10 Notable alumni of
Antelope Valley College
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Antelope Valley College is 2543rd in the world, 894th in North America, and 846th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Antelope Valley College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tyrus
- Occupations
- television presenterpolitical punditactorprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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George Murdoch is an American cable news personality, actor, and former professional wrestler known by his ring/stage name Tyrus. As a wrestler, he was formerly signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. As a cable news personality, he appears on Fox News, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily as a co-host/panelist on the late-night talk show Gutfeld!, as well as a contributor/fill-in host on other programs. In 2024, Tyrus was named host of Maintaining with Tyrus on the streaming platform OutKick, which is owned by Fox.
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Dewayne Dedmon
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dewayne Jamal Dedmon is an American professional basketball player for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. Nicknamed "The Mechanic", he played college basketball for Antelope Valley College and USC.
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Steve Knight
- Enrolled in Antelope Valley College
- In 2006 graduated with associate degree
- Occupations
- police officerpolitician
- Biography
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Stephen Thomas Knight is an American politician, military veteran and former police officer. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for California's 25th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. Knight previously represented California's 21st State Senate district from 2012 to 2015 and California's 36th State Assembly district from 2008 through 2012; he also served as Assistant Minority Leader in the California State Assembly from 2010 until 2012.
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Doreen Virtue
- Occupations
- healerwritermotivational speaker
- Biography
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Doreen Virtue, is an American former leading New Age author, who rejected those beliefs and embraced born again Christianity in 2017.
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Kevin Curtis
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Kevin Devon Curtis is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah State and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans.
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Kay Ryan
- Occupations
- poetwriterteacher
- Biography
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Kay Ryan is an American poet and educator. She has published seven volumes of poetry and an anthology of selected and new poems. From 2008 to 2010 she was the sixteenth United States Poet Laureate. In 2011 she was named a MacArthur Fellow and she won the Pulitzer Prize.
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Sharon Runner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sharon Runner was an American politician. She was a Republican California State Senator, who represented the 21st Senate District at the time of her death, and previously represented the 17th Senate District from 2011 to 2012. She was also a member of the California State Assembly from 2002 to 2008, representing the 36th district. She was the wife of California State Board of Equalization Member George Runner. From 2004 to 2008, then-Senator George Runner and then-Assemblywoman Sharon Runner were the first husband and wife in California history to serve concurrently in the California State Legislature.
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Jim Slaton
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James Michael Slaton is an American former pitcher with a 16-year career from 1971-1986. He played in the American League with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1971–1977 and 1979–1983, the Detroit Tigers in 1978 and 1986, and the California Angels from 1984-1986.
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Dave Cox
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David E. Cox was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as a California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his Senate tenure, including three years as Assembly Republican Leader.
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Joe Keener
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Joseph Donald Keener is an American former professional baseball pitcher who appeared in two games for the Montreal Expos of Major League Baseball in 1976. Born in San Pedro, California, Keener graduated from Quartz Hill High School and attended Antelope Valley College. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg).
