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.

Today in Who’s Who

To Britain

In September Pope Benedict will visit Britain and beatify Cardinal Newman.

Born on 2 September

Lennox Lewis (45), former professional boxer
Amanda Thompson (48), Managing Director, Blackpool Pleasure Beach
Prof. Peter Furness (55), President, Royal College of Pathologists
Janet Vitmayer (58), Chief Executive, Horniman Museum and Gardens
Frederick Soddy (born 1877), chemist

In the shops

Peter did it first, and now comes Tony

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