100 Notable alumni of
Creighton University
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Creighton University is 678th in the world, 250th in North America, and 230th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Creighton University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kyle Korver
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kyle Elliot Korver is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the assistant general manager for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. He is regarded as one of the greatest three-point shooters of all-time.
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Leo Ryan
- Occupations
- politicianteachermilitary officer
- Biography
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Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. was an American teacher and Democratic Party politician who represented California's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 until his assassination hours before the Jonestown massacre in 1978. Before that, he served in the California State Assembly, representing the state's 27th district.
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Bob Gibson
- Occupations
- basketball playerbaseball player
- Biography
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Robert Gibson, nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot", was an American baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 to 1975. Known for his fiercely competitive nature, Gibson tallied 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series Champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League Most Valuable Player Award.
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Doug McDermott
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Douglas Richard McDermott is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays, McDermott led the nation in scoring in 2013–14 and was a three-time consensus first-team All-American. He was the consensus national player of the year as a senior in 2014, and finished his college career with the fifth-most points in NCAA Division I men's basketball history.
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Paul Gosar
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- In 1985 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- dentistpolitician
- Biography
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Paul Anthony Gosar is an American far-right politician and dentist who has represented Arizona's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023 and represented Arizona's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A Republican, he was elected in 2010 to represent the neighboring 1st congressional district until redistricting. Gosar's support of conspiracy theories, his extreme opposition to abortion and contraception, his connections to Holocaust deniers, and his ties to far-right militant groups such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, have sparked controversy.
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Virginia Thomas
- Occupations
- activistwritercorrespondentlawyer
- Biography
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Virginia "Ginni" Thomas is an American lawyer and conservative activist. In 1987, she married Clarence Thomas, who became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1991. Her conservative commentary and activism have made her a controversial figure, especially because spouses of Supreme Court justices typically avoid engaging in political activity.
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Michael P. Anderson
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotastronautphysicistmilitary officer
- Biography
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Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craft disintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. Anderson served as the payload commander and lieutenant colonel in charge of science experiments on the Columbia. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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Kobe Paras
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kobe Lorenzo Forster Paras is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for Altiri Chiba of the B2 League. Listed at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he plays the small forward position. He has been a member of the Philippine national team and the national 3x3 team.
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Paul Silas
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Paul Theron Silas was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he was a two-time NBA All-Star and earned five selections to the NBA All-Defensive Team, including twice on the first team. He won three NBA championships: two with the Boston Celtics and one with the Seattle SuperSonics. Silas is the leader in most rebounds per game with 12.1 in Suns franchise history.
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Pat Venditte
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Patrick Michael Venditte Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, and Miami Marlins. After attending Creighton University, Venditte was drafted by the New York Yankees in 2008. He signed with the Athletics as a free agent before the 2015 season and made his MLB debut that year.
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Porter Moser
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Porter Andrew Moser is a college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the University of Oklahoma men's basketball team. Moser spent 10 years (2011–2021) at Loyola University Chicago, helping lead the Ramblers to the Final Four in 2018.
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Anthony Tolliver
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Anthony Lamar Tolliver is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. Tolliver spent 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers. He also played in the NBA Development League and overseas in Germany and Turkey.
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Joe Ricketts
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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John Joseph Ricketts is an American billionaire businessman. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade. He has an estimated net worth of US$4.1 billion as of 2024, according to Forbes. He has pursued a variety of other business ventures including DNAinfo.com, High Plains Bison, The Lodge at Jackson Fork, and The American Film Company. Ricketts also engages in philanthropy through The Ricketts Art Foundation, Opportunity Education Foundation, The Cloisters on the Platte Foundation, and The Ricketts Conservation Foundation. He and his family have been the owners of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball since October 2009.
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Scott Servais
- Occupations
- baseball managerbaseball player
- Biography
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Scott Daniel Servais is an American professional baseball former manager, catcher, and current coach for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Servais served as the manager of the Seattle Mariners of MLB from 2016 to 2024.
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Madeleine Leininger
- Occupations
- nurse
- Biography
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Madeleine Leininger was a nursing theorist, nursing professor and developer of the concept of transcultural nursing. First published in 1961, her contributions to nursing theory involve the discussion of what it is to care.
