Famous People with Name Sorel

Sorel Mizzi            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sorel Mizzi: is a professional poker player. Mizzi plays online poker under the names of "Imper1um" and "Zangbezan24". Mizzi has over $4,000,000 in poker winnings. Mizzi's live tournament finishes include a tenth place at the September 2006 Ultimate Bet Aruba Poker Classic for $29,800, and in April 2007, a third place at the 2007 Irish Poker Open where he earned $280,284. In 2008 Mizzi finished 2nd in the £5,000 – Pot Limit Omaha Event at the 2008 World Series of Poker.

Sorella Englund            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Sorella Englund: is a former soloist and character dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet. She has been a keen supporter of August Bournonville, staging a number of his ballets in Denmark and abroad. She became a soloist in 1970 (a first for a foreigner) and, as a result of illness, a character dancer in 1993 before retiring as a dancer in 1994. She was ballet master with the Boston Ballet from 1996 to 1999. Her principal Bournonville roles have included Madge in La Sylphide, Teresina in Napoli and Hilda in A Folk Tale. She has also danced in modern works including Paul Taylor's Aureole (1968) and Antony Tudor's Jardin aux Lilas. She has also participated in Eske Holm's ballets and happenings dancing Electra in his Orestes (1972) and taking the title role in his The Firebird (1975). With her exceptional radiance, Englund has been a challenge for contemporary choreographers. Roles have been created for her by Constantin Patsalas in Das Lied von der Erde (1988), Kenneth Kreutzmann in Lullaby (1996) and Tim Rushton in Carmina Burana (1997).

Jean Sorel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Jean Sorel: is a French actor. He also worked in Italian cinema, and Spanish cinema with directors such as Luis Buñuel or Luchino Visconti. However since 1980 he has worked mostly in television. He is married to Italian actress Anna-Maria Ferrero.

Georges Eugène Sorel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Georges Eugène Sorel: was a French philosopher and theorist of revolutionary syndicalism. His notion of the power of myth in people's lives inspired Marxists and Fascists. It is, together with his defense of violence, the contribution for which he is most often remembered.