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Ai Sugiyama is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achiev…
Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, record executive, and businessman. Born in Queens, a borough of New Yo…
50 Cent, American rapper and actor
Sebastián Oscar Rulli is an Argentine-Mexican actor and model. Born in Argentina, he has spent most of his professional career in Mexico, becoming a dual Argentine and Mexican citi…
Sebastián Rulli, Argentine-Mexican actor and model
Amir Abbas Fakhravar is an Iranian political activist and dissident. He is the founder and senate chairman of the National Iranian Congress (NIC) an organization opposing the Islam…
Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
Kristian Woolf is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). At international level, he has co…
Kristian Woolf, Australian rugby league player and coach
Antony Lee "Tony" Benshoof is an American luger from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1990. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge…
Tony Benshoof, American luger
Louis Johannes Koen is a South-African rugby union player who played for the Springboks, until 2003, when he moved abroad following the World Cup.
Louis Koen, South African rugby player
Adam McCright Nelson is a retired American shot putter and Olympic gold medalist. Nelson competed in three consecutive Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. In addition to his gold…
Adam Nelson, American shot putter
Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. As of October 2024, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The …
Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler
Isaac Kristofer Brock is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, principal songwriter, guitarist and only constant member of the indie rock band Modest…
Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Craig Quinnell is a Welsh former rugby union player.
Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
John Anthony White is an American musician who was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He was a key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movemen…
Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Andrew Boulton Firestone is an American television personality and businessman.
Andrew Firestone, American businessman
Robert "Bob" Koenig, is an American film director, producer, writer and editor. Koenig directed the documentary film "Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal's Maoist Army", which won th…
Robert Koenig, American director, producer, and screenwriter
William Brendan Gaughan is an American semi-retired professional racing driver who has competed in off-road and stock cars. He is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaugha…
Brendan Gaughan, American race car driver
Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL)…
Alain Nasreddine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Stefán Karl Stefánsson was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series LazyTown.
Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor (died 2018)
Richard Westbrook is a British professional racing driver noted for his success in racing Porsche and International sports cars. As a junior, he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswi…
Richard Westbrook, English race car driver
Matt Haig is an English author and journalist. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, often in the speculative fiction genre.
Matt Haig, British author and journalist
Willie Aaron Anderson is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League…
Willie Anderson, American football player
Rubén Baraja Vegas is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager.
Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer and manager
Philip Anderson Lord and Christopher Robert Miller are an American filmmaking and acting duo. Their films are known for subversion of genre and detailed visual sensation, spanning …
Phil Lord, American filmmaker and actor
Diego Spotorno Parra is an actor and TV host from Ecuador, known for his character Juan Carlos Martinez Cucalón in the comic series Solteros Sin Compromiso.
Diego Spotorno, Ecuadorian actor
Mariada Pieridi is a Cypriot pop singer.
Mariada Pieridi, Cypriot singer-songwriter