Who's Who 2026

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Bloomsbury Yearbooks
01 December 2025

Dictionaries of biography (Who's Who); Yearbooks, annuals, almanacs

Series: Who's Who

Who's Who 2026 is the 178th edition of the world's longest

established and most comprehensive general reference book, brought right

up to date for the year ahead.

The first autobiographical

reference book in the world and, after 177 years, still the most

accurate and reliable resource for information on people of influence and interest in every area of public life.

Each edition is heavily updated using information supplied and checked by the entrants themselves, alongside research from many other independent sources. The book provides biographical information for people from all areas of society, including government, law, medicine, business, the church, media and the arts, with details not only of entrants’ careers, but also their family, education, recreations and clubs.

The 2026 edition includes more than 33,000 autobiographical entries, including approximately 600 new entries, an

obituaries section, listing the entrants who have died since the

previous edition, and a two-page Royal Family section.

Imprint: Bloomsbury Yearbooks
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 178th edition
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 200mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781399425476
ISBN 10: 1399425471
Series: Who's Who
Pages: 2736
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Reviews for Who's Who 2026

""The famous red covers of Who's Who are exclusive and only the enduringly notable get into them... After a week with the new Who's Who (and though it's heavy to pick up) ""you can't put it down"" best describes my feeling."" --Matthew Parris, The Times ""The unrivalled compendium of the good and the great"" --The Daily Telegraph ""Who's Who is a mirror in which society glimpses a reflection of its own achievement."" --The Times ""Britain's most famous reference book ...a biographical record of the great and the good."" --Daily Mail