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William Brendan Gaughan is an American semi-retired professional racing driver who has competed in off-road and stock cars. He is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaugha…
Brendan Gaughan, American race car driver
Alain Jean-Paul Mohammed Nasreddine is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL)…
Alain Nasreddine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Stefán Karl Stefánsson was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series LazyTown.
Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor (died 2018)
Matt Haig is an English author and journalist. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books for children and adults, often in the speculative fiction genre.
Matt Haig, British author and journalist
Willie Aaron Anderson is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League…
Willie Anderson, American football player
Rubén Baraja Vegas is a Spanish retired footballer, currently a manager.
Rubén Baraja, Spanish footballer and manager
Philip Anderson Lord and Christopher Robert Miller are an American filmmaking and acting duo. Their films are known for subversion of genre and detailed visual sensation, spanning …
Phil Lord, American filmmaker and actor
Diego Spotorno Parra is an actor and TV host from Ecuador, known for his character Juan Carlos Martinez Cucalón in the comic series Solteros Sin Compromiso.
Diego Spotorno, Ecuadorian actor
Richard Westbrook is a British professional racing driver noted for his success in racing Porsche and International sports cars. As a junior, he attended St Joseph's College, Ipswi…
Richard Westbrook, English race car driver
Mariada Pieridi is a Cypriot pop singer.
Mariada Pieridi, Cypriot singer-songwriter
Timothy Adam Hudson, nicknamed "Huddy", is an American former professional baseball pitcher of Major League Baseball (MLB). After playing in college for Chattahoochee Valley Commun…
Tim Hudson, American baseball player
Kara Elizabeth Drew is an American valet and professional wrestler, better known under the ring name Cherry. She is best known for her tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)…
Cherry, American wrestler and manager
Danny Law is a former English cricketer. Born in Lambeth, Law played for Sussex, Essex and Durham between 1993 and 2003.
Danny Law, English cricketer
Ben Pepper is an Australian former professional basketball player who played twelve seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL).
Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
Andre Ryan Adams is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer of Caribbean descent. He played international cricket for New Zealand and is noted for playing in New Zealand's…
Andre Adams, New Zealand cricketer
Elena Anaya Gutiérrez is a Spanish actress. She garnered public recognition in Spain for her performance in Sex and Lucia (2001), which also earned her a nomination to the Goya Awa…
Elena Anaya, Spanish actress
Toni-Ville Henrik Virtanen, better known by his stage name Darude, is a Finnish DJ and record producer from Eura, Satakunta. His music is characterised by its progressive/uplifting…
Darude, Finnish DJ and producer
Loretta "Loz" Harrop is an Australian triathlete.
Loretta Harrop, Australian triathlete
Konnie Huq is a Bangladeshi-British television and radio presenter, screenwriter and children's author. She became the longest-serving female presenter of the British children's te…
Konnie Huq, English television presenter
Terence Chi-Shen Tao is an Australian and American mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal in 2006 for his contributions to partial differential equations, combinatorics, ha…
Terence Tao, Australian-American mathematician
Torii Kedar Hunter is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder. Hunter currently serves as Special Assistant to Los Angeles Angels general manager …
Torii Hunter, American baseball player
Daron Malakian is an Armenian-American musician. He is the guitarist, songwriter, and second vocalist of the metal band System of a Down, and the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, mul…
Daron Malakian, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Mathangi Arulpragasam, known as Maya and professionally as M.I.A., is a British singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and activist. Her music combines elements of alternativ…
M.I.A., English rapper and producer
Luca Castellazzi is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He serves as the goalkeeper coach of AC Milan young team under 17.
Luca Castellazzi, Italian footballer