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Evan Turner

Evan Turner (Evan Marcel Turner, born 1988) is an American former basketball player, 2010 Naismith and NABC national player of the year at Ohio State, second overall 2010 NBA draft pick, 10-year NBA veteran, later Celtics assistant coach.

Evander Holyfield

Evander Holyfield, "The Real Deal" (born 1962, Atmore, Alabama), American boxer, undisputed cruiserweight and 1990 undisputed heavyweight champion; beat Douglas, Foreman, Holmes, Tyson; record 44-10-2, 29 KOs; Tyson bit his ear in 1997.

Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II

Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, the "Bite Fight" (June 28, 1997, MGM Grand, Las Vegas): WBA heavyweight rematch where Tyson bit Holyfield's ears in round 3 and was disqualified, Holyfield winning by DQ3 before about 1.98 million PPV buys.

Evander Kane

Evander Kane, born 1991 in Vancouver, is a Canadian NHL left winger drafted fourth overall in 2009 by Atlanta; over 1,000 games with Winnipeg, Buffalo, San Jose, Edmonton, and Vancouver, 648 points.

Evangelista Santos

Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (born 1977) is a Brazilian retired welterweight MMA fighter, 21-18, who fought PRIDE, Strikeforce, Bellator, and Pancrase, lost a Strikeforce title bout to Nick Diaz, and retired in 2017 after a Michael Page flying knee fractured his skull.

Evania Pelite

Evania Pelite (Evania Faaea Pelite, Vani, now Isa'ako), Australian athlete born 1995: Rio 2016 rugby sevens gold medallist, Tokyo 2020 Olympian, then NRLW star with Warriors and Titans, Jillaroos 2022 World Cup winner and Fetū Samoa vice-captain.

Eve (Stellar Blade)

Eve is the protagonist of Stellar Blade (2024), Shift Up's PS5 and PC action game. A 7th Airborne Squad soldier, she fights the Naytiba to reclaim Earth, and her sexualized design and blank-slate characterization drew extensive commentary.

Eve Muirhead

Eve Muirhead, born in 1990 in Perth, Scotland, is a Scottish curler who skipped Britain to Olympic gold at Beijing 2022 and serves as Team GB's Chef de Mission for Milano Cortina 2026.

Eve Online

Eve Online (EVE Online) is a single-shard sci-fi sandbox MMORPG in New Eden by Iceland's CCP Games, launched 6 May 2003, known for its player-driven economy, permanent ship losses, and the elected Council of Stellar Management.

Eve Torres

Eve Torres (born 1984, Denver) is a retired American WWE wrestler, 2007 Diva Search winner, and first three-time WWE Divas Champion (reigns of 69, 71, and 120 days). After 2013 she married Rener Gracie and leads the Women Empowered self-defense program.

Evelin Schlaak Jahl

Evelin Schlaak Jahl (Evelin Jahl, later Herberg), East German discus thrower born 1956, won Olympic gold 1976 and 1980, set world records 70.72 and 71.50 m, later revealed as Stasi informant "Karin Reger".

Evelyn Ashford

Evelyn Ashford (born 1957, Shreveport, Louisiana), American sprinter, four-time Olympic gold medalist and 1984 100m champion; set 100m world records of 10.79 and 10.76 and won three straight 4x100m relay golds.

Evelyn Degenhardt

Evelyn Degenhardt, German sprinter of SC Charlottenburg Berlin, sixth runner on the ten-woman 10x100 m relay that set a 2:12 4/5 world record on 6 June 1926 at the Avus stadium.

Evelyn Furtsch

Evelyn Furtsch (Evelyn Furtsch Ojeda), 1914-2015, American sprinter; gold medalist in the 4x100m relay at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics in world-record 46.9; first female athletics Olympic champion to reach 100.

Evelyn Ijeh

Evelyn Ijeh, born 2001, is a Swedish striker for North Carolina Courage (NWSL) and Sweden, daughter of 2002 Allsvenskan top scorer Peter Ijeh; ex-Växjö, Tigres, AC Milan.

Evelyn Verraszto

Evelyn Verrasztó (Verraszto), Hungarian swimmer born 1989 in Budapest, five-time Olympian (2004-2020), 200 m medley specialist, short course world record holder 2:04.64 (2009), and two-time European 4x200 m freestyle relay champion.

Evelyne Hall

Evelyne Hall (Evelyne Ruth Hall, later Adams; 1909-1993), American hurdler who took silver in the 80 m hurdles at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, sharing the world record 11.7 with Babe Didrikson, then coached and administered US women's track.

Evelyne Leu

Evelyne Leu, born 1976, Swiss freestyle aerials skier; won gold at the 2006 Turin Olympics with 202.55 points, silver at 2005 Ruka Worlds, competed at four Games 1998-2010, retired spring 2010.

Evelyne Viens

Evelyne Viens, Canadian soccer striker born 1997 in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec; Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist, USF record scorer, 2020 NWSL fifth pick, Serie A top scorer with AS Roma, now Paris FC.

Eventing

Equestrian eventing, or three-day eventing, is an Olympic equestrian triathlon of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping on one horse, scored on carried-forward penalties with the lowest total winning; debut 1912, short format since 2004.

Eventing at the FEI World Equestrian Games

Eventing at the FEI World Equestrian Games is the world championship of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping, held at the Games from 1990 before moving to standalone championships.

Éver Banega

Éver Banega (born 1988, Rosario) is an Argentine central midfielder for Newell's Old Boys; ex-Boca, Valencia, Sevilla, Inter, Al Shabab; 65 Argentina caps, three Europa Leagues.

Everard Endt

Everard Coenraad "Ducky" Endt (1893 Zaandam – recorded 1980 Baden-Baden) was a Dutch-born American sailor who won 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold in the 6 metre class aboard Llanoria, the oldest American yachting gold medalist; his death date is disputed.

Everest (1998 film)

Everest (1998) is an IMAX documentary directed by David Breashears, Greg MacGillivray, and Stephen Judson, narrated by Liam Neeson, following climbers Ed Viesturs, Jamling Tenzing Norgay, and Araceli Segarra during the 1996 Everest disaster; highest-grossing giant-screen documentary at $127,990,128 worldwide.

Everest base camps

Everest base camps: two staging camps on Mount Everest, South Base Camp in Nepal (nominal 5,364 m, trek from Lukla) and North Base Camp in Tibet (road access from Lhasa, 180 CNY fee), with separate permits, rescue systems, and waste rules.

Everett Mason

Everett Mason (born 1945) is an American sprinter from Southern University who ran third leg on the 1965 Modesto outdoor and 1967 Louisville indoor world-record mile relay teams and ran 45.9h for 400 m.

EverQuest

EverQuest (1999, Verant/SOE, now Daybreak) is the foundational 3D fantasy MMORPG of Norrath; 30+ expansions, ~600,000 peak subscribers, grouping-centric combat, raids, TLP servers, still running after 25 years.

EverQuest expansions

EverQuest expansions are commercial content packs for the MMORPG EverQuest that add zones, spells, and level-cap increases, released nearly every year since The Ruins of Kunark in 2000.

Everson Griffen

Everson Griffen is a former American football defensive end who played 12 NFL seasons, 11 with the Minnesota Vikings, who drafted him in 2010; his 74.5 sacks rank seventh in Vikings history.

Everton F.C.

Everton F.C., the Toffees, Liverpool club formed 1878; nine English league titles, five FA Cups, 1985 Cup Winners' Cup; moved from Goodison Park to 52,769-seat Hill Dickinson Stadium in August 2025; owned by the Friedkin Group since December 2024.