List of Famous Cancerians
Neil Harris
Neil Harris is an English professional football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. He was most recently the manager of Championship club Cardiff City.
Monika Brüning
Monika Brüning is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union.
Cris Poli
Nikolay Trusov
Nikolay Vasilievich Trusov is a Russian professional racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team China Continental Team of Gansu Bank. Trusov has been a professional since 2004.
Orlando S. Mercado
Orlando Sanchez Mercado, better known as Orly Mercado, is a Filipino politician and radio broadcaster. He was a senator of the Philippines for two terms and the head and anchor of the popular radio program Radyo Patrol of ABS-CBN from 1969 to 1971 as well as the field reporter for pre-Martial Law days in The World Tonight. Upon Marcos' Proclamation No. 1081 in 1972, Orly was charged for subversion under Republic Act 1700 and was detained in Fort Bonifacio then his release after nine and a half months in detention, he returned to broadcasting and started teaching. Since 1975 Mercado has been the current producer and host of GMA Network's Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko, the pioneer television program in public service in the Philippines. In 1998, he was appointed Secretary of National Defense by President Joseph Estrada. On January 19, 2001, the Chief of Staff and all of the commanding generals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, together with the rest of the military establishment, withdrew their support for President Estrada who was then facing impeachment for plunder and corruption. Their appearance before a throng of protesters at the EDSA Shrine was the culmination of what was to be known as EDSA People Power II, which ousted President Estrada from office. Mercado was reappointed Secretary of Defense by incoming President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo but resigned the post in protest of the designation of a former Chief of Staff as National Security Adviser who was also the subject of Mercado's anti-corruption campaign in the Department of National Defense.
Seán Gallagher
Seán Diarmiud Gallagher is an Irish businessman and reality television personality. He was a co-founder in 2000 of Smarthomes, which after initial success, failed in 2008–2010, and Gallagher departed in 2010–11. He was as a panellist on RTÉ's Dragons' Den from 2009–2011. Gallagher was an active member of Fianna Fáil for 30 years from 1981–2011, and sat on its National Executive twice. He spent much of his career before Smarthomes working in Fianna Fáil, and in the Irish public service. Gallagher failed in his 2011 presidential election bid, in which, despite his Fianna Fáil history, he stood as an Independent candidate, and finished second to Michael D. Higgins. Gallagher came third in a second 2018 presidential election bid.