List of Famous Cancerians

Ang Li Peng was a former Malaysian badminton player. She was the women's doubles gold medalist at the 2002 Commonwelath Games in Manchester, England. At the IBF World Grand Prix event, she won the women's doubles title in 1999 Polish Open partnered with Chor Hooi Yee. She emerged as the National champion in 2002 in the women's doubles event with Lim Pek Siah.

Akihiro Murata is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan.

Elizabeth Kaitan sometimes credited as Elizabeth Cayton is a Hungarian-American actress and model.

Miki Matsue Matheson (松江美季) is a three time Paralympic gold medalist in Ice sledge speed racing at the Winter Paralympics. A car accident led to her disability. Currently she lives in Canada with her husband, former Paralympic ice sledge hockey player Shawn Matheson.

Henry Tam is a former New Zealand badminton player representing New Zealand from 2004 - 2010. He competed at the Bendigo 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games and Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games. His most notable title was in 2008, where he won the mixed doubles title at the Oceania Championships in New Caledonia with Donna Haliday.

Robert Roth was a Swiss wrestler who won a gold medal in the freestyle heavyweight class at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Roth was a national champion in schwingen, Swiss national wrestling, in 1919 and 1921. Between 1922 and 1927 he competed as professional, but than returned to amateurs and won the national title in 1928 and 1931. His younger brothers Hans and Fritz were also Olympic wrestlers.

Raniero Cantalamessa is an Italian Catholic cardinal and priest in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and a theologian. He has served as the Preacher to the Papal Household since 1980, under Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.