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Troy Brandon Murphy is an American former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Murphy was born in Morristown, New …
Troy Murphy, American basketball player
Bradley Ray Richards is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Richards was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1998 NHL entry dr…
Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and current media personality. Originally drafted by the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey …
Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player
Yossi Shai Benayoun is an Israeli former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Israel and England and captained the Israel national tea…
Yossi Benayoun, Israeli footballer
Brooke Marie Bennett is an American former competition swimmer and three-time Olympic champion.
Brooke Bennett, American swimmer
William Henry Green II is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur. He produces the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older bro…
Hank Green, American entrepreneur, educator, and vlogger
Dimitrios 'Dimitris' Diamantidis is a retired Greek professional basketball player, who spent most of his EuroLeague career with Panathinaikos. Widely considered one of the greates…
Dimitris Diamantidis, Greek professional basketball player
Ricardo José Dognella Lima de Oliveira is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Ricardo Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
Evgeny Alexandrovich Lebedev, Baron Lebedev is a Russian-British businessman, who owns Lebedev Holdings Ltd, which in turn owns the Evening Standard and the now-defunct ESTV. He is…
Evgeny Lebedev, Russian-English publisher and philanthropist
Michelle McManus is a Scottish singer, columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter who won the second and final series of the UK talent show Pop Idol in 2003. She current…
Michelle McManus, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
Grant George Hackett OAM is an Australian swimmer, most famous for winning the men's 1500 metres freestyle race at both the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Olymp…
Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
Rishi Sunak is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. Following his defeat to Keir Starmer'…
Rishi Sunak, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Júlia Sebestyén is a Hungarian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2004 European Champion and 2002–2010 Hungarian national champion. At the 2004 European Figure Skating Ch…
Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater
Joshua Patrick Beckett is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A three-time MLB All-Star, he played for the Florida Marlins, the Boston …
Josh Beckett, American baseball player
Davor Džalto is an artist, art historian, theologian and philosopher of Bosnian-Herzegovinian origin.
Davor Džalto, Bosnian historian and philosopher
Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff is a Swedish former professional road bicycle racer. Kessiakoff turned to road racing in 2009, having had a successful career as a professional moun…
Fredrik Kessiakoff, Swedish cyclist
Alistair Cees Overeem is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Gran…
Alistair Overeem, Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer
Epica is a Dutch symphonic metal band founded by guitarist and vocalist Mark Jansen after his departure from After Forever. Originally formed as a symphonic metal band with gothic …
Ariën van Weesenbeek, Dutch drummer
Reginald Jamaal Evans is an American former professional basketball player who last played in the Big3 League. A Power forward, Evans played 13 seasons in the NBA with seven teams.…
Reggie Evans, American basketball player
Michaël Llodra is a French former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 3 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), winning 26 career …
Michaël Llodra, French tennis player
Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado, nicknamed "Ruso", is a Uruguayan football manager and former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He has played 89 matches for…
Diego Pérez, Uruguayan footballer
Nuria Llagostera Vives is a Spanish former tennis player. In June 2005, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 35. In November 2009, she peaked at No. 5 in the WTA doubl…
Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spanish tennis player
Anthony Hackworth is an English retired footballer and manager, who played as an attacking midfielder.He was most recently manager of. Pickering Town.
Tony Hackworth, English footballer
Austin Ryan Kearns is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 through 2013 for the Cincinnati Reds, Washington Natio…
Austin Kearns, American baseball player