100 Notable alumni of
Boston College
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Boston College is 124th in the world, 56th in North America, and 54th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Boston 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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Amy Poehler
- Enrolled in Boston College
- In 1993 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in communication studies
- Occupations
- film directortelevision actorvoice actortelevision producerfilm actor
- Biography
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Amy Meredith Poehler is an American actress and comedian. Known for her roles in sketch comedy, sitcoms and comedy films, she has earned acclaim and several accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award (out of 26 nominations) and two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Peabody Award and a Grammy Award. Poehler was included on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to comedy in 2015.
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Leonard Nimoy
- Occupations
- photographeracting instructormusicianvoice actorfilm director
- Biography
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Leonard Simon Nimoy was an American actor and director, famous for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise for almost 50 years. This includes originating Spock in the original Star Trek series in 1966, then Star Trek: The Animated Series, the first six Star Trek films, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the 2009 Star Trek film, and Star Trek Into Darkness. Nimoy also directed films, including Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984), Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986), and Three Men and a Baby (1987), and his career included roles in music videos and video games. In addition to acting and filmmaking, Nimoy was a photographer, author, singer, and songwriter.
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John Kerry
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Studied in 1976
- Occupations
- climate activistpeace activistnaval officerdiplomatlawyer
- Biography
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John Forbes Kerry is an American attorney, politician, diplomat, and former naval officer who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of President Barack Obama. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1985 to 2013 and later served as the first U.S. special presidential envoy for climate from 2021 to 2024. Kerry was the Democratic nominee for president of the United States in the 2004 election, losing to then-incumbent president George W. Bush.
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Chris O'Donnell
- Occupations
- voice actorstage actormodelactortelevision actor
- Biography
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Christopher Eugene O'Donnell is an American actor. After modeling and acting in numerous commercials as a teenager, he made his film debut in the comedy-drama film Men Don't Leave (1990). Following supporting roles in the films Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) and School Ties (1992), O'Donnell had his breakout with a starring role in the drama film Scent of a Woman (1992), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
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Rikishi
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Studied in 1988-1988
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Solofa Fatu Jr. is an American professional wrestler, best known under the ring names Rikishi and Fatu with the WWE and under a variety of names in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, World Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.
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Joe Bastianich
- Occupations
- television personalityrestaurateurentrepreneurwinemakertelevision producer
- Biography
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Joseph Bastianich is an American-born Italian restaurateur, author and television personality. He, along with his mother and business partner Lidia Bastianich, co-owns thirty restaurants in four countries, including Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, which the owners expanded in 2010. Earlier that same year, they teamed up with businessman Oscar Farinetti to bring Eataly, an upscale food and wine market, to Dallas, Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, London and Stockholm.
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Nancy Carell
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Studied in 1988
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actortelevision produceractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Nancy Walls Carell is an American actress, comedian, and writer best known for her work on Saturday Night Live, The Daily Show, and The Office. In 2016, she co-created the TBS comedy series Angie Tribeca with her husband, Steve Carell.
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Matt Ryan
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Matthew Thomas Ryan is an American professional football executive and former player who is the president of football for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played as a quarterback for 15 seasons, primarily with the Falcons. Nicknamed "Matty Ice", he ranks among the league's all-time top 10 in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns. Ryan played college football for the Boston College Eagles, winning the Manning and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards in 2007. He was selected third overall by the Falcons in the 2008 NFL draft.
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Kerry Kennedy
- Occupations
- writerhuman rights defender
- Biography
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Mary Kerry Kennedy is an American lawyer, author, and human rights activist. Kennedy is a daughter of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and a niece of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. She is the president of Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, a non-profit human rights advocacy organization.
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Kofi Kingston
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a Ghanaian and American professional wrestler. Since 2006, he has been signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston and is a member of The New Day.
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Johnny Gaudreau
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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John Michael Gaudreau was an American professional ice hockey player. A winger, he played 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played college ice hockey for the Boston College Eagles in NCAA Division I for three seasons beginning in 2011 and was selected in the fourth round, 104th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 2011 NHL entry draft. Nicknamed "Johnny Hockey", he was named the 2014 recipient of the Hobey Baker Award as the best player in the NCAA and, during his first full NHL season in 2014–15, was selected to play in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game, as well as being named to the annual NHL All-Rookie team. Gaudreau was a Calder Memorial Trophy finalist for the NHL's best rookie and won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy as the league's most gentlemanly player for the 2016–17 season. In 2022, Gaudreau signed with the Columbus Blue Jackets, where he spent his last two seasons. Gaudreau was noted as helping to grow opportunities for smaller hockey players; despite measuring in at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), he was a seven-time NHL All-Star and finished fourth in Hart Memorial Trophy voting twice.
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Eric Nam
- Occupations
- actorsingertelevision presenter
- Biography
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Eric Nam is an American singer-songwriter, television personality, and actor who began his career in K-pop in 2013. One of the most recognizable figures in South Korea, he has since been named GQ Korea's Man of the Year, selected for Forbes' 30 Under 30 Asia, and honored as a Time100 Impact Award recipient in 2023. He is supported by a global fanbase known as "Nam Nation".
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Ed McMahon
- Occupations
- announcerfilm actorgame show hostsingeractor
- Biography
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Edward Leo Peter McMahon Jr. was an American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer, and combat aviator. McMahon and Johnny Carson began their association in their first TV series, the ABC game show Who Do You Trust?, appearing from 1958 to 1962. McMahon then made his famous thirty-year mark as Carson's sidekick and announcer on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1962 to 1992.
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- softball playerjournalisttelevision presenterreality television participant
- Biography
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Elisabeth DelPadre Hasselbeck is an American television personality and talk show host. She rose to prominence in 2001 as a contestant on the second season of the American version of Survivor, where she finished in fourth place. She married NFL player Tim Hasselbeck the following year.
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Andrew Walker
- Occupations
- television actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Andrew Walker is a Canadian actor and film producer. He made his film debut in Laserhawk, followed by roles in American television series such as Maybe It's Me, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, and Hot Properties. He also co-starred in Steel Toes (2006), which earned him an ACTRA Award for Best Actor in 2008. He subsequently appeared in films such as The Mountie and The Gundown, and had a starring role on the Lifetime cop drama Against the Wall.
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Connie Sellecca
- Occupations
- television actorYouTubermodelfilm actortelevision producer
- Biography
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Connie Sellecca is an American actress, producer, and former model, best known for her roles on the television series Flying High, The Greatest American Hero, and Hotel, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 1987.
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Dorothy Bush Koch
- Occupations
- writerbiographer
- Biography
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Dorothy Walker Bush LeBlond Koch is an American author and philanthropist. She is the sixth and youngest child of the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, and First Lady Barbara Bush. Her older brother, George W. Bush, was the 43rd U.S. president.
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Bonnie Somerville
- Occupations
- television actorsingeractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Bonnie Somerville is an American actress and singer. She has had roles in a number of movies and television series, most notably as Mona in seven episodes of Friends. She has also appeared in NYPD Blue, Grosse Pointe, The O.C., Cashmere Mafia, Without a Paddle, and Golden Boy. She starred as Dr. Christa Lorenson in season one of the CBS medical drama Code Black.
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Christine Grady
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Graduated with Master of Science in Nursing
- Occupations
- researchernurse scientistbioethicistnurse
- Biography
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Christine Grady is an American nurse and bioethicist who served as the head of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center.
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Tom McCarthy
- Occupations
- film producertelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorstage actor
- Biography
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Thomas Joseph McCarthy is an American filmmaker and actor who has appeared in several films, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television series such as The Wire, Boston Public and Law & Order.
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Tricia Nixon Cox
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Patricia Nixon Cox is the elder daughter of the 37th president of the United States Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, and the sister of Julie Nixon Eisenhower. She is married to Edward F. Cox and is the mother of Christopher Nixon Cox.
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy
- Occupations
- businesspersondiplomatfilm editorpolitician
- Biography
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Patrick Joseph Kennedy was an American businessman and politician. He and his wife Mary were the parents of four children, including future U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair and U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Their grandchildren through Joseph include U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and longtime U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy.
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Bruce Pearl
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Bruce Alan Pearl is a former American college basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team for 11 seasons. He previously served in the same position for Tennessee, Milwaukee, and Southern Indiana. Pearl led Southern Indiana to a Division II national championship in 1995, during which he was named Division II Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
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Reggie Jackson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Reginald Shon Jackson, nicknamed Big Government and Mr. June, is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three seasons for the Boston College Eagles before declaring for the 2011 NBA draft, where he was drafted 24th overall by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jackson has also played for the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers, and Philadelphia 76ers. In 2023, Jackson won a championship with the Denver Nuggets.
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Mike Capuano
- Enrolled in Boston College
- In 1977 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- general counsellawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Everett Capuano is an American politician and attorney who served as a U.S. Representative of Massachusetts from 1999 to 2019. A Democrat, his district included the northern three-fourths of Boston, as well as parts of Cambridge, his hometown of Somerville, and other communities immediately north and south of Boston. Prior to being elected to Congress, he served in Somerville as an Alderman and the 33rd mayor.
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Ed Markey
- Enrolled in Boston College
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1972 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Edward John Markey is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from the state of Massachusetts, a seat he has held since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he served 20 terms (18 full, two partial) as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district from 1976 to 2013. Before that, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1973 to 1976. He has been the dean of the Massachusetts's congressional delegation since 2009.
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Tip O'Neill
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-longest tenure in history and the longest uninterrupted tenure. He represented northern Boston in the House from 1953 to 1987.
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Evan Ryan
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Evan Maureen Ryan is an American public servant who served as White House cabinet secretary in the administration of Joe Biden. She previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the Obama administration (2013–2017) and was assistant for intergovernmental affairs and public liaison for then-Vice President Joe Biden.
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Shannon Miller
- Occupations
- lawyerartistic gymnast
- Biography
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Shannon Lee Miller is an American former artistic gymnast. She was the 1993 and 1994 world all-around champion, the 1992 Summer Olympics all-around silver medallist, the 1996 Olympic balance beam champion, the 1995 Pan American Games all-around champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning Magnificent Seven team at the 1996 Olympics.
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Greg Poehler
- Occupations
- screenwriterlawyertelevision actortelevision producerfilm actor
- Biography
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Gregory Milmore Poehler is an American actor, comedian, producer, writer, and attorney. He created and starred in the Swedish sitcom Welcome to Sweden.
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Christopher Lawford
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- television actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Christopher Kennedy Lawford was an American author, actor, and activist. He was a member of the prominent Kennedy family, and son of English actor Peter Lawford and Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford, who was a sister of President John F. Kennedy. He graduated from Tufts University in 1977 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College in 1983. He later earned a master's certificate in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University and was a lecturer on drug addiction.
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Christopher G. Kennedy
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Christopher George Kennedy is an American businessman who is the chair of Joseph P. Kennedy Enterprises, Inc. A member of the prominent Kennedy family, he is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and a nephew of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy. From 2000 until 2012, he was also president of Merchandise Mart Properties, a commercial property management firm based in Chicago.
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Bill Romanowski
- Occupations
- actorauthorAmerican football player
- Biography
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William Thomas Romanowski is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. Nicknamed "Romo" and "RomoCop", he spent the majority of his career with the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos.
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Jared Dudley
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Jared Anthony Dudley is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball for the Boston College Eagles.
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Kristie Mewis
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kristie Anne Mewis is an American professional soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for West Ham United of the Women's Super League (WSL) and the United States national team.
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Scott Brown
- Enrolled in Boston College
- In 1985 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- television actormodellawyerdiplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Scott Philip Brown is an American diplomat and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 2017 to 2020 under president Donald Trump.
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Lisa Lampanelli
- Occupations
- television actorstand-up comedianactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Lisa Lampanelli is an American former stand-up comedian, actress, and insult comic.
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Bill Bulger
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Michael Bulger is an American former Democratic politician, lawyer, and educator from South Boston, Massachusetts. His eighteen-year tenure as President of the Massachusetts Senate is the longest in history. After leaving office, he became president of the University of Massachusetts.
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P. J. Byrne
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Paul Jeffrey Byrne is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Irv Smiff on the UPN/CW series The Game, and Bolin on Nickelodeon's animated series The Legend of Korra (2012–2014).
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John Mara
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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John Kevin Mara is an American businessman who is the president, CEO, and co-owner of the New York Giants.
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Robert Gallo
- Occupations
- virologistimmunologistoncologistuniversity teacherbiochemist
- Biography
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Robert Charles Gallo is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in establishing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and in the development of the HIV blood test, and he has been a major contributor to subsequent HIV research.
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Chris Herren
- Occupations
- basketball playermotivational speaker
- Biography
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Christopher Albert Herren is an American former professional basketball player and motivational speaker. He played in the NBA and several leagues overseas.
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John Curtin
- Occupations
- Australian rules football playerpolitician
- Biography
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John Curtin was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most notable for leading the country through the majority of World War II, including all but the last few weeks of the war in the Pacific. Curtin's leadership skills and personal character were acclaimed by his political contemporaries, and he is frequently ranked as one of Australia's greatest prime ministers and political leaders.
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Nikesh Arora
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Nikesh Arora is an Indian-American billionaire business executive. He has been the chairman and chief executive officer of the American cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks since June 2018. Arora was formerly a senior executive at Google and president of SoftBank Group from October 2014 to June 2016. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, his net worth was estimated at $1.5 billion in early 2024.
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Cameron Esposito
- Occupations
- writerpodcastertelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Cameron Anne Young Anastasia Esposito is an American actress, comedian, and podcaster known for her show Take My Wife, as well as her stand-up comedy and her podcast, Queery. Esposito substantially focuses on topics surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, feminism, social justice, and the challenges faced by members of marginalized communities.
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Kenny Florian
- Occupations
- association football playerThai boxermixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Kenneth Alan "Kenny" Florian is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly served as an analyst for UFC on Fox from 2011 to 2018, provided color commentary for UFC Fight Night, and provides color commentary on the robot combat television series BattleBots. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League (PFL) as a commentator.
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Verbal
- Occupations
- singersongwriterrecord producerrappermusic video director
- Biography
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Verbal is a Japanese rapper, music video director and record producer who debuted in 1998 as a member of the hip hop group M-Flo. He is a third generation Zainichi Korean and a notable representative of Zainichi Korean music in Japan.
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John Francis Fitzgerald
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and a member of the United States House of Representatives. He also made unsuccessful runs for the United States Senate in 1916 and 1942 and governor of Massachusetts in 1922. Fitzgerald maintained a high profile in the city whether in or out of office, and his theatrical style of campaigning and charisma earned him the nickname "Honey Fitz".
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Kenneth O'Donnell
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Studied in 1950-1951
- Occupations
- political adviseradviserpolitician
- Biography
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Kenneth Patrick O'Donnell was an American political consultant and the special assistant and appointments secretary to President John F. Kennedy from 1961 until Kennedy's assassination in November 1963. O'Donnell was a good friend of President Kennedy and his younger brother Robert F. Kennedy. O'Donnell, along with Larry O'Brien and David Powers, was part of the group of Kennedy's advisers dubbed the "Irish Mafia".
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Lulu Wang
- Occupations
- film directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Lulu Wang is a Chinese-born American filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the comedy-drama films Posthumous (2014) and The Farewell (2019). For the latter, she received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film and the film was named one of the top ten films of 2019 by the American Film Institute. Wang has also written, produced, and directed several short films, documentaries, and music videos.
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Maile Flanagan
- Occupations
- film producertelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorvoice actor
- Biography
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Maile Flanagan is an American actress and comedian. She is best known as the voice of Naruto Uzumaki in the English dub of the Naruto franchise. Other prominent roles include voicing Piggley Winks in Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (for which she received two nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and won once), and portraying Principal Terry Perry in Lab Rats.
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Clinton Kelly
- Occupations
- fashion designerwardrobe stylistjournalist
- Biography
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Clinton Kelly is an American TV personality, author, and lifestyle consultant. He won an Emmy for his role as the moderator on the popular ABC daytime show The Chew. The Chew was nominated for multiple Emmys and ran for seven seasons. He is also known for his role as co-host on the prime time reality show What Not to Wear, TLC's long-running reality program that featured fashion makeovers, for over 10 seasons.
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Molly McGrath
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Molly Anne McGrath is an American sportscaster and studio host who works as a sideline reporter for ESPN’s college football and college basketball telecasts.
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Anupam Mittal
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 55)
- Biography
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Anupam Mittal is an Indian entrepreneur, business executive and angel investor. He is the founder and CEO of People Group and Shaadi.com. Apart from starting Shaadi.com, an Indian online wedding service, he has also been a prominent investor in Shark Tank Season 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 investing in over 250 companies. He was also the co-founder and chairperson of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) from 2006 to 2007 and is currently on its Governing Council. He is the recipient of the Karmaveer Chakra Award. He has also acted in and produced Bollywood films such as 99 and Flavors.
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Jimmy Hayes
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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James Ryan Hayes was an American professional ice hockey right winger. Nicknamed "Broadway", he was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round, 60th overall, of the 2008 NHL entry draft and played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, and the New Jersey Devils. His younger brother Kevin Hayes is also a professional ice hockey player.
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Grace Poe
- Occupations
- philanthropisteducatorpolitician
- Biography
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Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares is a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2025. An independent, she previously served as the chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from 2010 to 2012. She was a candidate in the 2016 Philippine presidential election, having run as the standard-bearer of the Partido Galing at Puso (PGP).
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A. J. Dillon
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Algiers Jameal William Dillon Jr., nicknamed "Quadzilla", is an American professional football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles, with whom he became the school's all-time rushing yards leader with 4,382 yards.
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Zay Flowers
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Xavien "Zay" Kevonn Flowers is an American professional football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles and was selected by the Ravens in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Gary Gulman
- Occupations
- comedian
- Biography
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Gary Lewis Weston Gulman is an American stand-up comedian. He was a finalist on the NBC reality-talent show Last Comic Standing in its second and third seasons. He released his first CD, Conversations with Inanimate Objects in 2005, and his first television special Gary Gulman: Boyish Man the following year. Since then, he has released two other comedy albums and three other comedy specials, including 2019's The Great Depresh on HBO.
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Joe Tessitore
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Joseph William Tessitore is an American sportscaster for ABC, ESPN and WWE. He leads ESPN's world championship fight broadcasts as the play-by-play broadcaster for Top Rank Boxing on ESPN and serves as a play-by-play announcer for Holey Moley on ABC alongside comedian Rob Riggle and NBA star Stephen Curry and announces college football on ESPN and ABC. In 2018 and 2019, Tessitore was also the play-by-play broadcaster of Monday Night Football, alongside former Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Booger McFarland. Having been part of WWE since July 2024, he is currently the play-by-play commentator for SmackDown alongside former in-ring competitor Wade Barrett.
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Luke Russert
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Luke Orth Russert is an American author and broadcast news correspondent who worked for NBC News from 2008 to 2016. His reporting has been shown on NBC Nightly News, TODAY, NBCNews.com, and MSNBC. He has been a guest anchor on various MSNBC programs, including Morning Joe and Way Too Early with Jonathan Lemire.
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Gina Lopez
- Occupations
- philanthropistenvironmentalistpolitician
- Biography
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Regina Paz "Gina" La'o Lopez was a Filipino environmentalist and philanthropist who served as Secretary of the Philippines' Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in an ad interim basis under the Duterte administration. She was previously the Chairperson of the Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission under two consecutive administrations. Lopez was also a yoga missionary and a pioneer for corporate social responsibility.
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Dannel Malloy
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Dannel Patrick Malloy is an American politician who served as the 88th governor of Connecticut from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he chaired the Democratic Governors Association from 2016 to 2017. He is currently Chancellor of the University of Maine System, a position he's held since July 2019.
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Denis O'Brien
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Denis O'Brien is an Irish billionaire businessman, and the founder and owner of Digicel. He was listed among the World's Top 200 Billionaires in 2015 and was Ireland's richest native-born citizen for several years. His business interests have also extended to aircraft leasing (Aergo Capital), utilities support (Actavo), petroleum (Topaz Energy), football (a minority shareholder of Celtic F.C.), and healthcare (Beacon Hospital). As former chairman of the Esat Digifone consortium, O'Brien was questioned by the Moriarty Tribunal, which investigated the awarding of a mobile phone licence to Esat, among other things.
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Ernest Moniz
- Occupations
- physicistpoliticianuniversity teachernuclear physicist
- Biography
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Ernest Jeffrey Moniz, GCIH is an American nuclear physicist and former government official. From May 2013 to January 2017, he served as the 13th United States secretary of energy in the Obama administration. Prior to this, Moniz served as associate director for science in the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President of the United States from 1995 to 1997 and undersecretary of energy from 1997 to 2001 during the Clinton administration. He is currently the co-chair and CEO of the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), as well as president and CEO of the Energy Futures Initiative (EFI), a nonprofit organization funded by the natural gas industry that works on climate and energy technology issues, which he co-founded in 2017.
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John Charles Daly
- Occupations
- presenterradio personalityjournalist
- Biography
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John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly was an American journalist, host, CBS radio and television personality, ABC News executive, TV anchor, and game show host, best known for his work on the CBS panel game show What's My Line?
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Marty Walsh
- Enrolled in Boston College
- In 2009 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Martin Joseph Walsh is an American politician and trade union official who served as the 53rd mayor of Boston from 2014 to 2021 and as the 29th United States Secretary of Labor from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Walsh resigned from his position as the US Secretary of Labor in March 2023 in order to accept a position as executive director of the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA). Before his mayoralty, he served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 13th Suffolk district from 1997 until 2014. As a trade union member, Walsh worked his way up to serve as the head of the Boston Building Trades Council from 2011 until 2013.
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Alejandro Bedoya
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Alejandro Bedoya is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer, and serves as their captain.
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Chris Kreider
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Christopher James Kreider is an American professional ice hockey player who is a winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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John McLaughlin
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision presenter
- Biography
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John Joseph McLaughlin (/məkˈlɑːklɪn/; (March 29, 1927—August 16, 2016) was an American television personality and political commentator. He created, produced, and hosted the political commentary series The McLaughlin Group from 1982 to 2016, and hosted and produced John McLaughlin's One on One, which ran from 1984 to 2013.
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Thomas Suozzi
- Enrolled in Boston College
- 1980-1984 graduated with Bachelor of Science in accounting
- Occupations
- lawyerconsultantpoliticianaccountant
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Thomas Richard Suozzi is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district since 2024 and previously from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the county executive of Nassau County on Long Island from 2002 to 2009 and served before then as the mayor of Glen Cove for eight years. His district, which is largely suburban, includes northern Nassau County and parts of northeastern Queens.
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Brian Boyle
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- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Paul Boyle is an American former professional ice hockey center who works as an analyst for NHL Network. Boyle has previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, New Jersey Devils, Nashville Predators, Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He attended St. Sebastian's School in Needham, Massachusetts, before moving on to Boston College. Boyle grew up in Hingham, just south of Boston.
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R. Nicholas Burns
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- diplomatpoliticianuniversity teacher
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Robert Nicholas Burns is an American diplomat and international relations scholar. He served as the United States ambassador to China from 2022 to 2025. He is now Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
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Amul Roger Thapar
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- lawyerjudge
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Amul Roger Thapar is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He previously served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2008 to 2017 and as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2006 to 2008. Thapar was President Donald Trump's first Court of Appeals appointment and Trump's second judicial appointment after Justice Neil Gorsuch. Thapar has been discussed as a candidate for the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Kasim Edebali
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- American football player
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Kasim Edebali is a German-American former professional football defensive end. He played college football at Boston College and was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2014. Edebali is Cameron Jordan's brother-in-law.
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Thomas Menino
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Michael Menino was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, from 1993 to 2014. He was the city's longest-serving mayor. He was elected mayor in 1993 after first serving three months as acting mayor following the resignation of his predecessor Raymond Flynn. Before serving as mayor, Menino was a member of the Boston City Council and had been elected president of the City Council in 1993.
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Brian Leetch
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Joseph Leetch is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 18 National Hockey League (NHL) seasons with the New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Boston Bruins. He has been called one of the top defensemen in NHL history.
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Tyrese Rice
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyrese Jammal Rice is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He represented the senior men's national team of Montenegro. Rice played college basketball with the Boston College Eagles.
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Teddy Dunn
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- television actorlawyeractorfilm actor
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Edward Wilkes Dunn is a former actor best known for his portrayal of Duncan Kane in the Rob Thomas television series Veronica Mars.
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Bill Guerin
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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William Robert Guerin is an American former professional ice hockey player and the current general manager of the Minnesota Wild. He previously was the assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
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David Caprio
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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David A. Caprio is an American businessman, investor, lawyer, and politician who served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from District 34. He was first elected on December 21, 1999. In 2010, Caprio was defeated in a September primary election.
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Alex Tuch
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Alex Daniel Tuch is an American professional ice hockey player who is a forward and alternate captain for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 18th overall, by the Minnesota Wild in the 2014 NHL entry draft. Tuch has also previously played for the Vegas Golden Knights.
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Chuck Hogan
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- writerscience fiction writernovelistscreenwriter
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Charles Patrick Hogan is an American novelist, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known as the author of Prince of Thieves, and as the co-author of The Strain trilogy with Guillermo del Toro. Del Toro and Hogan created the television series The Strain, adapted from their trilogy of vampire novels.
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Erik Weihenmayer
- Occupations
- mountaineer
- Biography
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Erik Weihenmayer is an American athlete, adventurer, author, activist and motivational speaker. He was the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on May 25, 2001. Due to this accomplishment he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. He completed the Seven Summits in September 2002, one of only 150 mountaineers at the time to do so, but the only blind climber to achieve this feat. In 2008, he also added the Carstensz Pyramid thus completing the Eight Summits. Weihenmayer has also made noteworthy climbs up the Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite in 1996, and ascended Losar, a 2,700-foot (820 m) vertical ice face in the Himalayas in 2008.
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Jon Sciambi
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Jon "Boog" Sciambi is an American sportscaster for ESPN and the Marquee Sports Network, and has been the everyday play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs TV broadcasts on Marquee since 2021. He has worked extensively as a baseball play-by-play announcer, calling games for ESPN television and on ESPN Radio. Sciambi's nickname, "Boog," was given to him by Hank Goldberg because of his physical resemblance to former major league player Boog Powell.
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Jane D. Hartley
- Occupations
- diplomatbusinessperson
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Jane Dorothy Hartley is an American businesswoman and diplomat who served as the 67th United States ambassador to the United Kingdom under the Biden administration. She had previously served as the U.S. ambassador to France and Monaco from 2014 to 2017 during the Obama administration. Since June 2025, she serves as Chairperson of the board of trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Phil Schiller
- Enrolled in Boston College
- In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Philip W. Schiller is an American businessman, spokesperson, and an Apple Fellow at Apple Inc. He is a prominent figure in Apple's keynotes and has been a member of the company's executive team since Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997. In 2020 he became the first person in over 20 years to be appointed as an Apple Fellow, one of the company's highest-ranking positions and an honor previously bestowed on co-founder Steve Wozniak among a handful of other people.
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Thatcher Demko
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Thatcher Douglas Demko is an American professional ice hockey player who is a goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Demko was selected by the Canucks in the second round (36th overall) of the 2014 NHL entry draft.
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Noah Hanifin
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Noah Hanifin is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Carolina Hurricanes, who drafted him fifth overall in the 2015 NHL entry draft, and the Calgary Flames.
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Brian Gionta
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Joseph Gionta is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Gionta began his NHL career in 2001 with the New Jersey Devils and served as captain for both the Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres. He also was the captain for the United States in the 2018 Winter Olympics, for which he stepped away from the NHL for most of its 2017–18 season (NHL refused to release its players to the Olympics for the first time since 1994). After the Olympics, he briefly played for the Boston Bruins, and retired following their elimination from the playoffs.
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Jerome Robinson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jerome Robinson is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray MCT Technic of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball with the Boston College Eagles. He was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2018 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick.
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Jared Huffman
- Enrolled in Boston College
- In 1990 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- volleyball playerbeach volleyball playerlawyerpolitician
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Jared William Huffman is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 2nd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Huffman represented the 6th district in the California State Assembly from 2006 to 2012. He chaired the Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee and the Assembly Environmental Caucus. He was elected to Congress in 2012 with more than 70% of the vote, defeating Republican nominee Dan Roberts. His congressional district covers the North Coast from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border.
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Mareva Grabowski–Mitsotakis
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in political science
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotakis is a Greek business executive who has promoted Greek cultural heritage through her finance and fashion entrepreneurial ventures. She is married to Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the current Prime Minister of Greece.
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Cory Schneider
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Cory Franklin Schneider is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Brooks Orpik
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Richard Brooks Orpik is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). A stay-at-home defenseman and locker room leader, Orpik is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, winning with the Penguins in 2009 and with the Capitals in 2018 (the only player to win with both teams).
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Bryce Pinkham
- Enrolled in Boston College
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorHelluva Bossactor
- Biography
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Bryce Allen Pinkham is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in the PBS period drama Mercy Street. On Broadway, he played Monty Navarro in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. For this role, he received nominations for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and a Grammy (Best Musical Theater Album). He is a Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellow and co-founder of Zara Aina, a not-for-profit children's theater company in Madagascar. He voices Stolas in the adult animated web series Helluva Boss.
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Charlie Davies
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Charles Desmond Davies is an American former professional soccer player who played as a forward.
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Bob Ryan
- Occupations
- sports journalist
- Biography
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Robert P. Ryan is an American sportswriter, formerly with The Boston Globe, and author. He has been described as "the quintessential American sportswriter" and a basketball guru, and is well known for his coverage of the sport including his famous stories covering the Boston Celtics in the 1970s. After graduating from Boston College, Ryan started as a sports intern for the Globe on the same day as Peter Gammons, and later worked with other notable Globe sportswriters Will McDonough and Leigh Montville. In early 2012, Ryan announced his retirement from sports writing after 44 years, effective at the conclusion of the 2012 Summer Olympics. His final column in the Globe was published August 12, 2012.
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Dana Barros
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Dana Bruce Barros is an American former professional basketball player from the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college, he played at Boston College, finishing as one of the school's all-time leading scorers. He was the head men's basketball coach at Newbury College in Massachusetts. He is now the owner of AAU Basketball organization, the "Dana Barros Gladiators", based in Avon, Massachusetts, and now Stoughton, Massachusetts. He is of Cape Verdean descent.
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Jennifer Welter
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- American football coachAmerican football player
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Jennifer Welter is an American football coach who was most recently a defensive specialist for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). She was a defensive coaching intern for the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals during their training camp and the 2015 preseason, making her the first female coaching intern in the NFL. This is her third "first" for men's football in 2014 and 2015.
