* Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of {{{pcupdate}}}. ** National team caps and goals correct as of {{{ntupdate}}}. David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975 in Leytonstone, London) is an English footballer. He currently plays for Real Madrid and as captain of the English national team, especially noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit free-kicks and corners, particularly from long-range. He is also famed for his celebrity lifestyle ...

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David Beckham - Childhood and early career David Beckham - Manchester United
David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98 David Beckham - World Cup 1998 David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99 David Beckham - Wedding David Beckham - 1999-2000 season David Beckham - Euro 2000: abuse from England fans David Beckham - Captain of England David Beckham - Metatarsal injury David Beckham - World Cup 2002 David Beckham - Leaving United 2002-03
David Beckham - Real Madrid
David Beckham - 2003-04 season David Beckham - 2004-05 season David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off
David Beckham - Milestones David Beckham - Miscellaneous David Beckham - Quotations David Beckham - Notes

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Winning over the England fans, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002 and final season at United, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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Beckham was born in Leytonstone, east London, the son of Ted Beckham (a kitchen fitter) and Sandra West (a hairdresser). The Beckhams were fanatical Manchester United supporters, who would regularly travel to Old Trafford by coach and frequently went to away games. David was a strong cross-country runner who regularly finished first in his age group in the Essex cross-country championships, but he had inherited his parents' love of Manchester United and his main passion was football. At the age of eleven, he attended one of Bobby Charlton's ...

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David Beckham, David Beckham - Childhood and early career, David Beckham - Manchester United, David Beckham - Becoming a first team player 1995-98, David Beckham - World Cup 1998, David Beckham - The treble season 1998-99, David Beckham - Wedding, David Beckham - 1999-2000 season, David Beckham - Euro 2000: abuse from England fans, David Beckham - Captain of England, David Beckham - Metatarsal injury, David Beckham - World Cup 2002, David Beckham - Leaving United 2002-03, David Beckham - Real Madrid, David Beckham - 2003-04 season, David Beckham - 2004-05 season, David Beckham - 2005-06 season: three sendings off, David Beckham - Milestones, David Beckham - Miscellaneous, David Beckham - Quotations, David Beckham - Notes

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Victoria Caroline Beckham (born 17 April 1974) is an English popular music singer, who first came to prominence as a member of girl band the Spice Girls. Born Victoria Caroline Adams, she is also known as Posh Spice, a nickname given to her by the BBC's Top of the Pops magazine, a monthly popular music magazine aimed at teenaged girls. Victoria Beckham - Biography. She was born in the county of Hertfordshire as Victoria Adams. Her parents are Anthony William Adams and Jacqueline Doreen Cannon. ...

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Victoria Beckham - Biography Victoria Beckham - Autobiography Victoria Beckham - Discography
Victoria Beckham - Albums Victoria Beckham - Singles

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David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana) is an American filmmaker. Lynch’s films are known for their elements of surrealism, their nightmarish and dreamlike sequences, their stark and strange images, and their meticulously crafted audio. Most of his work explores the seedy underside of small-town U.S.A. (e.g. Blue Velvet and the "Twin Peaks" television series) or sprawling metropolises (Eraserhead, Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive). Due to his peculiar style and focus on the American psyche, producer Mel Brooks ...

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David Lynch - Career
David Lynch - Early days David Lynch - Philadelphia and the short films David Lynch - Eraserhead David Lynch - The Elephant Man Dune and Blue Velvet David Lynch - Twin Peaks Wild at Heart Industrial Symphonies and Hotel Room David Lynch - Lost Highway The Straight Story Mulholland Drive and INLAND EMPIRE
David Lynch - Awards and honors David Lynch - Frequent collaborators David Lynch - Private life David Lynch - Trivia David Lynch - Transcendental meditation David Lynch - Other interests David Lynch - Filmography
David Lynch - As director David Lynch - As an Actor

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David (דָּוִד "Beloved", Standard Hebrew Davíd, Tiberian Hebrew Dāwiḏ; Arabic داود Dāʾūd "Beloved"), as referred to as King David, was the second and one of the most well-known kings of ancient Israel, as well as the most mentioned man in the Hebrew Bible. The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of a united Kingdom of Israel, David's forty-year reign lasted from roughly 1005 BCE to 965 BCE. The account of his life and rule are recorded in the Old Testament Books of Samuel a ...

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David - David's life
David - David's early life David - Reign as King of Judah David - David's reign over the United Monarchy
David - David's family
David - David's father David - David's wives David - Bathsheba David - David's sons
David - David as a religious figure
David - David in Judaism David - David in Christianity David - David Dawud in Islam
David - Historicity of David David - Representation in art and literature
David - Art David - Literature David - Film

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Before getting into professional wrestling, Batista worked as a bouncer in various clubs, and was once arrested for brawling with a man even though his actions were taken in self-defense. Batista's wrestling career began when he met Curt Hennig and Joseph Laurinaitis (Road Warrior Animal) at a bodybuilding meeting. He tried out at the WCW Power Plant but was told he'd never make it in the wrestling business. He then went to the WWF who sent him to work with Afa Anoai. He wrestled in An ...

