100 Notable alumni of
Boston University
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Boston University is 48th in the world, 25th in North America, and 24th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Boston University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 1 individual affiliated with Boston University won Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.
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Martin Luther King Jr
- Enrolled in Boston University
- 1951-1955 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in systematic theology
- Occupations
- peace activistcivil rights advocateChristian ministerpastorhuman rights activist
- Biography
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Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968. A Black church leader and a son of early civil rights activist and minister Martin Luther King Sr., King advanced civil rights for people of color in the United States through the use of nonviolent resistance and nonviolent civil disobedience against Jim Crow laws and other forms of legalized discrimination.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Enrolled in Boston University
- In 2011 studied international relations and economics
- Occupations
- bartendereducational strategistpublisherwaiterpolitical activist
- Biography
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials AOC, is an American politician and activist. She has served as the U.S. representative for New York's 14th congressional district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party.
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Marisa Tomei
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actoractorfilm producerstage actor
- Biography
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Marisa Tomei is an American actress. She gained prominence for her comedic performance in My Cousin Vinny (1992), which earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received further nominations in the category for In the Bedroom (2001) and The Wrestler (2008).
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Julianne Moore
- Enrolled in Boston University
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- writertelevision actoractorchildren's writerstage actor
- Biography
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Julie Anne Smith, known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, as well as for her roles in blockbusters. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards.
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Emily Deschanel
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractorfilm producertelevision producer
- Biography
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Emily Erin Deschanel is an American actress. She played Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the Fox crime procedural series Bones (2005–2017).
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Geena Davis
- Occupations
- modelfilm actorfilm producervoice actortelevision producer
- Biography
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Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis is an American actor, activist, fashion model, and producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
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Shraddha Kapoor
- Occupations
- film actormodel
- Biography
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Shraddha Kapoor is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. One of India's highest-paid actresses, Kapoor has been featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2014 and was featured by Forbes Asia in their 30 Under 30 list of 2016.
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Leonard Nimoy
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Graduated with honorary doctorate
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriterfilm produceractorfilm director
- Biography
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Leonard Simon Nimoy was an American actor and director, famed 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, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. 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 appeared in several films, television shows, and voice acted in several video games. Outside of acting, Nimoy was a film director, photographer, author, singer, and songwriter.
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Stephanie McMahon
- Occupations
- film actorbusinesspersonscreenwriterprofessional wrestleractor
- Biography
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Stephanie Marie McMahon Levesque is an American businesswoman and retired professional wrestler. She is known for her various roles within WWE between 1998 and 2023.
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Ginnifer Goodwin
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Jennifer Michelle "Ginnifer" Goodwin is an American actress. She starred as Margene Heffman in the HBO drama series Big Love (2006–2011), Snow White / Mary Margaret Blanchard in the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2011–2018), Judy Hopps in Zootopia (2016) and Beth Ann Stanton in Why Women Kill (2019).
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Paul Reubens
- Occupations
- film actorfilm producerwritervoice actorscreenwriter
- Biography
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Paul Reubens was an American actor and comedian, widely known for creating and portraying the character Pee-wee Herman.
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Michael Weatherly
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Michael Weatherly Jr. is an American actor, producer, director, and musician, known for playing the roles of special agent Anthony DiNozzo in the television series NCIS (2003–2016) and Logan Cale in Dark Angel (2000–2002). From 2016 to 2022, he starred as Dr. Jason Bull in Bull, a courtroom drama. He also starred in Meet Wally Sparks.
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Howard Stern
- Occupations
- writeractortelevision presenterjournalistphotographer
- Biography
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Howard Allan Stern is an American broadcaster and media personality. He is best known for his radio show, The Howard Stern Show, which gained popularity when it was nationally syndicated on terrestrial radio from 1986 to 2005. He has broadcast on Sirius XM Radio since 2006.
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Joan Baez
- Occupations
- guitaristmusicianrecord producercomposeractivist
- Biography
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Joan Chandos Baez is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more than 30 albums.
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Shane McMahon
- Occupations
- professional wrestlerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Shane Brandon McMahon is an American businessman and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE.
