100 Notable alumni of
Colorado State University - Fort Collins
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins is 482nd in the world, 186th in North America, and 172nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Colorado State University - Fort Collins sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Leslie Jones
- Occupations
- game show hostactorfilm actortelevision actorwriter
- Biography
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Annette Leslie Jones is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She was a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019, and hosted the ABC game show Supermarket Sweep. She has also been a featured performer at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal and the Aspen Comedy Festival. In 2010, her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime. Jones starred in Ghostbusters (2016) as Patty Tolan. In 2017 and 2018, Jones was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Saturday Night Live.
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John Amos
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
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John Allen Amos Jr. was an American actor. He was best known for his role as the adult Kunta Kinte in the landmark miniseries Roots and for portraying James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series Good Times. His other television work includes The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a recurring role as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace on The West Wing, and the role of the Mayor of Washington DC Ethan Baker in the series The District. Amos was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and an NAACP Image Award. In film, he played numerous supporting roles in movies such as The Beastmaster (1982), Coming to America (1988), Lock Up (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), and Coming 2 America (2021).
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Lane Kiffin
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Lane Monte Kiffin is an American football coach who is the head coach at Ole Miss. Kiffin was the offensive coordinator at USC from 2005 to 2006, head coach of the National Football League's Oakland Raiders from 2007 to 2008, head coach at the University of Tennessee in 2009, and at USC from 2010 to 2013. He was the youngest head coach in modern NFL history at the time when he joined the Raiders (until in 2017 when Sean McVay joined the Rams), and, for a time, was the youngest head coach of a BCS Conference team in college football. Kiffin was the offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama from 2014 until 2016, when he was hired to be the head coach at Florida Atlantic, a position he held until December 2019, when he became the head coach at Ole Miss.
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Anwar al-Awlaqi
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki was an American-Yemeni lecturer and jihadist who was killed in 2011 in Yemen by a U.S. government drone strike ordered by President Barack Obama. Al-Awlaki became the first U.S. citizen to be targeted and killed by a drone strike from the U.S. government. U.S. government officials have claimed that al-Awlaki was a key organizer for the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda.
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Derek Theler
- Occupations
- film produceractortelevision actorscreenwritermodel
- Biography
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Derek Theler is an American actor and model. He is best known for portraying Danny on Baby Daddy (2012–2017).
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Cory Gardner
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 1997 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cory Scott Gardner is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Colorado from 2015 to 2021. A Republican, he was the U.S. representative for Colorado's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2015 and a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.
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Lissie
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- recording artistsingerguitaristsinger-songwritercomposer
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Elisabeth Corrin Maurus, known as Lissie, is an American singer-songwriter. She released her debut EP, "Why You Runnin'", in November 2009. Her debut album, Catching a Tiger, was released in June 2010. Her second studio album, Back to Forever, was released in October 2013. Her first record as an independent artist, and third studio album, My Wild West, was released February 12, 2016 and went on to receive critical acclaim. Her fourth studio album Castles, was released worldwide on March 23, 2018. Her fifth studio album, Carving Canyons, was released September 16, 2022.
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Shaquil Barrett
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Shaquil Akeem Barrett is an American professional football linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks before transferring to the Colorado State Rams. Barrett was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent after the 2014 NFL draft. After five seasons with the Broncos, including winning Super Bowl 50, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Barrett's level of play increased, making the Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams in 2019 after leading the league in sacks, and in 2021 won Super Bowl LV, recording a sack in the game. He signed with the Miami Dolphins in 2024 before retiring from football shortly after.
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Jenna Ellis
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 41)
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 2004 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in journalism
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitical punditlawyerpodcasterlegal profession
- Biography
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Jenna Lynn Ellis is an American conservative lawyer who was a member of Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign's legal team. She is a former deputy district attorney in Weld County, Colorado. During the Trump presidency, she presented herself as a "constitutional law attorney" during cable news appearances, though The New York Times reported that her background did not reflect such expertise and The Wall Street Journal reported that she had no history in any federal cases.
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Basuki Hadimuljono
- Occupations
- civil servantminister
- Biography
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Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono is an Indonesian bureaucrat who is the current Head of The Nusantara Capital City Authority and was the former Minister of Public Works and Public Housing under Joko Widodo. Before his appointment as minister, he had worked for the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works for nine years.
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Salvatore Giunta
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Salvatore Augustine Giunta is a former United States Army soldier and the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the United States Armed Forces' highest decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. Giunta was cited for saving the lives of members of his squad on October 25, 2007, during the War in Afghanistan. He left the United States Army in June 2011.
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Amy Van Dyken
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- 1994-1996 studied human development
- Occupations
- swimmerradio personalitycolor commentator
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Amy Deloris Van Dyken-Rouen is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, former world record-holder, and national radio sports talk show co-host. She won six Olympic gold medals in her career, four of which she won at the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics. She won gold in the 50-meter freestyle, 100-meter butterfly, 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and 4×100-meter medley relay.
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John Ensign
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 1985 studied veterinary medicine
- Occupations
- politiciangeneral managerveterinarian
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John Eric Ensign is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign previously represented Nevada's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Following his resignation from the Senate, Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian.
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Willow Pill
- Occupations
- drag queen
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Willow Patterson, known by the stage name Willow Pill, is an American drag performer. She is best known as the winner of season 14 of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2022.
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Benny Begin
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Graduated with Doctor of Sciences in geology
- Occupations
- geologistpolitician
- Biography
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Ze'ev Binyamin Begin (Hebrew: זאב בנימין "בני" בגין; born 1 March 1943), is an Israeli geologist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset for New Hope, having previously served as a member for Likud and Herut – The National Movement. He is the son of former Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin.
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Steph Davis
- Occupations
- climbing specialist
- Biography
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Stephanie "Steph" Davis is an American rock climber, BASE jumper, and wingsuit flyer. She is one of the world's leading climbers, having completed some of the hardest routes in the world. She has free soloed up to 5.11a (6b+), and was the first woman to summit all the peaks of the Fitzroy Range in Patagonia, the second woman to free climb El Capitan in a day, the first woman to free climb the Salathė Wall on El Capitan, the first woman to free solo The Diamond on Longs Peak in Colorado, and the first woman to summit Torre Egger. Davis was married to fellow climbers and BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Mario Richard (both of whom died wingsuiting), and currently to sky-diving instructor, flyer, and jumper Ian Mitchard. Davis is also a blogger who writes about her interests in climbing, BASE jumping, yoga, and veganism.
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Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook is a Palestinian politician and senior member of Hamas who served as the first chairman of Hamas Political Bureau from 1992 until 1996 and deputy chairman of Hamas Political Bureau from January 1997 until April 2013, where he was succeeded by Ismail Haniyeh.
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Nick Stabile
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Nick Stabile is an American television and film actor. He is known for playing Jesse Miller in Bride of Chucky.
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Rebecca Skloot
- Occupations
- journalistwriter
- Biography
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Rebecca L. Skloot /ˈskluːt/ is an American science writer who specializes in science and medicine. Her first book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2010), was one of the best-selling new books of 2010, staying on The New York Times Bestseller list for over 6 years and eventually reaching #1. It was adapted into a movie by George C. Wolfe, which premiered on HBO on April 22, 2017, and starred Rose Byrne as Skloot, and Oprah Winfrey as Lacks's daughter Deborah.
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Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al-Assaf
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 1981 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Assaf is a Saudi politician who served as finance minister, foreign minister, and state minister of Saudi Arabia.
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Susan Butcher
- Occupations
- dogsled musher
- Biography
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Susan Howlet Butcher was an American dog musher, noteworthy as the second woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1986, the second four-time winner in 1990, and the first to win four out of five sequential years. She is commemorated in Alaska by the Susan Butcher Day.
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Al Baker
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbasketball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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James Albert London Baker, nicknamed "Bubba", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1990. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams. He was named to three Pro Bowls and was the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
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Brian Schweitzer
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianfarmer
- Biography
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Brian David Schweitzer is an American farmer and politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Montana from 2005 to 2013. Schweitzer served for a time as chair of the Western Governors Association as well as the Democratic Governors Association. He also served as President of the Council of State Governments.
