86 Notable alumni of
Colorado College
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Colorado College is 754th in the world, 283rd in North America, and 262nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 86 notable alumni from Colorado College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Elizabeth Cheney
- Enrolled in Colorado College
- In 1988 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- punditexecutivelawyerjuristpolitical staffer
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Elizabeth Lynne Cheney is an American attorney and politician. She represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, and served as chair of the House Republican Conference—the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership—from 2019 to 2021. Cheney is known for her vocal opposition to former President Donald Trump. As of March 2023, she is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
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Dean Winters
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Dean Gerard Winters is an American actor and stuntman. He is known for his role as Ryan O'Reily on the HBO prison drama Oz and his roles in the TV series Millennium, Rescue Me, 30 Rock, Sex and the City, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as well as portraying "Mayhem" in a series of Allstate Insurance commercials. He co-starred in one season of the CBS Network cop drama series Battle Creek and had a recurring role as "The Vulture" on the comedy series Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He can be seen in the 2023 Netflix film The Out-Laws and the 2024 AMC series “Monsieur Spade.”
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Mary Cheney
- Occupations
- politicianwriter
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Mary Claire Cheney is the younger of the two daughters of Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States and 17th United States secretary of defense, and Lynne Cheney. She is involved with a number of political action committees. She married her wife, Heather Poe, in 2012, and was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case in 2013.
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Ken Curtis
- Occupations
- television actorsingermusicianactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Ken Curtis was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the western television series Gunsmoke. He appeared on Gunsmoke earlier in other roles (such as “Brisco” in S4E32’s “Change of Heart"). His first appearance as Festus was in season 8, episode 13, "Us Haggens", which debuted December 8, 1962. His next appearance was Season 9, episode 2, October 5, 1963, as Kyle Kelly, in "Lover Boy". Curtis joined the cast of Gunsmoke permanently as Festus in "Prairie Wolfer", season 9 episode 16, which debuted January 18, 1964. This episode feautures the same title as a 1969 episode (S13E10).
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Dee Bradley Baker
- Occupations
- puppeteerdub actorbloggervoice actoractor
- Biography
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Dee Bradley Baker is an American voice actor. Much of his work has consisted of vocalizations of animals and monsters. Baker's roles include animated series such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Codename: Kids Next Door, Gravity Falls, Steven Universe, Phineas and Ferb, Ben 10, The Legend of Korra, The 7D, and American Dad! His voice work in live-action series includes Legends of the Hidden Temple and Shop 'til You Drop, as well as films such as Space Jam and The Boxtrolls.
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Lynne Cheney
- Occupations
- novelistwriterpoliticiannon-fiction writer
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Lynne Ann Cheney is an American author, scholar, and former talk show host. She is married to the 46th vice president of the United States, Dick Cheney, and served as the second lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. She is the oldest living former Second Lady, following the death of Barbara Bush in 2018.
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Marc Webb
- Occupations
- film directortelevision directorscreenwritertelevision producermotorcycle racer
- Biography
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Marc Preston Webb is an American filmmaker and music video director. Webb made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the romantic comedy 500 Days of Summer and went on to direct The Amazing Spider-Man, for which he was later dubbed as the "Webb-Verse" by Marvel Studios in 2021. He also directed the drama films Gifted and The Only Living Boy in New York.
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Donna Haraway
- Occupations
- university teachernon-fiction writerbiologistsociologisthistorian
- Biography
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Donna J. Haraway is an American professor emerita in the history of consciousness and feminist studies departments at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a prominent scholar in the field of science and technology studies. She has also contributed to the intersection of information technology and feminist theory, and is a leading scholar in contemporary ecofeminism. Her work criticizes anthropocentrism, emphasizes the self-organizing powers of nonhuman processes, and explores dissonant relations between those processes and cultural practices, rethinking sources of ethics.
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David Malpass
- Occupations
- economistinternational forum participant
- Biography
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David Robert Malpass is an American economic analyst and former government official who served as President of the World Bank Group from 2019 to 2023. Malpass previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under Donald Trump, Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush. He served as Chief Economist at Bear Stearns for the six years preceding its collapse.
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Arden Myrin
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actorcomedian
- Biography
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Arden Myrin is an American actress and comedian. Myrin was a cast member on the Netflix series Insatiable, playing the role of Regina Sinclair, and starred in the 2016 production of Steve Martin's play Meteor Shower at the Long Wharf Theatre. Her television credits include Insecure, Grey's Anatomy, Conan, Orange Is the New Black, Hung, Key & Peele, Inside Amy Schumer, W/ Bob & David, Psych, Bones, Fresh Off the Boat, Suburgatory, 2 Broke Girls, Reno 911!, Shameless, Gilmore Girls, and Secret Chef.
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Peggy Fleming
- Occupations
- sports commentatorfigure skater
- Biography
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Peggy Gale Fleming is an American former figure skater. She is the 1968 Olympic Champion in the ladies' singles, being the only American gold medalist at these Games, and a three-time World Champion (1966–1968) in the same event. Fleming has been a television commentator in figure skating for over 20 years, including at several Winter Olympic Games.
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Ken Salazar
- Enrolled in Colorado College
- In 1977 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Kenneth Lee Salazar is an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who is the United States ambassador to Mexico. He previously served as the 50th United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a United States Senator from Colorado from 2005 to 2009. He and Mel Martínez (R-Florida) were the first Hispanic U.S. senators since 1977; they were joined by Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) in 2006. Prior to his election to the U.S. Senate, he served as Attorney General of Colorado from 1999 to 2005.
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Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi was an educator, architect, entrepreneur, Christian lay missionary, and founder of the Omi Mission. Born in the United States, he later became a naturalized Japanese citizen.
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James Heckman
- Enrolled in Colorado College
- In 1965 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in mathematics
- Occupations
- university teacherstatisticianeconomist
- Biography
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James Joseph Heckman is an American economist and Nobel laureate who serves as the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago, where he is also a professor at the College, a professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development (CEHD), and Co-Director of Human Capital and Economic Opportunity (HCEO) Global Working Group. He is also a professor of law at the Law School, a senior research fellow at the American Bar Foundation, and a research associate at the NBER. He received the John Bates Clark Medal in 1983, and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2000, which he shared with Daniel McFadden. He is known principally for his pioneering work in econometrics and microeconomics.
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Gregor Robertson
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianentrepreneur
- Biography
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Gregor Angus Bethune Robertson is a Canadian entrepreneur and a progressive politician, who served as the 39th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, from 2008 to 2018. As the longest consecutive serving Mayor in Vancouver's history, Robertson and his team led the creation and implementation of the Greenest City 2020 Action Plan and spearheaded the city's first comprehensive Economic Action Strategy.
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Diana DeGette
- Enrolled in Colorado College
- In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Diana Louise DeGette is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 1st congressional district since 1997. A member of the Democratic Party, her district is based in Denver. DeGette was a Chief Deputy Whip from 2005 to 2019 and is the dean of Colorado's congressional delegation; she served as the Colorado State Representative for the 6th district from 1993 until her election to the U.S. House.
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Liang Shih-chiu
- Occupations
- writertranslator
- Biography
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Liang Shih-chiu, also romanized as Liang Shiqiu, and also known as Liang Chih-hwa (梁治華), was a renowned educator, writer, translator, literary theorist and lexicographer.
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Pete Nelson
- Occupations
- television personalityentrepreneurwriterjoinerarchitect
- Biography
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Pete Nelson is an American master treehouse builder, author, and, from 2013 to 2018, host of the Animal Planet television show Treehouse Masters.
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Stuart Stevens
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision writerpolitical advisernovelist
- Biography
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Stuart Stevens is an American author and political consultant. He was the cofounder of Washington, D.C. - based political media consultancy Stevens & Schriefer Group. In 2013, he became a founding partner in Strategic Partners & Media. He served as a top strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign in addition to several other significant presidential campaigns over the course of his career. He later joined The Lincoln Project, a Republican Never Trump group for the 2020 United States presidential election.
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Terry Winograd
- Occupations
- computer scientistartificial intelligence researcheruniversity teacheracademicscientist
- Biography
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Terry Allen Winograd is an American professor of computer science at Stanford University, and co-director of the Stanford Human–Computer Interaction Group. He is known within the philosophy of mind and artificial intelligence fields for his work on natural language using the SHRDLU program.
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Jaden Schwartz
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jaden Schwartz is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Schwartz was selected 14th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Schwartz won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Blues in 2019, leading the team in goal scoring during the playoffs.
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Joe Ellis
- Occupations
- sports executive
- Biography
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Josiah Wear Ellis is a former American football executive who was the president and CEO of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL).
