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Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooij, commonly known by his anglicised name of Ruud van Nistelrooy, is a Dutch professional football manager and former player. He is currentl…
Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dutch footballer and manager
Tomáš Vokoun is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1997 to 2013, mainly with the Nashville Predators. He was sele…
Tomáš Vokoun, Czech-American ice hockey player
Wade William Belak was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward and defenceman. He was drafted 12th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL entry draft. He played for the…
Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2011)
Henry Khaaba Olonga is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who played Test and One Day International cricket for Zimbabwe. In domestic first-class cricket in Zimbabwe, Olonga played for …
Henry Olonga, Zimbabwean cricketer and sportscaster
Wanderlei César da Silva is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the …
Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian-American mixed martial artist
Robert Brian Skinstad is a former professional rugby union player. Born in Rhodesia, he represented the South Africa national team, the Springboks, winning 42 caps. He played in th…
Bobby Skinstad, Zimbabwean-South African rugby union player
Daijiro Kato was a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, the 2001 250cc world champion, and the 2000 and 2002 Suzuka 8 Hours winner. He died as a result of injuries sustained…
Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (died 2003)
Yevgeniya Vladimirovna Medvedeva is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 1996. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won two medals at Turin in 2006 with a gold in …
Yevgeniya Medvedeva, Russian skier
Rufus Johnson, better known by his stage name Bizarre, is an American rapper, best known as a member of the Detroit-based hip-hop group D12.
Bizarre, American rapper
Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, known as Nuno Gomes, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer
Rory John Delap is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in England, he made 11 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.
Rory Delap, English-Irish footballer
Ioana Dumitriu is a Romanian-American mathematician who works as a professor of mathematics at the University of California, San Diego. Her research interests include the theory of…
Ioana Dumitriu, Romanian-American mathematician and academic
Bérénice Bejo is a French-Argentine actress best known for playing Christiana in A Knight's Tale (2001) and Peppy Miller in The Artist (2011). Her work in the latter earned her a n…
Bérénice Bejo, Argentinian-French actress
Dominic Joseph Foley is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Dominic Foley, Irish footballer
Ercüment Olgundeniz is a Turkish track and field athlete competing in the discus and occasionally shot put. The 198 cm tall athlete at 146 kg (322 lb) is a member of Enkaspor, wher…
Ercüment Olgundeniz, Turkish discus thrower and shot putter
Vasily Eduardovich Petrenko is a Russian-British conductor. He is currently music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Vasily Petrenko, Russian conductor
Talal El Karkouri is a Moroccan former professional footballer and former coach of Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal SC. He played top-flight football in Morocco, France, Greece, E…
Talal El Karkouri, Moroccan footballer
Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur is an English retired sailor and charity founder. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a…
Ellen MacArthur, English sailor
Thomas Joachim Cichon is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Thomas Cichon, Polish-German footballer and manager
Frederick Aaron Savage is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years (1988–1993). He has earne…
Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer
Radike Samo is an Australian retired rugby union player. He plays lock, flanker, number 8 and can even play on the wing.
Radike Samo, Fijian-Australian rugby player
José Edmílson Gomes de Moraes, known simply as Edmílson, is a Brazilian football executive and former professional footballer. He is currently a technical consultant for São Caetan…
Edmílson, Brazilian footballer
Elijah Sky Blue Allman, known professionally as P. Exeter Blue I , is an American musician known for leading the group Deadsy.
Elijah Blue Allman, American singer and guitarist
Ludovic Vincent Giuly is a French former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Ludovic Giuly, French footballer