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Mark Anthony Lewis-Francis, MBE is a retired British track and field athlete, specifically a sprinter, who specialised in the 100 metres and was an accomplished regular of GB 4 × 1…
Mark Lewis-Francis, English sprinter
Temeka Rochelle Johnson is an American former professional basketball player, currently serving as the associate head coach for Louisiana. Her primary position was a point guard.
Temeka Johnson, American basketball player
Andre Dirrell is an American professional boxer.
Andre Dirrell, American boxer
George John Bailey is a former Australian cricketer, who played all formats for the national team and captained the team in limited-over formats. Domestically, Bailey played for th…
George Bailey, Australian cricketer
Emese Szász is a Hungarian left-handed épée fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2016 individual Olympic champion.
Emese Szász, Hungarian fencer
Travis Antwon Daniels is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fo…
Travis Daniels, American football player
John Allen Kuhn is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Shippensburg Univers…
John Kuhn, American football player
Graham Onions is an English former cricketer. He played for Durham, Lancashire and England as a right arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand tail-end batsman. After a successful s…
Graham Onions, English cricketer
Ai Otsuka is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo", which staye…
Ai Otsuka, Japanese singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
Misty Danielle Copeland is an American ballet dancer and author. She has danced primarily for American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in …
Misty Copeland, American ballerina and author
Javier 'Javi' Varas Herrera is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Javi Varas, Spanish footballer
Elvan Abeylegesse is an Ethiopian former middle and long-distance running athlete who represented Turkey. She competed over distances from 1500 metres up to the marathon, and also …
Elvan Abeylegesse, Ethiopian-Turkish runner
Sviatlana Hieorhiyeuna Tsikhanouskaya is a Belarusian opposition leader and political activist. Since running in the 2020 presidential election against President Alexander Lukashen…
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Belarusian politician
Zoran Planinić is a Croatian former professional basketball player.
Zoran Planinić, Croatian basketball player
Salvatore Rinauro is an American professional wrestler, performing for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He is best known for his work in Ring of Honor, Full Impact Pro and Na…
Sal Rinauro, American wrestler
Lloyd Richard Dyer is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. During his 18 years as a professional, Dyer spent the majority of his career in the Football…
Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
Nenê is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. Known previously as Nenê Hilario, he legally changed his name to simply Nenê in 2003.
Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
Rickie Darnell Weeks Jr. is an American former professional baseball second baseman and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). Between 2003 and 2017, he played in MLB for the Milwau…
Rickie Weeks, American baseball player
Colin James Marston is an American record producer and musician residing in New York City. He graduated from New York University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in music technology …
Colin Marston, American guitarist, bassist, and producer/engineer
Miha Zupan is a Deaf Slovenian former professional basketball player. He played among hearing players at the highest level in Europe. He is a 2.05 m power forward who can also play…
Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
SoShy, is a French singer, songwriter, actress and DJ.
SoShy, French-American singer-songwriter
Petr Průcha is a Czech former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and the Phoenix Coyotes.
Petr Průcha, Czech ice hockey player
Leon Leroy Knight is an English former footballer who plays as a striker. A journeyman player, he has played for fifteen different clubs spanning five countries; England, Scotland,…
Leon Knight, English footballer
Michele Rizzo is a retired Italian former rugby union player. His preferred position was prop but he can also play as a hooker. Rizzo last played for Petrarca, the club where he sp…
Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player