100 Notable alumni of
Baylor University
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Baylor University is 228th in the world, 99th in North America, and 96th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Baylor University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Willie Nelson
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorsession musicianmusiciansinger
- Biography
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Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was one of the main figures of the outlaw country subgenre that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. The critical success of his album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana.
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Brittney Griner
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Studied in 2009-2013
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Brittney Yevette Griner is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women's national basketball team and a six-time WNBA All-Star. She was additionally named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
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Rand Paul
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Studied in 1981-1984
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianophthalmologist
- Biography
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Randal Howard Paul is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas, Ron Paul. Paul describes himself as a constitutional conservative and supporter of the Tea Party movement.
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Robert Griffin III
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- player of American footballathletics competitor
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Robert Lee Griffin III, nicknamed RGIII or RG3, is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons, most notably with the Washington Redskins. He played college football for the Baylor Bears, winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior, and was selected second overall by the Redskins in the 2012 NFL draft.
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Angela Kinsey
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- television actorpodcasterfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Angela Kinsey is an American actress. She played Angela Martin in the sitcom The Office (2005–2013) and appeared in the sitcoms Your Family or Mine (2015) and Haters Back Off (2016–2017). Since The Office, Kinsey has appeared in Netflix's Tall Girl, Disney+'s Be Our Chef, A.P. Bio, and is currently a panelist on MTV's Deliciousness. She is a podcast co-host of Office Ladies.
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Jeff Dunham
- Occupations
- ventriloquistactorvoice actorpuppeteercomedian
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Jeffrey Douglas Dunham is an American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian and actor who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance. He has six specials that run on Comedy Central: Arguing with Myself, Spark of Insanity, Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special, Controlled Chaos, Minding the Monsters, and All Over the Map. Dunham also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show, a series on the network in 2009.
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Trey Gowdy
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 1986 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerclerk
- Biography
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Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is an American television news presenter, former politician and former federal prosecutor who served as the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. His district included much of the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg.
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Michael Johnson
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- sprinterathletics competitor
- Biography
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Michael Duane Johnson is an American retired sprinter who won four Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships gold medals in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field.
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Jo Jorgensen
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Science in psychology
- Occupations
- academicbusiness executivepoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Jo Jorgensen is an American libertarian political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the Libertarian Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election, in which she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She was previously the party's nominee for vice president in the 1996 election, as Harry Browne's running mate. She is a full-time lecturer of psychology at Clemson University.
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Allison Tolman
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Allison Cara Tolman is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Molly Solverson in the first season of the FX television series Fargo, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
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Mike Singletary
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Michael Singletary, nicknamed "Samurai Mike", is an American former football player and coach. He played as a linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Baylor Bears, Singletary was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft and was known as "the Heart of the Defense" for their Monsters of the Midway defense in the mid-1980s. He was part of their Super Bowl XX championship team that beat the New England Patriots. Singletary was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Ann Richards
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- politician
- Biography
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Dorothy Ann Richards was an American politician who served as the 45th governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. A Democrat, she first came to national attention as the Texas State Treasurer, when she gave the keynote address at the 1988 Democratic National Convention. Richards was the second female governor of Texas (the first being Miriam A. Ferguson), and was frequently noted in the media for her outspoken feminism and her one-liners.
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Clu Gulager
- Occupations
- film actorfilm directortelevision actor
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William Martin Gulager, better known as Clu Gulager, was an American television and film actor and director born in Holdenville, Oklahoma. He first became known for his work in television, appearing in the co-starring role of William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) in the 1960–1962 NBC television series The Tall Man and as Emmett Ryker in another NBC Western series, The Virginian. He later had a second career as a horror film actor, including a lead part in Dan O'Bannon's The Return of the Living Dead (1985). He also was in A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985). In 2005 he started acting in his son's horror films — the Feasts films and Piranha 3DD — in his 80s.
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Crystal Bernard
- Occupations
- television actorsongwritersingerfilm actoractor
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Crystal Lynn Bernard is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her roles as Helen Chappel-Hackett on the sitcom Wings (1990–1997), Amy on It's a Living (1985–1989), and K.C. Cunningham on Happy Days (1983–1984).
