100 Notable alumni of
Duke University
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Duke University is 55th in the world, 27th in North America, and 26th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Duke University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 1 individual affiliated with Duke University won Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.
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Richard Nixon
- Occupations
- autobiographerlawyerpoliticianmilitary officerstatesperson
- Biography
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Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and as the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the Apollo 11 Moon landing, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon's second term ended early when he became the only U.S. president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.
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Kyrie Irving
- Occupations
- diaristbasketball player
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Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. An eight-time All-Star and three-time member of the All-NBA Team, he won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016. Irving is widely considered one of the best ball handlers of all time.
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Ken Jeong
- Occupations
- comediangame show hostfilm actorphysicianvoice actor
- Biography
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Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence for playing Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). He created, wrote and produced the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), in which he portrays the titular character, and he has appeared in the films Knocked Up (2007), Role Models (2008), Furry Vengeance (2010), The Duff (2015), Ride Along 2 (2016), Crazy Rich Asians (2018), Scoob! (2020) and Tom & Jerry (2021).
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Tim Cook
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 1988
- Occupations
- presenterinternational forum participantchief executive officerbusinesspersonmanager
- Biography
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Timothy Donald Cook is an American business executive who has been the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. since 2011. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs.
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Jared Harris
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- television actorfilm directorstage actorfilm actoractor
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Jared Francis Harris is a British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the drama series Mad Men (2009–2012), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; King George VI in the historical drama series The Crown (2016–2017); and Valery Legasov in the miniseries Chernobyl (2019), for which he won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie.
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Zion Williamson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Zion Lateef Williamson is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position. Following a freshman-year stint with the Duke Blue Devils, Williamson was selected by the Pelicans with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2020. In 2021, he became the fourth youngest NBA player to be selected to an All-Star game.
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Seth Curry
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 2009-2013
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Seth Adham Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one year at Liberty University before transferring to Duke. He is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and the younger brother of NBA player Stephen Curry. He currently ranks seventh in NBA history in career three-point field goal percentage.
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Jayson Tatum
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Jayson Christopher Tatum is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Tatum was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
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Rand Paul
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- physicianpoliticianophthalmologist
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Randal Howard Paul is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is a son of former three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas, Ron Paul. Paul describes himself as a constitutional conservative and supporter of the Tea Party movement.
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Ron Paul
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1961 graduated with Doctor of Medicine in gynaecology
- Occupations
- surgeonair force officergynaecologistYouTuberjournalist
- Biography
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Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author, activist, physician and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977 and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States: as the Libertarian Party nominee in 1988 and as a candidate for the Republican Party in 2008 and 2012.
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Grant Hill
- Occupations
- basketball playerart collector
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Grant Henry Hill is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a part-owner of Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Hill also works as a basketball analyst for CBS and Turner Sports.
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Ayda Field
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Ayda Field is an American actress. She has served as a regular panellist on British television show Loose Women as well as a judge on the British The X Factor, alongside her husband, singer Robbie Williams. Her acting roles include Fresh Meat and Days of Our Lives.
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Annabeth Gish
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- television actorscreenwriterfilm actoractor
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Anne Elizabeth "Annabeth" Gish is an American actress. She has played roles in films Shag, Hiding Out, Mystic Pizza, SLC Punk!, The Last Supper and Double Jeopardy. On television, she played Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing, Diane Gould on Halt and Catch Fire, Eileen Caffee on Brotherhood, Charlotte Millwright on The Bridge and Sheriff Althea Jarry on the seventh and final season of Sons of Anarchy.
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Mike Posner
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- singer-songwritercomposerrecord producersingermusician
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Michael Robert Henrion Posner is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. He signed with J Records in 2009 to release his debut single "Cooler Than Me" the following year. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and received septuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His follow up single, "Please Don't Go" peaked within the top 20 on the chart and received triple platinum certification; both songs preceded the release of his debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff (2010), which peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and saw mixed critical response. He then parted ways with J Records in favor of Island Records in 2014.
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Brandon Ingram
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Brandon Xavier Ingram is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He was traded to New Orleans and became a first-time NBA All-Star and was named the NBA Most Improved Player in 2020 during his first season with the Pelicans.
