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Manuela Schwesig is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as Minister President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 4 July 2017, becoming the first woman to serve …
Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs
Sébastien Foucan is a French freerunner.
Sébastien Foucan, French runner and actor
Masahide "Masa" Kobayashi is a former professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach.
Masahide Kobayashi, Japanese baseball player and coach
Heinrich Magnus Manske is a German biochemist who is a researcher on malaria. He is a senior staff scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge, UK and a software develo…
Magnus Manske, German biochemist and computer programmer, developed MediaWiki
Douglas Alan Freedman is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the sporting director of Al-Diriyah, where he has been since 2025.
Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager
Frank Klepacki is an American musician and video game composer, best known for his work on the Command & Conquer series. Having learned to play drums as a child, he joined Westwood…
Frank Klepacki, American drummer and composer
Miguel Odalis Tejada is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six teams, most notably the Oakland A…
Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player
Lars Arne Frölander is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games.
Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer
Skye Edwards, sometimes simply Skye, is a British singer. Her career began in the mid-1990s when she and the Godfrey brothers formed the band Morcheeba, which released five albums …
Skye Edwards, British singer-songwriter
Denise van Outen is an English actress, singer, dancer and presenter. She presented The Big Breakfast, played Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago both in the West End and on Broadway…
Denise van Outen, English actress, singer, and television host
Derek Walsh Webb is an American singer-songwriter of independent and Christian music who first entered the music industry as a member of the band Caedmon's Call, and later embarked…
Derek Webb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Daniel Carl Wuerffel is an American former football quarterback who played college football for the Florida Gators and professional football in the National Football League (NFL). …
Danny Wuerffel, American football player
Hans-Jörg Butt, often simply called Jörg Butt, is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer
Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi PP SI is a former Pakistani international cricketer and former cricket coach. Misbah captained Pakistan national cricket team in all formats and is former …
Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer
Stephen Antonio Cardenas is an American martial artist and actor. He is best known for playing the character Rocky DeSantos, the second Red Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers a…
Steve Cardenas, American martial artist and retired actor
Stephen Larkham is a retired Australian rugby union professional player, currently in the role of head coach for Brumbies. He spent his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for…
Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
Aaron Vincent McGruder is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series ada…
Aaron McGruder, American author and cartoonist
Jennifer Nancy Willott OBE is a British politician. She was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central from 2005 to 2015. Willott became a junior minister in the…
Jenny Willott, English politician
Lamont Coleman, known professionally as Big L, was an American rapper and record producer. Emerging from Harlem in New York City in 1992, Big L became known among underground hip-h…
Big L, American rapper (died 1999)
Konstantinos "Kostas" Chalkias is a Greek retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Panathinaikos, Apollon Athens, Iraklis, Portsmouth, Real Murcia,…
Kostas Chalkias, Greek footballer
Shin Ha-kyun is a South Korean actor. He first gained recognition for his role in Joint Security Area (2000), followed by notable performances in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002),…
Shin Ha-kyun, South Korean actor
David John Wilkie is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New York…
David Wilkie, American ice hockey player and coach
Hiroiki Ariyoshi is a Japanese comedian and singer who is represented by Ohta Production.
Hiroiki Ariyoshi, Japanese comedian and singer
Michael Rasmussen is a Danish retired professional cyclist who competed in road racing and mountain biking. His most notable victories include four stages of the Tour de France, an…
Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist