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Famous people Kobe Bryant Michael Fred Phelps Audrey Hepburn George Gordon Byron Helen Keller Kobe Personal: Father Joe Jelly Bean Bryant played eight seasons in the NBA (Philadelphia, San Diego and Houston) before retiring in 1983 … Spent eight years of his childhood in Italy … Parents named him after a type of steak (Kobe) seen on a restaurant menu prior to his birth … Has two older sisters, Sharia and Shaya … Involved in several community programs in the past, including the Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the Center for Abused Children … Is currently involved with several organizations including Make-a-Wish Foundation, St. Judes Childrens Hospital, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, and Plaza de la Raza (cultural center in East L.A.) ...In the summer of 2006, created the VIVO Foundation, a charitable initiative dedicated to enhancing the lives of young people and making dreams come true through educational and cultural enrichment opportunities and financial support .. Projects of the foundation include Vivo Del Mondo, an international travel experience that offers deserving high school and college students a unique and expanded context to think, question and formulate their own beliefs about the world and discover and develop their life passions ... Held the first ever Kobe Basketball Academy at Loyola Marymount University in the summer of 2007 (continued in 2008 and 2009), teaching athletes basketball’s five fundamentals as well as the Princeton and Triangle offenses during the week-long camp ... Member of the 2006-08 USA Men’s Senior National Team, helping the 2007 team win the FIBA Americas championship and a gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics ... Kobe and his wife Vanessa have two daughters, Natalia Diamante and Gianna Maria. Michael Fred Phelps Michael Fred Phelps (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer who has, overall, won 16 Olympic medals—six gold and two bronze at Athens in 2004, and eight gold at Beijing in 2008. Early life: Ph