List of Famous people

Kurt Bilteaux Thomas was an American Olympic gymnast and part time actor. He was the first American male gymnast to win a gold medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, doing so in 1978. One year later, he set the record for most medals won at a single worlds by an American gymnast with six, a feat matched only by Simone Biles in 2018. Despite this success, his only Olympic appearance came in 1976. He was unable to compete at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he was considered to be the favorite to win gold, due to the US's boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games. He was subsequently barred from competing in the Olympics four years later by USA Gymnastics because they determined that he had turned professional, which was a violation of their rules.

Sait Faik Abasıyanık was one of the greatest Turkish writers of short stories and poetry and considered an important literary figure of the 1940s. He created a brand new style in Turkish literature and brought new life to Turkish short story writing with his harsh but humanistic portrayals of labourers, fishermen, children, the unemployed, and the poor. His stories focused on the urban lifestyle and he portrayed the denizens of the darker places in Istanbul. He also explored the "...torments of the human soul and the agony of love and betrayal..."

Gregor Gillespie is an American former collegiate wrestler and professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2012, he formerly competed for Ring of Combat where he was the Lightweight Champion. As of January 25, 2021, he is #15 in the UFC lightweight rankings.

Takeo Kawamura is a Japanese politician in the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Madison Iseman is an American actress. She is known for her role on the CMT comedy television series Still the King, where she played Charlotte, the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus' character, Vernon Brownmule. She is also known for playing the role of Bethany Walker in Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and its sequel, Sarah Quinn in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, and Mary Ellen in Annabelle Comes Home.

María Susana Giménez Aubert, known as Susana Giménez, is an Argentine TV host, actress, model and businesswoman. In 2012, she was considered the biggest celebrity in Argentine television by the media firm that publishes her eponymous magazine.

Maryam Monsef is an Afghan Canadian politician. She was elected to represent the riding of Peterborough—Kawartha as a Liberal member the House of Commons of Canada in 2015. A member of the 29th Canadian Ministry, she is the current Minister for Women and Gender Equality, sworn in on January 10, 2017, and Minister of Rural Economic Development, sworn in on November 20, 2019. She was previously the Minister of International Development, until November 20, 2019, and Minister of Democratic Institutions and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada until January 10, 2017.

Matthew Fredrick Riddle is an American professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Riddle.

Elena Igorevna Lyadova is a Russian actress. In 2002, she graduated from Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Moscow, Russia. Her film credits include Elena (2011), The Geographer Drank His Globe Away (2013), Leviathan (2014) and Orlean (2015).

Angoorlata Deka is an Indian actress and politician from Assam. She is a first term member of the Assam Legislative Assembly.