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George Gideon Oliver Osborne is a British retired politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and First Secretary of State from 2015…
George Osborne, English journalist and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Kristopher Bruce "Kris" Draper is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current director of amateur scouting and assistant general manager for the Detroit Red Wings,…
Kris Draper, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian runner who specialized in the marathon. He was the Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and was twice European champion.
Stefano Baldini, Italian runner
Marco Cappato is an Italian activist and politician. Cappato was an Italian Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2009. He represented the Bonino List within the Alliance …
Marco Cappato, Italian politician
Juraj Droba is a Slovak politician and businessman serving as Governor of Bratislava region since 4 December 2017. Between 2010 and 2018, he was an MP in the National Council of Sl…
Juraj Droba, Slovak politician
Zaher Toufic Al Indari is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Zaher Andary, Lebanese footballer
Matthew Richard Stone is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and songwriter. He is best known for co-creating the animated television series South Park and the stage mus…
Matt Stone, American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer
Mathew Jansen Batsiua is a Nauruan politician. Batsiua, a former health minister and former foreign minister of Nauru, has served as a member of parliament for the constituency of …
Mathew Batsiua, Nauruan politician
Paul Bettany is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021), which…
Paul Bettany, English actor
Wayne Francis Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Wayne Carey, Australian footballer and coach
Kaur Kender is an Estonian author, entrepreneur, and advertising executive. Kender entered the Estonian literary scene in 1998 with his debut novel, Independence Day (transl. Isese…
Kaur Kender, Estonian author
Lisa Nicole Lopes, also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins…
Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (died 2002)
Lee Stuart Sharpe is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit, reality television personality and golfer.
Lee Sharpe, English footballer
Grant Stafford is a former tennis player from South Africa.
Grant Stafford, South African tennis player
Sophie Walker is a British political activist who was the founding leader of the Women's Equality Party (WE) in the United Kingdom.
Sophie Walker, British politician, leader of the Women's Equality Party
James Edward Petroc Trelawny is a British classical music radio and television broadcaster. Since 1998 he has been a presenter on BBC Radio 3.
Petroc Trelawny, British radio and television broadcaster
Isabelle Carré is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 70 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Se souvenir des belles choses (2001), …
Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer
Ekaterina "Katia" Alexandrovna Gordeeva is a Soviet and Russian figure skater. With her late husband Sergei Grinkov, she is the 1988 and 1994 Olympic Champion, a four-time World Ch…
Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster
Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat serving since 2025 as the 72nd United States secretary of state. He is also the acting national security advis…
Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician
Éric Lucas is a Canadian former professional boxer.
Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
Bernd Michael Mayländer is a German racing driver and current Formula One safety car driver.
Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
Filipa Maria Gonçalves Pinto is a Portuguese teacher, politician and member of the Assembly of the Republic, the national legislature of Portugal. A member of the LIVRE party, she …
Filipa Pinto, Portuguese politician
Joanne Rebecca Guilfoyle, known professionally as Jo Beth Taylor, is an Australian television presenter, actress and singer most well known for hosting three weekly programs at the…
Jo Beth Taylor, Australian television host and actress
Robin "Rob" Womack is a Paralympian track and field athlete from England competing mainly in category F55 throwing events. In 2012 he qualified as a member of the Great Britain tea…
Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower