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David Edward Plummer is a retired American competition swimmer who specialized in backstroke events. He won bronze and gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
David Plummer, American swimmer
Sylvia Shaqueria Fowles is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Fire of the Women's National Basketball Associatio…
Sylvia Fowles, American basketball player
Peter Gene Hernandez, known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and dancer. Regarded as a pop icon, he is known for his three-octave ten…
Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Marina Lambrini Diamandis, professionally known under the mononym Marina and previously by the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer, songwriter, poet and record pr…
Marina Diamandis, Welsh singer-songwriter and pianist
Bronson Harrison is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played as a second-row forward in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for the Wests Tigers, Canberra Ra…
Bronson Harrison, New Zealand rugby league player
Rostislav Olesz is a professional ice hockey left winger for HC Olomouc of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Olesz was drafted in the first round, seventh overall, by the Florida Panthers…
Rostislav Olesz, Czech ice hockey player
Nesta Carter OD is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event. Carter was successful as part of the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team, taking gold and set…
Nesta Carter, Jamaican sprinter
Yang Cheng is a former Chinese football goalkeeper.
Yang Cheng, Chinese footballer
Álvaro Fernández Gay is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Álvaro Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
Peter Ölvecký is a Slovak professional ice hockey forward. He played 32 games in the National Hockey League with the Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators from 2008 to 2010. The r…
Peter Ölvecký, Slovak ice hockey player
Michelle Denee Carter is an American retired track and field athlete who competed in shot put. She won a gold medal in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, making her the first Amer…
Michelle Carter, American shot putter
Michael David Green is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings and Edmon…
Mike Green, Canadian hockey player
Anna Iljuštšenko is an Estonian high jumper.
Anna Iljuštšenko, Estonian high jumper
Michelle Christine Trachtenberg was an American actress. After beginning her career in commercials at age three, she made her television debut in her first credited role on the Nic…
Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (died 2025)
Greig Laidlaw is a Scottish professional rugby union coach and former player who played as a scrum-half and fly-half. Laidlaw holds the record for most caps as captain, 39, of the …
Greig Laidlaw, Scottish rugby player
Carl Johan Söderberg is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the second round, 49th overall, of the 2004 NHL entry draft, and …
Carl Söderberg, Swedish ice hockey player
Axel Edward Brian Hoyer is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. During his NFL career from 2009 to …
Brian Hoyer, American football player
Andrej Meszároš is a Slovak former professional ice hockey player.
Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player
Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, better known as Xande Negrão and nicknamed Xandinho, is a Brazilian entrepreneur and race car driver. He raced in the first three seasons of the GP2 Series…
Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian racing driver
Alanna Nihell is a Northern Irish amateur boxer.
Alanna Nihell, Irish boxer
Ivan Pernar is a Croatian politician and activist. In June 2011, he founded the Alliance for Change party, which was later renamed to Human Shield. He was a member of Croatian Parl…
Ivan Pernar, Croatian Member of Parliament
Arron Agustin Afflalo is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. As a juni…
Arron Afflalo, American basketball player
Alexis Kay'ree Hornbuckle is an American former professional basketball player who played several seasons in the Women's National Basketball Association. She is the only player to …
Alexis Hornbuckle, American basketball player
Verena Sailer is a retired German sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.02 seconds, achieved in August 2013. She won the gold medal at the 2010 …
Verena Sailer, German sprinter