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Quvenzhané Wallis (born 2003) is an American actress.

Moses Malone (1955-2015) was an American basketball player.

L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and other Oz books.

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Sahit Prizreni (born in 1983) is an Albanian-Australian former freestyle wrestler who is the current president of the Albanian Wrestling Federation from 6 December 2020. He participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2008 Summer Olympics. Prizreni participated in Men's freestyle 60 kg at 2004 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal on 2007 FILA Wrestling World Championships.

Theoharis Trasha (born in 1985) is an Albanian weightlifter, who with his younger brother Gert Trasha competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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Gert Trasha (born in 1988) is an Albanian weightlifter. At age sixteen, Trasha became one of the youngest weightlifters to mark their official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, representing his nation Albania. He placed thirteenth in the men's featherweight class (62 kg), as he successfully lifted 115 kg in the single-motion snatch, and hoisted 140 kg in the two-part, shoulder-to-overhead clean and jerk, for a total of 255 kg.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Trasha switched to a heavier class by competing in the men's lightweight division. Unlike his previous Olympics, Trasha did not finish the event, after failing to lift a snatch of 136 kg in three attempts.

Rovena Marku (born in 1987) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer from Albania, who represented her native country at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.

Kreshnik Gjata (born in 1983) is an Albanian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Gjata qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 26.64. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including 16-year-old Chris Hackel of Mauritius. He posted a lifetime best of 26.61 to earn a fourth spot by a 1.28-second margin behind winner Hackel.

Dorian Çollaku (born in 1977) is an Albanian hammer thrower. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He was placed thirty-first in the qualifying rounds of the competition, with a throw of 70.06 metres. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he successfully threw the hammer into the field on his third and final attempt, at 70.98 metres. Collaku, however, failed to advance into the hammer throw final, as he placed twenty-eighth overall in the qualifying rounds.

Klodiana Shala (born in 1979) is an Albanian track and field athlete who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres sprints. Her personal bests are 23.27 and 52.86 seconds, respectively. She is a four-time Olympic participant having represented Albania at the Olympics in 2000, 2004 (where she was also the flagbearer), 2008 and 2012.

Oltion Luli (born in 1969) is a former Albanian athlete, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney in the Men's 100m. He was the Prefect of Shkodra region in 2005. He is member of Shkodra Municipality Council. On 19 June 2023 Oltion Luli is elected President of the Shkodra City Council.

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Shkëlqim Troplini (1966–2020) was an Albanian wrestler who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Ilirjan Suli (born in 1975), also known as Ilirian, is an Albanian weightlifter. He competed for Albania at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics men's 76 kg event and at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the men's 77 kg event.

Djana Mata (born in 1960) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Besnik Musaj (born in 1973) is an Albanian former cyclist who represented his country in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He competed in the men's road race, but he failed to finish the race. He won the Tour of Albania for seven consecutive years from 1995 to 2001, and the Albanian National Road Race Championships in 1998, 1999 and 2002.

Vera Bitanji (born in 1969) is an Albanian athlete and triple jumper. She represented Albania in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta competing in the women's triple jump.

Maniani was born as Mirela Manjani in 1976. In 1996, at the University of Alabama she set a new Albanian national record at 62.46 m (as of 2017, she still holds the national record of Albania). She represented Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA and ranked 24th overall. During the competition she was also Albania's flag bearer. After marrying a Greek citizen, the weightlifter Georgios Tzelilis, she received Greek citizenship and represented Greece at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. Her first major success came in 1999 in Seville, where she won the gold medal at the World Championships with a throw of 67.09 m. Her performance was considered as a world record, as a new type of javelin had been introduced in 1999. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal with a personal best of 67.51 m. She also won the bronze medal in 2004. Maniani is also a European champion and double world champion. Her personal best throw of 67.51 metres is the current Greek record.

Maniani was born as Mirela Manjani in 1976. In 1996, at the University of Alabama she set a new Albanian national record at 62.46 m (as of 2017, she still holds the national record of Albania). She represented Albania at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA and ranked 24th overall. During the competition she was also Albania's flag bearer. After marrying a Greek citizen, the weightlifter Georgios Tzelilis, she received Greek citizenship and represented Greece at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens. Her first major success came in 1999 in Seville, where she won the gold medal at the World Championships with a throw of 67.09 m. Her performance was considered as a world record, as a new type of javelin had been introduced in 1999. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal with a personal best of 67.51 m. She also won the bronze medal in 2004. Maniani is also a European champion and double world champion. Her personal best throw of 67.51 metres is the current Greek record.

