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Vasilios Magginas was a Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament for the New Democracy for the Aetolia-Acarnania constituency and government minister.
Vasilios Magginas, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Employment (died 2015)
Manfred Trojahn is a German composer, flutist, conductor, writer and academic teacher.
Manfred Trojahn, German flute player, composer, and conductor
Arsène Charles Ernest Wenger is a French former football manager and player who has been serving as FIFA's Chief of Global Football Development since 2019. Nicknamed Le Professeur,…
Arsène Wenger, French footballer and manager
Krešimir Ćosić is a Croatian soldier and politician.
Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian soldier and politician
Oscar Martínez is an Argentine actor, author and theatre director who works both in his country and in Spain, where he is based. He received the Premio Konex de Platino in 1991 for…
Oscar Martínez, Argentine theater actor
Nicholas P. Tosches was an American journalist, novelist, biographer, and poet. His 1982 biography of Jerry Lee Lewis, Hellfire, was praised by Rolling Stone magazine as "the best …
Nick Tosches, American journalist, author, and poet (died 2019)
Michael Richard Burston, commonly known by the stage name Würzel, was an English musician who played professionally for three decades. He played guitar in British rock band Motörhe…
Würzel, English singer and guitarist (died 2011)
John Gregory Markoff is a journalist best known for his work covering technology at The New York Times for 28 years until his retirement in 2016, as well as books and a series of a…
John Markoff, American journalist and author
Keith Christopher Rowley is a Trinidadian politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 to 2025. He was the leader the People's National Move…
Keith Rowley, Trinidadian volcanologist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago
Réjean Houle is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens from 1969 to 1973 and again from 1976 to 1983…
Réjean Houle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Walter Hyatt was an American singer and songwriter. His group, Uncle Walt's Band, was involved in the alternative music scene in Austin, Texas.
Walter Hyatt, American singer-songwriter (died 1996)
Brian Kerwin is an American actor who has starred in feature films, Broadway shows, and television series and movies.
Brian Kerwin, American actor
Wilfried Louis is a Haitian football defender who played for Haiti in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Don Bosco FC.
Wilfried Louis, Haitian footballer
Antonio Tirol Carpio is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was sworn in as a member of the Supreme Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on…
Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Stephen Douglas Rogers is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos from 1973 to 1985. Rogers led M…
Steve Rogers, American baseball player
Kevin Francis Sullivan was an American professional wrestler and booker, best known for his roles in Championship Wrestling From Florida and World Championship Wrestling.
Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler and booker (died 2024)
Garry Wayne Tallent is an American musician and record producer. Tallent is best known as the bass player for the E Street Band; he is a founding member of the band. In 2014, Talle…
Garry Tallent, American bass player and record producer
Dwight E. Davis is a retired American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the University of Houston from 1969 to 1972, Davis was selected as the 3rd…
Dwight Davis, American basketball player
Caitlyn Marie Jenner is an American media personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete.
Caitlyn Jenner, American decathlete and actress
Kieron Richard Baker is an English retired professional footballer who made over 210 appearances as a goalkeeper in the Football League for AFC Bournemouth. He also played in Canad…
Kieron Baker, English footballer
Raphael Lee is an American surgeon, biomedical engineer and inventor. He is the Paul and Allene Russell Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago and Di…
Raphael Carl Lee, American surgeon and academic
Paul Parlette Orndorff Jr., nicknamed "Mr. Wonderful", was an American professional wrestler and football player, best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation…
Paul Orndorff, American football player and wrestler (died 2021)
David Paton is a Scottish bassist, guitarist and singer. He first achieved success in the mid-1970s as lead vocalist and bassist of Pilot, who scored hits with "Magic", "January", …
David Paton, Scottish guitarist
James Robert Williamson is an American guitarist, songwriter, record producer and electronics engineer. He was a member of the proto-punk rock band the Stooges, notably on the albu…
James Williamson, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer