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Karen Patricia "Pat" Pitney is a retired American university administrator, former Alaska state government official, and Olympic gold medalist. She retired from the presidency of t…
Pat Pitney, American university leader and sport shooter
Michael Earl Smith is an American jockey who has been one of the leading riders in U.S. Thoroughbred racing since the early 1990s, was inducted into the National Museum of Racing a…
Mike E. Smith, American jockey and sportscaster
Nitin Chandrakant Desai was an Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer. He was most known for his work in Marathi and Hindi Films, World Cultural…
Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (died 2023)
John Levell Starks is an American former professional basketball player who was a shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was undrafted in the 1988 NBA draf…
John Starks, American basketball player and coach
Marc Bergevin is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He is currently associate general manager of the Buffalo Sabres. Bergevin played as a defenceman in…
Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Embeth Jean Davidtz is an American and South African actress and director. She has appeared in movies such as Schindler's List, Matilda, Bridget Jones's Diary, and The Amazing Spid…
Embeth Davidtz, American actress
Viola Davis is an American actress and film producer. Her accolades include both the Triple Crown of Acting and EGOT. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the w…
Viola Davis, American actress
Peter William Krause is an American actor, director, and producer. He has held leading roles across multiple acclaimed television series, portraying Casey McCall on Sports Night (1…
Peter Krause, American actor
Mark Alan Lemke is an American former Major League Baseball player and current broadcaster. Nicknamed "the Lemmer", he was a popular second baseman for the Atlanta Braves from 1988…
Mark Lemke, American baseball player, coach, and radio host
Hayato Matsuo is a Japanese music composer and orchestrator who primarily does work in video games and anime. He has worked on games such as Front Mission 3, Final Fantasy XII, th…
Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer and conductor
Paul Andrew Broadhurst is an English professional golfer. He won six times on the European Tour and played in the 1991 Ryder Cup. A former World Top 50 player, since turning fifty …
Paul Broadhurst, English golfer
Robert James Thomas is an American author, producer, director and screenwriter. He created the television series Veronica Mars, co-developed 90210 (2008–2013), and co-created Party…
Rob Thomas, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Steve Gorman is an American musician and radio host. He is best known as the former drummer of the American rock and roll band The Black Crowes. He spent time as the drummer for Br…
Steve Gorman, American drummer
Dottie Pepper is an American professional golfer and television golf broadcaster. From 1988 to 1995 she competed as Dottie Mochrie, which was her married name before a divorce. She…
Dottie Pepper, American golfer
Ikue Ōtani is a Japanese actress who specializes in voice acting. She is best known for her anime roles in the Pokémon series, One Piece, Detective Conan, Corpse Party, Naruto, Co…
Ikue Ōtani, Japanese voice actress
Kevin Brady Dillon is an American actor. Born in New York, he first received recognition for his starring role in the comedy-drama film Heaven Help Us (1985) before his breakthroug…
Kevin Dillon, American actor
Kyra Minturn Sedgwick is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the crime drama The Closer (2005–2…
Kyra Sedgwick, American actress and producer
James Bruce Tomkins is an Australian rower, seven-time World Champion and a three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is Australia's most awarded oarsman, having made appearances at six…
James Tomkins, Australian rower
Lawrence Parker, known professionally as KRS-One and Teacha, is an American rapper and singer from the Bronx. He rose to prominence as part of the hip-hop group Boogie Down Product…
KRS-One, American rapper and producer
James Eric Bullinger is an American former professional starting pitcher. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1992-1996), Montreal Expos (1997) and Seattle Mariners (1998) of Major Lea…
Jim Bullinger, American baseball player
Wendy Botha is a four-time world surfing champion. She won her first title as a South African citizen in 1987, then she became an Australian citizen and won three more titles in 19…
Wendy Botha, South African-Australian surfer
David Reimer was a Canadian boy raised as a girl following medical advice and intervention after his penis was severely injured during a botched circumcision in infancy.
David Reimer, Canadian man, born male but reassigned female and raised as a girl after a botched circumcision (died…
Roger Roberts Avary is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with Quentin Tarantino on the script for Pulp Fiction (1994), fo…
Roger Avary, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
Marlee Matlin is an American actress, author, and advocate. Having been deaf since 18 months of age, she is known for her acting and for her activism on behalf of deaf individuals …
Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer