91 Notable alumni of
Creighton University
Creighton University is 693rd in the world, 262nd in North America, and 242nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 91 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 former professional basketball player who currently serves as the Assistant General Manager for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
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Leo Ryan
- Occupations
- teachermilitary officerpolitician
- Biography
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Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. was an American teacher and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the U.S. representative from California's 11th congressional district from 1973 until his assassination during the Jonestown massacre in 1978. Before that, he served in the California State Assembly, representing the state's 27th district.
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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 San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing college basketball for Creighton University, he 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. After graduating from Creighton, McDermott became automatically eligible for the 2014 NBA draft, where he was drafted 11th overall by the Denver Nuggets. He was traded to the Chicago Bulls and went on to play two and half seasons for the Bulls before being traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in February 2017. McDermott has also played for the New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks, and Indiana Pacers.
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Bob Gibson
- Occupations
- basketball playerbaseball player
- Biography
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Robert Gibson was an American professional baseball pitcher who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" (after actor Hoot Gibson), Gibson tallied 251 wins, 3,117 strikeouts, and a 2.91 earned run average (ERA) during his career. A nine-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won two Cy Young Awards and the 1968 National League (NL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award. Known for a fiercely competitive nature and for intimidating opposing batters, he was elected in 1981 to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The Cardinals retired his uniform number 45 in September 1975 and inducted him into the team Hall of Fame in 2014.
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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 and alleged ties to the Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, and Holocaust deniers have sparked controversy.
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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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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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Michael P. Anderson
- Occupations
- physicistmilitary officeraircraft pilotastronaut
- Biography
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Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut. Anderson 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. Anderson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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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, and played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 11 different franchises, tied for 6th most all-time.
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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.
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Joe Ricketts
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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John Joseph Ricketts is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, former CEO and former chairman of TD Ameritrade. He has a net worth of US$2.7 billion as of 2019 according to Forbes. He has pursued a variety of other entrepreneurial 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.
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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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Scott Servais
- Occupations
- baseball managerbaseball player
- Biography
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Scott Daniel Servais; born June 4, 1967) is an American professional baseball manager and former player who currently manages the Seattle Mariners.
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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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Darin Ruf
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Darin Cortland Ruf is an American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). 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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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 priesttheologian
- Biography
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Francis Eugene George was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Chicago in Illinois (1997–2014) and previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Yakima and Archbishop of Portland.
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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 Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
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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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Virginia Thomas
- Occupations
- lawyeractivistwritercorrespondent
- Biography
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Virginia "Ginni" Thomas is an American attorney 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 at high levels of government have made her a controversial figure, especially because spouses of Supreme Court justices typically avoid politics.
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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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Ty Blach
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Tyson Michael Blach is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Colorado Rockies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles.
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Marcus Zegarowski
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marcus Zegarowski is an American professional basketball player for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G 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 the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays.
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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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Barbara Cubin
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- office managerteacherchemistpolitician
- 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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Nicky Lopez
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nicholas Lopez is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019.
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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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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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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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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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Brian O'Connor
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian Patrick O'Connor is 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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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 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 Jew elected to statewide office in Nebraska.
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Todd Fink
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 49)
- 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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Brent Kallman
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Brent Kallman is an American professional soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United FC. His siblings Brian and Kassey are also professional soccer players. Brian formerly played for Minnesota United when the team competed in the North American Soccer League.
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Francis P. Matthews
- Occupations
- juristpoliticiandiplomat
- 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 5 MLS Cups, 2 Supporters' Shields, and 1 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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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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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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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 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. The book inspired Angelique Kidjo to write the song "Agbalagba". It made the Best of the Year list at People magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other places. The New York Times made it the Editor's Choice, and Entertainment Weekly listed it at #27 in their Best of the Decade. Say You're One of Them won the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region), the Open Book Prize, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. A New York Times and Wall Street Journal #1 bestseller, it has been translated into 12 languages. It won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the PEN Open Book Award, and was picked by the Oprah Winfrey Book Club September 17, 2009, in Central Park. Two months later, Oprah interviewed Uwem in Chicago as part of her bookclub event with Anderson Cooper giving short commentaries on some of the African countries in Uwem's book. The interview was streamed live simultaneously from Oprah.com, Facebook and CNN.
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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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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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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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Frank A. Barrett
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- Studied in 1913
- In 1916 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticiancattle rancher
- 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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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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Sheila Nix
- Years
- 20th Century
- 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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Jack Miller
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- 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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Eddie Hickey
- Occupations
- basketball playerassociation football managerbaseball playerassociation football playerbasketball coach
- 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), St. 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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Sam Froling
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Samson James Froling is an Australian professional basketball player for the Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League. Froling played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays for one season before leaving to play basketball in Australia professionally.
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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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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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John Joseph Cavanaugh III
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Joseph Cavanaugh III is an American politician and lawyer from Nebraska.
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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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Matt Schultz
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 44)
- 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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Miles J. Breuer
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writermilitary physicianphysiciannovelist
- Biography
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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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Ray John Madden
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- In 1913 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- 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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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.
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Thomas H. Copeman III
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 64)
- 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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Robert Vernon Denney
- Occupations
- lawyermilitary officerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Robert Vernon Denney was an American politician and judge who served in the United States House of Representatives for Nebraska's 1st congressional district and federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska. He was a member of the Republican Party.
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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.
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William Joseph Dendinger
- Occupations
- Catholic priestmilitary officer
- 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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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 Las Vegas Lights.
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Davion Mintz
- Years
- 1998-.. (age 25)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Davion Mintz is an American professional basketball player for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats and the Creighton Bluejays.
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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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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.
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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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Elliot Soto
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Elliot Soto is an American professional baseball infielder in the Minnesota Twins organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels. After spending 10 seasons in the minors, Soto made his major league debut on September 25, 2020.
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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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Younes Boudadi
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Younes Boudadi is a professional footballer who plays for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship. Born in Belgium, he has represented Morocco at youth level.
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Symone D. Sanders-Townsend
- Enrolled in Creighton University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- political adviserpolitician
- Biography
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Symone D. Sanders-Townsend is an American political strategist and commentator. She served as national press secretary for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders during his 2016 presidential campaign. She left the campaign abruptly in late June 2016, saying "she was not let go and that leaving the campaign was her decision." In October 2016, she was hired to be a Democratic strategist and political commentator by CNN. In April 2019, Symone Sanders joined the 2020 presidential campaign of former vice president Joe Biden as a senior advisor, and after Biden won election, was named chief spokesperson and a senior advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris. On December 2, 2021, Sanders announced that she would be resigning from her position by the end of 2021.
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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
- Biography
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Donald O'Neal Aldridge is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force.
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Ralph Watts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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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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 Mill Valley, California 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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John Quincy
- Years
- 1960s
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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.
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Tom Drees
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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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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Andrew Peterson
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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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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Joseph Jacobberger
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Joseph Jacobberger was an American architect based in Portland, Oregon. He partnered with Alfred H. Smith in the firm Jacobberger and Smith.
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Doug Struyk
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Doug Struyk is a former Iowa State Representative from the 99th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011 and was an assistant minority leader. He resigned from the Iowa House in 2011 to work for the Iowa Secretary of State's office. Struyk received his B.A. from Iowa State University and his J.D. from Creighton University School of Law. He is vice president of his family's Council Bluffs, Iowa, lawn care business.
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Jimmy Murphy
- Occupations
- comics artisteditorial cartoonist
- Biography
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James Edward Murphy Jr. was a self-taught American cartoonist who is best known for his long-run family comic strip, Toots and Casper. His earliest strips, signed J.E. Murphy, had a crude awkward look, but as his cartooning improved, his full signature of Jimmy Murphy appeared.
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Richard Perdomo
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Richard Perdomo is an American soccer player of Honduran heritage.
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Mike Reasoner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael J. Reasoner is a former state representative for Iowa's 95th District and a former assistant majority leader. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011. He received his BA and JD from Creighton University School of Law.
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Joseph F. Bataillon
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
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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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Joy M. Scott-Carrol
- Years
- 1965-.. (age 58)
- Biography
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Joy M. Scott-Carrol, is a corporate executive officer, professor and mentor at the International Gifted Education Teacher-Development Network and formerly visiting scholar and professor in the School of Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Joe Bergman
- Occupations
- psychiatristbasketball player
- Biography
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Joseph Bergman is an American former basketball player and psychiatrist. He was a highly recruited prospect while playing at St. Mary's High School in his hometown of Clinton, Iowa, and is considered one of Iowa's best high school basketball players. Bergman played collegiately for the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Creighton Bluejays. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) but elected to pursue a career in psychiatry over playing professional basketball. Bergman worked at Cheshire Medical Center in Keene, New Hampshire, for 24 years until his retirement in 2015.
