Rory Neil Benjamin Darge is a Scottish professional rugby union player born on 23 February 2000 in Edinburgh. He plays primarily as a flanker, capable of operating at openside or number eight, for United Rugby Championship side Glasgow Warriors and the Scotland national team, where he has served as co-captain and later as sole captain on tours. Raised in the East Lothian area around North Berwick and Aberlady, he attended North Berwick High School and came through the local rugby club before progressing through the Scottish Rugby Academy. He is known for his high work rate, breakdown expertise, tackling intensity,…
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Thomas Johannes Gottschalk is a prominent German radio and television host, entertainer, actor, and author, widely recognized as one of the most iconic figures in German-speaking entertainment. Born on 18 May 1950 in Bamberg, Bavaria, he grew up in Kulmbach after his family, originally from Upper Silesia, resettled there following the upheavals of the Second World War. After completing his Abitur in 1971 at the Markgraf-Georg-Friedrich-Gymnasium in Kulmbach, he studied German philology and history with the intention of becoming a teacher, but entertainment soon became his true calling. Gottschalk has entertained generations of viewers across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and beyond…
Manuela Arcuri is an Italian actress, former model, and television personality born on January 8, 1977, in Anagni, in the province of Frosinone, Lazio. Her father, Cataldo Onaldo Arcuri, hails from the province of Crotone in Calabria, while her mother, Lella Arcuri, is originally from Avellino in Campania. She grew up in Latina, where she attended the artistic high school before moving to Rome to train at the Accademia d’Arte Drammatica Pietro Scharoff, graduating in 1997. She rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a glamorous figure in Italian entertainment, known for her work in film,…
Michelle Yvonne Hunziker is a Swiss-Italian television presenter, former model, actress, and entertainer born on 24 January 1977 in Sorengo, near Lugano in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Her mother, Ineke, and her father, Rudolf Hunziker (a Swiss-German painter who also worked in hotel management and died of a heart attack in 2001), raised her initially in the Ticino region. The family later moved to the German-speaking part of Switzerland, including Ostermundigen near Bern and then Zuchwil in the canton of Solothurn after her parents’ separation. At around age 17 she relocated to Italy with her mother to pursue…
Aurora Ramazzotti, fully known as Aurora Sophie Hunziker-Ramazzotti, was born on December 5, 1996, in Sorengo, Switzerland. She is the daughter of Italian singer-songwriter Eros Ramazzotti and Swiss-Italian television presenter and model Michelle Hunziker. Raised primarily in Milan, she grew up in the public eye due to her parents’ high profiles in entertainment. Her parents married in 1998 and divorced in 2002. Aurora later became part of a blended family as both parents formed new relationships and had additional children. She completed her secondary education at the International European School in Milan and briefly enrolled in sociology at the Università…
Jonathan Douglas Gray, known as Jonny Gray, is a Scottish professional rugby union player born on 14 March 1994 in Rutherglen, Scotland. He has represented Scotland at senior international level since making his debut in 2013 and has accumulated over 80 caps. Gray began playing rugby as a child at Cambuslang RFC, progressing through the mini section from the age of seven to become a first XV regular by 16, while also playing for Calderglen High School in East Kilbride. After developing through age-grade sides and a John Macphail Scholarship stint in New Zealand, he turned professional and established himself…
Magnus Donald Blackburn Bradbury is a Scottish professional rugby union player born on 23 August 1995 in Glasgow, Scotland. Raised with strong ties to Oban, he began his rugby journey with Oban Lorne RFC before attending Oban High School and later securing a scholarship to Merchiston Castle School. He is the son of Dee Bradbury, who became the first female president of the Scottish Rugby Union, and the late Nick Bradbury, a figure in the Scottish fish-farming industry. Bradbury has represented Scotland from age-grade levels through to the senior national team and has spent the majority of his senior club…