Dede Dekaj (born in 1970) is a former Albanian weightlifter who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Fatmir Bushi (born in 1963) is a former Albanian weightlifter who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Sokol Bishanaku (born in 1971) is a former Albanian weightlifter who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games, the 1991 Mediterranean Games in Greece, the 1993 Mediterranean Games in France, the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Italy, the 1999 World Weightlifting Championship in Athens, and many other international competitions. He was also a National Representative of Albania at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. He set 102 national weightlifting records and was National Champion from 1993-1999. He won numerous medals at international competition. He has remained involved in sport as a trainer and professor since 2005 and in 2017 was declared the best trainer in Albania. He is now a national coach.

Frank Leskaj (born in 1971) is an American swimmer who competed for Albania in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle, and the 100-meter breaststroke at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Leskaj was the first Albanian swimmer to compete in the Olympics.

Raphael Diaz (b. 1986) is a Swiss ice hockey player who played in the NHL from 2011 to 2016, and played the rest of his career on Switzerland.

Enkelejda Shehu (born in 1969) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta. She competed in the women's 10 metre air pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio for the United States.

Kristo Robo (born in 1948) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona in the 25 metre rapid fire pistol, he finished 30th, he was also the Albanian flag bearer.

Alma Qeramixhi (born in 1963) is an Albanian heptathlete who represented her country in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She competed in the women's heptathlon. In 1989, she set the Albanian record for the 100 m. hurdles event which she still holds. She also set in 1990 the Albanian record in heptathlon, which she also still holds.

Suela Mëhilli (born in 1994) is an alpine skier from Albania. She competed for Albania at the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics in the giant slalom competition. She was the first female athlete to represent the country at the Winter Olympics.

Erjon Tola (born in 1986) is an Albanian alpine ski racer who represented Albania at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics.

Denni Xhepa, is an Italian-born alpine skier of Albanian origin who represented Albania at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Ymer Pampuri (1944–2017) was an Albanian weightlifter who in the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich became the first Albanian to break an Olympic record, the first Albanian to become a World Champion and the last World Champion in military press, since the discipline was no longer allowed to be practiced internationally after 1972.

Beqir Kosova (born in 1949) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich in the 50 metre rifle prone.

Ismail Rama (born in 1935) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich in the 50 metre rifle prone.

Afërdita Tusha (1945–2018) was an Albanian female sports shooter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich against the men in the 50 metre free pistol. She was the first woman to represent Albania at the Olympics.

Fatos Pilkati (born in 1951) is an Albanian shooter who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich.

Gareth Daley (/ˈdeɪˈli/), known mononymously as Daley, is a British singer-songwriter and creative artist from Manchester, known for his collaborations with Gorillaz, Jill Scott, Pharrell Williams, Marsha Ambrosius and Jessie J.

Wiktionary says 任 means “to endure, carry, trust in, or hold” roughly. I don’t know if there’s any reason this name wouldn’t have that meaning, I haven’t researched it much.

American actor George Clooney championed a captivating performance as attorney Michael Clayton in the award-winning legal thriller “Michael Clayton”.

Paul Martin Simon was an American author and politician from Illinois. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985 and in the United States Senate from 1985 to 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, he unsuccessfully ran for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination.

Omar Yaser Ismail will represent Palestine in taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

The unfortunate thing about this name is that if you’re in Mexico with this surname, you’re saying the F-word every time you introduce yourself!

After putting the Khmer text into Google Translate and playing it, I assume it's pronounced similarly to "soon".

Although it's not quite the same name, I believe EA meant to give this name to a fictional Kazakh ice hockey player named Galym Tursumbayev when they were making the international rosters for NHL 98, but somewhere down the line, some translation got screwed up, and thus, "Tursynbaev" became "Tursumbayev".

There is no history of it being used as as a dutch name

With no evidence of the name being used to show mirror makers and I believe that a reword to show that there is no 100% connection to link the task to the name. The German word Spielgel meaning Mirror is also used in dutch i do not have any ground to state this but a link to dutch may be a idea to look in to

YouTuber Scott Wozniak, better known as Scott the Woz, is a bearer of this surname, even making a joke about him being Polish in one of his videos.

Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a professional football player. A member of the Republican Party from New York, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's vice presidential nominee in the 1996 election, as the running mate of Bob Dole; they lost to incumbent president Bill Clinton and vice president Al Gore. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries.

A beautiful name, especially in honor of the heroic Oskar Schindler.

Gaillard from 6 Monsters!

It's also German as well. Check the websites for source material.
https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=banner
https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=banner
https://discover.23andme.com/last-name/Banner
https://www.houseofnames.com/banner-family-crest
https://www.familyeducation.com/baby-names/name-meaning/banner