100 Notable alumni of
Hofstra University
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Hofstra University is 412th in the world, 161st in North America, and 150th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Hofstra University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Francis Ford Coppola
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actorfilm editordirectorfilm screenwriter
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Francis Ford Coppola is an American filmmaker. One of the leading figures of the New Hollywood, Coppola is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. Coppola is the recipient of five Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Palmes d'Or, in addition to nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award. Coppola was honored with the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 2010, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2024, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2025.
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Christopher Walken
- Occupations
- directorfilm actorvoice actorstage actorfilm director
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Christopher Walken is an American actor. His work on stage and screen has earned him accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. His films have grossed more than $1.6 billion in the United States.
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James Caan
- Occupations
- television actorfilm directordirectoractorkarateka
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James Edmund Caan was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.
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Maryanne Trump Barry
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgemagistrate
- Biography
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Maryanne Trump Barry was an American attorney and United States federal judge. She became an assistant United States attorney in 1974 and was first appointed to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. In 1999, she was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit by Bill Clinton.
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Chris Weidman
- Occupations
- kickboxerkaratekamixed martial arts fighteramateur wrestlerBrazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner
- Biography
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Christopher James Weidman is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion.
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Madeline Kahn
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorvoice actoractorfilm actor
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Madeline Gail Kahn was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She was known for her comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including What's Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award–nominated roles in Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing Saddles (1974).
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Rosemarie DeWitt
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series Standoff (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston. She appeared as Charmaine Craine on United States of Tara. She also was the title character in 2008's Rachel Getting Married, garnering several awards and nominations for best supporting actress. She starred as Ryan Gosling's character Sebastian's sister Laura Wilder in the Oscar-winning movie La La Land. She also starred in the horror/thriller Poltergeist (2015), a remake of the 1982 film of the same name.
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Michael Franzese
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- writerinfluencermobstermotivational speaker
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Michael Franzese Sr. is an American former mobster who was a caporegime in the Colombo crime family in New York City, and son of former underboss Sonny Franzese. Franzese was enrolled in a pre-med program at Hofstra University, but dropped out to make money for his family after his father was sentenced to 50 years in prison for bank robbery in 1967. He eventually helped implement a scheme to defraud the federal government out of gasoline taxes in the early 1980s.
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Robert Davi
- Occupations
- voice actorjazz musicianactortelevision actordirector
- Biography
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Robert John Davi is an American actor, singer, and filmmaker. Over the course of his acting career, Davi has performed in more than 130 films. Among his most known roles are opera-singing Jake Fratelli in The Goonies (1985), FBI Special Agent Johnson in Die Hard (1988), James Bond villain Franz Sanchez in Licence to Kill (1989), police deputy chief Phil Heinemann in Predator 2 (1990) and strip club manager Al Torres in Showgirls (1995). On television, he portrayed FBI Special Agent Bailey Malone in the NBC television series Profiler (1996–2000).
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Philip Rosenthal
- Occupations
- actorscreenwriterwritertelevision producerfilm director
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Philip Rosenthal is an American television writer and producer who was the creator, writer, and executive producer of the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005). In recent years, he has presented food and travel documentaries I'll Have What Phil's Having on PBS and Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix.
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Lainie Kazan
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorstage actor
- Biography
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Lainie Kazan is an American actress and singer. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for St. Elsewhere and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for My Favorite Year. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in My Favorite Year (1982). Kazan played Maria Portokalos in the My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise. She also played Aunt Freida on The Nanny.
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Joe Morton
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm directortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. is an American actor. Known as a character actor for his numerous roles on stage, television and film, he has received several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for a Tony Award.