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Abigail Washburn
- Occupations
- banjoistsinger
- Biography
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Abigail Washburn is an American clawhammer banjo player and singer. She performs and records as a soloist, as well as with the old-time bands Uncle Earl and Sparrow Quartet, experimental group The Wu Force, and as a duo with her husband Béla Fleck.
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Curtis McElhinney
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Robert Curtis McElhinney is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He previously played in the NHL with the Calgary Flames, Anaheim Ducks, Ottawa Senators, Phoenix Coyotes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes and Tampa Bay Lightning. McElhinney was drafted in the sixth-round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by the Flames, and won back-to-back Stanley Cups with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021.
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Jayne Hrdlicka
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Carla Jayne Hrdlicka is an American-born business executive based in Australia. She is currently the chairman and Board President of Tennis Australia, having been appointed in October 2017. In November 2020, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of Australian airline Virgin Australia, replacing Paul Scurrah.
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Jaccob Slavin
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jaccob Scott Slavin is an American professional ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Slavin was selected by the Hurricanes in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Marcia McNutt
- Enrolled in Colorado College
- Studied in 1973
- Occupations
- geophysicisteditor-in-chiefoceanographer
- Biography
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Marcia Kemper McNutt is an American geophysicist and the 22nd president of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States.
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Timothy Tymkovich
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Timothy Michael Tymkovich is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit since 2003; serving as chief judge from 2015 to 2022. In November 2023, he was designated by Chief Justice John Roberts to serve as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.
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William Brangham
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- journalistinternational forum participanttelevision producer
- Biography
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William Brangham is an American journalist who is currently a correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. Before, he worked as a producer for several other television programs, mostly for PBS. Awards he has won for his journalism include a Peabody Award in 2015 and News & Documentary Emmy Awards in 2017, 2019, and 2020.
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Lori Garver
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Lori Beth Garver is a former Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She was nominated on May 24, 2009, by President Barack Obama, along with Charles Bolden as NASA Administrator. She was confirmed by the United States Senate by unanimous consent on July 15, 2009. She left the position in September 2013 to become General Manager of the Air Line Pilots Association.
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Neal Baer
- Occupations
- showrunnerscreenwritertelevision producer
- Biography
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Neal Baer is an American pediatrician and television writer and producer. He is best known for his work on the television shows Designated Survivor, ER and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
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Mark Stuart
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Mark Eugene Stuart is an American ice hockey coach and former professional defenseman. He played for the Boston Bruins and the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He was drafted by the Boston Bruins 21st overall in the first round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He is the younger brother of former NHL forward, Colin and defenseman Mike, and is the son of Mayo Clinic physician Michael Stuart.
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Jane Lubchenco
- Occupations
- university teachermarine biologistenvironmentalistzoologistecologist
- Biography
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Jane Lubchenco is an American environmental scientist and marine ecologist who teaches and conducts research at Oregon State University. Her research interests include interactions between the environment and human well-being, biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable use of oceans and the planet. From 2009 to 2013, she served as Administrator of NOAA and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. In February 2021, she was appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as Deputy Director for Climate and Environment in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
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Hayes Alan Jenkins
- Occupations
- figure skaterlawyer
- Biography
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Hayes Alan Jenkins is an American former figure skater. He is the 1956 Olympic champion, a four-time World champion (1953–1956), and a four-time U.S. national champion (1953–1956).
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Nate Prosser
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Nathanael Christian Prosser is an American former ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2010 to 2022. He played for the Minnesota Wild, St. Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers.
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Richard Bachman
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Richard Harrison Bachman is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently the goaltending coach for the Iowa Wild of the American Hockey League (AHL). He played two seasons of college ice hockey at Colorado College before enjoying a career in the National Hockey League with the Dallas Stars, Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks. Bachman was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, but grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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David Jenkins
- Occupations
- physicianfigure skater
- Biography
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David Wilkinson Jenkins is an American former figure skater. He is the 1960 Olympic champion, the 1956 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, and a four-time U.S. national champion.
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David Burnett
- Occupations
- journalistphotographerphotojournalist
- Biography
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David Burnett is an American magazine photojournalist based in Washington, D.C. His work from the 1979 Iranian revolution was published extensively in Time (including its "Man of the Year" portrait of the Ayatollah Khomeini).
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Julie Schwartz Gottman
- Occupations
- clinical psychologistpsychologistopinion journalistpsychotherapist
- Biography
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Julie Schwartz Gottman is an American clinical psychologist, researcher, speaker, and author. Together with her husband and collaborator, John Gottman, she is the co-founder of The Gottman Institute – an organization dedicated to strengthening relationships through research-based products and programs. She is the co-creator of the Sound Relationship House Theory, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, and The Art and Science of Love weekend workshop for couples, among other programs. In addition to her internationally recognized clinical work, Julie Schwartz Gottman is the author or co-author of six books – Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, And Baby Makes Three, 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy, The Man's Guide to Women, The Marriage Clinic Casebook, and The Science of Couples and Family Therapy. She is also the co-author of over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles.
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Gustav Olofsson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Gustav Olofsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Olofsson was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the second round (46th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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Colin M. Simpson
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Colin Mackenzie Simpson is a lawyer and Republican politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 24 from 1999 to 2011. He was the House Speaker during his last two years in office. He finished fourth in the Republican primary for the 2010 gubernatorial election. After leaving the legislature in early 2011, Simpson resumed his law practice in Cody.
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Chad Rau
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Chad Anthony Jerome Rau is an American professional ice hockey forward who last played for Glasgow Clan in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League. Rau previously played for HC Slovan Bratislava of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Minnesota Wild. He was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 7th round (228th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
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Joe Simitian
- Occupations
- lawyerbusinesspersonpoliticiandiplomat
- Biography
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Saren Joseph Simitian is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the State Senator representing California's 11th State Senate district, which encompasses all or part of 13 cities in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties, from 2004 to 2012. Approaching his term limit at the end of 2012, he ran for and was elected as a Santa Clara County Supervisor. He was re-elected to the same seat in 2016 and again in 2020.
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Brett Sterling
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brett Stewart Sterling is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the St. Louis Blues.
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Patty Pansing Brooks
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Patty Pansing Brooks is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 28th district. Elected in November 2014, she assumed office on January 7, 2015.
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Richard H. Stallings
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Richard Howard Stallings is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Idaho's 2nd congressional district from 1985 to 1993.
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Jack Hillen
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jack Robert Hillen is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Undrafted, Hillen played in the NHL for the New York Islanders, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes.
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Joey Crabb
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Joseph Michael Crabb, is an American former professional ice hockey winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals and Florida Panthers.
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Marty Sertich
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Martin Sertich is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Iowa Stars and Lake Erie Monsters.
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Marc Acito
- Occupations
- comediannovelistplaywright
- Biography
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Marc Acito is an American playwright, novelist, and humorist.
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William Drea Adams
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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William Drea "Bro" Adams is an American educator and advocate for the humanities. He was the tenth Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 2014 to 2017. He served as the 14th President of Bucknell University from 1995 to 2000, and as the 19th President of Colby College from 2000 to 2014.
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Amy Denio
- Occupations
- jazz musiciancomposersaxophonistguitaristsinger
- Biography
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Amy Denio is a Seattle-based multi-instrumental composer of soundtracks for modern dance, film and theater, as well as a songwriter and music improviser. Her inspirations include world music, and is mainly known as a vocalist, accordionist and saxophone-player. Among her current musical involvements are The Tiptons Sax Quartet (formerly The Billy Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet) and Die Resonanz Stanonczi, a radical folk group based in Salzburg, Austria. She has also collaborated repeatedly with the Pat Graney Dance Company, David Dorfman Dance Company, Victoria Marks, and with many other choreographers.
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Ted Morton
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Frederick Lee Morton, known commonly as Ted Morton, is an American-Canadian politician and former cabinet minister in the Alberta government. As a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, he represented the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View as a Progressive Conservative from 2004 to 2012 (in the 26th and 27th Alberta Legislative Assemblies). He did not win reelection in the 2012 Alberta general election. Morton was a candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association in its 2006 and 2011 leadership elections. Morton is currently Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Calgary.
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Toby Petersen
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Tobias Emanuel Petersen is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who formerly played for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He attended Colorado College, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins 244th overall in the 9th round of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.
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Colin Stuart
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Colin Stuart is an American former professional ice hockey winger. He played with the Atlanta Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. He is the older brother of Mark Stuart and Mike Stuart, and is the son of Mayo Clinic physician Michael Stuart.
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Harlene Hayne
- Occupations
- psychologist
- Biography
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Vada Harlene Hayne is an American-born academic administrator who was the vice-chancellor and a professor of psychology at the University of Otago in New Zealand, before moving to Western Australia to take up the position of vice-chancellor at Curtin University in April 2021.
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Bill Sweatt
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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William Joseph Sweatt is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Vancouver Canucks before playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
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Jennifer Zimdahl Galt
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- ambassadordiplomat
- Biography
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Jennifer Ann Zimdahl Galt is a U.S. diplomat currently serving as the Foreign Policy Advisor to the United States Indo-Pacific Command. Galt was the United States Ambassador to Mongolia from 2015 to 2017.
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Sarah Andrews
- Years
- 1951-2019 (aged 68)
- Occupations
- novelistgeologist
- Biography
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Sarah Andrews was an American geologist and author of twelve science-based mystery novels and several short stories. Many of the novels feature "clear-thinking, straight-talking" forensic geologist Em Hansen and take place in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States. Her novels have been praised for their combination of science and detective work within the mystery genre. Andrews, her husband Damon, and son Duncan died in a plane crash in Nebraska on the 24th of July, 2019.
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Matt Claman
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Matthew W. Claman is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the Alaska Senate since 2023. Claman previously served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 2015 until 2023; the acting mayor of Anchorage from in 2009 (after Mark Begich resigned from the position to serve in the United States Senate), and a member of the Anchorage Assembly from 2007 until 2010.
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Brian Connelly
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Connelly is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently contracted to EHC Lustenau of the Alps Hockey League (AlpsHL). Connelly previously iced with the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).
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Peter Mortimer
- Occupations
- film producerartistfilm director
- Biography
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Peter Mortimer is an Emmy-winning American filmmaker from Colorado. He is best known for being the creator of the Reel Rock Film Tour, as well as the director of feature documentaries The Alpinist, The Dawn Wall and Valley Uprising. He has produced and directed multiple films related to rock climbing, mountaineering, and outdoor adventure under the production group Sender Films.
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Mark Norris
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Mark Saalfield Norris Sr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. He served as a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate from 2001 through 2018, serving as Majority Leader from 2007 to 2018.
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Helen Stevenson Meyner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Helen Day Stevenson Meyner was an American politician from New Jersey. A Democrat, Meyner served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey from 1975 to 1979. As the wife of New Jersey Governor Robert B. Meyner, she was First Lady of New Jersey from 1957 to 1962. Meyner also served as a Red Cross nurse in Korea during the Korean War.
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Maile Shimabukuro
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maile S.L. Shimabukuro is a Democratic member of the Hawaii State Senate, representing the state's 21st district since her election in 2010. The district includes Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, Mākua on the island of Oahu. She is a graduate of Iolani School, Colorado College and the William S. Richardson School of Law at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
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Frank N. Mitchell
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Frank Nicias Mitchell was an American who served in World War II as an enlisted Marine and was killed in action as a Marine first lieutenant during the Korean War while serving with the 1st Marine Division. He posthumously received the United States' highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his actions as a platoon commander during a firefight with the enemy on November 26, 1950, at Hagsang-ni, near Yudamni in North Korea.
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Stevie Kremer
- Occupations
- ultramarathon runnerski mountaineer
- Biography
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Stevie Kremer is an American ski mountaineer and long-distance runner.
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Brian Salcido
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Michael Salcido is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was the 23rd California-born NHL hockey player and first born and developed player from southern California to play for the Anaheim Ducks.
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Philip Fearnside
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
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Philip Martin Fearnside is an American biologist and scientist, active for many years in Brazil, where he developed the most important part of his career and gained wide national and international notoriety.
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Marcellus Holmes Chiles
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Captain Marcellus Holmes Chiles was a United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I, he suffered wounds that ultimately caused his death during those actions.
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Frieda Ekotto
- Occupations
- literary criticnovelist
- Biography
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Frieda Ekotto is a Francophone African woman novelist and literary critic. She is Professor of AfroAmerican and African Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Michigan and is currently the Hunting Family Fellow at the Institute for the Humanities. She is best known for her novels, which focus on gender and sexuality in Sub-Saharan Africa, and her work on the writer Jean Genet, particular her political analysis of his prison writing, and his impact as a race theorist in the Francophone world. Her research and teaching focuses on literature, film, race and law in the Francophone world, spanning France, Africa, the Caribbean and the Maghreb.
