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Back to SearchAlisher Usmanov
Alisher Usmanov has just been named the richest man in Britain. Born in Uzbekistan, Usmanov made his fortune in the collapsing Soviet Union. His empi…
12 years, 8 months ago
Robert Mueller
Mark Coles profiles the long-serving and influential head of the FBI, Robert Mueller. Mueller took on the job one week before the 2001 World Trade Ce…
12 years, 8 months ago
Elizabeth Llewellyn
Mary Ann Seighart profiles Elizabeth Llewellyn, the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, who had an obvious talent for singing from an early age. Her sch…
12 years, 9 months ago
Jeff Bezos
Amazon first became the world's biggest bookshop and then went on to revolutionise shopping as we know it. What began in 1994 as a small start-up in …
12 years, 9 months ago
Lucy Winkett
Mary Ann Sieghart profiles the Reverend Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James's Piccadilly, and a former Canon of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Many insi…
12 years, 9 months ago
Magnus Carlsen
Chris Bowlby looks at the 22-year old Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen. He has the highest rating in the world ever and has been called the Moza…
12 years, 9 months ago
Zhang Xin
Chris Bowlby profiles the British-educated Chinese property billionaire Zhang Xin, one of the most powerful women in business. She is in advanced tal…
12 years, 10 months ago
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber, the 19-year-old Canadian pop star, is an internet phenomenon with 35 million Twitter followers. His first hit is the most-watched vide…
12 years, 10 months ago
Beppe Grillo
Beppe Grillo has achieved a stunning success in the Italian elections with the performance of the new citizens' protest network - the Five Star Movem…
12 years, 10 months ago
Mike Ashley
Mike Ashley began his business career as a teenager with a single shop in 1980s Maidenhead. Now his international Sports Direct empire makes him mill…
12 years, 10 months ago