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Psy
- Occupations
- film actorrecord producerchoreographerrappertelevision producer
- Biography
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Park Jae-sang, known professionally as Psy (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Psy is known domestically for his humorous videos and stage performances, and internationally for his hit single "Gangnam Style". The song's refrain was entered into The Yale Book of Quotations as one of the most famous quotations of 2012.
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Jason Alexander
- Occupations
- magicianfilm actoractorfilm producerfilm director
- Biography
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Jay Scott Greenspan, known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor and comedian. He played George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998, for which he was nominated for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.
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Olivia Culpo
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantcelebrityinfluenceractor
- Biography
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Olivia Frances Culpo is an American model, actress, influencer and beauty queen. After winning the Miss Rhode Island USA competition, she went on to win Miss USA 2012, and then Miss Universe 2012.
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Alicia Witt
- Occupations
- voice actorcomposermodelpianiststage actor
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Alicia Roanne Witt is an American actress, singer and pianist. She first came to fame as a child actress after being discovered by David Lynch, who cast her in Dune (1984) and Twin Peaks (1990). Witt was a regular on Cybill Shepherd's sitcom Cybill (1995–1998) for four seasons, playing the title character's daughter, Zoe Woodbine. She had a critically acclaimed role as a disturbed teenager in Fun (1994), appeared as a music student in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) and as a terrorized college student in the horror film Urban Legend (1998). She appeared in Cameron Crowe's Vanilla Sky (2001), Two Weeks Notice (2002), Last Holiday (2006) and the thriller 88 Minutes (2007). Witt has made television appearances in The Walking Dead, The Sopranos, Nashville, Two and a Half Men, The Librarians, Friday Night Lights, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Mentalist, Justified, Twin Peaks: The Return, CSI: Miami, and Orange Is the New Black.
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Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
- Occupations
- socialite
- Biography
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Carolyn Jeanne Bessette-Kennedy was an American publicist for Calvin Klein. After her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr., Bessette-Kennedy's relationship with her husband and her fashion sense became the subjects of media scrutiny, drawing comparisons to her mother-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The couple, as well as Bessette-Kennedy's older sister, Lauren, died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard on July 16, 1999.
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Bill O'Reilly
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- podcasterteacherradio personalitybaseball playertelevision presenter
- Biography
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William James O'Reilly Jr. is an American conservative commentator, journalist, author, and television host.
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Alfre Woodard
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Alfre Woodard is an American actress. Known for portraying strong-willed and dignified roles on stage and screen, she has received various accolades, including four Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, and two Grammy Awards. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her as one of "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century". She is a board member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Uzo Aduba
- Occupations
- stage actorvoice actortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Uzoamaka Nwanneka "Uzo" Aduba is an American actress. She gained wide recognition for her role as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019), for which she won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2014, an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2015, and two SAG Awards for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 and 2015. She is one of only two actors to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role.
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Tobin Bell
- Occupations
- film actorwriterdirectortelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Tobin Bell is an American actor. He has appeared in a number of television shows and films but is most recognized for his role as John Kramer / Jigsaw in the Saw franchise.
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Michael Chiklis
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actorfilm producervoice actortelevision producer
- Biography
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Michael Charles Chiklis is an American actor, film television director, film and television producer and musician. He is best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Detective Vic Mackey on the FX police drama The Shield (2002–2008), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2002, and was nominated in 2003. Other starring television roles of his include Commissioner Tony Scali on the ABC police drama The Commish (1991–1996), Chris Woods in Daddio (2000), Jim Powell on the ABC science-fiction comedy-drama No Ordinary Family (2010–2011), Vincent Savino in the CBS crime drama Vegas (2012), Dell Toledo in American Horror Story: Freak Show (2014), and Nathaniel Barnes in Gotham (2015–2017). In film, he is best known for his roles as The Thing in two Fantastic Four films (2005–2007), George Callister in Eagle Eye (2008), Terry Eidson in When the Game Stands Tall (2014), and Father Dave in Hubie Halloween (2020).
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Mariel Hemingway
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwritertelevision actoractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Mariel Hemingway is an American actress. She began acting at age 14 with a Golden Globe-nominated breakout role in Lipstick (1976), and she received Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for her performance in Woody Allen's Manhattan (1979).
