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Nicholas David Offerman is an American actor, comedian, carpenter, and writer. He became widely known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015)…
Nick Offerman, American actor
Régine Cavagnoud was a World Cup alpine ski racer from France. She was the World Cup and World Champion in Super-G in 2001. Later that year, Cavagnoud was involved in a high-speed …
Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (died 2001)
John Anthony Eales is an Australian former rugby union player and the most successful captain in the history of Australian rugby. In 1999, he became one of the first players to win…
John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman
James Patrick Edmonds is an American former professional baseball center fielder and sports commentator. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the California / An…
Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster
Joanne Frost, known professionally as Jo Frost, is a British television personality, nanny, and author. She is best known for the reality television programme Supernanny UK, in whi…
Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author
Mushtaq Ahmed is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who currently acts as the spin bowling coach for the Bangladesh national cricket team. A leg break googly bowler, a…
Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
Thomas Andrew Merritt is an American technology journalist, writer, and broadcaster best known as the host of several podcasts. He is a former co-host of Tech News Today on the TWi…
Tom Merritt, American journalist
Michael Christopher White is an American filmmaker and actor. He created, writes, and directs the ongoing HBO satirical comedy anthology series The White Lotus, for which he has wo…
Mike White, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Edda Mutter is a German former alpine skier who competed in the women's slalom at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
Edda Mutter, German alpine skier
Melanie Paschke is a retired German sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay.
Melanie Paschke, German sprinter
Emily Skinner, also known as Emily Scott Skinner, is a Tony-nominated American actress and singer. She has played leading roles in 11 Broadway productions including New York, New Y…
Emily Skinner, American actress and singer
Brian Keith Bloom is an American actor and screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay and starred in The A-Team, produced by brothers Tony and Ridley Scott. Bloom is the voice of Cap…
Brian Bloom, American actor and screenwriter
Antonio Chimenti is an Italian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and current goalkeeping coach of Uzbekistan national team.
Antonio Chimenti, Italian footballer and manager
Mark James Grudzielanek is an American former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop. Grudzielanek played for six different teams during his 15-season career. He batted…
Mark Grudzielanek, American baseball player and manager
Derrick Ralph Adkins is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400-meter hurdles. He was an Olympic gold medalist in that event at the 1996 Summer Olympi…
Derrick Adkins, American hurdler
Stephen Joseph Morrow is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and manager. He was The Football Association's head of player selection and talent strategy until 2023.
Steve Morrow, Northern Irish footballer and manager
Serhiy Gonchar is a Ukrainian former professional road racing cyclist. He won the World Time Trial Championship in 2000. Due to a temporary spelling error in his passport, he is of…
Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist
Audra Ann McDonald is an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her work on the Broadway stage, she has won six Tony Awards, more performance wins than any other actor, a…
Audra McDonald, American actress and singer
Valentín Massana Gracia is a Spanish race walker, and the Spanish national record holder in the men's 50 km walk (3:38:43) in Ourense, March 20, 1994.
Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker
Jason S. Hunter, better known by his stage name Inspectah Deck, is an American rapper and hip hop producer. He is a member of the groups Wu-Tang Clan and Czarface.
Inspectah Deck, American rapper and producer
Teemu Ilmari Selänne is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Playing as a right winger, he began his professional career in 1989–90 with Jokerit of the SM-liiga and lat…
Teemu Selänne, Finnish ice hockey player
Andre Louis Hicks, known professionally as Mac Dre, was an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer from Vallejo, California. He was an instrumental figure in the emergence…
Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (died 2004)
Wayne Pocket Rocket McCullough is a former professional boxer from Northern Ireland who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held the WBC bantamweight title from 1995 to 1997, becoming t…
Wayne McCullough, Northern Irish boxer
Minal Mahesh Patel is a retired Indian-born English cricketer who made two appearances in Test cricket for the England cricket team. He was a right-handed batsman and a slow left a…
Min Patel, Indian-English cricketer