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Dale Willem Steyn is a South African former professional cricketer who played for the South African cricket team. He is widely regarded as the greatest fast bowler of the modern er…
Dale Steyn, South African cricketer
Nikola Rakočević is a Serbian actor proclaimed as one of Europe’s leading young screen actors. Rakočević has received numerous awards at major international film festivals.
Nikola Rakočević, Serbian actor
Aundrea Aurora Fimbres is an American singer. She was a former member of the pop music group Danity Kane. She is a soprano and was known for her melismatic vocal runs, and falsetto…
Aundrea Fimbres, American singer-songwriter and dancer
Jeremy Powers is an American former professional racing cyclist, who has achieved over 90 UCI victories, four USA Cyclocross national championships, and the 2015 Pan American Champ…
Jeremy Powers, American cyclist
Marcus Burghardt is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2021 for the Team Columbia–HTC, BMC Racing Team and Bora–Hansgrohe tea…
Marcus Burghardt, German cyclist
Katherine Louisa Ryan is a Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, actress and singer. She has appeared on British TV and radio panel shows, including 8 Out of 10 Cats, Never Mind th…
Katherine Ryan, UK-based Canadian comedian and presenter
Park Jeong-su, known professionally as Leeteuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality, and actor. He debuted as the leader of the boy band Super Junior…
Leeteuk, South Korean singer and entertainer
Cheryl Ann Tweedy is an English singer and television personality. She rose to fame as a member of Girls Aloud, a pop girl group created through ITV's reality competition show Pops…
Cheryl, English singer and TV personality
Michelle Jacquet Branch is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. She won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals with Santana for their 2002 single, "The Game…
Michelle Branch, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kyle William Hogg is an English former cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Lancashire from 2001 to 2014. Between 2000–01 and 2…
Kyle Hogg, English cricketer
Edinson Vólquez is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles …
Edinson Vólquez, Dominican baseball player
Melanie Fiona Hallim is a Canadian R&B singer. Born and raised in Toronto, she began her career in 2002 as part of a Canadian R&B trio X-Quisite, who was nominated for a Juno Award…
Melanie Fiona, Canadian singer-songwriter
Amantle Montsho is a Botswana former sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the final at the latter …
Amantle Montsho, Botswanan sprinter
Miguel Ángel Pinto Jerez is a Chilean former football goalkeeper. He is the current assistant coach of Esteban González in Querétaro.
Miguel Pinto, Chilean footballer
Amol Rajan is an Indian–British journalist, broadcaster and writer working in the United Kingdom. Formerly the media editor of BBC News, he presented the Today programme on BBC Rad…
Amol Rajan, Indian-English journalist
Mattia Serafini is an Italian footballer.
Mattia Serafini, Italian footballer
Marco René Estrada is a Mexican-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blu…
Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player
Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He acquired the nickname "Spider-Man" for his goal celebration of putting on a mas…
Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer
Zheng Jie is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In May 2009, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15.
Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player
Taavi Peetre was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented his country at two Olympic Games and also took part in the World Championships in Athletics on two occas…
Taavi Peetre, Estonian shot putter (died 2010)
Gregory Edward Smith is a Canadian and American actor and director. Smith has appeared in several Hollywood films, and is known for his roles as Alan Abernathy in Small Soldiers, E…
Gregory Smith, Canadian actor, director, and producer
Justin Davies is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Justin Davies, Australian footballer
John Brite Bowker is an American former professional baseball player. An outfielder and first baseman, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsb…
John Bowker, American baseball player
John Richard Peverley is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He spent four years with the St. Lawrence University hockey team before turning professional, then playin…
Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player