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José Dennis Martínez Ortiz, nicknamed "El Presidente", is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. Martínez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Oriole…
Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach
Leon Allen White, better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. During his career, he perfor…
Big Van Vader, American wrestler and football player (died 2018)
Mohamed Brahmi was a Tunisian politician. Brahmi was the founder and former leader of the People's Movement, which, under his leadership, won two seats in the constituent election …
Mohamed Brahmi, Tunisian politician (died 2013)
Olympia "Lia" Vissi is a Greek Cypriot singer, songwriter and composer who is most notable for her two participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and for being the older sister …
Lia Vissi, Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
William Paxton was an American actor, filmmaker and musician. A versatile character actor known for his distinctive Texan drawl and everyman screen persona, he was a four-time Gold…
Bill Paxton, American actor and director (died 2017)
David Edward Townsend was an American musician best known as the guitarist for the R&B band Surface.
David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
Chow Yun-fat SBS, previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than forty-five years, Chow has appeared in over 100 televisio…
Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong actor and screenwriter
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a Belarusian retired gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk," she won four gold medals and two silver medals at th…
Olga Korbut, Soviet gymnast
John Scott Morris is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1977 and 1994, mainly for the Detroit Tigers. Morri…
Jack Morris, American baseball player and sportscaster
Hazel Thereasa O'Connor is a British singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles "Eighth Day", "D-Days" and "Will You?" She also starred in…
Hazel O'Connor, English-born Irish singer-songwriter and actress
Páidí Ó Sé was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player, whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1974 to 198…
Páidí Ó Sé, Irish footballer and manager (died 2012)
Mary Debra Winger is an American actress. She starred in the films An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993), each of which earned her a…
Debra Winger, American actress
James Arthur Gosling is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language.
James Gosling, Canadian-American computer scientist, created Java
Steve George is an American keyboard player, saxophone player and singer who is perhaps best known as the keyboardist and background vocalist for the 1980s band, Mr. Mister. He co-…
Steve George, American keyboard player and songwriter
Zbigniew Preisner is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Glo…
Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer and producer
Paul Jason Barber is an English former field hockey player, who won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Paul Barber, English field hockey player
Stanley Joseph Lynch is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for 18 years until his departure in 19…
Stan Lynch, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
Ivor Arthur Davies, AM, known professionally as Iva Davies, is an Australian singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
Iva Davies, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kevin Barry Moore, known professionally as Luka Bloom, is an Irish folk singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of folk singer Christy Moore.
Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Cash.
Rosanne Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Philippe Lafontaine is a Belgian singer and composer.
Philippe Lafontaine, Belgian singer and songwriter
Rajesh Roshanlal Nagrath is an Indian music director and composer.
Rajesh Roshan, Indian composer
Alistair James Hendrie Burt is a Conservative British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Bedfordshire from 2001 until 2019. He was previously MP for …
Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician
Eric Aaron Bischoff is an American television producer, professional wrestling booker, promoter, and performer. Currently, he is the chief media officer for Real American Freestyle…
Eric Bischoff, American wrestler, manager, and producer