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Austin R. Brunelli
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Austin Roger Brunelli was a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II and the Korean War. As the commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, 24th Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima, he was awarded the Navy Cross, the United States military's second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat. He later served as chief of staff of the 1st Marine Division in Korea and commanding general of Camp Lejeune.
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David Tab Rasmussen
- Occupations
- zoologistanthropologist
- Biography
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David Tab Rasmussen, also known as D. Tab Rasmussen, was an American biological anthropologist. Specializing in both paleontology and behavioral ecology with interests in Paleogene mammals, early primate evolution, prosimians (lorises, lemurs, and tarsiers), and birds, he synthesized multiple fields of study in order to better understand evolutionary processes. His field research spanned the western United States as well as internationally in Africa and the Neotropics. He published over 85 research articles.
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John D. Clarke
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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John Davenport Clarke was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
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Colin Larson
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- politicianbusinessperson
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Colin Larson is a former state representative from Littleton, Colorado. A Republican, Larson represented Colorado House of Representatives District 22, which encompassed the southern Jefferson County communities of Bow Mar, Columbine, Dakota Ridge, Ken Caryl, and Littleton.
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William Gould Young
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- chemist
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William Gould Young was an American physical organic chemist and professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). He served as vice chancellor at UCLA for 13 years, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The chemistry building at UCLA bears his name.
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Elizabeth Gill Lui
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- artistphotographer
- Biography
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Elizabeth Gill Lui in Yonkers, New York is an American photographer and artist.
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Marian W. Clarke
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- politician
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Marian Clarke was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. She was the second woman elected to Congress from New York, after Ruth Baker Pratt.
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Jean Halley
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- memoiristhistorian
- Biography
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Jean Halley is an American writer and sociologist based in New York City. Her work revolves around issues of social power, violence, trauma, gender, and animal studies. Halley is also a professor of sociology at the College of Staten Island and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
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Mark Fiore
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- editorial cartoonistjournalist
- Biography
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Mark Fiore is an American political cartoonist specializing in Flash-animated editorial cartoons, whom The Wall Street Journal called "the undisputed guru of the form".
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Trista Vick-Majors
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- microbial ecologist
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Trista Vick-Majors is an American Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences at Michigan Tech. She is an Antarctic biogeochemist and microbial ecologist, best known for her work showing that microorganisms are present under the Antarctic ice sheet.
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Edward T. McDougal
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- film director
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Edward T. McDougal grew up in Winnetka, Illinois, and graduated from Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He is the son of C. Bouton McDougal, Vice President and General Counsel for R. R. Donnelley and former president of The Chicago Sunday Evening Club, a long-running religious radio and television (1955) broadcast program, which had world renowned speakers that included Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr., John R.W. Stott, Ben Haden, Lloyd John Ogilvie, Bruce Larson, Stuart Briscoe, Jill Briscoe, Joni Eareckson Tada, Madeleine L'Engle, and Elisabeth Elliot.
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Harry H. Seldomridge
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- politician
- Biography
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Harry Hunter Seldomridge was a U.S. Representative from Colorado.
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Frank Leverett
- Occupations
- researchergeologist
- Biography
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Frank Leverett was an American geologist who specialised in glaciology.
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David Williams
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- geologist
- Biography
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David B. Williams is a freelance writer in Seattle. Originally raised in Seattle, he went to college in Colorado where he initially studied physics but switched to geology. He received a Bachelor of Arts in geology from Colorado College and worked as a park ranger at Arches National Park in Utah. Williams returned to Seattle to be a writer of natural history books and occasional urban geology tour guide. He was employed at Seattle's Burke Museum as of 2014. He writes a biweekly newsletter, Street Smart Naturalist: Notes on People, Place, and the PNW. One local bookseller wrote, "When it comes to books about Seattle and its surroundings, there's one must-read writer as far as I'm concerned, and that's David B. Williams."
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Nick Rosen
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- film directorfilm producer
- Biography
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Nick Rosen is an American filmmaker living in Colorado. He is a partner, writer, and producer at Sender Films. He is the director, with his partner Peter Mortimer, of the Emmy-winning documentary films The Alpinist and Valley Uprising and the National Geographic series, First Ascent, and a co-creator of the REEL ROCK Film Tour.
