The following regular formula extracts duplicates from column B (List1) and column D (List2) combined, the result is shown in column F.

Formula in cell F3:

Explaining formula in cell F3

This formula consists of two similar parts, one returns values from List1 and the other returns values from List2.

IFERROR(formula1, formula2)

Step 1 - Prevent duplicate values

The COUNTIF function counts values based on a condition, in this case, I am counting values in cells above. This makes sure that duplicates are ignored.

COUNTIF($F$2:F2,$B$3:$B$21)=0

becomes

COUNTIF("Duplicates",$B$3:$B$21)=0

becomes

COUNTIF("Duplicates",{"Federer, Roger ";"Djokovic, Novak ";"Murray, Andy ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Roddick, Andy ";"Del Potro, Juan Martin ";"Federer, Roger ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Verdasco, Fernando ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Blake, James ";"Nalbandian, David ";"Robredo, Tommy ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Cilic, Marin ";"Stepanek, Radek ";"Almagro, Nicolas "})=0

{0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0}=0

and returns

{TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE}

Step 2 - Count values in List1

We want to know where the duplicates are if there are any.

COUNTIF($B$3:$B$21,$B$3:$B$21)>1

becomes

COUNTIF({"Federer, Roger ";"Djokovic, Novak ";"Murray, Andy ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Roddick, Andy ";"Del Potro, Juan Martin ";"Federer, Roger ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Verdasco, Fernando ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Blake, James ";"Nalbandian, David ";"Robredo, Tommy ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Cilic, Marin ";"Stepanek, Radek ";"Almagro, Nicolas "},{"Federer, Roger ";"Djokovic, Novak ";"Murray, Andy ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Roddick, Andy ";"Del Potro, Juan Martin ";"Federer, Roger ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Verdasco, Fernando ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Blake, James ";"Nalbandian, David ";"Robredo, Tommy ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Cilic, Marin ";"Stepanek, Radek ";"Almagro, Nicolas "})>1

becomes

{2;1;1;2;1;1;2;2;1;2;2;2;1;1;1;2;1;1;1}>1

{TRUE;FALSE; FALSE;TRUE; FALSE;FALSE; TRUE;TRUE; FALSE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE; FALSE;FALSE; FALSE;TRUE; FALSE;FALSE; FALSE}

Step 3 - Multiply arrays

(COUNTIF($F$2:F2,$B$3:$B$21)=0)*(COUNTIF($B$3:$B$21,$B$3:$B$21)>1)

becomes

{TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE;TRUE;TRUE} * {TRUE;FALSE; FALSE;TRUE; FALSE;FALSE; TRUE;TRUE; FALSE;TRUE; TRUE;TRUE; FALSE;FALSE; FALSE;TRUE; FALSE;FALSE; FALSE}

and returns

{1;0;0;1;0;0;1;1;0;1;1;1;0;0;0;1;0;0;0}

Step 4 - Divide 1 with array

The LOOKUP function ignores error and if we divide 1 with 0 an error occurs. 1/0 = #DIV/0!

1/((COUNTIF($F$2:F8,$B$3:$B$21)=0)*(COUNTIF($B$3:$B$21,$B$3:$B$21)>1))

becomes

1/{1;0;0;1;0;0;1;1;0;1;1;1;0;0;0;1;0;0;0}

and returns

{1;#DIV/0!;#DIV/0!;1;#DIV/0!;#DIV/0!;1;1;#DIV/0!;1;1;1;#DIV/0!;#DIV/0!;#DIV/0!;1;#DIV/0!;#DIV/0!;#DIV/0!}

Step 5 - Return value based on array

LOOKUP(2, 1/((COUNTIF($F$2:F2,$B$3:$B$21)=0)*(COUNTIF($B$3:$B$21,$B$3:$B$21)>1)), $B$3:$B$21)

becomes

LOOKUP(2, 1/{1;0;0;1;0;0;1;1;0;1;1;1;0;0;0;1;0;0;0}, $B$3:$B$21)

becomes

LOOKUP(2, 11/{1;0;0;1;0;0;1;1;0;1;1;1;0;0;0;1;0;0;0}, {"Federer, Roger ";"Djokovic, Novak ";"Murray, Andy ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Roddick, Andy ";"Del Potro, Juan Martin ";"Federer, Roger ";"Davydenko, Nikolay ";"Verdasco, Fernando ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Gonzalez, Fernando ";"Blake, James ";"Nalbandian, David ";"Robredo, Tommy ";"Wawrinka, Stanislas ";"Cilic, Marin ";"Stepanek, Radek ";"Almagro, Nicolas "})

and returns Wawrinka, Stanislas in cell F3.

Step 6 - Return values from List2

When values run out from List1 formula1 returns errors, the IFERROR function then moves to formula2.

IFERROR(formula1, formula2)

formula2 is just like formula1 except that it returns values from List2 and duplicates found between List1 and List2.

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