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David Bautista, David Bautista - Early career, David Bautista - World Wrestling Entertainment, David Bautista - Evolution, David Bautista - World Heavyweight Champion, David Bautista - Injury and title surrender, David Bautista - Finishing and signature moves, David Bautista - Championships and accomplishments, David Bautista - Championship succession, David Bautista - Trivia, David Bautista - Personal life

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David Millar burst into the cycling scene as the young leader of the French team Cofidis by winning the prologue of the 2000 Tour de France, and held the yellow jersey for a few days. He failed to repeat his feat in 2001 due to a crash, but again won the prologue in 2002. During his attempt to again win the prologue in 2003, his chain dropped a short distance from the finish due to the absence of a front derailleur, a decision which he blamed on directeur sportif Alain Bondue. He claimed that he lost the prologue because Bondue was trying to ...

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David Millar, David Millar - Early Career, David Millar - Doping offense, David Millar - Recent news

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Jason started his television career in 1967, at the same time as Michael Palin in Do Not Adjust Your Set and appeared in variety shows in support of stars such as Dick Emery. He appeared, most notably, as a spoof super-hero Captain Fantastic, in Do Not Adjust Your Set. He was somewhat ahead of the Austin Powers and Johnny English film genre in an inventive TV series about an inept spy called The Secret Life of Edgar Briggs. Humphrey Barclay, who recruited Sir David to Do Not Adjust Your Set pa ...

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David Jason, David Jason - Early career, David Jason - Maturity and success, David Jason - Notable work, David Jason - Radio, David Jason - TV, David Jason - Films, David Jason - Animation

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Born Luther Robinson in Richmond, Virginia, his parents died when he was still an infant and he was raised by his grandmother. A child prodigy in dance, he was only a boy of nine when he ran away to Washington D.C. where he survived as a street performer. His extraordinary dancing skills eventually brought work in the city's clubs and taverns. Given the nickname "Bojangles," as a young adult he went on to perform at nightclubs and musica ...

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Bill Robinson, Bill Robinson - Childhood and early career, Bill Robinson - Racism and Robinson's rise to fame, Bill Robinson - Film career, Bill Robinson - Partial filmography, Bill Robinson - Other notable performances, Bill Robinson - Legacy, Bill Robinson - Death, Bill Robinson - Mr. Bojangles memorialized

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Peterson was first elected as the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament for London Centre in the 1975 provincial election. Less than one year later, he campaigned for the leadership of the party following Robert Nixon's resignation. Considered by some to be inexperienced, Peterson nevertheless came within 45 votes of defeating Stuart Smith on the third and final ballot of a delegated convention held on January 25, 1976. Smith represented the left-wing of the party, while Peterson was seen as representing its right-wing. Some blamed Peters ...

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David Peterson, David Peterson - Education and early career, David Peterson - Early political career, David Peterson - Liberal leader, David Peterson - In government, David Peterson - Warning signs, David Peterson - Defeat, David Peterson - After politics

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Beckham was born in the county of Hertfordshire to Anthony William Adams and Jacqueline Doreen Cannon. She has a younger sister Louise and a younger brother Christian. Prior to joining the Spice Girls, Beckham had worked with a number of music acts, attempting to secure celebrity, but without success. Sometime later her audition tapes for the Spice Girls came into the public domain in which the limits of her vocal talent were revealed. Beckham married the ex-Manchester United and present England and Real Madrid footballer David Beckha ...

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Victoria Beckham, Victoria Beckham - Biography, Victoria Beckham - Autobiography, Victoria Beckham - Discography, Victoria Beckham - Albums, Victoria Beckham - Singles

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Cohen first became active in politics as a campaign worker for Democratic mayoral nominee John B. Kelly, Sr. in 1935. He was appointed an attorney for the Rural Electrification Administration in Washington, DC in 1938 after graduating first in his class from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1937 and winning a graduate fellowship. In this position, Cohen drafted state laws for various states and became president of the agency union. Cohen resigned his position with the feder ...

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David Cohen, David Cohen - Early political career, David Cohen - City council, David Cohen - Advanced years, David Cohen - Personal background, David Cohen - Death and Summation of Career, David Cohen - Eulogies and Evaluations of Record, David Cohen - Policy Impact of Death, David Cohen - Quotations From David Cohen, David Cohen - External link

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Hingis was born to a Czech mother, Melanie Molitorová, and a Slovakian father, Karol Hingis, both of whom were accomplished tennis players: her mother once ranked number 10 among women in Czechoslovakia while her father is a tennis trainer in Košice. They named their daughter 'Martina' (originally Martina Hingisová - Molitorová) after Martina Navrátilová. Hingis' parents divorced when she was a young girl, after which she moved with her mother to Moravia for a sh ...

