100 Notable alumni of
California State University - Long Beach
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California State University - Long Beach is 317th in the world, 134th in North America, and 127th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from California State University - Long Beach sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Steven Spielberg
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Studied in 2002
- Occupations
- film editorexecutive produceractorfilm producertelevision producer
- Biography
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Steven Allan Spielberg is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema and is the highest-grossing film director of all time. Among other accolades, he has received three Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, twelve Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and a Grammy Award, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995, an honorary knighthood in 2001, the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015, and the National Medal of Arts in 2023. According to Forbes, he is the wealthiest celebrity. He is one of 22 people to achieve EGOT status.
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The Undertaker
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
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Mark William Calaway, better known by his ring name the Undertaker, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is a brand ambassador and a writer for its sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Calaway spent the vast majority of his in-ring career wrestling for WWE and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022.
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Steve Martin
- Occupations
- performing artistmusiciantelevision actoractorfilm producer
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Stephen Glenn Martin is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Known for his work in comedy films, television, and recording, he has received many accolades, including five Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for eight Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards. Martin received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2005, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2007, the Honorary Academy Award in 2013 and an AFI Life Achievement Award in 2015. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Martin at sixth place in a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comics.
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Justin Baldoni
- Occupations
- executive producermodeltelevision actoractordisc jockey
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Justin Louis Baldoni is an American actor and director. He is best known for playing Rafael Solano on the CW telenovela Jane the Virgin (2014–2019) and for starring in and directing the romantic drama film It Ends with Us (2024). He has also directed Five Feet Apart (2019) and Clouds (2020).
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James Lafferty
- Occupations
- television producertelevision actortelevision directoractor
- Biography
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James Martin Lafferty is an American actor, director, and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Nathan Scott on The WB/CW drama series One Tree Hill (2003–2012).
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actorstage actortelevision actoractor
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Wendi McLendon-Covey is an American actress known primarily for her work in comedic and improvisational roles. From 2013 until 2023, she played the role of family matriarch Beverly Goldberg on the ABC comedy series The Goldbergs, for which she was nominated for two Critics' Choice Television Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Richard Carpenter
- Occupations
- singerrecord producerconductorjazz musicianpianist
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Richard Lynn Carpenter is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside his younger sister Karen. He had numerous roles in the Carpenters, including record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist and songwriter as well as joining with Karen on harmony vocals.
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Clarence Gilyard
- Occupations
- television directortelevision actorpedagogueactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Clarence Darnell Gilyard Jr. was an American actor. On television, he played private investigator Conrad McMasters on the legal drama series Matlock (1986–95) and Texas Ranger Jimmy Trivette on Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001).
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Palmer Luckey
- Occupations
- inventorentrepreneurjournalist
- Biography
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Palmer Freeman Luckey is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that is widely credited with reviving the virtual reality industry.
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Patrick Fabian
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Patrick Fabian is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his role as attorney Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul (2015–2022). His film roles include End Game (2006), Cloud 9 (2014), The Last Exorcism (2010), Pig (2011) and Jimmy (2013).
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Richard Bach
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotwriter
- Biography
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Richard David Bach is an American writer. He has written numerous flight-related works of fiction and non-fiction. His works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah (1977), both of which were among the 1970s' biggest sellers.
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Cristina Vee
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Studied in 2007
- Occupations
- dub directormusiciansingertelevision writervoice actor
- Biography
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Cristina Danielle Valenzuela, known professionally as Cristina Vee, is an American voice actress and singer. She is known for her work in video games and English dubs of anime.
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Jason Giambi
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jason Gilbert Giambi is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter. In his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, which began in 1995, Giambi played for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, and Cleveland Indians. He is the older brother of the late MLB player Jeremy Giambi.
