- Gérard Genette
Gérard Genette is a French literary theorist, associated in particular with the structuralist movement and such figures as Roland Barthes and Claude Lévi-Strauss, from whom he adapted the concept of "bricolage". He is largely responsible for the reintroduction of a rhetorical vocabulary into literary criticism, for example such terms as trope and metonymy.
- Euan Uglow
Euan Uglow (March 10, 1932 - August 31, 2000) was an English figurative painter. Uglow was born in London and studied at Camberwell College of Arts from 1948 to 1950 under William Coldstream, who influenced Uglow greatly. When Coldstream left to teach at the Slade School of Art, University College, London (London University) in 1951, Uglow transferred there as well. Starting in 1961, he himself was to teach part-time at the Slade School, continuing for many years.
- Kim Chizevsky
Kim Chizevsky is a professional female bodybuilder, fitness, and figure competitor from the United States
- Alexander Sokolov
Alexander Sokolov is a direct-carving or "taille directe" marble sculptor. He has spent about half his life in Spain, which has led to the distribution of his more central continental style within Iberia. The book "Sokolov" by the renowned Basque poet and critic Marrodán is to be found at the libraries of the many Spanish Universities and "Royal Academies of Fine Art".
- Debee Ashby
Debee Ashby (born July 2nd 1967) is a former British adult model. Debee grew up in Coventry, England. Noted locally for her 5'6" 37DD-24-35 figure, she attended King Henry VIII School (known affectionately as 'Big Debs'), but was expelled at age 16 on December 16th 1983 when the school discovered that she had posed topless in her school uniform for a men's magazine Men Only. Her case attracted media attention and, three days later, …
- Derek Randall
Derek William Randall (b. 24 February 1951, Retford, Nottinghamshire) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and England in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Known to cricket fans as "Arkle" after the famous racehorse, but always "Rags" to himself, his impact as a batsman went far beyond what his career figures might suggest. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1980.
- Eve Egoyan
Eve Egoyan is a concert pianist who specializes in the performance of new works. Her intense focus, command of the instrument, insightful interpretations, and unique programmes welcome audiences into unknown territory, bridging the gap between them and contemporary composers. Composers have a uniformly high regard for her performances of their works, often considering them definitive.
- Gaby Deslys
Gaby Deslys (November 4, 1881 "-" February 11, 1920) was a famous dancer and actress of the early 20th century from Marseilles, France. She selected her name for her stage career. It is an abbreviation of "Gabrielle of the Lillies". She was blonde, trim, and possessed a good figure.
- Tammie Leady
Tammie Leady, (born 11 August, Port Arthur, Texas) is a certified personal trainer and a fitness and figure competitor based in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also a fitness model who has appeared in a number of magazines, including "Flex", "American Curves" and "Muscle & Fitness". As a personal trainer, she writes in various columns about improving ones physical health and well-being.
- Barbara Kolb
Barbara Kolb (b. Hartford, Connecticut, February 10, 1939) is an American composer. Her music uses sound masses and often creates vertical structures through simultaneous rhythmic or melodic units (motifs or figures). She was the first woman composer to win the Prix de Rome. She received her B.M. (cum laude) and M.M. degrees from the Hartt College of Music (now The Hartt School) at the University of Hartford, and studied with Arnold Franchetti and Gunther Schuller.
- Wu Peifu
Wu Peifu or Wu P'ei-fu, was a major figure in the struggles between the warlords who dominated Republican China from 1916 to 1927. Born in Shandong Province in Eastern China, Wu initially received a traditional Chinese education. He later joined the Baoding Military Academy (保定軍校) in Beijing and embarked on a career as a professional soldier. His talents as an officer were recognized by his superiors, and he rose quickly in the ranks.
- Carlo Maria Cipolla
Carlo Maria Cipolla (1922-2000) was an Italian economic historian. He was born in Pavia, where he got his academic degree in 1944. Through his study of economic history, he showed a keen interest in the causes that prompted specific economic and social situations during history, instead of focusing on facts and figures. He was noted as well for his work on overpopulation and his essays on human stupidity.
- Loren Rush
Loren Rush (born August 23 1935) is a U.S. composer. His works include the drone piece "Hard Music" (1970) for three amplified pianos. The piece features no melodic figuration but rather clouds created by only one note, the low D above cello C, repeated quickly enough by each player to be heard as nearly continuous.
