Who's Who and Who Was Who

Giving you a fascinating insight into the private lives of public figures – Who’s Who is the leading source of information on the most influential people in British public life today.

Who’s Who has been published every year since 1849, and contains over 33,000 entries giving detailed information on each person including their career, honours, family history, hobbies and interests and contact details.

Access Who's Who and Who Was Who

You can now access Who’s Who via the internet. Please see Who's Who and Who Was Who

You can also search for over 90,000 noteworthy people from all walks of life, now deceased in Who Was Who so you can trace a family throughout their history.

The online edition will be updated on a monthly basis so you get the latest information on a person. It also links to other biographical works online, including Dictionary of National Biography. Entries can be emailed or printed.

Find out who J K Rowling shares her birthday with
Discover just how many books Lady Antonia Fraser and her husband Harold Pinter have written
Find out which London club had the Russian ambassador Yury Viktorovich Fedotov as a member
Examine the career of well know local journalist and broadcaster Tony Howard
Discover which local film director describes one of his recreations as being difficult! (Michael Winner)
Read about Council leader Merrick Cockell

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