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Jason Smith
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jason Victor Smith is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Colorado State University before being selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Miami Heat.
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Kjell Lindgren
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Graduated with Master of Science in cardiovascular physiology
- Occupations
- astronautsurgeonmilitary officer
- Biography
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Kjell Norwood Lindgren is an American astronaut who was selected in June 2009 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 20. He launched to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Expedition 44/45 on July 22, 2015.
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Michael Johnson
- Occupations
- musiciansongwriterguitaristsinger
- Biography
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Michael Jay Johnson was an American pop, country, and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best remembered for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". He charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and nine more on Hot Country Songs, including two number one country hits in 1986's "Give Me Wings" and "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder". He also co-wrote "Cain's Blood", the debut single of 1990s country group 4 Runner.
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Trey McBride
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Trey McBride is an American professional football tight end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Colorado State, where he was named a unanimous All-American and the John Mackey Award winner in 2021. McBride was selected by the Cardinals in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Bill Ritter
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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August William Ritter Jr. is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 41st Governor of Colorado from 2007 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the district attorney for Denver before his election to the governorship in 2006.
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Jesse Luken
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jesse Christopher Luken is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is known for playing Jimmy Tolan in the FX drama series Justified and Eric in the CW science fiction romance series Star-Crossed.
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Roy Romer
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officerlawyer
- Biography
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Roy Rudolf Romer is an American politician who served as the 39th Governor of Colorado from 1987 to 1999, and subsequently as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District from 2000 to 2006. Romer was a member of the Democratic Party. He is the father of Paul Romer, a recipient of the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics.
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Jon Rubinstein
- Occupations
- computer scientistengineer
- Biography
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Jonathan J. "Jon" Rubinstein is an American electrical engineer who played an instrumental role in the development of the iMac and iPod, the portable music and video device first sold by Apple Computer Inc. in 2001. He left his position as senior vice president of Apple's iPod division on April 14, 2006.
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Bonnie Ross
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Bonnie Ross is an American video game developer. She served as Corporate Vice President at Xbox Game Studios, and was the head of 343 Industries, the subsidiary studio that manages the Halo video game franchise. Ross studied technical writing and computer science in college, and worked at IBM before getting a job at Microsoft. She worked on a number of PC and Xbox games, becoming a general manager at Xbox Game Studios.
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Andrew Wirth
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Andrew "Andy" Wirth is an American businessman and philanthropist who works in the mountain resort and hotel industry. He was most recently the president and CEO of Squaw Valley Ski Holdings, the parent company of Palisades Tahoe and Alpine Meadows ski resorts in Olympic Valley, CA until 2018. He is also the grandson of former US National Park Service Director Conrad Wirth and the great grandson of Theodore Wirth.
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Yusef Komunyakaa
- Occupations
- university teacherwriteracademicpoet
- Biography
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Yusef Komunyakaa is an American poet who teaches at New York University and is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. Komunyakaa is a recipient of the 1994 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, for Neon Vernacular and the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. He also received the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Komunyakaa received the 2007 Louisiana Writer Award for his contribution to poetry.
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Baxter Black
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Graduated with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- Occupations
- radio personalitypoetnovelistveterinarian
- Biography
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Baxter Black was an American cowboy poet and veterinarian. He wrote over 30 books of poetry, fiction—both novels and children's literature—and commentary, selling over two million books, CDs, and DVDs.
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Weston Richburg
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Weston Blaine Richburg is an American former professional football player who was a center in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado State Rams and was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2014 NFL draft, and also played for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Gian Clavell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gian Louis Clavell López is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played three seasons of college basketball for Colorado State, where he was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2017. He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.
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Peter C. Lemon
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Peter Charles Lemon is a former United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor. He received the award for his actions on April 1, 1970, while serving in Tây Ninh Province during the Vietnam War. He dedicates his award to the three comrades he lost in the battle for which he received the award: Casey Waller, Nathan Mann, Brent Street. Lemon is the only Canadian-born United States citizen to be presented the medal for fighting in the Vietnam War. He is the eighth-youngest living Medal of Honor recipient.
