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Deon Booysen
Deon is a given name. People with the name include: * Deon (footballer), José Aldean Oliveira de Jesus (1987–2023), Brazilian footballer * Deon Burton (born 1976), English-born Jamaican footballer * Deon Butler (born 1986), American football player * Deon Cain (born 1996), American football player * Deon Hemmings (born 1968), Jamaican female 400 metres hurdler * Deon Jackson (1946–2014), African-American singer * Deon Kruis (born 1974), South African cricketer * Deon Lacey (born 1990), American football player * Deon Lee (born 1982), South Korean born composer * Deon Lendore (born 1992), Trinidadian sprinter * Deon Miles, American chemist * Deon Strother, American football player * Deon Swiggs, New Zealand politician * Deon Thomas (born 1971), American-Israeli basketball player * Deon van der Walt (1958–2005), South African operatic tenor * Deon Yelder (born 1995), American football player *Deon Temne (1972), Sierra Leonean-American, Afrocentrism, human rights activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon (footballer)
José Aldean Oliveira de Jesus (6 June 1987 – 9 August 2023), better known as Deon, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Career Deon played for EC Bahia between 2005 and 2008, playing 11 matches and scoring 4 goals during the period. He subsequently played for Fluminense de Feira and Atlético de Alagoinhas. He arrived at Associação Desportiva Bahia de Feira, Bahia de Feira in 2018, where he played 123 matches and scored 39 goals. He was runner-up in Bahia de Feira in 2019 and 2021 editions of Campeonato Baiano. Death On 9 August 2023, Deon fell ill during a training session held at Arena Cajueiro, Feira de Santana. Paramedics confirmed the player's death at the scene. See also *List of association football players who died during their careers References External linksDeon at ogol.com.br * 1987 births 2023 deaths Sport deaths in Brazil Association football players who died while playing Men's associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Swiggs
Deon William Swiggs (born 6 September 1986) is a New Zealand politician serving as the Environment Canterbury Councillor representing the Christchurch West/Ōpuna Regional Constituency. He previously served as the Christchurch City Councillor representing the Central ward from 2016 to 2019. Prior to Swiggs being elected, he was most well known for his participation in Rebuild Christchurch, an organisation founded after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake. Early life and up to 2019 Swiggs was born in Nelson, New Zealand, and is the oldest of three siblings. Until Swiggs was 5, he was raised at Parihaka, Parihaka Pa as a Christian. Swiggs was educated at Marlborough Boys' College where he was a sixth form prefect. After graduating in 2004, Swiggs joined the Royal New Zealand Navy in 2005 as a navigation officer. Swiggs left the Navy in 2008 to pursue a career in the business sector. In 2008, Swiggs worked as a real estate agent for Harcourts in New Plymouth before transferring to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dion (other)
Dion may refer to: People Ancient *Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus *Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician *Dio of Alexandria, first century BC, ancient Greek philosopher * Dion of Naples, an ancient Greek mathematician cited by Augustine of Hippo along with Adrastus of Cyzicus *Dio Chrysostom, also known as Dion Chrysostomos (c. 40 – c. 115), a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian *Cassius Dio, also known as Dion Kassios (c. AD 155 – 235), a Roman consul Modern Given name * Dion Bakker (born 1981), Dutch Youtuber and artist *Dion O'Banion (1892–1924) , American mobster *Dion Boucicault (1820–1890), Irish actor and playwright * Dion Boucicault Jr. (1859–1929), American actor and stage director *Dion Dawkins (born 1994), American football player *Dion DiMucci (born 1939), American singer/songwriter known professionally as "Dion" *Dion Dublin (born 1969), English footballer and televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deion (given Name)
Deion is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Deion Barnes (born 1993), American football player *Deion Belue (born 1991), American football player *Deion Branch (born 1979), American football player * Deion Harris (born 1995), American football player * Deion Jones (born 1994), American football player * Deion Jumah (born 1989), English boxer *Deion Mikesell (born 1987), American rugby union player *Deion Sanders (born 1967), American football coach, former football and baseball player * Deion Turman (born 1992), American basketball player See also *Deioneus, or Deion, several figures in Greek mythology * Deon, given name * d'Eon, a surname *Dion (other) Dion may refer to: People Ancient *Dion (mythology), a king in Laconia and husband of Iphitea, the daughter of Prognaus *Dion of Syracuse (408–354 BC), ancient Greek politician *Dio of Alexandria, first century BC, ancient Greek philosoph ..., includes a list of people with given name Dion * Dio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'Eon
D'Eon is a surname. People with the surname include: * d'Eon (musician) Chris d'Eon (born 1985), mononymously known as d'Eon, is a Canadian electronic musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and composer based in Montreal, Quebec. He is known for his musical eclectism, which encompasses various elements of electr ..., Canadian electronic musician * Chevalier d'Éon (1728–1810), French diplomat and spy * Dwight d'Eon (born 1978), Canadian musician See also * Deon * Dion (other) * Eon (other) {{surname, d'Eon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chappie (film)
''Chappie'' (stylized as ''CHAPPiE'') is a 2015 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Neill Blomkamp and written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell. It stars Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Ninja, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, and Sigourney Weaver. The film, set and shot in Johannesburg, is about an artificial general intelligence law enforcement robot captured and taught by gangsters, who nickname it Chappie. ''Chappie'' premiered in New York City on March 4, 2015, and was released in U.S. cinemas on March 6, 2015. The film grossed $102 million worldwide against a $49 million budget. Plot A skyrocketing crime rate leads the city of Johannesburg, South Africa to buy a squadron of scouts—state-of-the-art armor-plated attack robots—from weapons manufacturer Tetravaal. These autonomous androids were developed by British scientist Deon Wilson and largely supplant the overwhelmed human police force. A competing project within Tetrav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Rights Defender
