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Peter Tunks is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1990s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitoh…
Peter Tunks, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
Serge Blanco is a former rugby union rugby player who played fullback for Biarritz Olympique and the French national side, gaining 93 caps, 81 of them at fullback. His alternative …
Serge Blanco, Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman
Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell is a Church of England bishop. Since 9 July 2020, he has been the Archbishop of York and Primate of England; the second-most senior bishop of the church a…
Stephen Cottrell, English bishop
Lynne Janice Kosky was an Australian politician and senior minister in the Government of Victoria. She represented the electoral district of Altona in the Victorian Legislative Ass…
Lynne Kosky, Australian social worker and politician (died 2014)
Jacqueline Nina Hewitt is an American astrophysicist. She was the first person to discover an Einstein ring. She is a Fellow of the American Astronomical Society.
Jacqueline Hewitt, American astrophysicist and astronomer
Marzio Innocenti is a former Italian rugby union player and coach and current sports director. He played as a flanker and a number 8. Since 21 March 2021 he's the president of the …
Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach
David Drew Pinsky, commonly known as Dr. Drew, is an American media personality, internist, and addiction medicine specialist. He hosted the nationally syndicated radio talk show L…
Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host
Lars Danielsson is a Swedish jazz bassist, composer, and record producer.
Lars Danielsson, Swedish bassist, composer, and producer
Donald Michael Maloney is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player, currently serving as President of Hockey Operations of the Calgary Flames. He was formerly the general …
Don Maloney, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
Douglas Steven Trendle, better known as Buster Bloodvessel, is an English singer who has been the frontman of the two-tone band Bad Manners since forming the band in 1976. He took …
Buster Bloodvessel, English singer-songwriter
Nigel Westlake is an Australian composer, musician and conductor. As a composer for the screen, his film credits include the feature films Ali's Wedding, Paper Planes, Miss Potter,…
Nigel Westlake, Australian composer and conductor
Michael Leslie Winslow is an American actor, comedian, and beatboxer billed as The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects for his ability to make realistic sounds using only his voice. He is …
Michael Winslow, American actor
Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and radio and television host. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, B…
Jeff Foxworthy, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
Sione Havea Vailahi is a Tongan professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The Barbarian. He is best known for his various stints with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Cha…
The Barbarian, Tongan wrestler
Walter Hartwell White, also known by his alias Heisenberg, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the American crime drama television series Breaking Bad. He is portrayed …
Walter White, American fictional protagonist of television series Breaking Bad (died 2010)
The Batten Twins were an American professional wrestling tag team, consisting of twin brothers Bart and Brad Batten. They performed under the "Batten Twins" name in Central States …
Brad Batten, American wrestler (died 2014)
Michael Lardie is an American musician and record producer known for his memberships in the rock bands Great White and Night Ranger.
Michael Lardie, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
Christopher Joseph Columbus is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an …
Chris Columbus, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Siobhan Maire Deirdre Fahey is an Irish singer whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the British girl group Bananarama, who have had ten top-10 hits …
Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
Roxann Dawson, also credited as Roxann Biggs and Roxann Biggs-Dawson, is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as B'Elanna Torres on the television serie…
Roxann Dawson, American actress and director
Scott Patterson is an American actor and former baseball player. After making his film debut in Intent to Kill (1992), Patterson had his breakout with a main role as Luke Danes on …
Scott Patterson, American actor and baseball player
Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez Rosa, better known as Wilfred Benitez, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history. Earning his fi…
Wilfred Benítez, American boxer
Gregg Edelman is an American actor. He has starred in numerous Broadway productions earning four Tony Award nominations for his roles in City of Angels (1990), Anna Karenina (1993)…
Gregg Edelman, American actor and singer
Robert Christopher Nankeville, known professionally as Bobby Davro, is an English actor, comedian and impressionist.
Bobby Davro, English comedian and actor