Jim Dvorak
James Peter Dvorak (born December 16, 1948, New York City) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Dvorak received his bachelor's degree from the Eastman School of Music in 1970 and then relocated to England, where he lived for several decades.
In the early 1970s he worked with Keith Tippett for the first time; the pair worked together again in the 1980s and 1990s.
He played with Brotherhood of Breath from 1970 to 1975 and with a group called Joy around the same time, and played with Louis Moholo in the middle of the decade.
He led his own groups from 1977 to 1982, first Sum Sum (with Elton Dean, Alan Skidmore, and Nick Evans), then Dhyana.
In the 1980s he worked with Dudu Pukwana, Brian Abrahams, Keith Tippett, Maggie Nicols, and Ruthie Smith.
In 1989 he joined the group In Cahoots, playing with them through most of the 1990s, and also worked with The Dedication Orchestra and with Marcio Mattos and Ken Hyder.
He was a member of Mujician, again alongside Tippett, from the late 1990s.
Tony Mendoza (photographer)
Tony Mendoza( born 1941) is a Cuban- American photographer.
Ruthie Matthes
Ruthie Matthes( born November 11, 1965) is an American professional bicycle racer who won the World Cross- Country Mountain Bike Championship in 1991.
She is also a road cyclist, having twice finished in 2nd place in the Women's Challenge bicycle stage race.
Ruthie is one of a series of professional riders who got their start in cycling through the Red Zinger Mini Classics youth bicycle race series in Colorado.
Jorge D'Alessandro
Roberto Jorge D' Alessandro di Ninno( born 28 July 1949) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is a current manager.
He played most of his career with Salamanca in Spain, appearing in nine La Liga seasons and more than 300 official games with the club.
He subsequently embarked in a managerial career in the same country, coaching several teams( including his main one).
Willem Brakman
Willem Pieter Jacobus Brakman( 1922 – 2008) was a Dutch writer who made his literary debut with the novel" Een winterreis" in 1961.
Brakman received the P. C. Hooft Award in 1980.
He was born on June 13th, 1922 in The Hague, Netherlands, and died on May 8th, 2008 in the same country.
Kim Dong Chul (businessman)
Kim Dong Chul( born 1953, South Korea) is a South Korea- born businessman and naturalized United States citizen who was imprisoned by the government of North Korea( DPRK) in October 2015 and sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for alleged espionage.
Kim was one of three U.S. citizens imprisoned in that country to be released on May 9, 2018.
The others were Tony Kim, also known as Kim Sang- duk( arrested on April 21, 2017), and Kim Hak- Song( arrested on May 7, 2017).
Tony Mendoza (politician)
Antonio Mendoza( born April 22, 1971) is an American politician who served in the California State Senate.
A Democrat, he represented the 32nd Senate District, which encompasses Buena Park and the Gateway Cities of Los Angeles County.
In January 2018, the State Senate voted to suspend him for 60 days to investigate allegations of sexual harassment.
He could not vote on legislation during that period, while contesting the suspension.
Before a vote for expulsion was to be taken by the State Senate due to the released findings of an investigation that determined he likely engaged in a pattern of unwanted advances and sexually suggestive behavior toward six women, including four subordinates, over the last decade, Mendoza resigned on February 22, 2018.
He was a member of the California Latino Legislative Caucus.
Prior to being elected to the State Senate in 2014, Mendoza served in the California State Assembly, representing the 56th Assembly District.
Before his service in the Legislature, Mendoza was a fourth grade teacher in East Los Angeles, and served as a Mayor and City Councilmember in Artesia.
Erik Schumann
Erik Schumann( 15 February 1925 – 9 February 2007) was a German actor.
He appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1942 and 1997.
He was most successful during the 1950s and 1960s, when he played leading roles in several German films.
He starred in the 1964 film" Time of the Innocent", which was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival.
Schumann also worked as a stage and dubbing- voice actor in German synchronisations.
Among his dubbing roles were Tony Curtis in" Some Like It Hot", Cary Grant in" Bringing Up Baby" and Jack Nicholson in" Prizzi's Honor".
Godwin Davy
Godwin Davy( born 15 December 1979) is an Anguillan international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
He made his international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against El Salvador, resulting in a lopsided match, losing 12- 0 in February 2008, and also played in the 4 – 0 loss to the same country in the return match in March 2008.
Ming Luhulima
Ming Luhulima aka Lou Lima was a well known Netherlands based recording artist originally from the Maluku Islands which were part of the Dutch East Indies.
He made multiple recordings during his career.
One of the artists he was closely associated with was Rudi Wairata.
Not only did Luhulima come from the same country as Wairata, he also recorded music in the same genre.
He was also a member of the Amboina Serenaders and the Mena Moeria Minstrels.
He also led the Krontjong Ensemble Pantja Warna.

Question: Were Tony Mendoza (Politician) and Ruthie Matthes from the same country?
Answer: yes