100 Notable alumni of
Duke University
Duke University is 51st 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
- autobiographerstatespersonmilitary officerpoliticianlawyer
- 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 was the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His five years in the White House saw reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the first crewed Moon landings, 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 president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal.
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Kyrie Irving
- Occupations
- basketball playerdiarist
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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 to be one of the best ball handlers of all-time.
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Ken Jeong
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- game show hostcomediantelevision actoractorvoice actor
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Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, writer and licensed physician. 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) and Tom & Jerry (2021).
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Tim Cook
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Studied in 1988
- Occupations
- international forum participantpresenterengineercomputer scientistmanager
- 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 previously served as the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs. He is the first CEO of any Fortune 500 company who is openly gay.
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Jared Harris
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- television actoractorfilm actorstage actorfilm director
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Jared Francis Harris is a British actor. His roles include Lane Pryce in the AMC television drama series Mad Men, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; David Robert Jones in the science fiction series Fringe; King George VI in the historical drama series The Crown; Anderson Dawes on the science fiction series The Expanse; Captain Francis Crozier in the AMC series The Terror; and Valery Legasov in the HBO miniseries Chernobyl, for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and was nominated for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He has also had significant supporting roles in films such as Mr. Deeds (2002), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011), Lincoln (2012), and Allied (2016). In 2021, he took the role of Hari Seldon, a leading character in the Apple TV+ science fiction series Foundation.
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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 Brooklyn Nets 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 sixth in NBA history in career three-point field goal percentage.
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Zion Williamson
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- basketball player
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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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Rand Paul
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- ophthalmologistpoliticianphysician
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Randal Howard Paul is an American physician and 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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Jayson Tatum
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri, he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
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Ron Paul
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1961 graduated with Doctor of Medicine in gynaecology
- Occupations
- surgeontelevision producerobstetricianpodcasterpolitician
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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
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- art collectorbasketball player
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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). Hill also works as a basketball analyst for CBS and Turner Sports.
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Mike Posner
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- singer-songwriterdisc jockeymusiciansingerrecord producer
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Michael Robert Henrion Posner is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He released his debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff, in 2010. The album includes the US Billboard Hot 100 top 10 single "Cooler than Me" as well as the top 20 single "Please Don't Go". In 2016, he released his second album, At Night, Alone. A remix of his 2015 single "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" from the album peaked in the top 10 on the charts in 27 countries around the world, including hitting number one in many and the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.
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Ayda Field
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- television actorfilm actoractor
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Ayda Field is a Turkish-American actress. She is best known for being a regular panellist on British television show Loose Women, a judge on the British The X Factor, alongside her husband, singer Robbie Williams, and for her roles in Fresh Meat and Days of Our Lives.
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Stephen Miller
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 2007 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- speechwriterwriterpolitician
- 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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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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Annabeth Gish
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- actorfilm actorscreenwritertelevision actor
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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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Christian Laettner
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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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
- journalisttelevision presenterinterviewerinternational forum participant
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Charles Peete Rose Jr. is an American former television 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
- actorcomedianfilm actortelevision actor
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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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Jahlil Okafor
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jahlil Obika Okafor is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. 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 who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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. 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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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 Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played four years of college basketball at Duke University. 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 Bucks.
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Adam Silver
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- cinematographerbusinesspersonjuristlawyer
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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 the new commissioner.
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JJ Redick
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- basketball playerpodcaster
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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 participantpatron of the artsentrepreneurshipphilanthropistbusinessperson
- 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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Luol Deng
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Luol Ajou Deng is a 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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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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J.B. Pritzker
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- international forum participantbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, 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 and has started several venture capital and investment startups like the Pritzker Group, where he is a managing partner. His estimated personal net worth is $3.6 billion.
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Austin Rivers
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Austin James Rivers is an American professional basketball player 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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Jerome Bruner
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- pedagoguepsychologistuniversity teacher
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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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Ken Starr
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianprosecutoruniversity teacherlawyer
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Kenneth Winston Starr was an American lawyer and judge who authored the Starr Report, which led to 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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Sylvia Earle
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1967 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- biologistoceanographermarine biologistbotanistexplorer
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Sylvia Alice Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic 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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Quinn Cook
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- 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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Elizabeth Dole
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1958 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpresidentpolitician
- Biography
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Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford 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 Ronald Reagan and U.S. Secretary of Labor under George H. W. Bush. Dole then left government to serve as president of the American Red Cross; she eventually departed from that position to seek the Republican nomination in the 2000 presidential election.
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Carlos Boozer
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- 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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Eric Greitens
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- military officerwriterpolitician
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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 Detroit Pistons 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 3 and half seasons with the Kings he was traded to the Pistons at the 2022 trade deadline.
