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Kenji Fan is a Hong Kong fashion model, actor and singer. He was a former water polo player for the Hong Kong water polo team. He is the son of former professional footballer Fan C…
Kenji Fan, Hong Kong model and actor
Tyler-Justin Anthony Sharpe, known professionally as Lil Tecca, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Lil Tecca rose to mainstream prominence with the rele…
Lil Tecca, American rapper
Zion Suzuki is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Aston Villa. Born in the United States, he represents the Japan national team.
Zion Suzuki, Japanese footballer
Fábio Leandro Freitas Gouveia Carvalho is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brentford. A former youth …
Fábio Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
Drake Lee Maye is an American professional football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolin…
Drake Maye, American football player
Diane Parry is a French professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 47 achieved on 22 June 2026. On 4 December 2023, she peaked at No. 74 in …
Diane Parry, French tennis player
Asher Dov Angel is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor in the film Jolene (2008), starring Jessica Chastain. He is known for his roles as Jonah Beck in the Disn…
Asher Angel, American actor
Leylah Annie Fernandez is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 13 in women's singles by the WTA, achieved in August 2022, and No. 17 in doubles…
Leylah Fernandez, Canadian tennis player
Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12), followed by Gavroche in …
Gaten Matarazzo, American actor and singer
Elina Ararati Avanesyan is a Russian-born Armenian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 36, achieved on 17 March 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 1…
Elina Avanesyan, Russian-Armenian tennis player
Hugo Bueno López is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Hugo Bueno, Spanish 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)
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)
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)
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)