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Jon Andreas Nödtveidt was a Swedish musician best known as the founder, vocalist and lead guitarist of the melodic black/death metal band Dissection. With the band, he released the…
Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer-songwriter, and guitarist (died 2006)
James Bannatyne is a New Zealand former association football goalkeeper. He last played for Team Wellington in the New Zealand Football Championship. He represented New Zealand at …
James Bannatyne, New Zealand footballer
Ralf Schumacher is a German former racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1997 to 2007. Schumacher won six Formula One Grands Prix across 11 seasons.
Ralf Schumacher, German race car driver
Sean Tyree Colson is an American former professional basketball player. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At a height of 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) tall, he played at the point gu…
Sean Colson, American basketball player and coach
Sufjan Stevens is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has released ten solo studio albums and multiple collaborative albums with other artists. Stevens ha…
Sufjan Stevens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Éric Dazé is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League for eleven seasons from 1995 to 2005.
Éric Dazé, Canadian ice hockey player
Kristen Michal is the prime minister of Estonia, having taken office on 23 July 2024. He previously served as minister of justice from 2011 to 2012, minister of economic affairs an…
Kristen Michal, Estonian lawyer and politician
Elizabeth Ann Reaser is an American film, television, and stage actress. Her work includes the films Stay, The Family Stone, Sweet Land, Against the Current, The Twilight Saga, You…
Elizabeth Reaser, American actress
Carl Stefan Terblanche is a South African former rugby union player. He played wing, centre and fullback.
Stefan Terblanche, South African rugby player
Hernán Jorge Crespo is an Argentine professional football coach and former player. He is considered one of the best strikers in the history of the Argentina national team.
Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach
Ai Sugiyama is a Japanese former tennis player. She reached the world No. 1 ranking in women's doubles on the WTA Tour and had a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8, achiev…
Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player
Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, record executive, and businessman. Born in Queens, a borough of New Yo…
50 Cent, American rapper and actor
Sebastián Oscar Rulli is an Argentine-Mexican actor and model. Born in Argentina, he has spent most of his professional career in Mexico, becoming a dual Argentine and Mexican citi…
Sebastián Rulli, Argentine-Mexican actor and model
Amir Abbas Fakhravar is an Iranian political activist and dissident. He is the founder and senate chairman of the National Iranian Congress (NIC) an organization opposing the Islam…
Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
Kristian Woolf is an Australian professional rugby league football coach who is the head coach of the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). At international level, he has co…
Kristian Woolf, Australian rugby league player and coach
Antony Lee "Tony" Benshoof is an American luger from White Bear Lake, Minnesota who has been competing since 1990. He won three medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge…
Tony Benshoof, American luger
Louis Johannes Koen is a South-African rugby union player who played for the Springboks, until 2003, when he moved abroad following the World Cup.
Louis Koen, South African rugby player
Adam McCright Nelson is a retired American shot putter and Olympic gold medalist. Nelson competed in three consecutive Olympic Games in 2000, 2004 and 2008. In addition to his gold…
Adam Nelson, American shot putter
Shelton James Benjamin is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler. As of October 2024, he is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The …
Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler
Isaac Kristofer Brock is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, principal songwriter, guitarist and only constant member of the indie rock band Modest…
Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Robert "Bob" Koenig, is an American film director, producer, writer and editor. Koenig directed the documentary film "Returned: Child Soldiers of Nepal's Maoist Army", which won th…
Robert Koenig, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Craig Quinnell is a Welsh former rugby union player.
Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player
John Anthony White is an American musician who was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He was a key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movemen…
Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Andrew Boulton Firestone is an American television personality and businessman.
Andrew Firestone, American businessman