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Anthony Leonard Godden was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Luton Town, Walsall, Chelsea, Birmingham C…
Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
Bryan David "Butch" Vig is an American musician, record producer, and songwriter who is the drummer and co-producer of the rock band Garbage. Vig produced for several alternative r…
Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and record producer
Alberto Reynaldo Gonzales is an American lawyer who served as the 80th United States attorney general from 2005 to 2007. He was the highest-ranking Hispanic American in the executi…
Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General
Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the independen…
Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter
Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda is an American musician best known as a guitarist of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He was a member of the band's classic lineup.
Eddie Ojeda, American guitarist and songwriter
Wayne Elliot Knight is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom 3…
Wayne Knight, American actor, comedian and voice actor
Gregory James Nickels is an American politician who served as the 51st mayor of Seattle, Washington, and as of 2025 is the last Seattle mayor who has served more than one term in o…
Greg Nickels, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Seattle
Vladimir Georgiyevich Sorokin is a postmodern Russian writer of novels, short stories, and plays.
Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright
Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir, better known as Diddú, is an Icelandic soprano and songwriter. Educated at the Reykjavík College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in Lond…
Diddú, Icelandic singer-songwriter
Herbert Prohaska is an Austrian former professional footballer. He ranks among Austria's greatest football players of all time. Prohaska works as a football pundit for the Austrian…
Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager
Michael Roe is a former racing driver from Naas, Ireland.
Michael Roe, Irish racing driver
John Edward Sweeney is an American politician from the U.S. state of New York. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing New York's 20th congressional dist…
John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician
Thomas Kidd is an American science fiction and fantasy illustrator who lives in New Milford, Connecticut.
Thomas Kidd, American illustrator
Jim Mees, was an American set designer who worked on a variety of television series as well as music tours and films. He was awarded an Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for…
Jim Mees, American set designer (died 2013)
Carmela "Mel" Corro Tiangco is a Filipino television newscaster and television host. She is one of the news pillars of GMA News, GMA Public Affairs and a multi-awarded news anchor.
Mel Tiangco, Filipino journalist and talk show host
Rainer Leopold Wimmer was an Austrian trade unionist, politician and a member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he represented Upper Austria from De…
Rainer Wimmer, Austrian politician
Marc Bureau is a Canadian politician, who was the mayor of the city of Gatineau, Quebec from 2005 to 2013.
Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau
Sylvia Eileen, Lady Hermon is a retired Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of North Down from 2001 to 2019.
Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician
Keith Norman Ahlers is a British race car driver. He was born in Cambridge, England, and was educated at the Perse School for Boys, Cambridge.
Keith Ahlers, English race car driver
Hideo Fukuyama is a Japanese former racing driver. A former competitor at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, he attempted to compete in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series in the early 2000s, but…
Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver
Paul Greengrass is an English film director, producer, screenwriter and former journalist.
Paul Greengrass, English director and screenwriter
Jeffrey Perry is an American actor of stage, television, and film. He is known for his role as Richard Katimski on the teen drama My So-Called Life, Terrance Steadman on Prison Bre…
Jeff Perry, American actor
James Reilly is an Irish former Fine Gael politician, businessman and medical doctor who served as a Senator from May 2016 to March 2020. He previously served as Acting Minister fo…
James Reilly, Irish surgeon and politician, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs
Colin Ivor Moulding is an English bassist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the core members of the rock band XTC. Moulding wrote three of their earliest charting UK singles: …
Colin Moulding, English singer-songwriter and bassist