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Jenna Marbles
- Occupations
- television producerpodcasterYouTuber
- Biography
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Jenna Nicole Mourey, better known as Jenna Marbles, is an American YouTuber. Over the span of ten years, her YouTube channel has accumulated approximately 1.8 billion video views and, at its peak, over 20 million subscribers. After apologizing for a series of accusations involving offensive content in her older videos, Marbles announced her indefinite hiatus from the platform in 2020.
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Marc Maron
- Occupations
- comedianactorvoice actorstand-up comedianmusician
- Biography
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Marcus David Maron is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer, actor, and musician.
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Hong Chau
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Hong Chau is an American actress. She has received several award nominations for her film roles as Ngoc Lan Tran in Downsizing (2017) and as Liz, a nurse, in The Whale (2022), including one for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the latter.
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Paul Michael Glaser
- Occupations
- film actorfilm producerscreenwriterdirectoractor
- Biography
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Paul Michael Glaser is an American actor, director, and writer whose career has spanned five decades. He made his acting debut in the television series Love is a many Splendored Thing and went onto have acting appearing roles in The Waltons, The Streets of San Francisco, and Kojak. Glaser rose to prominence for his portrayal as "Detective Dave Starsky" in the 1970s television series, Starsky & Hutch and went onto write and direct five episodes for the show. Following the show's success, he ventured into directing for other series including Miami Vice, Judging Amy, and Las Vegas.
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Kim Raver
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Kim Raver is an American actress. She is known for television roles such as Dr. Teddy Altman on ABC's medical drama Grey's Anatomy, Kim Zambrano on Third Watch, and Audrey Raines on 24.
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Keiko Fujimori
- Enrolled in Boston University
- 1995-1997 studied business management
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 2000, she held the role of First Lady of Peru, during her father's administrations. She has served as the leader of the Fujimorist political party Popular Force since 2010, and was a congresswoman representing the Lima Metropolitan Area, from 2006 to 2011. Fujimori ran for president in the 2011, 2016, and 2021 elections, but was defeated each time in the second round of voting.
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Michelle Hurd
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Michelle Hurd is an American actress best known for her work in television. She first received recognition for portraying Monique Jeffries in the police procedural series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999–2001). She has since starred as Athena Barnes in the drama series Leap Years (2001), Colleen Manus in the crime drama series The Glades (2010–2013), Linda Bates Emery in the comedy-horror series Ash vs Evil Dead (2016), and Ellen "Shepherd" Briggs in the crime drama series Blindspot (2015–2018). She portrayed Raffi Musiker in the science fiction series Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023).
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Andy Cohen
- Occupations
- entrepreneursocialitetelevision presenterradio personalitytelevision producer
- Biography
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Andrew Joseph Cohen is an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer. He is the host and executive producer of The Real Housewives franchise and Bravo's late night talk show, Watch What Happens Live! He also hosts a two-hour show with co-host John Hill twice a week on Sirius XM.
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Tipper Gore
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianphotographerpsychologist
- Biography
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Mary Elizabeth "Tipper" Gore is an American social issues advocate. She was the second lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 through her marriage to 45th vice president Al Gore in 1970, although they separated in 2010.
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Bill Duke
- Occupations
- film actortelevision directorplaywrightdirectoractor
- Biography
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William Henry Duke Jr. is an American actor and film director. Known for his physically imposing frame, Duke works primarily in the action and crime drama genres often as a character related to law enforcement. Frequently a character actor, he has starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando and Predator, and has appeared in films like Car Wash, American Gigolo, No Man's Land, Bird on a Wire, Menace II Society, Exit Wounds, Payback, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Mandy. In television, he is best known as Agent Percy Odell in Black Lightning.
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Kate Pierson
- Occupations
- guitaristsingeractormusiciansongwriter
- Biography
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Catherine Elizabeth Pierson is an American singer, lyricist, and founding member of the B-52's. She plays guitar, bass and various keyboard instruments. In the early years, as well as being a vocalist, Pierson was the main keyboard player and performed on a keyboard bass during live shows and on many of the band's recordings, taking on a role usually filled by a bass guitar player, which differentiated the band from their contemporaries. This, along with Pierson's distinctive wide-ranging singing voice, remains a trademark of the B-52's' unique sound. Pierson has also collaborated with many other artists including the Ramones, Iggy Pop and R.E.M. Pierson possesses a mezzo-soprano vocal range.