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Evan Longoria
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Evan Michael Longoria, nicknamed "Longo", is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays, San Francisco Giants, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Bobby Hatfield
- Occupations
- composersinger
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Robert Lee Hatfield was an American singer. He and Bill Medley performed together as the Righteous Brothers. He sang the tenor part for the duo and sang solo on the group's 1965 recording of "Unchained Melody".
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George Gervin
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Studied in 1970-1970
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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George Gervin, nicknamed "the Iceman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Virginia Squires, San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. Gervin averaged at least 14 points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. Widely regarded as a top ten shooting guard in NBA history, in 1996 Gervin was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, and in 2021, Gervin was named as one of the 75 greatest players in NBA history.
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Misty May-Treanor
- Occupations
- beach volleyball playervolleyball player
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Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor is an American retired professional beach volleyball player. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, and the second most successful female beach volleyball player as of January 2026, having won 112 tournaments in domestic and international competition.
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Joe Johnston
- Occupations
- screenwriterdirectorfilm directordesignerfilm producer
- Biography
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Joseph Eggleston Johnston II is an American film director, producer, writer, and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing visual effects-driven films, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), The Rocketeer (1991), Jumanji (1995), Jurassic Park III (2001), The Wolfman (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011).
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Jae Park
- Occupations
- singersongwritercomposer
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Park Jae-hyung, known professionally as Jae Park, Jae or eaJ (제이), is an American singer, songwriter, and former member of the South Korean pop rock band Day6. He gained early recognition by competing in the first season of K-pop Star in 2012, where he finished in sixth place before signing with JYP Entertainment. Park debuted as the lead guitarist and vocalist of Day6 in September 2015 and was with the group until his departure in December 2021.
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Chris Carter
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorwriterfilm producertelevision producer
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Christopher Carl Carter is an American television and film producer, director and writer. Born in Bellflower, California, Carter graduated with a degree in journalism from California State University, Long Beach before spending thirteen years working for Surfing Magazine. After beginning his television career working on television films for Walt Disney Studios, Carter rose to fame in the 1990s for creating the Fox science fiction supernatural drama series The X-Files. The show earned high viewership ratings, and eventually led to Carter's being able to negotiate the creation of future series.
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Erin Gruwell
- Occupations
- pedagogueteacherwriter
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Erin Gruwell is an American teacher known for her unique teaching method, which led to the publication of The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them (1999). The 2007 film Freedom Writers and the 2019 PBS documentary Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart are based on her story.
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Joon Park
- Occupations
- actorsingerrapper
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Joon Park, Korean name Park Joon-hyung (Korean: 박준형), is an American singer, rapper, actor and entertainer. As a singer, he is best known as the leader and rapper of the Korean pop group g.o.d.
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Troy Tulowitzki
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Troy Trevor Tulowitzki, nicknamed "Tulo", is an American professional baseball coach and former shortstop who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Colorado Rockies. He also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.
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Daniel Curtis Lee
- Occupations
- television actorrapperactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Daniel Curtis Lee is an American actor, comedian and rapper, best known for portraying Simon "Cookie" Nelson-Cook on the Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide from 2004 to 2007.
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Dana Rohrabacher
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Dana Tyrone Rohrabacher is an American former politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1989 to 2019. Representing California's 48th congressional district for the last three terms of his House tenure. A member of the Republican Party, Rohrabacher was defeated by Democrat Harley Rouda in 2018 by a margin of 7.2%. During his tenure in Congress, Rohrabacher expressed strong pro-Russia and pro-Putin opinions which have raised questions about his relationship with Vladimir Putin and the Russian government. Politico dubbed him as "Putin's favorite congressman".
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George Gascón
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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George Gascón is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7, 2020 to December 3, 2024. A member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Republican Party, Gascón served as the district attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019. Prior to his work as a prosecutor, he was an assistant chief of police for the LAPD, and Chief of Police in Mesa, Arizona and San Francisco.
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Jarren Duran
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Studied in 2018
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jarren William Duran is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg), he bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He has played for the Mexico national baseball team. Duran was named the MVP of the 2024 MLB All-Star Game.
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Craig Hodges
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Craig Anthony Hodges is an American former professional basketball player and former head coach of the Westchester Knicks of the NBA Development League. He played in the NBA for 10 seasons and led the league in 3-point shooting percentage two times - as have Joe Harris, Steve Kerr, Luke Kennard, and Jason Kapono. He won two NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and, along with Larry Bird and Damian Lillard, is one of only three players to win three Three Point Contests at the National Basketball Association All-Star Weekend, winning the competition in 1990, 1991, and 1992. Hodges also holds the Three Point Contest records for the most consecutive shots made with 19, set in 1991, and the most points scored in a single round at 25, set in 1986. He was later a head coach at Chicago State University, an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers and head coach of the Halifax Rainmen of the National Basketball League of Canada.
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Denise Austin
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- columnistentrepreneurcoachpersonal trainerprofessional fitness coach
- Biography
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Denise Austin is an American fitness instructor, author, and columnist, and a former member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
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Raymond Lee
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Raymond Lee is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Arlen Lee in the Prime Video series Mozart in the Jungle and Duc Bayer-Boatwright in the HBO series Here and Now. In 2021, Lee was a series regular on the AMC series Kevin Can F**k Himself. From 2022 to 2024, Lee starred in the sequel/revival of the NBC science fiction drama Quantum Leap.
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David Twohy
- Occupations
- screenwriterdirectorfilm directorwriterfilm producer
- Biography
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David Neil Twohy is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for working on science fiction-action films, most notably The Chronicles of Riddick series.
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Mark O'Meara
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Mark Francis O'Meara is an American retired professional golfer. He was a tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He spent nearly 200 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from their debut in 1986 to 2000. He won two major championships, the 1998 Masters Tournament and the 1998 Open Championship, becoming the oldest player to win two majors in one year. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2015.
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Jered Weaver
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jered David Weaver is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres. Weaver was drafted in the first round (12th overall) in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft by the Angels out of Long Beach State. He was a three-time All Star, and twice led the American League in wins. He is the younger brother of former pitcher Jeff Weaver.
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John G. Schmitz
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
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John George Schmitz was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and California State Senate from Orange County, California. He was also a member of the John Birch Society. In 1972 he was the candidate for president of the United States of the American Independent Party, later known as the American Party.
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Matt Gourley
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorpodcaster
- Biography
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Matthew James Gourley is an American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for his work on the Superego, Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcasts, and Drunk History, as well as a stint as a spokesperson in US Volkswagen commercials. On Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend he's known for his banter (often poking fun at Conan O'Brien) with CONAF co-host Sona Movsesian and his comedic riffs and bits with host Conan O'Brien, which often include references to Presidents, retired game show hosts, film, and 20th-century-era TV shows
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Jeff McNeil
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jeffrey Todd McNeil, nicknamed "Squirrel" or "Flying Squirrel," is an American professional baseball utility player for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets. McNeil made his MLB debut in 2018. In 2022, McNeil started the All-Star Game at second base, won the MLB Batting Title and the Silver Slugger Award.
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson
- Occupations
- film screenwriterdirectorfilm director
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson is an American story artist, character designer, illustrator, and film and television director. She is best known for directing the films Kung Fu Panda 2, Kung Fu Panda 3, and The Darkest Minds. Yuh is the first woman to solely direct and the first Asian American to direct a major American animated film, and has been recognized as a commercially successful Asian American director.
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Lee Majdoub
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- 2003-2005 graduated with Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Lee Majdoub is a Lebanese-Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Agent Stone in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Lee Majdoub played Ash Ketchum in the fan-made short film Pokémon Apokélypse (2010), and has appeared in the television programs, The 100, and Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. In 2023, he portrayed Basim Ibn Ishaq, the protagonist of the video game Assassin's Creed Mirage by Ubisoft.
