Nicknamed the " Wizard of Westwood ", he won ten NCAA national championships in a 12-year period — seven in a row — as head coach at UCLA, an unprecedented feat.

Nicknamed " The Wizard of Oss ", after his hometown, he became famous when he turned out to be one of the main architects of the Dutch vote that rejected the European Constitution in June 2005.

Nicknamed " The Wizard of Oz ," Newsome made the College Football All-America Team in 1977 and assisted the Crimson Tide to a 42 and 6 overall record during his four seasons.

Nicknamed the " Wizard of College Baseball ," he was one of the most successful coaches in NCAA baseball history, and was also responsible for bringing college baseball to a new level of public awareness.

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 " godfather " by the tabloid press, he was renowned for his tough, uncompromising style and was feared by both crew and cast alike.

Nicknamed the " Pearl of the Antilles ," it became the richest and most prosperous colony in the West Indies, with a slave society based on sugar cane production when demand for sugar was high in Europe.

Nicknamed " Swee ' Pea " for his mild manner, Strayhorn soon became a vital member of the Ellington Organization.

Nicknamed the " cast-iron man " for his ideological rigidity as well as for his determination to defend the causes he believed in, Calhoun supported states ' rights and nullification, under which states could declare null and void federal laws which they viewed unconstitutional.

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 Border City, Carlisle today is the main cultural, commercial and industrial centre for north Cumbria.

Nicknamed " Le Tigre " ( The Tiger ), he took a very harsh position against defeated Germany and argued for the payment of reparations.

Nicknamed ' Supermac ' and known for his pragmatism, wit and unflappability, Macmillan achieved note before the Second World War as a Tory radical and critic of appeasement.

Nicknamed " The Refrigerator " for his gargantuan, almost rhomboid, frame, Perry was and weighed at his peak weight.

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

Nicknamed " the ' Bu " by surfers and locals, the community is famous for its warm, sandy beaches, and for being the home of many Hollywood movie stars and others associated with the entertainment industry.

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

Nicknamed " The Old Mongoose ," Moore holds the record for the most career knockouts ( 131 ).

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 the Land of the Marshals ( Terra dos Marechais ), for being the birthplace of Deodoro da Fonseca and Floriano Peixoto, Alagoas gave the country numerous illustrious Brazilians among whom are the anthropologist Arthur Ramos, the maestro Hekel Tavares, the philologist Aurélio Buarque de Holanda, the musician Djavan the poet Jorge de Lima, the jurists Pontes de Miranda and Marcos Bernardes de Mello, besides the writers Lêdo Ivo and Graciliano Ramos.

Nicknamed " Double Dynamite ", " The Sultans of Sweat ", and " The Dynamic Duo " for their gritty, gospel-infused performances, Sam & Dave were one of the greatest live acts of the 1960s.

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

Nicknamed " The Human Vacuum Cleaner ", he is generally acclaimed as the greatest defensive third-baseman in major league history.

Nicknamed the " Secretary of Defense ", Jones is considered one of the greatest defensive players ever.

Nicknamed " Big Chief " by the Turkish fans, he is the cousin of fellow Cameroon defensive midfielder and FC Barcelona player Alex Song, although Alex refers to Rigobert as his uncle.

Nicknamed " The Leaning Tower of Depeiaza " because of the way he leaned forward in his defensive shots, Depeiaza worked as a customs clerk.

Nicknamed ' The Silver Fox ' by teammates due to his grey hair, McNaughton is a versatile player who can play anywhere on defense, including a more defensive minded midfield role.

Nicknamed The Freak by his teammates for his raw athleticism, Tuck holds several defensive records at Notre Dame.

Nicknamed " The Matrix " by TNT analyst Kenny Smith during the pre-season of his rookie year for his seemingly bionic athleticism, he is widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league thanks to his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions.

Nicknamed " Razor " because of his extreme thinness, Smith was generally prone to serious injury and could rarely get through a full season's cricket, but when sound, could command the sharpest off-break among bowlers of his day.

Nicknamed MSB by their fans, the band set several attendance records at Cleveland area venues including a record 20, 320 at the Richfield Coliseum on July 20, 1979 and a record 40, 529 for two Coliseum concerts on December 31, 1981 and January 1, 1982.

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 " Rope " for his line-drive hitting, Boyd played in the Negro Leagues with the Memphis Red Sox ( 1947 – 49 ), and in the major leagues for the Chicago White Sox ( 1951, 1953 – 54 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1956 – 60 ), Kansas City Athletics ( 1961 ) and Milwaukee Braves ( 1961 ).

Nicknamed the Black-Whites, Torpedo hasn't been a major force in Russian football since the days of Eduard Streltsov, the brilliant striker of the 1950s and 1960s, known as " the Russian Pele ".

Nicknamed Levezinho (" Slender one ") due to his light frame ( only 63 kg ), he spent the bulk of his career in Portugal representing Sporting, scoring nearly 200 goals in more than 300 official games, winning four major titles with the club and helping it to four Champions League participations.

Nicknamed " Bull ," Watson was originally a catcher in the minor leagues, however, he converted to first base and the outfield by the time he made his major league debut with the Astros on September 9,.

Nicknamed the " Chicoutimi Cucumber " for his calm composure while in goal, Vézina allowed the fewest goals against in the league seven times in his career: four times in the NHA and three times in the NHL.

Nicknamed " Broadway ," he went on to a 50-year career as a scout and minor league instructor.

Nicknamed " The Crown Jewel of the Southern League " upon its construction, the stadium is now the oldest venue in the league.

Nicknamed the " Raging Bull " for his on-field aggression, at the peak of his career Tallis was considered as the best second-row forward in the world and in 2008 was named in an Indigenous Australian rugby league team of the century.

Nicknamed " The Baron ," he holds the Pirates franchise records for career games ( 802 ) and saves ( 188 ).