It's puzzle time again, please read the following short blurbs and see if you can figure out who it is.
- Sputnik is in my stars.
- My namesake was shot through the heart.
- Demi is my other half.
- Close shave at Tarawa Island.
- Broke fibula playing football.
- Grandpère took a taxi to fight the Bosche.
- Thanks to a Cola machine I am here.