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Fernando César de Souza is a footballer from Brazil who plays as a defender. He has spent much of his playing career in the Swiss Super League.
Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer
Yao Ming is a Chinese basketball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), and then spent his entire …
Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
Sir Kevin Sinfield is an English rugby union coach who is the skills and kicking coach for the England national team. He is a former professional rugby league footballer who played…
Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player
Josef Vašíček was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Vašíček last played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and died in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslav…
Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (died 2011)
Andreas Biermann was a German professional footballer who played as a defender.
Andreas Biermann, German footballer (died 2014)
Kim Ji-young, professionally known by the stage name Han Chae-young, is a South Korean actress. She first gained recognition as the antagonist in the television series Autumn in My…
Han Chae-young, South Korean actress
Vangelis Nastos is a Greek former football defender who last played for Veria in the Super League Greece.
Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
Viren Wilfred Rasquinha is an Indian former field hockey player and captain of the Indian national team. He was a member of the team that competed at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He q…
Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player
Bennett Joseph Savage is an American actor. He played the lead role of Cory Matthews on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World (1993–2000) and its Disney Channel sequel Girl Meets World (2…
Ben Savage, American actor
Daisuke Matsuzaka is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, who pitched professionally for 23 seasons, 16 of them in NPB, 7 in MLB. He is currently a baseball color com…
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, known professionally as Ayọ, is a German singer and actress. Her stage name derives from the Yoruba translation of her given name, Joy.
Ayọ, German singer-songwriter and actress
Gareth Maybin is a Northern Irish professional golfer.
Gareth Maybin, Northern Irish professional golfer
David Michael Diehl is a Croatian-German college football coach and former professional player who spent his entire career as an offensive lineman with the New York Giants of the N…
David Diehl, American football player and sportscaster
Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball A…
Mike Dunleavy Jr., American basketball player
Kenny van Weeghel is a Paralympic athlete from the Netherlands competing in the 100, 200 and 400 m T54 class wheelchair racing. He participated in the Paralympic games six times al…
Kenny van Weeghel, Dutch wheelchair racer
Mickey Higham is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a hooker in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s.
Mickey Higham, English rugby league player
Avraham "Avi" Strul is a retired Israeli footballer who currently works as the CEO of Hapoel Rishon LeZion.
Avi Strool, Israeli footballer
Petri Virtanen is a Finnish basketball coach and a former basketball player who played as a point guard. He stands 1.83 m tall and is currently working as a head coach of Joensuun …
Petri Virtanen, Finnish basketball player
Ernest Lenell "J. R." Bremer is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. Bremer has also played in the NBA and was an NBA…
J. R. Bremer, American-Bosnian basketball player
James Desmond Ellison is an English motorcycle racer. After two seasons on a Yamaha R1, Ellison expected to retire at the end of 2018, but in 2019 again competed in the British Sup…
James Ellison, English motorcycle racer
Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam Movistar Team. Karpets is most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rid…
Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
Nyree Elise Kindred MBE is a Welsh swimmer who has competed in the Paralympic Games on four occasions winning ten medals.
Nyree Kindred, Welsh swimmer
Tomas Michael Scheckter is a South African former racing driver best known for his time in the IndyCar Series.
Tomas Scheckter, South African race car driver
Dimitri Yachvili Markarian is a French former rugby union footballer who played as a scrum-half for Biarritz and France. He played for France from 2002 to 2012, earning 61 caps and…
Dimitri Yachvili, French rugby player