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Susan Sullivan
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Susan Sullivan is an American actress known for her roles as Lenore Curtin Delaney on the NBC daytime soap opera Another World (1971–76), as Lois Adams on the ABC sitcom It's a Living (1980–81), as Maggie Gioberti Channing on the CBS primetime soap opera Falcon Crest (1981–90), as Kitty Montgomery on the ABC sitcom Dharma & Greg (1997–2002), and as Martha Rodgers on Castle (2009–2016). She earned an Emmy nomination for Lead Actress for the role of Julie Farr in the 1978 series Julie Farr, M.D. and a Golden Globe nomination for Supporting Actress for her role in Dharma & Greg.
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Steve Witkoff
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1983 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- negotiatorlawyerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Steven Charles Witkoff is an American real estate developer, investor, and founder of the Witkoff Group. Since 2025, Witkoff has served as the United States special envoy to the Middle East and special envoy for peace missions. He has also acted as a de facto envoy to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Avi Arad
- Occupations
- screenwriterexecutive producerbusinesspersonfilm producer
- Biography
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Avi Arad is an Israeli-American studio executive and producer of film, television and animation. He became the CEO of Toy Biz in the 1990s, was the Chief Creative Officer of Marvel Entertainment and is the founder, former chairman and former CEO of the latter's successor, Marvel Studios. He has produced and sometimes written a wide array of live-action, animated, and television comic book adaptations.
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Jonathan Cheban
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Foodgod is an American reality television personality, entrepreneur and former publicist. He has made appearances on the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its spinoffs.
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Margaret Colin
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Margaret Colin is an American actress. She is known for her roles as White House Communications Director Constance Spano in the sci-fi film Independence Day (1996), the originating performer of character Margo Hughes on As the World Turns (1980–1983), and her recurring role as Eleanor Waldorf in the first five seasons of Gossip Girl (2007–2012).
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Katie Nolan
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- presenterpodcasterfilm directorjournalist
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Katherine Beth Nolan is an American sports media personality, podcaster, and host. She currently hosts the Sirius XM podcast Casuals.
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Mary Matalin
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- authorpundittelevision producerteacherpolitical adviser
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Mary Joe Matalin is an American political consultant well known for her work with the Republican Party. She served under President Ronald Reagan, was campaign director for George H. W. Bush, an assistant to President George W. Bush, and until 2003 counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney. Matalin has been chief editor of Threshold Editions, a conservative publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster, since March 2005. She is married to Democratic political consultant James Carville. She appears in the award-winning documentary film Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story and played herself, opposite her husband James Carville, John Slattery, and Mary McCormack in the short-lived HBO series K Street.
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Ron Kovic
- Occupations
- autobiographerscreenwriterwriterpeace activistveteran
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Ronald Lawrence Kovic is an American anti-war activist, author, and United States Marine Corps sergeant who was wounded and paralyzed in the Vietnam War. His best selling 1976 memoir Born on the Fourth of July was made into the 1989 film of the same name which starred Tom Cruise as Kovic and was co-written by Kovic and directed by Oliver Stone.
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Carol Alt
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- modeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Carol Ann Alt is an American model and actress.
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David Paterson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Alexander Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer, who resigned, and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to December 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first legally blind person to be sworn in as governor of a U.S. state, and the first African-American governor of New York.
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Mike Starr
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Mike Starr is an American character actor. Tall and burly with a deep voice, Starr often performs as mobsters, police officers, blue-collar workers or tough guys. He was a regular cast member on The Young and the Restless and Ed, and has appeared in the films Goodfellas, Dumb and Dumber and Billy Bathgate.
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Meredith Eaton
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- lawyertelevision actorpsychologistactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Meredith Hope Eaton Gordon is an American actress. She is 122 cm (4 ft 0 in) tall, and refers to herself as a "short-stature actress". She is known for portraying the attorney Emily Resnick on the CBS television series Family Law (in which she was the first female with dwarfism to fill a regular role in an American prime time series), for her recurring role as Bethany Horowitz on the ABC series Boston Legal, and for her lead role as Matilda "Matty" Webber on the CBS series MacGyver.
