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Kenneth Bruce Gorelick is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer. His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-sel…
Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
John Charles Hockenberry is an American journalist and author. He has reported from all over the world, on a wide variety of stories in several mediums for more than three decades.…
John Hockenberry, American journalist and author
Terrence Edward Kennedy is an American former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1978–1980), San Diego Padres (1981–1986), Baltimore Orioles (198…
Terry Kennedy, American baseball player and manager
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Bo…
Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons
Berit Kristine Aunli is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. She is a World (1982) and Olympic (1984) champion and won a total of 15 Norwegian titles (1977—1982).
Berit Aunli, Norwegian skier
Patricia Cornwell is an American crime writer. She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sen…
Patricia Cornwell, American journalist and author
Marek Gaździcki is a Polish high-energy nuclear physicist, and the initiator and spokesperson of the NA61/SHINE experiment at the CERN Super Proton Synchrotron (SPS).
Marek Gazdzicki, Polish nuclear physicist
Joaquín Alonso González, known simply as Joaquín, is a Spanish former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Joaquín, Spanish footballer
John Robert Le Lievre was an English professional squash player.
John Le Lievre, British squash player (died 2021)
Kayhan Mortezavi is a prominent film art director/production designer, and director. He has also been a university professor at University of Tehran, Alzahra University, Tehran Uni…
Kayhan Mortezavi, Iranian director
Francine Raymond is a Francophone Canadian folk-style singer songwriter. In 1994, Raymond's music was distributed by Montreal-based Distribution Select.
Francine Raymond, French Canadian singer-songwriter
Nikolay Georgiev Tsonev is a Bulgarian military officer, professor and politician. He served as the Bulgarian Minister of Defence between 2008 and 2009.
Nikolai Tsonev, Bulgarian politician
Rudolf Wojtowicz is a Polish former professional footballer, who in different periods of his career was a defender or midfielder.
Rudolf Wojtowicz, Polish footballer
Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian international cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.
Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
Michael Angelo Batio, also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band Nitro in the late 198…
Michael Angelo Batio, American heavy metal guitarist
Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisc…
Joe Montana, American football player and sportscaster
Blair Douglas Chapman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Blair Chapman, Canadian ice hockey player
Salvatore Anthony Nicholas Paolantonio is a Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN. Since joining ESPN in 1995, Paolantonio has become a staple in their NFL coverage, as he co…
Sal Paolantonio, American lieutenant and journalist
Yevgeny Alexeyevich Kiselyov is a Russian television journalist. As the host of the NTV weekly news show Itogi in the 1990s, he became one of the nation's best known television jou…
Yevgeny Kiselyov, Russian-Ukrainian journalist
Lance Michael Parrish, nicknamed "Big Wheel", is an American former professional baseball catcher who played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1977 through 1995. Born in Pennsylvani…
Lance Parrish, American baseball player, coach, and manager
Iain Gordon Milne is a former Scotland international rugby union player and British & Irish Lion.
Iain Milne, Scottish rugby player
Brian Edward Benben is an American actor, best known for his role as Martin Tupper in the HBO comedy television series Dream On (1990–1996), and also known as Sheldon Wallace on AB…
Brian Benben, American actor and producer
John Gavin Scott was an English organist and choirmaster who reached the highest levels of his profession on both sides of the Atlantic. He directed the Choir of St Paul's Cathedra…
John Scott, English organist and conductor (died 2015)
Peter Reid is an English football manager, pundit and former player.
Peter Reid, English footballer and manager