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Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart is an American singer-songwriter. All five of her albums have reached the top 20 on the Billboard 200, and as of 2021, she has sold over 15 million recor…
Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pianist
Ivan De Battista is a Maltese actor, director, author, and poet/lyricist.
Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer, director, and producer
Maximum the Hormone is a Japanese heavy metal/hardcore punk band from Hachiōji, Tokyo. Their lineup consists of vocalist Daisuke-han, drummer Nao, guitarist Maximum the Ryokun, an…
Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer
Mattias Agabus is an Estonian architect. He studied in the Estonian Academy of Arts in the department of architecture and city planning, graduating from the academy in 2001. Mattia…
Mattias Agabus, Estonian architect
Malik Bendjelloul was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and actor. He directed the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
Malik Bendjelloul, Swedish director and producer (died 2014)
Mieko Matsuki , better known by her stage name Miyu Matsuki , was a Japanese voice actress and singer from Kure, Hiroshima, best known for her work in anime. She was affiliated wit…
Miyu Matsuki, Japanese voice actress and singer (died 2015)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian writer, whose works include fiction, nonfiction, and lectures. She is widely recognised as a central figure in postcolonial feminist literatu…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Nigerian author
Kiyomi Angela Aki known professionally as Angela Aki , is a Japanese pop singer, songwriter and pianist.
Angela Aki, Japanese singer-songwriter
Sophie Dahl is an English writer and former fashion model. Her first book, a novella, The Man With The Dancing Eyes, was published in 2003, followed by a novel, Playing With The Gr…
Sophie Dahl, English model and author
Edward Thomas Hardy is an English actor. Known for his intense screen presence and versatility, he has established a career across independent films, blockbusters, and primetime t…
Tom Hardy, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
Marisa Maguire Ramirez is an American actress, known for her work on television soap operas and for her role on the police procedural television drama series Blue Bloods and its sp…
Marisa Ramirez, American actress
Jason Eugene Terry, also known by the initialism JET, is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Bas…
Jason Terry, American basketball player
Gregory R. Ball is a former American politician from 2006 to 2014, former active duty U.S. Air Force officer, and member of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembl…
Gregory Ball, American captain and politician
Taalib Hassan Johnson, better known by his stage name Musiq Soulchild is an American singer-songwriter. His music blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, and gospel influences fused with hi…
Musiq Soulchild, American singer-songwriter
Sam Esmail is an American film and television producer, director, and screenwriter who runs the production company Esmail Corp. He is best known as the creator, writer, and directo…
Sam Esmail, American screenwriter
Simone Perrotta is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he represented the Italy national team. Throughout his career, he stood out for his…
Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer
Barrett Conrad Foa is an American singer, dancer, and actor. He is best known for his performances in Broadway theatre. He has played many leading characters in Off-Broadway and re…
Barrett Foa, American actor, singer, and dancer
Kieran Martin West is a retired English rower and Olympic champion who represented Great Britain.
Kieran West, English rower
Poon Yiu Cheuk is a Hong Kong football manager and former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Poon Yiu Cheuk, Hong Kong footballer and coach
Aakash Chopra is a cricket commentator, YouTuber and former cricketer who briefly played for the Indian cricket team from late 2003 to late 2004.
Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California. It consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Adam Levine, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, …
Ryan Dusick, American musician and record producer
Tommaso Rocchi is an Italian former professional footballer who played as striker. He spent a large part of his career with Lazio and is the club's sixth highest goalscorer of all …
Tommaso Rocchi, Italian footballer
Michael Anthony Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Brother E…
Mike Smith, American baseball player
Emil Davidovich Sutovsky is an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1996. Sutovsky has been the FIDE CEO since 2022. Previously, he served as FIDE …
Emil Sutovsky, Israeli chess player