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Matthew Rempe is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a centre for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Rangers in the sixth round …
Matt Rempe, Canadian ice hockey player
Reece Walsh is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He has also represented Queensland in the State of Or…
Reece Walsh, Australian rugby league player
Amad Diallo, sometimes known mononymously as Amad, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and…
Amad, Ivorian footballer
Nicholas Williams Arthuer is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao and the Spain national team. He is recognised for his speed an…
Nico Williams, Spanish footballer
Déborah Medrado Barbosa is a Brazilian former group rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2021 and 2022 Pan American group all-around champion and the 2019 Pan American Games 3 hoops + 4 cl…
Deborah Medrado, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Jordan Jeffrey-Joseph Lawlar is an American professional baseball shortstop and outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Jordan Lawlar, American baseball player
Konstanse Marie Alvær is a Norwegian politician and deputy member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, she has represented Telemark since October 2025.
Konstanse Marie Alvær, Norwegian politician
Count Felix of Monpezat is a member of the Danish royal family. He is the younger son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He is a grandson o…
Prince Felix of Denmark
Séléna Janicijevic is a French tennis player of Serbian origin.
Séléna Janicijevic, French tennis player
Alperen Şengün is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Turkish national team…
Alperen Şengün, Turkish basketball player
Adam Hložek is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim and the Czech Republic national team.
Adam Hložek, Czech footballer
William Ayre was an English footballer who played for three clubs in a sixteen-year professional career, making over three hundred League appearances in the process. After retiring…
Billy Ayre, English footballer and manager (born 1952)
Ruth Ann Udstad Fertel was a Louisiana businesswoman best known as the founder of Ruth's Chris Steak Houses, which was founded in 1965.
Ruth Fertel, American businesswoman, founded Ruth's Chris Steak House (born 1927)
Robert Michael Urich was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.
Robert Urich, American actor (born 1946)
Thor Heyerdahl KStJ was a Norwegian adventurer and ethnographer with a background in biology with specialization in zoology, botany and geography.
Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (born 1914)
Reginald Rose was an American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote about controversial social and political issues. His realistic approach was particularly influential in the anth…
Reginald Rose, American writer (born 1920)
Alan Dale was an American singer of traditional popular and rock and roll music.
Alan Dale, American singer (born 1925)
Lucien Wercollier was a sculptor from Luxembourg. While he worked primarily in bronze and marble, some of his work is sculpted in wood, alabaster, stone and onyx. His public monume…
Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourgish sculptor (born 1908)
Lisa Nicole Lopes, also known by her stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper and singer-songwriter. She was a member of the R&B girl group TLC, alongside Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins…
Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (born 1971)
George Alec Effinger was an American science fiction author, born in Cleveland, Ohio.
George Alec Effinger, American author (born 1947)
Ruth Marianna Handler was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with he…
Ruth Handler, American inventor and businesswoman, created the Barbie doll (born 1916)
Lieutenant General Alexander Ivanovich Lebed was a Soviet and Russian military officer and politician who held senior positions in the Airborne Forces before running for president …
Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (born 1950)
Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional w…
Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (born 1916)
Robert Macomber Akin, III was an American business executive, journalist, television commentator and champion sports car racing driver.
Bob Akin, American race car driver and journalist (born 1936)