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1258 entities tracked across Lowdown briefings. Page 4 of 21.

Bill ShouldisUSChief executive of Branch Office, the AI consumer-app spinoff unveiled at SXSW 2026.
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Bill StaplesUSGitLab CEO since 2024; authored May 2026 'Act 2' manifesto replacing engineers with AI agents.
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Billy WrightGBEngland legend whose record of three World Cup appearances is now equalled by Harry Kane.
Blake MiguezUSLouisiana Republican state legislator; received $250k Fellowship PAC independent expenditure buy.
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Bobby CharltonGBManchester United and England great; held England's goals record for 45 years; died October 2023.
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Bob IgerFormer Disney CEO who shaped the studio era of streaming and the Marvel and Lucasfilm acquisitions.
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Bo DavisGBFormer Morgan Stanley vice-president and Barclays director appointed Reform UK cabinet member for Finance and DOGE lead at Essex County Council from May 2026.
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Bo HinesUSTether US CEO and Fellowship PAC co-founder who built the ad-buying vehicle behind a $3M+ crypto-funded IE operation.
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Boris PistoriusDEGerman Defence Minister; signed the €4bn Ukraine defence deal routing Raytheon to Bavaria.
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Boualem KhoukhiQAQatar national team defender who scored a 90+5 header to earn Qatar's first-ever World Cup point.
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Boyko BorissovBGBoyko Borissov is the founder and leader of GERB and a former Bulgarian prime minister; Radev ruled out forming a government with him after the April 2026 election.
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Bradley BarcolaFRFrance winger for Paris Saint-Germain; scored in France's 3-0 round-of-32 win over Sweden.
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Bradley T. SmithDirector of OFAC; oversees US sanctions across Iran, Russia, terrorism, and WMD programmes.
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Brahim DiazMASpanish-Moroccan attacking midfielder who plays for Real Madrid.
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Brando BenifeiITItalian MEP and S&D internal market coordinator leading European Parliament scrutiny of FIFA ticket pricing.
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Brandon TegtmeierUSUS Army major general commanding the 82nd Airborne Division in the Iran conflict.
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Breel EmboloCHCameroon-born Swiss forward who plays for Monaco.
Brenda DacresGBLabour Co-op Mayor of Lewisham, defeated by Green candidate Liam Shrivastava on 7 May 2026.
Brendan BradleyUSSAG-AFTRA AI task force member behind the Tilly Tax royalty proposal.
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Brendan CarrUSFCC Chair from January 2025, overseeing the foreign-ownership review of the Paramount-WBD merger.
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Brett VelicovichUSPowerus co-founder, former US Army Special Operations veteran; running Gulf state drone demonstration tour.
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Brian BabinUSUS Congressman chairing the committee that oversees NASA safety, who asked no accountability questions at splashdown.
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Brian BrobbeyNLDutch striker who scored twice in 16 minutes 12 seconds against Sweden on 20 June, the fastest brace by a Dutch player at a World Cup.
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Brian ChristineUSHHS Assistant Secretary for Health since October 2025; Alabama urologist; second-ranking US health official.
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Brian FitzpatrickUSRepublican congressman (R-PA) who crossed party lines on the House Iran war powers vote.
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Brian RobertsUSChairman and chief executive of Comcast, overseeing the Media division separation.
Bronwen MaddoxGBChatham House director who presented V-Dem's US democracy downgrade at a global forum.
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BrovdiUACommander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces; confirmed the tracking and striking of corvette Boikyi at Kronstadt on 6 June 2026.
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Bruno Rodríguez ParrillaCUCuba's Foreign Minister since 2016; defended the medical missions against forced-labour sanctions on 23 July.
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Bukayo SakaGBArsenal and England winger; assisted England's Mexico win after a title-winning Arsenal season.
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Byron AllenUSBillionaire founder of Allen Media Group; acquired BuzzFeed for $120m in May 2026.
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Byron CallanUSUS defence analyst giving real-time odds on war escalation and Iranian ground operations.
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Byron DonaldsUSUS Representative and Republican candidate for Florida governor.
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CafuBRCafu is Brazil's most-capped player with 127 appearances and a two-time World Cup winner.
Cai FangCNChinese labour economist warning that AI is destroying jobs faster than it creates them.
Caridad Diego BelloCUHead of the Cuban Communist Party's Office for Religious Affairs; attended the 9 May 2026 Havana Cathedral mass for Pope Leo XIV.
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Carlo AncelottiBRItalian manager; Brazil head coach since 2024 and record four-time Champions League winner.
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Carlos GiménezUSFlorida Republican congressman; co-led the February 2026 push to revoke all US business licences for Cuban state entities.
Carole Le HenaffGBOIES researcher; co-authored storage resilience paper arguing EU gas storage is a strategic security baseline.
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Caroline JonesGBFormer UKIP Welsh MS who quit as a Reform UK candidate in April 2026 citing racism and vetting failures.
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Caroline LucasGBFormer Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion 2010-2024 and party co-leader; campaigned in Thanet for the 2026 Cliftonville by-election.
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Caroline WoodleyGBLabour Co-op Mayor of Hackney, defeated by Green candidate Zoë Garbett on 7 May 2026.
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Carolyn McCallGBChief executive of ITV since 2018; previously CEO of easyJet and Guardian Media Group.
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Carrie HarperGBPlaid Cymru spokesperson who warned that Green votes in Wales could let Reform in, April 2026.
Carroll Taylor WisemanUSReid Wiseman's late wife; crater proposed in her honour during 2026 lunar flyby.
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CasemiroBRBrazil midfielder who scored twice in Brazil's 6-2 pre-tournament win over Panama at the Maracanã on 31 May.
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Casper KlyngeDKZscaler VP Government Partnerships; former Danish tech ambassador; on regulatory panel at Brussels sovereignty summit.
Cathal DeasyGBSenior M&A banker at UBS; commentator on UK capital-market and venture follow-on dynamics.
Catherine GoodyerGBLabour candidate who lost the April 2026 Salford by-election to Reform UK's Michael James Felse.
Catherine VautrinFRFrench Minister of Labour and Social Affairs; co-chaired the 40-nation Hormuz coalition meeting with UK's Healey in May 2026.
Catherine WestGBLabour MP who publicly organised against Starmer on 11 May 2026 then backed down the same day.
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Charles CamardaUSFormer NASA astronaut who predicted a 1-in-20 catastrophic failure risk for Artemis II.
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Charles De KetelaereBEAtalanta forward; scored twice and assisted in Belgium's 4-1 World Cup win over the USA.
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Charles MooreGBBritish journalist and columnist for The Spectator.
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Charlie DukeUSApollo 16 astronaut; last surviving moonwalker and youngest ever to walk on the Moon, whose LM was also named Orion.
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Che AdamsGBScotland forward; scored twice against Bolivia in Scotland's 2026 World Cup warm-up.
Chetan Prakash BalhotraINUAE-based Indian national designated by OFAC on 15 April for role in Shamkhani Iranian oil network.
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Chief Justice Mohseni-EjeiIRIran's Chief Justice; ordering accelerated executions of protest detainees throughout the 2026 war.
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Chi OnwurahGBUK Labour MP; chair of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
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Chris GowCisco Senior Director for EU Public Policy; represents US Big Tech on the regulatory panel at the Brussels sovereignty summit.