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Dave Alvin
- Occupations
- singerpoetguitaristsinger-songwritersongwriter
- Biography
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David Albert Alvin is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He is a former and founding member of the roots rock band the Blasters. Alvin has recorded and performed as a solo artist since the late 1980s and has been involved in various side projects and collaborations. He has had brief stints as a member of the bands X and the Knitters. He often refers to himself as "Blackjack Dave," in reference to his 1998 album and song of the same name.
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John Patitucci
- Occupations
- session musiciancomposerjazz musician
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John Patitucci is an American jazz bassist and composer.
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Melissa Fahn
- Occupations
- singerdancervoice actor
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Melissa Fahn is an American actress, best known as the voice of Gaz Membrane in the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim, Dendy in the Cartoon Network animated series OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Hello Kitty in Hello Kitty's Paradise, as well as voicing many anime and video game characters like Himawari Uzumaki from Boruto, Radical Edward from Cowboy Bebop, Silver Wolf in Honkai: Star Rail, Neptune from Hyperdimension Neptunia, and Rider and her various other incarnations in the Fate stay/night franchise. She starred in the Broadway performance of Wicked and various theatre projects in Los Angeles.
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Matt Duffy
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Matthew Michael Duffy, nicknamed "Duffman", is an American professional baseball third baseman who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Texas Rangers. He played college baseball at Long Beach State.
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Greg Kading
- Occupations
- police officerexecutive producerwriter
- Biography
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Gregory James Kading is a Canadian-American author and former Los Angeles Police Department detective best known for working on a multi law-enforcement task force that investigated the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. in the mid-2000s. Many credit Kading and his LAPD task force for the 2023 arrest of Duane ‘Keefe D’ Davis for the September 1996 murder of Tupac.
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Brandon Hyde
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brandon Michael Hyde is an American professional baseball manager who currently serves as a senior advisor to the baseball operations department for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously served as the bench coach, director of player development, and first base coach for the Chicago Cubs, as the bench coach and interim manager for the Florida Marlins, and as the manager for the Baltimore Orioles.
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Allie Goertz
- Years
- 1991-.. (age 35)
- Occupations
- comedianYouTuberwritersinger-songwritertelevision producer
- Biography
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Allison Beth Goertz is an American comedy musician, writer and former editor for Mad magazine. Goertz is known for her satirical songs based on various pop culture topics.
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James Ennis
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Alfred Ennis III is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Formosa Dreamers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played two years of college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers, where he won the Big West Player of the Year in 2013. After being selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 2013 NBA draft, Ennis moved to Australia and helped the Perth Wildcats win the 2014 NBL championship. He debuted in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 2014 with the Miami Heat and later played for the Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic, Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets over eight NBA seasons. Since 2022, he has played in Israel, Russia, Puerto Rico, China and Bahrain.
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Willie Brown
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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William Ferdie Brown was an American professional football player, coach and administrator. He played as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL) and later in the National Football League (NFL). Following his playing career, Brown remained with the Raiders as an assistant coach. He served as the head football coach at California State University, Long Beach in 1991, the final season before the school's football program was terminated. Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1984. At the time of his death he was on the Raiders' administrative staff.
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Agnes de Mille
- Occupations
- choreographerwritertheatrical directordancerballet dancer
- Biography
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Agnes George de Mille was an American dancer and choreographer.
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Roberto de la Rocha
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Roberto Isaac "Beto" de la Rocha is a Mexican-American painter, graphic artist, and muralist. He was part of the Chicano art collective Los Four for a few years. De la Rocha was also influential in re-establishing the traditional Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead in Los Angeles. He is the father of Rage Against the Machine vocalist and lyricist Zack de la Rocha.
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Charlie Beck
- Occupations
- police officer
- Biography
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Charles Lloyd Beck is a retired American police officer, formerly serving as the Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and subsequently as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. A veteran of the department with over four decades as an officer, he is known for commanding and rehabilitating the Rampart Division after the Rampart scandal; and for technology enhancements during his time as Chief of Detectives. He agreed to be interim Superintendent of Police in Chicago in late 2019 while the city searched for a replacement for retiring Eddie Johnson. Beck took the helm of the Chicago Police Department on December 2, 2019, after Johnson was fired. On April 15, 2020, Beck stepped down and was replaced by former Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown, who had been nominated by Lightfoot to serve as permanent Superintendent. After his retirement he rejoined the Reserve Corps as a Reserve Police Officer and is assigned to the Office Of The Chief Of Police.
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Marco Estrada
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Marco René Estrada is a Mexican-American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. He was an All-Star in 2016.
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John Bettis
- Occupations
- writersongwriterlyricistbanjoist
- Biography
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John Gregory Bettis is an American lyricist and songwriter whose songs have sold more than 250 million records worldwide, recorded by some of the most prominent artists of the late twentieth century. His work crosses many musical genres. He is best known for his long-running collaboration with Richard Carpenter of The Carpenters, co-writing hits such as “Top of the World,” “Yesterday Once More,” “Only Yesterday,” and “Goodbye to Love.” Bettis also wrote chart-topping songs for artists including Michael Jackson (“Human Nature”), Whitney Houston (“One Moment in Time”), Madonna (“Crazy for You”), the Pointer Sisters (“Slow Hand”), and George Strait (“Heartland”). Over his career, Bettis has earned two Emmy Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and multiple Grammy Awards. His songs have appeared on the soundtracks of major motion pictures, and he co-wrote theme songs for television series such as Growing Pains, Empty Nest, and My Sister Sam. In 2011, he was inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The list of songs with Bettis' lyrics numbers over 1000.
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Brendon Villegas
- Occupations
- researchertelevision personalityreality television participant
- Biography
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Brendon Josef Villegas is an American television personality, reality show contestant, and university professor. Villegas appeared in two seasons each of the American edition of the television series Big Brother and The Amazing Race.
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Casper Ware
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Casper Ware Jr. is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers.
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Ken Hoang
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 41)
- Occupations
- reality television participantprofessional gamer
- Biography
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Ken Hoang, also known as Kenny, SephirothKen, or Liquid`Ken, is an American professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player and television personality. Hoang was widely considered the most dominant Melee player in the world during the early years of the game's competitive scene in the early to mid-2000s. Hoang primarily plays Marth in Melee and is credited for pioneering several gameplay techniques integral to the game's competitive play, including the "dash dancing" movement technique and the "Ken Combo", an effective Marth combo for which he is the namesake. Hoang's dominance in the game earned him the nickname "The King of Smash".
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Sabi
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Studied in 2009
- Occupations
- songwriterpop singerdanceractor
- Biography
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Jenice Sabbion Portlock, also known as Sabi, is an American pop singer, songwriter, and dancer from Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her guest appearance on Cobra Starship's 2011 single, "You Make Me Feel...", which peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. Prior, she was part of the hip hop girl group the Bangz.
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Laura Baugh
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Laura Zonetta Baugh is an American professional golfer, who played the LPGA Tour for 25 years. She is a published writer and golf broadcaster.
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Tim Minear
- Occupations
- television directorexecutive producershowrunnerfilm directortelevision producer
- Biography
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Timothy P. Minear is an American screenwriter and director. He has been nominated for four Emmy Awards (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017) for his role as an executive producer on American Horror Story and Feud.
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Terrmel Sledge
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Terrmel Sledge, also known as Terrence Melvin Sledge is an American former professional baseball outfielder and the former assistant hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Yokohama BayStars. Prior to being hired by the Cubs, he was the hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers in the Texas League.
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Larry Eustachy
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Larry Robert Eustachy is an American college basketball coach, most recently the head coach of the Colorado State Rams (2012–2018). He was previously the head coach at Idaho (1990–1993), Utah State (1993–1998), Iowa State (1998–2003), and Southern Mississippi (2004–2012).
