List of Famous Capricorns
Thomas Kessler
Thomas Kessler is a German footballer who last played for 1. FC Köln.
Oleg Kamshylov
Oleg Anatolyevich Kamshilov is a Russian statesman and lawyer. He was appointed Prosecutor of the Republic of Crimea on 2 February 2017. State Counselor of Justice 2nd Class (2018).
Wakana Nagahara
Wakana Nagahara is a Japanese badminton player. She is a two-time world champion in the women's doubles. Nagahara who educated at the Aomori Yamada High School, was part of the Japanese national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2013, 2014 Asian and 2014 World Junior Championships. She won her first senior international title at the 2014 Smiling Fish International in the women's doubles event partnered with Mayu Matsumoto. In national events, she plays for the Hokuto Bank team. Nagahara was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her partner Mayu Matsumoto. They obtained the honour after winning the 2018 BWF World Championships title and improving their ranking from 14 to 3 in the world. On 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as the women's doubles world No. 1.
Akira Shimada
Akira Shimada was the last governor of Okinawa Prefecture before Japan's defeat in 1945. He died during the Battle of Okinawa.
Dmitri Pavlichenko
Dmitri Valeriyevich Pavlichenko is head of the Belarusian Special Rapid Reaction Unit (SOBR).
Ville Matti Steinmann
Matti Steinmann is a Finnish-German professional footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League.
Étienne Ghys
Étienne Ghys is a French mathematician. His research focuses mainly on geometry and dynamical systems, though his mathematical interests are broad. He also expresses much interest in the historical development of mathematical ideas, especially the contributions of Henri Poincaré.
Tom Christian Merkens
Tom Christian Merkens is a German footballer who currently plays for TSV Havelse.
Kiyoshi Miki
Kiyoshi Miki was a Japanese philosopher, literary critic, scholar and university professor. He was an esteemed student of Nishida Kitarō and a prominent member of the Kyoto School.
Astrid Andreasen
Astrid Jóhanna Andreasen is a Faroese artist, illustrator and postage stamp designer. As a scientific illustrator, she specialises in marine animals.