11 Notable alumni of
Delaware State University
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Delaware State University is 2472nd in the world, 864th in North America, and 817th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from Delaware State 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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Clifford Brown
- Occupations
- jazz musiciancomposertrumpeter
- Biography
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Clifford Benjamin Brown was an American jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer. He died at the age of 25 in a car crash, leaving behind four years' worth of recordings. His compositions "Sandu", "Joy Spring", and "Daahoud" have become jazz standards. Brown won the DownBeat magazine Critics' Poll for New Star of the Year in 1954; he was inducted into the DownBeat Hall of Fame in 1972.
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Starrah
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Brittany Talia Hazzard, professionally known as Starrah, is an American singer, songwriter, and rapper from Delaware. Best known as a prolific songwriter for various music industry artists, Starrah has co-written three singles which have peaked the Billboard Hot 100: "Havana" for Camila Cabello in 2017, "Girls Like You" for Maroon 5 the following year, and "Savage Remix" for Megan Thee Stallion in 2020; the latter received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Song. In addition, she's co-written multiple songs that have peaked within the top 20 on the chart, including Rihanna's "Needed Me," Normani's "Wild Side" (featuring Cardi B), Halsey's "Now or Never," Kevin Gates' "2 Phones," Nicki Minaj, Drake and Lil Wayne's "No Frauds," and Drake's "Fake Love."
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Armani White
- Occupations
- singerrappersongwriter
- Biography
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Enoch Armani Tolbert, known professionally as Armani White, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His 2022 single "Billie Eilish" peaked at number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100, and spawned a remix featuring rappers Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, and N.O.R.E. Prior to this, he was signed to Def Jam Recordings.
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Wayne Gilchrest
- Enrolled in Delaware State University
- In 1973 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Wayne Thomas Gilchrest is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing Maryland's 1st congressional district. In 2008, Gilchrest was defeated in the Republican primary by State Senator Andy Harris. Following his departure from politics he has worked on environmental education. He is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. In 2019, Gilchrest changed his party affiliation to Democratic.
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Chioma Omeruah
- Occupations
- actorsingercomedianteacher
- Biography
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Chioma Omeruah, better known as Chigul, is a Nigerian comedian, singer and actress who is known for her accents and comedic characters.
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George Tahdooahnippah
- Occupations
- boxer
- Biography
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George "Comanche Boy" Tahdooahnippah is an American professional boxer. He has held the WBC Continental Americas middleweight and Native American Boxing Council super middleweight titles. He also works as an environment and Diabetes specialist.
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Simmie Knox
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Simmie Lee Knox is an American painter who painted the official White House portrait of former United States President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton. He was the first black American artist to receive a presidential portrait commission.
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Robin Christiansen
- Years
- 1950-.. (age 74)
- Biography
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Robin R. Christiansen is an American politician currently serving as the mayor of Dover, Delaware. He was elected mayor in a special election on June 17, 2014, and took office on June 25, 2014. Christiansen had previously served on the city council of Dover from 1983 to 2001, serving as council president and vice mayor from 1990 to 2001.
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Clyde Bishop
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Dr. Clyde Bishop is an American diplomat. He was the U.S. Ambassador to the Marshall Islands from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service and is class of Minister Counselor.
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Marc Bean
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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The Hon. Marc A. Bean, JP, MP is a Bermudian politician, and the former Leader of the Opposition. Bean was a Member of Bermuda's Parliament since winning a by-election in 2010, securing the seat of Warwick South Central for the Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP). Previously, Bean had served in the Bermuda Senate. While in government, Bean held various ministerial and junior ministerial portfolios, including Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy. In September 2020, he announced that he was forming a new political party, the Free Democratic Movement, to contest the 2020 Bermudian general election.
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James L. Moore III
- Occupations
- chief executive officeracademic
- Biography
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James L. Moore III is the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer of The Ohio State University. He also serves as executive director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male and is the inaugural College of Education and Human Ecology Distinguished Professor of Urban Education. Moore co-founded the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education. From 2015 to 2017, Moore served as the rotating program director for Broadening Participation in Engineering in the Engineering directorate at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Virginia. In 2018 the Dr. James L. Moore III Scholars Program, established by Missy and Bob Weiler, was created to support undergraduate students transferring from Columbus State Community College to Ohio State University.
