List of Famous Taureans
Debold Sinas
Debold Menorias Sinas is a Filipino police officer. He is the chief of the Philippine National Police since 2020.
Vladimiro Montesinos
Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres is a former long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, National Intelligence Service (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori. In the year 2000, the infamous "Vladi-videos" came to light through the television: they were secret videos recorded by Montesinos that showed him bribing elected congressmen into leaving the opposition and joining the pro-Fujimori group of the Congress. The ensuing scandal caused Montesinos to flee the country and prompted Fujimori's resignation.
Laurence Boone
Laurence Boone is a French economist whose fields of interest include macroeconomics, European politics and public finance. She served as an economic advisor to the President of the French Republic between July 2014 and March 2016 under François Hollande's presidency.
Ravindra Gaikwad
Ravindra Vishwanath Gaikwad is an Indian politician associated with Shiv Sena, and was a member of the 16th Lok Sabha of India from 2014 to 2019 as a member of that party. He did not contest Lok Sabha elections in 2019. In 2014, he had contested from Osmanabad constituency of Maharashtra, and defeated sitting MP Padamsinha Bajirao Patil who contested from Nationalist Congress Party by 235,325 votes by obtaining 607,699 votes against 373,374. Before 2014, he was a two time MLA from Osmanabad constituency. He has also been the Chairman of Killari Sugar Factory. He is a director on the agriculture board committee in the Central Government of India.
Jerry Mander
Jerry Irwin Mander is an American activist and author, best known for his 1978 book, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television. His most recent book, The Capitalism Papers argues against capitalism as a sustainable and viable system on which to base an economy.
Wong Mew Choo
Datin Wong Mew Choo is a Malaysian former badminton singles player. She was known for her exceptional stamina and endurance. Without any significant attacking weapons, she initially built her game on her ability to endure long rallies, sending the shuttle continually back against more powerful players. These tactics served her well, but put a lot of pressure on her knees and ankles. She suffered from various long term injuries during her playing career.
Jorman Campuzano
Jorman Campuzano is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Boca Juniors.
Rebecca Zlotowski
Rebecca Zlotowski is a French film director and screenwriter. Her second feature film Grand Central, a love story exploring a three-way romance between nuclear plant workers, won the François Chalais Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.
Mieko Yoshimura
Mieko Yoshimura is governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. She was elected on January 25, 2009. She defeated the sitting governor of Yamagata Prefecture, Hiroshi Saitō in an upset. A native of Ōe, Yamagata, she worked at a help-wanted advertising company before becoming a notary public for the city government of Yamagata. She soon became a member of Yamagata Prefecture's Education Committee before running for governor in 2008. She is Yamagata's first female governor and the sixth in Japanese history.
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Jean-Pierre Haigneré is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES spationaut.