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Hovig Dolmayan, better known as John Dolmayan, is an Armenian-American musician, best known as the drummer of System of a Down. He is also the former drummer for Scars on Broadway.…
John Dolmayan, Armenian-American drummer
François Louis Drolet is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1998 Winter Olympics.
François Drolet, Canadian speed skater
Donny Marshall is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey …
Donny Marshall, American basketball player and sportscaster
Jakob "Jaap" Stam is a Dutch professional football coach and former player. As a player, he played as a centre-back and is regarded as one of the best defenders of all time. He was…
Jaap Stam, Dutch footballer and manager
Eric C. Williams is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1995 to 2007. He played for seven teams during hi…
Eric Williams, American basketball player
Ebbe Sand is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker for Brøndby IF in Denmark and FC Schalke 04 in Germany. He was the Bundesliga top scorer in 2001 and wo…
Ebbe Sand, Danish footballer and manager
Jamie Ainscough is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australia international and New South Wales State of Origin repre…
Jamie Ainscough, Australian rugby league player
Jozef Stümpel is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthers between 199…
Jozef Stümpel, Slovak ice hockey player
Erik Jörgen Carl Ullenhag is a Swedish politician and diplomat who is currently serving as Consul General of Sweden to New York City since 2024.
Erik Ullenhag, Swedish jurist and politician
Tully Louise Bevilaqua is an Australian retired professional women's basketball player. She previously served as an assistant with the Phoenix Mercury in 2023; she was added to the…
Tully Bevilaqua, Australian basketball player
Kimera Anotchi Bartee was an American professional baseball outfielder and coach. Bartee played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Cincinnati Reds, and Colorado…
Kimera Bartee, American baseball player (died 2021)
Elizabeth Cook is an American country singer from Florida. She has made over 400 appearances on the Grand Ole Opry since her debut on March 17, 2000, despite not being a member. Co…
Elizabeth Cook, American country music singer-songwriter
Skillet is an American Christian rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1996. The band currently consists of husband and wife John Cooper and Korey Cooper along with Jen Ledger…
Korey Cooper, American singer and guitarist
Catherine Nyambura Ndereba is a retired Kenyan marathon runner. Between 2003 and 2008, she finished in the top two in five successive global championship marathons. Ndereba has twi…
Catherine Ndereba, Kenyan marathon runner
Franco Battaini is an Italian motorcycle road racer. His best years were in 2002 and 2003 when he finished sixth in the 250cc world championship. In 2005 Battaini competed in MotoG…
Franco Battaini, Italian motorcycle racer
Colin Ferguson is a Canadian actor, director and producer. He is known for playing Sheriff Jack Carter on the Syfy series Eureka, the Maytag Man, and Lewis on Then Came You.
Colin Ferguson, Canadian actor, director, and producer
Seth Fisher was an American comic book artist.
Seth Fisher, American illustrator (died 2006)
Joseph Keyshawn Johnson is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons.
Keyshawn Johnson, American football player and sportscaster
Suat Kılıç is a Turkish lawyer, journalist, and politician. He was the former Minister of Youth and Sports, served in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and i…
Suat Kılıç, Turkish journalist, lawyer, and politician, former Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports
Floyd Lamonte Reifer is a Barbadian cricketer and politician. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.
Floyd Reifer, Barbadian cricketer and coach
Marlon Lamont Wayans is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known for his work with his brother Shawn Wayans on The WB sitcom The Wayans Bros. (1995–1999)…
Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Kaiō Hiroyuki is a former professional sumo wrestler from Nōgata, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler
David Penna is an Australian rugby league coach and former footballer who played for the Parramatta Eels and the South Sydney Rabbitohs during his long professional career.
David Penna, Australian rugby league player and coach
Nathan Charles Buckley is a former professional Australian rules football senior coach, player and commentator.
Nathan Buckley, Australian footballer and coach