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Jayson Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2010, Williams pleaded guilty to assault in the accidental shooting death of a limousine driver. He served a 27-month prison sentence and was released in April 2012.

Fatih Mehmet Maçoğlu is a communist Kurdish politician and founder of Socialist Councils Federation (SMF). He is currently the mayor of Tunceli with Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) ticket.

Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry is a Swedish singer and stage performer from Stockholm. His 1997 single "Save Tonight" achieved commercial success in Ireland, the United States and the United Kingdom, and was voted song of the year in New Zealand.

Louise Ho Pui-shan is a Hong Kong civil servant, currently serving as Commissioner of Customs and Excise, the first woman to hold that post.

Hōsei Tsukitei , formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki is a Japanese solo comedian and rakugo performer, signed with Yoshimoto Kogyo. He is best known for being one of the five members of Downtown Gaki no Tsukai's regular cast. His role on the show is usually divided up between the suberi-kyara and the ijime-kyara.

Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her self-titled debut album, in 1991, Sharon Shannon was the best-selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there. Beginning with Irish folk music, her work demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influences. She won the lifetime achievement award at the 2009 Meteor Awards.

Bülent Korkmaz, known by his nicknames Büyük Kaptan and Cengaver – literally Great Captain and Warrior, respectively – is a Turkish former professional football coach who last managed Konyaspor. As a player, he was a one club man, playing as a centre-back for Galatasaray for his whole career between 1987 and 2005, winning eight Turkish League crowns, six Turkish Cups, five Turkish Super Cups, a UEFA Cup and a UEFA Super Cup. He retired at the end of the 2004–05 season, having made over 100 appearances for Turkey.

Yves Jeuland is a French author and director of more than thirty documentary films made for television and cinema, alternating archival and direct cinema films.

Jordi Mollà i Perales is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Award for Best Actor for The Lucky Star (1997), Second Skin (1999), and El cónsul de Sodoma (1999).

Shigetoshi Hasegawa is a retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball, best-selling author and Japanese television personality. He achieved the most recognition when he played for the Seattle Mariners from 2002 through 2005. Previously, Hasegawa played with the Anaheim Angels (1997–2001), and before that spent six years with the Orix BlueWave. He bats and throws right-handed.