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Symone D. Sanders-Townsend
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- Graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- political adviserpolitician
- Biography
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Symone D. Sanders-Townsend is an American political strategist and political commentator who hosts MSNBC's The Weekend. She served as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign (no relation). She left the campaign in June 2016, following the end of the primaries. In October 2016, she was hired as a Democratic strategist and political commentator by CNN.
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Darin Ruf
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Darin Cortland Ruf is an American former professional baseball first baseman, left fielder, and designated hitter. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers. He also played in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions. Ruf was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and played at Westside High School. Subsequently, he attended Creighton University, excelled playing baseball there, and was named the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Player of the Year.
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Ernie Chambers
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- In 1959 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in study of history
- Occupations
- politicianbarber
- Biography
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Ernest William Chambers is an American politician and civil rights activist who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature from 1971 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2021. He could not run in 2020 due to term limits.
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Mike Johanns
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- In 1974 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Owen Johanns is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from Nebraska from 2009 to 2015. He served as the 38th governor of Nebraska from 1999 until 2005, and was chair of the Midwestern Governors Association in 2002. In 2005, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the secretary of agriculture, where he served from 2005 to 2007, becoming the fourth Nebraskan to hold that position.
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Francis George
- Occupations
- Catholic priesttheologianCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Francis Eugene George OMI was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima in Washington State and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.
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Nicky Lopez
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nicholas Lopez is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Chicago Cubs organization. He was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the fifth round of the 2016 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2019. He has also played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves and Chicago White Sox.
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Fabian Herbers
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Fabian Herbers is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for CF Montréal in Major League Soccer.
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Khyri Thomas
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Khyri Jaquan Thomas is an American professional basketball player who last played for Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. He was drafted 38th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft and then traded to the Detroit Pistons.
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Ethan Finlay
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Ethan Christopher Finlay is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.
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Baylor Scheierman
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- Studied communication
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Baylor Arthur Scheierman is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits and the Creighton Bluejays.
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Marcus Zegarowski
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marcus Zegarowski is an American professional basketball player who last played for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
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Ty-Shon Alexander
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ty-Shon Leron Alexander is an American professional basketball player for Keflavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. Alexander signed with the Phoenix Suns in November 2020 after going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft. During his rookie season with the Suns, he reached the NBA Finals.
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Ty Blach
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Tyson Michael Blach is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Baltimore Orioles, and Colorado Rockies.
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Duncan McGuire
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Duncan MacAllister McGuire is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Orlando City and the United States national team.
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Tom Fadden
- Occupations
- stage actoractor
- Biography
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Tom Fadden was an American actor. He performed on the legitimate stage, vaudeville, in films and on television during his long career.
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Justin Carter
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justin Anthony Carter is an American professional basketball player who last played for Oradea in the Romanian League. He played college basketball for Creighton.
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Dave McKay
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Lawrence McKay is a Canadian professional baseball coach and former second baseman and third baseman who is the first base coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics, and has previously coached for the Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Chicago Cubs. He is the father of former catcher Cody McKay.
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Roman Hruska
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Roman Lee Hruska was an American attorney and politician who served as a Republican U.S. senator from the state of Nebraska. Hruska was known as one of the most vocal conservatives in the Senate during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Barbara Cubin
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianoffice managerteacherchemist
- Biography
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Barbara Lynn Cubin is an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, Wyoming's sole member of that body. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Wyoming.
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Ryan Kalkbrenner
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ryan Thomas Kalkbrenner is an American college basketball player for the Creighton Bluejays of the Big East Conference. He is from Florissant, Missouri.
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Gregory Echenique
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gregory Joshue Echenique Carrillo is a Venezuelan professional basketball player for the Kumamoto Volters of the Japanese B.League.
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Brian O'Connor
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian Patrick O'Connor is an American college baseball coach who is currently the head baseball coach of the Virginia Cavaliers. Previously serving as an Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame, he was hired on July 8, 2003, to replace the retiring Dennis Womack (who moved on to assistant athletic director of facilities management and operations). O'Connor has taken the Virginia baseball team to fourteen NCAA baseball tournaments during his 15 seasons in Charlottesville, including the 2009 College World Series, the first in school history; the 2011 College World Series, as the No. 1 national seed; the 2014 College World Series, as the No. 3 national seed; and the 2015 College World Series, which they won and became National Champions for the first time in school history.