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Stephen Miller
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 2007 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- politicianwriterspeechwriter
- Biography
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Stephen Miller is an American political advisor who served as a senior advisor for policy and White House director of speechwriting to President Donald Trump. His politics have been described as far-right and anti-immigration. He was previously the communications director for then-Senator Jeff Sessions. He was also a press secretary for U.S. representatives Michele Bachmann and John Shadegg.
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Christian Laettner
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- basketball coachbasketball player
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Christian Donald Laettner is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. He was the star player on the back-to-back Duke National Championship teams of 1991 and 1992, and the NCAA player of the year in his senior year. He is particularly famous for his game-winning shot against Kentucky in the 1992 tournament and for the hatred he received from opposing fans.
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Charlie Rose
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 1964
- Occupations
- journalistinternational forum participantinterviewertelevision presenter
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Charles Peete Rose Jr. is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show Charlie Rose on PBS and Bloomberg LP.
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Retta
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1992 graduated with Bachelor of Science in pre-medical
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actorcomedianactor
- Biography
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Marietta Sirleaf, known professionally as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles of Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation and Ruby Hill on NBC's Good Girls. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.
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Adam Silver
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- cinematographerlawyerjuristbusinessperson
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Adam Silver is an American lawyer and sports executive who serves as the fifth and current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the NBA in 1992 and has held various positions within the league, becoming chief operating officer and deputy commissioner under his predecessor and mentor David Stern in 2006. When Stern retired in 2014, Silver was named commissioner.
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JJ Redick
- Occupations
- podcasterbasketball player
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Jonathan Clay "JJ" Redick is an American former professional basketball player who is a podcaster and sports analyst for ESPN. He was selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
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Melinda Gates
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1986 graduated with bachelor's degree in computer science
- Occupations
- international forum participantentrepreneurorganizational founderbusinesspersonphilanthropist
- Biography
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Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist, former multimedia product developer and manager at Microsoft, and the ex-wife of its co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates. French Gates has consistently been ranked as one of the world's most powerful women by Forbes magazine.
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Jahlil Okafor
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jahlil Obika Okafor is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played his freshman season of college basketball for the 2014–15 Duke national championship team. He was selected with the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Jabari Parker
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 2013-2014
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jabari Ali Parker is an American professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, after one season of playing for Duke University. He played four seasons for the Bucks. Then, he played with 5 different teams over the course of 4 more NBA seasons. Parker was a standout high school athlete, helping his team win four straight Illinois state championships for Simeon Career Academy, and was named the National High School Player of the Year by Gatorade and McDonald's. In his freshman year for the 2013–14 Duke Blue Devils, he was named a consensus first-team All-American, the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, and the runner-up for the John R. Wooden Award (College Player of the Year).
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J.B. Pritzker
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
- Biography
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Jay Robert Pritzker is an American businessman, philanthropist, attorney, venture capitalist, and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. A member of the wealthy Pritzker family, which owns the worldwide hotel chain Hyatt, Pritzker is based in Chicago. He has started several venture capital and investment startups such as the Pritzker Group, where he is a managing partner.
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Grayson Allen
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 2014-2018
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Grayson James Allen is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played four years of college basketball at Duke University, where he helped Duke win a national championship in 2015. He has often been called one of Duke's best players of the 2010s. Allen was drafted with the 21st overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, where he played for one season before being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in July 2019. In August 2021, Allen was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, where he played for two seasons before being traded to the Suns in September 2023.
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Austin Rivers
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Austin James Rivers is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Rivers led Winter Park High School to back-to-back Florida 6A state championships in 2010 and 2011. He also played in the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit for the Team USA, and was a McDonald's All-American.
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Sylvia A. Earle
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1967 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- biologistexplorerbotanistmarine biologistoceanographer
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Dr. Sylvia Alice Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. Earle was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.
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Jay Williams
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jason David Williams is an American former basketball player and television analyst. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team and professionally for the Chicago Bulls in the NBA.
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Luol Deng
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Luol Ajou Deng is a South Sudanese-British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in what is now South Sudan, Deng fled the country with his family as a child, eventually settling in the United Kingdom. He became a British citizen in 2006, and has played for the Great Britain national team.
