A Carlisle-born admiral and a Penrith–born surgeon are among the 930 new entries in the newly-published 2017 edition of Who’s Who .

Inclusion in Who’s Who , which contains potted biographies of 33,000 of some of the most famous, talented and influential people in the world, is by invitation only – so this is an honour for all the new entries.

Among them this year were several Cumbrians, including Rear-Admiral Nicholas Hine, 50, Carlisle-born assistant chief of naval staff-policy and formerly defence policy adviser to the Treasury; and Professor Hugh Barr, 62, Penrith-born consultant general and gastrointestinal surgeon at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.

They now join, among others, former world motor racing champion Lewis Hamilton, Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and 2016 Tour de France winner Chris Froome, who are also making their first appearance in Who’s Who.

Everyone in Who’s Who is invited to compile his or her own entry, so entries can be as long or as short as personalities wish.

In the 1997 edition of Who’s Who t he late romantic novelist Dame Barbara Cartland required 222 lines to list her mostly literary achievements. The entries of the Cumbrian pair are comparatively brief and modest.

Rear-Admiral Hine explains his life and career in just eight lines, while ProfessorBarr requires nine to tell his life story.

Bowness-based millionaire philanthropist Sir Norman Stoller – who has given away £50m to good causes – also makes his debut appearance at the age of 82, meaning he is one of the oldest new entries in the 2017 edition.

Sir Norman was knighted earlier this year for philanthropic services.

He is president of SSL International plc (formerly the Seton Healthcare Group plc).

In 1991, Sir Norman was the CBI/Daily Telegraph Businessman Of The Year. In his Who’s Who entry,Sir Norman,lists his recreations as “golf, sailing, wines of Bordeaux, whisky of Scotland”.

Rear-Admiral Hine, Prof Barr and the others will now remain in Who’s Who until they die, when they will be automatically transferred to Who’s Who’s sister publication: Who Was Who .