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Frank Waln
- Occupations
- rappersingeractivist
- Biography
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Frank Waln or Oyate Teca Obmani is a Sicangu Lakota rapper and activist. His first solo album, Born Ready, was released in 2017, followed by The Bridge the same year. He has been awarded three Native American Music Awards and received five nominations, both individually and with his group Nake Nula Waun.
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Eric Miller
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Eric Miller is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers.
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Marcia Anderson
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Marcia Carol Martin Anderson is a retired senior officer of the United States Army Reserve. She was the first African-American woman to become a major general in the United States Army Reserve.
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Edward Zorinsky
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edward Zorinsky was an American businessman and politician who served as a Democrat in the U.S. Senate from 1976 until his death in 1987. He represented Nebraska and had previously served as mayor of Omaha, elected as a Republican. He was the first Jewish person elected to statewide office in Nebraska.
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Seth Sinovic
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Seth Sinovic is an American former professional soccer player. He most recently played as a left back for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
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Catherine Hanaway
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Catherine Lucille Hanaway is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor and Republican candidate for Missouri Governor who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri from 2005 to 2009, and as the first and only female Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005.
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Todd Fink
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Todd Fink is the lead singer of the band The Faint. He attended Omaha's Westside High School.
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Sam Froling
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Samson James Froling is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays for one season before leaving to play professionally in Australia.
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Gabriela Guillén
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Gabriela Guillén Álvarez is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity FC and the Costa Rica national team.
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Brent Kallman
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Brent Kallman is an American professional soccer player. Kallman formerly played for Minnesota United when the team competed in the North American Soccer League and MLS.
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Trey Alexander
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Trey Alexander is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
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Francis P. Matthews
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomatjurist
- Biography
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Francis Patrick Matthews was an American who served as the 8th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from 1939 to 1945, the 50th United States Secretary of the Navy from 1949 to 1951, and United States Ambassador to Ireland from 1951 to 1952.
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Brian Mullan
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Brian Mullan is an American former professional soccer player. He played for the Los Angeles Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, Houston Dynamo, and Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer. He won five MLS Cups, two Supporters' Shields, and one U.S. Open Cup during his career. He is one of only four players to have won MLS Cup five or more times. He also won four caps for the United States between 2004 and 2007. Not a flashy player, Mullan was known for his work rate, hustle, and determination on the field.
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Kevin McKenna
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Kevin Robert McKenna is a retired American basketball player. He is currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Oregon. Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, McKenna played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 1988. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
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John McKay
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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John Larkin McKay is a former United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington.
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Sheila Nix
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- political adviserchief executive officer
- Biography
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Sheila Nix is an American attorney and political strategist who served as Chief of Staff to Jill Biden, the Second Lady of the United States from April 2013 to January 2017.
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Mike Fahey
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Gahan Fahey is an American businessman who served as the 49th mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. He first took office on June 11, 2001. Fahey won his second term as mayor in the May 10, 2005 election. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Leo J. Dulacki
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Leo John Dulacki was a highly decorated lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps. During his 32 years of active service Dulacki held several important intelligence assignments including service in Moscow and Helsinki. He finished his career as director of personnel/deputy chief of staff for manpower at Headquarters Marine Corps.
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Uwem Akpan
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Uwem Akpan listen is a Nigerian writer. He is known as the author of Say You're One of Them, a collection of five stories (each set in a different African country) published by Little, Brown & Company. His debut book achieved international success.
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Frank A. Barrett
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- Studied in 1913
- In 1916 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politiciancattle rancherlawyer
- Biography
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Frank Aloysius Barrett was an American soldier, lawyer and politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, and as the 21st Governor of Wyoming.
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Jack Miller
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Jack Richard Miller was an American politician and jurist who served as a Republican United States Senator from Iowa for two terms from 1961 to 1973. He later served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Ethan Wragge
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- Studied in 2009-2014
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ethan Donald Wragge is an American former basketball player who last played for the Gießen 46ers of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga. Wragge played college basketball at Creighton University.