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Ken Starr
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- judgelawyeruniversity teacherprosecutorpolitician
- Biography
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Kenneth Winston Starr was an American lawyer and judge who as independent counsel authored the Starr Report, which served as the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton. He headed an investigation of members of the Clinton administration, known as the Whitewater controversy, from 1994 to 1998. Starr previously served as a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 1983 to 1989 and as the U.S. solicitor general from 1989 to 1993 during the presidency of George H. W. Bush.
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Jerome Bruner
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- university teacherpsychologistpedagogue
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Jerome Seymour Bruner was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology. Bruner was a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law. He received a BA in 1937 from Duke University and a PhD from Harvard University in 1941. He taught and did research at Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and New York University. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Bruner as the 28th most cited psychologist of the 20th century.
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Carlos Boozer
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. The two-time NBA All-Star played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, and then spent his last season playing overseas with the Guangdong Southern Tigers. As a member of Team USA, Boozer won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Quinn Cook
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Quinn Alexander Cook is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was one of the top rated basketball recruits in the class of 2011. Cook won the 2015 NCAA national championship with Duke, and won two NBA championships, one with the Golden State Warriors in 2018 and one with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He has also played for the Dallas Mavericks, the New Orleans Pelicans, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Bobby Hurley
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- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Robert Matthew Hurley is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He was previously the head coach at the University at Buffalo.
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Douglas Brunt
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- novelistentrepreneurwriter
- Biography
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Douglas Brunt is an American historian, novelist, podcast host with SiriusXM and former president and CEO of the cybersecurity firm Authentium.
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Eric Greitens
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- politicianwritermilitary officer
- Biography
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Eric Robert Greitens is an American former politician who was the 56th governor of Missouri from January 2017 until his resignation in June 2018 amid allegations of sexual assault and campaign finance impropriety.
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Marvin Bagley III
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 2017
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marvin Bagley III is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was a 2018 Consensus All-American. He was selected with the second overall pick by the Sacramento Kings in the 2018 NBA draft. At the end of the 2018–19 season Bagley was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. After spending three and a half seasons with the Kings, he was traded to the Pistons at the 2022 trade deadline.
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Elizabeth Dole
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1958 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in five presidential administrations, including as U.S. Secretary of Transportation under President Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1987 and as U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan's successor, George H. W. Bush, from 1989 until 1990. Dole then left government to serve as president of the American Red Cross from 1991 to 1999; she departed from that position to seek the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election but eventually withdrew from the race.
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Marcus Stroman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Marcus Earl Stroman is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, and Chicago Cubs. Stroman’s height is listed at 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m), making him one of only six pitchers shorter than 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) to make a start at the MLB level in the 21st century.
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RJ Barrett
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 2018
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks after one year with the Duke Blue Devils.
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Quin Snyder
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Quin Price Snyder is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After being named a McDonald's All American as a high school player in Washington, he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was the head coach of the Utah Jazz for eight seasons, and known for being an offensive minded tactician.
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Andrew G. McCabe
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Andrew George McCabe is an American attorney who served as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from February 2016 to March 2018 and as the acting Director of the FBI from May 9, 2017, to August 2, 2017. He also serves as a professor at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. McCabe joined the FBI as a special agent in 1996 and served with the bureau's SWAT team. He became a supervisory special agent in 2003 and held management positions of increasing responsibility until he was appointed deputy director of the FBI in February 2016. McCabe became the acting Director of the FBI following James Comey's dismissal by then President Donald Trump, and served in that position until Trump's appointment of Christopher A. Wray. McCabe later departed from the FBI on poor terms with Trump. After leaving the Trump administration, McCabe has been a contributor at CNN since 2019.
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Eric Bolling
- Occupations
- journalistpresenterbaseball playertelevision presenter
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Eric Thomas Bolling is an American television personality, conservative political commentator, author, and financial commentator. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television, most notably for Fox News. He hosted Fox Business Channel's Cashin' In and Fox News Channel's The Five before leaving in May 2017. An outspoken supporter of Donald Trump, Bolling has published two books: Wake Up America (2016) and The Swamp: Washington's Murky Pool of Corruption and Cronyism and How Trump Can Drain It (2017).
