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Sullay Kaikai

Sullay Kaikai (Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai), born 1995 in London, is a Sierra Leone international winger at Cambridge United; ex-Crystal Palace academy player with spells at Blackpool, Wycombe, and NAC Breda.

Sullectum

Sullectum, at the modern village of Salakta south of Mahdia, was a Punic and Roman harbor city in Byzacena, Tunisia, known for exporting olive oil and garum to Rome.

Sulley Muntari

Sulley Muntari (Sulleyman Ali Muntari), Ghanaian left-footed midfielder born 1984 in Konongo; played for Udinese, Portsmouth, Inter, AC Milan, and others; won the 2010 Champions League with Inter and played three World Cups for Ghana.

Sulli (최진리)

Sulli (설리), born Choi Jin-ri (최진리), was a South Korean singer and actress, f(x) member from 2009 to 2015, solo artist with Goblin (2019), who died in 2019 and is remembered through Persona: Sulli (2023).

Sullivan (Mercurian crater)

Sullivan is a large impact crater on Mercury, about 145 km across at 16.9°S, 86.3°W, named for American architect Louis Sullivan, IAU-approved in 1976, first imaged by Mariner 10 in 1974 and photographed by MESSENGER in 2008.

Sullivan & Cromwell

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (S&C), founded 1879 in New York, is a multinational law firm with 1,000+ lawyers in 14 offices, led by co-chairs Giuffra and Miller, ranked first by value in global M&A over 20 years.

Sullivan brothers

The Sullivan brothers were George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan of Waterloo, Iowa, five siblings who served together aboard USS Juneau (CL-52) and were all lost when she sank November 13, 1942, at Guadalcanal, prompting the Sole Survivor Policy and two ships named USS The Sullivans.

Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States

Sullivan County, Tennessee (FIPS 47163), county seat Blountville, formed 1779 from Washington County and named for General John Sullivan. Home to Kingsport and Bristol of the Tri-Cities, the Bristol Sessions birthplace of country music, and Eastman's largest plant; 2020 population 158,163.

Sullivan Expedition

A 1779 scorched-earth campaign of the American Revolutionary War, ordered by Washington and led by John Sullivan, that destroyed over forty Iroquois villages but failed to capture Fort Niagara.

Sullivan Jones

Sullivan Jones (Matthew Anthony Jones, born 1990) is an American actor known for Slave Play on Broadway, T. Thomas Fortune in The Gilded Age, Harlem, Interior Chinatown, Big George Foreman as Muhammad Ali, and video game voice work.

Sullivan King B2B Kayzo

Sullivan King B2B Kayzo, also billed as Kayzo B2B Sullivan King, is the back-to-back DJ pairing of Kayzo and Sullivan King, blending dubstep, trap, and hardstyle with metal guitar.

Sullivan Stapleton

Sullivan Stapleton, Australian actor and producer born 1977 in Melbourne, known for Animal Kingdom (2010), Strike Back, 300: Rise of an Empire as Themistokles, and NBC's Blindspot as Kurt Weller.

Sullivan's Crossing (TV series)

Sullivan's Crossing is a Canadian romantic drama (2023–) adapted from Robyn Carr's novels, created by Roma Roth, starring Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray, and Scott Patterson; it airs on CTV and The CW, streams on Netflix, and was renewed for a fifth season in 2026.

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels (1941) is Preston Sturges's Paramount comedy-drama starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake, in which a comedy director goes undercover as a hobo to research a serious film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and learns the value of laughter; National Film Registry 1990.

Sullom Voe oil terminal

The Sullom Voe oil terminal is an oil and gas processing and export terminal at Sullom Voe in Shetland, Scotland, one of the largest in Europe.

Sully (film)

Sully is a 2016 American biographical drama directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks as Chesley Sullenberger, who landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.

Sully Erna

Sully Erna (Salvatore Paul Erna) is the American singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist who founded Godsmack in 1995 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The multi-instrumentalist has sold over 20 million albums, earned four Grammy nominations, released the solo albums Avalon and Hometown Life, and founded The Scars Foundation for mental health.

Sully Prudhomme

Sully Prudhomme, pen name of René François Armand Prudhomme (1839–1907), was a French poet trained in science who won the first Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.

Sully Sullenberger

Sully Sullenberger, born Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III, is a retired American airline captain who safely ditched US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River in 2009.

Sulo Nurmela

Sulo Nurmela (1908–1999) was a Finnish cross-country skier, three-time world champion (1934 18 km and relay, 1935 relay) and 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympic gold medalist in the 4 x 10 km relay, skiing the opening leg.

Sulo Salmi

Sulo Artur Salmi (1914-1984), Finnish artistic gymnast from Vaasa, won team gold at the 1948 London Olympics, placed tied 8th on vault, then coached Eugen Ekman to 1960 pommel horse gold.

Sulochana Das

Sulochana Das is an Indian Biju Janata Dal politician and former journalist who was elected in March 2022 as the first woman Mayor of Bhubaneswar, heading its municipal corporation.

Sulochana Latkar (सुलोचना लाटकर)

Sulochana Latkar (सुलोचना लाटकर), screen name Sulochana, Indian actress (1928–2023) of Marathi and Hindi cinema; about 250 Hindi and 50 Marathi films, famed mother roles from Sujata onward; Padma Shri 1999, Maharashtra Bhushan 2009.

Suloctidil

Suloctidil (Sulocton, Duolcitil), a peripheral vasodilator and antiplatelet propanolamine drug introduced in 1975 for arterial disease and withdrawn worldwide in the mid-1980s after hepatitis deaths.

Sulodexide

Sulodexide (Vessel, KRX-101) is an orally active glycosaminoglycan drug, 80% fast-moving heparin and 20% dermatan sulfate, used for venous thromboembolism prevention, chronic venous disease, and peripheral arterial disease.

Sulopenem

Sulopenem is a thiopenem β-lactam antibiotic, approved in the United States in 2024 as ORLYNVAH to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections, with activity against ESBL-producing bacteria.

Sulphite reductase, dissimilatory-type alpha subunit

DsrA, dissimilatory-type sulfite reductase alpha subunit (dsrA gene), the catalytic alpha subunit of DsrAB, the ancient siroheme enzyme reducing sulfite to sulfide in sulfate-respiring bacteria and archaea.

Sulphur

Sulphur (sulfur), elemental S0, the oldest pesticide: a multi-site FRAC M2 fungicide, insecticide, acaricide and rodenticide still approved in the EU, US, and Canada, also an essential sulphate plant nutrient.

Sulphur spring

Sulphur spring (sulfur spring): a spring whose water contains natural sulfur compounds, usually hydrogen sulfide with a rotten-egg odor; volcanic or petroleum-derived, acid-sulfate chemistry, mineral deposits, and historical balneotherapy use.

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), also called white cockatoo: large white Australian parrot with yellow crest, 45-50 cm, IUCN Least Concern, over 500,000 birds; introduced to New Zealand; Sydney populations learned to open bins and drinking fountains.