Nicknamed " The Candy Man ," he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Los Angeles Dodgers between 1975 – 1993.

Nicknamed " The Wizard " for his defensive brilliance, Smith set major league records for career assists ( 8, 375 ) and double plays ( 1, 590 ) by a shortstop ( the latter since broken by Omar Vizquel ), as well as the National League ( NL ) record with 2, 511 career games at the position ; Smith won the NL Gold Glove Award for play at shortstop for 13 consecutive seasons ( 1980 – 1992 ).

Nicknamed " Ion din Anina " ( John of Anina ), the remains ( the lower jaw ) are some 40, 000 years old.

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

Nicknamed El Buitre ( The Vulture ), he was a member of the legendary Quinta del Buitre, along with Manolo Sanchís, Rafael Martín Vázquez, Míchel and Miguel Pardeza.

Nicknamed " El Guapo " ( The handsome one ), he played with the Minnesota Twins ( 1990, 1993 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1995 ), Florida Marlins ( 1995 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 1996 – 2002 ).

*** Xue Yue 薛岳 ( 1896-1998 ; Lechang, Guangdong ), Nationalist China most outstanding general during 2nd Sino-Japanese War ; Nicknamed " Patton of Asia "

Nicknamed " the Prime Minister of the Underworld ," he became one of the most powerful and influential Mafia bosses in American history, eventually leading the Luciano crime family ( later called the Genovese crime family ), one of the Five Families that operates in New York.

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

Nicknamed L ' Avvocato ( the lawyer ) because he had a degree in law ( though he was never admitted to the Order of Lawyers ), Agnelli was the most important figure in Italian economy, the symbol of capitalism throughout the second half of 20th century, and regarded by many as the true " King of Italy ".

Nicknamed “ The Red Prince ”, he became the figurehead leader of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, and upon its successful seizure of power in 1975, he became the first President of the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( and President of the Supreme People's Assembly ), a position which he held until his retirement in 1986.

Nicknamed " Stan the Man ", Musial was a record 24-time All-Star selection ( tied with Willie Mays ), and is widely considered to be one of the greatest hitters in baseball history.

Nicknamed " Big Bird " in part for his size ( 6 ' 4 " and 225 pounds ), Robinson was a big and strong defenceman yet highly mobile.

Nicknamed " The Blade " because of his height of 6 ft 1 in ( 1. 85 m ) and weight of only 170 lb ( 77 kg ), Belanger was known as a poor hitter.

Nicknamed ' Golden Gate ' ( likely because of the golden mosaic of Last Judgment depicted on it ), it is through this portal that the kings entered the cathedral for coronation ceremonies.

Nicknamed " Little Sweetie " (" Siu Tim Tim " or " 小甜甜 " in Cantonese ), she was noted for her two pigtails and her love of dressing in traditional Chinese dresses.

Nicknamed " Happy Jack ", Chesbro played for the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1899 – 1902 ), the New York Highlanders ( 1903 – 1909 ), and the Boston Red Sox ( 1909 ).

Nicknamed Lady Agnes ( after Lilienthal's wife ), DDR-SEG is now a museum and popular wedding registry.

Born in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Bradfield attended the local Oakdale Comprehensive School near Blackwood where he suffered years of cruelty and bullying ( he claims he was " a Woody Allen-esque little nerd ") for his name ( Nicknamed Crossfire ), lazy eye, musical bent and small size.

Nicknamed " Basil Brush " thanks to his wild hair and beard, he played as a flanker for London Welsh ( of which he is now a board member ), and represented Wales 26 times between 1967 and 1973.

Nicknamed " The Staten Island Scot ", he was an outfielder and right-handed batter for the New York Giants ( 1946 – 53, 1957 ), Milwaukee Braves ( 1954 – 57 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1958 – 59 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1960 ) and Baltimore Orioles ( 1960 ).

Stephen LaTreal McNair ( February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009 ) ( Nicknamed Air McNair ) was an American football quarterback who spent the majority of his NFL career with the Tennessee Titans.

Nicknamed " Mr. Aloha ", Tuaolo played nose tackle for several teams in his career, reaching the Super Bowl in 1999 while playing with the Atlanta Falcons.

Nicknamed the " Hilltoppers ", MUHS teams competed in the now defunct Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletics Association ( WISAA ) in most sports prior to 1999.

Nicknamed The Hump, it is home to the Mississippi State University Bulldogs men's and women's basketball teams.

Nicknamed " Handy Andy ", Pafko was a popular player well known for good hitting and fielding, and contributed to championship-caliber teams in three different cities.

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 " Stevie " by the family, he joined eight surviving brothers and sisters — Mary Helen, George Peck, Jonathan Townley, William Howe, Agnes Elizabeth, Edmund Byran, Wilbur Fiske, and Luther.

Nicknamed " Steamer " for his relentless and hard-nosed style of play, he served as captain for a team record eight seasons.

Nicknamed The Tudors, they play at Vauxhall Road in the Adeyfield area of the town ; this was the site of the former sports club for the employees of Brocks Fireworks.

Nicknamed " Quick Vic " by his peers Elford was mainly a famous sports car competitor as well as a successful rally driver, associated often with Porsche.

Nicknamed " The Sultan of Sports Trivia ", Schwab often wears sports jerseys when appearing on his namesake program.

Nicknamed Chevril ( by replacing the Bov ( ox ) with Chev ( horse ) in the Bovril name ) it was produced by boiling down horse meat or mules to a jelly paste and serving it as a beef tea.

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

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 " Kim " after the young boy in Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, Philby attended Aldro preparatory school.

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

Nicknamed " frying pans " because of their long necks and circular bodies, the instruments were the first solid-bodied electric guitars, though they were a lap-steel type.

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 " The Great One ", he has been called " the greatest hockey player ever " by many sportswriters, players, and the NHL itself.

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

Nicknamed “ The First Palace of Women " by Oller and Zidler, the cabaret quickly becomes a great success.

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 " heart of India " due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in the country by area.

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 " 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.