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Mark Hurd
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Studied in 1975-1979
- Occupations
- entrepreneurchief executive officerbusiness executiveauthorbusinessperson
- Biography
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Mark Vincent Hurd was an American technology executive who served as Co-CEO and as a member of the board of directors of Oracle Corporation. He had previously served as chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Hewlett-Packard, before his forced resignation in 2010. He was also on the board of directors of Globality and was a member of the Technology CEO Council and board of directors of News Corporation until 2010.
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Louie Gohmert
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 1977 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea Party movement. In January 2015, he unsuccessfully challenged John Boehner for Speaker of the House of Representatives. In November 2021, he announced his candidacy in the 2022 Texas Attorney General election. He failed to advance to the Republican primary runoff, finishing fourth with 17% of the vote.
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John Lee Hancock
- Occupations
- directorlawyermanufacturerfilm producerscreenwriter
- Biography
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John Lee Hancock Jr. is an American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the sports drama films The Rookie (2002) and The Blind Side (2009), the historical drama films The Alamo (2004), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), The Founder (2016) and The Highwaymen (2019), the crime thriller film The Little Things (2021), and the horror film Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022).
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Isaiah Austin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Isaiah Charles Austin is an American former professional basketball player. He played two years of college basketball for Baylor University and was set to enter the NBA in 2014 until he was diagnosed with a mild form of Marfan syndrome. In 2016, he was cleared to continue playing basketball after a two-year stint away from the game. Between 2017 and 2021, he played professionally overseas.
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Ken Paxton
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who has served as the attorney general of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Texas Senate representing the eighth district and a member of the Texas House of Representatives.
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Ebrahim Yazdi
- Occupations
- pharmacistpoliticianactivist
- Biography
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Ebrahim Yazdi was an Iranian politician, pharmacist, and diplomat who served as deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs in the interim government of Mehdi Bazargan, until his resignation in November 1979, in protest at the Iran hostage crisis. From 1995 until 2017, he headed the Freedom Movement of Iran. Yazdi was also a trained cancer researcher.
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Taurean Prince
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Taurean Waller-Prince is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz with the 12th pick in the 2016 NBA draft but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 off-season. In January 2021, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers and was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in August of the same year.
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Colin Allred
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 2005 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
- Occupations
- player of American footballpolitician
- Biography
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Colin Zachary Allred is an American politician, lawyer, and former professional football player. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the U.S. representative from Texas's 32nd congressional district. The district includes the northeastern corner of Dallas, as well as many of its northeastern suburbs, such as Garland, Richardson, Sachse, Wylie, the Park Cities, and Rowlett.
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Tom DeLay
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Studied in 1967
- Occupations
- politicianentrepreneurblogger
- Biography
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Thomas Dale DeLay is an American author and retired politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, DeLay represented Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He served as House majority leader from 2003 to 2005.
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William S. Sessions
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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William Steele Sessions was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Sessions served as FBI director from 1987 to 1993, when he was dismissed by President Bill Clinton. After leaving the public sector, Sessions represented Semion Mogilevich, international leader of the Russian mafia. He is the father of Texas Congressman Pete Sessions.
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Max Muncy
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Maxwell Steven Muncy is an American professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Baylor Bears. He was selected by the Oakland Athletics in the fifth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft. He played in MLB for the Athletics in 2015 and 2016 and later joined the Dodgers in 2018.
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Gilberto Freyre
- Occupations
- painterhistorianwriterjournalistanthropologist
- Biography
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Gilberto de Mello Freyre was a Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman born in Recife. Considered one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century, his best-known work is a sociological treatise named Casa-Grande & Senzala (literally, "The main house and the slave quarters", usually translated into English as The Masters and the Slaves).
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Robert Jeffress
- Occupations
- religious leaderpastor
- Biography
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Robert James Jeffress Jr. is an American Southern Baptist pastor, author, radio host, and televangelist. He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member First Baptist Church, a megachurch in Dallas, Texas, and is a Fox News Contributor. His sermons are broadcast on the television and radio program Pathway to Victory, which is broadcast on more than 1,200 television stations in the United States and 28 other countries, and is heard on 900 stations and broadcast live in 195 countries.