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Scott Gutschewski
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Scott Gutschewski is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he has won three times. He previously played on the PGA Tour.
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Davion Mintz
- Years
- 1998-.. (age 27)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Davion Mintz is an American professional basketball player for Filou Oostende of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and the Creighton Bluejays.
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Chris Schuler
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Chris Schuler is an American former soccer player who last played for Orlando City in Major League Soccer. He is currently pursuing an events management career with US Soccer.
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Eddie Hickey
- Occupations
- association football playerbasketball coachbasketball playerassociation football managerbaseball player
- Biography
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Edgar S. Hickey was an American college basketball and college football coach. He coached basketball at his alma mater of Creighton University (1935–1943, 1946–1947), Saint Louis University (1947–1958) and Marquette University (1958–1964), compiling a 429–230 record. Hickey also served as the head football coach at Creighton in 1934, tallying a mark of 2–7. After retiring from coaching, Hickey managed the American Automobile Association headquarters in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1979 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. Hickey died of a heart attack on December 5, 1980, in Mesa, Arizona.
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Laura Duffy
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Laura Elizabeth Duffy is an American lawyer and judge who serves on the San Diego County Superior Court and served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of California from 2010 to 2017.
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Richard Mulrooney
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Richard Mulrooney is an American former soccer player. He is the current men's soccer coach at the University of Memphis.
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Mitch Ballock
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mitchell Ballock is an American basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
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Matt Schultz
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 46)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Matt Schultz is an American Republican politician who served as Iowa Secretary of State.
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Ray John Madden
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- In 1913 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Ray John Madden was an American lawyer and World War I veteran who served 17 terms as a United States representative from Indiana from 1943 to 1977.
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Timo Pitter
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Timo Pitter is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for TSV Aubstadt.
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Andy McGuire
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andrea "Andy" McGuire is an American politician and doctor. She served as Iowa Democratic Party chair from 2015 to 2017. Prior to becoming the chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, McGuire ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Iowa’s lieutenant governor.
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Ronnie Harrell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ronnie Lee Harrell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Maroussi of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). He previously played college basketball for Creighton University and the University of Denver. Harrell mainly plays at the small forward position.
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Luke Haakenson
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Luke Haakenson is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for USL Championship club San Antonio FC.
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Jim Flanery
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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James William Flanery II is the head women's basketball coach at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
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Damien Jefferson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Damien Jefferson is an American professional basketball player who last played for Karşıyaka Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Champions League. He played college basketball for the New Mexico Lobos and the Creighton Bluejays.
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Erin Bow
- Occupations
- children's writerscience fiction writer
- Biography
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Erin Bow is an American-born Canadian author. Among other awards and honors, she won the 2011 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award for Plain Kate, the 2014 Monica Hughes Award for Sorrow's Knot, the 2016 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award for The Scorpion Rules, and a 2019 Governor General's Award for Stand on the Sky.
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Thomas George Lanphier, Sr
- Occupations
- aircraft pilot
- Biography
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Thomas George Lanphier Sr. was a retired colonel in the United States Army Air Corps, and was Commanding Officer of Selfridge Field in Michigan from late 1924 to early 1926, and an aviation pioneer. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
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Thomas H. Copeman III
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 66)
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Thomas Henry Copeman III is a retired officer of the United States Navy. In mid-2009 he was appointed commandant of the Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba. His final assignment was as Commander, Naval Surface Forces Pacific from July 2012 to August 2014.
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Alex O'Connell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Alex David O'Connell is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and Creighton Blue Jays.
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Carl Kunasek
- Years
- 1932-.. (age 93)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Carl James Kunasek is an American retired politician who served as a member of the Arizona House of Representatives and the Arizona Senate. From 1994 to 2001, he was chair of the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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Elliot Soto
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Elliot Sebastian Soto is an American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. After spending 10 seasons in the minors, Soto made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Los Angeles Angels on September 25, 2020.
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Robert F. Rossiter, Jr
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Robert Francis Rossiter Jr. is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
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Lucas Stauffer
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Lucas Stauffer is an American soccer player who plays as a full back for USL Championship side Lexington SC.