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J. Warner Wallace
- Occupations
- writerdetectivereligious writerapologist
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James Warner Wallace is an American homicide detective and Christian apologist. Wallace is a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview and an adjunct professor of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) in La Mirada, California. He has authored several books, including Person of Interest, Cold-Case Christianity, God's Crime Scene, and Forensic Faith, in which he applies principles of cold case homicide investigation to apologetic concerns such as the existence of God and the reliability of the Gospels. He has been featured as a cold case homicide expert on Fox 11 Los Angeles, truTV (formerly Court TV), and NBC.
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Phillip Lim
- Occupations
- fashion designerfilm directorfilm screenwriterfilm producer
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Phillip Lim is an American fashion designer. Lim is of Chinese descent whose parents immigrated to the United States from Cambodia during the Cambodian genocide. Lim co-founded and worked at the Los Angeles-based fashion label Development from 2000 to 2004. In the fall of 2005, he co-founded 3.1 Phillip Lim with friend and business partner Wen Zhou, becoming the company's creative representative.
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Travis Allen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Travis Ethan Allen is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the California State Assembly. Allen was first elected in November 2012 to represent California's 72nd State Assembly district, which includes the cities of Fountain Valley, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, and Westminster, most of Garden Grove, portions of Huntington Beach and of Santa Ana, and the unincorporated communities of Midway and Rossmoor.
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Dwight Stones
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Dwight Edwin Stones is an American television commentator and a two-time Olympic bronze medalist and former three-time world record holder in the men's high jump. During his 16-year career, he won 19 national championships. In 1984, Stones became the first athlete to both compete and serve as an announcer at the same Olympics. Since then, he has been a color analyst for all three major networks in the United States and continues to cover track and field on television. He served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Track and Field at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is a member of the US Track Hall of Fame, the California Sports Hall of Fame, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and the Orange County Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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Daniele Bolelli
- Occupations
- university teacherpodcasterphilosopher
- Biography
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Daniele Bolelli is an Italian writer, university lecturer, martial artist, and podcaster based in Southern California. He is the author of several books on philosophy, and martial arts, including On the Warrior's Path. Known for his writing since the 1990s in Italy and the early 2000s in the United States, Bolelli rose to greater public prominence in the 2010s, beginning with his appearances on popular podcasts such as The Joe Rogan Experience. He went on to create his own podcasts, and has hosted The Drunken Taoist since 2012 and History on Fire since 2015.
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Bobby Crosby
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Robert Edward Crosby is an American former professional baseball infielder and current third base coach for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Arizona Diamondbacks. The son of former major league infielder Ed Crosby, he batted and threw right-handed. He was Rookie of the Year in 2004.
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Tony Baxter
- Occupations
- designer
- Biography
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Tony Wayne Baxter is the former senior vice president of creative development in Walt Disney Imagineering and was responsible for creating designs and carrying out the construction of attractions all over the world. He announced his departure from his full-time position to become a part-time adviser on February 1, 2013. During his 47-year tenure with the company, he oversaw the construction of multiple contemporary Disney theme park attractions, including Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Star Tours, Splash Mountain, The Indiana Jones Adventure, and Journey Into Imagination, and served as the executive producer of Disneyland Paris.
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Torey Defalco
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Torey James DeFalco is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for JTEKT Stings and the U.S. national team. DeFalco took home a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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Robert Garcia
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- In 2002 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 2010 graduated with Doctor of Education
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Julio Garcia is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 42nd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 28th mayor of Long Beach, California, from 2014 to 2022. He was both the city's youngest and first elected openly LGBT mayor, as well as the first Latino to hold the office. He is the second person of color to be mayor of Long Beach, after Republican Eunice Sato, a Japanese American who served from 1980 to 1982. A former member of the Long Beach City Council, he was vice mayor from 2012 to 2014.