- Aasif Karim
Aasif Yusuf Karim (born December 15, 1963 in Mombasa) was a Kenyan cricketer. OfIndian ancestry, Karim made a reputation for himself as a useful lower-order batsman but predominantly as a left-arm spinner, frequently said to be one of the best outside the Test-playing nations. Karim also holds the unique distinction of having captained his country in representative cricket (ODIs) and tennis (Davis Cup) competition.
- Lloyd Rudge
Lloyd Maurice Rudge (11 February 1934 - 15 October 1990) was an English cricketer who played a single first-class match, for Worcestershire against Combined Services in 1952. For his only match, the county sent out an extremely youthful team, with six of their players under the age of 21. In reply to Worcestershire's total of 299, the Services batsmen piled on the runs, with three batsmen making hundreds and successive partnerships of 100, 160, 109, …
- Dorothy Hamill
Dorothy Stuart Hamill (born July 26, 1956, Chicago, Illinois) is an American figure skater and 1976 Olympic champion. Hamill was born in Chicago, but her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut shortly after where she spent the rest of her childhood. She has a brother and a sister. Hamill started ice skating when she was eight years old on her grandparent's backyard pond. Her skates were too big, so her grandmother would put stuffing in the toes to make them fit.
- Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan (born October 13, 1969 in Stoneham, Massachusetts) is a two-time American Olympic figure skating medalist and 1993 U.S. champion.
- Christopher Bowman
Christopher Bowman (born March 30, 1967 in Hollywood, CA) is an American figure skater. Known as "Bowman the Showman", he is a two-time U.S. National Champion. He is also a two-time medalist at the World Figure Skating Championships and competed in two Olympic Games. Before his skating career, he was a child actor. During his career, he was trained by Frank Carroll, Toller Cranston, and John Nicks.
- Tonya Harding
Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American former figure skater. Despite a tough childhood in an unstable family, as well as being plagued by asthma (aggravated by smoking), she became an elite figure skater. She won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships twice and placed second in the 1991 World Championships. She was the second woman, and the first American woman, to complete a triple axel jump in competition.
- Michelle Kwan
Michelle Wing Kwan is an American figure skater and media celebrity who has won nine U.S. championships, five world championships, and two Olympic medals. She has remained competitive for over a decade and is the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history. Known for her consistency and expressive artistry on ice, she is widely considered to be one of the greatest figure skaters of all time despite having never won an Olympic gold medal.
- Kristi Yamaguchi
Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi (born July 12, 1971) is an American figure skater. In December 2005, she was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
- Sasha Pauline Cohen
Alexandra Pauline "Sasha" Cohen (born October 26 1984) is an American figure skater. She is the 2006 U.S. National Champion, 2003 Grand Prix Final Champion, and 2006 Olympic silver medalist.
- Zhang Hao
Zhang Hao (born July 6, 1984 in Harbin, China) is a Chinese figure skater. He won the bronze medal in pairs at the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Zhang Dan. He and his partner (who are unrelated) have twice won the World Junior title. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, they won a silver medal despite a bad fall for Zhang Dan, who courageously decided to continue the program.
- Brian Joubert
Brian Joubert (born September 20, 1984) is a French figure skater. He is the 2007 World Champion, the 2004 and 2007 European champion, the 2003-2007 French National champion, and the 2006 Grand Prix champion.
- Miki Ando
Miki Ando (born on December 18, 1987) is a Japanese figure skater, and the 2007 World Figure Skating Champion. She is the 2004-2005 Japanese National Champion and 2004 World Junior Champion. Ando is the first and only female skater to successfully complete a quadruple jump in competition. Ando landed the first ladies' quadruple Salchow at the 2002 Junior Grand Prix Final. In 2006, she entered Chukyo University in her hometown.
- Dorota Siudek
Dorota Siudek ("née:" Zagórska is a Polish pairs skater. Her partner and husband is Mariusz Siudek. They have been skating together since 1995. She previously skated with Janusz Komendera, and before that she was a singles skater.
