Nicknamed the " Russian Bear ," " Alexander the Great " and " The Experiment ", he went undefeated in international competition ( spanning from 1987 to 2000 ).

He authored numerous hits, including Me gusta, me gusta (" I Like it, I Like It "), Lo llaman el matador (" He's Nicknamed the Killer ") and Hay que encontrar al ladrón (" The Thief Must be Found "), and his signature bolero: Para vivir un gran amor (" To Live a Great Love ").

Nicknamed " nesher hagodl ", (" the Great Eagle "), Adler being the Yiddish for " eagle ", he achieved his first theatrical success in Odessa, but his career there was rapidly cut short when Yiddish theater was banned in Russia in 1883.

* Mark II ( Inter-war period and Second Great War ) – Nicknamed the ' Custer.

Nicknamed " Sailor " ( for her salty speech ), " Sassy " and " The Divine One ", Sarah Vaughan was a Grammy Award winner.

Nicknamed " The Black Flash ", Lonhro was from the first crop of the champion Octagonal out of the Group One-placed Shadea ( by Straight Strike ), who also produced the Group One winner Niello ( a younger, full-brother to Lonhro ).

Nicknamed " El Cabezón " (" The Big-Headed One "), Ruggeri is one of the most successful defenders ever to come out of Argentina.

Nicknamed " The Rebels ", the team currently plays in the Southern Football League Division One Central.

Nicknamed " The Maradona of the Carpathians ", he is considered a hero in his homeland.

Nicknamed the " Doomsday Defense ", they allowed just 1 touchdown in their last 6 games prior to the Super Bowl.

Nicknamed " the Old Gray Lady ", and long regarded within the industry as a national " newspaper of record ", The New York Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which also publishes 18 other newspapers including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe.

Nicknamed " The Kid ", " The Splendid Splinter ", " Teddy Ballgame ", " The Thumper " and, because of his hitting prowess, " The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived ", Williams ' career was twice interrupted by service as a U. S. Marine Corps fighter-bomber pilot.

Nicknamed " Winnie ", he was the eldest of eight children born to Dr. George Tryon Harding, Sr. ( 1843 – 1928 ) and Phoebe Elizabeth ( Dickerson ) Harding ( 1843 – 1910 ).

" Nicknamed " The Thunderer ", the gun had an advertised range of 15 miles ; on this occasion John Schofield declared Krupps ' guns " the greatest peacemakers in the world ".

Nicknamed " The General ", Hird played as a midfielder and half forward, but was often given free rein by former Essendon coach Kevin Sheedy to play wherever he thought necessary.

Nicknamed the " Puffing Billy ", Booth's first petrol-powered, horse-drawn vacuum cleaner relied upon air drawn by a piston pump through a cloth filter.

Nicknamed the " Pearl of the Antilles ", Saint-Domingue became the richest colony in the Caribbean before a 1791 slave revolt, which began the Haitian Revolution, led to freedom for the colony's slaves in 1794 and, a decade later, complete independence for the country, which renamed itself Haiti.

Nicknamed the " Orchid Man ", he stood and his fighting weight ranged from.

Nicknamed " The Man of Steal ", he is widely regarded as the sport's greatest leadoff hitter and baserunner.

Nicknamed " Mr. Clutch ", his silhouette is featured on the NBA's official logo.

Nicknamed " Ol ' Stubblebeard ", Grimes was born in Emerald, Wisconsin.

Nicknamed " the Black Dog of Brocéliande ", du Guesclin fought the English during the Breton War of Succession and was an expert in the guerrilla warfare.

Nicknamed " Mr Arsenal ", he was honoured by Arsenal with a testimonial game against Celtic in May 2002 with many Arsenal legends playing, including Ian Wright, John Lukic and Adams's fellow back four stalwarts, Dixon, Winterburn and Bould.

Nicknamed " Matinee Idol ", Czyz was a member of the United States amateur boxing team whose other members died in the LOT Polish Airlines plane crash in Poland in 1980.

