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, Killer or The Killer may refer to:

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* Pietro Aurino (born 1977), Italian former boxer *

Keegan Brown Keegan Brown (born 5 November 1992) is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He won the 2014 PDC World Youth Championship. Career Early career Brown began playing darts at the age of ni ...

(born 1992), English darts player * Fred Burke (1893–1940), American armed robber and contract killer * Clive Caldwell (1910–1994), Australian World War II flying ace * Doug Gilmour (born 1963), Canadian retired National Hockey League player * Mack Gray (1905–1981), American actor *

Derek Hales Derek David Hales (born 15 December 1951) is an English former footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Charlton Athletic, with his most prolific season being 1975–76, when he scored 28 league goals and w ...

(born 1951), English former footballer * Kevin Kaminski (born 1969), Canadian former National Hockey League player called "Killer Kaminski" *

Arthur Kane Arthur Harold Kane Jr. (February 3, 1949 – July 13, 2004) was a musician best known as the bass guitarist for the pioneering glam rock band the New York Dolls. Kane was a founding member of the Dolls in 1971 and remained an integral part of the ...

(1949–2004), American bass guitarist for the glam rock band the New York Dolls *

Harmon Killebrew Harmon Clayton Killebrew Jr. (; June 29, 1936May 17, 2011), nicknamed "The Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon", was an American professional baseball first baseman, third baseman, and left fielder. He was a prolific power hitter who spent most of hi ...

(1936–2011), American Major League Baseball player * Katlego Mphela (born 1984), footballer

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Jesús Chávez Jesús Gabriel Sandoval Chávez (; born November 12, 1972) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2010. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the WBC super featherweight title from 2003 to 2004, and the IBF ...

(born 1972), Mexican boxer nicknamed "''El Matador''" ("The Killer") *

Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca (born 2 January 1976) is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist, best known for winning the 2007 Giro d'Italia, but also for several positive doping tests, the last of which resulting in a lifetime ban from the sport. ...

(born 1976), professional cyclist nicknamed "The Killer from Spoltore" *

Jerry Lee Lewis Jerry Lee Lewis (September 29, 1935October 28, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Nicknamed "The Killer", he was described as "rock & roll's first great wild man". A pioneer of rock and roll and rockabilly music, Lewis made ...

(1935–2022), American rock-and-roll and country music singer/pianist *

Christiaan Lindemans Christiaan Antonius Lindemans (24 October 1912 – 18 July 1946) was a Dutch double agent during the World War II, Second World War, working under Soviet control. Otherwise known as Freddi Desmet, a Belgian army officer and Special Operations Ex ...

(1912–1946), Dutch double agent who worked for both sides in the Second World War, known as "''le Tueur''" ("the Killer")

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