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Davion Mitchell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Davion De'Monte Earl Mitchell is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers and the Baylor Bears. He was taken ninth overall in the 2021 NBA draft by the Kings.
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Xavien Howard
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Xavien Howard is an American football cornerback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor and was drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Dolphins.
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Matt Bryant
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Steven Matt Bryant, nicknamed "Money Matt", is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears, and was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers in 2000. A Pro Bowler with the Falcons in 2016, he has also been a member of the New York Giants, Frankfurt Galaxy, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Florida Tuskers, and is among the most-accurate kickers in NFL history.
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Jimmy Walker
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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James William Walker is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. After playing in 187 events without a win on the PGA Tour, Walker won three times in the first eight events of the 2014 season. He is a six-time winner on the PGA Tour and in 2016 won his first major title at the PGA Championship.
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David Phelps
- Occupations
- songwritersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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David Norris Phelps is an American Christian music vocalist, songwriter, vocal arranger, and producer who is best known for singing tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band. He has also released several solo albums, including four Christmas collections. On January 13, 2008, Phelps appeared on Extreme Makeover Home Edition for the Woodhouse family.
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Hayden Fry
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 1951 studied psychology
- Occupations
- military officerplayer of American football
- Biography
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John Hayden Fry was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1962 to 1972, North Texas State University—now known as the University of North Texas—from 1973 to 1978, and the University of Iowa from 1979 to 1998, compiling a career coaching record of 232–178–10. Fry played in college at Baylor University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2003.
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Gita Wirjawan
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- businesspersoninternational forum participantsports executive
- Biography
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Gita Irawan Wirjawan is an Indonesian investment banker, entrepreneur, philanthropist, musician, and podcaster. Previously, he served as Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia during President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu II (Second United Indonesia Cabinet). He is the founder of Ancora Group and Ancora Foundation. He was the head of Badminton Association of Indonesia from 2012 to 2016.
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Te'a Cooper
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Te'a Omari Cooper is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for the Los Angeles Sparks. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears, South Carolina Gamecocks, and the Tennessee Volunteers.
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Quincy Acy
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Quincy Jyrome Acy is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Wichita State Shockers of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. Acy played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. He also played in the NBA Development League and overseas in China, Israel and Greece.
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Trey Wingo
- Occupations
- sports journalistjournalist
- Biography
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Hal Chapman "Trey" Wingo III is an American former co-host of ESPN Golic and Wingo, SportsCenter, and NFL Live. He has previously served as host of the Women's NCAA basketball tournament.
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Jeremy Wariner
- Occupations
- sprinter
- Biography
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Jeremy Matthew Wariner is a retired American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals (three gold, one silver) and six World Championships medals. He is the fourth fastest competitor in the history of the 400 m event with a personal best of 43.45 seconds, behind Wayde van Niekerk (43.03 WR, 2016), Michael Johnson (43.18 WR, 1999) and Butch Reynolds (43.29 WR, 1988) and the fifth fastest all-time mark when he set it in 2007.
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Pierre Jackson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Pierre Deshawn Jackson is an American basketball who played for Nanjing Monkey Kings in the Chinese Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the College of Southern Idaho and Baylor University in which he was one of the top college players in the 2012–13 season.
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Quincy Miller
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Quincy Cortez Miller-Scott is an American professional basketball player for the Toyama Grouses of the B.League. He played for the Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Reno Bighorns, Iowa Energy and Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.
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James Brown
- Occupations
- film actortennis playertelevision actoractorsinger
- Biography
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James Edward Brown was an American film and television actor who played Lt. Ripley Masters in the American western television series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
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John Lucas III
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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John Harding Lucas III is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Baylor and Oklahoma State.
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Dallas Willard
- Occupations
- translatorreligious writerphilosophernon-fiction writer
- Biography
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Dallas Albert Willard was an American philosopher also known for his writings on Christian spiritual formation. Much of his work in philosophy was related to phenomenology, particularly the work of Edmund Husserl, many of whose writings he translated into English for the first time.