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James H. Dickinson
- Biography
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James H. Dickinson is a retired United States Army general who served as the commander of the United States Space Command from 2020 to 2024. He previously served as deputy commander of the United States Space Command from 2019 to 2020.
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Walter Scott Jr
- Occupations
- civil engineer
- Biography
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Walter Scott Jr. was an American billionaire businessman, civil engineer, philanthropist, and CEO of Kiewit Corporation. At the time of his death, his net worth was estimated at US$4.2 billion.
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John Gill
- Years
- 1937-.. (age 88)
- Occupations
- rock climbermathematician
- Biography
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John Gill is an American mathematician who has achieved recognition for his rock-climbing. He is widely considered to be the father of American bouldering.
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Milt Palacio
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Milton Sigmund Palacio is a Belizean American professional basketball coach and former player.
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Glenn Morris
- Occupations
- film actorAmerican football playerathletics competitoractor
- Biography
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Glenn Edgar Morris was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records. He attended Colorado A&M — now known as Colorado State University — and played football as well as track and field. He was also an occasional actor, he portrayed Tarzan in Tarzan's Revenge.
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Wayne Allard
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 1968 graduated with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- Occupations
- veterinarianpolitician
- Biography
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Alan Wayne Allard is an American veterinarian and politician who served as a United States Representative (1991–1997) and United States Senator (1997–2009) from Colorado, as well as previously a Colorado State Senator (1983–1991). A member of the Republican Party, he did not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2008. In February 2009, he began work as a lobbyist at The Livingston Group, a Washington, D.C.–based government relations consulting firm.
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Kathleen Williams
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kathleen Williams is an American politician from Montana. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the nonpartisan Environmental Quality Council of the Montana Legislature and the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. In 2010, she was elected to the Montana House of Representatives and served three two-year terms before retiring. In 2018 and 2020, Williams ran, unsuccessfully, as the Democratic nominee for Montana's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
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Mary L. Cleave
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
- Occupations
- astronautengineer
- Biography
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Mary Louise Cleave was an American engineer and NASA astronaut. She also served from 2005 to 2007 as NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate.
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Kim Mestdagh
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kim Mestdagh is a Belgian basketball player for Perfumerias Avenida of the Liga Femenina de Baloncesto and the Belgian national team. She is the daughter of Philip Mestdagh and the elder sister of Hanne Mestdagh.
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Mark Mattson
- Occupations
- university teacherscientistneuroscientist
- Biography
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Mark P. Mattson is an American neuroscientist who is an adjunct professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
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Ralph C. Smith
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Major General Ralph Corbett Smith was a senior officer of the United States Army. After receiving early training as a pilot from Orville Wright he served Brigadier General John J. Pershing's army against Pancho Villa, was decorated for bravery in World War I and commanded the 27th Infantry Division in combat in the Pacific War in World War II. At his death Smith was the oldest surviving general officer of the Army.
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Jack Christiansen
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Jack LeRoy Christiansen was an American professional football player who became a college and pro coach. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions as a safety and return specialist from 1951 to 1958. He helped lead the Lions to three NFL championships in 1952, 1953, and 1957 and was a first-team All-NFL player in six of his eight years in the league. He led the NFL in interceptions in 1953 and 1957 and in punt returns for touchdown in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1956. His eight career punt returns for touchdowns was an NFL record until 1989 and remains the fourth best in league history. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1970.
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Lauren Myracle
- Occupations
- writercomics writerchildren's writernovelist
- Biography
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Lauren Myracle is an American writer of young adult fiction. She has written many novels, including the three best-selling "IM" books, ttyl, ttfn and l8r, g8r. Her book Thirteen Plus One was released May 4, 2010.
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Henson Cargill
- Occupations
- musiciansingersongwriter
- Biography
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Henson Cargill was an American country music singer best known for the socially controversial 1968 Country No. 1 hit "Skip a Rope". His music career began in Oklahoma in clubs around Oklahoma City and Tulsa. He earned national recognition after getting a Nashville producer to agree to produce "Skip a Rope".
