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Siân Rebecca Berry is a British politician who has served as the member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion since July 2024, succeeding Caroline Lucas. She was a co-leader of the G…
Siân Berry, English environmentalist and politician
Ian David Russell Bradshaw is a former Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team as a left-arm fast bowler. A former West Indies under-19s and Barbados captai…
Ian Bradshaw, Barbadian cricketer
Gary Oliver Kelly is an Irish former footballer who played his entire professional career with Leeds United.
Gary Kelly, Irish footballer
Kārlis Skrastiņš was a Latvian professional ice hockey player. Skrastiņš was drafted by the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League in 1998 as a defenceman and spent twel…
Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (died 2011)
Patrick Lalime is a Canadian ice hockey commentator and former professional ice hockey player who played twelve seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Pittsburgh Peng…
Patrick Lalime, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Nikola Šarčević is a Swedish musician of Serbian origin. He is the bassist, vocalist, and primary songwriter for the Swedish punk rock band Millencolin and also has a solo career w…
Nikola Šarčević, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player
Imelda Mary Higham, professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter, television presenter and multi-instrumentalist. She became known for her musical style of ro…
Imelda May, Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
Brian Thompson, the CEO of the American health insurance company UnitedHealthcare, was shot to death in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, on December 4, 2024. The shooting occurred…
Brian Thompson, American insurance executive (died 2024)
Alanas Chošnau is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. From 1992–2001 and 2014–2018, he was the frontman of the band Naktinės Personos. From 2001 and 2009 and since 2019, Chošnau su…
Alanas Chošnau, Lithuanian singer-songwriter
Hermann Hreiðarsson is an Icelandic former professional football player and coach. He played as a defender and spent 15 seasons in England, gaining a total of 332 appearances in th…
Hermann Hreiðarsson, Icelandic footballer and manager
André Antonius Maria Ooijer is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for PSV, Blackburn Rovers, and Ajax.
André Ooijer, Dutch footballer and coach
Kimberly Denise Jones, better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and model. Referred to as the "Queen of Rap", Lil' Kim is known for her s…
Lil' Kim, American rapper and producer
Sharon Janny den Adel is a Dutch singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist of the symphonic metal band Within Temptation. She has been performing since age 14, and co-founded …
Sharon den Adel, Dutch singer-songwriter
Stylianos Giannakopoulos, known mononymously as Stelios due to his long surname, is a Greek football manager and former player. During his playing career, Stelios was a winger or a…
Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
Gregory Shane Helms is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE under a legends contract, and works as a producer for WWE programming. In WWE, Helms has wrestled as T…
Gregory Shane Helms, American professional wrestler
Jarno Trulli is an Italian former racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1997 to 2011. Trulli won the 2004 Monaco Grand Prix with Renault.
Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver
Maret Maripuu is an Estonian politician, a member of the Reform Party.
Maret Maripuu, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
Deborah Cox is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began performing on television commercials at age 12, and entered variou…
Deborah Cox, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
Wendell Jermaine Sailor is an Australian former professional rugby footballer who represented his country in both rugby league and rugby union – a dual code international.
Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby player
Claudio Javier López is an Argentine former professional footballer, who played as a forward. Nicknamed Piojo (louse), he is best known for his spells with Valencia in Spain and La…
Claudio López, Argentine footballer
Alan Duncan Morrison is a British poet.
Alan Morrison, British poet
Arturo García Ortiz, better known under the ring name Rey Bucanero, is a Mexican professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) from …
Rey Bucanero, Mexican wrestler
Francisco Alberto Copado Álvarez is a German retired footballer who played as a striker or midfielder.
Francisco Copado, German footballer and manager
Josée Piché is a Canadian former ice dancer. She was born in Montreal and competed with partner Pascal Denis for 17 years, winning a bronze medal at the 2000 Canadian Figure Skatin…
Josée Piché, Canadian ice dancer