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Lawrence Sullivan Ross
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross was the 19th governor of Texas, a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, and the 4th president of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now called Texas A&M University.
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Denzel Mims
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Denzel Mims is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor. He was selected by the New York Jets in the second-round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Jared Butler
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jared Gladwyn Butler is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. As a junior in 2021, he was named a consensus first-team All-American and helped lead the Bears to a national championship. Butler was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player (MOP).
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Blake Anderson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Robert Blake Anderson is an American football coach and former player who is currently the head coach at Utah State University. Anderson previously served as the head coach at Arkansas State University from 2014 to 2020, the offensive coordinator at the University of North Carolina from 2012 to 2013, and the offensive coordinator, run game coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Southern Mississippi from 2009 to 2011.
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Kendall Wright
- Occupations
- player of American footballbasketball player
- Biography
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Kendall Thomas Wright is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears, earning All-American honors in 2011. He is their career leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. Wright was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the first round, 20th overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Perry Jones III
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Perry James Jones III is an American professional basketball player for the Kaohsiung Aquas of the T1 League. He played college basketball for Baylor.
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Johnathan Motley
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Johnathan Landus Motley is an American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, where he was a consensus second-team All-American as a junior.
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David Sullivan
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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David Wade Sullivan is an American film and television actor.
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Joseph Cao
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 1990 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- lawyeradvocatepoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Ánh Quang "Joseph" Cao is a Vietnamese–American politician who was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the first Vietnamese American and first native of Vietnam to serve in Congress.
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Leon Jaworski
- Occupations
- politicianjurist
- Biography
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Leonidas "Leon" Jaworski was an American attorney and law professor who served as the second special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal. He was appointed to that position on November 1, 1973, soon after the "Saturday Night Massacre" of October 19–20, 1973, which included the dismissal of his predecessor Archibald Cox.
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Cory Jefferson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cory Allen Jefferson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Baylor University and represented the United States at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.
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David Wesley
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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David Barakau Wesley is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the cousin of former NBA player Michael Dickerson.
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Alfred Reed
- Occupations
- conductormusic arrangerbandleadercomposerbandmaster
- Biography
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Alfred Friedman was an American neoclassical composer, with more than two hundred published works for concert band, orchestra, chorus, and chamber ensemble to his name. He also traveled extensively as a guest conductor, performing in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia.
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Gary W. Keller
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Gary Keller is an American entrepreneur and best-selling author. He is the founder and Executive Chairman of Keller Williams, which is the largest real estate company in the world by agent count and second in closed sales volume, and units sold. Keller founded Keller Williams on training and education and later brought his teachings to print. His books include The Millionaire Real Estate Agent, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, and The ONE Thing. He is considered one of the most influential people in real estate.
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Stephanie Young
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- singervoice actor
- Biography
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Stephanie Young-Brehm is an American voice actress primarily known for her voice-over work in English-language dubs for Japanese anime. Her best-known roles include Nico Robin in the Funimation dub of One Piece, Arachne in Soul Eater, Towa in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Nana Shimura in My Hero Academia, Clare in Claymore and Olivier Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. Young graduated from Baylor University with a degree in theatre performance and was nominated twice for the Dallas Theatre League's Leon Rabin Award. She has also appeared in various TV and film projects, including the Lifetime film and web series Inspector Mom.
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Andra Fuller
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Andra Fuller is an American actor and stand-up comedian, best known for his role in The CW drama series The L.A. Complex.
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David Murphy
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Matthew Murphy is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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Curtis Jerrells
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Curtis Louis Jerrells Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position.
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Brett James
- Occupations
- recording artistsinger-songwritermusicianrecord producer
- Biography
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Brett James Cornelius is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Nashville. James' compositions have been credited on 494 recordings by a wide variety of artists. Signed to Career Records (a division of Arista Nashville) as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year. He returned to Arista as a recording artist in 2002, releasing two more singles.
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Don Willett
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Donny Ray Willett is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was previously appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve as a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas on August 24, 2005, when former Justice Priscilla Owen created a vacancy on that court by joining the Fifth Circuit.
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Brady Heslip
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Brady Heslip is a Canadian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Baylor University and represents the Canadian national team. As of 2022, Heslip serves as the general manager for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the CEBL.
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Ben Crane
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Benjamin McCully Crane is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
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Candice Millard
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- historianjournalist
- Biography
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Candice Sue Millard is an American writer and journalist. She is a former writer and editor for National Geographic and the author of four books: The River of Doubt, a history of the Roosevelt–Rondon Scientific Expedition of the Amazon rainforest in 1913–14; Destiny of the Republic, about the assassination of James A. Garfield; Hero of the Empire, about Winston Churchill's activities during the Boer War; and River of the Gods, about the search for the source of the Nile River.
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Brian Polian
- Occupations
- American football coachhead coach
- Biography
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Brian Stewart Polian is an American college football coach and former player. He is the Athletic Director at John Carroll University. He is the former head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack football team. He is the son of former National Football League (NFL) executive Bill Polian.
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Jim Dickinson
- Occupations
- pianistcomposerrecord producersinger
- Biography
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James Luther Dickinson was an American record producer, pianist, and singer who fronted, among others, the band Mud Boy and the Neutrons, based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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James B. Adams
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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James Blackburn Adams was an American attorney, politician, and two-time associate director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Kirk Watson
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Kirk Preston Watson is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 59th mayor of Austin, Texas since 2023, previously holding the office as the 54th mayor from 1997 to 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he ran unsuccessfully for Texas Attorney General in the 2002 election, when he was defeated by Republican Greg Abbott, later governor of Texas. In 2006, Watson was elected to the Texas Senate from District 14.
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Ishmail Wainright
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ishmail Carzell Wainright is an American-Ugandan professional basketball player who last played for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the senior Ugandan national team. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears, as well as played football as a tight end. Wainright is the grandson of former NBA player Maurice King.
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Sid W. Richardson
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Sid Williams Richardson was an American businessman and philanthropist known for his association with the city of Fort Worth.
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Tyquan Thornton
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Studied communication studies
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tyquan Thornton is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor and was drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Ayman al-Ṣafadī
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Ayman Safadi is a Jordanian politician who serves as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Wallie Amos Criswell
- Occupations
- pastor
- Biography
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Wallie Amos Criswell, was an American pastor, author, and a two-term elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1968 to 1970. As senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas for five decades he became widely known for expository biblical preaching at a popular level, and is regarded as a key figure in the late 1970s "Conservative Resurgence" within the Southern Baptist Convention.
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Angela Paxton
- Years
- 1960s
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Angela Suzanne Paxton is an American politician from the state of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, she has represented District 8 in the Texas Senate since 2019.
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Freddie Gillespie
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Frederick Gillespie is an American professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Carleton Knights and the Baylor Bears.
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Jerry Moore
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Gerald Hundley Moore is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at North Texas State University—now the University of North Texas—from 1979 to 1980, at Texas Tech University from 1981 to 1985, and at Appalachian State University from 1989 to 2012, compiling a career college football coaching record of 242–134–2. In his 24 years at Appalachian State, Moore posted a losing season only once. He led his 2005 Mountaineers team to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. This was the first national championship for any college football team in the state of North Carolina. Moore and the Mountaineers repeated as champions in 2006 and 2007, achieving the first "three-peat" in NCAA Division I FCS/I-AA history. Moore was forced out as head coach at the conclusion of the 2012 season. He was selected for inclusion into the Southern Conference Hall of Fame, and College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Price Daniel
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Marion Price Daniel Sr., was an American jurist and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th governor of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State Relations. Daniel also served as Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court.
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Andrew S. Hanen
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Andrew Scott Hanen is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
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Chip Pickering
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 1989 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Charles Willis "Chip" Pickering Jr. is an American businessman and former politician who has served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Incompas since 2014.
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Brad Carson
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Brad Rogers Carson is the 21st President of the University of Tulsa.
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Drayton McLane, Jr
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Drayton McLane Jr. is an American billionaire businessman. He is chairman of the McLane Group, a holding company with a portfolio of various diverse enterprises. He was, until 1990, the CEO of the McLane Company, a grocery and food service warehouse, supply, and logistics firm, and was, from 1993 until 2011, the chairman and CEO of Major League Baseball's Houston Astros. As of October 2021, his net worth was estimated at US $2.9 billion.
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Mark White
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Mark Wells White Jr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 43rd governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987. He also held office as Secretary of State of Texas (1973–1977), and as Texas Attorney General (1979–1983).
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W. Marvin Watson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Marvin Watson was an advisor to U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson and was Postmaster General from April 26, 1968, to January 20, 1969.
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Ted Lyons
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Theodore Amar Lyons was an American professional baseball starting pitcher, manager and coach in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in 21 MLB seasons, all with the Chicago White Sox. He is the franchise leader in wins. Lyons won 20 or more games three times (in 1925, 1927, and 1930) and became a fan favorite in Chicago.
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Darryl Middleton
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Darryl Bryan Middleton is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. Standing at 6'8" (2.03 m), he played at the power forward position. He holds the record for being the oldest player to ever play a game in the history of the Spanish ACB League. He also holds a Spanish passport.
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Kalani Brown
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Studied in 2015-2019
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kalani Brown is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA and for Maccabi Bnot Ashdod. She has received multiple honors during her playing career, and was named an All-American by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) following the 2017 and 2018 seasons.
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Brian Skinner
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Brian Skinner is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9", 255 lb forward-center from Baylor University, Skinner was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round (22nd pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft. He played for the Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Phoenix Suns and Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA, as well as the Italian team Benetton Treviso.
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MaCio Teague
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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MaCio Teague is an American professional basketball player for Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the Baylor Bears.
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Tom Connally
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- Studied in 1896
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Thomas Terry Connally was an American politician, who represented Texas in both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, as a member of the Democratic Party. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1917 to 1929, and in the U.S. Senate from 1929 to 1953.
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Jack Lummus
- Occupations
- military officerplayer of American footballbaseball player
- Biography
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Andrew Jackson Lummus Jr. was an American professional football player and an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a two-sport athlete at Baylor University. Lummus played as an end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He fought, and died, at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and received the Medal of Honor for his valor.
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Max Sandlin
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1978 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerbusiness executivepoliticianjudge
- Biography
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Max Allen Sandlin Jr. is a former Democratic Congressman who served eight years (1997–2005) in the U.S. House of Representatives representing Texas District 1.
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Nuni Omot
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Anunwa "Nuni" Omot is a South Sudanese-American professional basketball player who currently plays for Chorale Roanne. He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears after two years at Concordia University and Indian Hills Community College.
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Andrew Jackson Houston
- Occupations
- lawyerhistorianpoliticianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Andrew Jackson Houston was an American politician. He was a son of the famous Texas hero and statesman Sam Houston and his wife Margaret Lea Houston, and was named for his father's mentor Andrew Jackson. He served briefly as a United States senator in 1941, appointed to temporarily fill the vacancy left by the death of longtime Senator Morris Sheppard.
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Jennifer Elrod
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Jennifer Walker Elrod is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since 2007. She previously served as a state court judge on the 190th District Court of Texas from 2002 to 2007.
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Lawrence Roberts
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lawrence Edward Roberts III is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played at the power forward position.
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Temple Lea Houston
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Temple Lea Houston was an American attorney and politician who served from 1885 to 1889 in the Texas State Senate. He was the last-born child of Margaret Lea Houston and Sam Houston, the first elected president of the Republic of Texas.
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Jalen Pitre
- Enrolled in Baylor University
- In 2020 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in business studies
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jalen Pitre is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor and in 2021, he was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a consensus All-American.
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Mark Vital
- Years
- 1996-.. (age 28)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mark Vital Jr. is an American football tight end and basketball guard who is a free agent. He played college basketball at Baylor University before transitioning shortly after winning a National Championship during his basketball career at Baylor University and playing in the NBA Summer League with the Portland Trail Blazers to pursue a career in the NFL.
