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Stephen Andrew Lynch is an American comedian, musician and actor who is known for his satirical songs mocking daily life and popular culture. Lynch has released four studio albums …
Stephen Lynch, American singer-songwriter and actor
Annie Perreault is a Canadian short track speed skater, who won medals in the 500 m and 3000 m relay at the 1998 Winter Olympics. She had already won a relay gold medal at the 1992…
Annie Perreault, Canadian speed skater
Andrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter. A three-time Olympian, she won a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the 1999 World Championships, and a gold medal in the 100 metres at …
Andrea Philipp, German sprinter
Elvis Crespo Díaz is an American merengue singer. He has won multiple awards, including a Grammy and a Latin Grammy Award in merengue music.
Elvis Crespo, American-Puerto Rican singer
Christine Joan Taylor is an American actress. She has played Marcia Brady in The Brady Bunch Movie (1995) and A Very Brady Sequel (1996), and appeared in The Craft (1996), The Wedd…
Christine Taylor, American actress
Michael Thomas Green is a Canadian-American comedian, television personality, actor, podcaster, singer, songwriter, and rapper. After pursuing stand-up comedy and music as a young …
Tom Green, Canadian comedian and actor
Gustave Joseph Frerotte is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Washington Redskins i…
Gus Frerotte, American football player and coach
Jason Bell is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s in the National Rugby League. His position of preference was at fiv…
Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player
Michael Eamon Hughes is a Northern Irish football manager and former footballer who is a majority shareholder and co-owner of NIFL Premiership side Carrick Rangers.
Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager
Forbes Johnston was a Scottish professional footballer playing primarily in defence, but also spending some time in the midfield.
Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (died 2007)
Deidra Muriel Roper, known professionally as DJ Spinderella or simply Spinderella, is an American DJ, rapper, and producer. She is best known as a member of the hip-hop group Salt-…
DJ Spinderella, American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress
Jeffery Michael Gordon is an American stock car racing executive and former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports. …
Jeff Gordon, American race car driver and actor
Valdis Dombrovskis is a Latvian politician serving as European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification. He previously serv…
Valdis Dombrovskis, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Latvia
Dominic Gerald Cork is a former English county and international cricketer. Cork was an all-rounder who batted at lower-order batsman and bowled right-arm fast-medium, and was reno…
Dominic Cork, England cricketer and sportscaster
Rachel York is an American actress and singer. Known for stage roles, including award-winning performances in Camelot, Hello, Dolly!, Into the Woods, and Anything Goes, her screen …
Rachel York, American actress and singer
Randolph Benito "Johnny" Balentina is a Curaçaoan former baseball player. He was a catcher in three consecutive Summer Olympics for the Netherlands, starting in 1996 in Atlanta. Tw…
Johnny Balentina, Dutch baseball player
Salvatore Frank Fasano is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played for nine different Major League Baseball (MLB) teams over his 11–year big league career. Upon…
Sal Fasano, American baseball player and coach
Stephan Groth is a Danish-Norwegian singer. He is the man behind Apoptygma Berzerk, an electronic body music act that plays in styles such as synthpop and futurepop.
Stephan Groth, Danish singer-songwriter
Roy Maurice Keane is an Irish football pundit, former coach, and former professional player. He is best known for his career in the Premier League, in particular his captaincy of M…
Roy Keane, Irish footballer and manager
Mario César Kindelán Mesa, best known as Mario Kindelán, is a Cuban former amateur boxer. He is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, having competed in the lightweight division at the…
Mario Kindelán, Cuban boxer
Paul Newlove is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
Paul Newlove, English rugby player
Kevin Christopher Randleman was an American mixed martial artist, amateur and professional wrestler, and former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Randleman's background was in collegiate w…
Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler (died 2016)
Justin Paul Theroux is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained recognition for his partnership with David Lynch on the surrealist art films Mulholland Drive (2001) and Inland Em…
Justin Theroux, American actor
Emily "Eve" Frances Finlay Best is an English actress and director. She is known for her television roles as Dr Eleanor O'Hara in the Showtime series Nurse Jackie (2009–2015), Firs…
Eve Best, English actress