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Nicholas Evlampios Fotiu is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League between 1974 and 1988.
Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach
David Andrew Jenkins is a former World ranked no.1 track and field 400 metres runner and statistically is the highest ranking Scottish sprinter in history.
David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner
Al Sarrantonio was an American horror and science fiction writer, editor, and publisher who authored more than 50 books and 90 short stories. He also edited numerous anthologies.
Al Sarrantonio, American author and publisher
Gordon Harold Smith is an American politician, businessman, and religious leader who served as a United States senator from the state of Oregon. A Republican, he served two terms i…
Gordon H
Roger Briggs is an American composer, conductor, pianist, and educator.
Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
Daniel Grodnik is an American film producer living in Los Angeles, California.
Daniel Grodnik, American screenwriter and producer
Kerry Fraser is a hockey analyst, broadcaster and former senior referee in the National Hockey League. During his career, he called 1,904 regular season games, 12 Stanley Cup Final…
Kerry Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and sportscaster
Carole Hélène Marthe Andrée Achache was a French writer, photographer and actress. She was the daughter of French writer Monique Lange and the mother of French-Moroccan film direct…
Carole Achache, French writer, photographer and actress (died 2016)
Karlheinz Bartos is a German musician and composer, known for his contributions to the electronic band Kraftwerk.
Karl Bartos, German singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Şenol Güneş is a Turkish football manager and former player who is currently the director of professional football for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. His most notable managerial achie…
Şenol Güneş, Turkish footballer and manager
Mihaela Loghin is a shot putter from Romania. She won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics, one centimetre behind Claudia Losch, and a bronze medal at the 1986 European Indoor Champ…
Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter
Bronisław Maria Komorowski is a Polish politician and historian who served as the 5th president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Marshal of the Sejm fro…
Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland
Pierre Bruneau, is a Canadian journalist and news anchor. He is the longtime anchor of the weekday edition of TVA Nouvelles news bulletins which air on the Quebec television networ…
Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor
Carole Denise Fredericks was an American singer best known for her work in French music. She was the younger sister of Taj Mahal.
Carole Fredericks, American singer (died 2001)
Gary Bruce Bettman is an American sports executive who serves as the commissioner of the National Hockey League (NHL), a post he has held since February 1, 1993. Previously, Bettma…
Gary Bettman, American sports executive, 14th Commissioner of the National Hockey League
Dambudzo Marechera was a Zimbabwean novelist, short story writer, playwright, and poet. His short career produced a book of stories, two novels, a book of plays, prose, and poetry,…
Dambudzo Marechera, Zimbabwean author and poet (died 1987)
Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain is an English musician, best known as the drummer of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden since 1982. He is the third-longest serving member of the band, …
Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He gained notice for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy, w…
Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright; winner of four Tony Awards
William John Neeson is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, two …
Liam Neeson, Irish-American actor
Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 …
Orhan Pamuk, Turkish-American novelist, screenwriter, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Uzi Hitman was an Israeli singer-songwriter, composer, actor, director and television personality.
Uzi Hitman, Israeli singer-songwriter (died 2004)
William R. Knight is an American former professional basketball player and executive. Playing with the Indiana Pacers in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and later th…
Billy Knight, American basketball player
Kage Baker was an American science fiction and fantasy writer.
Kage Baker, American author (died 2010)
Yekaterina Ilyinychna Podkopayeva, née Poryvkina, is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the USSR and later Russia. She gained international recognition in 1983, when …
Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Russian runner