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Katie Aselton
- Occupations
- television actorfilm directorfilm actorfilm producerbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Kathryn Aselton is an American actress, film director and producer. She directed and co-starred in The Freebie, which was shown in the non-competition "Next" category at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. She also starred in the FX sitcom The League for its seven-season run from 2009 to 2015, and in the first two seasons of FX's Marvel Comics X-Men drama Legion.
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Casey Cott
- Occupations
- actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Casey Morton Cott is an American actor, known for his role as Kevin Keller on The CW series Riverdale.
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Yunjin Kim
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actoractorsingervoice actor
- Biography
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Kim Yun-jin, known professionally in the West as Yunjin Kim, is a American-Korean actress. She is best known for her role as North Korean spy Bang-Hee in the South Korean film Shiri (1999), the daughter of a powerful Korean businessman on the American television series Lost (2004–2010), as well as series such as Mistresses (2013–2016), Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (2022), XO, Kitty (2023–present).
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Irvin Yalom
- Occupations
- university teacherexistential therapistwriterpsychotherapistpsychologist
- Biography
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Irvin David Yalom is an American existential psychiatrist who is emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, as well as author of both fiction and nonfiction.
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Shweta Bachchan Nanda
- Occupations
- modeljournalist
- Biography
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Shweta Bachchan Nanda is an Indian columnist, author, and former model. She has been a columnist for Daily News and Analysis and Vogue India, and is the author of the bestselling novel Paradise Towers. She has worked as a model for television advertisement, and in 2018 launched her own fashion label, MXS.
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Neal Stephenson
- Enrolled in Boston University
- In 1981 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in geography
- Occupations
- science fiction writernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Neal Town Stephenson is an American writer known for his works of speculative fiction. His novels have been categorized as science fiction, historical fiction, cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, and baroque.
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Ayanna Pressley
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ayanna Soyini Pressley is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district includes the northern three quarters of Boston, most of Cambridge, parts of Milton, as well as all of Chelsea, Everett, Randolph, and Somerville. Before serving in the United States House of Representatives, Pressley served as an at-large member of the Boston City Council from 2010 through 2019. She was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2018 after she defeated the ten-term incumbent Mike Capuano in the Democratic primary election for Massachusetts' 7th congressional district and ran unopposed in the general election. Pressley was the first black woman elected to the Boston City Council and the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Pressley is a member of "The Squad", a group of progressive Congress members.
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Jhumpa Lahiri
- Occupations
- university teachernovelistwriteracademictranslator
- Biography
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Nilanjana Sudeshna "Jhumpa" Lahiri is a British-American author known for her short stories, novels, and essays in English and, more recently, in Italian.
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Craig Bierko
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actorscreenwritervoice actorsinger
- Biography
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Craig Philip Bierko is an American actor and singer.
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Russell Hornsby
- Occupations
- television actorstage actortelevision presenterfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Russell Hornsby is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Edward "Eddie" Sutton on ABC Family's Lincoln Heights, as Luke on the HBO drama In Treatment, as Detective Hank Griffin on the NBC series Grimm, and as Lyons in the movie Fences. He also played Carl Gatewood in the Showtime TV series The Affair, and as Charles Flenory in BMF.
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Jeff Ross
- Occupations
- television actorstand-up comediantelevision presenterscreenwritercomedian
- Biography
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Jeffrey Ross Lifschultz is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known as the "Roastmaster General" for his insult comedy, his multiple appearances at celebrity roasts held by the New York Friars Club, the Comedy Central Roast television series, and the Netflix historical comedy series Historical Roasts. In 2009 the Chicago Tribune called Ross "the new millennium Don Rickles." His directorial debut, the 2006 documentary Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie, won the prize for Best Film at the Comedia film festival held at the Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal.
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Mark Manson
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Studied in 2007
- Occupations
- entrepreneurwriterblogger
- Biography
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Mark Manson is an American self-help author and blogger.
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Michaela Watkins
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwritertelevision actorcomedianactor
- Biography
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Michaela Watkins is an American actress and comedian. After several years performing with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Watkins achieved widespread attention for her brief stint as a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 34th season between 2008 and 2009. Since leaving SNL, she has starred on the Hulu series Casual and on the short-lived sitcoms The Unicorn and Trophy Wife. Watkins has also had recurring roles on other television series, such as The New Adventures of Old Christine, Catastrophe, Enlightened and Search Party and appeared in films such as The Back-up Plan, Wanderlust (2012), Enough Said (2013) and Sword of Trust (2019).
