12 Notable alumni of
Bowie State University
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Bowie State University is 2552nd in the world, 896th in North America, and 848th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Bowie State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Toni Braxton
- Occupations
- songwritermusicianfilm actoractorcomposer
- Biography
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Toni Michele Braxton is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017 she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.
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Christa McAuliffe
- Occupations
- teacherastronaut
- Biography
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and Space flight participant from Concord, New Hampshire who died on the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, where she was serving as a payload specialist.
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Wale
- Occupations
- singerrappersongwriter
- Biography
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Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper. He first gained recognition in 2006 when his song "Dig Dug (Shake It)" became popular in his hometown of Washington D.C., leading to Wale gaining local recognition as he continued recording music for the regional audience. Wale became acquainted with English DJ-producer Mark Ronson in 2006, and signed to his label Allido Records the following year. During this time, Wale released several mixtapes which amassed national attention as he appeared on MTV and various Black America-focused magazines.
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Jovan Adepo
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Jovan Adepo is an English-American actor. He made his feature film debut in the period drama Fences (2016), which was followed by roles in the psychological horror film Mother! (2017), the action horror film Overlord (2018), the period comedy-drama Babylon (2022), and the drama His Three Daughters (2023).
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Kimberly Klacik
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 42)
- Occupations
- politicianpolitical adviser
- Biography
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Kimberly Nicole Klacik is an American businesswoman, political commentator and former political candidate. She was the Republican nominee for Maryland's 7th congressional district in both the April 2020 special election, held following the death of incumbent Elijah Cummings, and the subsequent November 2020 election. In both elections, she lost to Democrat Kweisi Mfume by more than 40 points.
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Daniel Cates
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Daniel Cates also known as jungleman12 or w00ki3z. is a professional poker player from the United States, once considered to be one of the best heads-up No Limit Texas Hold 'em players in the world. As of 2014, his online cash game earnings at Full Tilt Poker and PokerStars are over US$11 million. In 2010, he won over $5 million making him the biggest winner for the year.
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Isaac Redman
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Isaac Redman is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Bowie State University in Bowie, Maryland.
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Brandon Todd
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Brandon Tristan Todd is a lobbyist for Washington Gas and a former American politician who represented Ward 4 on the Council of the District of Columbia. Todd previously worked in the Council office of Muriel Bowser and in various campaign positions during her successful campaign for Mayor of the District of Columbia. Todd won a special election in May 2015, succeeding Muriel Bowser, who was elected as mayor. After serving one full term on the council, Todd lost the 2020 Democratic primary to Janeese Lewis George.
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Kevin Broadus
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Kevin Levoin Broadus is an American college basketball coach and currently the head coach at Morgan State. He is the former head coach at Binghamton University, where he resigned after an NCAA Investigation.
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Joanne C. Benson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joanne Claybon Benson is an American politician who represents District 24 in the Maryland State Senate. She formerly represented District 24 in the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Harry Thomas, Jr
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Harry Thomas Jr., is a Democratic politician in Washington, D.C. In 2006 he was elected to represent Ward 5 on the Council of the District of Columbia and served until his resignation in 2012, several hours after federal prosecutors filed charges of embezzlement and filing false tax returns against him.
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James E. Proctor, Jr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Edward Proctor Jr. was an American politician who represented district 27A in the Maryland House of Delegates.
