Sir Anthony "Tony" O'Reilly (born 7 May 1936) is a Dublin born billionaire who holds both British and Irish nationality. He is best known through his chairmanship of the Dublin-based Independent News & Media Group (INM) and as former CEO of the H.J. Heinz Company, but was also previously an international rugby union player.

Andy Goldsworthy (born July 26, 1956) is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist living in Scotland who produces site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. His art involves the use of natural and found objects to create both temporary and permanent sculptures which draw out the character of their environment.

Michael "Mick" Clapham (born May 15, 1943) is a British politician and former trade union official. He is the Labour Member of Parliament for Barnsley West and Penistone. Born in Barnsley, Mick Clapham was educated at the Darton Secondary Modern School and the Barnsley Technical College. After leaving school in 1958, he was a coal miner for 12 years before he returned to further his education at the Leeds Polytechnic, …

John has been involved in archaeological geophysics for 18 years, working for British Gas, the Ancient Monuments Laboratory (English Heritage) and Bradford University Research. In 1986, he set up Geophysical Surveys (later known as GSB Prospection), an independent consultancy in geophysics for archaeology. He is also associate editor of the Journal of Archaeological Prospection . John is interested in 'investigating without digging' all periods of archaeology.

John Hegley is a popular English performance poet, musician and songwriter whose poems and songs have appeared both in print and on the radio. He was born in the Newington Green area of Islington, London, England, into a Roman Catholic household. He was brought up in Luton and Bristol. He has a B.Sc. from the University of Bradford in social sciences, concentrating on European literature and the history of ideas. Hegley has French ancestry (his father's name is René), …

Nexhat Daci (pronounced /ne.'ʤat da.ʦi/) (born 26 July 1944, in Trnavce, Serbia, Yugoslavia) served as the speaker of Assembly of Kosovo from 2001 to 2006. He is a member of the Assembly of Kosovo and the leader of the newly founded Democratic League of Dardania which he founded following his unsuccessful bid to become leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo.

Mehran Karimi Nasseri, also known as Sir, Alfred Mehran, is an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal One in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 8 August 1988 until August 2006, when he was hospitalized for an unspecified ailment.

Linda Riordan (b. 31 May 1953) is a British Labour and Co-operative politician. She was elected Member of Parliament for Halifax at the 2005 general election. Riordan was born in Halifax and graduated from the University of Bradford. She was married to Alan Riordan until his death in April 2007. Riordan, served as a Calderdale councillor for eleven years, representing the Ovenden ward from 1995 to 2006, when she stood down to devote more time to Westminster.

Kate Swann Kate Swann is Chief Executive of WH Smith. She started her career at Tesco Plc as a Marketing Executive, before moving on to positions at Homepride Foods, Coca Cola Schweppes and Dixons Stores Group. She then worked for Homebase, ultimately as Managing Director, and in 2000 was made Managing Director of Argos. She is a non-executive director of The British Land Company PLC.

Stephen Hesford (born May 27, 1957) is a British politician and the Labour Member of Parliament for Wirral West. Stephen Hesford was born in Lowton St Mary's, near Leigh, Lancashire and was educated at the Urmston Grammar School and the University of Bradford where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in social sciences in 1978. He went on to study at the Polytechnic of Central London and earned his Master of Laws in 1980.

Frederick William 'Fred' Jowett (31 January 1864 - 1 February 1944) was a British Labour politician. Born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Jowett received little formal education and at the age of eight was working at the local textile mill. In 1886 Jowett was promoted to overlooker and after attending evening classes in weaving and design at Bradford Technical College (now the University of Bradford), was employed as a manager at the mill.

Saeb Erakat was the chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee, from which he negotiated with Israel regarding the Oslo Accords from 1995 until his resignation in protest from the Palestinian government, in May 2003. He quickly reconciled with his party, and was reappointed to the post in September 2003. Erekat has participated in numerous peace negotiations with Israel, including Camp David meetings in 2000, and negotiations at Taba in 2001.

Alex Brummer (born in Hove, England on 25 May, 1949) is a British journalist, editor, and author. He has been the City Editor of the "Daily Mail" (London) since May 2000, where he writes a daily column on economics and finance. He also writes the weekly Media Analysis column for the Jewish Chronicle (London). Previous media positions at "The Guardian" (London) were Assistant Editor (1998-1999), Financial Editor (1990-1999), Foreign Editor (1989), …

Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 1952), a Dok Nuer, is the current vice-president of the autonomous Government of Southern Sudan.

David Michael Chaytor (August 3, 1949) is a British politician, the Labour Member of Parliament for Bury North.

The Rt Rev. Nicholas 'Nick' Baines (13 November 1957, Liverpool-) is the current Bishop of Croydon, a suffragan Anglican bishop in the Diocese of Southwark. Baines was educated at Holt Comprehensive School, Liverpool, before gaining degrees at the University of Bradford and Trinity College, Bristol. He was ordained as a deacon in 1987 and as a Priest in 1988. His first appointment was as Assistant Curate at St. Thomas, Kendal, and St Catherine, Crook.

