- Eleoncio Mercedes
Eleoncio Mercedes (September 12, 1957 - December 22, 1985) was a Dominican boxer, who was world champion in the Flyweight division. As an amateur he competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Born in La Romana Mercedes campaigned most of his career in the western United States and in Mexico. He debuted as a professional boxer on July 2 of 1978 with a win over Darryl Jones in Stockton.
- Maria Mercedes
Maria Mercedes is an Australian actress noted for her two appearances in the cult television series "Prisoner". In 1979, she played Greek prisoner Irene Zervos and in 1985 she returned to the series to play another ethnic inmate, Yemil Bakarta. Maria starred as the alternate Norma Desmond, lead character in the original Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard at the Regent Theatre, …
- Kimi Räikkönen
Kimi Matias Räikkönen, born October 17, 1979 in Espoo, is a Finnish Formula One racing car driver for Scuderia Ferrari. He finished runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2003 and 2005. He has driven for Sauber-Petronas (2001) and Team McLaren-Mercedes (2002-2006) he currently drives for Ferrari with whom is contracted until the end of the 2009 season.
- Mercedes
Mercedes, born Raequel Miller, is a R&B and hip-hop singer. Signed to Master P's No Limit Records, She released one album entitled Rear End in 1999. The album, like most of No Limit's releases, featured other No Limit performing artists such as Mystikal, Mac, Mia X, Silkk the Shocker and Master P. "Rear End" showcased Mercedes' range as a rapper and singer/songwriter with a blend of hip-hop and R&B.
- Dieter Zetsche
Dr. Dieter Zetsche (also known as Dr. Z is the Chairman of DaimlerChrysler. The family returned to Germany in 1956. Zetsche first joined Daimler-Benz in 1976. He became a member of the board in 1998, and on January 1, 2006, succeeded Jürgen Schrempp as Chairman. He attended school in Oberursel (near Frankfurt am Main) and studied electrical engineering from 1971 to 1976 at the University of Karlsruhe; he graduated as an engineer.
- Mario Theissen
Mario Theissen is the boss of BMW Motorsport - and the newest Formula 1 team principal. The German car manufacturer has announced its purchase of Sauber and the aim is to create a new manufacturer team in the sport. To take BMW to the World Championship. Theissen is a man with ambition but the one thing that is never lacking in the sport is ambition. The hard thing is to do the job and win. Buying Sauber makes a lot of sense to BMW but not to many others in F1 circles.
- Martin Whitmarsh
Martin Whitmarsh (born April 29 1958) is the CEO of the McLaren Formula One team.
- Bruno Spengler
Bruno Spengler (born August 23, 1983 in Schiltigheim, France) is a racing driver who lives in Canada nicknamed the secret Canadian by some DTM fans. In 2003 and 2004 he drove in the F3 Euroseries series. Since 2005 he drives the Daimler Chrysler Bank AMG-Mercedes in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters in Germany. He finished the 2006 season as 2<sup>nd</sup> after Bernd Schneider
- Kirk Kerkorian
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian (born June 6, 1917) is an American billionaire, and president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known as one of the important figures in shaping the city of Las Vegas, Nevada and, with architect Martin Stern, Jr. the "father of the megaresort." Kerkorian splits his time between his residences in Beverly Hills and Nevada. One of the richest residents of Beverly Hills, …
- Wilhelm Maybach
Wilhelm Maybach (February 9, 1846 - December 29, 1929), was an early German engine designer and industrialist. In the 1890s he was hailed in France, then the world centre for car production, as the "King of constructors". From the late 19th century, Wilhelm Maybach together with Gottlieb Daimler developed light high-speed internal combustion engines suitable for land, water, and air use and these were fitted to the world's first motorcycle and motorboat, …
- Rudolf Caracciola
Rudolf Caracciola (b. January 30, 1901 at Remagen, Germany, d. September 28, 1959), was a racecar driver. Caracciola, born in Germany to a hotelier family in the Rhine valley, was a champion racer in Europe in the Grand Prix motor racing era of the 1920s and 1930s, and even into the early 1950s. Nicknamed "Regenmeister" (Rainmaster) for his prowess in rainy conditions, Caracciola began racing as an employee for Mercedes (not yet unified with Benz) in 1922.
- Jean-Louis Schlesser
Jean-Louis Schlesser (Born September 12, 1948 in Nancy, France) is a racing driver with experience in circuit racing and cross-country rallying. He is known for his successful wins of many different competitions. He is the nephew of Jo Schlesser, a former-Formula One driver. Schlesser grew up in Morocco before returning to France to study and complete military service.
- Jim Baen
James Patrick "Jim" Baen was a noted U.S. science fiction publisher and editor. In 1983 he founded his own publishing house, Baen Books, specializing in the adventure, fantasy, and military science fiction / space opera genres. In late 1999 he started an electronic publishing business called Webscriptions, considered to be the first profitable e-book vendor despite not using encryption or DRM. He was considered a controversial figure during his own lifetime, …
- Hermann Lang
Hermann Lang was a German champion race car driver. Born in the Bad Cannstatt district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, at age fourteen Hermann Lang had to go to work to help support his family following the death of his father. Young Lang found a job as a motorcycle mechanic, eventually buying his own used bike with which he began amateur racing. He won the very first race he entered and before long decided to compete in the sidecar class.
