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Rahul Rajiv Gandhi is an Indian politician. A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), he is currently serving as the 12th leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha and as the mem…
Rahul Gandhi, Indian politician
Quincy D. Watts is an American former athlete, and two-time gold medalist at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Quincy Watts, American sprinter and football player
Brian Philip Welch, also known by his stage name Head, is an American musician. He is a guitarist and founding member of the nu metal band Korn and his solo project Love and Death,…
Brian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Andrea Maria Nahles is a former German politician who has been the director of the Federal Employment Agency (BA) since 2022.
Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Eric Scott Reed is an American jazz pianist and composer. His group Black Note released several albums in the 1990s.
Eric Reed, American pianist and composer
Robert Darren Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Caro…
Robert Brooks, American football player
Martin Deschamps is a Canadian rock singer from Quebec. He records and performs both as a solo artist and as the lead vocalist for the reunited Offenbach.
Martin Deschamps, Canadian singer-songwriter
Glenn Alan Medeiros is an American former singer best known for his 1987 George Benson cover, "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You", which reached No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot…
Glenn Medeiros, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Bernardo da Costa Sassetti Pais was a Portuguese jazz pianist and film composer.
Bernardo Sassetti, Portuguese pianist, composer, and educator (died 2012)
Roope Juhani Latvala is a Finnish guitarist. He is one of the founding members of the thrash metal band Stone, which was one of the first notable bands in the history of Finnish he…
Roope Latvala, Finnish guitarist
Erki Nool is an Estonian retired decathlete and former politician.
Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete and politician
Yann Pierre Tiersen is a French musician and composer from Brittany. His musical career is split between studio recordings, music collaborations, and film soundtracks songwriting. …
Yann Tiersen, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Paul Thomas Anderson, also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation, he is the recipient of three …
Paul Thomas Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Paul Bitok is a Kenyan long-distance runner, who won two silver medals at consecutive Summer Olympics over 5000 metres.
Paul Bitok, Kenyan runner
Irving Domingo Lorenzo Jr., known professionally as Irv Gotti or DJ Irv, was an American record producer and record executive. Gotti started off as a New York hip-hop DJ in the 198…
Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (died 2025)
Sean Patrick Hayes is an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom …
Sean Hayes, American actor
Matt Letscher is an American actor, director, and playwright, known for his roles as Captain Harrison Love in The Mask of Zorro and Colonel Adelbert Ames in Gods and Generals. He c…
Matt Letscher, American actor and playwright
Adam Ndlovu was a footballer, who played as a striker.
Adam Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer (died 2012)
Christopher Eugene O'Donnell is an American actor. After modeling and acting in numerous commercials as a teenager, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama film Men Don't Leave …
Chris O'Donnell, American actor
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