List of Famous Sagittarians
Giorgio Petrosyan
Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan is an Italian-Armenian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship and defensive prowess which has seen him defeat some of the best strikers in the world while taking little-to-no damage, As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #2 lightweight and #4 pound for pound kickboxer in the world by Combat Press, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest kickboxers of all time.
John Shanks
John Matthew Shanks is an American songwriter, record producer and guitarist.
Michel'le
Michel'le Denise Toussant, or Toussaint, is an American R&B singer, songwriter and rapper. She is best known for her songs from the late 1980s to early 1990s. Her most notable songs are the two Billboard R&B chart-toppers "No More Lies" and "Something in My Heart". Between 2013 and 2015, Michel'le was one of six members on the TV One reality show R&B Divas: Los Angeles. She is the subject of the 2016 biopic Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel'le.
Leland Chapman
Leland Blane Chapman is an American bail bondsman and bounty hunter, known as one of the stars of the A&E Network reality television program Dog the Bounty Hunter. He also starred in the Country Music Television television documentary Dog and Beth: On the Hunt.
Roh Tae-woo
Roh Tae-woo is a former South Korean politician and Republic of Korea Army General who served as President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of the Democratic Justice Party (DJP) (민주정의당) and is best known for passing the June 29 Declaration in 1987.
François Alu
François Alu is a French "Premier Danseur", of the Paris Opera Ballet. He entered the Paris Opera Ballet School in 2004, and the Paris Opera Ballet in 2010. At his first promotion competition, he was promoted to Coryphée, dancing as a free variation the act II solo of Solor, from La Bayadère by Rudolf Nureyev. The next year, he was promoted to "Sujet" (soloist), dancing as a free variation the act III solo of Solor, from La Bayadère by Rudolf Nureyev.
Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Phillips began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as Road Trip, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, and School for Scoundrels. He came to prominence in the early 2010s for directing The Hangover film series. In 2019, he co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller film Joker, which premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival where it received the top prize, the Golden Lion. Joker went on to earn Phillips three Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, with his co-writer Scott Silver.
Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid is a British politician who served as Home Secretary from 2018 to 2019 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Bromsgrove since 2010. He was the first British Asian to hold one of the Great Offices of State in the UK.
Dan Petrescu
Daniel Vasile Petrescu is a Romanian football manager and former footballer who played as a full back or a winger.
Abel Ferreira
Abel Fernando Moreira Ferreira, simply known as Abel as a player, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the current head coach of Brazilian club Palmeiras.