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Martina Hingis, Martina Hingis - Childhood & early career, Martina Hingis - Grand Slam success, Martina Hingis - Injuries and Hiatus from tennis, Martina Hingis - Return to the game, Martina Hingis - WTA Ranking:, Martina Hingis - Grand Slam Singles finals, Martina Hingis - Wins 5, Martina Hingis - Runners-up 7, Martina Hingis - Performance timeline, Martina Hingis - WTA Tour Singles Titles 40

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He was educated in Bangor, County Down, and at Queen's University, Belfast. He qualified as a barrister and began to lecture in law at Queen's in 1968. In 1974 he acted as legal adviser to the Ulster Workers' Council during the paramilitary-controlled Ulster Workers' Strike, during which loyalist paramilitaries intimidated thousands of utility workers. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Convention in 1975 as a Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party member for South Belfast and for a time he served as the party's joint-deputy leader, along w ...

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David Trimble, David Trimble - Education and Early Career, David Trimble - Leadership of Ulster Unionist Party, David Trimble - First Minister of The Agreement

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Attenborough was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and then won a scholarship to Clare College, University of Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in Natural Sciences. He joined the Royal Navy in 1947 and was stationed in North Wales during his two years of service. In 1950 Attenborough married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel; the marriage lasted until her death in 1997. The couple had two children, Robert and Susan. After working briefly for a publishing company, Attenborough joined the BBC's newly formed tele ...

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David Attenborough, David Attenborough - Education and early career, David Attenborough - Major series, David Attenborough - Achievements awards and recognition, David Attenborough - Views on creationism, David Attenborough - Work, David Attenborough - Bibliography, David Attenborough - Introductions, David Attenborough - DVDs, David Attenborough - Other programmes, David Attenborough - Notes and references

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Cameron was brought up near Wantage in Oxfordshire, England, the son of stockbroker Ian Donald Cameron. He was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford. His tutor at Oxford, Professor Vernon Bogdanor, described him as "one of the ablest" students he has taught, whose political views were "moderate and sensible Conservative". While at Oxford he was a member of socially exclusive student dining society the Bullingdon Club, famous for its members' wealth and destructive binges[1]. He graduated in 1988 with a first clas ...

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David Cameron, David Cameron - Early life and career, David Cameron - Family, David Cameron - Parliamentary career, David Cameron - Party leadership election, David Cameron - Values and philosophy, David Cameron - Policies, David Cameron - Actions and initiatives

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Andrew Wyeth is the son of Newell Convers Wyeth, a famous American illustrator and artist. The youngest of five children, Andrew Wyeth was home-tutored and learned art from his father. In 1937 at age twenty, Wyeth had his first one-man exhibition of watercolors at Macbeth Gallery in New York City. The entire inventory of paintings quickly sold out, and Wyeth's career was launched. In 1940 Wyeth married Betsy Merle James, whom he had met the year before in Maine. Betsy introduced Wyeth to Christina Olson, who later became the subject o ...

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Andrew Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth - Childhood/Early Career, Andrew Wyeth - Father's Death / 1940s, Andrew Wyeth - Mature Career, Andrew Wyeth - Critical Reaction, Andrew Wyeth - The Helga Paintings, Andrew Wyeth - Museum Collections, Andrew Wyeth - Honors and Awards, Andrew Wyeth - Selected Works

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Farragut was born to Jordi and Elizabeth Farragut at Campbell's Station, near Knoxville, Tennessee, where his father was serving as a cavalry officer in the Tennessee militia. Jordi Farragut Mesquida (1755–1817), originally a merchant captain from Minorca when the island was under British rule, had previously joined the American Revolutionary cause. David's birth name was James, but it was changed in 1812, following his adoption by future naval Captain David Porter in 1808 (which made him the f ...

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David Farragut, David Farragut - Early life and naval career, David Farragut - Civil War, David Farragut - European Squadron and death, David Farragut - In memoriam, David Farragut - Command history

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Letterman began work as a radio talk show host and on Indianapolis television station WTHR as a local anchor and weatherman. He received recognition for his unpredictable on-air behavior, which included erasing state borders from the weather map and predicting hail stones "the size of canned hams." One night he reportedly upset his bosses when he congratulated a tropical storm on being upgraded to a hurricane. In 1975, Letterman moved to California with hopes of becoming a comedy writer and started writing material for sitcoms. He also began performing stand-up comedy at The Comedy Store, a famed Los Angel ...

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David Letterman, David Letterman - Early TV Career, David Letterman - Hosting The Late Show, David Letterman - His guests, David Letterman - Outside of television

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