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Jay Christopher Cutler is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. A member of the Chicago Bears for mo…
Jay Cutler, American football player
Samuel L. Jones III is an American actor. He is best known for playing Pete Ross on the first three seasons(2001-2003) of the Superman television series Smallville, Willie Worsley …
Sam Jones III, American actor
Charles Christopher Carr is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback, punt returner, and kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He was sig…
Chris Carr, American football player
Tatjana Hüfner is a German retired luger who has competed since 2003.
Tatjana Hüfner, German luger
Marina Tomić is a Slovenian athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles.
Marina Tomić, Slovenian hurdler
Troy Williamson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota …
Troy Williamson, American football player
Alain Bernard is a French former swimmer from Aubagne, Bouches-du-Rhône.
Alain Bernard, French swimmer
Park Hae-jin is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in dramas My Love from the Star (2013) and Doctor Stranger (2014), and his leading roles in Bad Guys…
Park Hae-jin, South Korean actor
Craig Williams, better known by his ring name, Human Tornado, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. His character was that of a 1970s blaxploitation street pimp.
Craig Williams, American wrestler
Alessandro Diamanti is an Italian professional football coach and former midfielder who is the manager for Melbourne City Youth.
Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer
Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a left-back or centre-back. He is best known for his time at Wigan Athletic, where he made …
Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer
Tina Maze is a retired Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer. She is the most successful Slovenian ski racer in history with a career that culminated with two gold medals at the 201…
Tina Maze, Slovenian skier
Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for Hyundai Motorsport. He achieved his first WRC victory at the 2013 Rallye Deu…
Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver
Joseph Kwaku Duah Addai Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Indianapolis Col…
Joseph Addai, American football player
Romeo Erwan Marius Castelen is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Romeo Castelen, Dutch footballer
Márton Fülöp was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (died 2015)
Derek Leonard Roy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. L…
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
Henry William Dalgliesh Cavill is a British actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Superman in the DC Extended Universe (2013–2023), beginning with the film Man of Steel …
Henry Cavill, English actor
Daniel Alves da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. Widely regarded as one of the best full-backs of all time, he is also one of the mos…
Dani Alves, Brazilian footballer
Gabourey Sidibe is an American actress. She is known for starring in the drama film Precious (2009), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress, making he…
Gabourey Sidibe, American actress
Trinley Thaye Dorje is a claimant to the title of 17th Karmapa.
Trinley Thaye Dorje, Tibetan religious leader, the 17th Karmapa Lama
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish former professional tennis player. He is a two-time major singles quarterfinalist, making him by far the most successful male tennis player in Luxe…
Gilles Müller, Luxembourgian tennis player
Matthew Stephen Leinart is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons. He played college football for t…
Matt Leinart, American football player
Steven Joel Sotloff was an American-Israeli journalist. In August 2013, he was kidnapped in Aleppo, Syria, and held captive by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (I…
Steven Sotloff, American-Israeli journalist (died 2014)