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Lim Jeong-hee, also known as J-Lim, is a South Korean singer who debuted in 2005 under JYP Entertainment. One of her notable performances in 2005 was the 5th Pattaya Music Festival…
Lim Jeong-hee, South Korean singer
Christopher James Skidmore is a British former Conservative Party politician and author of popular history who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingswood in South Gloucester…
Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician
Giannis Taralidis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
Mahamadou Diarra is a Malian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He served as captain for the Mali national team.
Mahamadou Diarra, Malian international footballer
Ashley Harrison is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a lock in the 2000s and 2010s.
Ashley Harrison, Australian rugby league player
Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but occasionally as a full-back. He is the current manager of…
Ricardo Costa, Portuguese footballer
Luciano Gabriel "Lucho" Figueroa Herrera is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Luciano Figueroa, Argentinian footballer
Michael W. Leighton is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Nashville Predators, Philade…
Michael Leighton, Canadian ice hockey player
Sina Schielke is a German former sprinter. Her personal bests are 11.16 seconds in the 100 metres, 22.78 in the 200 metres, and 7.19 seconds in the indoor 60 metres.
Sina Schielke, German sprinter
Klaas-Erik Zwering is a former Dutch swimmer and an Olympic medalist. He is currently studying MBO entrepreneurship as he trained in Eindhoven with the PSV Eindhoven swim club. His…
Klaas-Erik Zwering, Dutch swimmer
Lindsay Corine Taylor is an American former professional basketball player. She played in the WNBA, KBSL, LFB, WKBL, Polish Women's League, WCBA, and Angola Women's Basketball Leag…
Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
Mario Mims, known professionally as Yo Gotti, is an American rapper, singer, record executive, and record producer. Rooted in Memphis rap, he released five independent albums—Young…
Yo Gotti, American rapper
Iker Casillas Fernández is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently works as a football commentator. Dubbed "San Iker", he is considered to…
Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
Rachel Ashley Platten is an American singer-songwriter and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015. Platten is b…
Rachel Platten, American singer and songwriter
Mark James "Frosty" Winterbottom is an Australian semi-retired professional racing driver. He currently drives the No. 6 Ford Mustang S650 with Cameron Waters as an endurance co-dr…
Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver
Craig Peter Anderson is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Colorado Avalanche, Ottawa Senators, Washingt…
Craig Anderson, American ice hockey player
Edson Michael Buddle is an American former professional soccer player who is currently the head coach of USL League Two side Westchester Flames. He is one of only 13 players to hav…
Edson Buddle, American soccer player
Joshua Holt Hamilton is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 2007 to 2015, most prominently as a member o…
Josh Hamilton, American baseball player
Anna Rogowska is a retired Polish athlete who specialised in the pole vault. She became the World Champion in 2009 in Berlin.
Anna Rogowska, Polish pole vaulter
Bryan Lloyd Danielson is an American sports commentator and semi-retired professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he serves as a color commentator fo…
Bryan Danielson, American wrestler
Bassel Khartabil, also known as Bassel Safadi, was a Palestinian-Syrian open-source software developer. He was detained without trial by the Syrian government in 2012 and was secre…
Bassel Khartabil, Syrian computer programmer and engineer (died 2015)
Jürgen Melzer is an Austrian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Melzer reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in April 2011, and a doubles ranking of…
Jürgen Melzer, Austrian tennis player
Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. He gained public interest in early 2004 when he won SSDSGPS, a talent contest hosted in Stefan …
Maximilian Mutzke, German singer-songwriter
Mark O'Meley is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of Irish descent who played as a prop in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s he also played junior rugby league for…
Mark O'Meley, Australian rugby league player