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Eliot Laurence Spitzer is an American politician and attorney who served as the 54th governor of New York from 2007 until his resignation in 2008. A member of the Democratic Party,…
Eliot Spitzer, American lawyer and politician, 54th Governor of New York
James Hugh Calum Laurie is an English actor, comedian, and musician. Laurie first gained professional recognition as a member of the English comedy double act Fry and Laurie with S…
Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter
John Sidney Linnell is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and a co-founder of alternative rock band They Might Be Giants with John Flansburgh, which was formed in 1982. I…
John Linnell, American singer-songwriter and musician
John Scott Thompson is a Canadian actor and comedian, best known as member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall and for playing Brian on The Larry Sanders Show.
Scott Thompson, Canadian actor and comedian
Boyko Metodiev Borisov is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria on three separate occasions, serving a total of 9 years between 2009 and 2021, making him …
Boyko Borissov, Bulgarian footballer and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Maurice Georges Dantec was a French-born Canadian science fiction writer and musician.
Maurice G
Steven Georganas is an Australian politician and is the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Adelaide in South Australia since the 2019 Australian…
Steve Georganas, Australian politician
Klaus Werner Iohannis is a Romanian politician, physicist, and former teacher who served as the president of Romania from 2014 until his resignation in 2025. Prior to entering nati…
Klaus Iohannis, Romanian educator and politician, 5th President of Romania
Alan Bernard Brazil is a Scottish broadcaster and former footballer who played as a forward. He most notably played for Ipswich Town, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United, and r…
Alan Brazil, Scottish footballer and sportscaster
Eileen Marie Davidson is an American actress and author. Best known for her work in soap operas, Davidson is most notable for her roles as Ashley Abbott on CBS's The Young and the …
Eileen Davidson, American model and actress
Warrior was an American professional wrestler, bodybuilder and motivational speaker. Best known by his ring name Ultimate Warrior, he wrestled for the World Wrestling Federation fr…
The Ultimate Warrior, American wrestler (died 2014)
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, a…
Marcus Miller, American bass player, composer, and producer
Carol Elaine Anderson is an American academic. She is the Charles Howard Candler professor of African American Studies at Emory University. Her research focuses on public policy wi…
Carol Anderson, American author and historian
Lawrence James Haddad, is a British economist whose main research focuses on how to make food systems work better to advance the nutrition status of people globally.
Lawrence Haddad, South African-English economist and academic
Nikolaos "Nikos" Stavropoulos, a.k.a. Professor Nicholas "Magic" Stavropoulos, is a former Greek professional basketball player and coach. During his club playing career, at a heig…
Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach
Joseph Michael Ansolabehere is an American writer and producer. He is the co-creator of Recess and Lloyd in Space with partner and friend Paul Germain; they form the team Paul & Jo…
Joe Ansolabehere, American animation screenwriter and producer
Mark "Marty" DeBarge is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In addition to being a drummer and percussionist, he plays a variety of wind instruments, …
Mark DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player
Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff is a retired German politician and lawyer who served as President of Germany from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he …
Christian Wulff, German lawyer and politician, 10th President of Germany
Robert B. Weide is a former American screenwriter and television producer who served as director and executive producer of the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm from 1999 to 2…
Robert B
John Charles Baron is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Basildon and Billericay, previously Billericay, from 2001 to 2024. He …
John Baron, English captain and politician
Thomas Doane Chambers is an American former professional basketball player. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a four-time NBA All-Star…
Tom Chambers, American basketball player and sportscaster
Michael J. Kinane is an Irish former flat racing jockey. He had a 34-year career, retiring on 8 December 2009.
Michael Kinane, Irish jockey
Nicolas Henri Didier Sirchis, better known by his stage name Nicola Sirkis, is a French musician, primarily known for his work as the frontman and singer of the French rock band In…
Nicola Sirkis, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marcella Levy, known professionally as Marcy Levy and Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit "Lay Down Sally" an…
Marcella Detroit, American singer-songwriter and guitarist