Alex J. Mandl (born 1943, in Austria) is a notable Austrian-American businessman, and currently Executive Chairman of smart card giant Gemalto. He has been named "One of America's Most Powerful Businessmen" by Forbes magazine.

In the 1950s Mandl moved to the United States with his father Otto after his parents divorced. Alex attended Happy Valley School (now known as Besant Hill School of Happy Valley) where his father was the headmaster in the town of Ojai, California. After high school he attended Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where his father took a teaching position. Alex Mandl received a degree in economics at the small liberal arts school. He then enrolled at the University of California, Berkeley where he earned a Masters in Business Administration in the late 1960s.

Mandl began working for Boise Cascade Corporation after college, remaining there for 11 years. He followed that by working at CSX Corporation and Sea-Land Services, Inc. in the 1980s. Mandl began working at AT&T in August 1991 as chief financial officer. In that position, Joseph Nacchio was one of his top subordinates. Mandl was a key player in AT&T’s purchase of a stake in McCaw Cellular in 1992.

Onésimo Silveira (b. 1935, Mindelo) is a Cape Verdean politician and writer.

As a young poet, Silveira was one of the most prominent critiques of the literary elite in Cape Verde. Silveira was associated with the views o f the Claridade group, and argued in favour of an African cultural identity of the islands.

Silveira was a student in Uppsala, Sweden during the 1960s, after having spent a period in China. In Uppsala he had close links with the South Africa Committee of the city, which was crucial for the initiation of solidarity work for the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in Sweden. He became the representative of PAIGC in Sweden. Silveira made several visits to Norway, where he established good relations with the Norwegian Council for Africa and the Norwegian Labour Party, and played a role in the securing official Norwegian support to PAIGC in 1972. He also represented PAIGC during visits to Finland.

Silveira was dismissed from his position as PAIGC representative in Sweden in November 1972. According to the PAIGC, his dismissal was a disciplinary action due to Silveira's failure to attend a meeting in Guinea-Conakry. However, the organization expressed its gratitude towards Silveira for his work in establishing links between Sweden and PAIGC. Silveira later worked for the United Nations, representing the U.N. in countries like Somalia, Angola and Mozambique.

Thomas Holzmann (born July 17, 1987) is a German professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Holzmann began his career as a junior in the ESV Kaufbueren organization. He made his DEL debut with the Hannover Scorpions before joining and breaking out with 26 points in 50 games with the Kassel Huskies in the 2009–10 season. Following the dissolution of the Huskies, Holzmann then signed a two-year contract with the Hamburg Freezers on May 22, 2010.

Unable to repeat his successful season in 2010–11, posting 4 points in 48 games, Holzmann was released from the second year of his contract with the Freezers to join the Iserlohn Roosters on a new two-year deal on June 21, 2011.

Joseph Silverstein (born March 21, 1932, Detroit) is an American violinist and conductor.

As a youth, Silverstein studied with his father, Bernard Silverstein, who was a public school music teacher. He later studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Efrem Zimbalist, and also studied with William Primrose, and Mischa Mischakoff.

In 1962, Silverstein became concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a position he held for 22 years. He was appointed assistant conductor in 1971. He was music director of the Utah Symphony from 1983 to 1998. He served as acting music director of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra in 2001 until the orchestra's demise in 2003. He was the artistic advisor to the Portland Symphony Orchestra in 2007-2008 season. He has served as a professor of violin at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, following his position at the New England Conservatory in Boston. Since 1969, he has been a regular faculty artist at the Sarasota Music Festival.

Silverstein performs on a 1742 Guarneri del Gesù.