15 Notable alumni of
Bowie State University
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Bowie State University is 2428th in the world, 844th in North America, and 798th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 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
- recording artistsingerrecord producercomposersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Toni Michele Braxton is an American 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
- astronautteacher
- Biography
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Sharon Christa McAuliffe was an American teacher and astronaut 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
- rappersingersongwriter
- Biography
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Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper. He first became known for his 2006 song "Dig Dug (Shake It)", which became popular in his hometown of Germantown, MD. and led Wale to gain further local recognition as he amassed a number of follow-up releases. He signed a recording contract with English DJ-producer Mark Ronson's Allido Records in 2007, which, after a three-label bidding war, entered a joint venture with Interscope Records for US$1.3 million the following year. During this time, Wale's mixtapes and singles saw national attention as he appeared on MTV and various Black America-focused magazines.
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Jovan Adepo
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jovan Adepo is a British-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 43)
- Occupations
- political adviserpolitician
- Biography
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Kimberly Nicole Klacik is an American political commentator. She was the Republican nominee for Maryland's 2nd congressional district in the 2024 general election, in which she was defeated by Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski. 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 2020 elections, she lost to Democrat Kweisi Mfume by over 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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Myles Frost
- Occupations
- musical theatre actor
- Biography
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Myles Frost is an American actor, singer, songwriter, music producer and dancer. He won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Michael Jackson in the Broadway production of MJ the Musical and received a Grammy Award nomination for the cast recording.
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Patrick S. Ryder
- Occupations
- spokesperson
- Biography
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Patrick S. Ryder is an American military officer and United States Air Force major general who served as the Pentagon Press Secretary, appointed August 4, 2022.
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Isaac Redman
- Occupations
- American football player
- 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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Khari Lee
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Khari Lee is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Bowie State.
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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 65)
- 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.
