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Ryan Max Riley is an American athlete who was a two-time US National Champion on the U.S. Ski Team in the freestyle skiing events of moguls and dual moguls.
Ryan Max Riley, American skier
Robert Shelton Royal is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and…
Robert Royal, American football player
Dominic Scott is an Irish-born British guitarist, and the founder of the English rock band Roundstone and a founding member of the alternative rock band Keane.
Dominic Scott, Irish guitarist
David Jarolím is a Czech football manager and former player who most recently managed Ústí nad Labem. A central midfielder by position, Jarolím was known for his stamina, passing a…
David Jarolím, Czech footballer
Wayne Junior Robert Thomas is an English retired footballer and current football coach. He is currently working as a PE teacher at Haberdashers' Boys' School. In 2015, he was emplo…
Wayne Thomas, English footballer
Jens Peder Bergensten, known professionally as Jeb, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known as the lead designer of Minecraft, and is the chief creative o…
Jens Bergensten, Swedish video game designer, co-designed Minecraft
Mariusz Lewandowski is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Polish I liga club Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza.
Mariusz Lewandowski, Polish footballer
Michal Martikán is a Slovak slalom canoeist who has been competing at the international level since 1994. In 1996 he became the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for Slova…
Michal Martikán, Slovak slalom canoeist
Milivoje Novaković is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward.
Milivoje Novaković, Slovenian footballer
Julián Maria Speroni is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Julián Speroni, Argentinian footballer
Michael Oberlechner is an Austrian politician of the Freedom Party serving as a member of the National Council since 2024. He has been a district councillor of Ottakring since 2010…
Michael Oberlechner, Austrian politician
Andrea Pirlo is an Italian football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of UAE First Division League club Dubai United. Considered one of the greatest midfiel…
Andrea Pirlo, Italian footballer
Diego Forlán Corazo is a Uruguayan football manager and a former player, who played as a forward, and last served as head coach for Uruguayan Segunda División club Club Atlético At…
Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer
Waylon Albright "Shooter" Jennings is an American musician and record producer. He is the son of country singers Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter. In a career spanning three decade…
Shooter Jennings, American country singer, songwriter
Andrew James Scheer is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004. Scheer was the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada …
Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician, 28th Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Jayson Richard Gowan Werth is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2002 to 2017. His 15-season career was split among …
Jayson Werth, American baseball player
Damián Ariel Álvarez, also known as "La Chilindrina", is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in Argentina, he played for the Mexico national team.
Damián Ariel Álvarez, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
James Douglas Hepburn is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth since…
Jamie Hepburn, Scottish politician, Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health
James Clancy Phelan (born 21 May 1979, known professionally as James Phelan, is an Australian writer of thrillers and young adult novels, including Fox Hunt, The Last 13 series for…
James Clancy Phelan, Australian author and academic
Scott Smith is an American retired mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2001 to 2016, Smith was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter: The Comeback, and has competed…
Scott Smith, American mixed martial artist
Nazanin Boniadi is a British actress and activist. Born in Tehran and raised in London, she attended university in the United States, where she landed her first major acting role a…
Nazanin Boniadi, Iranian-American actress
Tihomir Atanassov Dovramadjiev, also known as Tihomir Tishko and as TigerTAD on the Playchess server, is a Bulgarian chess FIDE master and chess boxer. He became the first European…
Tihomir Dovramadjiev, Bulgarian Chess boxer
Margaret Denise Quigley, known professionally as Maggie Q, is an American actress. She began her professional career in Hong Kong, with starring roles in the action films Gen-Y Cop…
Maggie Q, American actress
Rasual Butler was an American professional basketball player. In his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career, he played for the Miami Heat, New Orleans Hornets, Los An…
Rasual Butler, American basketball player (died 2018)