Who's Who and Who Was Who

Anyone who is, or was, anyone...

in their own words unrivalled online access to over 120,000 people who have made their mark on British public life…

Detailed information for each person including contact information– full name, titles, birth date and (where appropriate) death date, family history, education, honours, career history, publications and recreation.

Not just British people – Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan, Venus Williams, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tom Cruise, Barack Obama, and Woody Allen are just some of the international figures that are included.

Fascinating insight into the private lives of public figures – discover who lists underwater knitting, writing unpublished bestsellers or ablative horticulture amongst their hobbies, and find out how many people describe themselves as cat lovers or belong to the Garrick Club

Search in different ways; as well as searching by name, you can also search by other fields; by date for example- who shares your birthday? Or search by place.

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