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Dan Ariely
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- writeruniversity teachereconomistpsychologistpedagogue
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Dan Ariely is an Israeli-American professor and author. He serves as a James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. Ariely is the co-founder of several companies implementing insights from behavioral science. Ariely wrote an advice column called Ask Ariely in the WSJ from June 2012 until September 2022. Ariely is the author of the three New York Times best selling books Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality and The Honest Truth about Dishonesty. He co-produced the 2015 documentary (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies.
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Elton Brand
- Occupations
- film producerbasketball player
- Biography
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Elton Tyron Brand is an American former professional basketball player and the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, and later played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks. He was a two-time NBA All Star and an All-NBA Second Team selection in 2006.
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Dan Abrams
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television presenterentrepreneurlawyer
- Biography
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Daniel Abrams is an American media entrepreneur, television host, and author. He is currently the host of the prime-time show Dan Abrams Live on NewsNation, On Patrol: Live on Reelz and The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S. channel. He is also the Chief Legal Analyst of ABC News.
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Mason Plumlee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mason Alexander Plumlee is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily plays the forward and center positions. As a freshman in 2009–10, he was a back-up forward for the Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team's national championship team, playing with his older brother Miles. He was a 2009 McDonald's All-American in high school. During his senior year at Duke, he also played with his younger brother Marshall. He was selected with the 22nd overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2013 NBA draft. Plumlee was also a member of the United States national team that won a gold medal in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
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Judy Woodruff
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- news presenterjournalist
- Biography
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Judy Carline Woodruff is an American broadcast journalist who has worked in local, network, cable, and public television news since 1970. She was the anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour through the end of 2022. Woodruff has covered every presidential election and convention since 1976. She has interviewed several heads of state and moderated U.S. presidential debates.
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Jessica Springsteen
- Occupations
- equestrian
- Biography
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Jessica Rae Springsteen is an American equestrian. The daughter of musicians Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, she is a show jumping champion rider who has represented the United States Equestrian Team in international competition and won a silver medal in the Team jumping at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo.
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Jack Coleman
- Occupations
- actorscreenwritertelevision actor
- Biography
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John MacDonald Coleman is an American actor who has played the role of Steven Carrington in the 1980s prime time soap opera Dynasty (1982–1988), Noah Bennet in the NBC science-fiction drama series Heroes (2006–2010), State Senator Robert Lipton on The Office (2010–2013), and United States Senator William Bracken on the ABC series Castle (2012–2015).
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Ken Wilber
- Occupations
- philosopherwriter
- Biography
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Kenneth Earl Wilber II is an American theorist and writer on transpersonal psychology and his own integral theory, a four-quadrant grid which purports to encompass all human knowledge and experience.
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Prince Hashem bin Al-Hussein of Jordan
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein is the younger of the two sons of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim (Banu Hashim), the tribe to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong. He is in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne.
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Bailey Chase
- Occupations
- film actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Bailey Chase Luetgert is an American stage and television actor.
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MatPat
- Occupations
- television producervoice actorYouTuber
- Biography
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Matthew Robert Patrick, better known as MatPat, is an American YouTuber and internet personality. He is the creator of the YouTube series Game Theory, and its spin-off series Film Theory, Food Theory, and Style Theory, each analyzing various video games, films alongside TV series and web series, food, and fashion respectively. Each of the different series are posted on individual channels, each named after the respective series. In addition to the creation of his channels, Patrick narrates the majority of the videos that are presented on his channels.
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David Rubenstein
- Occupations
- juristentrepreneurlawyerphilanthropistpodcaster
- Biography
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David Mark Rubenstein is an American lawyer, businessman, and philanthropist. A former government official, he is a co-founder and co-chairman of the private equity firm The Carlyle Group, a global private equity investment company based in Washington, D.C.
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Tyus Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyus Robert Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The older brother of NBA player Tre Jones, he previously played for his hometown team, the Minnesota Timberwolves for four seasons, before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 offseason. After 4 seasons with the team, he was traded to the Washington Wizards. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils in his freshman season as part of the 2014–15 National Championship team.