Roland Boyes (12 February 1937 - 16 June, 2006) was a British Labour Party politician, amateur photographer and, in retirement, a fundraiser for research into Alzheimer's disease.

Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal (mongolian ; born February 2 1961) was Prime Minister of Mongolia from July 30 1999 to July 26 2000. He is a leading member of the Democratic Party.

Neil Forbes Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova QC (born 13 September 1950) is a Scottish lawyer. He was educated at the University of Stirling, the University of Bradford and the University of Edinburgh. His private practice is in commercial and administrative law. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1979 and was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1990. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland on February 24, …

Frederick Fung Kin Kee is the chairman of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), elected by direct election from the Geographical Constituency of Kowloon West. He is a part-time tutor at City University of Hong Kong's School Continuous and Professional Education (SCOPE).

Winifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC (born 2 July 1947) is a British politician, and was Labour Member of Parliament for Bolton West between 1974 and 1983, then Dewsbury between 1987 and 2005. She contested Bolton North East in 1983, but lost to the Conservatives. Ann Taylor was a government whip in the Callaghan Government from 1977, and returned to Government following the 1997 election, …

Joyce Brenda Gould, Baroness Gould of Potternewton (born 29 October 1932) is a British pharmacist, trade unionist and politician. The daughter of Sydney and Fanny Manson, she was educated at the Roundhay High School for Girls and the Bradford Technical College in pharmacy. Gould worked then as pharmaceutical dispenser from 1952 until 1965, when she was organiser of the Pioneer Women. Between 1966 and 1969, she was a clerical worker.

Mike Southon is a British entrepreneur. Mike Southon was educated at Papplewick School, Ascot (where he was a contemporary of Richard Curtis) and Wellington College, Crowthorne (where in 1967 he met Chris West, who was to become his co-author). He subsequently attended Imperial College London to read mechanical engineering, but left after a year.

Brian J. Mistler, B.A., B.S., M.A. (University of Bradford), is an American born philosopher and writer. His work suggests strong influence by Ludwig Wittgenstein, William James, Fritz Perls, and Hazrat Inayat Khan. He is most well known for his writing at the intersection of psychology and international relations. He trained at the University of Florida, and under the supervision of M. Pat Korb at the Gestalt Center of Gainesville (Gainesville, Florida).

Tori Lacey (born Victoria Good) is a weather forecaster who works mainly on Radio Five Live and BBC News 24. She has been with the BBC Weather Centre since April 2001 and her first broadcast was in November 2001. Lacey studied Biomedical Sciences at University of Bradford from 1992 to 1995. In early broadcasts, her name appeared as Victoria Good, but she quickly changed this to Tori Good. After marrying in December 2006, she changed her name to Tori Lacey.

Jeff(ery) Richard Hearn (born August 5 1947) is a British sociologist and one of the founders of Critical studies on men.

Crawford W. Beveridge , 60, is a technology industry veteran with more than 35 years of experience. His role as Executive Vice President and Chairman, EMEA, APAC and the Americas, is to represent Sun's interests in geographies outside of the US, particularly in high growth geographies or where Sun has significant investment, such as the EU, Brazil, Russia, India and China.

Bhausaheb Ubale (born 1936) is a Canadian human rights activist. Born in Bawchi, India, he received a Master of Arts degree in 1971 from the University of Leeds and a Ph.D. in 1975 from the University of Bradford. From 1978 to 1985, he was a Commissioner on the Ontario Human Rights Commission. From 1986 to 1989, he was a Commissioner on the Canadian Human Rights Commission. He is the author of "Equal Opportunity and Public Policy" (1978), …

Richard Alexander (born 3 June 1972) is an English comedian, producer and presenter.

Andrew Robert Lowey, born February 13th 1977, is a pharmacist, currently working within the Quality Assurance department of Leeds Teaching Hospitals, which employs a staff of approximately 14,000 in 8 locations across the greater metropolis of Leeds, England. The combined facility treats over a million patients per year. Lowey was a winner of the Pharmaceutical Care Awards in 2002.

Melih Abdulhayoglu gained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic Engineering (B.Eng.) from the University of Bradford in 1991. At Bradford, he supported the development of security technologies for the British government. He is respected as a thought leader for the identity and trust industry, "Melih" is a key public speaker and has led the company in its responsibilities as a contributing member of the Trusted Computing Group, …

Mahdi Abdul Hadi (b. Nablus, 1944) studied law at Damascus University in Syria becoming a lawyer on graduation. In the 1970s Abdul Hadi and Yousef Nasser founded "Al-Fajr" newspaper to promote debate about the Palestinian issue. In 1977 he founded the Arab Thought Forum, a Palestinian think-tank that inspired and developed the National Guidance Committee.

Michael James Meadowcroft (born March 6 1942) is a politician and political affairs consultant in the United Kingdom. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987, and founder of the "continuing" Liberal Party in 1989 following the party's merger with the Social Democratic Party to form the Social & Liberal Democratic Party. Meadowcroft grew up in Southport and was educated at King George V School. In 1958, he left school to work as a bank clerk, …

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