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Aesop Rock
- Occupations
- singer-songwritercomposerrapperrecord producersinger
- Biography
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Ian Matthias Bavitz, better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American rapper and producer from Long Island, New York. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in 2010. In a 2010 retrospective, betterPropaganda ranked him at number 19 at the Top 100 Artists of the Decade.
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Jaime Ray Newman
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actoractorfilm producerstage actor
- Biography
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Jaime Ray Newman is an American actress, producer and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera General Hospital, Mindy O'Dell in the drama series Veronica Mars, Kat Gardener in the fantasy series Eastwick, Lt. Laura Cadman in the science-fiction series Stargate Atlantis, Tess Fontana in the science-fiction series Eureka, Kat Petrova in the drama-thriller series Red Widow, Sam Gordon in the comedy-drama series Mind Games, Allison Roth in the crime drama series Wicked City, and Sarah Lieberman in the Marvel series The Punisher.
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Norman Vincent Peale
- Occupations
- psychologistwriter
- Biography
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Norman Vincent Peale was an American Protestant clergyman, and an author best known for popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The Power of Positive Thinking (1952). He served as the pastor of Marble Collegiate Church, New York, from 1932, leading this Reformed Church in America congregation for more than a half century until his retirement in 1984. Alongside his pulpit ministry, he had an extensive career of writing and editing, and radio and television presentations. Despite arguing at times against involvement of clergy in politics, he nevertheless had some controversial affiliations with politically active organizations in the late 1930s, and engaged with national political candidates and their campaigns, having influence on some, including a personal friendship with President Richard Nixon.
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Bill Simmons
- Occupations
- podcastersports columnist
- Biography
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William John Simmons III is an American podcaster, sportswriter, and cultural critic who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website The Ringer. Simmons first gained attention with his website as "The Boston Sports Guy" and was recruited by ESPN in 2001, where he eventually operated the website Grantland and worked until 2015. At ESPN, he wrote for ESPN.com, hosted his own podcast on ESPN.com titled The B.S. Report and was an analyst for two years on NBA Countdown.
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Noureen DeWulf
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Noureen DeWulf is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles in West Bank Story (2005), Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009), and The Back-up Plan (2010). She also starred as Lacey on the sitcom Anger Management (2012–2014).
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Steve Kornacki
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Stephan Joseph Kornacki is an American political journalist, writer, and television presenter. Kornacki is a national political correspondent for NBC News. He has written articles for Salon, The New York Observer, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York Daily News, New York Post, The Boston Globe, and The Daily Beast. Kornacki is the multimedia anchor and data analyst for much of MSNBC's The Place for Politics campaign coverage, which airs during Election Day in the United States since 2016.
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Christopher O'Neill
- Occupations
- bankerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Christopher Paul O'Neill, is a British-American financier and husband of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland, with whom he has three children. He declined to become a Swedish citizen and accept any titles; he could then continue as a businessman with no royal duties.
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Jeffrey Lurie
- Occupations
- film producer
- Biography
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Jeffrey Robert Lurie is an American businessman and the owner of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL), as well as an occasional motion picture producer.
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Jonathan Goldsmith
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Jonathan Goldsmith is an American character actor. He began his career on the New York stage, then started a career in film and television. He appeared in several TV shows from the 1960s to the 1990s. He is best known for appearing in television commercials for Dos Equis beer, from 2006 to 2016, as the character The Most Interesting Man in the World.
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Dan Avidan
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Studied advertising
- Occupations
- singertelevision producerpresentervoice actorYouTuber
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Leigh Daniel Avidan, also known by his stage name Danny Sexbang, is an American musician, internet personality, comedian, and actor. He is one half of the musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party with Brian Wecht, as well as the co-host of the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps with Arin Hanson. He is also part of the more rap-based comedy music trio Starbomb with Hanson and Wecht, and the vocalist for the rock duo Shadow Academy, known for its inspiration from classic novels, alongside Jim Roach. As of October 2023, Avidan also performs vocals for the electronic music duo Skyhill, originally formed back in 2007.