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Peter Friedman
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- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Peter Friedman is an American stage, film, and television actor. He made his Broadway debut in the Eugene O'Neill play The Great God Brown in 1972. His other Broadway credits include roles in The Rules of the Game (1974), Piaf (1981), The Heidi Chronicles (1989), and Twelve Angry Men (2004). He earned a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical nomination for his role as Tateh in Ragtime (1998).
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Elizabeth Dennehy
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Elizabeth Hannah Dennehy is an American television and film actress, who has appeared in such television series as Guiding Light, Seinfeld, Charmed, Without a Trace and Star Trek: The Next Generation, and also in films such as Clear and Present Danger, Gattaca, Soldier, and Red Dragon.
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Alan Colmes
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistradio personality
- Biography
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Alan Samuel Colmes was an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger.
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Olivia
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- television personalitymodelsongwritertelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Olivia Theresa Longott is an American R&B singer. She is best known for performing with the hip hop group G-Unit and also formerly known as a cast member on the VH1 reality television series Love & Hip Hop: New York.
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Pamela Geller
- Occupations
- conspiracy theoristeditorwriterbusinesspersonpolitical activist
- Biography
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Pamela Geller is an American anti-Muslim, far-right political activist, blogger and commentator. Geller promoted birther conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama, saying that he was born in Kenya and that he is a Muslim.
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Devale Ellis
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Devale Ellis is an American actor and former football player. He was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Hofstra. As an actor, Ellis is best known for portraying Zac Taylor in the BET comedy-drama series Sistas and its spin-off Zatima.
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Nelson DeMille
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Nelson Richard DeMille was an American author of action adventure and suspense novels. His novels include Plum Island, The Charm School, and The General's Daughter. DeMille also wrote under the pen names Jack Cannon, Kurt Ladner, Ellen Kay, and Brad Matthews.
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Norm Coleman
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States senator for Minnesota. From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota. First elected as a member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Coleman became a Republican in 1996. Elected to the Senate in 2002, he was narrowly defeated in his 2008 reelection bid. To date, he is the last Republican to have represented Minnesota in the U.S. Senate.
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Christine Belford
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Christine Belford is an American former television and film actress. She has sometimes been credited as Christina Belford.
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Clifford Chapin
- Years
- 1988-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- voice actor
- Biography
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Clifford Samuel Chapin IV is an American voice actor and voice director.
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John Milhiser
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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John Milhiser is an American actor and comedian. He first garnered attention for his work as a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade sketch group Serious Lunch, before achieving further notice for his brief stint as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for the 2013–2014 season.
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Adam Green
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm editorfilm produceractor
- Biography
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Adam Green is an American actor, filmmaker and musician, best known for his work in horror and comedy films, including the Hatchet franchise, 2010's Frozen, and the television series Holliston. He was also the lead singer for the hard rock and metal band Haddonfield.
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Lisa Ortiz
- Occupations
- voice actorstage actorfilm directoraudiobook narrator
- Biography
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Lisa Ortiz is an American voice actress and voice director. She is best known for her roles in English anime adaptations, such as Lina Inverse in Slayers and Amy Rose in Sonic X. She voiced the latter character in the mainline and spin-off Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010.
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Ellie Greenwich
- Occupations
- composersinger-songwriterrecord producersongwriter
- Biography
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Eleanor Louise Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Be My Baby", "Maybe I Know", "Then He Kissed Me", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)", "Hanky Panky", "Chapel of Love", "Leader of the Pack", and "River Deep – Mountain High", among others.
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Speedy Claxton
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Craig Elliott "Speedy" Claxton is an American former professional basketball player and the current head coach of the Hofstra University men's basketball team. Claxton won an NBA championship in 2003 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs. In 2013, he was named as a special assistant to the head coach for the Hofstra University men's basketball program, before being hired as head coach in 2021.
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Wayne Chrebet
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Wayne John Chrebet Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2005. He played college football for the Hofstra Pride.