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Stanton Kidd
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Stanton Kidd is an American professional basketball player for Sendai 89ers of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for South Plains College, North Carolina Central University and Colorado State before playing professionally in Belgium, Germany, Turkey and for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Eugene Daniels
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- 2007-2012 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in journalism
- Occupations
- journalistAmerican football player
- Biography
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Eugene Anthony Daniels-Stephens II is an American journalist. He serves as a White House correspondent and Playbook author for Politico. Daniels has been a MSNBC contributor since 2021. He is also the president of the White House Correspondents' Association.
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Brad Soderberg
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Bradley William Soderberg is a men's college basketball coach. He is currently the Director of Scouting for the University of Virginia Cavaliers. Soderberg was previously head coach at Lindenwood, St. Louis, South Dakota State, Loras College, and was the interim head coach at Wisconsin.
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Joel Dreessen
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joel Clifford Dreessen is a former American football tight end. He was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL draft. He played college football at Colorado State. Dreessen also played for the Houston Texans and Denver Broncos.
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Hanne Mestdagh
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Hanne Mestdagh is a Belgian basketball player for BC Namur-Capitale and the Belgian national team. She is the daughter of Philip Mestdagh and the younger sister of Kim Mestdagh.
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Matt Corboy
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Matt Corboy is an American actor. He has appeared in both films and television series.
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Kent Rominger
- Occupations
- astronautmilitary officer
- Biography
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Kent Vernon "Rommel" Rominger is an American former astronaut, former NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center, and a captain in the United States Navy. Rominger holds the Space Shuttle Orbiter flight time record with 1610 hours. He joined ATK Launch Systems Group in 2006 as Vice President of Advanced Programs.
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Marilyn Musgrave
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Marilyn Neoma Musgrave, American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives who served from 2003 to 2009, representing the 4th District of Colorado.
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William E. Adams
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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William Edward Adams was a major in the United States Army who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War.
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Nicolás Carvacho
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nicolás Eduardo "Nico" Carvacho Bibb is a Chilean-American professional basketball player for Benfica of the LPB. He played college basketball for Colorado State.
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James van Hoften
- Occupations
- engineercivil engineerastronautmilitary officerfighter pilot
- Biography
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James Dougal Adrianus "Ox" van Hoften is an American civil and hydraulic engineer, retired U.S. Navy officer and aviator, and a former astronaut for NASA.
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Bob Rule
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bobby Frank Rule was an American professional basketball player. He played at center in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Seattle SuperSonics, Philadelphia 76ers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Paula Hicks-Hudson
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Paula S. Hicks-Hudson is an American politician who has served as a member of the Ohio Senate from the 11th district since 2022. She is the former Mayor of Toledo, Ohio.
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Dave Young
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David L. Young is an American politician and the current Treasurer of Colorado. He served as a Democratic member of the Colorado House of Representatives, representing District 50 from the time of his appointment on July 28, 2011 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Jim Riesberg until his term ended and he took office as State Treasurer in early 2019. He won a second term as state treasurer in 2022.
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Hsu Shu-hsiang
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- pedagogue
- Biography
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Hsu Shu-hsiang is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. In December 2024, he became the incumbent Vice President of the Examination Yuan.
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Gary Glick
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Gary Galen Glick was an American professional football safety who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) before he concluded his career in the American Football League (AFL) for one season. He was the number one overall selection in the 1956 NFL draft. To date, Glick is still the only defensive back ever to be picked first overall in any NFL draft.
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R Vidyasagar Rao
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Ramaraju Vidyasagar Rao was an Indian government administrator and a Telangana activist. He was the Chief Engineer of the Ministry of Water Resources, Central Water Commission. After the formation of Telangana State, he was appointed as the Advisor on Irrigation to the Government of Telangana. He was the foremost expert on irrigation projects in Telangana, and was instrumental in highlighting injustices in water allocation for Telangana Region in United Andhra Pradesh.
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Ted Harvey
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ted Harvey is an American politician. In 2001, Harvey was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Republican, representing the 43rd House District. Elected in 2006 to the Colorado Senate, he represented Senate District 30, which encompasses Northern Douglas County—Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree, Parker, and Roxborough Park. He was also one of Colorado's delegates to the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in addition to Republican National Conventions in 2012, 2016, and prior election cycles.