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Linda Park
- Enrolled in Boston University
- In 2000 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Linda Park is a South Korean-born American actress, best known for her portrayal of communications officer Hoshi Sato in the television series Star Trek: Enterprise.
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Camille Guaty
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Camille Guaty-Kaye is an American film and television actress. She is known for several roles: as Daisy in Gotta Kick It Up! (2002), for playing Maricruz Delgado, Sucre's girlfriend, in Prison Break (2005–2007), and as Walter O'Brien's sister, Megan, a recurring role on the CBS series Scorpion (2014–2015).
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Jeff Baxter
- Occupations
- musicianguitaristsongwriter
- Biography
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Jeffrey Allen "Skunk" Baxter is an American guitarist, known for his stints in the rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers during the 1970s and Spirit in the 1980s. More recently, he has worked as a defense consultant and advised U.S. members of Congress on missile defense. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Doobie Brothers in 2020.
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Kristine Leahy
- Occupations
- radio personalityjournalist
- Biography
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Kristine Leahy is an American television host and former sports reporter. She is most known as a former host on NBC's American Ninja Warrior. She was the former co-host and newswoman of Fox Sports 1's simulcast of The Herd with Colin Cowherd and was also a former anchor and reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles.
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Ethan Phillips
- Occupations
- television actorplaywrightfilm actoractor
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Ethan Phillips is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Neelix on Star Trek: Voyager and PR man Pete Downey on Benson.
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Keith Tkachuk
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Keith Matthew Tkachuk is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) in a 18-year career with the Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, St. Louis Blues and Atlanta Thrashers, retiring in 2010. His sons Matthew and Brady play for the Florida Panthers and the Ottawa Senators, respectively. He is one of five American-born players to score 500 goals, and is the sixth American player to score 1,000 points. He is considered to be one of the greatest U.S.-born players in NHL history. He is one of 47 players to have scored 500 goals, but he is one of four eligible players to not be a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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Makarios III
- Enrolled in Boston University
- In 1948 studied theology
- Occupations
- deaconpoliticiancleric
- Biography
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Makarios III was a Greek Cypriot archbishop, primate, statesman and politician, who served as the first President of Cyprus between 1960 and 1977. He was also the Archbishop of the autocephalous Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977.
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Mary Wiseman
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 39)
- Occupations
- actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Mary Wiseman is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Sylvia Tilly in the Paramount+ science fiction drama series Star Trek: Discovery (2017–present).
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Sean Kanan
- Occupations
- television actorscreenwriterfilm actorfilm producer
- Biography
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Sean Kanan is an American actor, producer, and author, best known for his portrayals of Mike Barnes (in The Karate Kid Part III and Cobra Kai), A. J. Quartermaine (on General Hospital), and Deacon Sharpe (on The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless).
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Tom Dwan
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Thomas Dwan Jr. is an American professional poker player who played online in the highest-stakes No-Limit Texas hold 'em and Pot-Limit Omaha games, primarily on Full Tilt Poker under the screen name "durrrr". Dwan has won prize money in live poker tournaments and has appeared on NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship, the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons of Poker After Dark, the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of Full Tilt Poker's Million Dollar Cash Game, and the fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth seasons of GSN's High Stakes Poker.
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Jack Eichel
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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John Robert "Jack" Eichel is an American professional ice hockey center and alternate captain for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Eichel was selected second overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres. Before entering the league, Eichel was described at the age of 17 as "the new face of American hockey," and he was considered a member of a rising class of generational talents in the sport.
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William Cohen
- Occupations
- university teacherentrepreneurlawyerwriterpolitician
- Biography
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William Sebastian Cohen is an American lawyer, author, and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. A Republican, Cohen served as both a member of the United States House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1997), and as Secretary of Defense (1997–2001) under Democratic President Bill Clinton.
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Stephen Humphrey Bogart
- Occupations
- film actorwriterbiographeractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Stephen Humphrey Bogart is an American writer, producer, and businessman. He is the only son of actor Humphrey Bogart and actress Lauren Bacall, and authored three semi-autobiographical books about his family.