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William Kennedy Smith
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with undergraduate degree
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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William Kennedy Smith is an American physician and a member of the Kennedy family who founded an organization focused on land mines and the rehabilitation of landmine victims. He is known for being charged with rape in a nationally publicized 1991 trial that ended with his acquittal.
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Arkady Dvorkovich
- Occupations
- politicianchess playereconomistinternational forum participantchess official
- Biography
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Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich is a Russian politician and economist, currently serving as the president of the International Chess Federation, FIDE. He was Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet from 21 May 2012 until 7 May 2018. He was previously an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation from May 2008 to May 2012. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
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Justise Winslow
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justise Jon Winslow is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, with whom he won the 2015 NCAA championship.
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Benjamin Watson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Benjamin Seth Watson is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and Georgia Bulldogs. Watson was selected by the New England Patriots with the 32nd overall pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft and won Super Bowl XXXIX with the Patriots over the Philadelphia Eagles in his rookie year. He has also played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and New Orleans Saints.
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Shane Battier
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Shane Courtney Battier is an American former professional basketball player. He also worked for ESPN and recently joined the board of Yext.
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Travis Lane Stork
- Occupations
- presenterphysicianemergency physician
- Biography
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Travis Lane Stork is an American television personality, emergency physician, and author best known for appearing on The Bachelor, and as the host of the syndicated daytime talk show The Doctors from 2008 to 2020.
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Nabeel Qureshi
- Occupations
- writermissionary
- Biography
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Nabeel Asif Qureshi was a Pakistani-American evangelical Christian apologist. Raised by a devout Ahmadi family, Qureshi converted to Christianity from Ahmadiyya Islam as a university student following several years of debate with a Christian friend.
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Shelden Williams
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Shelden DeMar Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Landlord", he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played in the NBA for parts of seven seasons.
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Cameron Reddish
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cameron Elijah Reddish is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was selected 10th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft.
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Cody Ko
- Enrolled in Duke University
- 2008-2012 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in computer science
- Occupations
- VinerYouTubercomedianmusicianpodcaster
- Biography
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Cody Michael Kolodziejzyk, better known as Cody Ko, is a Canadian YouTuber, podcaster, comedian, and rapper. His style of content is often crudely comedic and profane. As of April 2023, his five YouTube channels have collectively earned over 9.37 million subscribers and 1.86 billion views.
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Ricardo Lagos
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Doctor
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyerpoliticianeconomistprofessor
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Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military dictatorship and astounded contemporaries in 1988 by openly denouncing dictator Augusto Pinochet on live television. He served as Minister of Education from 1990 to 1992 and Minister of Public Works from 1994 to 1998 under president Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle before narrowly winning the 1999–2000 presidential election in a runoff against Independent Democrat Union (UDI) candidate Joaquín Lavín. Lagos was the third president from the center-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy to have governed Chile since 1990. He was succeeded on 11 March 2006 by Socialist Michelle Bachelet, from the same coalition. From 2007 to 2010 he served as a Special Envoy on Climate Change for the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Lagos made an unsuccessful bid to run for president in the 2017 Chilean general election.
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Luis von Ahn
- Enrolled in Duke University
- 1996-2000 graduated with Bachelor of Science in mathematics
- Occupations
- university teachercomputer scientist
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Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan entrepreneur and a consulting professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is known as one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing. He is the founder of the company reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo.
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Andrew Giuliani
- Biography
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Andrew Harold Giuliani is an American political commentator and golfer. He was a special assistant to the President and associate director of the Office of Public Liaison, during the Trump administration. He is the son of former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani. Giuliani was a contributor for the conservative media channel Newsmax TV.
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Jon Scheyer
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Jonathan James Scheyer is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
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Shelley Moore Capito
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianschool counselor
- Biography
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Shelley Wellons Moore Capito is an American politician and retired educator serving in her second term as the junior United States senator from West Virginia, a post she has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Capito served seven terms as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2015. The daughter of three-term West Virginia governor Arch Alfred Moore Jr., she is the dean of West Virginia's congressional delegation.