Elliot Millar-Mills is a professional rugby union player born on 8 July 1992 in Stockport, England. Standing at 1.78 metres and weighing around 121 kilograms, he plays as a tighthead prop. He qualifies for Scotland through his mother, Elspeth, who was born in Hamilton, Scotland, while his father is English. He attended University College London and began his rugby journey at local clubs including Manchester Rugby Club, Stockport and Macclesfield. As of mid-2026 he has earned multiple caps for Scotland since his debut in 2024 and has been a regular in the English Premiership, most recently with Northampton Saints before…
Pierre Schoeman is a professional rugby union player who plays as a loosehead prop. Born on 7 May 1994 in Nelspruit (now Mbombela), South Africa, he stands approximately 1.84 metres tall and weighs around 118 kilograms. He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in Pretoria, a school known for producing notable sports figures, and later studied at the University of Pretoria. Schoeman began his career in South African rugby before moving to Scotland, where he has represented Edinburgh Rugby since 2018 and qualified for the Scotland national team through residency. He is known for his powerful carrying, scrummaging strength, energetic style…
William Ballard Hurd, known as Will Hurd, is an American politician, former intelligence officer, author, and technology executive born on August 19, 1977, in San Antonio, Texas. The son of Robert Hurd, who is Black, and Mary Alice Hurd, who is white, he grew up in an interracial family in San Antonio during a time when such unions still faced significant social barriers. Hurd graduated from John Marshall High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in international relations from Texas A&M University, where he served as student body president. He is a Republican who…
Ewan Philip Fraser Ashman is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and represents the Scotland national team. Born on 3 April 2000 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Scottish father, Jonathan, and an English mother, Carole, he moved to England at around the age of three or four and was raised in Sandbach, Cheshire. He qualifies for Scotland through his father’s heritage and has represented the country from age-grade levels upward. Ashman is known for his dynamic ball-carrying, try-scoring ability from the maul and open play, and lineout…
Zander James Ragnar Fagerson is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship and the Scotland national team. Born on 19 January 1996 in Perth, Scotland, he grew up largely in Kirriemuir in the Angus region after his family relocated there. He stands approximately 1.88 metres tall and weighs around 125-126 kilograms. Educated at the High School of Dundee and Strathallan School, Fagerson developed through the age-grade pathways, representing Scotland at under-16, under-18 and under-20 levels. Beyond rugby, he was the Scottish Youth Downhill Mountain Bike Champion in…
Patrick Tito Tuipulotu is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a lock. Born on 23 January 1993 in Christchurch, he stands 198 cm tall and weighs around 120 kg. Educated at St Peter’s College in Auckland, he has become a mainstay of the Blues in Super Rugby and Auckland in the provincial competition, while also representing the All Blacks at international level. Known for his physicality, athleticism, work rate and leadership, he has captained the Blues and established himself as one of the more experienced and respected locks in New Zealand rugby. Siblings Patrick has a sister…
Bradley Slater is a New Zealand rugby union player born on 23 September 1998 in New Plymouth. He primarily plays as a hooker, with occasional appearances as a flanker. He attended New Plymouth Boys’ High School and grew up on a family farm near New Plymouth, an upbringing he has credited with building the work ethic that supports his professional career. Slater is the son of former Taranaki representative Andy Slater, a lock and back-rower who made 180 provincial appearances for the province and briefly featured for the Hurricanes, and the nephew of All Black prop Gordon Slater. Siblings Bradley…
Samuel Lawrence Whitelock, known as Sam Whitelock, is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a lock. Born on 12 October 1988 in Palmerston North, New Zealand, he grew up on a family dairy farm in the Manawatū region and attended Feilding High School. He became renowned for his lineout expertise, durability, work rate, leadership, and consistency over a long career. Whitelock is the most-capped All Black in history with 153 Test appearances between 2010 and 2023. He spent the bulk of his club career with Canterbury and the Crusaders before brief stints in Japan and a…