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Virgilio Barco Vargas
- Occupations
- engineerpoliticiancivil engineerdiplomat
- Biography
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Virgilio Barco Vargas was a Colombian politician and civil engineer who served as the 27th President of Colombia serving from 7 August 1986 to 7 August 1990.
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Sam Seder
- Occupations
- radio personalityactorpunditcomedianpodcaster
- Biography
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Samuel Lincoln Seder is an American actor, left-leaning political commentator, and media host. His works include the film Who's the Caboose? (1997) as well as the television shows Beat Cops (2001) and Pilot Season (2004). He also appeared in Next Stop Wonderland (1998) and made guest appearances on Spin City (1997), Sex and the City (2000), America Undercover (2005), and Maron (2015). Since 2010, he has hosted a daily political talk show, The Majority Report with Sam Seder. He also voices Hugo, a recurring character on the animated comedy series Bob's Burgers.
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David Garrison
- Occupations
- television actorstage actor
- Biography
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David Earl Garrison is an American actor. His primary venue is live theatre, but he is best known as the character Steve Rhoades in the television series, Married... with Children. He has also appeared in numerous theatrical roles, particularly that of The Wizard on both Broadway and in many tours of the musical Wicked.
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Kim Stanley Robinson
- Occupations
- science fiction writernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Kim Stanley Robinson is an American writer of science fiction. He has published 22 novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his Mars trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many of his novels and stories have ecological, cultural, and political themes and feature scientists as heroes. Robinson has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel and the World Fantasy Award. The Atlantic has called Robinson's work "the gold standard of realistic, and highly literary, science-fiction writing." According to an article in The New Yorker, Robinson is "generally acknowledged as one of the greatest living science-fiction writers."
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Ryan Whitney
- Occupations
- podcasterice hockey player
- Biography
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Ryan Whitney is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is an analyst on NHL Network and a co-host of the Barstool Sports hockey podcast Spittin' Chiclets with former NHL enforcer Paul Bissonnette. In 2019, New Amsterdam Vodka collaborated with Whitney to create a pink lemonade flavored vodka called Pink Whitney.
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Brett Brown
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Brett William Brown is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Brown is a former college basketball player who previously served as head coach for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2013 to 2020. Before that, Brown was an assistant on Gregg Popovich's staff on the Spurs. He also has extensive experience coaching in Australia, having been the head coach of the North Melbourne Giants and Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL).
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Nualphan Lamsam
- Occupations
- association football managerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Nualphan Lamsam, nicknamed Madame Pang, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Muang Thai Insurance, and current president of the Football Association of Thailand.
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Harold Russell
- Occupations
- film actorwritertelevision actor
- Biography
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Harold John Avery Russell was an American World War II veteran. After losing his hands during his military service, Russell was cast in the epic drama film The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), which earned him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the first non-professional actor to win an Academy Award for acting and the first Oscar recipient to sell his award.
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Scott Rosenberg
- Occupations
- television actorscreenwriterfilm actoractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Scott Rosenberg is an American screenwriter, film producer, and actor.
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Anthony Ruivivar
- Occupations
- television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Anthony Michael Ruivivar is an American actor. He is known for playing Carlos Nieto on Third Watch and Alex Longshadow on Banshee. He also voiced Batman on Beware the Batman.
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Warren Kole
- Occupations
- television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Warren David Blosjo Jr. known professionally as Warren Kole, is an American actor known for his role as LAPD Detective Wes Mitchell on the USA Network original series Common Law. He also played Roderick on the FOX original series The Following in its first season, and starred as FBI Agent Robert Stahl in the NBC crime drama Shades of Blue. He also portrayed Rafe Adler in the video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Commander Phillip Graves in the 2022's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II and the 2023's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III. Kole reprises the character in Call of Duty: Warzone.
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Terry Serpico
- Occupations
- television actorstunt performerfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Terrance M. Serpico is an American film and television actor.
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Robert B. Parker
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Robert Brown Parker was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies was also produced based on the character. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited as reviving and changing the detective genre by critics and bestselling authors including Robert Crais, Harlan Coben, and Dennis Lehane.
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Erica Hill
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television presenterjournalist
- Biography
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Erica Ruth Hill-Yount is an American journalist who works for CNN. She serves as a primary substitute anchor and a correspondent. She co-anchored Weekend Today from 2012 to 2016, following work at CBS since 2008.
