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Claudia Karvan is an Australian actress and producer. As a child actor, she first appeared in the film Molly (1983) and followed with an adolescent role in High Tide (1987). She po…
Claudia Karvan, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
Michael Constantine Diamond, OAM is a professional target shooter from Australia.
Michael Diamond, Australian shooter
Christophe Dominici was a French rugby union player. In a career spanning seventeen years between 1991 and 2008, he played wing for Stade Français and France, scoring a total of 25…
Christophe Dominici, French rugby player (died 2020)
Christopher George Latore Wallace, known professionally as the Notorious B.I.G. or Biggie Smalls, was an American rapper and songwriter. Rooted in the East Coast hip-hop and gangst…
The Notorious B
Trevor George Smith Jr., known professionally as Busta Rhymes, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He has received 12 Grammy Award nominations, making him one of the…
Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor
Maximilian Michael Brooks is an American writer. He is the son of actors Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft. Much of Brooks' writing focuses on zombie stories. He was a senior fellow at …
Max Brooks, American author and screenwriter
Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello is a Brazilian racing driver and broadcaster, who competes in the Stock Car Pro Series for Full Time Sports. Nicknamed "Rubinho", Barrichello competed …
Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver
Poppy Cybele King is an Australian entrepreneur. She is best known for her company Poppy Industries and the range of cosmetics available at Poppy Stores in Australia, during the 19…
Poppy King, Australian entrepreneur
Martin John Saggers is an English county cricket umpire and a retired English cricketer. He played international cricket for the England cricket team, including appearing in three …
Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire
Gregory Berlanti is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his work on the television series Dawson's Creek, Brothers & Sisters, Everwood, Political Anima…
Greg Berlanti, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Karan Kumar Johar, often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers…
Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Todd Demsey is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and 1993 NCAA champion.
Todd Demsey, American golfer
Antonio Michael Freeman is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), most notably for the Green Bay Packers. He…
Antonio Freeman, American football player
Maxim Anatolievich Sokolov is a former professional ice hockey goalie who most recently played for Nizhnekamsk Neftekhimik of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Maxim Sokolov, Russian ice hockey player
Dorival Guidoni Júnior, known simply as Doriva, is a Brazilian football coach and retired footballer who played as a central midfielder.
Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager
Michael Boogerd is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with team…
Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager
William Michael Curley is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Emerson Lions men's basketball team.
Bill Curley, American basketball player and coach
Simon Robin David Jones is an English bass guitarist. He played bass and provided occasional backing vocals for the rock band The Verve.
Simon Jones, English singer and bass player
Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBTQ advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming in 2014 the fir…
Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate
John "Jack" Simon is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. His club career was spent with the Illawarra Steelers, Easts, Parramatta, Auckl…
John Simon, Australian rugby league player
Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida is a Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with …
Manny Ramirez, Dominican-American baseball player and coach
Frode Estil is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. He lives in Meråker Municipality with his wife Grete whom he married in the summer of 2001. They have two sons, Bernhard, bo…
Frode Estil, Norwegian skier
Christian McBride is an American jazz bassist, bandleader, composer. He has appeared on more than 400 recordings as a sideman, and is an eleven-time Grammy Award winner.
Christian McBride, American bassist and record producer
Antti Mikko Niemi is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently an assistant coach of Volos of the Super League Greece. Since 2010, he has…
Antti Niemi, Finnish international footballer and coach