List of Famous Taureans

James Thomas Watkins is an English film director and screenwriter, best known for directing The Woman in Black starring Daniel Radcliffe.

Georg von Opel is a German-born Swiss billionaire, great-grandson of Adam Opel, founder of the German car manufacturer.

David James Fletcher Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral MBE PC, is a British Conservative politician, and was a member of the Cabinet during the Margaret Thatcher and John Major administrations, while also being appointed to serve on the Privy Council in 1990.

Hacran Dias is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is ranked #6 in the ACA lightweight rankings. In 2015, Dias was the #9 featherweight in the world by Sherdog.

Vitaly Vyacheslavovich Melnikov is a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. He was named People’s Artist of the RSFSR in 1987 and awarded Order of Honour in 2002 and IV Class Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" in 2010. He is also a member of the Russian Academy of Cinema Arts and Sciences and was awarded the special Nika Award in 2016 "For outstanding contribution to national cinema".

Valérie André is a veteran of the French resistance, a neurosurgeon, an aviator and the first female member of the military to achieve the rank of General Officer, in 1976, as Physician General. In 1981, she was promoted to Inspector General of Medicine. A helicopter pilot, she is the first woman to have piloted a helicopter in a combat zone. She is also a founding member of the Académie de l'air et de l'espace.

Raul "Raulzinho" Togni Neto is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team.

Leandro Salino do Carmo, known as Salino, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back but also as a defensive midfielder.