Biography
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Evan Edinger is an American-British YouTuber currently based in London.
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Ziauddin Sardar
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Ziauddin Sardar is a British-Pakistani scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and public intellectual who specialises in Muslim thought, the future of Islam, futurology Critique of modernity, postmodernism and since and cultural relations. He has written and edited more than 60 books Prospect magazine named him as one of Britain's top 100 public intellectuals and The Independent newspaper called him: 'Britain's own Muslim polymath'.
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William Lewis
- Occupations
- newspaper editor
- Biography
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Sir William John Lewis is a British media executive who serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post. He was formerly chief executive of Dow Jones & Company and publisher of The Wall Street Journal. Earlier in his career, he was known as a journalist and then editor.
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Sophie Walker
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Sophie Walker is a British political activist who was the founding leader of the Women's Equality Party (WE) in the United Kingdom.
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Patrick O'Flynn
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Patrick James O'Flynn is an English journalist and Social Democratic Party (SDP) politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the East of England from 2014 to 2019. He was elected for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) but defected to the Social Democratic Party in November 2018. Since 2019 he has written frequently for The Spectator.
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Kirsty Lang
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Kirsty Lang is a British journalist and broadcaster who works for BBC Radio and Television. Earlier in her career, she was on the staff of The Sunday Times and Channel 4 News, working as a presenter and reporter.
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John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick
- Occupations
- politicianbarrister
- Biography
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John David Beckett Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick is a member of the House of Lords in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In 1996, at the age of 44, he became one of the youngest people in the upper house.
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Polly Higgins
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied law
- Occupations
- writerenvironmentalistbarrister
- Biography
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Pauline Hélène "Polly" Higgins FRSGS was a Scottish barrister, author, and environmental lobbyist, described by Jonathan Watts in her obituary in The Guardian as, "one of the most inspiring figures in the green movement". She left her career as a lawyer to focus on environmental advocacy, and unsuccessfully lobbied the United Nations Law Commission to recognise ecocide as an international crime. Higgins wrote three books, including Eradicating Ecocide, and started the Earth Protectors group to raise funds to support the cause.
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James Dutton
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Sir James Benjamin "Jim" Dutton, KCB, CBE is a retired Royal Marines officer and former Governor of Gibraltar. He held various staff positions in his early career, before commanding 40 Commando. As a brigadier, he held two high-level staff posts—the first at the Ministry of Defence in London, as Director of NATO policy, and the second as a British liaison to The Pentagon shortly after the September 11 attacks, where he was involved in the planning for the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan.
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Aris Spiliotopoulos
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Aris Spiliotopoulos is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party. He served as Minister for Tourism (2007–09) and Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs from January to October 2009.
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Salam Pax
- Occupations
- writertranslatorbloggerjournalist
- Biography
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Salam Pax is the pseudonym of Salam Abdulmunem, aka Salam al-Janabi (Arabic: سلام الجنابي), under which he became the "most famous blogger in the world" during and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Along with a massive readership, his site "Where is Raed?" received notable media attention. The pseudonym consists of the word for "peace" in Arabic (salām) and in Latin (pax). His was one of the first instances of an individual's blog having a wide audience and impact.
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Wendy Hall
- Occupations
- university teachercomputer scientistmathematician
- Biography
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Dame Wendy Hall DBE FRS FREng MAE FIET is a British computer scientist. She is Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton.
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Tom Ilube
- Occupations
- business executiveactivistphilanthropist
- Biography
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Thomas Segun Ilube CBE is a British entrepreneur and educational philanthropist and former chair of the Rugby Football Union making him the first black chair of a major sport in England. He is the Chair of The King’s Trust in the UK.
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Joseph Mucheru
- Born in
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Kenya - Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Joseph Wakaba Mucheru EGH was the former Kenyan Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications. He was appointed by the then President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta. Joe held that office since from 2015 to 2022.
