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John Joseph Wardle is an English bass guitarist and singer. He became known to a wider audience as the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 19…
Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player
Jürgen Dehmel is a German bass player and songwriter.
Jürgen Dehmel, German bass player and songwriter
David William Feherty is a Northern Irish-born former professional golfer and current golf broadcaster. As a touring professional he won five European Tour events, made the top 10 …
David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster
Seán Feargal Sharkey is a singer and environmentalist from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was the lead vocalist of the punk band the Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s, and became a so…
Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter
Randall David Shughart was a United States Army Delta Force operator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu, during Operatio…
Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1993)
Sir Simon Philip Baron-Cohen is a British clinical psychologist and professor of developmental psychopathology at the University of Cambridge. He is the director of the university'…
Simon Baron-Cohen, English-Canadian psychiatrist and author
Craig MacTavish is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player, formerly an assistant coach with the St. Louis Blues. He played center for 17 seasons in the Nati…
Craig MacTavish, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Simple Kapadia was a Hindi film actress and costume designer, who was active in her professional career from 1987 until her death in 2009. She won the National Film Award for Best …
Simple Kapadia, Indian actress and costume designer (died 2009)
Viktor Anatolyevich Shenderovich is a Russian satirist, writer, scriptwriter and radio host.
Victor Shenderovich, Russian journalist and radio host
Rondell Jerome Sheridan is an American actor, comedian and television director, best known for his role of Victor Baxter in the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven, as well as it…
Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
Angela Evelyn Bassett is an American actress. Known for her work in film and television since the 1980s, she has received various accolades, including an Emmy Award and two Golden …
Angela Bassett, American actress
Anne Geneviève L'Huillier is a French physicist. She is a professor of atomic physics at Lund University in Sweden.
Anne L'Huillier, French physicist
Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Pop", she is known for her continual reinvention and versatility in mus…
Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director
José Luis Clerc, also known by the nickname Batata, is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world …
José Luis Clerc, Argentinian tennis player and coach
Belinda Jo Carlisle is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, and she went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist.
Belinda Carlisle, American singer-songwriter
Frederick Anderson Goodwin FRSE FCIBS is a Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was chief executive officer (CEO) of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) between 2…
Fred Goodwin, Scottish banker and accountant
Maurizio Sandro Sala is a Brazilian former racing driver. He drove in multiple classes of racing in a career lasting from 1978 to 2004.
Maurizio Sandro Sala, Brazilian race car driver
Didier Auriol is a French former rally driver. Born in Montpellier and initially an ambulance driver, he competed in the World Rally Championship throughout the 1990s. He became Wo…
Didier Auriol, French race car driver
Madeleine Stowe is an American actress. She appeared mostly on television before her role in the 1987 crime-comedy film Stakeout. She went on to star in the films Revenge (1990), U…
Madeleine Stowe, American actress
Gary Joseph Gaetti is an American former professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1981–1990), California Angels (1991–…
Gary Gaetti, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Michael Anthony Muñoz Sr. is an American former professional football player who played his entire career of 13 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League …
Anthony Muñoz, American football player and sportscaster
Brendan John Nelson is an Australian business leader, physician and former politician. He served as the federal Leader of the Opposition from 2007 to 2008, going on to serve as Aus…
Brendan Nelson, Australian physician and politician, 47th Minister for Defence for Australia
Richard Dale Snyder is an American business executive, venture capitalist, attorney, accountant, and politician who served as the 48th governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019. Snyde…
Rick Snyder, American politician and businessman, 48th Governor of Michigan
Darryl John Sutter is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served as head coach of the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is one of s…
Darryl Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach