Question: What is the religion of Ignacy Tokarczuk?

Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
Church
Roman Apostolic Catholic Church

Olga Tokarczuk

Tokarczuk is a leftist, an atheist, and a feminist. She has been criticized by some nationalist groups in Poland as unpatriotic, anti-Christian and a promoter of eco-terrorism. She has denied the allegations, has described herself as a "true patriot" and said that groups criticizing her are xenophobic and damage Poland's international reputation. In 2015, after the publication of The Books of Jacob, Tokarczuk was criticized by the Nowa Ruda Patriots association, who demanded that the town's council revoke the writer's honorary citizenship of Nowa Ruda because, as the association claimed, she had tarnished the good name of the Polish nation. Those people's postulate was supported by Senator Waldemar Bonkowski of the Law and Justice Party, according to whom Tokarczuk's literary output and public statements are in "absolute

Tokarczuk

Byron Tokarchuk (born 1965), Canadian basketball player ; Ignacy Tokarczuk (1918–2012), Polish bishop ; Olga Tokarczuk (born 1962), Polish writer Tokarczuk or Tokarchuk (Russian or Ukrainian: Токарчук) is a gender-neutral Slavic surname that may refer to:

Ignacy

Sachs (Warsaw, 1927), Polish, naturalized French economist ; Ignacy Schwarzbart (1888–1961), prominent Polish Zionist ; Ignacy Szymański (1806–1874), Polish and American soldier ; Ignacy Tłoczyński (1911–2000), Polish tennis player ; Ignacy Tokarczuk (born 1918), Polish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church ; Ignacy Witczak, GRU Illegal officer in the United States during World War II ; Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (1885–1939), Polish playwright, novelist, painter, photographer and philosopher ; Adam Ignacy Zabellewicz (1784–1831), professor of philosophy at Warsaw University ; Ignacy Zaborowski (1754–1803), Polish mathematician and geodesist ; Ignacy Żagiell (1826–1891), physician, traveler and Polish-language writer ; Ignacy Wyssogota Zakrzewski (1745–1802), notable Polish nobleman and politician during the last years of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Ignacy may refer to:

Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski

General Michał Tadeusz Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, Coat of arms of Trąby pseudonym Doktor, Stolarski, Torwid (b. 5 January 1893 in Lemberg – 22 May 1964 in Casablanca, Morocco) was a Polish general, founder of the resistance movement "Polish Victory Service".

Irreligion in Poland

person could openly admit their atheism or agnosticism. The initiative aims to promote ideological assertiveness among the unbelievers, checking the presence of believers in the social life and the consolidation and strengthening of cooperation between free thinkers. Many leading Polish media have written dozens of articles about this initiative, causing a discussion on the situation of unbelievers in Poland (Gazeta Wyborcza, Cross-section, Overview, Republic, Newsweek, Tribune, Gazeta Pomorska, Kurier Lubelski, Wirtualna Polska, Życie Warszawy  ), and on the radio TOK FM was a debate about atheism between the academic priest Gregory Michalczyk and the founder and then-president of the Polish Rationalist Association Mariusz Agnosiewicz. After two

Jerzy Mazur

Jerzy Mazur

Jerzy Mazur (born 5 August 1953) is a Polish Roman Catholic bishop, being the head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ełk since 2003. He was previously a missionary, as well as a bishop in Siberia and the titular bishop of Tabunia.

Franciszek Barda

Franciszek Barda

Franciszek Barda (21 August 1880, Mszana Dolna, Austria-Hungary (now Poland) – 13 November 1964, Przemyśl, Poland) was a Polish clergyman in the Catholic Church, doctor of theology, former rector for the Seminary of the Archdiocese of Kraków from 1930 to 1931, the auxiliary bishop of Przemyśl from 1931 to 1933 and the diocesan bishop of Przemyśl from 1934 to his death in 1964.

Roman Catholic Seminary in Lviv

Roman Catholic Seminary in Lviv

Seminary in Lviv (now the Seminary of the Archdiocese of Lviv in Lviv-Bryukhovychi) - Roman Catholic seminary founded in Lviv in 1703.

The university was founded in 1703 as a seminary Cathedral in Lviv. After the partition of Polish, Austrian authorities in 1783 in Lviv formed the so-called General Seminar for all the dioceses of Galicia. The place of the seminar were the buildings of former monastery Carmelite Calced in Lviv (later Ossolineum. In 1814, a seminar Lviv separated from the Seminar General. The new location of the seminar were in buildings post-monastery Discalced Carmelites. Until World War II alumni seminar benefited from the intellectual formation of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Jan Kazimierz Lviv. After the end of World War II and the deportation of Poles from Lviv, in 1945 the seminary was moved to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, but already in 1950, the communist authorities liquidated them.

The seminar resumed its operations on Dec. 12, 1996 Street. Lviv 62 in Bryukhovychi in Lviv. Since the historic buildings Seminary in Lviv have not been returned by the Ukrainian authorities, the seminary was founded in ruined purchased the sanatorium complex in Bryukhovychi near Lviv.

Polish literature

Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw

Irreligion in Poland

Warsaw Circle of Intellectuals. They were also issued a letter Rationalist. In the twentieth and twenty first centuries Poles declaring a lifelong or temporary atheistic worldview include Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Irena Krzywicka, Witold Gombrowicz, Władysław Gomułka, Jan Kott, Jeremi Przybora, Wisława Szymborska, Stanisław Lem, Tadeusz Różewicz, Marek Edelman, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Zygmunt Bauman, Maria Janion, Tadeusz Łomnicki, Włodzimierz Ptak, Jacek Kuroń, Kazimierz Kutz, Jerzy Urban, Roman Polański, Jerzy Vetulani, Karol Modzelewski, Zbigniew Religa, Jan Woleński, Andrzej Sapkowski, Kora Jackowska, Lech Janerka, Wanda Nowicka, Magdalena Środa, Jacek Kaczmarski, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Kazik Staszewski, Kuba Wojewódzki, Janusz Palikot, Jan Hartman, Maria Peszek, Dorota Nieznalska, Robert Biedroń. After World War

Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski

Tokarzewski served in the Polish Legions from 1914 until 1917, then in the POW (Polish Military Organization). He was a commanding officer of the "5th Infantry Legion Regiment" during the Polish-Ukrainian War, which fought in Lwów. During the November–December 1918 pogroms in Poland, Tokarzewski was removed from his post by the Polish Government as District Commander of Przemysl for posting a notice in which he fined the Jewish population 3,000,000 crowns as punishment for allegedly fighting against the Polish army, despite their assertion of neutrality. This charge was never proven. The poster read: "An appeal to the population of Przemysl of Mosaic Confession. (ie, the Jewish population) "In view of a well-known fact that in the course of the struggle of

Olga Tokarczuk

to the assumptions of the Polish historical politics". Tokarczuk asserted that she is the true patriot, not the people and groups who criticize her, and whose alleged xenophobic and racist attitudes and actions are harmful to Poland and its image abroad. In 2020, she was one of the signatories alongside other prominent writers such as Margaret Atwood, John Banville and John Maxwell Coetzee of an open letter addressed to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, urging the European Union to "to take immediate steps to defend core European values – equality, non-discrimination, respect for minorities – which are being blatantly violated in Poland" and appealing to the Polish government to stop targeting sexual minorities and to withdraw support from organizations promoting homophobia.

Olga Tokarczuk

universities in Kraków and Opole. Tokarczuk joined the editorial team of Krytyka Polityczna (Eng. ed. Political Critique), a magazine as well as large pan-regional network of institutions and activists, and currently serves on the Board of trustees of its academic and research unit – Institute for Advance Study in Warsaw. She also travelled around the world. In 2009, Tokarczuk received literary scholarship from the Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and during her stay at the NIAS' campus in Wassenaar she has written her novel Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, which was published the same year. Roman Fingas, fellow psychologist, was Tokarczuk's first husband. They married when she was 23 and later divorced; their son Zbigniew was born in 1986. Grzegorz Zygadło is her second husband. She is a vegetarian.

Olga Tokarczuk

European peace, understanding and cooperation among people of different nationalities, cultures and viewpoints. Particularly appreciated by the jury was Tokarczuk's creation of literary bridges connecting people, generations and cultures, especially residents of the border territories of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic, who have had often different existential and historical experiences. Also stressed was Tokarczuk's "rediscovery" and elucidation of the complex multinational and multicultural past of the Lower Silesia region, an area of great political conflicts. Attending the award ceremony in Görlitz, Tokarczuk was impressed by the positive and pragmatic attitude demonstrated by the mayor of the German town in regard to the current

List of atheists in politics and law

Władysław Gomułka (1905–1982): Communist leader. ; Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1954–): former President of Poland (1995–2005). ; Zbigniew Religa (1938–2009): prominent cardiac surgeon, pioneer in human heart transplantation and a Minister of Health of the Republic of Poland. ; Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (1950–): former Prime Minister of Poland (1996-1997) ; Gabriel Narutowicz (1865–1922) : first President of Poland (1922). ; Robert Biedroń (1975–): Mayor of Słupsk, member of parliament, LGBT rights activist. ; Bolesław Bierut (1892–1956): Communist leader.

Religion in Białystok

The Muslim Religious Union in the Polish Republic was reactivated in 1947. It is currently involved in the Muslim religious community in Bialystok. The head of the Polish Muslims is mufti Tomasz Miskiewicz, Chairman of the Supreme College (based in Bialystok, Poland) was elected to that post - the first time in postwar history of a relationship - March 20, 2004 at the XV Congress of the Muslim Religious Association. Earlier, the presidents exercising the duties included Stefan Bajraszewski, Stefan Mucharski, Jan Sobolewski, and Stefan Korycki.

Stanisław Potrzebowski

Stanisław Potrzebowski (born 9 February 1937) is the founder and Naczelnik (leader) of Rodzima Wiara, a Polish rodnover organisation, and of the European Congress of Ethnic Religions.

Tokarski

Dustin Tokarski (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player ; Genowefa Tokarska (born 1949), Polish politician ; Joanna Tokarska-Bakir (born 1958), Polish cultural anthropologist ; Maja Tokarska (born 1991), Polish volleyball player ; Piotr Tokarski, Polish actor Tokarski (feminine Tokarska) is a Polish surname, it may refer to:

List of Polish people

spiritual leader of the Polish Brethren ; Jerzy Popiełuszko, Catholic priest and dissident assassinated by the Polish security service in 1984, martyr of the Church ; Walenty Potocki (died 1749), Count; converted to Judaism as Avrohom ben Avrohom, the Ger Tzedek of Vilna ; Jan Puzyna, Bishop of Kraków, 1895–1911, Cardinal ; Jerzy Radziwiłł, Bishop of Kraków, Cardinal, 1591–1600 ; Sholom Rokeach, the first Belzer Rebbe, 1817–1855 ; Tadeusz Rydzyk, Redemptorist, broadcast radio controller ; St. Stanisław of Szczepanów, Bishop of Kraków, martyr 1079 ; Adam Stefan Sapieha, Bishop/Archbishop of Kraków, Cardinal, 1911–1951 ; Franciszka Siedliska, religious, founder of Congregation of

Olga Tokarczuk

Polish Kłodzko Valley, eccentric in perception of other humans through astrology and fond of the poetry of William Blake, from whose work the title of the book is taken. She decides to investigate murders of members of local hunting club, and initially explains these deaths as caused by wild animals in vengeance on hunters. The novel has become one of the bestsellers in Poland. It was the basis of the crime film Spoor (2017) directed by Agnieszka Holland, which won the Alfred Bauer Prize (Silver Bear) at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. English translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones earned Tokarczuk

Olga Tokarczuk

Olga Nawoja Tokarczuk (born 29 January 1962) is a Polish writer, activist, and public intellectual considered one of the most critically acclaimed and successful authors of her generation in Poland. In 2019 she was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature as the first Polish female prose writer "for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life." For her novel Flights, Tokarczuk has been awarded the 2018 Man Booker International Prize (translated by Jennifer Croft). Her works include Primeval and Other Times, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, and The Books of Jacob. Tokarczuk is particularly noted for the mythical tone of her writing. A clinical psychologist from the University of Warsaw, she has published a collection of poems, several

Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski

Commander of the Virtuti Militari Order ; Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta ; Krzyż Niepodległości (Cross of Independence), with Swords ; Krzyż Walecznych (Cross of Valour), 4 times ; Złoty Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami (Gold Cross of Merit with Swords), twice ; Order of the White Eagle (posthumously in 1964 by the Polish authorities in exile)

National Movement (Poland)

Tokarz, Grzegorz (2002). Ruch narodowy w Polsce w latach 1989-1997. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego

Olga Tokarczuk

a series of mythic narratives, is transformed into a universal epic tale of the struggle against rigid thinking, either religious or philosophical, that ostracize and enslave people. An extensive and prolific work that warns against our inability to embrace an environment complex in its diversity, fueling a fanatical sectarianism which ends in disaster. The Books of Jacob, by telling the past with a dazzling virtuosity, helps us to better understand the world in which we live." In regard to the historical and ideological divides of Polish literature, the book has been characterized as anti-Sienkiewicz. It was soon acclaimed by critics


Question: What is the religion of John Orr?

Anglicanism
Anglicanism, Anglican Church

Matt Orr

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J. Edwin Orr

James Edwin Orr (January 15, 1912 – April 22, 1987) was a Baptist Christian minister, hymn-writer, professor, author and promoter of Church revival and renewal.

John Orr (bowls)

He was a doctor by trade and lived in Park Terrace, Edinburgh.

John Orr (scholar of French)

John Orr, FBA (4 June 1885 – 10 August 1966) was an English-born Scottish-Australian scholar of French language and philology, and a translator of French literature.

J. Edwin Orr

marriage the Orrs evangelised in Australia (1939) China, Canada and the United States of America. In 1939 Orr enrolled at Northwest University. On 15 January 1940 he was ordained into the Baptist Christian ministry, at Newark, New Jersey, United States. He received his MA from Northwest University in 1941, and his Th.D. from Northern Baptist Seminary in 1943. During World War II he served as a chaplain in the US Air Force in the Pacific. After the war he continued his studies and took his Ph.D. at Oxford University in 1948, with a thesis on the second evangelical awakening in Britain.

John Boyd Orr

John Boyd Orr

John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), styled Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, medical doctor, biologist, nutritional physiologist, politician, businessman and farmer who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

He was the co-founder and the first President (1960–1971) of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS).
In 1945, he was elected President of the National Peace Council and was President of the World Union of Peace Organisations and the World Movement for World Federal Government.

James Orr (theologian)

James Orr (theologian)

James Orr (1844–6 September 1913) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and professor of church history and then theology. He was an influential defender of evangelical doctrine and a contributor to "The Fundamentals".

Benjamin Orr

Benjamin Orr

Benjamin Orzechowski (September 8, 1947 – October 3, 2000), known professionally as Benjamin Orr, was an American musician best known as the bassist, co-lead vocalist, and co-founder of the rock band The Cars. He sang lead vocals on several of their best-known songs, including "Just What I Needed", "Let's Go" and "Drive". He also had a moderate solo hit with "Stay the Night".

Orr was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Cars in 2018.

Orr (surname)

Orr (surname)

Orr is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin. It is derived from the Gaelic "Odhar" meaning "dark, pale". In Scotland, Orr may be a sept of Clan Campbell.

Bobby Orr

Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927)

John Michael Orr (June 10, 1927 – December 30, 2013) was an American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan, and at Iowa State University. In the 1975–76 season, Orr was named National Coach of the Year.

John Orr (bishop)

The Most Rev  John Orr was a 20th-century Anglican Bishop. Born in 1874 and educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he was ordained in 1900. He began his ministry with curacies at St John’s, Dublin and All Saints, Aghade, and St Nicholas, Dundalk and Kilmore Cathedral. In 1912 he became Rector of Sligo and in 1917 appointed Dean of Tuam. In 1923 he became Bishop of Tuam and in 1927 was translated to Meath. He died in post on 21 July 1938

Lawrence Orr

Orr was born at 2 Ulster Terrace in Belfast on 16 September 1918, the son of clerk William Robert Macauley Orr and the former Evelyn Sarah Storey. He was later chairman of the Ulster Unionist MPs in the House of Commons from 1964 to 1974 and also Imperial Grand Master of the Orange Order. He defended the influence of Orangemen in the UUP, saying they are "neither bigoted nor uncharitable ... we do not seek to injure or upbraid a man on account of his religious opinions ... and that they treated those who differed from them with all the common courtesies of a civilised community." Orr warned members not to "follow any narrow-minded part or copy the medieval Roman church in restricting the liberty of conscience of our members." He also resisted attempts by Westminster to interfere in Northern Ireland's affairs. He married Jean Hughes and she bore five children, William, Mary, John, Robin and Christopher.

Orr (Catch-22)

Orr's motivation throughout is to escape the squadron and the war. He is also known for being very mechanically adept and uses his skills to make his and Yossarian's tent as comfortable as possible. This is because Yossarian is his friend, and although it is Orr's intent to escape, he wants to make things comfortable and good for him.

John Orr (scholar of French)

Orr was born in 1885 in Cumberland to Scottish parents. When he was still a boy, the family migrated to Tasmania, where he attended Launceston High School and the University of Tasmania (he read classics at the latter). He won a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Balliol College, Oxford, beginning in 1905. He initially studied classics, switching to law for his finals, which he sat in 1909. A period of ill health led him to France and Switzerland for recuperation; there, he met his future wife, Augusta Berthe Brisac, and also developed an interest in French language and literature. In 1911, he was awarded the Licence-ès-Lettres by the University of Paris. He completed the BLitt at the University of Oxford in 1913.

Don Orr

Donald C. Orr was an American football player and official.

John Orr (priest)

John Orr  was an 18th-century Irish Anglican priest. Barton was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, He was Rector of Maryborough then Archdeacon of Ferns from 1757 until his 1767.

James Orr (theologian)

James Orr (1844–6 September 1913 ) was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and professor of church history and then theology. He was an influential defender of evangelical doctrine and a contributor to The Fundamentals.

James Orr (theologian)

Orr was a vocal critic of theological liberalism (of Albrecht Ritschl especially) and helped establish Christian fundamentalism. His lectures and writings upheld the doctrines of the virgin birth and resurrection of Jesus, and the infallibility of the Bible. In contrast to modern fundamentalists and his friend B.B. Warfield, he did not agree with the stronger position of Biblical inerrancy. Like Warfield, but also unlike modern Christian fundamentalists, he advocated a position which he called "theistic evolution". Orr wrote that "evolution is coming to be recognized as but a new name for 'creation', only that the creative power now works from within, instead of, as in the old conception, in an external plastic fashion." In his book Revelation and Inspiration (1910), he wrote that evolution is not in conflict with the Christian theistic view of the world.

1966 in Ireland

Sydney Sparkes Orr, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tasmania (born 1914).

Orr (surname)

Orr, bomber pilot in the novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller ; George Orr, protagonist in the novel The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin ; John Orr, protagonist in the novel The Bridge by Iain Banks

James Orr (theologian)

Orr was born in Glasgow and spent his childhood in Manchester and Leeds. He was orphaned and became an apprentice bookbinder, but went on to enter Glasgow University in 1865. In 1870, he obtained an M.A. in Philosophy of Mind, and after graduating from the theological college of the United Presbyterian Church, he was ordained a minister in Hawick. In 1885 he received a D.D. from Glasgow University, and in the early 1890s delivered a series of lectures that later became the influential The Christian View of God and the World. He was appointed professor of Church history in 1891 at the theological college of the United Presbyterian Church. He was one of the primary promoters of the union of the United Presbyterian Church with the Free Church of Scotland, and he represented the United Presbyterians in the unification talks. After they joined in 1900, he moved to Free Church College (now Trinity College, Glasgow), as professor of apologetics and theology. He lectured widely in both Britain and the United States.

Orr (Catch-22)

Orr is a fictional character in the classic 1961 novel Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Orr is a World War II bomber pilot who shares a tent with his good friend, the protagonist of the novel, Yossarian. Described as "a warm-hearted, simple-minded gnome," Orr is generally considered crazy. His most notable feature is repeatedly being shot down over water, but, until his final flight, always managing to survive along with his entire crew. On his final flight, perhaps two-thirds of the way through the novel, he is again shot down into the Mediterranean, and is lost at sea. Only in the last ten pages of the novel does Heller reveal that Orr's crashes were part of an elaborate (and successful) plot to escape the war. Orr is the only airman of the group to successfully get away by the end of the novel.

John Orr (scholar of French)

Languages and Literatures from 1963 to 1966; he was Romance editor for the Modern Language Review from 1948 to 1958, and was among the founders of French Studies. Orr was the subject of a Festschrift: Studies in Romance Philology and French Literature Presented to John Orr by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends (1953). He was elected a fellow of the British Academy in 1952 and was awarded three honorary doctorates. He was a Commander of the French Legion of Honour and a Knight Commander of the Spanish Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise. He died in 1966; his wife and their only child had predeceased him.

Ori Orr

Orr was born in Kfar Haim, Mandatory Palestine, in 1939. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science & History from Tel Aviv University.


Question: What is the religion of Benedito Domingos Vito Coscia?

Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
Church
Roman Apostolic Catholic Church

Benedict D. Coscia

Benedict D. Coscia, O.F.M. Benedito Domingos Coscia, (10 August 1922 − 30 April 2008) was an American Friar Minor and a Catholic bishop.

Benedict D. Coscia

He was born Vito Coscia in Brooklyn, New York, in 1922 and baptized at the Church of Our Lady, Help of Christians, on Staten Island. He attended Public School 104 in the Fort Hamilton section of Brooklyn for his elementary education (1928-1935) and then Immaculata High School in Manhattan (1935-1939). After graduation, he enrolled at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. Coscia then felt called to enter the Franciscans. He was admitted as a candidate for Holy Name Province, based in New York City, and entered St. Joseph Seraphic Seminary in Callicoon, New York, where he was admitted to the novitiate and given the religious name of Dominic Coscia. He made his initial profession of religious vows on December 8, 1943. He was then sent to complete his college studies at St. Bonaventure College (1943-1945), followed by seminary studies at Holy Name College in Washington, D.C. (1945-1949). During this same period, he earned a Master's degree in Latin American history (1945-1948). He was ordained to the priesthood on November 6, 1949.

Gianni Coscia

Gianni Coscia (born January 23, 1931 in Alessandria) is an Italian jazz accordionist. Originally a lawyer, Coscia began focusing full-time on jazz music. Expresses an interest in developing "the remote values of cultural and popular tradition through the language of jazz." Has toured widely on the international jazz circuit. Of interest: the liner notes to his first CD were written by his former classmate Umberto Eco and he collaborated with Luciano Berio in the writing of the music of a stage show against antisemitism. Since 1995 he has collaborated with wood-player Gianluigi Trovesi mainly on the label ECM Records and since 2006 he has been a member of the Council of the Chigiana Music Academy in Siena.

Niccolò Coscia

Niccolò Coscia (1681 – 8 February 1755) was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal. He was born at Pietradefusi, near Avellino. In 1725 he was appointed as Cardinal of Santa Maria in Domnica by Pope Benedict XIII, whose secretary he had been when the future pope was Archbishop of Benevento. Coscia held the effective government of the Papal States during Benedict's reign. He took advantage of his position to commit a long series of financial abuses, causing the ruin of the Papal treasury. According to Montesquieu, "All the money of Rome goes to Benevento... as the Beneventani direct [Benedict's] weakness". When Benedict died, Coscia fled Rome. In 1731 he was tried, excommunicated and condemned to ten years' imprisonment in Castel Sant'Angelo. However, he managed to have his sentence commuted to a fine. Restored, he took part in the conclaves of 1730 and 1740. He died in Naples in 1755.

Angelo Antonino Pipitone

Angelo Antonino Pipitone (born August 30, 1943 in Carini, Sicily) is a member of the Sicilian Mafia from Carini near Palermo. Pipitone is the boss of the cosca of Carini and was arrested on September 25, 2014 together with his wife Franca Pellerito, his daughter Epifania and her husband Benedetto Pipitone, his cousin Francesco Marco Pipitone as well as Angela Conigliaro, who according to the investigators is loyal to the Pipitone family.

Benedict D. Coscia

Benedict D. Coscia

Benedict D. Coscia, O.F.M. , (10 August 1922 − 30 April 2008) was an American Friar Minor and a Catholic bishop.

Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia

deaconries in his apostolic constitution "Religiosa". The interior has frescoes of the Madonna, child, and Saints attribuito ad Antoniazzo Romano. It also has 19th-century frescoes depicting the "Madonna offering the Rosary to Saints Dominic and Catherine of Siena". The current Cardinal Deacon is Giuseppe Bertello, appointed in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia Santi Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia (Saints Vito, Modesto and Crescenzia) is the name of a Catholic church in Rome, officially named Santi Vito e Modesto. It is located in the Rione Esquilino, adjacent to the Servian Wall. It is near the Oratory of

Gianni Coscia

Gianni Coscia Gianni Coscia is an Italian jazz accordionist. Originally a lawyer, Coscia began focusing full-time on jazz music. Expresses an interest in developing "the remote values of cultural and popular tradition through the language of jazz." Has toured widely on the international jazz circuit. Of interest: the liner notes to his first CD were written by his former classmate Umberto Eco and he collaborated with Luciano Berio in the writing of the music of a stage show against antisemitism. Since 1995 he collaboretes with wood-player Gianluigi Trovesi mainly on the label ECM Records and since 2006 he has been

Uriele Vitolo

him the Order of Niscian Iflikhau. Uriele Vitolo Uriele Vitolo (14 January 1831 - unknown) was an Italian sculptor. He was born in Avellino, Italy. He completed his first studies in design and modelling at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples, earning a scholarship of his province; he joined the studio of Gennaro Cali and was given advice by Antonio Cali. He won medals at public expositions of Naples for 1861, 1863, 1869, 1871, and 1874, he had five medals of honor, of which four were silver, and one gold. In 1861, he was awarded another award in a

Benedict D. Coscia

took place at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn on September 21, 1961. Returning to Brazil, he spent his career as bishop building up church institutions to serve a population scattered throughout the region, both Brazilian farmers and the indigenous population. He worked hard in the social arena, especially health care, personally driving a health van mobile unit himself to the rural zones of his diocese, as well as supervising the establishment and operation of orphanages and daycare centers. During this time, he attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council. Coscia retired as bishop

Benedito de Lira

Benedito Lyra (born May 1, 1941) is a Brazilian politician from Alagoas, member of Progressistas (PP), former Senator for his state and incumbent Mayor of Barra de São Miguel.

Benedict D. Coscia

After his ordination, Coscia immediately volunteered to serve in the missions being established in South America by his province. He was sent to Brazil in 1950, where he assumed the name of Benedict Dominic Coscia to honor Benedict the Moor, a Franciscan friar and saint, whom he greatly revered. He initially served as a parish vicar in Anápolis, Goiás, for seven years. From 1957 to 1961 he then served as a pastor, high school teacher and the Guardian of the community of Friars Minor in Pires do Rio. In 1961, Coscia was selected to serve as the Bishop of Jataí by

Baháʼí Faith in Italy

The early 1950s was a big period for development of the religion in Italy. The local assemblies of Florence and Naples were elected first in 1951. Orientalist Alessandro Bausani joined the religion before April 1951 - eventually he was Professor Emeritus and Director of the School of Oriental Studies and the Institute of Islamic Studies at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", and he was a member of the "Lincei" National Academy. He helped sustain every institution or committee, national or local, on which he was called to serve. Emily Maude Waterworth Bosio ("Maud Bosio") was 54 years of age when she joined the religion in January 1953. During her fifteen years of service, Bosio was usually a member of the assembly of Florence. And the Baháʼí community in Sicily began in 1953.

San Vito, Vizzini

A place of worship at the site was present in the paleochristian era, aided by the presence of burial catacombs. Initially called the church of Spirito Santo (Holy Spirit). When the church was rebuilt, it incorporated also an oratory or church dedicated to San Vito. The interior contains an altar by the school of Antonello Gagini, and a 15th-century statue depicting St Michael Archangel. The facade has a decorative frieze and volutes linking to the aisles. The bell-tower has some moorish designs.

Vito Carrera

Vito Carrera (born in Trapani, active 1603 - died Palermo, 1623) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Palermo. Also known as il Trapanese, since he was born in Trapani. Among his pupils were Pietro Novelli and Andrea Carreca. In Trapani, he painted for the church of the Dominicani, and the organ doors for the church of Santa Maria di Gesu.

Benedito Calixto

Benedito Calixto de Jesus (14 October 1853 – 31 May 1927) was a Brazilian painter. His works usually depicted figures from Brazil and Brazilian culture, including a famous portrait of the bandeirante Domingos Jorge Velho in 1923, and scenes from the coastline of São Paulo. Unlike many artists of the time, Calixto's patron was an individual other than the state, who were "the most dependable source of patronage."

Vito De Filippo

Vito De Filippo (born 27 August 1963 Sant'Arcangelo) is an Italian politician and member of the centrist party Italia Viva. He has served as the President of the Italian region of Basilicata from 6 May 2005 until his resignation on 24 April 2013 during his second term.

Religious syncretism

In Italy, especially within the Mezzogiorno, there is a syncretic Folk Catholic tradition known as Benedicaria. The origins of Benedicaria are not well known however, it could have potentially risen from the mixture between the forms of Roman Catholicism practiced by the common people and ancient Italian folk practices. Despite it being separated from mainstream Catholicism, followers still consider themselves to be devout Catholics.

Gay pride

Correio 24 horas. According to the website Notícias de Ipiau, Ederivaldo Benedito, known as Bené, said four police officers tried to convince him to delete the photos soon after they realized they were being photographed. When he refused, they ordered him to turn over the camera. When the photographer refused again, the police charged him with contempt and held him in jail for over 21 hours until he gave a statement. According to Chief Marlon Macedo, the police alleged that the photographer was interfering with their work, did not have identification, and became aggressive when he was asked to move. Bené denied the allegations, saying the police were belligerent and that the scene was witnessed by "over 300 people", reported Agência Estado.

Coscia

Agustín Coscia (born 1997), Argentine footballer ; Aristide Coscia (1918–1979), Italian footballer and manager ; Benedict D. Coscia (1922−2008), American-born Brazilian Franciscan friar and Roman Catholic bishop ; Gianni Coscia, Italian jazz accordionist ; Hugo Coscia (born 1952), Argentine footballer ; Niccolò Coscia (1681–1755), Italian cardinal ; Raffaele Coscia (born 1983), Italian footballer Coscia is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Vito Bonsignore

Vito Bonsignore (born 3 July 1943 in Bronte, Catania, Sicily) is an Italian politician.

Vito Fazio Allmayer

He was born in Palermo from Giuseppe Emanuele Fazio, originary from Alcamo (ex garibaldian and working at the National Museum of Palermo) and from Felicina Allmayer, of German origins but resident in Italy. Since a boy he was interested in the history of art;  when he was 23 he graduated in Jurisprudence, but as he was fond of  philosophy, he soon started the philosophical studies and attended the philosophical library of Palermo, where he met Giovanni Gentile. In 1910 Allmayer graduated in philosophy and started his career as teacher: in 1914 he moved to the liceo "Umberto I" in  Palermo, where he started his rich essaystic production that made him famous in Italy. His career continued in Rome; soon after the fall of Fascism, in

Baháʼí Faith in Italy

Bergamo noting his religion as Baháʼí in. A Sinti gypsy, Vittorio Mayer Custodino, (known as "Spatzo" or "Sparrow") came in contact with the religion while in prison in Sicily. Through him a number of Sicilian Sinti joined the religion by March 1978. In 1989 the first member of the Arbëreshë, Pietro Pandolfini, from Gela, joined the religion. In 1990 some sixty youth gathered in Gela for a conference. Respecting its regional autonomy and the depth of the Baháʼí community in 1995 the Baháʼís of Sicily elected its own National Assembly. In September 2003 the Baháʼís of Sicily celebrated the golden jubilee of the arrival of the religion there and which in 2003 had eleven assemblies.

Benedetto Croce

Croce was born in Pescasseroli in the Abruzzo region of Italy. His family was influential and wealthy, and he was raised in a very strict Catholic environment. Around the age of 16, he quit Catholicism and developed a personal philosophy of spiritual life, in which religion cannot be anything but a historical institution where the creative strength of mankind can be expressed. He kept this philosophy for the rest of his life. In 1883, an earthquake occurred in the village of Casamicciola on the island of Ischia near Naples, where he was on holiday with his family, destroying the home they lived in. His mother, father, and only sister were all killed, while he was buried for a long time and barely survived. After the earthquake he inherited his family's fortune and—much like Schopenhauer—was able to live the rest of his life in relative

Fabrizio De André

and the Church hierarchy is often sarcastic and highly critical about their contradictory behaviour, such as, for example, in the songs Un blasfemo, Il testamento di Tito, La ballata del Miché and the last verses of Bocca di rosa. "I feel myself religious, and my religion is to feel part of a whole, in a chain that includes all creation and so to respect all elements, including plants and minerals, because, in my opinion, the balance is exactly given from the well-being in our surroundings. My religion does not seek the principle, you want to call it creator, regulator or chaos makes no difference. But I think that everything around us


Question: What sport does Armand Raymond play?

Armand Raymond

Armand Raymond (January 12, 1913 – January 22, 1993) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 22 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born, and died in Montreal, Quebec.

Alain Raymond

Alain Raymond (born June 24, 1965) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey goaltender. He played one game in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals, giving up two goals in the two periods that he played. In his first full IHL season with the Fort Wayne Komets, Raymond won the James Norris Memorial Trophy, awarded to the goaltenders with the fewest goals against in the regular season. Raymond split most of his time during the 1989–90 season between two clubs. He played 31 games with the ECHL's Hampton Roads Admirals and played another 11 games with their parent club, the AHL's Baltimore Skipjacks. Raymond went 17–12–1 with a 3.60 GAA, earning him named the starting goalie on the East Coast Hockey League's all-star team. Raymond later became a goaltender coach with the Rimouski Oceanic of the QMJHL.

Paul Raymond (ice hockey)

Paul Marcel Raymond (February 27, 1913 – April 4, 1995) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 65 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Raymond Basset

Denis Raymond Basset (born 1883, date of death unknown) was a French tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He participated in the tug of war competition and won a silver medal as a member of French team.

Armand Save

Save debuted in rugby union for Stadoceste Tarbais, where he took part at the 1950-51 French Rugby Union Championship before switching to rugby league and making a brilliant career for Bordeaux and France. He was Champion of France with Bordeaux in 1954, as well taking part to the 1954 Rugby League World Cup final lost against Australia, as well in the 1957 World Cup. At club level, he joined Saint-Gaudens. After his sports career, he became a butcher and trained the rugby union team of Bazet, the town of which he was municipal councillor between 1977 and 1983.

Armand Duplantis

Armand Duplantis

Armand Gustav "Mondo" Duplantis (born 10 November 1999) is an American-born Swedish pole vaulter, the current world outdoor and indoor record holder ( and ), the current Olympic and World outdoor and indoor champion, the current European outdoor and indoor champion, and the current Diamond League champion. He won the silver medal at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Duplantis is a two-time European champion from 2018, when he set current world under-20 record, and from 2022. Indoors, he is 2022 World Indoor Championship and 2021 European Indoor Championship gold medallist.

Duplantis won gold as a 15-year-old at the 2015 World Youth Championships. A year later, he placed third at the World U20 Championships. In 2017, he took the European U20 title, and the following year, World U20 title. Duplantis is also a two-time Diamond League champion.

Both European and World Athletics Male Rising Star of the Year in 2018, two years later he was voted World Male Athlete of the Year. For his 2022 season, which saw him breaking world records three times, becoming World indoor and outdoor champion, European and Diamond League champion, and clearing six-metre-plus 22 times, Duplantis was crowned both European and World Male Athlete of the Year. As of 2022, he cleared six meters or higher 54 times, the most of any athlete in history.

Armand Cazeaux

Armand Cazeaux

Armand Cazeaux was a French footballer who played as a forward for Athletic Club. Although little has been recorded of his life, he was one of the most important footballers in the amateur beginnings of Athletic Club, netting a goal in both the 1902 Copa de la Coronación Final and the 1903 Copa del Rey Final, which were the club's first pieces of silverware.

Rougeau wrestling family

Rougeau wrestling family

The Rougeau wrestling family is a family of Canadian professional wrestlers, with the first Rougeau member taking up wrestling in the 1940s. So far four generations of the family have been involved in professional wrestling starting with Eddie Auger, followed into the sport by his nephews Johnny and Jacques Rougeau Sr. in the 1950s. Three of Jacques' sons following him into professional wrestling Jacques Jr., Raymond, and Armand. Jean Jacques and Cedric, both sons of Jacques Rougeau Jr., represent the fourth generation.

Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon (born Raymond Ginn, June 16, 1957) is an American artist who lives and works in New York City. Pettibon came to prominence in the early 1980s in the southern California punk rock scene, creating posters and album art mainly for groups on SST Records, owned and operated by his older brother, Greg Ginn. He has subsequently become widely recognized in the fine art world for using American iconography variously pulled from literature, art history, philosophy, and religion to politics, sport, and sexuality.

As Holland Cotter noted in "The New York Times":

Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team

Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team

The "Parade" All-America Boys Basketball Team was an annual selection by "Parade" that nationally honored the top high school boys' basketball players in the United States. It was part of the "Parade" All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports. Started by the Sunday magazine in 1957, it had been the longest ongoing selection of high school basketball All-Americans in the country at the time of its final selections in 2015. Many of the honorees went on to star as college and professional basketball players.

At its onset, the selections were handled by a New York-based public relations firm, Publicity Enterprises, which was led by Haskell Cohen, who was a former sportswriter as well as the publicity director for the NBA at the time (1950–1969). The first All-America team in 1957 consisted of three five-player teams, and the first-team selections appeared on television on "The Steve Allen Show". The following year, 20 players were selected and participated in the first annual "Parade" All-American high school game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known then as Lew Alcindor, became the first sophomore in 1963 to be named a "Parade" All-American. Fifteen years later, Earl Jones became the next sophomore to earn first-team honors, and subsequently joined Abdul-Jabbar as the first two players to be named to the first team on three occasions. "It was a real thrill for me to make it on the "Parade" list early, when I was just a sophomore. The recognition is a great thing for kids to shoot for," said Abdul-Jabbar as part of the announcement for the 2000 team.

Starting in 2011, the selections were compiled in conjunction with "Sporting News" and their writer, Brian McLaughlin. Candidates also began to be limited to players in their senior year. McLaughlin described the selections as mostly Division I college-bound players that had a stellar senior year in high school. Additionally, "Parade" differentiated itself from most other All-American teams by not focusing solely on a player's standing among college recruiters. For example, some selectors might choose top recruits that had been injured much of their senior year. "Parade" discontinued its boys' basketball All-America selections after 2015.

Raymond Gruppi

He spent most of his playing career at Villeneuve-sur-Lot, playing the French Championship, which eventually ended as runner-up in 1965, and at the Lord Derby Cup a season later. With his club performances, he was called up several times for the French national team between 1959 and 1971, taking part at the 1960 and 1970 World Cups. Later, he was appointed as coach for Villeneuve-sur-Lot with new successes with the victory at the Lord Derby Cup in 1979 and in the French Championship in 1980. He was also appointed as coach for France alongside Jean Panno debuting with a 24-16 win against Great Britain on 17 March 1985. He was called up for the France squad at the 1960 Rugby League World Cup alongside with his team mates Angélo Boldini, Jacques Dubon, André Lacaze and Jacques Merquey. Later, he was called up again to represent France at the 1970 Rugby League World Cup with his new team mates Jean-Pierre Clar, Gérard Cremoux, Daniel Pellerin and Christian Sabatié.

Armand Delmonte

Armand Romeo "Dutch" Delmonte (June 3, 1927 — April 7, 1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Boston Bruins during the 1945–46 season, on January 6, 1946 against the New York Rangers. Del Monte also played for the St. Catharines Falcons from 1943 to 1945, Boston Olympics from 1945 to 1948, Los Angeles Monarchs from 1946 to 1947, St. Paul Saints from 1947 to 1951, Tacoma Rockets from 1951 to 1952, Cleveland Barons from 1952 to 1953, Ottawa Senators from 1953 to 1954, and the Marion Barons from 1953 to 1954.

Bertrand Raymond

Bertrand Raymond (born November 2, 1943) is a Canadian sports author and journalist. A former columnist for Le Journal de Montréal, he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1990 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Raymond started covering the Montreal Canadiens in 1971, and retired in 2010.

Raymond Casimir

Raymond Casimir (born 28 October 1976) is a former Dominican cricketer who played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a left-arm orthodox bowler who batted left-handed. Casimir appeared for the Rest of Windward Islands team in the 2002–03 Red Stripe Bowl, where Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were competing as a separate team. His first-class debut for the Windwards came almost six years later, against Jamaica in the 2007–08 Carib Beer Cup. Casimir's second and final match for the Windwards came the following season, against Trinidad and Tobago. He also represented Dominica in the 2008 edition of the Stanford 20/20, playing against the British Virgin Islands and Barbados.

Claude Raymond

Jean Claude Marc Raymond (born May 7, 1937) is a former pitcher for the Chicago White Sox (1959), Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves (1961–63, 1967–69), Houston Colt .45's/Astros (1964–67) and Montreal Expos (1969–71). He was one of the few baseball players to wear glasses during that era and as he came from the province of Quebec was nicknamed "Frenchy".

Sylvain Armand

in favour of youngster Mamadou Sakho, who also became the youngest captain in the history of the PSG at the age of 17. Armand then gradually regained his best form, game after game. He provided two consecutive assists, both to Amara Diané, against Lens in Ligue 1 (3–0) then against Valenciennes in the Coupe de la Ligue (4–0) three days later. Rarely injured and suspended, he missed only eight domestic league games between 2004 and 2008, all the while playing in different positions on the pitch, including left-back, centre-back, defensive midfield, and left midfield. With PSG, Armand won the 2006 and 2010 Coupe de France and the 2008

Sylvain Armand

Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, Armand started playing youth team football for AS Saint-Étienne in 1994. He wasn't retained for the club's senior squad and thus moved to Clermont Foot in 1999, where he received his professional debut.

Raymond Milton

Raymond Bernard "Ray" Milton (August 27, 1912 – September 17, 2003) was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Milton was a member of the 1936 Port Arthur Bearcats, which won the silver medal for Canada in ice hockey at the 1936 Winter Olympics. In 1987 he was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as a member of that Olympic team.

Raymond Baratto

Raymond Baratto (born 23 January 1934 in Amnéville, Moselle, France) is a former French footballer. He was part of France's squad for the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Réginald Ray

Ray spent the majority of his 15-year career in the French lower divisions. In 1991, while playing in the Championnat National with Montceau, he was the league's top scorer. Ray was top scorer again in 1998, this time in Ligue 2 while playing for Le Mans.

Raymond Contrastin

Raymond Contrastin (born in Condom, on 5 April 1925 - 1985) was a French rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. A France international representative winger, he has been inducted into the International Rugby League Hall of Fame. He started playing rugby union for SA Condom until 1947, before joining RC Roanne XIII, with which he was French champion in 1928 and for Bordeaux XIII, with which he won the 1954 title. Contrastin featured in the 1951 French rugby league tour of Australia and New Zealand, Les Chanticleers first such tour, during which they lost four of their 28 games. He played for France during the 1954 Rugby League World Cup, including the final against Great Britain in which he scored a try.

Lou Raymond

Raymond was born Louis Anthony Raymondjack on December 11, 1894, in Buffalo, New York. Raymond began his professional play as a member of the International League (IL), appearing for the Double-A Syracuse Stars, who later moved during the season and became the Hamilton Tigers (Hamilton, Ontario). He also played a portion of the year for the Rochester Hustlers. Managed in part by Patsy Donovan, Raymond posted a .293 batting average for the entire IL season, with 89 hits in 304 at-bats. Of his hits, 17 went for extra bases—11 were doubles and 6 were triples. In 1919, Raymond advanced from the minor leagues to the majors, appearing with the Philadelphia Phillies, of Major League Baseball's National League (NL). That season, the Phillies posted a 47–90 win–loss record, finishing 47

Bobby Raymond

Raymond attended the Rochester Institute of Technology where he played four seasons of NCAA Division I college hockey with the RIT Tigers men's ice hockey team. He played for the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL) on loan from the Florida Everblades of the ECHL during the 2012–13 season. On June 14, 2013, Raymond signed a one-year contract as a free agent abroad in Germany with the Iserlohn Roosters of the DEL. In the 2013–14 season with the Roosters, Raymond was a fixture on the blueline and compiled a productive 27 points in 52 games. After a post-season exit in the first round of the playoffs, Raymond announced signing a one-year contract with fellow DEL competitors, Adler Mannheim on April 4, 2014. In his only season

Raymond Bonney

Raymond Leroy Bonney (April 5, 1892 – October 19, 1964) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Phoenix, New York. He was the goaltender who competed in 1920 for the American ice hockey team, which won the silver medal.

Claude Raymond

After his playing career, Raymond worked as a French-language broadcaster with the Expos from 1972 to 2001. During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Raymond was the public address announcer for baseball. The International Olympic Committee required that announcements at Olympic venues must also be made in French, which made Raymond, who had previously pitched in Atlanta, well-suited for the job. He was also an Expos English-language broadcaster in 2004, their last season in Montreal. Raymond joined the Expos staff as a roving coach in 2002 and served until the team left Montreal after the 2004 campaign to become the Washington Nationals.


Question: What sport does Luan Viana Patrocínio play?

Luan Viana

Luan Viana Patrocínio (born 14 January 1996), simply known as Luan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Luan Viana

International ; Toulon Tournament: 2013

Luan Viana

Born in São Paulo, Luan graduated from Portuguesa's youth setup, and made his first-team debut on 13 February 2013, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–0 win at São José, for the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 championship. On 8 August, Luan was definitely promoted to the main squad in Série A. However, he failed to appear during the rest of the year. On 26 April 2014 Luan made his league debut for Lusa, playing the last 19 minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Santa Cruz, for the Série B championship. He scored his first professional goal on 8 November, netting the game's only through a header in a 1–0 home win over Luverdense, as his side were already relegated

João Viana

For the similarly named Brazilian basketball player, see João Vianna  João Nuno Duarte Viana (born 13 January 1992) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Swiss club FC Stade Nyonnais as a right back.

Luan Viana

Série C. On 9 January 2015 Luan left the club, after having unpaid wages. He joined Grêmio in March, returning to youth setup. On 6 September 2018 Luan signed a longterm contract with the Bulgarian 26 times champions Levski Sofia After failing to make it into the first team in the first half of the season, in January 2019 he was sent on loan to the Second League leaders Tsarsko Selo. He scored 2 goals in a friendly match against the Macedonian team FK Belasica played on 5 February. After spending first 3 matches from the league on the bench, Luan made his debut for the team in the league match against Chernomorets Balchik and scored a goal for the 3:1 win.

2022 Campeonato Pernambucano

2022 Campeonato Pernambucano

The 2022 Campeonato Pernambucano (officially the Pernambucano Betsson 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 108th edition of the state championship of Pernambuco organized by FPF. The championship began on 22 January and ended on 30 April 2022. Náutico are the defending champions.

In the first stage, Sete de Setembro had three points deducted for fielding the ineligible player Bililiu in the match Sete de Setembro v Náutico played on 1 February 2022 (2nd round).

The finals were contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Náutico and Retrô. Tied 1–1 on aggregate, Náutico won 4–2 on penalties, winning the tournament for the 24th time. As champions, Náutico qualified for 2023 Copa do Brasil and 2023 Copa do Nordeste. The runners-up, Retrô qualified for 2023 Copa do Brasil and 2023 Copa do Nordeste qualification, while Santa Cruz, the best placed team in the first stage not already qualified, gained the third berth for 2023 Copa do Brasil.

2014 Santos FC season

2014 Santos FC season

The 2014 season is Santos Futebol Clube's 102nd season in existence and the club's fifty-fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football. As well as the Campeonato Brasileiro, the club competes in the Copa do Brasil and the Campeonato Paulista. This season is the first in history that Santos uses fixed numbers assigned to each player.

On 19 December 2013, Santos signed Leandro Damião from Internacional for a fee of R$ 42 million (€13m) (biggest transfer in history between two Brazilian clubs). At the same time, the club did not spend a cent, as the player's rights were bought by Doyen Sports, an investment fund based in Malta; Damião was later assigned to "Peixe" in a free transfer, but the club will have to pay the company after the end of Damião's contract, with a 10% interest per year.

This was Oswaldo de Oliveira's second (third in history) season in charge after Claudinei Oliveira was relieved from the club at the end of the 2013 season. He was relieved from his duties on 2 September, after a bad run of results.<ref name="Oswaldo" /> A day after Oswaldo's dismissal, Santos appointed Enderson Moreira as the club's new manager.<ref name="Enderson"/>

Santos reached Campeonato Paulista's finals for the sixth successive year, but lost to countryside team Ituano in penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate score.

On 15 May, Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro resigned from the presidency of the club due to health problems, and Odílio Rodrigues (the former vice-president) assumed the position until the end of his term.

2012 Santos FC season

2012 Santos FC season

The 2012 season was Santos Futebol Clube's 100th season in existence and the club's fifty-third consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.

Santos won the Campeonato Paulista title for the third consecutive time and became the first team in 43 years to win three straight São Paulo state championships. Neymar was the top scorer and the best player.

They also competed in the Libertadores as the defending champions, exiting in the semi-finals after a 1–2 aggregate loss against eventual winners Corinthians.

On 26 September, Santos beat Universidad de Chile with an aggregate of 2–0 to win the Recopa Sudamericana for the first time.

Santos' youth team won the U20 Campeonato Paulista by beating São Paulo 2–0 on aggregate score.

Santos finished the Campeonato Brasileiro in eighth place after winning their last match 3–1 against Palmeiras on 1 December.

Luana Vicente

in a house funded by the Brazilian Badminton Federation. Both Vicente and her sister began playing badminton through a programme set up by a coach to teach the sport to kids in the community. Vicente won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, playing alongside her sister . The pair defeated Daigenis Saturria and Bermary Altagracia Polanco Muñoz of the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals then Alexander Bruce and Phyllis Chan of Canada in the semifinals. In the final they lost to the American pairing of Eva Lee and

G.D. Juventude de Viana (basketball)

G.D. Juventude de Viana (basketball) The Grupo Desportivo Juventude de Viana is a sports club from Angola, based in Luanda's satellite town of Viana. Following the club's failure to participate in the 2014 women's league and cup due to financial reasons, Mecanagro, the club's major sponsor, announced that the club's basketball department had been discontinued. In January 2014, Universidade Lusíada announced that it would take over Juventude de Viana's basketball athletes and technical staff to form the women's wing of its own club. Until then, Universidade Lusíada only competed in the men's category. Juventude de Viana still competes in the

Luan Silva

Luan began playing football in Corinthians' youth system. He was loaned to Harrisburg City Islanders in 2014, and played in various Brazilian state leagues with Flamengo (SP), Cruzeiro (RS) and Boavista (RJ) before signing with Potiguar de Mossoró in early 2017.

Luana Vicente

Both Vicente and her sister began playing badminton through a programme set up by a coach to teach the sport to kids in the community. Vicente won a silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, playing alongside her sister. The pair defeated Daigenis Saturria and Bermary Altagracia Polanco Muñoz of the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals then Alexander Bruce and Phyllis Chan of Canada in the semifinals. In the final they lost to the American pairing of Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obanana by a score of 14−21, 6−21, to finish as runners-up. Vicente competed at the 2018 South American Games, winning the gold medal in the team event, and also the silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event.

Carioca (footballer, born 1974)

Alexander Antonio Viana (born 24 April 1974), commonly known as Carioca, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played for Partizani Tirana in the Albanian Superliga between 2001 and 2005. He became the first foreign player in the Albanian Superliga to score a hattrick and is currently one of two foreign players to have scored multiple hattricks in the league, alongside Croatian striker Pero Pejić.

Luan Silva

Luan Da Conceicao Silva (born May 28, 1993) is a Brazilian footballer who has played professionally in Brazil and the United States.

Luan Michel de Louzã

Born in Araras, Luan has played in Brazil and France for União São João, São Caetano, Toulouse and Palmeiras.

Marcos Louzada Silva

Louzada was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. The first sport he played was futsal, but he decided to focus on basketball when he was 10 years old. Louzada saw immediate success playing basketball for his school and joined the Liga Urbana Social de Basquete (LUSB) at age seven. He moved to NBB club Franca in January 2015 and initially played for the under-16 team. After one season, he competed in the Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (LDB), an under-22 league, and led his team to a championship. In August 2016, Louzada was one of 40 players invited to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Americas Team Camp in Mexico City.

Ronaldo Viana

Born in Vera Cruz do Oeste, he played with W Connection between 2002 and 2008. During the winter of the 2003–04 season, he was loaned to Serbian club FK Železnik along Gefferson Goulart. Both stayed till next winter, playing the second half of the 2003–04 and first half of the 2004–05 First League of Serbia and Montenegro seasons. He made two appearances in the 2004–05 season. He spent some time back in Brazil afzer leaving W Connection in 2007 and he played with Trindade Atlético Clube during first semester of 2009. He then returned to Trinidad and Tobago and signed a 10-month deal with San Juan Jabloteh in April 2010. By September 2010 he moved to Antigua and Barbuda and signed a 6-months deal with Parham. He played again with San Juan Jabloteh during the season 2012–13.

G.D. Juventude de Viana (roller hockey)

Grupo Desportivo Juventude de Viana, formerly Enama de Viana, is an Angolan sports club based in the municipality of Viana, Luanda. The club has a men's roller hockey team competing at the local level, at the Luanda Provincial Roller Hockey Championship and at the Angolan Roller Hockey Championship. Additionally, the team has been a regular contestant at the African Roller Hockey Clubs Championship. In the 2006 world roller hockey club championship held in Luanda, Angola, the club ranked 10th, among 12 teams whereas in 2008, in Reus, Spain, the club ranked 15th, among 16 teams. Juventude de Viana won the second edition of the African Roller Hockey Club Championship held in 2008 in Luanda, Angola whereas in the following edition, in 2010, in Pretoria, South Africa, it ranked second.

Shalom Luani

Luani has played for ASFA Soccer League club Tafuna Jets since 2009, along with his brother Sumeo. In October 2011, Luani scored a hat-trick in Tafuna's 4–4 draw with Atu'u Broncos. In February 2011, Luani played for the Faga'itua Vikings in the inaugural ASHSAA Boys' Futsal tournament, held at Samoana High School. The Vikings won the tournament after defeating Tafuna Warriors 5–4 on February 22. Luani's brother Roy was also playing for the Vikings and Shalom assisted his sibling for the game's opening goal before scoring a free kick himself. The American Samoa Football Federation suggested that the brothers were the difference between the two teams, saying: "Shalom Luani was everywhere, whether it

Isac Santos

Isac Viana Santos (born 13 December 1990) is a Brazilian volleyball player. He is part of the Brazil men's national volleyball team. On club level, he plays for Sada Cruzeiro. Silver medallist of the 2018 World Championship, gold medallist of the 2019 World Cup, five–time Brazilian Champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).

Luan Peres

Luan Peres Petroni (born 19 July 1994), known as Luan Peres, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for French club Marseille. Mainly as a central defender, he can also play as a left back.

Sandro Viana

Sandro Ricardo Rodrigues Viana (born March 26, 1977 in Manaus) is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil. Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of 10.60 seconds. Together with José Carlos Moreira, Vicente de Lima and Bruno de Barros he also competed at the 4x100 metres relay. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Trinidad and Tobago, Japan and the Netherlands. Their time of 39.01 was the seventh out of sixteen participating nations in the first round and they qualified for the final. There they sprinted to a time of 38.24 seconds, the fourth time after the Jamaican, Trinidad

Rugby Viadana

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Luan Vieira

Luan was born in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo. After starting it out at futsal and playing for amateur clubs in his native state, he joined Tanabi. Luan scored two goals in nine appearances for Tanabi, being also a teammate of Túlio Maravilha. He subsequently represented his hometown club América-SP in 2013 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, while still owned by Tanabi. On 8 February 2013, Luan joined Catanduvense until the end of the year, for a fee of R$120,000. He made his maiden appearance for the club eight days later, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–3 home loss against Santo André.

Patrick Luan

Patrick Luan Dos Santos (born 31 October 1998), known as Patrick Luan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Örebro on loan from the Swiss club FC Sion.


Question: What sport does Alain Rakotondramanana play?

Alain Rakotondramanana

Alain Rakotondramanana (born April 16, 1970) is a Malagasy footballer currently plays for USCA Foot.

José Rakoto

José Rakotoarisoa Harison, known as José Rakoto (born 11 December 1980) is a Malagasy rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half and as a fullback. Harison first played in F.I.T.A.M.I.B.A., from 1997/98 to 1999/2000, moving then to XV Simpatiques, where he would play from 2000/01 to 2002/03. He then would represent 3F.B., one of the best teams of Madagascar, from 2003/04 to 2004/05. He won three National Championship titles during his three-season first presence at 3F.B.. He then had the chance to move to France, playing for a season at Rugby Club Chateaurenard (2005/06), in the Fédérale 1. He returned to 3F.B. for 2006/07, where he's been playing since then. He won the National Championship titles for 2006/07 and 2007/08. Harison is an international player for Madagascar since 2002. He was twice runners-up for the title of Africa Champions in 2005 and 2007. He played at the winning team at the 2012 Africa Cup, scoring two tries and six conversions at the 57–54 win over Namibia. He played in the 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifyings. As of March 2020 he is the top scorer for his National Team.

Sidonie Rakotoarisoa

Lantoniaina Sidonie Rakotoarisoa (born 26 April 1983) is a Malagasy rugby union player. He plays as a wing, centre or fly-half. He is the brother of teammate José Rakoto. Rakotoarisoa played for XV Sympathique, moving to 3F.B. in 2004/05. He has won National Championship titles in 2004/05, 2005/06, and 2007/08. Rakotoarisoa currently plays for Madagascar, where he won the title of vice-champion of Africa in 2005 and 2007, and the title of Africa champions in 2012.

Antso Rakotondramanga

Antso Rakotondramanga (born 14 July 1988) is a Malagasy tennis player who was born in Paris, France. Rakotondramanga has a career high ATP singles ranking of 1009 achieved on 29 April 2013. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 734 achieved on 4 November 2013. Rakotondramanga represents Madagascar at the Davis Cup where he has a W/L record of 27–19. Rakotondramanga also earned himself a silver medal in the Men's Singles at the 2013 Summer Universiade. Rakotondramanga also competed in the Men's Doubles at the same games with V. Rakotondramanga.

Dominique Rakotorahalahy

Dominique Rakotorahalahy (born 3 August 1944) is a Malagasy athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

2023 Indian Ocean Island Games

2023 Indian Ocean Island Games

The 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games will be the 11th edition of this multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olympic Committees of Indian Ocean island nations, in Madagascar. The original hosts were Maldives, but they withdrew from hosting in January 2021 and were replaced by Madagascar.