- Alfred Neubauer
Alfred Neubauer (born March 29, 1891 in Maehrisch-Ostrau; died August 22, 1980 in Stuttgart) was the racing manager of the Mercedes Grand Prix team from 1926 to 1955. Neubauer was involved in the repair of motor vehicles while an officer in the Imperial Austrian army. After the First World War, he joined the Austrian car manufacturer Austro-Daimler, where Ferdinand Porsche appointed him chief tester. From 1922 onwards, Neubauer also drove in races, …
- Lizzie Grubman
Elizabeth S. "Lizzie" Grubman (born January 30, 1971) is a publicist who gained notoriety for committing a felony crime. She is the daughter of multi-millionaire entertainment lawyer, Allen Grubman, and his wife, the late Yvette Grubman. She has one sibling, a younger sister, Jennifer. In July 2001 Grubman drove her SUV into a crowd of people outside a Long Island nightclub, injuring 16 people.
- Ruben Hinojosa
I am a US House Representative for the state of TX. I am a Democrat. My religion is Catholic. I am Married. I received my BBA from University of Texas. I received my MBA from University of Texas - Pan American. I live in Mercedes. I was born in Edcouch, TX. For issues within my power to resolve, write me at "2864 West Trenton Rd., Edinburg, TX 78539".
- Mauro Baldi
Mauro Baldi (born January 31, 1954 in Reggio Emilia, Italy) is a former Formula One driver who raced for the Arrows, Alfa Romeo and Spirit teams. He started his career in rallying in 1972 and turned to circuit racing in 1975 with the Italian Renault 5 Cup. By 1980 he had become a top Formula 3 driver, winning the Monaco F3 Grand Prix and the 1981 European Formula 3 Championship with eight victories. In 1982 he signed to drive for Arrows before moving to Alfa Romeo in 1983, …
- Toni Maticevski
Toni Maticevski (1977-) is a Melbourne-based fashion designer. Maticevski studied fashion at RMIT University graduating with First Class Honours. After graduating he won a Fashion Group International Award resulting in a placement with Donna Karen in New York. Maticevski shockingly turned down an extended position at Donna Karen, deeming the power house creatively draining. Maticevski left for Paris to work two seasons at Cerruti.
- Gauchito Gil
The Gauchito Gil is a legendary character of Argentina's popular culture. His full name was Antonio Mamerto Gil Núñez and he was allegedly born in the area of Pay Ubre, nowadays Mercedes, Corrientes, possibly in the 1840s, and died on 8 January 1878.
- Hans Klenk
Hans Klenk, is a former racing driver driver from Germany. He participated in one World Championship Formula One Grand Prix on August 3, 1952, scoring no championship points. Now retired, he lives in Vellberg, Germany.
- Louis Wagner
Louis Wagner was a French race car driver who won the first ever United States and British Grands Prix. Wagner was born in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Seine-Saint-Denis. He began racing cars while in his teens and claimed victory in 1903 driving a Darracq in a voiturette class race at the Circuit des Ardennes at Bastogne, Belgium.
- Roland Asch
Roland Asch is a race car driver who is strongly associated with his home town Ammerbuch near Stuttgart, speaking the local Swabian dialect in interviews and commercials. His career started 1973 with slalom before moving to hillclimbing to become German Champion in 1981. After racing also on circuits in the lower "Trophy" division of the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft, he made his Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) début at age 34 in 1985.
- Christian Lautenschlager
Christian Friedrich Lautenschlager was a German Grand Prix motor racing champion. Born in the village of Magstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany near Stuttgart, Christian Lautenschlager was 14 years old when he began training for a career as a machinist at a company in Stuttgart. After a few jobs, he spent time traveling around Europe, returning to Stuttgart in 1899 at the age 22 where he found work at the Daimler factory.
- Felipe Pigna
Felipe Pigna, born in Mercedes, Buenos Aires in 1959, is an Argentine historian and writer. He teaches at the University of Buenos Aires and the Escuela Superior de Comercio Carlos Pellegrini, directing the latter's "Ver la Historia" project. This produced 13 documentaries covering the 1776-2001 period of the History of Argentina. He is also a columnist, appears on radio programs, and contributes to several newspapers and magazines such as "Noticias", …
- Jochen Neerpasch
Jochen Neerpasch (born 1946 in Krefeld, Germany) is a former German racecar driver and motorsports manager. His racing career began in the 1960s, first on Borgward touring car, then with the 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans as a first major event. Racing a Porsche 907, he won the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona. In the 1970s, he became a successful manager in the Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft and the European Touring Car Championship.
