Paul Simon | Simon & Schuster | Simon Cowell | Carly Simon | Simon Fraser University | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Simon | Ray Davies | Neil Simon | Simón Bolívar | Simon Templar | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester | Robertson Davies | Simon Furman | Simon Rattle | Simon de Montfort | Simon and Garfunkel | Peter Maxwell Davies | Simon Boccanegra | Simon Schama | Simon Mayr | Andrew Davies | Simon Winchester | Marion Davies | David Davies | Simon Property Group | Simon Newcomb | Simon Fuller | Joe Simon |
Current professional players who have participated in the Kokkola Cup include Andy Marshall, Jimmy Nielsen, Craig Bellamy, Adam Drury, Danny Mills, Simon Davies and Matthew Etherington.
The band was formed in 1989 by former Turning Blue singer John Matthews, along with former Buzzcocks F.O.C. members Andy Couzens (guitar, also formerly of The Stone Roses and pre-Roses bands The Patrol and Waterfront), Simon Davies (bass), and drummer Chris Goodwin (also formerly of Inspiral Carpets), when Steve Diggle left Buzzcocks F.O.C. to reform the Buzzcocks.