Vanessa-Mae

Vanessa-Mae, also called Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson, is a Singaporean-born British violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the United Kingdom in 2006. She competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn for Thailand in alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was initially banned from skiing by the International Ski Federation (FIS) after participating in a qualifying race allegedly organised to enable her to qualify for the Winter Olympics. An appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport led to the ban being nullified, citing lack of evidence for her own wrongdoing or any manipulation. The FIS later issued an apology to her.

27 October 1978

Born on the same birth date (27 October 1978): Sergei Samsonov

Born on the same birth day (27 October): Agda Helin • Fyodor Apraksin • Kumar Sangakkara • Mihkel Mathiesen • Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse • Ruby Dee • Steven R. Nagel • Viktor Genev

Born in the same month (October 1978): CM Punk • Dion Glover • Emmanuel Izonritei • Eva Kaili • James Hopes • Jana Macurová • Jerry Flannery • Jimmy Bullard • Marek Saganowski • Morgan Webb • Paul Wilson (musician) • Zaheer Khan