Madagascar at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

second time competing in the Summer Paralympics after he represented Madagascar at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Raherinandrasana is a left arm amputee and is classified as T46. He qualified for the Games because the International Paralympic Committee granted him a wild card slot. Monja Dinard, president of the FMH, said that the NPC expected Raherinandrasana to improve on his performance from four years earlier because it felt the runner would be more comfortable competing in a middle-distance competition rather than a sprint. On 16 September, he competed in the men's 1500 metres T45–T46 event with ten other athletes. Raherinandrasana finished

Pierrick Rakotoharisoa

Pierrick Rakotoharisoa Pierrick Rakotoharisoa (born 4 June 1991 in Sainte-Adresse) is a French football player of Malagasy descent who currently plays for French club US Quevilly in Championnat National, on loan from Le Havre in Ligue 2. Rakotoharisoa is a France youth international having earned limited caps with the under-16 and under-18 teams. He plays as an attacking midfielder. Rakotoharisoa began his career, at age 6, playing for his hometown club "Union Fontainaise Foot" in the commune of Fontaine-la-Mallet. "Union Fontainaise" serves as a local feeder club for Le Havre. Following a five-year stint at the club, he transferred to

Jean Luc Razakarivony

spot over Petrashov by four hundredths of a second (0.04). Razakarivony ended his third and final Olympic stint with a fifty-fourth place effort on the first day of preliminaries. Jean Luc Razakarivony Jean Luc Razakarivony (born September 10, 1975) is a Malagasy former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), a multiple-time Malagasy record holder in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke, and a member of Genève Natation 1885, based in Geneva, Switzerland. Razakarivony made his first Malagasy team, as a 21-year-old, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he failed

Mikaele Ravalawa

That season, Ravalawa scored 12 tries in 22 games and won Canberra's under 20s player of the year award. He was named in the Fijian side for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Mikaele Ravalawa Mikaele Ravalawa is a Fijian rugby footballer who plays for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL. He primarily plays as a or . He represents Fiji internationally. From Galoa Island, Ravalawa originally played rugby union and captained the Fijian under-18's rugby sevens side. He then joined Burnside High School on a scholarship as part of their international rugby programme. He played for the

Praxis Rabemananjara

Stéphane Praxis Rabemananjara (born September 9, 1983 in Madagascar) is a Malagasy football striker currently playing for Saint-Denis FC. He is a member of the Madagascar national football team.

Eric-Julien Rakotondrabe

Eric-Julien Rakotondrabe (born December 1, 1980) is a Malagasy footballer currently plays for Fanilo Japan Actuels.

Éric Rabésandratana

In 2007, Rabésandratana played for the Madagascar national team in a friendly with Toulouse FC, but this was never sanctioned by FIFA.

Éric Rabésandratana

Éric Rabésandratana (born 18 September 1972) is a professional football manager and former player who is the caretaker manager of the Madagascar national team. He played mainly as a defensive midfielder – he could also operate as a central defender. Born in France, he represented Madagascar internationally. In a 17-year professional career he appeared in 191 Ligue 1 games over the course of seven seasons (15 goals), in representation of Nancy and Paris Saint-Germain.

Pascal Razakanantenaina

Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games silver medal: 2007 ; Knight Order of Madagascar: 2019

Baggio Rakotonomenjanahary

Rakotonomenjanahary has played for Academie Ny Antsika, Stade Tamponnaise, Concordia Basel, Old Boys and Sukhothai. In 2021 he signed for Port. He made his international debut for Madagascar in 2011.

Jean-Chrysostome Raharison

Born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Farro has played club football in Madagascar and Réunion for DSA Antananarivo, USCA Foot, FC Ilakaka, AS Marsouins and SS Saint-Louisienne.

Nathalia Rakotondramanana

Harinelina Nathalia Rakotondramanana (born 15 January 1989, in Antananarivo) is a female weightlifter. She represented Madagascar at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, United Kingdom. She is one of three sportspeople on the team to qualify for the Olympics rather than win a wild-card spot. She is also only the second Olympic weightlifter to represent her country. She ultimately finished last of those that finished as she fell on a lift.

Emilson Rakotonarivo

Emilson Rakotonarivo (born 24 October 1972) is a retired Malagasy football defender.

Jean-Chrysostome Raharison

Jean-Chrysostome Raharison (born 23 August 1979), commonly referred to as Bota, is a Malagasy international footballer who plays for AS Excelsior, as a goalkeeper.

Alain (given name)

Alain Raguel (born 1976), French football player ; Alain Rakotondramanana (born 1970), Malagasy footballer ; Alain Ramadier (born 1958), French politician ; Alain Rayes (born 1971), Canadian politician ; Alain Razahasoa (born 1966), Malagasy long-distance runner ; Alain Rémond (born 1946), French humor columnist ; Alain Resnais (born 1922), French New Wave film director ; Alain Rey (born 1928), French linguist, lexicographer and radio personality ; Alain Rey (born 1982), Swiss ski mountaineer ; Alain Richard (born 1945), French politician ; Alain Richard (born 1985), Swiss ski mountaineer ; Alain Robbe-Grillet (1922–2008), French writer and filmmaker ; Alain Robert (born 1962), French rock and urban climber ; Alain Robidoux (born 1960), Canadian snooker player ; Alain Roca (born 1976), retired volleyball player from Cuba ; Alain Rochat (born 1983), Swiss footballer ; Alain Roche, former French football defender ; Alain Rohr (born 1971), Swiss athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles ; Alain Rolland (born 1966), former Irish rugby union footballer and current international referee ; Alain Romans (1905–1988), French jazz composer ; Alain Rousset (born 1951), the Socialist president of the Aquitaine region of France

Stéphan Raheriharimanana

Raheriharimanana was called up to the Madagascar national football team in 2016 and made his international debut in an AFCON qualification tie against Angola which ended 1–1 in September 2016.

Ahmad Ahmad

Ahmad Ahmad began his career at Tambohorano College (1986–1988) and Mahajanga High School (1988–1989) where he was a Physical and Sports Education (PES) teacher. In 1989, he became a coach at AC Sotema, the Mahajanga football club. In 1988, he became involved in local politics, becoming head of the sports department of the City of Mahajanga until 1993. At the same time, he was Regional Technical Advisor for Football. After one year as Director of Population and Social Development at the Ministry of Population (1993–1994), Ahmad Ahmad was appointed to the Malagasy Government as Secretary of state in charge of sports (1994–1995). He was then Technical Advisor to the National Assembly (1995–1996), then Director of Cabinet of the Minister of Fisheries and Fishery Resources (1996–1998).

Pascal Razakanantenaina

Pascal Razakanantenaina (born 19 April 1987) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a centre back for JS Saint-Pierroise.

Valéry Rakotoarinosy

Valéry Rakotoarinosy (born 9 April 1986) is a Malagasy football defender who currently plays for Disciples FC.


Question: What sport does Radik Zhaparov play?

Radik Zhaparov

Radik Zhaparov (born February 29, 1984) is a Kazakh ski jumper who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished 11th in the team large hill and 26th in the individual normal hill events. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Zhaparov has finished 11th in team events three times (2005: large, normal; 2007: large) and 24th in the individual normal hill (2007) events. Zharparov's best individual World Cup finish was 11th in a large hill event in Finland in 2007. His best individual career finish was second in an FIS Cup normal hill event in Austria, also in 2007.

Ruslan Zhaparov

Ruslan Zhaparov (born 27 May 1996) is a Kazakh heavyweight taekwondo competitor. He represented Kazakhstan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's +80 kg. He was defeated by Azerbaijan's Radik Isaev in the round of 16 and South Korea's Cha Dong-min in the repechages. Zhaparov was the flag bearer for Kazakhstan during the Parade of Nations. In 2018 Zhaparov won a bronze medal at the Asian Games and a silver at the Asian Championships.

Teodor Salparov

Teodor Salparov (Теодор Салпаров born 16 August 1982) is a Bulgarian volleyball player, a member of the Bulgaria men's national volleyball team and the Bulgarian club VC Hebar Pazardzhik. He was a participant in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008, London 2012), and was a bronze medalist in the 2006 World Championship, 2007 World Cup and 2009 European Championship.

Zhaparov

Marat Zhaparov (born 1985), Kazakhstani ski jumper ; Radik Zhaparov (born 1984), Kazakhstani ski jumper, brother of Marat ; Ruslan Zhaparov (born 1996), Kazakhstani taekwondo competitor ; Sadyr Japarov (born 1968), Kyrgyz politician Zhaparov or Japarov (Cyrillic: Жапаров) is a Kazakhstani masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Zhaparova or Japarova. It may refer to

Aleksey Rastvortsev

Aleksey Petrovich Rastvortsev (Алексей Петрович Растворцев; born August 8, 1978) is a Russian handball player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics (bronze winner) and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played for the Russian National Handball Team 251 match and scored over 900 goals. In his career he played for HC Neva (St. Peterburg), HC Energija (Voronez), HC Chekhovskie Medvedi (Chekhov, Moskovskaja oblast), RK Vardar (Skopje) and RK Vojvodina (Novi Sad). He finished his active sports career in 2016 and since then he is deputy sport director in RK Vardar; they won the EHF Champions League in 2017.

List of Kazakhs

List of Kazakhs

This is a list of notable Kazakhs.

Sadyr Japarov

Sadyr Japarov

Sadyr Nurgojoyevich Japarov (sometimes Zhaparov) (; ; born 6 December 1968) is a Kyrgyz politician who has served as the president of Kyrgyzstan since 28 January 2021. He had previously served as the acting prime minister of Kyrgyzstan in the 2020 interim government following the resignation of Sooronbay Jeenbekov on 15 October 2020 amidst electoral protests. Japarov also became acting president of Kyrgyzstan after Jeenbekov's resignation but resigned himself on 14 November 2020. On 10 January 2021, Japarov was elected president.

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan, or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the country's seven million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians. The Kyrgyz language is closely related to other Turkic languages.