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Ken Singleton
- Occupations
- baseball playerradio personality
- Biography
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Kenneth Wayne Singleton is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder and designated hitter from 1970 to 1984, most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles, where he was a three-time All-Star player and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. He also played for the New York Mets and the Montreal Expos.
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Charles Jenkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Charles T. Jenkins is an American former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Golden State Warriors in the 2011 NBA draft after finishing his four-year college career with the Hofstra Pride. In addition to being a citizen of the United States, Jenkins also has Serbian citizenship.
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Tara Sands
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Tara Sands is an American voice actress who was co-host of Cartoon Network's Fridays from 2005 to 2007. Sands has voiced in anime dubs and cartoons, including Bulbasaur in the Pokémon anime series, Spyler in I Spy, Kari Kamiya in Digimon Adventure tri., Anna Kyoyama in Shaman King, Mokuba Kaiba in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, as well as Chase on Fighting Foodons and Filia Ul Copt in Slayers. She also provides narration on audio books.
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Tom MacArthur
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- executivechief executive officerpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas Charles MacArthur is an American former insurance executive and politician. He served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A Republican, MacArthur served on the city council of Randolph, New Jersey, from 2011 through 2013, and as its mayor in 2013. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014. After leaving Congress MacArthur returned to private business.
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Jay Hieron
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighteramateur wrestler
- Biography
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Jay Hieron is an American actor, stuntman and former mixed martial artist. Hieron was the final IFL Welterweight Champion, competing for the Los Angeles Anacondas, and has also competed in the UFC, WEC, Affliction, Strikeforce, and Bellator.
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Lisa Glasberg
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 70)
- Occupations
- journalistradio personality
- Biography
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Lisa Glasberg, better known as Lisa G, is an American radio personality. She is employed by iHeartRadio and can be heard on WABC-AM in New York City.
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Andrew Garbarino
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Andrew Reed Garbarino is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 2nd congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the New York State Assemblyman for the 7th district from 2013 to 2020.
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Anthony D'Esposito
- Occupations
- politicianpolice detective
- Biography
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Anthony P. D'Esposito is an American politician and retired New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective who is currently serving as the Inspector General of the United States Department of Labor. A Republican, he represented New York's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2023 to 2025. His victory in the 2022 midterm election was considered a major upset, contributing to the narrow Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
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Nick LaLota
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- In 2012 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- In 2020 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politiciannaval officer
- Biography
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Nicholas Joseph LaLota is an American politician and veteran serving since 2023 as the U.S. representative for New York's 1st congressional district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Bob McKillop
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- 1968-1972 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Robert McKillop is an American college basketball coach who is the former head coach of the Davidson Wildcats men's team of the Atlantic 10 Conference. He had a 100 percent graduation rate for his players during a 33-year tenure.
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Lenora Fulani
- Occupations
- psychologistpolitician
- Biography
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Lenora Branch Fulani is an American psychologist, psychotherapist, and political activist. She is best known for her presidential campaigns and development of youth programs serving minority communities in the New York City area. In the 1988 United States presidential election heading the New Alliance Party ticket, she became the first woman and the first African American to achieve ballot access in all fifty states. Fulani's political concerns include racial equality, gay rights, and political reform, specifically to encourage third parties.
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Donnie Klang
- Occupations
- dancersinger
- Biography
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Donald Joseph Klang is an American singer. He won Making the Band 4 and was awarded his own solo contract by Diddy. He released his debut album, Just a Rolling Stone, in late 2008.
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Randy Levine
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Randy Lewis Levine is an American attorney, the current president of the New York Yankees baseball club and a member of the Board of Directors of A.C. Milan S.p.A.
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Jessica Ramos
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- Studied international business
- Occupations
- politiciancommunity organizer
- Biography
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Jessica Ramos is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, she has represented District 13, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Corona, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights, in the New York state senate since 2019.