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Gary Locke
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Gary Faye Locke is an American politician, attorney, and former diplomat from the state of Washington. Locke served as the 21st governor of Washington from 1997 to 2005, where he was the first Chinese-American governor as well as the first Asian American governor in the continental U.S. During the Obama administration, Locke served as Secretary of Commerce from 2009 to 2011, and as Ambassador to China from 2011 to 2014, the first Chinese American to serve in the role.
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James Rubin
- Occupations
- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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James Phillip Rubin is an American former diplomat and journalist who served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs in the Clinton Administration from 1997–2000. He wrote a regular column on foreign affairs for The Sunday Times of London, and is currently Diplomatic Counselor to the newly elected Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Panda Bear
- Occupations
- pianistguitaristsingermusiciansongwriter
- Biography
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Noah Benjamin Lennox, also known by his moniker Panda Bear, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and co-founding member of the band Animal Collective. In addition to his work with that group, Lennox has released six solo LPs since 1999, with his 2007 album Person Pitch inspiring the chillwave genre and numerous other acts. His subsequent albums Tomboy (2011) and Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (2015) both reached the Billboard 200.
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Olivia Jordan
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractorbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Olivia Jordan Thomas is an American actress, model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss USA 2015. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 2015, where she placed as the second runner-up. Jordan also represented the United States at Miss World 2013 where she finished in the top 20. She is the first woman from Oklahoma to be crowned as Miss USA.
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Jim Craig
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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James Downey Craig is an American former ice hockey goaltender who is best known for being part of the U.S. Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Craig had a standout Olympic tournament, including stopping 36 of 39 shots on goal by the heavily favored Soviet Union in the 'Miracle on Ice', as the U.S. won 4–3, in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in sports history. Two days later, the U.S. defeated Finland, 4–2, to clinch Olympic gold. Craig went on to play professionally in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames, Boston Bruins, and Minnesota North Stars from 1980 to 1983. He was inducted into IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Wendy Sherman
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Wendy Ruth Sherman is an American diplomat who served as the United States deputy secretary of state from April 2021 to July 2023. She was a professor of the practice of public leadership and director of the Center for Public Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School, a senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group, and a senior fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
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Judy Smith
- Occupations
- television producerauthor
- Biography
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Judy A. Smith is an American crisis manager, lawyer, author, and television producer. She is known as the founder, president, and CEO of the crisis management firm Smith & Company. Her work in crisis management is the inspiration for the ABC television series Scandal.
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Rafael Moreno Valle
- Enrolled in Boston University
- Graduated with doctorate in law
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas was a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party (PAN). He was the governor of Puebla from February 2011 through January 2017.
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John Perkins
- Occupations
- economistwriter
- Biography
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John Perkins is an American author. His best known book is Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004), in which Perkins describes playing a role in a process of economic colonization of Third World countries on behalf of what he portrays as a cabal of corporations, banks, and the United States government. The book's claims were contested by some involved parties. The book spent more than 70 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
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Rick DiPietro
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Richard W. DiPietro Jr. is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and current co-host of ESPN 98.7 FM New York's "DiPietro and Rothenberg" with Dave Rothenberg. He is also an analyst on National Hockey League (NHL) telecasts on ESPN having started the 2021–22 season.
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Glenn Cooper
- Occupations
- archaeologistwriterscreenwriterphysicianfilm producer
- Biography
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Glenn Cooper is an American author and physician best known for being an internationally best selling thriller writer. His books have been translated into 31 languages and, as of 2014, have sold over six million copies. He lives in Gilford, New Hampshire and he is Solofra honorary citizen.
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Brady Tkachuk
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Braeden "Brady" Tkachuk is an American professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tkachuk was chosen by the Senators as the fourth overall pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Prior to turning professional, Tkachuk played one season for the Boston University Terriers, earning All-Hockey East Rookie Team honors.
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Baron Vaughn
- Occupations
- podcastercomedian
- Biography
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Baron Vaughn is an American comedian and actor, known for his portrayal of Nwabudike "Bud" Bergstein on the Netflix television series Grace and Frankie and Tom Servo on the 2017 revival of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Previously, Vaughn appeared on the USA Network television series Fairly Legal, on which he played legal assistant Leonardo Prince.