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Kevin McCarty
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kevin Michael McCarty is an American politician who has served as Mayor of Sacramento since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2024, representing the 6th Assembly District, which encompasses a portion of the Sacramento metropolitan area and most of the city of Sacramento.
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Kim Wyman
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kimberley Marie Wyman is an American politician who served as the 15th Secretary of State of Washington from 2013 to 2021. Wyman resigned as Secretary of State on November 19, 2021, to work on election security at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration. As of 2024, Wyman is the last Republican to have held statewide office in the State of Washington, or in any of the three contiguous West Coast states.
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J. P. Calderon
- Occupations
- volleyball playermodelreality television participant
- Biography
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John Paul Calderon is an American professional volleyball player, model and reality show personality. In 2006, he was a contestant on Survivor: Cook Islands, the 13th season of the CBS reality show. The following year, he became a regular member of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. As part of his experience he was the February 2007 cover guy of Instinct magazine. He did so again in 2008, becoming the first man to be featured on their cover twice.
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Jared Hughes
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Jared Hughes is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2011 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets.
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Mark Turner
- Occupations
- composermusic arrangersaxophonistrecord producer
- Biography
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Mark Turner is an American jazz saxophonist.
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Bryan Shaw
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Bryan Anthony Shaw is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners, Cleveland Indians/Guardians, and Chicago White Sox.
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Phil Alvin
- Occupations
- singerguitaristmusician
- Biography
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Philip Joseph Alvin is an American singer and guitarist known primarily as the leader of the rock band The Blasters. His voice has been described as "robust...powerful...rich, resonant, supremely confident."
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Isaiah Washington
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Isaiah Washington is an American professional basketball player for Basket Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. He played for St. Raymond High School for Boys in The Bronx, where he was named Mr. New York Basketball in 2017. Washington co-founded and popularized Jelly Fam, a social media movement that emphasizes creative finger roll layups. He played college basketball for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, Iona Gaels and Long Beach State.
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Genevieve Artadi
- Occupations
- singerjazz musicianpop musiciancomposersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Genevieve Veronica Artadi is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and video producer who is the lead vocalist and occasional instrumentalist of the independent electronic jazz-funk duo Knower. She was previously the lead vocalist of the electropop band Pollyn.
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Ian Calderon
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ian Charles Calderon is an American politician who represented the 57th Assembly District in the California State Assembly from 2012 to 2020. A member of the Democratic Party, Calderon served as the Assembly Majority Leader from 2016 to 2020.
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Caitlin Dickerson
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Caitlin Dickerson is an American journalist. She is a reporter for The Atlantic, focused on immigration. She previously worked as a national reporter for The New York Times, a political analyst for CNN, and an investigative reporter for NPR. She was awarded a 2015 Peabody Award for an NPR special series on the testing of mustard gas on American troops in WWII. She is a 2023 winner of the Pulitzer prize.
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Garrett Hampson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Garrett Reese Hampson is an American professional baseball utility player in the Cincinnati Reds organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Arizona Diamondbacks, and St. Louis Cardinals. Hampson was selected by the Rockies in the third round of the 2016 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them 2018.
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Steve Trachsel
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Stephen Christopher Trachsel is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets and the Baltimore Orioles between 1993 and 2008. He batted and threw right-handed.
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John Moorlach
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Johannes Meindert Willem Moorlach is an American politician who served as a member of the California State Senate representing 37th Senate district, which includes portions of Orange County, from 2015 to 2020. He was narrowly defeated for reelection by Dave Min in 2020; he lost a 2021 special election to return to the Orange County Board of Supervisors; he withdrew from the 2022 election for Orange County Auditor-Controller; and he lost the 2022 election for Mayor of Costa Mesa. A Republican, he previously served on the Orange County Board of Supervisors from December 5, 2006, to January 5, 2015, and as Orange County Treasurer–Tax Collector from March 17, 1995, to December 5, 2006.