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Joe Frank
- Occupations
- voice actorradio personality
- Biography
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Joe Frank was an American writer, teacher, and radio performer best known for his often philosophical, humorous, surrealist, and sometimes absurd monologues and radio dramas he recorded, often in collaboration with friends, actors, and family members.
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Dean Blandino
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- sports journalist
- Biography
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Dean Blandino is a rules analyst for Fox Sports. He also serves as the head of officiating for the UFL. He previously served as the NFL's Vice President of Officiating from 2013 to 2017.
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Leah Galton
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Leah Danielle Galton is an English footballer who currently plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United.
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Hun Mani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hun Many is a Cambodian politician who has served as deputy prime minister of Cambodia since 2024 and minister of civil service since 2023. He was a Member of the National Assembly of Cambodia for Kampong Speu Province from 2013 to 2023. He also currently holds the position of chairman of the Cambodian Youth Union.
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Chris Albrecht
- Biography
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Chris Albrecht is an American media executive. He is the co-founder of Rubicon Global Media and was previously chairman and CEO of HBO and CEO and President of Starz.
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Namira Salim
- Born in
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Pakistan - Occupations
- explorerastronautprivate astronautartist
- Biography
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Namira Salim is a Pakistani polar adventurer, astronaut and artist based in Monaco and Dubai. On the recommendation of the Pakistani government, she was in 2011 appointed as an honorary consul of Pakistan to Monaco, following her efforts to establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. She is the first Pakistani to have reached both the North Pole and the South Pole. Salim is the only Pakistani among the first 100 aspiring space tourists to purchase a ticket for Virgin Galactic's future commercial space liner. She became the first Pakistani astronaut, the first astronaut from Monaco, and the first female astronaut from the UAE to travel to space, traveling aboard Virgin Galactic on 6 October 2023.
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Ed Mangano
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edward P. Mangano is an American former politician and disbarred attorney from the state of New York. A Republican, he was the Nassau County Executive from January 2010 to December 2017, and a former legislator in Nassau County, New York. He was elected in 1995 and served seven terms as a county legislator. In November 2009, he defeated incumbent Thomas R. Suozzi for Nassau County Executive. In November 2013, he was re-elected, again defeating Suozzi, by 59% to 41%.
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Kevin Shinick
- Occupations
- film producercomics writerstage actoractordirector
- Biography
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Kevin Thomas Shinick is an American writer, producer, director and actor, as well as a comic book creator. Shinick received an Emmy award for his work on the stop-motion animated series Robot Chicken, and an Emmy nomination for his work on Mad, the animated series based on the iconic humor magazine, before serving as showrunner and supervising producer for the Disney XD series Spider-Man. He was also the host and portrayed the ACME Time Net Squadron Leader in the PBS series Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego?.
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Jennifer Hutt
- Occupations
- television presenterradio personalitylawyer
- Biography
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Jennifer Koppelman Hutt is an American radio host, television host, author and lawyer.
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Justin Wright-Foreman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justin Jamel Wright–Foreman is an American professional basketball player for Iraklis of the Greek Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Hofstra Pride. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz with the 53rd overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft.
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Jon Cooper
- Occupations
- ice hockey coach
- Biography
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Jonathan D. Cooper is a Canadian–American professional ice hockey coach who is the head coach for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cooper's team won back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021 and he also reached the Stanley Cup Final in 2015 and 2022 as the Lightning head coach. He is the longest-tenured head coach in the NHL.
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Tim Cluess
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Timothy Michael Cluess is an American college basketball coach who most recently was the head men's basketball coach at Iona College. He is also a former head coach of Long Island University–C.W. Post.
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Neal Hendel
- Occupations
- judgeadvocate
- Biography
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Neal Hendel is an American-born Israeli judge. He was the Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel.
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Emily Austin
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- Studied in 2019-2022
- Occupations
- podcastersports journalistpunditinfluencer
- Biography
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Emily Austin is an American journalist, social media influencer and independent NBA broadcaster.
