- Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England) is a British Formula One (F1) driver. Hamilton started racing karts at the age of eight. When he was nine, he approached McLaren F1 team boss Ron Dennis at an awards ceremony and told him he would drive for McLaren one day; four years later, Hamilton was signed to the McLaren driver development support programme. - Mike Newell
Michael Cormac Newell (born 28 March, 1942) is an English director and producer of motion pictures for the screen and for television. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, Newell was educated at St Albans School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He then attended a three year training course at Granada Television, with the intention of entering the theatre. Newell directed various British TV shows from the 1960s onwards (Such as "Spindoe" (1968), … - John Taylor
John Taylor (born July 21, 1946 in Watford, Hertfordshire) was a Welsh rugby union player. Nicknamed "Basil Brush" thanks to his wild hair and beard, he played as a flanker for the London Welsh RFC (of which he is now a board member), and represented Wales 26 times between 1967 and 1973. Perhaps his most famous moment was in the Five Nations match against Scotland in 1971. The match had see-sawed backwards and forwards with each team taking the lead several times. - George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856-2 November 1950) was an Irish dramatist, literary critic, and socialist. During his career Shaw wrote more than sixty plays. He was uniquely honoured by being awarded both a Nobel Prize (1925) for his contribution to literature and an Oscar (1938) for "Pygmalion". He was a strong advocate for socialism and women's rights, a vegetarian and teetotaller, and a harsh critic of formal education. - Geri Halliwell
Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell is an English pop singer and songwriter, television personality, writer and actress, and became famous (under the nickname of "Ginger Spice") in the late 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. She was born and grew up in Watford, in the county of Hertfordshire to a Spanish mother (Ana María) and a father (Lawrence) of Swedish and English descent. She was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness. - Norman Lamb
Norman Peter Lamb (born 16 September 1957, Watford, Hertfordshire) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for North Norfolk and the Liberal Democrat Health spokesman. - Grant Shapps
Grant Shapps (born September 14, 1968, Hertfordshire) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield in the United Kingdom, winning the seat in the 2005 election on 5 May 2005. Shapps was born in Watford in Hertfordshire and educated at Watford Boys' Grammar, and Manchester Polytechnic where he received a HND. In 1990 he founded his own printing company PrintHouse Corporation which has grown into a successful commercial design, print & web development company. - John Randall
Alexander John Randall, known as John Randall, (born August 5, 1955, Uxbridge) is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. Randall was educated at Rutland House School, an independent school in Hillingdon in West London, and later at Merchant Taylors' School, another independent school, in Northwood, Hertfordshire. In 1979, he graduated from the University of London with an Upper Second degree in Serbo-Croatian language and literature. - Tony Wright
Anthony John Wright (born June 27, 1962 in Hertfordshire), England was a Gloucestershire cricketer from 1980 till 1998. A right handed batsman, he scored 13440 runs for Gloucestershire which makes him one of 31 cricketers to have made over 10 000 runs for the county and puts him 20th for most runs (as of Feb 2007). His most prolific season with the bat came in 1991 when he made 1596 runs. He was also highly successful in the one day game for Gloucestershire, … - Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson (born July 31 1957) is Director-General of the BBC, a post he has held since 2006, and a former chief executive of Channel 4. Born in London and brought up in Hertfordshire, he went to Stonyhurst College in Lancashire and Merton College, Oxford, where he took a first in English. He now lives in Oxford with his American wife Jane, and has three children. - Richard Baker
Richard Baker OBE is a British broadcaster, born in Willesden on 15 June 1925 and best known as newsreader for the BBC News from 1954 to 1982. He was a contemporary of Kenneth Kendall and Robert Dougall and was the first person to read the "BBC Television News" (in voiceover) in 1954. At one time he lived in Barnet, Hertfordshire. - Alan Duncan
Alan James Carter Duncan MP (born March 31, 1957) is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, where he was Head Monitor (head student), and St John's College, Oxford, where he coxed the college's first eight crew and was elected President of the Oxford Union. He went on to win a Kennedy Scholarship to study at Harvard. - Guy Ritchie
Guy Ritchie (born 10th September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English writer-director. - Graham Poll
Graham Poll (born July 29, 1963 in Tring, Hertfordshire) is a former English football referee in the FA Premier League. With 26 years of experience, he was regarded as one of the most prominent referees in the Premiership, often taking charge of the highest profile games. His final domestic game in a career spanning 1544 matches was the Championship play-off final on May 28 2007 between Derby County and West Bromwich Albion. His last ever match, and his last in Europe, … - Nick Herbert
Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert, known as Nick Herbert, (born April 7, 1963) is a British politician and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Arundel and South Downs. He is currently Shadow Justice Secretary. Nick Herbert was educated at Haileybury and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he read law and land economy. He was appointed as the director of public affairs at the British Field Sports Society in 1990 and remained in that position for six years. - Chris White
Chris White (born Christopher Taylor White, 7 March 1943) was the bass guitarist and songwriter with the 1960s English band The Zombies. Although born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, he was brought up in Markyate where his parents owned a village shop. He replaced the band's initial bassist, Paul Arnold, because his father had somewhere the band could use for rehearsals. White was one of the band's two main songwriters, alongside Rod Argent, … - Duchess Of York
Duchess of York is a title held by the wife of the Duke of York since the first Duke of York in 1384. The title is gained with matrimony alone and is forfeited on divorce. Because four of the twelve Dukes of York did not marry or had already assumed the throne when they married, there have only ever been eleven Duchesses of York. - Richard Evans
Sir Richard Harry Evans, CBE, Hon DTech, Hon FRAeS (less formally known as Dick Evans before and after his knighthood) was born in Blackpool in 1942 and was formerly chairman of BAE Systems. In 2001 he became Chancellor of the University of Central Lancashire. Evans was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List of 1987 for services to export and was knighted in the 1996 birthday honours. Evans was educated at the Royal Masonic School in Bushey, … - Mark Ramprakash
Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969) is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he first made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21. While he is a major force in domestic cricket (he has been notably prolific since he moved to Surrey in 2001), in international cricket he failed to live up to his early promise; he never secured a place as a fixture in the England team. - Christopher Fraser
Christopher James Fraser is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Norfolk South West. He was born in Hertfordshire and educated at the University of Westminster where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. He worked as chairman of a communications company. He was elected as a councillor to the Three Rivers District Council for four years from 1992. - Esther Rantzen
Esther Louise Rantzen CBE (born on) is an English journalist and television presenter who is best known for her long stint in "That's Life!" and her anti-paedophile activism activities as founder of the charity ChildLine. - Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson (born Steven John Wilson on November 3, 1967 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England) is the lead guitarist/singer/songwriter and the founder of progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Wilson is also a self-taught producer, audio engineer, guitar and keyboard player (among other musical instruments). - Diana Wallis
Diana Paulette Wallis (born 28 June 1954 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Liberal Democrats for Yorkshire and the Humber since 1999. She was elected leader of the Liberal Democrats in the European Parliament 2000-2004 and then following the resignation of Chris Davies MEP (1) she was re-elected leader in 2006 a post she held till January 2007. - Cecil Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes, PC, DCL, (July 5 1853 - March 26 1902) was a British-born South African businessman, mining magnate, and politician. He was the founder of the diamond company De Beers, which today controls 60% of the world's diamonds and at one time controlled 90% of the world's diamonds. He was an ardent believer in colonialism and was the coloniser of the state of Rhodesia, which was named after him. - Ralph Sadleir
Sir Ralph Sadleir (1507-1587) was an English knight and statesman. At the age of seven, he was accepted into the household of the then successful Thomas Cromwell. He was given the title of Knight banneret by Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh in 1547. Sadleir rose to the position of Principal Secretary of State for Henry VIII, Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, and later became a Guardian of Mary, Queen of Scots, … - Nicholas Lyell
Nicholas Walter Lyell, Baron Lyell of Markyate, PC QC (born 6 December 1938) is a British Conservative politician and was for much of his active political career known as Sir Nicholas Lyell. Lyell was elected Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead from 1979, then Mid Bedfordshire from 1983, and moved to North East Bedfordshire at the 1997 election. - James Russell
James Russell (b. 19 September 1987 in Welwyn, Hertfordshire) is an English footballer who plays for Chelsea F.C. He is currently on loan to Isthmian Premier League side Walton & Hersham F.C. - Steve Jackson
