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Antony Daniel Costa is an English singer and songwriter. He is a member of the boy band Blue.
Antony Costa, English singer-songwriter
Rolf Wacha is a German international rugby union player, playing for the SC 1880 Frankfurt in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the German national rugby union team.
Rolf Wacha, German rugby player
Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of the sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010. H…
Simon Ammann, Swiss ski jumper
Natalya Nikolayevna Antyukh is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles. She won the bronze medal in the 400 metres and a silver for the 4 × 400 …
Natalya Antyukh, Russian sprinter and hurdler
Paolo Cannavaro is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back and most recently was the head coach of Serie C club Pro Vercelli.
Paolo Cannavaro, Italian footballer
Kanako Kondō is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She voiced Noel Vermillion in BlazBlue.
Kanako Kondō, Japanese voice actress and singer
Takashi Toritani is a Japanese former professional baseball shortstop, commentator, critic, and coach.
Takashi Toritani, Japanese baseball player
Andrew Gerard Embley is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is known for winning the Norm Smith M…
Andrew Embley, Australian footballer
Demetrius Christian Taanuu Savelio, better known by his stage name Savage, is a New Zealand hip hop recording artist, record producer and member of hip hop group the Deceptikonz. S…
Savage, New Zealand rapper
Michael Crafter is an Australian singer, songwriter and entertainment manager. His music career began as lead vocalist for I Killed the Prom Queen.
Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter
Guillermo Martínez López is a Cuban javelin thrower.
Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower
Brandon Emil Phillips is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Brave…
Brandon Phillips, American baseball player
Luke Branighan is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played in the National Rugby League for the St George Illawarra Dragons and …
Luke Branighan, Australian rugby league player
Joe Marcus Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Iso Joe", he played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. After two years with Arkansa…
Joe Johnson, American basketball player
Nicolás Vuyovich was a sportscar driver from Argentina.
Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentinian race car driver (died 2005)
Shmuly Yanklowitz is an American open orthodox rabbi and activist. In March 2012 and March 2013, Newsweek listed Yanklowitz as one of the 50 most influential rabbis in America.
Shmuly Yanklowitz, American rabbi, author, and educator
Can Artam is a Turkish race car driver born into a car racing family. He raced in the 2005 GP2 Series for the iSport team and was the 2001 US Barber Formula Dodge champion.
Can Artam, Turkish race car driver
Matt Kirk is a Canadian former professional football defensive tackle who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Ottawa Renegades in the 2004 CFL draf…
Matt Kirk, Canadian football player
Desi Lydic is an American comedian and actress who is a rotating host and senior correspondent on the late-night talk and news satire program The Daily Show. She has won three Emmy…
Desi Lydic, American comedian and actress
Barbora Špotáková is a former Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. She is a two-time Olympic Champion and three-time World Champion, as well as the curr…
Barbora Špotáková, Czech javelin thrower
Benjamin Jeffrey Utecht is an American singer and former professional football player. He played football as a tight end for the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals of the Na…
Ben Utecht, American football player
Carlo Antonio Del Fava is a former rugby union player. His preferred position was Lock. After hanging his boots up he then decided to take up coaching. Born in South Africa, he pla…
Carlo Del Fava, South African-Italian rugby player
Tadhg Kennelly is an Irish-Australian former international sportsperson turned recruiter and coach. He is most known for his top-level careers in both Gaelic football and Australia…
Tadhg Kennelly, Irish-Australian footballer
Nathan Levi Fontaine Ellington is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
Nathan Ellington, English footballer