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Irwin Redlener
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Irwin Redlener is an American pediatrician and public health activist who specializes in health care for underserved children and disaster planning, response, and recovery. He is the author of The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for 21st Century America and the author of Americans at Risk: Why We Are Not Prepared for Megadisasters and What We Can Do Now (2006).
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Peter S. Kalikow
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Peter Stephen Kalikow is president of H. J. Kalikow & Company, LLC, a New York City-based real estate firm. He is a former chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and past owner and publisher of the New York Post.
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Diane Caldwell
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Diane Evelyn Caldwell is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Zürich Frauen and the Republic of Ireland national team.
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Christine Boylan
- Years
- 1977-.. (age 49)
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision producer
- Biography
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Christine Ann Boylan is an American television writer and producer. She is known for her work on the ABC crime series Castle.
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Jeff Pulver
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
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Jeff Pulver is an American Internet entrepreneur and futurist known for his work as an innovator in the field of Voice over Internet Protocol. Pulver's early work in VoIP with his company Free World Dialup led to a significant regulatory decision by the Federal Communications Commission in 2004 which classified VoIP as an internet application, rather than as a telephony service which would be subject to government tariffs and regulations, a decision which paved the way for the development of video and voice internet communications.
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David Weprin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Ira Weprin is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly, representing District 24 in Queens since 2010, when he replaced his brother Mark. In the Assembly he has supported progressive causes, such as a surcharge on millionaires, and granting immediate parole to prisoners who have reached 55 years of age and served 15 years in prison, regardless of their sentence. He was previously a member of the New York City Council, representing the 23rd district. He is also a former Deputy Superintendent of the NY State Banking Commission (1983–87).
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Danny Elliott
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Daniel John E. S. Elliott is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Macclesfield.
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Rita Williams-Garcia
- Occupations
- children's writernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Rita Williams-Garcia is an American writer of novels for children and young adults. In 2010, her young adult novel Jumped was a National Book Award finalist for Young People's Literature. She won the 2011 Newbery Honor Award, Coretta Scott King Award, and Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for her book One Crazy Summer. She won the PEN/Norma Klein Award. Her 2013 book, P.S. Be Eleven, was a Junior Literary Guild selection, a New York Times Editors Choice Book, and won the Coretta Scott King Award in 2014. In 2016 her book Gone Crazy in Alabama won the Coretta Scott King Award. In 2017, her book Clayton Byrd Goes Underground was a finalist for the National Book Award for young people's literature.
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Leslie Segrete
- Occupations
- radio personalityinterior designer
- Biography
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Leslie Segrete is an American designer, seamstress, carpenter, and television personality. She is best known for her work on the TLC show While You Were Out, which concluded a four-year run in 2006. She also appeared as a designer on Trading Spaces and Ugliest House on the Block. She currently co-hosts The Money Pit Home Improvement Radio Show with Tom Kraeutler. In 2014, she joined the television show Hotel Impossible as a designer.
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Norm Kent
- Occupations
- lawyerradio personality
- Biography
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Norman Elliott Kent was an American criminal defense attorney, publisher, and radio talk show host.
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Chaz Williams
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chaz Calvaron Williams is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for University of Massachusetts (UMass) and was considered one of the top point guards in the nation for the 2013–14 season.
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Bobby Muller
- Occupations
- peace activistmilitary officer
- Biography
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Bobby Muller is an American peace advocate.
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Kenny Adeleke
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Andrew Kehinde "Kenny" Adeleke Listen is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who has played 12 seasons in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In 2006–07 he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
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Luis R. Sepúlveda
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Luis R. Sepúlveda is an American attorney and politician who currently serves as the New York State Senator from the 32nd Senate District, which includes parts of the Bronx. Prior to being in the state senate Sepúlveda was a member of the New York State Assembly from 2013 to 2018.
