List of Famous Sagittarians
Aaron Jones
Aaron LaRae Jones is an American football running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTEP and was drafted by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Jean-Baptiste Maunier
Jean-Baptiste Maunier is a French actor and singer. He is best known for his role in the 2004 French film Les Choristes.
Rod Blagojevich
Rod Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American former politician, political commentator, and convicted felon who served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to his 2009 impeachment following charges of public corruption for which he was later sentenced to federal prison. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as a congressman for Illinois from 1997 to 2003 and an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997.
Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye is an English comedian and actor. Kaye is best known for his portrayals of shock interviewer Dennis Pennis on The Sunday Show, New York lawyer Mike Strutter on MTV's Strutter, Thoros of Myr in HBO's Game of Thrones and Vincent the Fox on the BBC comedy Mongrels.
Yunus Musah
Yunus Dimoara Musah is a professional soccer player who plays for Spanish club Valencia CF. Mainly a right winger, he can also play as a central midfielder. A former youth international for England, Musah has most recently represented the United States. He remains eligible for both countries, as well as Italy and Ghana.
Yuzuru Hanyū
Yuzuru Hanyu is a Japanese figure skater. He is a two-time Olympic champion, a two-time World champion, a four-time Grand Prix Final champion (2013–2016), a Four Continents champion (2020), the 2010 World Junior champion, the 2009–10 Junior Grand Prix Final champion, and a five-time Japanese national champion. He has also medaled at four other World Championships, taking bronze in 2012, and silver in 2015, 2016, and 2019. Upon winning the 2020 Four Continents Championships, Hanyu became the first and only male singles skater to achieve a Super Slam, having won all major competitions in his senior and junior career.
Yvette Prieto
Yvette Prieto is an American model. She has modeled for designer Alexander Wang, and appeared in the documentary Cuba: An Island Apart as herself.
Ashley Benson
Ashley Victoria Benson is an American actress, model, writer, director and singer. She is known for her role as Hanna Marin in the teen mystery-drama series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017). Benson has starred in films, including Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007), Christmas Cupid (2010), Spring Breakers (2012), Ratter (2015), Chronically Metropolitan (2016), and Her Smell (2018).
Nina Wadia
Nina Wadia is a British actress & comedian, known for playing Zainab Masood in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Mrs Hussein in the Open All Hours spin-off Still Open All Hours, and for starring in the BBC Two sketch show Goodness Gracious Me. Additionally, Wadia appeared in the Hindi-language romantic comedy Namaste London in 2007. She also appeared in the series Origin in 2018. She is a member of the Wadia family
Hala Ayala
Hala S. Ayala is an American cybersecurity specialist and politician representing the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates. She is the Democratic nominee in the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election.