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Sam Steiger
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samuel Steiger was an American politician, journalist, political pundit. He served five terms as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, two terms in the Arizona State Senate, and one term as mayor of Prescott, Arizona. Steiger also made an unsuccessful run for the U.S. Senate, served as a special assistant to Arizona Governor Evan Mecham, and hosted political talk shows on both radio and television. Despite these accomplishments, Steiger is best known for two incidents: one, while he was a sitting congressman, was the 1975 killing of two burros; the second was painting a crosswalk between Prescott's courthouse and nearby Whiskey Row.
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Richie Hall
- Occupations
- head coachCanadian football player
- Biography
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Richie Hall is a defensive assistant coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played professionally as a Canadian football defensive back for nine seasons for the Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders where he was a CFL All-Star in 1983 and a four-time divisional All-Star. He is a five-time Grey Cup champion, once as a player and four times as a defensive coordinator. He was formerly the head coach of the Edmonton Eskimos from 2009 to 2010.
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Doug Hutchinson
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Doug Hutchinson is a former mayor of the city of Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Martin J. Fettman
- Occupations
- astronautveterinarian
- Biography
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Martin Joseph Fettman is an American pathologist and researcher who flew on NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-58 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia as a Payload Specialist.
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Janay DeLoach
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Cynithia "Janay" DeLoach is a United States track and field athlete who won the bronze medal in the women's long jump at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was listed in The Coloradoan's #3 Top Sports Story of 2011 about her road to the 2012 Olympics. She is currently signed to Nike and trains in Colorado.
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Scott Waguespack
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Scott Waguespack is a member of the Chicago City Council, representing the 32nd ward since May 2007. The current 32nd ward includes parts of the neighborhoods of Bucktown, Goose Island, Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, and Roscoe Village.
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George Watson
- Occupations
- soldier
- Biography
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George Watson was a United States Army private who died while rescuing fellow soldiers from drowning at sea during World War II. In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on March 8, 1943, near Porlock Harbor, New Guinea.
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Dudley Brown
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dudley W. Brown is an American gun rights lobbyist. He is the founder and president of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners and president of the National Association for Gun Rights.
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Mike Young
- Biography
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Michael L. Young is an American government official. He served as the acting United States secretary of agriculture from January 20, 2017, when Donald Trump took office as president of the United States, to April 25, 2017, when the United States Senate confirmed Sonny Perdue as the new secretary. Young has been director of the United States Department of Agriculture Office of Budget and Policy Analysis since October 2010, and has served for 25 years in that office, and has previously served in other positions within the department. He has a bachelor of science degree in botany from Colorado State University and a master of business administration degree from George Washington University.
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Ronnie D. Green
- Biography
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Ronnie David Green served as the 20th chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 2016 to 2023. UNL is the state's flagship, a land-grant university, and is part of the University of Nebraska system. Green previously led the university's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources from 2010 to 2016, and served as interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, the university's highest academic office, from 2015 to 2016.
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Jane E. Norton
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jane Ellen Norton is an American politician who was the 46th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado and an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in the 2010 election. She lost the nomination to Weld County District Attorney and Tea Party favorite Ken Buck. While in office, Norton was notable for leading a successful effort to outlaw gay marriage in Colorado.
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Hans Bruyninckx
- Occupations
- university teacherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Hans Emiel Aloysius Bruyninckx is a Belgian political scientist and international relations scholar specialized in international environmental governance and European environmental politics. He has headed the European Environment Agency since 2013. While in this position, he is on leave from his posts as Professor of International Relations and Global Environmental Governance, Institute for International and European Policy; and Director, Research Institute for Work and Society, both at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven).
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Josh Watson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Josh Watson is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Colorado State.
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Shoaib Sultan
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Shoaib Sultan is a Norwegian analyst and politician of Pakistani descent.