Thriller writer Steve Jackson was born in Arbroath, Scotland in 1969. He spent his early childhood living in the golfing town of Carnoustie. At the age of eleven he moved to Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. He now lives in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. On leaving school, Jackson went into journalism. He worked first for the Marlborough Times, and then for the Stroud News and Journal. The Nineties saw a radical change of direction. - Harry Vardon
Harry Vardon (May 9, 1870 - March 20, 1937) was an English golfer and member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. Harry Vardon was born in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands. As a child growing up on the island of Jersey, Harry Vardon did not play much golf. Inspired by his older brother, Tom, he eventually took up the game in his teens and by age 20 he was so good that he turned professional. - Anthony Davidson
Anthony Denis Davidson (born 18 April, 1979 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England) is an English racing driver, currently racing in Formula 1 with Super Aguri. - Conn Iggulden
Conn Iggulden is a British author, who mainly writes historical fiction. In 2005, he released the fourth and final book in the best-selling "Emperor" series. Iggulden was born in 1971. He attended St.Martins School in Northwood before moving on to Merchant Taylors' School. He studied English at London University, and went on to teach the subject for seven years - becoming head of the English department at St Gregory's Roman Catholic School in London. - John Eliot
John Eliot (baptized 5 August 1604 - 21 May 1690) was a Puritan missionary born in Widford, Hertfordshire, England. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge. Eliot arrived in Boston on November 3, 1631, on the ship "Lyon", and became minister and "teaching elder" at the First Church in Roxbury, also studying under the charge of Thomas Hooker. In that town he founded the Roxbury Latin School in 1645. - Marilyn
Peter Robinson (born November 3, 1962), better known as Marilyn, is a cross-dressing singer who reached fame with his song "Calling Your Name" in the 1980s. Marilyn was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He grew up in Hertfordshire, England as part of a musical family and was influenced by the songs of Barbra Streisand, Motown and gospel. He became friends with Boy George during his teenage years and began experimenting with his sexuality and image, … - James Ward
James Ward (23 October 1769 - 17 November 1859) was a painter, particularly of animals, and an engraver. Born in London, Ward was influenced by many people, but his career is conventionally divided into two periods: until 1803, his single greatest influence was his brother in law George Morland; from that time, it was Rubens. From 1810 or so, Ward started to paint horses within landscapes; slightly later, he turned to very large-scale landscapes, … - Emily Carr
Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer. She was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and moved to San Francisco in 1890 to study art after the death of her parents. In 1899 she travelled to England to deepen her studies, where she spent time at the Westminster School of Art in London and at various studio schools in Cornwall, Bushey, Hertfordshire, San Francisco, and elsewhere. - Andrew Davis
Sir Andrew Frank Davis CBE (born 2 February 1944) is a British conductor. Davis was born in Ashridge in Hertfordshire and studied at the Royal College of Music, King's College, Cambridge where he was Organ Scholar, and in Rome with Franco Ferrara. The first major post he held was as associate conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, a job he took in 1970. In 1975, he took the job of principal conductor with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. - Simon West
Simon West (born 1961) is an English film director. Born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, Simon West originally directed adverts, including a commercial for Budweiser. His film directing career started when he directed "Con Air" in 1997. - Alesha Dixon
Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England), known by first name Alesha, is one of seven children born to an English mother and Jamaican father. A former member of UK girl band, Mis-Teeq, she is an MC, singer, songwriter, sometime model and television personality. She is expected to have her solo debut album "Fired Up" released in 2007. - Matthew Paris
Matthew Paris (c. 1200-1259) was a Benedictine monk, English chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer, based at St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire. He wrote (as both author and scribe) a number of works, mostly historical, which he illuminated himself, typically in drawings partly coloured with watercolour washes, sometimes called "tinted drawings". Some were written in Latin, some in Anglo-Norman or French verse. - Andrew Green
Sir Andrew Green, KCMG was a British diplomat and is the chairman of Migration Watch, a pressure group concerned with what they see as high levels of immigration to the United Kingdom. Green was educated at Haileybury College, a former boys' boarding school (now co-educational) near Hertford in Hertfordshire, and at Cambridge University. He served with the Royal Green Jackets 1962-1965 and joined HM Diplomatic Service in 1965. He was a professional diplomat for 35 years.
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