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Christian Tamminga is a retired Dutch athlete who specialised in the pole vault. His biggest success was the sixth place at the 2001 World Championships.
Christian Tamminga, Dutch athlete
The Heimlich maneuver, also known as an abdominal thrust, is a first-aid procedure used to treat upper-airway obstructions by foreign objects. American doctor Henry Heimlich is oft…
The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine
Edgar Howard Wright is an English filmmaker. He is known for his fast-paced and kinetic, satirical genre films, which feature extensive use of expressive popular music, Steadicam t…
Edgar Wright, English filmmaker
Randall Adam Fine is an American politician and former gambling industry executive serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 6th congressional district since April 2025. A m…
Randy Fine, American politician and former gambling industry executive
David Peachey is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative fullbac…
David Peachey, Australian rugby league player
Eric Kripke is an American writer and television producer. Kripke came to prominence in the late 2000s for creating The WB/CW fantasy drama series Supernatural (2005–2020). He serv…
Eric Kripke, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Frank John Catalanotto is an American baseball coach and former infielder and left fielder, who is the current head baseball coach of the Hofstra Pride. Catalanotto played professi…
Frank Catalanotto, American baseball player
Sir Anthony Peter McCoy, commonly known as AP McCoy or Tony McCoy, is a Northern Irish former National Hunt horse racing jockey. Based in Ireland and Britain, McCoy rode a record 4…
Tony McCoy, Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster
Breckin Meyer is an American actor and podcaster. He is best known for his work on the Adult Swim animated sketch series Robot Chicken, which has earned him two Annie Awards and fi…
Breckin Meyer, American actor, writer, and producer
Korey Damont Stringer was an American professional football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. He played college football for the Oh…
Korey Stringer, American football player (died 2001)
Stanley Gene is a Papua New Guinean former rugby league Kumul player and Assistant Coach of Hull F.C. He previously coached Gateshead Thunder and assistant coach at Hull Kingston R…
Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
Sylvain Claude Wiltord is a French former professional footballer. Mainly a right winger, he also played as a centre-forward, second striker and on the left wing.
Sylvain Wiltord, French footballer
Vasilis Kikilias is a Greek politician, currently Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy in the second cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Vasilis Kikilias, Greek basketball player and politician
Matthew David Sadler is an English chess grandmaster, chess writer and two-time British Chess Champion.
Matthew Sadler, English chess player and author
Marko Tredup is a German former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Marko Tredup, German footballer and manager
Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa is an American musician, writer, actor and trustee of the Zappa Family Trust.
Ahmet Zappa, American musician and writer
Andrea Jane Corr is an Irish musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group the Corrs along with her three elder siblings …
Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
Wiklenman Vicente González is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Washington…
Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
Edward James Lewis is an American former soccer player and entrepreneur.
Eddie Lewis, American international soccer player
Nelson Figueroa is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers…
Nelson Figueroa, American baseball player and sportscaster
Laura Pausini is an Italian singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine",…
Laura Pausini, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
Paul Joshua "Sonny" Sandoval is an American rapper and singer who is the lead vocalist and a founding member of nu metal band P.O.D.
Sonny Sandoval, American singer-songwriter and rapper
Emma Shapplin is a French soprano singer, composer and visual artist known for her fusion of operatic singing with electronic and pop music influences. She debuted in 1997 with the…
Emma Shapplin, French soprano
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a National Film Award, an IIFA Award, and two Filmfar…
Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Indian actor