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Younes Boudadi
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Younes Boudadi is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Belgium, he has represented Morocco at youth level.
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Lyle Elmer Strom
- Occupations
- judgemilitary officerlawyer
- Biography
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Lyle Elmer Strom was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska from 1985 until his death in 2023.
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William Joseph Dendinger
- Occupations
- Catholic priestmilitary officerCatholic bishop
- Biography
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William Joseph Dendinger is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Appointed by Pope John Paul II, he served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island in Nebraska from December 13, 2004, until January 14, 2015.
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John Albert Knebel
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Albert Knebel is a former United States government official who served as secretary of agriculture under President Gerald Ford.
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Andrew Duran
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Andrew Duran is a former American soccer player.
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Patrick Baynes
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Patrick Baynes is an American entrepreneur. He worked at LinkedIn and is known for being the co-founder of PeopleLinx, and the founder of UpdatesCentral.
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Andrew Ribeiro
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Andrew Ribeiro is an American soccer player who plays for National Independent Soccer Association club Chicago House AC.
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Joseph G. Healey
- Occupations
- folklorist
- Biography
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Joseph Graham Healey is an American academic who specializes in Small Christian Communities as a teacher, researcher, and writer. Father Healey is a communications specialist with experience in the United States and Eastern Africa.
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Christian Fong
- Biography
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Christian Fong is an entrepreneur and former political candidate. A former resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he currently lives in Littleton, Colorado with his wife Jenelle and three children. He announced in June 2009 that he was seeking the Republican nomination for the 2010 Iowa Gubernatorial Election. In December 2009, Fong suspended his campaign due to difficulty raising campaign funds after the entry of former Governor Terry E. Branstad to the race. At the age of 35, Fong was widely seen as a rising star within the Iowa Republican Party and was named as a possible Lieutenant Governor candidate for former Governor Terry E. Branstad's successful 2010 gubernatorial bid.
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Tom White
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tom White is a former member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from Omaha, Nebraska. He represented the 8th District, which consists of the Benson and Dundee neighborhoods in Omaha.
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Donald O. Aldridge
- Occupations
- linguistmilitary officer
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Donald O'Neal Aldridge is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.
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Tom Drees
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Thomas Kent Drees is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He appeared in four games for the Chicago White Sox in 1991, all as a reliever.
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Ralph Watts
- Occupations
- politician
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Ralph C. Watts is the Iowa State Representative from the 19th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. He received his BS from the University of Wyoming and did MBA work at Drake University and at Creighton University.
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Miles J. Breuer
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- physiciannovelistwriterscience fiction writermilitary physician
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Miles John Breuer was an American physician and science fiction writer of Czech origin. Although he had published elsewhere since the early 20th century, he is considered the part of the first generation of writers to appear regularly in the pulp science fiction magazines, publishing his first story, "The Man with the Strange Head", in the January 1927 issue of Amazing Stories. His best known works are "The Gostak and the Doshes" (1930) and two stories written jointly with Jack Williamson, "The Girl from Mars" (1929) and The Birth of a New Republic (1931).
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Joseph F. Bataillon
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Joseph Francis Bataillon is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
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Andrew Peterson
- Occupations
- association football player
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Andrew Peterson is a former American soccer player, currently retired.
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Zach Daeges
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Zach Daeges is an American former professional baseball outfielder formerly in the Boston Red Sox organization. Daeges was drafted by Red Sox in the 6th round of the 2006 MLB Draft. He last played with the Pawtucket Red Sox of the AAA International League in 2009, but missed most of 2009 and 2010 with a severe ankle injury. In 2006, while playing baseball for the Creighton University Bluejays, Daeges was named a second team All-American at third base.
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John Quincy
- Years
- 1960s
- Occupations
- politician
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John M. Quincy is an American politician and marketing consultant living in Minneapolis. From 2010–2018, he served two terms on the Minneapolis City Council as a representative of the city's 11th Ward. Quincy moved to Minneapolis in 1994 and sought the endorsement of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) in 2006 for a seat on the Minneapolis Board of Education which he did not receive. He won both the DFL's endorsement and the 2009 City Council election and served as the head of several committees. He has also acted as a member of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport's Noise Oversight Committee.