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Ed Ratleff
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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William Edward "Easy Ed" Ratleff is an American former professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended East High School (Columbus, Ohio) where he led his high school basketball team to the Ohio State Championship in 1968 and was joined by Bo Lamar to claim the 1969 Ohio High School title. Ratleff played college basketball for the Long Beach State 49ers, earning consensus first-team All-American honors twice. He was chosen for the 1972 U.S. Olympic team and participated in the Munich Games. He was selected with the sixth overall pick of the 1973 NBA draft and played five NBA seasons.
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Gloria Romero
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gloria J. Romero is a former California state senator from 2001 until 2010 and was the Democratic majority leader of the California State Senate from 2005 until 2008. She was the first woman to hold that leadership position. In 2024, she joined the Republican Party.
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Pancho Carter
- Occupations
- racing automobile driver
- Biography
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Duane Claude Carter Jr., nicknamed "Pancho," is an American former open-wheel racing driver. Best known for his participation in Championship car racing, he won the pole position for the 1985 Indianapolis 500, and won the Michigan 500 in 1981.
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Penny Toler
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Virginia Marlita "Penny" Toler is an American basketball executive and former player who served most recently as the general manager of the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Toler holds the distinction of scoring the first field-goal and the first free throw in WNBA history.
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Pat McCormick
- Occupations
- swimmercompetitive diver
- Biography
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Patricia Joan Keller McCormick was an American competitive diver who won both diving events at two consecutive Summer Olympics, in 1952 and 1956. She won the James E. Sullivan Award for best amateur athlete in the US in 1956 – the second woman to do so, after Ann Curtis.
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Tyler Lamb
- Years
- 1991-.. (age 35)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyler Lamb is a Thai-American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for UCLA and Long Beach State. Tyler began his professional career in his mother's homeland, Thailand.
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Nick Vincent
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nicholas James Vincent is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves. Vincent was drafted by the Padres in the 18th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft, and made his major league debut in 2012.
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Jeremy Reed
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jeremy Thomas Reed is an American former professional baseball outfielder and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Milwaukee Brewers. He was the hitting coach for the Los Angeles Angels.
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Paul Lotman
- Occupations
- beach volleyball playervolleyball player
- Biography
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Paul Michael Lotman is an American former professional volleyball player. He was part of the U.S. national team, and a participant at the Olympic Games London 2012. The 2014 World League and the 2015 World Cup winner.
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Dan Bunz
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Dan Bunz is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1985, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Laura Yeager
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Major General Laura L. Yeager is an active officer in the United States Army National Guard. She became the commander of the National Guard's 40th Infantry Division on June 29, 2019 and served in that role until May 15, 2022. She is the first woman to command a United States Army infantry division.
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Dustin Watten
- Enrolled in California State University - Long Beach
- Studied in 2004-2009
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Dustin Joseph Watten is an American former professional volleyball player. As a member of the U.S. national team, he won the 2015 World Cup and the 2018 World Championship bronze medal.
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John Rambo
- Occupations
- basketball playerathletics competitor
- Biography
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John Barnett Rambo was an American professional basketball player and high jumper, who won a bronze medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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Kyle Ensing
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Kyle Ensing is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an opposite hitter for Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie and the U.S. national team.
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Robin Kelley
- Occupations
- historianmusic historian
- Biography
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Robin Davis Gibran Kelley is an American historian and academic, who is the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
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Francisco X. Alarcón
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Francisco Xavier Alarcón was an American Chicano poet and educator. He was one of the few Chicano poets to have "gained recognition while writing mostly in Spanish" within the United States. His poems have been also translated into Irish and Swedish. He made many guest appearances at public schools so that he could help inspire and influence young people to write their own poetry especially because he felt that children are "natural poets."
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Greg Dobbs
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Gregory Stuart Dobbs, is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, Florida / Miami Marlins and Washington Nationals. Dobbs was primarily a third baseman and could also play the corner outfield positions and first base.
