22 Notable alumni of
Coastal Carolina University
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Coastal Carolina University is 1619th in the world, 573rd in North America, and 540th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 22 notable alumni from Coastal Carolina 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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Patrick Swayze
- Occupations
- film actorchoreographeractorfilm producerdancer
- Biography
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Patrick Wayne Swayze was an American actor, dancer, and singer-songwriter known for playing distinctive lead roles, particularly romantic, tough, and comedic characters. He was also known for his media image and looks; People magazine named Swayze the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1991.
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Diamond Dallas Page
- Occupations
- television actorperformance artistprofessional wrestlerfilm actorfilm producer
- Biography
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Dallas Page, better known by his ring name Diamond Dallas Page (often shortened to DDP), is an American yoga instructor, retired professional wrestler and actor. In the course of his wrestling career Page has wrestled for mainstream wrestling promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
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Michael Kelly
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Michael Kelly is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Doug Stamper in the Netflix drama series House of Cards. He also appeared as CIA Agent Mike November in the Prime Video thriller series Jack Ryan.
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Kiera Cass
- Occupations
- novelistchildren's writerscience fiction writerwriter
- Biography
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Kiera Cass is an American writer of young adult fiction, best known for The Selection series.
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Mike Tolbert
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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William Michael Tolbert is an American former football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. Tolbert was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, where he was a three-time Pro Bowler and two-time first-team All-Pro. He signed with the Buffalo Bills in 2017 after being released by the Carolina Panthers.
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Brandon Brown
- Occupations
- racing driver
- Biography
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Brandon Lee Brown is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving for several teams including the No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro for Brandonbilt Motorsports.
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Lorenzo Taliaferro
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Lorenzo Taliaferro was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Lackawanna College and Coastal Carolina and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
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Bailey Hanks
- Occupations
- actorsinger
- Biography
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Bailey Noel Hanks Weidman is an American singer, actress, and dancer best known for winning MTV's Legally Blonde: The Musical – The Search for Elle Woods. She performed on Broadway as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical in 2008.
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Tyler Thigpen
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tyler Beckham Thigpen is a former American football quarterback. Thigpen was drafted out of Coastal Carolina University in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft (217th overall) by the Minnesota Vikings.
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Mickey Brantley
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Charles Brantley Sr. is an American former professional baseball player. He was the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB) from early 2005 to September 2007.
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Elise Testone
- Occupations
- songwritersinger
- Biography
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Elise Nicole Testone is an American singer and songwriter from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She placed sixth on the eleventh season of American Idol. Her debut album In This Life was released in February 2014, and her second album, This Is Love, was released in 2019.
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Tarron Jackson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tarron Jackson is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coastal Carolina.
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DeVante Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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DeVante' Jones is an American professional basketball player for Le Mans of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
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Chad Mureta
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Chad Mureta is a blockchain gaming investor/advisor, author, speaker, investor and serial entrepreneur. Chad is also the Co-Founder of Project EVO.
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Chris Evans
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christopher Evans is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the Pro B. Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays the power forward position. After playing five years of college basketball at Coastal Carolina, Wabash Valley and Kent State, Evans entered the 2013 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Dave Sappelt
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David J. Sappelt is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs. He is 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and weighs 195 pounds (88 kg). He bats and throws right handed. He graduated from Southern Alamance High School in Burlington, NC. Sappelt played college baseball at Coastal Carolina University. He resides in Graham, NC.
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Sergio Camargo
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Sergio Andres Camargo Peñaranda is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.
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Kheli Dube
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Mkhokheli "Kheli" Dube is a Zimbabwean footballer.
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Shawn McLaws
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Shawn McLaws is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.
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Álvaro Velasco
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Álvaro Velasco Roca is a Spanish professional golfer.
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Kenneth Charles Canterbury, Jr
- Occupations
- police officer
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Kenneth Charles "Chuck" Canterbury Jr. is the immediate past president of the national Fraternal Order of Police that was nominated by President Trump to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Ashleigh Gunning
- Occupations
- association football player
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Sarah Ashleigh Gunning is an American retired soccer forward who most recently played for Kvarnsvedens IK in the 2012–2013 seasons. She previously played for Norwegian club Arna-Bjørnar in the Toppserien, Adelaide United in the Australian W-League and magicJack in the WPS.
