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Jüri Ratas is an Estonian politician who served as the prime minister of Estonia from 2016 to 2021 and as the leader of the Centre Party from 2016 to 2023, and the mayor of Tallinn…
Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician, 42nd Mayor of Tallinn
Mizuki Noguchi is a Japanese professional long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon event. She is an Olympic champion over the distance.
Mizuki Noguchi, Japanese runner
Marcos Diniz Daniel is a retired professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 56 in…
Marcos Daniel, Brazilian tennis player
Eka Basunga Lokonda "Émile" Mpenza is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Belgium. His older brother, Mbo, also repres…
Émile Mpenza, Belgian footballer
Britta Oppelt is a German Olympic-medal winning sculler.
Britta Oppelt, German rower
Allan Weel Simonsen was a Danish racing driver, born in Odense. He died after a crash during the third lap of the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (died 2013)
İsmail YK, born as İsmail Yurtseven, is a German Turk pop singer. YK stands for Yurtseven Kardeşler, the siblings group he was a member of at the start of his career. A number of h…
İsmail YK, German-Turkish singer-songwriter
Adam Busch is an American actor best known for starring as Warren Mears on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Adam Busch, American actor, director, and producer
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sis…
Tamera Mowry, American actress and producer
Tia Dashon Mowry is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera …
Tia Mowry, American actress and producer
Christopher Claus Andersen is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman" for his wingspan and blocking prowess, Andersen was born in Long Beach, Califor…
Chris Andersen, American basketball player
Davor Kraljević is a Croatian retired footballer.
Davor Kraljević, Croatian footballer
Urmas Rooba is a retired Estonian footballer, who last played for Paide Linnameeskond in Meistriliiga. He played the position of defender.
Urmas Rooba, Estonian footballer
Kevin Senio is a former New Zealand rugby union professional who most recently played professionally for ASM Clermont Auvergne. He is currently the head coach of Ponsonby Rugby clu…
Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
Kara Goucher is an American long-distance runner, author, television commentator, and podcaster. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athlet…
Kara Goucher, American runner
Nuno Filipe Oliveira Santos is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer
Kathleen Margaret Edwards is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. Her 2002 debut album, Failer, contained the singles "Six O'Clock News" and "Hockey Skates". Her next two alb…
Kathleen Edwards, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Massimiliano Edgar "Massi" Rosolino is an Italian retired competitive swimmer.
Massimiliano Rosolino, Italian swimmer
Christopher John "Topher" Grace, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Eric Forman in the sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2005) and Eddie Brock / Venom in the film Spider-…
Topher Grace, American actor
Mayte Michelle Rodríguez is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film Girlfight (2000), where she won the Ind…
Michelle Rodriguez, American actress
Ryan Andrew Ludwick is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardina…
Ryan Ludwick, American baseball player
Prodromos "Makis" Nikolaidis is a former Greek-Cypriot professional basketball player. At a height of 2.01 m tall, and 102 kg (225 lb) in weight, he could play both the shooting gu…
Prodromos Nikolaidis, Greek basketball player
Miguel Eduardo Olivo Peña is a Dominican former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher for several teams in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2014. He also pla…
Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
Ricardo Arona is a Brazilian former professional mixed martial artist, submission grappler and 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner.
Ricardo Arona, Brazilian mixed martial artist