Kyrgyzstan's history spans a variety of cultures and empires. Although geographically isolated by its highly mountainous terrain, Kyrgyzstan has been at the crossroads of several great civilizations as part of the Silk Road along with other commercial routes. Inhabited by a succession of tribes and clans, Kyrgyzstan has periodically fallen under larger domination. Turkic nomads, who trace their ancestry to many Turkic states. It was first established as the Yenisei Kyrgyz Khaganate later in the 13th century, Kyrgyzstan was conquered by the Mongols; it regained independence, but was later invaded by Dzungar Khanate. After the fall of Dzhungars, Kyrgyz and Kipchaks were an integral part of Kokand Khanate. In 1876, Kyrgyzstan became part of the Russian Empire, and in 1936, the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic was formed to become a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. Following Mikhail Gorbachev's democratic reforms in the USSR, in 1990 pro-independence candidate Askar Akayev was elected president. On 31 August 1991, Kyrgyzstan declared independence from Moscow and a democratic government was established. Kyrgyzstan attained sovereignty as a nation state after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.

After independence, Kyrgyzstan was officially a unitary presidential republic; after the Tulip Revolution it became a unitary parliamentary republic, although it gradually developed an executive president and was governed as a semi-presidential republic before reverting to a presidential system in 2021. Throughout its existence, the country has continued to endure ethnic conflicts, revolts, economic troubles, transitional governments and political conflict.

Kyrgyzstan is a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organisation of Turkic States, the Türksoy community and the United Nations. It is a developing country ranked 118th in the Human Development Index, and is the second poorest country in Central Asia. The country's transitional economy is heavily dependent on deposits of gold, coal and uranium.

Almaty

Almaty

Almaty (; ; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata (), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over 2 million. when the government relocated the capital to Akmola (renamed Astana in 1998, Nur-Sultan in 2019, and back to Astana in 2022).

Almaty is still the major commercial, financial, and cultural centre of Kazakhstan, as well as its most populous and most cosmopolitan city. The city, just like Astana and Shymkent, does not belong to any region and is officially a "city of state importance".

The city has been part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the area of music since November 2017. The city was the host for a 1978 international conference on Primary Health Care where the Alma Ata Declaration was adopted, marking a paradigm shift in global public health.

South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea at the 2016 Summer Olympics

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest ever delegation to the Games in Olympic history since 1984. A total of 205 athletes, 103 men and 101 women, competed in 24 sports.

Teodor Salparov

On September 4, 2009 Bulgarian national team, including Salparov, won the bronze medal at the European Championship 2009. They beat Italy in 3rd place match 3-0.

Ivaylo Asparuhov

Ivaylo Lyubchev Asparuhov (Ивайло Любчев Аспарухов) (born 31 March 1971 in Sofia) was a Bulgarian football player, striker and currently coach in the North West Regional Youth team, new project of Bulgarian Football Union. As a coach Asparuhov presented with their teams attacking, aggressive football. Pointed out is the way in professional football players like Bojan Tabakov, Borislav Baldzhiyski, Simeon Ivanov.

Artur Razhabov

Artur Dovlatzhonovich Razhabov (Артур Довлатжонович Ражабов; born 28 April 1989) is a Russian curler from Saint Petersburg. He currently plays second for the Russian national curling team. Razhabov was a member of the Russian team at the 2011 and 2014 European Curling Championships. He played lead for Alexey Tselousov at the 2011 European Curling Championships, finishing 11th place. At the 2014 European Curling Championships, he played second for Evgeny Arkhipov, finishing sixth. The placement qualified the team to represent Russia at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship, Razhabov's first. Also in 2015, Razhabov was a member of the Russian team (skipped by Arkhipov) that won a silver medal at the 2015 Winter Universiade.

Georgi Asparuhov

Georgi Asparuhov Rangelov (Георги Аспарухов Рангелов; 4 May 1943 – 30 June 1971), nicknamed Gundi, was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker. A prolific forward of his generation, Asparuhov was renowned for his finishing, technique and heading ability. He was voted the best Bulgarian footballer of the 20th century and Europe's 40th best player of the century, a position shared with Paolo Rossi. Asparuhov was also nominated for the 1965 Ballon d'Or award, finishing eighth in the final standings. In international football, Asparuhov made his Bulgaria debut on 6 May 1962 at the age of 19. He made 49 appearances in total, appearing at three FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1962, 1966 and 1970, and scoring 18 goals. Asparuhov's career was cut short in 1971 at the age of 28 when he died in a vehicle accident. Levski Sofia's stadium is named in his honour.

Tihomir Dovramadjiev

Varna Sport Universiade in the chess section. In 1997, he won 1st place with the team of "Kaissa" (Varna) at the youth team championship in Plovdiv. He then competed for teams from Varna, as well as for "Lokomotiv" (Plovdiv, Bulgaria). He then he played in German team league, where he competed for SV Nashuatec (Berlin, Germany), where they won the German Landesliga for the 2003/2004 season, defeating the team of "Gillette" in the decisive match. For the team of "Nashuatec", he recorded a result of 22 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. He has successfully participated in a number of online championships, repeatedly ranking in the top three of tournaments held by ChessBase / Playchess Germany. His FIDE Elo rating is 2356 (November 2011).

Vugar Rahimov

Vugar Hamidullovych Rahimov (also Vyugar Ragymov, Вьюгар Гамидуллович Рагімов; born February 5, 1986 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) is a Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler of Azerbaijani descent, who played for the men's featherweight category. He captured a silver medal for his division at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships in Dortmund, Germany, losing out to Armenia's Roman Amoyan. Ragymov is currently a member of the wrestling team for Metallurg Zaporzhye in his current residence Zaporizhia, and is coached and trained by Evgeny Chertkov. Rakhimov represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed for the men's 55 kg class. Unfortunately, he lost the qualifying round match to China's Li Shujin, with a three-set technical score (0–4, 2–0, 0–2), and a classification point score of 1–3.

Radik Vodopyanov

Radik Vodopyanov (born 20 August 1984, Водопьянов Радик Юрьевич) is a former Kyrgystani footballer, having represented the national team from 2004 to 2007.

Alzhan Zharmukhamedov

Jarmuhamedov played club with CSKA Moscow (1970–1980). In 1971, he earned the title of Master of Sports of the USSR, International Class, and a year later, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor.

Almaty

soccer player ; Alexander Parygin (born 1973), olympic athlete ; Alexander Petrenko (1976–2006), basketball representative for Russia ; Boris Polak (born 1954), Israeli world champion and Olympic sport shooter ; Vadim Sayutin (born 1970), ice speed skater in Russia ; Thomas Schertwitis (born 1972), water polo ; Olga Shishigina (born 1968), Olympic Champion in hurdling ; Konstantin Sokolenko (born 1987), Nordic combined skier/ski jumper ; Igor Sysoev (born 1970) open-source software engineer, founder of nginx, Inc. ; Elena Likhovtseva (born 1975), tennis player ; Denis Ten (1993-2018), figure skater ; Yernar Yerimbetov (1980), gymnast ; Anatoly Vaisser (born 1949), French chess grandmaster ; Radik Zhaparov (born 1984), ski jumper ; Vladimir Zhirinovsky (born 1946), politician ; Elena Zoubareva (born 1972), opera singer ; Alexandra Elbakyan (born 1988), intellectual property activist, creator of Sci-Hub

Rauan Isaliyev

Isaliyev was born 13 May 1988 in Oral, West Kazakhstan Region, and started his bandy career in 2002 with Akzhayik Sports Club until 2008. He spent his next two seasons with Vodnik in Arkhangelsk, then two seasons with Start in Nizhny Novgorod. With the national bandy team, Isaliyev has won bronze medals at the Bandy World Championship (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015). At the 2011 Asian Winter Games, he was top goalscorer in the bandy tournament, and Kazakhstan won the goal medal on home ice at the Medeu in Almaty. He was the flag bearer at the closing ceremony. After the 2012–13 league season he was elected best player in Start. Following the 2018–19 season he achieved that feat with Sibselmash for the third year in a row. At the 2018 World Championship he was the topscorer in Division A.

Teodor Salparov

In 2014 went to Russian Zenit Kazan. In March 2015 he achieved gold medal of 2014–15 CEV Champions League with Russian club. In 2017 Salparov signed for Bulgarian Neftochimic. His teammates in Bulgaria national team Georgi Bratoev and Valentin Bratoev signed for the Burgas team the same year. With the Bulgarian team, Salparov became 2 time national champion.

Sport in Uzbekistan

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, cyclist ; Artur Taymazov, wrestler ; Ruslan Chagaev, boxer ; Lina Cheryazova, freestyle skier ; Elvira Saadi, gymnast ; Maksim Shatskikh, footballer

Radik Zakiev

Radik Zakiev (born 23 December, 1986) is a Russian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the Kontinental Hockey League. He most notably led Amur Khabarovsk in scoring with 12 goals and 25 points in 54 games during the 2010–11 season.

Server Djeparov

Server Reshatovich Djeparov (Uzbek: Server Jeparov, Uzbek Cyrillic: Сервер Жепаров, ; born 3 October 1982), is an Uzbek former professional football playmaker who is the head coach of Uzbekistan U-14 and the assistant coach of Uzbekistan. He has won the Asian Footballer of the Year award twice, first in 2008 and the other in 2011.

Yuri Zhirkov

Zhirkov joined CSKA Moscow in January 2004. His first official match was on 7 March 2004 in the Russian Super Cup against Spartak Moscow. CSKA's 3–1 victory gave him his first trophy. Zhirkov made his debut in the UEFA Champions League on 27 July against Neftchi Baku. He also appeared in the third qualifying round against Rangers. Zhirkov made his debut in the CIS Cup against Gomel and was replaced in the 70th minute. The final score was 2–2. In his second match, against Pakhtakor Tashkent, he played all 90 minutes, with the final score being 2–1. In the last qualifying match against Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda, which also ended 2–1, Zhirkov played all 90 minutes. After the cup, Yuri Adzhem claimed Zhirkov had a good chance to receive a