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Françoise Dupuis is a Belgian politician who was a Minister for the Parti Socialiste. She held the post of President of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital Region from 2009 to 2014.

Chiu Ching-chun is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018.

George William Beaumont Howard, 13th Earl of Carlisle, styled Viscount Morpeth from 1963 to 1994, is a British nobleman, politician, and hereditary peer. He inherited the titles Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Howard of Morpeth, Baron Dacre of Gillesland and Lord Ruthven of Freeland, in 1994 upon the death of his father, Charles Howard, 12th Earl of Carlisle. A member of the Howard family and a kinsman of the Duke of Norfolk, he is also a co-heir to the baronies of Greystock and Clifford.

David William Thomas is a Canadian comedian, actor and television writer. He is best known for being one half of the duo Bob and Doug McKenzie with Rick Moranis. He appeared as Doug McKenzie on SCTV, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award out of two nominations, and in the film Strange Brew (1983), which he also co-directed. As a duo, they made two albums, The Great White North and Strange Brew, the former gaining them a Grammy Award nomination and a Juno Award.

Robert Lantos, CM is a Canadian film producer.