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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. 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
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- journalisttelevision presenterbaseball playerpresenter
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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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Bobby Hurley
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
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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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Elton Brand
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- basketball playerfilm producer
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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 Ariely
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- writerpedagoguepsychologisteconomistuniversity teacher
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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 founder of the research institution The Center for Advanced Hindsight, as well as the co-founder of several companies implementing insights from behavioral science. Ariely's TED talks have been viewed over 15 million times. Ariely wrote an advice column called Ask Ariely in the WSJ for over ten years; he stepped away from the column at the end of 2022. Ariely is the author of the three New York Times best sellers Predictably Irrational, The Upside of Irrationality, and The Honest Truth about Dishonesty, as well as the books Dollars and Sense, Irrationally Yours – a collection of his The Wall Street Journal advice column Ask Ariely; and Payoff, a short TED book. Ariely appeared in several documentary films, including The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley and produced and participated in (Dis)Honesty: The Truth About Lies.
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Judy Woodruff
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1968 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Judy Carline Woodruff is an American broadcast journalist who has worked in network, cable, and public television news since 1976. 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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Marcus Stroman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Marcus Earl Stroman is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets. Stroman 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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Quin Snyder
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Quin Price Snyder is an American basketball 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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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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Jack Coleman
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- actortelevision 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 science-fiction drama series Heroes (2006–2010), State Senator Robert Lipton on The Office (2010–2013), and United States Senator William Bracken on Castle (2012–2015).
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Ken Wilber
- Occupations
- writerphilosopher
- Biography
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Kenneth Earl Wilber II is an American philosopher and writer on transpersonal psychology and his own integral theory, a philosophy which suggests a framing or categorization of all human knowledge and experience.
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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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Bailey Chase
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Bailey Chase Luetgert is an American stage and television actor.
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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 New York Knicks 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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Travis Lane Stork
- Occupations
- emergency physicianphysicianpresenter
- 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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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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Benjamin Watson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Benjamin Seth Watson is a former American football tight end. He was drafted by the New England Patriots 32nd overall 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 played college football at Duke and Georgia. Watson has also played for the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, and New Orleans Saints.
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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 Portland Trail Blazers 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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Tyus Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyus Robert Jones Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The older brother of 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. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils in his freshman season as part of the 2014–15 National Championship team. He was ranked among the top 10 players in the national high school class of 2014 by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN. He was a Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Class 4A state champion, three-time Minnesota Associated Press Boys Basketball Player of the Year and three-time Minnesota Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year for Apple Valley High School. He played in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, 2014 Jordan Brand Classic and the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit. He won the skills competition at the 2014 McDonald's All-American Game and posted the only double-double in the 2014 Jordan Brand Classic.
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Arkady Dvorkovich
- Occupations
- chess officialinternational forum participanteconomistchess playerpolitician
- Biography
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Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich is a Russian politician and economist, currently chairman 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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David Rubenstein
- Occupations
- entrepreneurfinancierinternational forum participantpodcasterlawyer
- Biography
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David Mark Rubenstein is an American lawyer and billionaire businessman. 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. He is chairman of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, chairman of the National Gallery of Art, chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, chairman of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., former chairman of the Duke University Board of Trustees, and former chairman of the Smithsonian Institution. In 2022, he became chair of the University of Chicago's Board of Trustees. According to Forbes, Rubenstein has a net worth of US$3.2 billion as of December 2022.
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MatPat
- Occupations
- YouTubertelevision producer
- Biography
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Matthew Robert Patrick, known online as MatPat, is an American YouTuber and internet personality. He is the creator of The Game Theorists, The Film Theorists, The Food Theorists, and The Style Theorists YouTube channels, each analyzing various video games, films, food, and fashion respectively. In addition to the creation of his channels, Patrick narrates the majority of the videos that are presented on his channels. Patrick has also created the gaming channel GTLive and hosted the YouTube Premium series MatPat's Game Lab. As of February 2023, Patrick has amassed over 36 million subscribers, as well as over 7 billion total views across all five of his channels.
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Shelden Williams
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- 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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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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Nabeel Qureshi
- Occupations
- missionarywriter
- Biography
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Nabeel Asif Qureshi was a Pakistani-American Christian apologist. Raised by a devout Ahmadi family, Qureshi converted to Christianity from Ahmadiyaa faith as a university student following several years of debate with a Christian friend. After earning his doctorate in medicine from Eastern Virginia Medical School, he subsequently completed a M.A. in religion at Duke University and M.Phil in Judaism and Christianity at the University of Oxford, becoming a Christian apologist with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) (who was accused of sexual harassment) from 2013 until 2017. Qureshi authored three books: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity, Answering Jihad: A Better Way Forward, and No God But One—Allah or Jesus.
