List of Famous Sagittarians
Kang Sin-il
Kang Shin-il is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from Kyung Hee University with a degree in electronic engineering, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in Daehangno, Seoul's theater district, where he formed a troupe called Testimony that performed at smaller venues. In 1985, he made his acting debut in Chilsu and Mansu, and soon gained fame as a stage actor in plays such as Kimchigook Goes Crazy and Chronicles of Han. He appeared onscreen for the first time in the 1988 film adaptation of Chilsu and Mansu and became a prolific supporting actor in Korean cinema and television, while continuing to do theater. In 2007, Kang was diagnosed with liver cancer, but after recovering from surgery, he resumed his acting career.
Masahito Moriyama
Masahito Moriyama is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Nishinomiya, Hyogo and graduate the University of Tokyo he joined the Ministry of Transport in 1977. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2005.
William Link
William Theodore Link was an American film and television screenwriter and producer who often worked in collaboration with Richard Levinson.
George Tuka
George Tuka or Heorhiy/Georgiy Tuka is a Ukrainian politician and activist. Since 29 April 2016 Tuka is Deputy Minister for the temporarily occupied territories and internally displaced persons in the Groysman government. In 2015 and 2016 he was governor of Luhansk Oblast.
Giuliana Sgrena
Giuliana Sgrena is an Italian journalist who works for the Italian communist newspaper Il Manifesto and the German weekly Die Zeit. While working in Iraq, she was kidnapped by insurgents on 4 February 2005. After her release on 4 March, Sgrena and the two Italian intelligence officers who had helped secure her release came under fire from U.S. forces while on their way to Baghdad International Airport. Nicola Calipari, a major general in the Italian Military Intelligence and Security Service was killed, and Sgrena and one other officer were wounded in the incident. The event caused an international outcry.
Lorenzo Bandini
Lorenzo Bandini was an Italian motor racing driver who raced in Formula One for the Scuderia Centro Sud and Ferrari teams.
Ursula Gauthier
Ursula Gauthier is a French journalist and sinologist. Gauthier was a reporter in China for L'Obs. In December 2015, her visa was not renewed and she was forced to leave the country after she published an article about Uyghurs in Xinjiang which Chinese government officials disapproved of. A Chinese government Foreign Ministry spokesman suggested Gauthier's article "openly supports terrorist activity, the killing of innocents and has outraged the Chinese public."
Calvin Stengs
Calvin Stengs is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Netherlands national team.
Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Rachel Willis-Sørensen is an American operatic soprano.
Mbaye Leye
Mbaye Leye is a Senegalese football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Currently he is the main coach at Standard Liège. Born in Senegal, Leye started his professional career in France before moving to Belgium in 2007. He would play in Belgium until he retired in 2019, finishing his playing career with Mouscron. As a player, he represented the Senegal national team.