Public Figures & Cultural Luminaries
Filterable archive covering centuries of intellectual, artistic, and moral contributions to the human story.
Radamel Garcรญa
Radamel Enrique Garcรญa King was a Colombian footballer who played as a defender. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Jack Fennell
Jack "Jackie" Fennell was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Gordon Crosby
Gordon Crosby was a Canadian sprinter. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Ernesto del Castillo
Ernesto del Castillo Ontiveros was a Mexican equestrian. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Bob Burrow
Robert Brantley Burrow was an American basketball player. The son of a lumberjack, Burrow was considered the nation's No. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Roger Bastiรฉ
Roger Bastiรฉ was a French rugby coach and player, best known for his association with CA Brive.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Paulien van Deutekom
Paulien van Deutekom was a Dutch champion speed skater who specialised in the middle to long distances, over 1000 and 1500 metres.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Jerry Buchek
Gerald Peter Buchek was an American middle infielder and third baseman who played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Walt McKeel
Walter Thomas McKeel was an American professional baseball player. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Freddie Glidden
Frederick Glidden was a Scottish professional footballer who spent most of his career with Heart of Midlothian.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Ivan Dimitrov
Ivan Milanov Dimitrov was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a defender for the Bulgaria national team. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Ahmed Makrouh
(ุฃุญู
ุฏ ู
ูุฑูุญ ุจุงุจุง)
Historic striker of Difaรข Hassani El Jadidi who scored the immortal 86th-minute equalizing goal against Guinea in Ethiopia on March 14, 1976, clinching Morocco's first and only African Cup of Nations title.
Hacรจne Lalmas
(ุฃุญุณู ูุงูู
ุงุณ)
Voted Algeria's greatest footballer of the 20th century by sports journalists, Lalmas was the legendary captain and maestro of the great CR Belouizdad team of the 1960s.
Mohamed Jarir
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ุญู
ุฏ ุฌุฑูุฑ ุญู
ุงู)
Legendary Raja Casablanca striker who made history on June 3, 1970, in Leรณn, Mexico, by scoring Morocco and North Africa's very first goal in FIFA World Cup history against West Germany.
Roger Bannister
(Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister)
Sir Roger Bannister was an English middle-distance runner and renowned neurologist who achieved one of the most celebrated athletic breakthroughs in human history by breaking the psychological barrier of the four-minute mile on 6 May 1954 (3:59.4). Balancing full-time medical studies with training, he subsequently won the 1954 Empire Games 'Miracle Mile' over John Landy.
Daniel Sexton Gurney
(Daniel Sexton Gurney)
American racing driver, car constructor, and team owner who won races in Formula One, NASCAR, IndyCar, and sports car racing.
Felix Reilly
Felix McCairney Reilly was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a forward.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.
Mike McCartney
Michael McCartney was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back in the 1970s and 1980s. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to sports.