List of Famous Cancerians

Agustín Ignacio Orión is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He was capped three times for Argentina.

Jonathan Renato Barbosa, known as Jonathan Cafú or simply Cafú, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Cuiabá on loan from Corinthians.

Ayaka Kikuchi is a Japanese speed skater.

Roman Sergeevich Madyanov is a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in Hopelessly Lost (1973). He is best known in the West for portraying the corrupt mayor Vadim in the 2014 film Leviathan.

Christian Cyrus Leben is an American former mixed martial artist, referee, and bare knuckle boxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2002 until 2013, he most notably competed in the UFC in the Middleweight division, compiling a record of 12-10 in 22 appearances for the organization. Leben first appeared in the inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series, and also fought in the now-defunct WEC. He began his UFC career with five victories in a row before suffering a knockout loss to future UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, and was known for his toughness and powerful left hand. Leben was the inaugural WEC Middleweight Champion.

Matthias Musche is a German handball player who plays for SC Magdeburg and the German national team.

Peter Quillin is an American professional boxer who held the WBO middleweight title from 2012 to 2014.

Bharathiraja is an Indian film director who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005, he was conferred with the Doctor of Letters from Sathyabama University.

Felipe Gedoz da Conceição, known as Felipe Gedoz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a winger for Remo.

Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a Finnish former professional tennis player. His highest ranking of world No. 13, achieved in July 2006, is a Finnish record. He has won two ATP singles titles and five doubles titles in his career. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open, the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2008 Australian Open.