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Orlando Engelaar is a Dutch former footballer who played as a midfielder. Known for his imposing physical presence and passing range, he represented the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 20…
Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer
Marlon Anderson Harewood is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Marlon Harewood, English footballer
Philipp Mißfelder was a German politician and a member of the German Bundestag. From January through March 2014, he served in the German government as the Coordinator for Transatla…
Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (died 2015)
Deanna Nicole "Tweety" Nolan is a retired American-Russian professional basketball player for UMMC Ekaterinburg of the Russian Premier League as well as the Russia women's national…
Deanna Nolan, American basketball player
Michael Wesley Redd is an American former professional basketball player. Standing 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) tall and weighing 215 pounds (98 kg), he played 12 seasons in the Nation…
Michael Redd, American basketball player
Jamal Lewis is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. He played…
Jamal Lewis, American football player
Cristian Rafael Mora Medrano is a retired Ecuadorian football goalkeeper.
Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer
Rubén Arriaza Pazos is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Rubén Arriaza Pazos, Spanish footballer
Sarah Neufeld is a Canadian violinist who is known for her work with indie rock band Arcade Fire, with whom she is a former core member and currently a touring member. She has cont…
Sarah Neufeld, Canadian violinist
Aaron Paul is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series Breaking Bad (2008–2013). He went on to reprise the role in the Netflix sequel film…
Aaron Paul, American actor and producer
Karel Rachůnek was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Rachůnek was the captain of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) when the team was decimated in the…
Karel Rachůnek, Czech ice hockey player (died 2011)
Rusty Smith is a short track speed skater from the United States who won bronze in the 500m at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and another bronze in the 5000m relay at t…
Rusty Smith, American speed skater
Shaila de los Ángeles Morales de las Heras, better known as Shaila Dúrcal, is a Spanish singer and songwriter. Her parents are singers Rocío Dúrcal and Antonio Morales ("Junior").
Shaila Dúrcal, Spanish singer-songwriter
In early 2005, German football was overshadowed by the discovery of a €2 million match fixing scandal centred on second division referee Robert Hoyzer, who confessed to fixing and …
Robert Hoyzer, German footballer and referee
Kristen Heinrich is an Australian netball player, who played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship in 2008.
Kristen Hughes, Australian netball player
Markus Pröll is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his career, he played for 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany and Panionios in …
Markus Pröll, German footballer
Stijn Devolder is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally for Vlaanderen–T Interim (2002–2003), Discovery Channel (2004–2007), Quick-Step (200…
Stijn Devolder, Belgian cyclist
Kristjan Rahnu is a retired Estonian decathlete. His personal best dates back to 2005 when he did 8526 points in France, Arles on June 4–5. After many injuries and other issues, Ra…
Kristjan Rahnu, Estonian decathlete
Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter is a retired American professional basketball player, playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her…
Ruth Riley, American basketball player
Ryan Nelson Shealy is an American former professional baseball player who played six seasons in Major League Baseball as a first baseman. Shealy played college baseball for the Uni…
Ryan Shealy, American baseball player
Juan Ignacio Chela, nicknamed as "El Flaco" or "Liliano," is a tennis coach and former professional player from Argentina. Chela was given a three-month ban from the professional t…
Juan Ignacio Chela, Argentine tennis player
Leon Lopez is an English actor, television and film director, singer-songwriter and occasional model. He is best known for his role as Jerome Johnson in the Channel 4 soap opera Br…
Leon Lopez, English singer-songwriter and actor
Scott Daniel Richmond is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, and in the Chinese Professional Baseba…
Scott Richmond, Canadian baseball player
Clayton Allen Hensley is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Florida Marlins, and San Francisco Gia…
Clay Hensley, American baseball player