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Orla Brady
Orla Brady, Irish actress born 1961 in Dublin, trained at École Philippe Gaulier; known for Fringe's Elizabeth Bishop, Lydia in Into the Badlands, Laris/Tallinn in Star Trek: Picard, and Friday in Marvel's VisionQuest.
Orla Guerin
Orla Guerin MBE (born 1966, Dublin) is the BBC's Senior International Correspondent, based in Istanbul. Formerly RTÉ and BBC postings in Jerusalem, Johannesburg, Islamabad, Cairo; MBE 2005; RTS Television Journalist of the Year 2018; Ukraine war coverage.
Orla Hill
Orla Hill (Orla Maureen Fitzsimons Hill, born 2002) is an English actress, daughter of journalist Dave Hill. Known for Swallows and Amazons (Susan Walker), Stonehouse, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder (Ruby Foxcroft), and Outrageous (Deborah Mitford); MEng from Emmanuel College, Cambridge.
Orla Jørgensen
Orla Jørgensen (Anton Oving Orla Jørgensen, 1904–1947), Danish road cyclist for LCC Kongens Lyngby; 1928 Olympic team road race gold medalist at Amsterdam, 25th individually; also won the 1928 Zealand Tour and Fyen Rundt and the 1926 Nordic track team title.
Orlando (film)
Orlando (1992) is Sally Potter's film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel, starring Tilda Swinton as a four-hundred-year-old noble who changes sex; UK-Russian-French-Italian-Dutch co-production with two Oscar nominations.
Orlando Anderson
Orlando 'Baby Lane' Anderson, Southside Compton Crips member and nephew of Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, was beaten by Tupac Shakur's entourage at the MGM Grand in 1996, questioned but never charged in Shakur's murder, and killed in a 1998 Compton shootout.
Orlando Apollos
The Orlando Apollos were a professional American football team in Orlando, Florida, that played in the Alliance of American Football's only season, 2019, going 7-1 under coach Steve Spurrier before the league folded in April.
Orlando Bloom
Orlando Bloom (born 1977, Canterbury) is a British actor known as Legolas in The Lord of the Rings and Will Turner in Pirates of the Caribbean; later stage, TV, and independent film work.
Orlando Bravo
Orlando Bravo is the Puerto Rico-born co-founder and managing partner of Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm he built into a leading software buyout investor with about $184 billion under management.
Orlando Brown (actor)
Orlando Brown (actor), born 1987 in Los Angeles, is an American actor, rapper, and singer known for Eddie Thomas on That's So Raven, Sticky Webb on The Proud Family, Fillmore!, Major Payne, and his 2020 addiction recovery.
Orlando Cabrera
Orlando Luis Cabrera (born 1974, Cartagena, Colombia) is a Colombian former MLB shortstop (1997-2011), two-time Gold Glove winner, 2004 Red Sox World Series champion, 2,055 career hits, nine teams.
Orlando Cepeda
Orlando Cepeda (Peruchín, Baby Bull), Puerto Rican Hall of Fame first baseman (1937–2024); 1958 NL Rookie of the Year, unanimous 1967 NL MVP with the World Series champion Cardinals, 379 career home runs, elected 1999.
Orlando City SC
Orlando City SC, the Lions, is an MLS Eastern Conference club in Orlando, Florida, joined MLS in 2015 as its 21st franchise, plays at Inter&Co Stadium (opened 2017, 25,500), and won the 2022 U.S. Open Cup.
Orlando Furioso
Orlando Furioso (also Orlando furioso) is Ludovico Ariosto's chivalric epic in ottava rima, first printed at Ferrara in 1516 in 40 cantos and definitive in 46 cantos in 1532, continuing Boiardo's Orlando innamorato with the Frank-Saracen war, Orlando's madness, and the Este-celebrating love of Ruggiero and Bradamante.
Orlando Gill
Orlando Gill (Orlando Daniel Gill Noldín, born 2000, San Lorenzo, Paraguay) is a Paraguayan goalkeeper who starred at the 2026 World Cup, saved two penalties against Germany, and moved from San Lorenzo to Lille.
Orlando Hernández
Orlando "El Duque" Hernández (born 1965) is a Cuban former MLB pitcher who defected in 1997, won four World Series (Yankees 1998-2000, White Sox 2005), and went 90-65 with a 4.13 ERA.
Orlando Innamorato
Orlando Innamorato is an unfinished chivalric poem in ottava rima by the Italian poet Matteo Maria Boiardo, in which the paladins Orlando and Rinaldo fall in love with Angelica during Charlemagne's war against the Moors.
Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is a major airport in Orlando, Florida, built on the former McCoy Air Force Base and serving Central Florida's theme-park tourism region.
Orlando J. Miller
Orlando J. Miller was an American cytogeneticist who worked on human sex chromosome abnormalities and the H-Y antigen, later at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas is a materials scientist working on nanocellulose and bio-based materials, Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of British Columbia and winner of the Anselme Payen Award.
Orlando Jones
Orlando Jones (born 1968, Mobile, Alabama) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer, an original MADtv cast member, the 7 Up spokesman (1999-2002), and star of Evolution, Sleepy Hollow, and American Gods.
Orlando Jordan
Orlando Jordan (Orlando Mason Jordan, born 1974) is an American semi-retired professional wrestler, former WWE United States Champion as a member of JBL's Cabinet, and a 2010-2011 TNA wrestler whose openly bisexual character made him the first out bisexual wrestler in a major U.S. promotion.
Orlando L. Garcia
Orlando L. Garcia, born Orlando Luis Garcia in 1952, is a US district judge for the Western District of Texas, appointed by Bill Clinton in 1994 and chief judge from 2016 to 2022.
Orlando Letelier
Orlando Letelier del Solar (1932–1976), Chilean diplomat, Allende's ambassador to the U.S. and foreign, interior, and defense minister, exiled Pinochet critic assassinated by DINA agents in a 1976 Washington car bombing.
Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic, NBA team founded 1989 in Orlando, Florida; plays at Kia Center in the Southeast Division. Two Finals losses (1995 Shaq/Penny, 2009 Dwight Howard), zero championships, defense-first identity under the DeVos family ownership.
Orlando Mendes
Orlando Marques de Almeida Mendes (1916–1990) was a Mozambican biologist, poet, novelist, and literary critic whose Portagem (1965/1966) is generally considered the first Mozambican novel.
Orlando nightclub shooting
June 12, 2016 mass shooting and terrorist attack at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida; 49 killed, 53 wounded; shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS in a 911 call and was killed by police after a roughly three-hour standoff.
Orlando Pace
Orlando Lamar Pace (born 1975, Sandusky, Ohio) is a Hall of Fame offensive tackle, first overall pick of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Rams, Super Bowl XXXIV champion, seven-time Pro Bowler, inducted to Canton in 2016.
Orlando Pirates F.C.
Orlando Pirates F.C. (the Buccaneers), founded 1937 in Orlando, Soweto, is a leading South African football club, 1995 African champions, Soweto derby rival of Kaizer Chiefs, and 2025/26 Betway Premiership champion.
Orlando Pride
Orlando Pride, NWSL professional women's soccer club in Orlando, Florida, founded 2015 as the league's 10th team; won the 2024 NWSL Shield and Championship double, the first major-league trophy for an Orlando team.