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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
Brian Wesley Campbell is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for the Buffalo Sabres, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers of the Nat…
Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
Kareem Michael McKenzie is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). As a member of the New York Giants, he…
Kareem McKenzie, American football player
Carlos Manuel Bocanegra is an American sports executive and former professional soccer player. A two-time MLS Defender of the Year, Bocanegra also played professionally in England,…
Carlos Bocanegra, American footballer and executive
Sayed Moawad Mohamed Abdelwahed is an Egyptian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer
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)
Tracy Lamar McGrady Jr., nicknamed T-Mac, is an American former professional basketball player, best known for his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). McGrady is a…
Tracy McGrady, American basketball player
Caroline Ouellette is a Canadian former ice hockey player and current assistant coach of the Montreal Victoire of the Professional Women's Hockey League. She was a member of the Ca…
Caroline Ouellette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Okeremute Samuel Sodje is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Sam Sodje, English-Nigerian footballer
Jonathan Peter Wilkinson is an English former rugby union player. A fly-half, he played for Newcastle Falcons and French side Toulon and represented England and the British & Irish…
Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player
Christopher Ryan Young is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current president of baseball operations of the Texas Rangers, serving in the team's front office sin…
Chris Young, American baseball pitcher
Ashley Marie Massaro was an American professional wrestler. She was best known for her time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where she performed under her real name.
Ashley Massaro, American wrestler and model (died 2019)
Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a track and field sprinter.
Natalya Nazarova, Russian sprinter
Mehmet Murat Okur is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he played as a power forward and center.
Mehmet Okur, Turkish basketball player
Michael A. Buonauro was an American webcomic artist, and author. Best known for his webcomic Marvelous Bob, Buonauro had co-created various other webcomics in collaboration with Je…
Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (died 2004)
Mile Sterjovski is an Australian former professional soccer player. He played predominantly as a right winger or as a second striker, but also played as a left winger and central m…
Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
Abdulaziz al-Omari was a Saudi imam and terrorist who was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 11 as part of the September 11 attacks in 2001. He accompanied Mohamed A…
Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (died 2001)
Ronald Antonio Curry is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He has pre…
Ronald Curry, American football player and coach
Arne Friedrich is a German football executive and former player who played as a defender. He formerly was the sporting director of Hertha BSC.
Arne Friedrich, German footballer