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Ricardo Lagos
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Doctor
- Occupations
- diplomatprofessoreconomistpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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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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Sara Danius
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1997 graduated with doctorate
- Occupations
- literary criticphilosopheruniversity teacher
- Biography
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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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Rita Volk
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- 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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Cody Ko
- Occupations
- YouTuberkaratekamusiciantelevision producer
- Biography
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Cody Michael Kolodziejzyk, known professionally as Cody Ko, is a Canadian YouTuber, podcaster and rapper. His style of content is often crudely comedic and profane. As of April 2023, Kolodziejzyk's five YouTube channels have collectively earned over 9.37 million subscribers and 401.91 billion views.
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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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Kara DioGuardi
- Occupations
- record producermusiciansingermanufacturersongwriter
- Biography
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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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Miles Plumlee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Miles Christian Plumlee is an American 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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Shelley Moore Capito
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- school counselorpolitician
- 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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Ben Mulroney
- Occupations
- actortelevision presenter
- 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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Cameron Reddish
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cameron Elijah Reddish is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers 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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Jay Bilas
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- basketball playeractorbasketball coachcolor commentatorlawyer
- 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.
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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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Luis von Ahn
- Enrolled in Duke University
- 1996-2000 graduated with Bachelor of Science in mathematics
- Occupations
- computer scientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Luis von Ahn is a German-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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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. 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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Prince Hashem bin Al-Hussein of Jordan
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Prince Hashim bin 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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Eric Shinseki
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary commander
- 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). His final United States Army post was as 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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Clay Helton
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football playerAmerican football 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.
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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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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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David Lauren
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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David Lauren is an American businessman. He is the middle child and youngest son of clothing designer Ralph Lauren and husband of Lauren Bush.
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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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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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Mo Brooks
- Enrolled in Duke University
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in economics and political science
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianclerk
- Biography
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Morris Jackson "Mo" 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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Mike Dunleavy Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who is the vice president of basketball operations for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Warriors, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks. He is the son of long-time NBA player and former NBA head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr.
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Dylan Lauren
- Occupations
- entrepreneursocialitefilm actor
- Biography
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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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William Styron
- Enrolled in Duke University
- 1943-1947 graduated with licentiate in English literature
- Occupations
- writermilitary personnel
- 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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Paul Farmer
- Occupations
- physicianwriteranthropologisthuman rights activist
- 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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Enrique Peñalosa
- Enrolled in Duke University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in liberal arts education
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianurban planner
- 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. He was prominently featured in the Panama Papers for use of off-shore corporations, arguing the use of the tax haven is no different from incorporating in Colombia.
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Vanessa Rousso
- Occupations
- poker playerreality television participant
- Biography
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Vanessa Ashley Rousso is a French-American professional poker player, attorney, DJ, and television personality. Born in White Plains, New York, Rousso holds dual citizenship with the United States and France. 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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Jon Scheyer
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- 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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Zephyr Teachout
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Zephyr Rain Teachout is an American attorney, author, political candidate, and associate professor of law at Fordham University.
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Katsuei Hirasawa
- Occupations
- bureaucratpolitician
- 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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Jamal Harrison Bryant
- Occupations
- motivational speakerpastor
- Biography
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Jamal Harrison Bryant is an American minister, author and former political candidate. He is the senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. He is a graduate of Morehouse College and of Duke University. He received his doctorate of ministry degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation.
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Johnny Dawkins
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Johnny Earl Dawkins Jr. is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the UCF men's basketball team. From 2008 to 2016, he was the head coach of Stanford. He was a two-time All-American and national player of the year as a senior in 1986 while at Duke from 1982 to 1986. Dawkins subsequently played nine seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the San Antonio Spurs (1986–1989), Philadelphia 76ers (1989–1994), and Detroit Pistons (1994–1995). From 1998 to 2008, he served as an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater, Duke.
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Aubrey McClendon
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Aubrey Kerr McClendon was an American businessman and the founder and chief executive officer of American Energy Partners, LP. He also co-founded Chesapeake Energy, serving as its CEO and chairman. He was an outspoken advocate for natural gas as an alternative to oil and coal fuels, and a pioneer in employing fracking.
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Melissa Harris-Perry
- Occupations
- writerjournalistpunditpresenterpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Melissa Victoria Harris-Perry, formerly known as Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell, is an American writer, professor, television host, and political commentator with a focus on African-American politics. Harris-Perry hosted the Melissa Harris-Perry weekend news and opinion television show on MSNBC from 2012 to February 27, 2016.
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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.
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Justin Fairfax
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Justin Edward Fairfax is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the second African-American elected statewide in Virginia, following Douglas Wilder. In 2019, he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004, which he denied. In 2021, he was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia. He finished fourth in the Democratic primary with 3.54% of the vote.
