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Do you know Kent Derricott? Or Israel Folau?
How about Robert Holley?
Or maybe Benjamin Schwartz? Or Mervi Hiltunen-Multamaki? No?
Well, a lot of people do. In fact, somewhere in the world, these people are famous. And if you happen to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, you have something in common with them.
They're Mormon, too.
There are plenty of LDS Church members — TV personalities like Derricott and Holley or athletes like Folau — who are well-known outside the United States, but relatively unknown here. We asked Mormon Times readers to send us some names, and we chose a few to profile this week.
So get to know Bob Cooper and Bob King, Marco Lui and Moroni Bing Torgan, along with Hiltunen-Multamaki and Schwartz. And if you know someone we missed, or have a suggestion for someone you'd really like to see a story on, e-mail us at mormontimes@desnews.com.
Because there are more than just a few, and we had so much fun, we might do it again.
e-mail: mormontimes@desnews.com
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A sampling of other names sent in by readers:
Glenn A. Baker: Australian journalist known as "the rock brain of the universe"
Torah Bright: Olympic and professional snowboarder from Cooma, Australia
Ben Cahoon: Three-time Canadian Football League All-Star receiver from Orem
Kent Derricott: Renowned television show personality and former missionary in Japan
Israel Folau: Professional rugby player for Brisbane Broncos in Australia
Andrew Gibb: Former LDS missionary from Canada who appeared on Chinese reality show
Kent Gilbert: Actor and TV personality in Japan who served there as an LDS missionary
Helga Glaesenar: German writer of historical, thriller and fantasy novels and children's books
Robert Holley: Actor, lawyer, TV personality and former missionary in Korea
Milton Queiroz da Paixao: Former professional soccer player in Brazil known as "Tita"
Cecile Pelous: Fashion designer and philanthropist from Paris