A human rights defender or human rights activist is a person who, individually or with others, acts to promote or protect human rights. They can be journalists, environmentalists, whistleblowers, trade unionists, lawyers, teachers, housing campaigners, participants in direct action, or just individuals acting alone. They can defend rights as part of their jobs or in a voluntary capacity. As a result of their activities, human rights defenders (HRDs) are often subjected to reprisals including smears, surveillance, harassment, false charges, arbitrary detention, restrictions on the right to freedom of association, physical attack, and even murder. In 2020, at least 331 HRDs were murdered in 25 countries. The international community and some national governments have attempted to respond to this violence through various protections, but violence against HRDs continues to rise. Women human rights defenders and environmental human rights defenders (who are very often indigenous) face gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afrocentrism
Afrocentrism is a worldview that is centered on the history of people of African descent or a view that favors it over non-African civilizations. It is in some respects a response to Eurocentric attitudes about African people and their historical contributions. It seeks to counter what it sees as mistakes and ideas perpetuated by the racist philosophical underpinnings of Western academic disciplines as they developed during and since Europe's Early Renaissance as justifying rationales for the enslavement of other peoples, in order to enable more accurate accounts of not only African but all people's contributions to world history. Afrocentricity deals primarily with self-determination and African agency and is a pan-African point of view for the study of culture, philosophy, and history. Gates, Henry Louis, and Kwame Anthony Appiah (eds), '' Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African-American'' Volume 1, p. 111, Oxford University Press. 2005. Afrocentrism is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Yelder
Deon Yelder (born March 6, 1995) is an American professional football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Western Kentucky and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Yelder won a Super Bowl title as part of the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV. Early life Yelder was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Southern High School. He originally only played basketball at Southern and did not play football until his junior year. College career Yelder began his career at Western Kentucky as a walk-on and redshirted his freshman season. He saw his first collegiate action during his redshirt sophomore season, playing special teams, and did not catch his first career pass until his redshirt junior season. He earned a scholarship going into his redshirt senior season and finished the season with 52 receptions for 688 yards and eight total touchdowns and was named third-team All-Conference USA. Yelder's performance e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Van Der Walt
Deon van der Walt (28 July 1958 – 29 November 2005), was a South African tenor. Van der Walt studied at Stellenbosh University and resided at Wilgenhof and made his debut as Jaquino in Beethoven's ''Fidelio'' at the Cape Town Opera before he had graduated. Numerous scholarships and awards allowed him to continue his studies abroad. In 1981, he won the in Salzburg. His first formal engagement took him to Gelsenkirchen's Musiktheater im Revier, then to the Staatsoper Stuttgart and Zurich Opera. He was invited to perform at the Royal Opera House in London in 1985 and there made his debut as Almaviva in Rossini's ''The Barber of Seville''. He was counted amongst the leading lyric tenors of his day and performed at all the world's major opera houses, including *La Scala in Milan *the Hamburg State Opera *the Vienna State Opera *the Bavarian State Opera in Munich *the Zurich Opera, Switzerland *the Liceu in Barcelona *the Metropolitan Opera in New York He also performed at n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Thomas
Deon La velle Thomas (; born February 24, 1971) is an American-Israeli former basketball player. As a high school player, he led his team to the Chicago Public League title, and was named Illinois Mr. Basketball. As a college player at the University of Illinois, he finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in Fighting Illini history. Selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 28th selection of the 1994 NBA draft, he opted to play professional basketball in Europe and Israel. High school career Thomas was a star basketball player at Chicago's Neal F. Simeon Vocational High School, graduating in 1989. As a junior in 1988, he led the Wolverines to the Chicago Public League title. As a senior, he was named Illinois Mr. Basketball and played in the McDonald's All-American Game, which also featured future NBA star Shaquille O'Neal. College career Thomas played college basketball at the University of Illinois. Thomas finished his career as the all-time leading scorer in F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deon Strother
Deonshawn L. Strother (born April 12, 1972) is an American former professional football running back who played one season with the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Southern California. He was also a member of the Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Early life and college Deonshawn L. Strother was born on April 12, 1972, in Saginaw, Michigan. He attended Skyline High School in Oakland, California. He lettered for the USC Trojans from 1990 to 1993. He rushed 19 times for 108 yards and one touchdown during his freshman season in 1990. In 1991, he rushed 129 times for 614 yards and seven touchdowns while also catching seven passes for 21 yards and throwing one touchdown. In 1992, he only recorded 19 rushing attempts for 41 yards and one touchdown, ten receptions for 86 yards, and one passing touchdown. His senior year in 1993, he totaled 60 carries for 310 yards and five touchdowns, and 51 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
