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Gina Marie Raimondo is an American politician and businesswoman who served as the 40th United States secretary of commerce from 2021 to 2025. As a member of the Democratic Party, s…
Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island
Bradley Howard Friedel is an American professional soccer coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.
Brad Friedel, American international soccer player, manager and sportscaster
Mark Andrew Menzies is a British politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Fylde in Lancashire from 2010 to 2024. As a member of the Conservative Party, he was the par…
Mark Menzies, Scottish politician
Nobuteru 'NOB' Taniguchi is a Japanese racing driver and drifting driver who currently competes in the Super GT racing series. Taniguchi is commonly nicknamed "NOB" or "The Pimp" …
Nobuteru Taniguchi, Japanese race car driver
Philip Clarke is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Great Britain and England international representative back-rower or st…
Phil Clarke, English rugby league player and sportscaster
Rachel Ann Goswell is an English musician who rose to prominence as vocalist and guitarist of the shoegaze band Slowdive, which formed in 1989. When Slowdive disbanded in 1995, Gos…
Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ross Katz is an American film producer, screenwriter and film director. He has executive produced films including In the Bedroom and Lost in Translation, and has directed the films…
Ross Katz, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Andres Salumets is an Estonian biologist, biochemist, and international infertility expert. He currently is Professor of Reproductive Medicine at the Karolinska Institute.
Andres Salumets, Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator
Šárka Kašpárková is a Czech former track and field athlete who specialised in the triple jump.
Šárka Kašpárková, Czech triple jumper and coach
Hanne Beate Stenvaag is a Norwegian politician and member of the Storting. A member of the Red Party, she was elected to represent Troms at the 2025 parliamentary election.
Hanne Stenvaag, Norwegian politician
Anthony Wayne Stewart, nicknamed "Smoke", is an American professional auto racing driver, and former NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart–Haas Racing. He competes in the NHRA Top Fuel c…
Tony Stewart, American race car driver
Shane Cloete is a teacher and ex-Zimbabwean cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia.
Shane Cloete, Zimbabwean-British ex-cricketer and teacher
George Gideon Oliver Osborne is a British retired politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and First Secretary of State from 2015…
George Osborne, English journalist and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Kristopher Bruce "Kris" Draper is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current director of amateur scouting and assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings,…
Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian runner who specialized in the marathon. He was the Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and was twice European champion.
Stefano Baldini, Italian runner
Marco Cappato is an Italian activist and politician. Cappato was an Italian Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009. He represented the Bonino List within the Alliance …
Marco Cappato, Italian politician
Juraj Droba is a Slovak politician and businessman serving as Governor of Bratislava region since 4 December 2017. Between 2010 and 2018, he was an MP in the National Council of Sl…
Juraj Droba, Slovak politician
Zaher Toufic Al Indari is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Zaher Andary, Lebanese footballer
Matthew Richard Stone is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and songwriter. He is best known for co-creating the animated television series South Park and the stage mus…
Matt Stone, American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer
Mathew Jansen Batsiua is a Nauruan politician. Batsiua, a former health minister and former foreign minister of Nauru, has served as a member of parliament for the constituency of …
Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
Paul Bettany is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021), which…
Paul Bettany, English actor
Wayne Francis Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
Kaur Kender is an Estonian author, entrepreneur, and advertising executive. Kender entered the Estonian literary scene in 1998 with his debut novel, Independence Day (transl. Isese…
Kaur Kender, Estonian author
Lisa Nicole Lopes, also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins…
Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (died 2002)