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Ramita Navai
- Occupations
- journalistfilm director
- Biography
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Ramita Navai is a British journalist, documentary producer, and author. A recipient of the Emmy Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, she has reported from over 40 countries and has a reputation for gathering stories on underreported topics in dangerous environments.
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Caroline Russell
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Caroline Russell is a British politician and activist serving as Leader of the Green Party in the London Assembly since October 2018, and a Member of the London Assembly (AM) for Londonwide since May 2016.
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Theodoros Skylakakis
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied economics
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Theodoros Skilakakis is a greek politician who served as Alternate Minister for Fiscal Policy of the Hellenic Republic in the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2020 to 2023, where he holds the portfolio of Government Expenditure. He is also a former Greek MEP, member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and Chairman of the Central Committee of the party Drassi.
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Joan McAlpine
- Occupations
- politicianbloggerauthorjournalist
- Biography
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Joan McAlpine is a former Scottish journalist and former Scottish National Party politician. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South Scotland region from 2011 to 2021. McAlpine is known for her opposition to the provisions of the legislation which sought to reform the Gender Recognition Act and for her views on sex and gender.
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James Bloodworth
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied political journalism
- Occupations
- opinion journalistoratorwriterjournalistblogger
- Biography
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James Bloodworth is an English journalist and writer. He has authored two full length books, also writing articles for newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. Much of Bloodworth's work concerns the struggles of working class people, yet he has been praised by both sides of the political spectrum. He lives in London.
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Raoul Hyman
- Occupations
- racing automobile driver
- Biography
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Raoul Joshua Hyman is a South African racing driver, he has competed in the Super Formula Championship for B-Max Racing. He is the 2022 Formula Regional Americas and 2018 F3 Asian Champion.
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Gifty Anti
- Occupations
- journalistbroadcaster
- Biography
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Oheneyere Gifty Anti is a Ghanaian journalist and broadcaster. She is the host of the Standpoint Archived 2021-05-26 at the Wayback Machine programme; which discusses issues affecting women on Ghana Television.
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Mai Atafo
- Occupations
- fashion designer
- Biography
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Ohimai Atafo professionally known as Mai Atafo is a Nigerian Fashion Designer known for his brand, Mai Atafo. He underwent training at the Savile Row Academy in Leeds, United Kingdom, to become a skilled tailor.
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Andy Field
- Occupations
- university teacherpsychologist
- Biography
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Andy Field is an English academic currently serving as Professor of Quantitative Methods at the University of Sussex.
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Javier Álvarez
- Occupations
- composeracademic musician
- Biography
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Javier Álvarez Fuentes was a Mexican composer known for compositions that combined a variety of international musical styles and traditions, and that often utilized unusual instruments and new music technologies. Many of his works combine music technology with diverse instruments and influences from around the world. He taught internationally, in the UK and Sweden, and back in Mexico later in his career.
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David Heath
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David William St John Heath CBE PC is a British optometrist and Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Somerton and Frome from 1997 to 2015. He served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food from September 2012 to October 2013 in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government.
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Dominic Selwood
- Occupations
- journalisthistorianblogger
- Biography
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Dominic Selwood FSA FRSA FRHistS is an English historian, author, journalist and barrister. He has written several works of history, historical fiction and historical thrillers, most notably The Sword of Moses. and Anatomy of a Nation. A History of British Identity in 50 Documents. His background is in medieval history. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter.
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Louise Cooper
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- blogger
- Biography
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Louise Cooper is a British Chartered Financial Analyst, journalist, and Times columnist, known for her work on the BBC World Service between 2002 and 2011 as a presenter and senior economics journalist for shows including Newshour and Europe Today. She writes a regular column for the newspaper The Times and publishes the financial blog CooperCity.
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Mya Byrne
- Occupations
- composersinger-songwritersinger
- Biography
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Mya Adriene Byrne is an American singer-songwriter whose works falls mostly in the Americana vein, a combination of folk, blues and country music. Based in New York for 13 years, Byrne currently resides in Brooklyn after 8 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and performs solo or with various bands on both coasts. In 2014, Byrne publicly announced her transgender status and transition and has continued to work as a musician and performer.