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Chuck Fager
- Years
- 1942-.. (age 83)
- Occupations
- editorwriterchildren's writeropinion journalist
- Biography
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Charles Eugene Fager, known as Chuck Fager, is an American activist, author, editor, publisher and an outspoken and prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends or Quakers. He is known for his work in both the Civil Rights Movement and in the Peace movement. His written works include religious and political essays, humor, adult fiction, and juvenile fiction, and he is best known for his 1974 book Selma 1965: The March That Changed the South, his in-depth history of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights Movement, which led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
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Julie Rosen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Julie A. Rosen is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represents District 23, which includes all or portions of Blue Earth, Faribault, Jackson, Le Sueur, Martin, Waseca, and Watonwan counties in the southern part of the state.
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Christopher Landsea
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- meteorologist
- Biography
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Christopher William "Chris" Landsea is an American meteorologist, formerly a research meteorologist with the Hurricane Research Division of the Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory at NOAA, and now the Science and Operations Officer at the National Hurricane Center. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union and the American Meteorological Society.
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Emmanuel Omogbo
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Emmanuel Omogbo is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for South Plains and Colorado State before playing professionally in Italy, Lithuania and Israel. Standing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and center positions.
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Sarah Andrews
- Years
- 1951-2019 (aged 68)
- Occupations
- geologistnovelist
- 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 July 24, 2019.
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Roger A. Brady
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Roger Alan Brady is a former United States Air Force (USAF) four-star general who last served as the 33rd Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) which he also concurrently served as commander of NATO Allied Air Command, Ramstein Air Base, Germany and director of Joint Air Power Competence Center, Kalkar, Germany from January 9, 2008, to December 13, 2010. Prior to that he served as deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel from June 2004 to January 2008. As commander of USAFE, he has responsibility for USAF activities in the U.S. Africa Command theater.
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Bruce Holland Rogers
- Occupations
- poetessayistnovelistwriterscience fiction writer
- Biography
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Bruce Holland Rogers is an American author of short fiction who also writes under the pseudonym Hanovi Braddock. His stories have won a Pushcart Prize, two Nebula Awards, the Bram Stoker Award, two World Fantasy Awards, the Micro Award, and have been nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award and Spain's Premio Ignotus.
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Jon E. Swanson
- Occupations
- helicopter pilot
- Biography
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Jon Edward Swanson was a United States Army helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. He directed the destruction of five enemy bunkers and two anti-aircraft positions before being shot down in Cambodia. His actions were recognized over 30 years later, when his family received the Medal of Honor posthumously from President George W. Bush in 2002.
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Dan Nordberg
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Daniel Paul Nordberg is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives. He represented House District 14 from January 9, 2013, to January 8, 2018, when he resigned from office to take a job with the Small Business Administration.
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Thurman "Fum" McGraw
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Thurman "Fum" McGraw was an American football player and college athletics administrator. He played college football for the Colorado A&M Aggies—now known as the Colorado State Rams—and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1981.
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Joann Ginal
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joann Ginal is an American politician who serves in the Colorado Senate from the 14th district since 2019, as a member of the Democratic Party. Before her tenure in the state senate she served in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 52nd district from 2013 to 2019.
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J. Wayne Reitz
- Occupations
- university teachereconomist
- Biography
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Julius Wayne Reitz was an American agricultural economist, professor and university president. Reitz was a native of Kansas, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in his chosen field. After working as an agricultural economist, university professor and U.S. government agricultural administrator, Reitz was selected to be the fifth president of the University of Florida, serving from 1955 until 1967.
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Angie Paccione
- Occupations
- basketball playerpolitician
- Biography
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Angela Veronica "Angie" Paccione is an American politician and former Colorado legislator who was a 2006 Congressional candidate.
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Isaiah Stevens
- Years
- 2000-.. (age 25)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Isaiah Stevens is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Colorado State Rams.
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Jason Craft
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jason Donell Andre Craft is an American former professional football cornerback. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft. He played college football at Colorado State.
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Lubna Tahtamouni
- Enrolled in Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- In 2005 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- biologist
- Biography
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Lubna Hamid Tawfiq Tahtamouni is a Jordanian biologist known for her work in developmental biology and cancer research. She is the head of the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan. She has won multiple awards for her work on breast cancer, and is known as an advocate for allowing young women in the Arab world to choose a career in science. In 2016, she was named one of BBC's 100 Women.