- Miri Ben-Ari
Miri Ben-Ari (born in 1978) is an Israeli Grammy-award winning classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects. She was discovered by former Fugees member Wyclef Jean. Some of her more well-known contributions are on "Overnight Celebrity" for Twista and "Fallin'" for Alicia Keys, in addition to "Jesus Walks" and "The New Workout Plan" from Kanye West's album "The College Dropout".
- Erwin Komenda
Erwin Komenda (April 6, 1904 - August 22, 1966) was the designer of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various Porsche sports cars. He was born in Weyer, a little village in Upper Austria near Steyr. From 1926 to 1929 he worked as a car-body designer in the Steyrer factories. There he met Ferdinand Porsche in 1929 when Porsche joined as technical director of the Steyrer factory.
- Mércédès Jellinek
Mércédès Adriana Manuela Ramona Jellinek was the daughter of Austrian automobile entrepreneur Emil Jellinek. She was born on September 16, 1889. She was baptized as Maria de las Mércédès Jellinek, but was called Mercedes. She is best known for her father having Daimler's Mercedes line of cars named after her, beginning with the Mercedes 35 hp model of 1901. Also, at the 1902 Paris Automobile exhibition, her father hung a large picture of her.
- Mike Thackwell
Michael Thackwell (born March 30, 1961) is a former Formula One driver from Auckland, New Zealand. He participated in 5 grands prix, debuting on August 31, 1980. He scored no championship points. Arguably, Thackwell was not the youngest ever driver to start a Formula One event. In his debut race, the New Zealander was involved in an accident on the first lap which caused the race to be stopped. The race was then restarted after the wreckage was cleaned up.
- Mercedes Of Orléans
María de las Mercedes d'Orléans y Borbón, a.k.a "Mercédés"/ "Marie des Graces d'Orleans-Montpensier" (24 June 1860 - 26 June 1878) was Queen Consort of Spain, the first wife of Alfonso XII. She was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Antoine d'Orléans, Duke of Montpensier and of Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain. Through her father, Mercedes was the granddaughter of King Louis Philippe I, King of the French and of Princess Marie Amalie, …
- Kim Feenstra
Kim Feenstra (born in Groningen, The Netherlands) was named the winning contestant of Cycle 2 of "Holland's Next Top Model". Her prize was a €50,000 modeling contract with Max Models, a cover for "Glamour" magazine, 3 months all expenses paid modelling in South Africa for Ice Models, and a Mercedes.
- Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere (April 13, 1922 - October 14, 1999) was the first President of Tanzania, and previously Tanganyika, from the country's founding in 1964 until his retirement in 1985. Born in Tanganyika to a local Zanaki chief called Nyerere Burito, Julius Nyerere was known by the Swahili name "Mwalimu" or 'teacher' because of his profession before becoming active in politics.
- Camille Jenatzy
Camille Jenatzy was a Belgian race car driver. He is known for breaking the land speed record three times and being the first man to break the 100 km/h barrier. He was nicknamed "Le Diable Rouge" ("The Red Devil") after the colour of his beard. On January 17 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France he achieved a speed of 66.66 km/h (41.42 mph) over 1 kilometer, driving a CGA Dogcart. That same day the record was broken by Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, …
- Stanley Dickens
Stanley Dickens (b. 1952) is a Swedish race car driver who won the Le Mans 24 hours in 1989 driving a Sauber C9-Mercedes. Stanley Dickens is the great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens.
- Dana Wuber
Started acting in Autumn 1998.
- Ralph Depalma
Ralph DePalma (January 23, 1884 - March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion, most notably winner of the 1915 Indianapolis 500. Born in Troia, Apulia, Italy, DePalma's family emigrated to the United States when he was eight years old. As a young man of twenty-two, he began racing motorcycles before switching to the automobile dirt track racing circuit in 1909, …
- Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum is an American film critic. He is the author of many books on film, including "Film: The Front Line 1983" (1983), "Placing Movies: The Practice of Film Criticism" (1995), "Moving Places: A Life at the Movies" (1980; reprint 1995), "Movies as Politics" (1997) and "Essential Cinema" (2004). His most popular work is "Movie Wars: How Hollywood and the Media Limit What Movies We Can See" (2002).
- Mohammed bin Sulayem
Mohammed bin Sulayem or "Mohammed ibn Sulayem" is a UAE champion rally driver who lives in Dubai. He has won more FIA regional championships, and more international rallies, than any other racer in history. His premier event has been the FIA Middle-East Rally Championship. Since first winning in 1986, he has gone on to win the event 14 times, never having been defeated. He took a sabbatical from racing after his 2002 season.
- Luiz Garcia Jr.
Luiz Garcia, Jr. (born May 4, 1971) is a Brazilian race car driver born in Brasilia. He began his professional career in Brazilian Formula Three in 1994 and 1995. He then raced in the Indy Lights series in 1997 and 1998 finishing 13th and 12th in series points in his two seasons, capturing a single win in 1998 at Cleveland. He made his CART debut at the 1999 season opener at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Dale Coyne Racing.