Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, commonly known as Tony Blair, was born on 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The second of three children of Leo Charles Lynton Blair, a barrister and academic, and Hazel Elizabeth Rosaleen Blair, he spent much of his early childhood in Durham, England, after the family returned from a period living in Adelaide, Australia. Educated at Chorister School in Durham and Fettes College in Edinburgh, often called Scotland’s Eton, he went on to study law at St John’s College, Oxford, graduating in 1975. He later trained as a barrister and was called to the bar.…
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Sir John Major is a British statesman and former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from November 1990 to May 1997. Born John Roy Major on 29 March 1943 at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, Surrey, he was the youngest child of Tom Major-Ball, a former music hall and circus performer who later ran a garden ornaments business, and Gwen Major, Coates, a former dancer. His father’s advanced age at the time of his birth, Tom was in his early sixties, marked him as a late addition to the family.…
Mary Elizabeth Truss, commonly known as Liz Truss, is a British politician born on 26 July 1975 in Oxford, England. She served as the 56th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 6 September to 25 October 2022, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in British history after resigning amid economic and political turmoil. The daughter of John Kenneth Truss, an emeritus professor of pure mathematics at the University of Leeds, and Priscilla Mary Truss, a nurse and teacher who was active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, she grew up in a left-leaning household.…
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born on 19 June 1964 in New York City to Stanley Johnson, a writer, environmentalist and former Member of the European Parliament, and Charlotte Johnson Wahl, a painter. He is a British politician, journalist and author who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. Earlier roles included Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016 and Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018. Educated at Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied classics and served as president of the Oxford Union, Johnson began…
Gordon Brown, born James Gordon Brown on 20 February 1951 in Giffnock, near Glasgow, Scotland, is a British Labour Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010 and as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007. Often described as a “son of the manse,” he is the son of Church of Scotland minister John Ebenezer Brown and Jessie Elizabeth “Bunty” Souter. He grew up mainly in Kirkcaldy, Fife, after the family moved there when he was three. Brown is known for his long tenure at the Treasury during a period of sustained…
Andrew Murray Burnham, commonly known as Andy Burnham, is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party since July 2026. Born on 7 January 1970 in Aintree, near Liverpool, he grew up in the Cheshire village of Culcheth in a working-class Roman Catholic family. His father, Roy Burnham, worked as a telephone engineer, and his mother, Eileen, was a GP receptionist. Burnham joined the Labour Party at the age of 15 and later studied English at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He is married to Marie-France van Heel, known…
Sir Keir Rodney Starmer is a British politician and lawyer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 2024 to July 2026. Born on 2 September 1962 in Southwark, London, and raised in Oxted, Surrey, he was named after Keir Hardie, the first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party. The second of four children of toolmaker Rodney Starmer and nurse Josephine Starmer (née Baker), who lived with the effects of Still’s disease, he grew up in a working-class household that supported the Labour Party. Starmer attended Reigate Grammar School, earned a first-class Bachelor of Laws degree from…
Rachel Jane Reeves is a British Labour Party politician born on 13 February 1979 in Lewisham, south-east London. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Leeds West and Pudsey, previously Leeds West, since 2010. The daughter of teachers Graham and Sally Reeves, she grew up in a household that valued education and public service, though her parents separated when she was in primary school. She attended the comprehensive Cator Park School for Girls in Beckenham, where she studied A-levels in mathematics, further mathematics, economics and politics. Reeves went on to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at New College,…
Edward Samuel Miliband, commonly known as Ed Miliband, is a British Labour Party politician born on 24 December 1969 in Fitzrovia, London. He is the son of Ralph Miliband, a Belgian-born Marxist sociologist and intellectual of Polish Jewish descent who fled Nazi-occupied Belgium during the Second World War, and Marion Kozak, a Polish-born human rights campaigner and academic who survived the Holocaust after being sheltered by a Catholic family in Poland. Raised in a politically engaged household in north London, particularly Primrose Hill, Miliband grew up immersed in discussions of left-wing politics and social justice. He attended Haverstock Comprehensive School…
Angela Rayner, born Angela Bowen on 28 March 1980 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, is a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist. She has served as the Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne since 2015 and currently holds the position of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a role she previously occupied from 2024 until her resignation in September 2025 before returning to it in 2026. She also served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2020 to 2025 and as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from July 2024 to September 2025. Rayner grew up…
Nigel Paul Farage is a British politician, broadcaster and media personality born on 3 April 1964 in Farnborough, Kent, England. The son of stockbroker Guy Justus Oscar Farage and Barbara Stevens, he grew up in a relatively prosperous family in the south-east of England and was educated at the private Dulwich College in south London. Farage first entered politics as a Conservative Party member in his teens before becoming a leading Eurosceptic voice. He served as a Member of the European Parliament for South East England from 1999 until the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union in 2020. He…
Rebecca Quin, better known by her ring name Becky Lynch, is an Irish professional wrestler, actress, and writer born on January 30, 1987, in Limerick, Ireland, and raised primarily in Dublin. She has been signed to WWE since 2013 and is widely recognized as one of the most popular and accomplished performers of her generation, often called “The Man.” Lynch rose to global prominence through her in-ring skill, charismatic presence, and pioneering role in elevating women’s wrestling. She is married to fellow WWE superstar Seth Rollins (Colby Lopez) since 2021, and the couple has a daughter named Roux, born in…
Dragiša Gudelj, also known as Dragi, is a Serbian retired professional footballer born on 8 November 1997 in Breda, Netherlands. He holds dual Serbian and Dutch citizenship. The son of former professional footballer Nebojša Gudelj, he grew up in a sporting family and developed through the youth ranks in the Netherlands before pursuing a senior career across several European countries. Gudelj represented Serbia at youth international levels, including the under-17, under-18 and under-19 teams. He retired from professional football in July 2024 at the age of 26 due to serious heart-related health issues that had previously caused him to collapse…
Dmytro Hryhorovych Riznyk is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Ukraine national team. Born on 30 January 1999 in the village of Andriivka in Ukraine’s Poltava region, he stands approximately 1.91 metres tall and developed through the youth system of local club Vorskla Poltava. He has become one of the most reliable goalkeepers in Ukrainian football, known for his shot-stopping ability, composure under pressure, and contributions both domestically and in European competitions while representing his country during a period of national hardship. Siblings Dmytro grew up with…
Srđan Babić is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born on 22 April 1996 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, he represents the Serbia national team. He is known for his physical presence, aerial ability, and defensive solidity. He currently plays for Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow, where he wears the number 6 shirt. Babić began his football journey at a young age in his hometown and has built a career that has taken him across Serbia, Spain, Portugal, and Russia while establishing himself as a senior international for Serbia. Siblings Srđan has one younger brother, Nebojša…