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Joseph Eric Thornton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played for the Boston Bruins, San Jose Sharks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers of the National…
Joe Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
Jamie Oliver Grove is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Essex, Somerset and Leicestershire during his career which spanned from 1998 to 2003.
Jamie Grove, English cricketer
Siim Kabrits is an Estonian entrepreneur and former politician. He was a member of Riigikogu from April 6, 2011, to March 26, 2014.
Siim Kabrits, Estonian politician
Renny Vicente Vega Hernández is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Renny Vega, Venezuelan footballer
Shane Steven Filan is an Irish singer best known for being a member and one of the lead singers of the pop vocal group Westlife.
Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter
Stiliyan Alyoshev Petrov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Petrov joined Celtic from CSKA Sofia in 1999, and won ten trophies in his time at…
Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
Joshua Treadwell McCown is an American professional football coach and former quarterback. He is the offensive passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Minnesota Vik…
Josh McCown, American football player
Amélie Simone Mauresmo is a French former professional tennis player, tennis coach, and tournament director. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Ten…
Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player
Nicholas John Cester is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for being the frontman and lead singer in rock band Jet alongside his younger brother Chris.…
Nic Cester, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kevin Darnell Hart is an American comedian and actor. After winning several stand-up comedy competitions, Hart had his first breakthrough when Judd Apatow cast him in a recurring r…
Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad al-Rubaish was a militant and a senior leader of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's …
Ibrahim Sulayman Muhammad Arbaysh, Saudi Arabian terrorist (died 2015)
Anastasios "Tasos" Gousis is a Greek sprint athlete.
Anastasios Gousis, Greek sprinter
Douglas Tafadzwa Hondo is a former Zimbabwean cricketer, who played nine Test matches and 56 One Day Internationals as a right-arm medium-fast swing bowler, and is distinctive for …
Douglas Hondo, Zimbabwean cricketer
Mat McBriar is an Australian former professional player of American football who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Pit…
Mat McBriar, American football player
Benjamin Ivan Jelen is a Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York.…
Ben Jelen, Scottish-American singer-songwriter
Gary Chaw, also known as Gary Cao or Cao Ge or by his alter ego Cao Xiaoge, is a Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter based in Taiwan, who has had achieved success in Taiwan, Mainla…
Gary Chaw, Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter
Gong Ji-cheol, known professionally as Gong Yoo (공유), is a South Korean actor. He is known for his starring roles in the television series Coffee Prince (2007), Guardian: The Lonel…
Gong Yoo, Korean actor
Raio Piiroja is an Estonian former professional footballer. He played as a centre-back for Pärnu/Kalev, Lelle, Flora, Vålerenga, Fredrikstad, Vitesse and Chengdu Blades.
Raio Piiroja, Estonian footballer
Simon Pierre Mvondo Atangana is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a forward for many clubs across multiple countries. His career began in native Cameroon, playing for O…
Mvondo Atangana, Cameroon footballer
Nikolaos "Nikos" Barlos is a Greek retired professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 2.03 m tall, he played at both the small forward and …
Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
Maya Kobayashi is a Japanese journalist.
Maya Kobayashi, Japanese journalist
Craig Douglas Bellamy is a Welsh football coach and former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the current head coach of Wales.
Craig Bellamy, Welsh footballer
Daniel Alberto "Cata" Díaz is an Argentine professional football manager and former player who played as a central defender.
Daniel Díaz, Argentinian footballer
Libuše Průšová is a former professional Czech tennis player.
Libuše Průšová, Czech tennis player