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Rhodri Marsden
- Occupations
- guitaristjournalistblogger
- Biography
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Rhodri Marsden is a London-based writer and musician.
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Martha Spurrier
- Years
- 1986-.. (age 39)
- Occupations
- juristbarrister
- Biography
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Martha Spurrier is a British barrister and human rights campaigner. She was the director of the advocacy group Liberty from 2016 to 2024.
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Liu Mingkang
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpoliticianbanker
- Biography
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Liu Mingkang is a Chinese former politician, public servant and economist. He graduated from the University of London in 1987. In 1988, he received an MBA from the Cass Business School. He served as chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission from its creation in 2003 until he reached the retirement age of 65. During his tenure he was responsible for putting in place an effective regulatory structure which helped the Chinese banking system weather the global financial crisis and emerge relatively healthy and well capitalized.
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Dorab Patel
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Dorab Framrose Patel was a Pakistani jurist of Parsi descent, and lawmaker who served as a former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and former chief justice of the Sindh High Court. Patel was a prominent campaigner for human rights, and was a founding member of the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) in 1987 and the co-founder of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
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Brendan Barber
- Occupations
- trade unionistfunctionary
- Biography
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Brendan Paul Barber, Baron Barber of Ainsdale, is a British trade union official and life peer. He served as chair of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) Council until 2020. He is a former general secretary of the United Kingdom's Trades Union Congress (TUC); a post he held from June 2003 until his retirement at the end of 2012. He was appointed Acas Chair in 2014, replacing Ed Sweeney, who had been in the post since 2007. He also serves on the board of the Banking Standards Board (since 2015), the Board of Transport for London (2013–), the board of Britain Stronger in Europe (since 2015), the Council of City University, London and the board of Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (since 2014).
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Hady Ghandour
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Hady Ismail Ghandour is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League club Aldershot Town.
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James J. Greco
- Occupations
- screenwriter
- Biography
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James Joseph Greco is an American businessman and entrepreneur. Currently, he serves as the chief executive officer of Tijuana Flats. Throughout his career, he has held numerous executive positions in the foodservice industry, as well as various directorships.
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Jean Corston, Baroness Corston
- Enrolled in the City, University of London
- Studied in 1989-1990
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jean Ann Corston, Baroness Corston, PC, is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol East from 1992 to 2005, during which time she served as Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2001 to 2005.
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Tony Arbour
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 80)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anthony Francis Arbour OBE JP is a British Conservative Party politician. From 2000 until his retirement in 2021, he was a member of the London Assembly representing South West London and is a former Richmond councillor.
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Dick Olver
- Occupations
- businesspersonmanager
- Biography
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Sir Richard Lake Olver FREng was the chairman of BAE Systems, one of the world's largest defence contractors.
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Ben Hunte
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Ben Hunte is a CNN news presenter and correspondent. He is a British investigative journalist, presenter and speaker. He was previously a Global Correspondent at Vice News based in New York City, USA, and London, UK. Prior to this, he worked for the BBC and was the broadcaster's first LGBT correspondent. He went on to be the BBC's West Africa correspondent.
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Julia Gomelskaya
- Occupations
- music educatorcomposer
- Biography
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Julia Gomelskaya was a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music.
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Kayode Soyinka
- Occupations
- journalistauthor
- Biography
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Kayode Soyinka is a Nigerian journalist, publisher, and author.
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Lamide Akintobi
- Born in
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Nigeria - Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Lamide Akintobi is a Nigerian journalist and media personality. She worked as a news anchor on Channels TV and as a co-host and co-creator on a show called The Spot on EbonyLife TV with Zainab Balogun and Ebuka Obi-Uchendu until the show wrapped in mid-2017.
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Henkjan Honing
- Occupations
- musicologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Henkjan Honing is a Dutch researcher. He is professor of Music Cognition at both the Faculty of Humanities and the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. He conducts his research under the auspices of the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation, and the University of Amsterdam's Brain and Cognition center.