- Emily Hughes
Emily Hughes (born January 26, 1989) is an American figure skater. She is the 2007 U.S. National silver medalist. She is the younger sister of Sarah Hughes, who won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- Zhang Dan
Zhang Dan (born October 4, 1985 in Harbin, China) is a Chinese figure skater. She won the bronze medal in pairs at the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Zhang Hao. She and her partner (who are unrelated) have twice won the World Junior title. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, they won a silver medal despite a bad fall for her in which she injured her knee, after which she decided to continue the program despite being in continued pain.
- Kim Yu-Na
Kim Yu-Na (born September 5, 1990 in Gunpo, South Korea), is a South Korean figure skater. She is the 2007 World bronze medalist, 2006 World Junior Champion, 2006 Grand Prix Final Champion and a four-time South Korean national champion.
- Alissa Czisny
Alissa Czisny (born June 25, 1987), is an American figure skater. She is the 2007 US National bronze medalist. In 2005, Czisny gained international attention when won Skate Canada International and placed second at Skate America. She qualified for the 2005-2006 Grand Prix Final and placed sixth. She went on to the 2006 US Championships in St. Louis, where she was a heavy favorite to place in the top three. However, Czisny fell multiple times and finished seventh overall.
- Lynn-Holly Johnson
Lynn-Holly Johnson (born December 13, 1958) is a professional ice skater and actress. After receiving some success as a figure skater in the mid 1970s, she began an acting career, including a Golden Globe-nominated role in 1978's "Ice Castles".
- Brian Boitano
Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963 in Mountain View, California) is an Italian-American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is a four-time US National Champion (1985-1988), two-time World Champion (1986, 1988) and the 1988 Olympic gold medalist. He became a professional skater following the 1988 season, and once again in 1994.
- Shen Xue
Shen Xue (born November 13, 1978 in Harbin, China) is a pairs figure skater from China. Along with her partner Zhao Hongbo, they became the first World Champion pairs team from China, and also the first to win an Olympic medal. Shen and Zhao were the first Chinese pair to be competitive on the senior international level. They are the 2007 World Champions and 2007 Grand Prix Final Champions.
- Kurt Browning
Kurt Browning (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater. Born in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta and raised in Caroline, Alberta, Browning was a four-time Canadian figure skating champion and four-time World Champion. He represented Canada in three Winter Olympics, 1988 (finishing 8th overall), 1992 (6th) and 1994 (5th), and was given the privilege of carrying the Canadian flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1994 games in Lillehammer, Norway.
- Jennifer Robinson
Jennifer Robinson (born on December 2, 1976 in Goderich, Ontario) is a Canadian figure skater who finished 7th at the 2002 Winter Olympics. She is a six-time national champion. After she finished her amateur skating career, she skated professionally with Stars on Ice.
- Johnny Weir
John G. "Johnny" Weir (born July 2, 1984 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American figure skater. He is a three-time U.S. national champion (2004-2006) and the 2007 national bronze medalist. He is currently ranked 6th in the world. Unlike most figure skaters, he is a clockwise spinner.
- Todd Eldredge
Todd James Eldredge (born August 28, 1971 in Chatham, Massachusetts) is an American figure skater. He is a six-time national champion (1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002) and won a world title in 1996. After finishing sixth in his third Olympics, the 2002 Winter Olympics, Eldredge announced his retirement from competitive skating. He is currently touring and headlining with Stars on Ice.
- Tai Babilonia
Tai Reina Babilonia (born September 22, 1959) is a U.S. figure skater, the partner of Randy Gardner. Their coach was John Nicks. The pair won the gold medal at the 1979 World Figure Skating Championships. They were medal favorites at the 1980 Olympics but were forced to withdraw due to an injury to Gardner. Babilonia was the first figure skater of African American descent to win U.S. and World titles.
- Evgeni Plushenko
Evgeni Viktorovich Plushenko, or Yevgeny Viktorovich Plyushchenko (born November 3, 1982 in Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union (Russia) is a Russian figure skater, the seven-time National Champion, five-time European Champion, three-time World Champion, 2006 Winter Olympics gold medalist, and four-time Grand Prix Final gold medalist.
- Debi Thomas
Debi Thomas, (born March 25, 1967) is a figure skater and the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. Thomas won the 1986 U.S. National ladies' figure skating title and the Ladies' title at the 1986 World Figure Skating Championships, those achievements earned Thomas as the ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year that year. She represented the Crystal Springs Figure Skating club and was coached by Alex MacGowan.