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Navarro Gray
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Navarro Gray is an American lawyer best known for his accomplishments in the entertainment industry - specifically in representing Fetty Wap in obtaining his recording deal with Lyor Cohen's 300 Entertainment and more recently his recording deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing. He appeared on the reality television show Love & Hip Hop as the attorney for Latin Music star Anais.
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Thomas C. Wales
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Thomas Crane Wales was an American federal prosecutor and gun control advocate who was the victim of an unsolved murder. In 2018, FBI investigators announced they strongly suspected the killing to have been carried out by a paid hitman.
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Kira Kazantsev
- Occupations
- podcastermodelbeauty pageant contestantgolfer
- Biography
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Kira Dixon is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss America 2015 on September 14, 2014. She is the third consecutive Miss America winner from New York and had won the title of Miss New York on May 24, 2014, while serving as Miss City of New York.
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Joseph Mondello
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Joseph Nestor Mondello was an American politician and diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago from 2018 to 2021. He previously served as Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee until September 2009 and as the chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee from 1983 to May 24, 2018.
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Francis Kenny
- Occupations
- cinematographer
- Biography
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Francis Kenny A.S.C. is an American cinematographer.
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Burton Rocks
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Burton Evan Rocks is an American sports attorney, agent, and writer. Rocks collaborated with Yankee outfielder Paul O'Neill on the 2003 New York Times bestseller Me and My Dad: A Baseball Memoir.
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James Metzger
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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James C. Metzger is an American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of The Whitmore Agency, LLC. The Long Island insurance brokerage and financial services firm opened during 1989 and was sold during 2019 to Acrisure, a multibillion dollar insurance technology company.
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Alan Cohn
- Biography
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Alan Michael Cohn is an American journalist who was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 U.S. House of Representatives election in Florida's 15th congressional district.
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Debi Rose
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Deborah Rose is a New York City politician. She was the Council member for the 49th district of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat and was the first African American elected to higher office from Staten Island.
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Anne Marie Anderson
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Anne Marie Anderson is a three-time Emmy Award winning broadcaster, keynote speaker and emcee. Having spent more than three decades in sports television, she has covered six Olympic games, heavyweight title fights, golf's majors, NBA/MLB playoffs and the Super Bowl among countless other marquee events. Anderson has served as a play-by-play announcer on several major networks including ESPN, ABC, NBC, FOX and TBS.
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David B. Allison
- Occupations
- researchergeneticiststatisticianbiostatistician
- Biography
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David Bradley Allison is an American obesity researcher, biostatistician, and psychologist. He is the dean of the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington and, in 2007, was awarded the ninth most NIH grants. Allison was previously Distinguished Professor, Quetelet Endowed Professor, and Director of the NIH-funded Nutrition Obesity Research Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
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Tom Basile
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 51)
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- writerbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas J. Basile is an American television news anchor, political columnist and commentator, and former Republican politician in New York. He served in the George W. Bush administration in various capacities, including in Iraq, and was the executive director of the New York Republican Party from 2009–2011.
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Denene Millner
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 58)
- Enrolled in Hofstra University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in marketing
- Occupations
- novelisteditorwriterjournalistchildren's writer
- Biography
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Denene Millner is an American author, editor, television and podcast host, and journalist. She has authored more than 30 books, including six New York Times best sellers. She is the creator and director of Denene Millner Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, and MyBrownBaby.com, a critically acclaimed blog that examines the intersection of parenting and race.
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Nathalia Fernandez
- Years
- 1988-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nathalia Fernandez is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York State Senate representing the 34th Senate District.
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Joe Holland
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Joseph Holland is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Ann-Margaret Carrozza
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ann-Margaret E. Carrozza is an American lawyer and politician from New York, who was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1997 to 2010.
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Sabin Lomac
- Biography
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Sabin Zen Morley Lomac is an American businessman and co-founder of Cousins Maine Lobster.
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Halil Kanačević
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Halil Kanacević is an American-born Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Saint Joseph's University, where he helped lead the team to the 2014 Atlantic 10 championship.
