Who’s Who : the essential directory of the noteworthy and influential in all walks of life, in the UK and worldwide, published annually since 1849.

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Who’s Who

the definitive directory of everyone who’s anyone in Britain, and beyond, today.

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2013 Edition of Who's Who

Who’s Who includes autobiographical information on over 33,000 influential people from all walks of life. The 165th edition includes a foreword by Arianna Huffington on ways technology is rapidly transforming the media.

Born on 20 May

Louis Theroux (43), journalist and documentary maker
Ven. Sheila Watson (60), Archdeacon of Canterbury
Lynn Davies (71), President, UK Athletics
Anthony Crickmay (76), photographer
Emile Berliner (born 1851), inventor

Celebrating 100 years of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

As over 4,000 Who's Who entrants list gardening as one of their recreations we thought we would join in the RHS Chelsea Flower Show centenary celebrations. Find out which Who's Who entrants have green fingers and how well you really know your gardeners and horticulturalists.

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