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Kara DioGuardi
- Occupations
- songwritermanufacturersingermusicianrecord producer
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Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, and singer. She writes music primarily in the pop rock genre. DioGuardi has worked with many popular artists; sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a 2011 NAMM Music for Life Award winner, 2009 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award winner, 2007 BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year, and has received 20 BMI Awards for co-writing the most performed songs on the radio.
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Luke Kennard
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Luke Douglas Kennard is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the 12th pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He has also played for the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Sara Danius
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1997 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- university teacherphilosopherliterary critic
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Sara Maria Danius was a Swedish literary critic and philosopher, and a scholar of literature and aesthetics. Danius was professor of aesthetics at Södertörn University, docent of literature at Uppsala University and professor in literary science at Stockholm University.
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Miles Plumlee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Miles Christian Plumlee is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, winning a national championship in 2010. He was selected with the 26th overall pick in 2012 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers and went on to have a seven-year NBA career. He won an NBL championship with the Perth Wildcats in 2020.
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Rita Volk
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Margarita Volkovinskaya, known professionally as Rita Volk, is an Uzbekistani–American actress. She is known for her role as Amy Raudenfeld in the MTV romantic comedy series Faking It.
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Mike Dunleavy Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, earning consensus second-team All-American honors in 2002. Dunleavy was selected by Golden State with the third overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks. He is the son of former NBA player and head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr.
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Gary Trent Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gary Dajaun Trent Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
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Eric Shinseki
- Occupations
- military commanderpolitician
- Biography
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Eric Ken Shinseki is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2009–2014) and the 34th Chief of Staff of the Army (1999–2003). Shinseki is a veteran of two tours of combat in the Vietnam War, in which he was awarded three Bronze Star Medals for valor and two Purple Hearts. He was the first Asian-American four-star general, and the first Asian-American Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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Quinn
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Quinn is a Canadian professional soccer player and Olympic gold medallist who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club OL Reign and the Canada national team. Quinn previously played professionally for Paris FC in France's top league Division 1 Féminine (D1F), Vittsjö GIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, as well as Washington Spirit in the NWSL. They were the first Canadian to play women’s collegiate soccer at Duke University. Quinn previously represented Canada on the under-17, under-20, under-23 national teams.
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Jay Bilas
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- basketball playerlawyercolor commentatorbasketball coachactor
- Biography
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Jay Scot Bilas is an American college basketball analyst who currently works for ESPN. Bilas is a former professional basketball player and coach who played for and served as an assistant under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, as well as a practicing attorney in North Carolina. In February 2024, Bilas signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Washington Speakers Bureau (WSB).
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David Lauren
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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David Lauren is an American businessman. He is the middle child and younger son of clothing designer Ralph Lauren, and he is married to Lauren Bush.
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Ben Mulroney
- Occupations
- television presenteractor
- Biography
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Benedict Martin Paul Mulroney is a Canadian producer and former television host. He is the eldest son of Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada.
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Clay Helton
- Occupations
- American football coachplayer of American footballhead coach
- Biography
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Clay Charles Helton is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern. He was previously the head coach of USC from 2015 to 2021. Helton has also been an assistant coach for Duke, Houston and Memphis. His father, Kim Helton, was a coach in college, the National Football League, and the Canadian Football League; his brother, Tyson Helton, is also a collegiate head coach.
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Martin Kratt
- Occupations
- television actorscreenwriteractorvoice actorzoologist
- Biography
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Martin William Kratt is an American zoologist, educational nature show host and YouTuber. A grandson of musical-instrument manufacturer William Jacob Kratt, Sr., he and his younger brother Chris grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey, and together created the children's television series Kratts' Creatures and Zoboomafoo, as well as Be the Creature, which runs on the National Geographic Channel and Knowledge Network. They are the main characters on the animated TV series Wild Kratts, which airs on PBS Kids. The other show he created is called Wild Alaska Live. Martin holds a Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Duke University. They also appear as themselves in the Odd Squad episode "Night Shift".
