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Lieutenant General Mahmoud Freihat is a former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces. Freihat was appointed to this position on 2 October 2016 and served until 24 July 2019.

Juan Ernesto Simón is an Argentine former footballer who played as a defender.

Maria Lynn Schneider is an American composer and jazz orchestra leader who has won multiple Grammy Awards.

Hernán Jesús Garrido Lecca Montañez is a Peruvian economist, writer, producer, inventor and politician. A popular children's literature author in Peru, he is most recognized by his work Pirates in Callao, which was adapted into the first CGI motion picture in Peruvian cinematography. At political level, he is a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, serving in Alan García's second administration as cabinet minister, from 2006 to 2008.

Karim Rashid (1960) is an Egyptian-born and Canadian-raised industrial designer. His designs include luxury goods, furniture, lighting, surface design, brand identity and packaging. Time magazine has described him as the "most famous industrial designer in all the Americas" and the "Prince of Plastic". He is based in New York City, as well as Belgrade, Miami and Mexico.

Katsuo Tokashiki is a Japanese former WBA Light flyweight champion. He currently works as an actor and television persona, and runs own boxing gym in Tokyo, Japan.

Abdusalom Abdumavlonovich Azizov is an Uzbek military leader who was the Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan from September 4, 2017 to February 11, 2019. He now serves as head of the State Security Service.

Matthew Kneale is a British writer, best known for his 2000 novel English Passengers.

Ross Lindsay Hart is a Canadian-American retired professional wrestler, promoter, trainer, booker, TV producer, coach and actor. Hart is a member of the Hart wrestling family and the second youngest son of Stu and Helen Hart. He is best known for his work in Stampede Wrestling and several appearances in WWE, often with his siblings Bruce, Keith, Bret, Diana and Owen Hart.

Taeko Watanabe is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1979 with the short story Waka-chan no Netsuai Jidai . In 1987, she won the Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards for her comedy series St. 14 Graffiti. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo (girls') manga category: in 1991 for Hajime-chan ga Ichiban! and in 2003 for Kaze Hikaru.