21st-century English memoirists

The list 21st-century English memoirists includes Prince Harry, Boy George, Lily Allen, Olivia Hussey and Simon Cowell. The list consists of 177 members and 1 sublist.

21st-century English diarists
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Lily Collins

British and American actress (born 1989)

Overview: Lily Jane Collins (born 18 March 1989) is a British and American actress. Born in Guildford and raised in Los Angeles, Collins began performing on screen at the age of two in the BBC sitcom Growing Pains ...

Date of birth: 18 March 1989

Age: 35

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Charlie McDowell (Married)

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Actresses from Guildford 12T

British debutantes 78T

English people of Canadian-Jewish descent 4T
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Prince Harry

Member of the British royal family (born 1984)

Overview: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, KCVO, ADC (Henry Charles Albert David; born 15 September 1984) is a member of the British royal family. As the younger son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, ...

Date of birth: 15 September 1984

Age: 39

Nationality: British

Occupation: Royalty

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Meghan Markle (Married)

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Children of Charles, Prince of Wales 2T

Markle family 8T

21st-century nobility 2T
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Minnie Driver

British and American actress (born 1970)

Overview: Amelia Fiona J. "Minnie" Driver (born 31 January 1970) is an English-American actress, singer and songwriter. For her role as Skylar in Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting, she was nominated for both the ...

Date of birth: 31 January 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Addison O'Dea (Dating)

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21st-century English women singers 616T

21st-century American women singers 2,825T

People with acquired American citizenship 969T
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Geri Horner

English singer (born 1972)

Overview: Geraldine Estelle Horner (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972), is an English singer, songwriter, author, actress, and philanthropist. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the ...

Date of birth: 6 August 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Christian Horner (Married)

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Innocent Records artists 11T

Actors from Watford 4T

Musicians from Watford 6T
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Boy George

English musician

Overview: Boy George (born George Alan O'Dowd; 14 June 1961) is an English singer, songwriter, DJ and fashion designer. He is the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club. At the height of the band's fame, during ...

Date of birth: 14 June 1961

Age: 63

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Singers from the London Borough of Bexley 7T

Singers from the Royal Borough of Greenwich 17T

British club DJs 146T
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Lily Allen

Singer-songwriter

Overview: Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born 2 May 1985) is an English singer, songwriter, and author. She is the daughter of actor Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Allen left school when she was 15 and c ...

Date of birth: 2 May 1985

Age: 39

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: David Harbour (Married)

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Electropop musicians 36T

21st-century British women singers 61T

Women's Equality Party people 17T
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Olivia Hussey

British actress

Overview: Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna, 17 April 1951) is an English actress. After appearing in theatre in London, Hussey was chosen to play the role of Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's film version of Romeo and ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1951

Age: 73

Nationality: Argentinean

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: David Glen Eisley (Married)

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British women memoirists 212T

21st-century English women writers 623T

English Shakespearean actresses 160T
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Marianne Faithfull

British singer

Overview: Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single "As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female ...

Date of birth: 29 December 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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LGBT people from London 1T

Writers from Hampstead 40T

Musicians from Hampstead 30T
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Simon Cowell

English reality television judge, television producer and music executive (born 1959)

Overview: Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, entrepreneur and record executive. He is the founder and sole owner of the British entertainment company Syco and is the ...

Date of birth: 7 October 1959

Age: 64

Nationality: British

Occupation: Personality

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Lauren Silverman (Engaged)

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Judges in American reality television series 72T

America's Got Talent judges 12T

People from Elstree 26T
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Sarah Harding

English singer, model, and actress (1981–2021)

Overview: Sarah Harding (born Sarah Nicole Hardman; 17 November 1981 – 5 September 2021) was an English singer, model and actress. Her professional career began in 2002 when she successfully auditioned for the ITV ...

Date of birth: 17 November 1981

Date of death: 5 September 2021

Age: 39 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Deaths from breast cancer in the United Kingdom 93T

Actors from Ascot, Berkshire 6T

Actresses from Stockport 24T
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Melanie C

English singer (born 1974)

Overview: Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974), professionally known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer, songwriter and DJ. As one of the five members of the Spice Girls, she was nicknamed Sporty ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Models from Merseyside 13T

21st-century English women writers 582T

20th-century English women singers 364T
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Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

Overview: Dame Julie Andrews DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, in ...

Date of birth: 1 October 1935

Age: 88

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipients 95T

British women memoirists 181T

BAFTA Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles winners 33T
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Rupert Everett

British actor

Overview: Rupert James Hector Everett (born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, writer, and singer. He first came to public attention in 1981, when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film Another ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Broadway actors 482T

People from Brancaster 7T

English male Shakespearean actors 251T
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Jenson Button

Formula One driver

Overview: Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE (born 19 January 1980) is a British racing driver and former Formula One driver. He won the 2009 Formula One World Championship, driving for Brawn GP. After his Formula ...

Date of birth: 19 January 1980

Age: 44

Nationality: British

Occupation: Auto Racing

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

Partner: Brittny Ward (Married)

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Sportspeople from Somerset 13T

24 Hours of Spa drivers 545T

Honda Formula One drivers 7T
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Kate O'Mara

English actress (1939–2014)

Overview: Kate O'Mara (born Francesca Meredith Carroll; 10 August 1939 – 30 March 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of The Merchant ...

Date of birth: 10 August 1939

Date of death: 30 March 2014

Age: 74 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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British women memoirists 151T

20th-century English women writers 774T

English women non-fiction writers 440T
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Fiona Lewis

British actor

Overview: Fiona Lewis (born 28 September 1946) is a British actress and writer from Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

Date of birth: 28 September 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

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Writers from Essex 24T

British film actresses 655T

Date of birth missing (living people) 2,589T
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Stephen Hawking

English theoretical physicist (1942–2018)

Overview: Stephen William Hawking CH CBE FRS FRSA (8 January 1942 – 14 March 2018) was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology ...

Date of birth: 8 January 1942

Date of death: 14 March 2018

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Physicist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Web Summit Speaker 67T

Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 87T

British relativity theorists 18T
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor

British singer (born 1979)

Overview: Sophie Michelle Ellis-Bextor (born 10 April 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. She first came to prominence in the late 1990s, as the lead singer of the indie rock band Theaudience. After the group ...

Date of birth: 10 April 1979

Age: 45

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Richard Jones (Married)

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English female DJs 15T

The Masked Singer (British TV series) contestants 19T

21st-century English women singers 582T
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Sarah Ferguson

Former wife of Prince Andrew (born 1959)

Overview: Sarah, Duchess of York (born Sarah Margaret Ferguson; 15 October 1959), also known by the nickname Fergie, is a British author, television personality, and member of the British royal family. She is the ...

Date of birth: 15 October 1959

Age: 64

Nationality: British

Occupation: Royalty

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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British royal memoirists 9T

Prince Andrew, Duke of York 15T

20th-century English memoirists 168T
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Coleen Rooney

English television personality

Overview: Coleen Mary Rooney (née McLoughlin; born 3 April 1986) is an English author and television personality.

Date of birth: 3 April 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: British

Occupation: TV Personality

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Wayne Rooney (Married)

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Association footballers' wives and girlfriends 101T

Television presenters from Liverpool 30T

Writers from Liverpool 105T