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David Hala is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos and the …
David Hala, Australian rugby league player
Ivan Marconi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Virtus Entella.
Ivan Marconi, Italian footballer
Mia Wasikowska is an Australian actress. She made her screen debut on the Australian television drama All Saints in 2004, followed by her feature film debut in Suburban Mayhem (200…
Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress
D'Andre Lawan "Dre" Kirkpatrick is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. He played college foot…
Dre Kirkpatrick, American football player
Emil Damirovich Sayfutdinov is a motorcycle speedway rider from Russia. He is a member of the Russia national speedway team. He is a three-time World team champion, twice World Jun…
Emil Sayfutdinov, Russian motorcycle racer
Devin Maurice Ebanks is an American professional basketball player for Manama Club of the Bahraini Premier League. He was selected 43rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 201…
Devin Ebanks, American basketball player
Camille Muffat was a French swimmer and three-time Olympic medalist who specialised in the individual medley and the free style events. Her career spanned from 2005 to 2014.
Camille Muffat, French swimmer (died 2015)
Mark Barron is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, wher…
Mark Barron, American football player
Irina Sabine Alice Karamanos Adrian is a Chilean sociologist, as the then partner of President Gabriel Boric, served as first lady of Chile and sociocultural coordinator of the Pre…
Irina Karamanos, Chilean anthropologist and political scientist, First Lady of Chile
Primož Roglič is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe. A former ski jumper, Roglič switched to cycling after an accident suff…
Primož Roglič, Slovenian ski jumper and cyclist
Ashley Luke Barnes is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL Championship club Burnley.
Ashley Barnes, Austrian-English footballer
Anastasia "Nastia" Liukin is a Russian-American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic all-around champion, a five-time Olympic medalist, the 2005 and 2007 World champion…
Nastia Liukin, Russian-American gymnast and actress
Vanessa Karen White is an English singer who rose to fame in 2008 as a singer in the girl group The Saturdays. White began her career as a theatre actress at an early age, appearin…
Vanessa White, English singer, former member of The Saturdays
John Bertrand "Jocko" Conlan was an American baseball umpire who worked in the National League (NL) from 1941 to 1965. He had a brief career as an outfielder with the Chicago White…
Jocko Conlan, American baseball player and umpire (born 1899)
Kaoru Ishikawa was a Japanese organizational theorist and a professor in the engineering faculty at the University of Tokyo who was noted for his quality management innovations. H…
Kaoru Ishikawa Japanese author and educator (born 1915)
John Miles Lawrence played first-class cricket for Somerset in 18 matches between 1959 and 1961.
Miles Lawrence, English cricketer (born 1940)
Hakkı Yeten was a Turkish football player and president of the Istanbul-based football club Beşiktaş J.K., which he also coached. He is one of the most important names in Beşiktaş …
Hakkı Yeten, Turkish footballer, manager and president (born 1910)
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumon…
Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright (born 1907)
Emilio Gino Segrè was an Italian-American nuclear physicist and radiochemist who discovered the elements technetium and astatine, and the antiproton, a subatomic antiparticle, for …
Emilio G
Lucille Désirée Ball was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century …
Lucille Ball, American model, actress, comedian, and producer (born 1911)
Kōnosuke Matsushita was a Japanese industrialist who founded Panasonic, the largest Japanese consumer electronics company. Matsushita is referred to as the "God of Management" in …
Konosuke Matsushita, Japanese businessman, founded Panasonic (born 1894)
Feeliks Esaias "Esa" Pakarinen was a Finnish actor, singer, accordionist and comedian, best known for the role of Pekka Puupää in the Pekka and Pätkä films from 1953–1960. He was a…
Esa Pakarinen, Finnish actor and musician (born 1911)
Sergio Leone was an Italian filmmaker, credited as the pioneer of the spaghetti Western genre. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema.
Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929)
Sally Kathleen Kirkland was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at Vogue magazine, and served as the only fashion editor at Life magazine between 1947 and 1969.
Sally Kirkland, American journalist (born 1912)