Nicknamed " The Hit Man " and " Donnie Baseball ", he played for the New York Yankees during his 14-year playing career.

Nicknamed the " Hummingbird Capital of the United States ", bird watchers from all over the world flock to the nearby Ramsey Canyon Preserve and other local canyons to observe and photograph hundreds of different bird species.

* Nicknamed " The Manster ", half man, half monster.

Nicknamed " Forrest's First Fight ", the Battle of Sacramento took place on December 28, 1861.

Nicknamed " The City of a Thousand Minarets " for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life.

Nicknamed the Ocean State, Rhode Island has a number of oceanfront beaches.

Nicknamed " City of Springs ", Neosho has long served as an agricultural center and more recently as home of National Fish Hatchery.

Nicknamed " The Little Apple " as a play on New York City's " Big Apple ", it is best known as being the home of Kansas State University and has a college town atmosphere.

Nicknamed " The Tall City ", Midland has long been known for its downtown skyline.

Nicknamed " de Kraai " ( Dutch for " the crow ") in his home country, Krajicek has, among his siblings, half-sister Michaëlla Krajicek who also is a professional tennis player.

Nicknamed " Shaggy ", the zine has died and been revived many times over the decades.

Nicknamed " the human camera ", he has gained worldwide notoriety from creating massive panoramic drawings of large cities such as Tokyo, Rome, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Madrid, Dubai, Jerusalem and London with astounding detail and accuracy after only taking brief helicopter rides over them.

Nicknamed " Big 6 ", it has now served in tourist and enthusiast service for a longer period than it did for its original owners.

Nicknamed the " Dean of Moderators " by CNN's Bernard Shaw, Lehrer has moderated eleven presidential candidate debates, with the most recent being the presidential debate between senators Barack Obama and John McCain on September 26, 2008.

Nicknamed " Automatic Adam " for his accuracy, and " Iceman " for his incredible poise under pressure, Vinatieri has converted several of the most crucial field goals in NFL history, including the game-tying and-winning kicks in blizzard conditions in the infamous " Tuck Rule Game ", and game-winning kicks in the final seconds of two Super Bowls ( XXXVI, XXXVIII ).

Nicknamed Salta la Linda (" Salta the beautiful "), it has become a major tourist destination due to its old, colonial architecture, tourism friendliness, awesome weather and the natural scenery of the valleys westward.

Nicknamed as " El Potrillo " ( The Colt ) by the media and his fans, he has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.

Nicknamed " The Haze ," Adkins claimed a repertoire of over 9, 000 songs, including over 7, 000 original compositions ( though it has been said he has been known to have grossly exaggerated these figures ), recorded scores of small, micro-label 45s, and is responsible for the birth of Norton Records, Psychobilly, and a dance called " The Hunch ".

Nicknamed " Big Daddy ", he has also acted as a sporadic songwriter and record producer.

Nicknamed " The Pig ", he has become a crowd favourite, especially at Eden Park.

Nicknamed " Hondo ", ( a name inspired by the John Wayne movie of the same name ), Havlicek revolutionized the " sixth man " role, and has been immortalized for his clutch steal in the closing seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference championship.

Nicknamed ' The Blues ,' after the traditional colour of conservatism, it has been associated with the conservative UMP since 2002, although the links between the two parties grew more tenuous after the French regional elections, 2004.

Nicknamed ' little ' despite being larger than his father, Ozzie has a 6th finger on his left hand and has published many very successful detective novels.

Nicknamed ironically the " Pharaoh " by many locals, the mayor has created an urban renewal plan for Madrid that included the undergrounding of parts of the M30 motorway, the redevelopment of the Manzanares River bank, a push for the virtual gentrification of dwindling historic downtown areas, and a reform of the existing finance laws.

Nicknamed Richo, he has previously raced for Jack Daniel's Racing, Ford Tickford Racing, Gibson Motor Sport and Garry Rogers Motorsport.

Nicknamed Smoki, he has been credited as Ljubisa Samardjic, Luba Samardy, Ljubisa Samardzic-Smoki, and Smoki Samardì.