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Noe Baba (born 8 August 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for FAI National League club Mayo. Born in Cameroon, he is a Republic of Ireland youth international. He is the first African-born footballer to captain an…
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Noel Lloyd George Blake (born 12 January 1962) is a former professional footballer and current coach. He was formerly the head coach of the England national under-19 football team. He played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Shrewsbury Town,…
1974–
Noel Scarlett (born January 21, 1974 – September 1, 2021) was an American professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the Scottish…
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Nolan Richardson Jr. (born December 27, 1941) is an American former basketball head coach best known for his tenure at the University of Arkansas, where he won the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and led the Razorbacks to three Final…
1964–2012
Nolan Richardson III (July 16, 1964 – May 13, 2012) was an American college basketball coach and the son of National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame coach Nolan Richardson.
1941–2025
Nolen M. Ellison (November 3, 1941 – June 12, 2025) was an American Big 8 basketball player and pioneering community college educator and administrator.
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Chukwunonso Azuka Tristan "Noni" Madueke (English: ; born 10 March 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Arsenal and the England national team. After playing youth football with Crystal Palace and…
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Exavier Prente "Nook" Logan (born November 28, 1979) is an American former Major League Baseball center fielder. He attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He made his Major League debut July 21, 2004, with the Detroit Tigers against the Kansas City Royals.
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Norman Delaney Bass Jr. (January 21, 1939 – June 15, 2024) was an American college and professional football player and baseball player. He was a pitcher for the Kansas City Athletics from 1961 to 1963.
1947–2003
Norman McRae (September 26, 1947 – July 25, 2003) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who appeared in 22 Major League games for the 1969–1970 Detroit Tigers. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, he stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)…
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Norman Roberts (born July 21, 1965) is a former men's college basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach at the University of Kansas. He also is the former head coach at St. John's University.
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Norman Augustus Black (born November 12, 1957) is an American-Philippine professional basketball coach and former player. He serves as a team consultant for the Meralco Bolts of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the San Beda Red Lions of the…
1961–
Norman George Cowans (born 17 April 1961) is a former cricketer who mainly played as a right-arm fast bowler. He was the 500th cricketer to play Test cricket for England, featuring between 1982 and 1985 in 19 Test matches and 23 One Day Internationals.…
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Norman Bernard Joseph MBE (born on 6 November 1957), known by his stage name Norman Jay is a British club, radio and sound system DJ. He first came to prominence playing unlicensed "warehouse" parties in the early 1980s, and through his involvement with…
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Norman Anthony Smiley (born 28 February 1965) is an English-American retired professional wrestler who is employed by WWE as a trainer for NXT, and signed to a WWE Legends deal. He is best known for his appearances with the Mexican promotion Consejo…
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Norries Wilson (born June 24, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. Since 2017, he has been the director of player development at the University of Minnesota. He was the first African-American head football coach in the Ivy League when he…
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Norris Stephen Hopper (born March 24, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played three seasons of Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
June 9, 1978
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.…
1924–1992
Norvel L. R. Lee (September 22, 1924 – August 19, 1992) was an amateur boxer, Tuskegee Airman, WWII veteran, scholar, educator, field grade officer in the US Army Reserve, and youth mentor in the greater Washington D.C. area. He won the light heavyweight…
1951–
Norvell Austin (born March 9, 1951) is an American retired professional wrestler. Austin worked for most of his career in the Southern United States, most often in tag team competition. Norvell Austin is most famous for teaming with Sputnik Monroe in one…
1979–
Ntema Ndungidi (born March 15, 1979) is a Zaire-born Canadian former Minor League Baseball outfielder. He played in the minor leagues in the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners, and Montreal Expos organizations. He appeared in the All-Star Futures Game.
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Nyjer Jamid Morgan (born July 2, 1980) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Cleveland Indians, in Nippon Professional…
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Nyla Rose (born August 3, 1982), is an American professional wrestler and actress. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she is a one-time AEW Women's World Champion. Upon joining AEW in 2019, Rose became the first openly transgender wrestler…
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Nyron Paul Henry Nosworthy (born 11 October 1980) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre back. After beginning his career with Gillingham, he moved to Sunderland in 2005 with whom he played in the Premier League. After two lengthy loan…
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