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Jeremy Gan Wye Teck is a Malaysian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach. Gan was a boys' doubles gold medalist at the 1996 World Junior Championships, and 1997 Asian Junior Championships partnered with Chan Chong Ming. Gan was part of the national team that won the men's team bronze at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok. Gan resigned from the Badminton Association of Malaysia in 2017, and moved as the mixed doubles coach at the Nippon Badminton Association starting in January 2018.

Howard Bach is a Vietnamese-American male badminton player from the United States. He was the 2005 world champion in the men's doubles with Tony Gunawan.

Wim Van Huffel is a Belgian former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2010.

Klára Issová, sometimes known as Klára Issa, is a Czech film, stage and television actress. In 1997, she won the Czech Lion Award for Best Supporting Actress in Nejasná zpráva o konci světa. She is the cousin of actress Martha Issová.

Jimmy Engoulvent is a French former road racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2015 for the Cofidis, Crédit Agricole, Sojasun and Team Europcar teams. Since retiring, Engoulvent has worked as a directeur sportif for the Direct Énergie team, before moving to Vital Concept for the 2018 season.

Aamir Ghaffar is a Pakistani badminton player who competed professionally for England.