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Martin Dempsey
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in English
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Martin “Marty” Edward Dempsey, is a retired United States Army general who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015, his ceremonial last day (de facto); in actuality, his last day was September 30, 2015 (de jure). He previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April 11, 2011, to September 7, 2011. Before that, he served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December 8, 2008, to April 11, 2011, as Acting Commander, U.S. Central Command, from March 24, 2008, to October 30, 2008, as Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command, from August 2007 to March 23, 2008, and as Commanding General, Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq (MNSTC-I), from August 2005 to August 2007. Dempsey assumed his assignment as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on October 1, 2011 and stepped down from the Chairmanship on September 25, 2015. He has served as a professor at Duke University and as chairman of USA Basketball.
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Mo Brooks
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science and economics
- Occupations
- clerkpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Morris Jackson Brooks Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. His district was based in Huntsville and stretches across the northern fifth of the state. A member of the Republican Party, Brooks was a founding member of the Freedom Caucus.
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William Styron
- Enrolled in Duke University
- 1943-1947 graduated with Licentiate in English literature
- Occupations
- military personnelwriter
- Biography
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William Clark Styron Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work.
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Dylan Lauren
- Occupations
- film actorsocialiteentrepreneur
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Dylan Lauren is an American businesswoman. She is the daughter of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, and the owner of New York City's Dylan's Candy Bar, which claims to be the "largest candy store in the world".
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Marshall Plumlee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marshall Harrison Plumlee is an American former professional basketball player and an active-duty United States Army Ranger-Qualified officer. He played college basketball for the Duke University Blue Devils. He was one of the top-rated basketball recruits in the class of 2011, a McDonald's All-American, and is the younger brother and former high school and college teammate of both Mason and Miles Plumlee.
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Paul Farmer
- Occupations
- human rights activistanthropologistwriterphysician
- Biography
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Paul Edward Farmer was an American medical anthropologist and physician. Farmer held an MD and PhD from Harvard University, where he was a University Professor and the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was the co-founder and chief strategist of Partners In Health (PIH), an international non-profit organization that since 1987 has provided direct health care services and undertaken research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. He was professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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Sam Jenkins
- Occupations
- television actorscreenwriterfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Sandra Lynn "Sam" Sorbo is an American actress. She played Serena in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and hosts the weekday, syndicated radio program, The Sam Sorbo Show.
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Kyle Singler
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kyle Edward Singler is an American former professional basketball player. Singler was a four-year starter for the Duke men's basketball team and was instrumental in their 2010 NCAA championship run, earning Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. In the 2011 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons selected Singler in the second round with the overall 33rd pick. His professional career spanned from 2011 to 2019.
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Dahntay Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dahntay Lavall Jones is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Duke Blue Devils. Jones played in the NBA as a small forward and shooting guard from 2003 to 2017. He won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
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Vanessa Rousso
- Occupations
- reality television participantpoker player
- Biography
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Vanessa Ashley Rousso is an American professional poker player, attorney, DJ, and television personality. Rousso was a member of Team PokerStars from 2006 to 2015, with the online name Lady Maverick, and was a spokesman for GoDaddy.com from 2009 to 2013. She has earned money as a professional poker player since 2005.
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Katsuei Hirasawa
- Occupations
- politicianbureaucrat
- Biography
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Katsuei Hirasawa is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Reconstruction in Yoshihide Suga's cabinet. A member of the House of Representatives, Hirasawa is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.
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Enrique Peñalosa
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts education
- Occupations
- urban plannerpoliticianeconomist
- Biography
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Enrique Peñalosa Londoño is a Colombian politician. He was mayor of Bogotá from 1998 until 2001 and elected again in 2015 for the 2016–2019 term.
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John Carreyrou
- Born in
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France - Occupations
- journalistwriterinvestigative journalist
- Biography
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John Carreyrou is a French-American investigative reporter at The New York Times. Carreyrou worked for The Wall Street Journal for 20 years between 1999 and 2019 and has been based in Brussels, Paris, and New York City. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice and is well known for having exposed the fraudulent practices of the multibillion-dollar blood-testing company Theranos in a series of articles published in The Wall Street Journal.
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Corey Maggette
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Corey Antoine Maggette is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He became an analyst for Fox Sports.
