100 Notable alumni of
Indiana University - Bloomington
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Indiana University - Bloomington is 172nd in the world, 78th in North America, and 75th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Indiana University - Bloomington sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 2 individuals affiliated with Indiana University - Bloomington won Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine and Economics.
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Larry Bird
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Studied in 1974-1974
- Occupations
- coachbasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Larry Joe Bird is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
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Mark Cuban
- Occupations
- bloggertelevision producerchildren's writervoice actorentrepreneur
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Mark Cuban is an American businessman, film producer, investor, and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), co-owner of 2929 Entertainment, and one of the main "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.
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Laverne Cox
- Occupations
- television actorLGBTQI+ rights activistfilm actoractorfilm producer
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Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBT advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer for Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, making her the first trans woman to win the award. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on U.S. broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on CBS's Doubt.
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Kevin Kline
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Studied in 1970
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorfilm directorstage actorvoice actor
- Biography
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Kevin Delaney Kline is an American actor. Kline is known for his over five decade career as a leading man on stage and screen. He is the recipient of an Academy Award and three Tony Awards, and has been nominated for two British Academy Film Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Golden Globe Awards. In 2003, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.
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Lee Majors
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actoractorsingerfilm producer
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Lee Majors is an American actor. He portrayed the characters of Heath Barkley on the American television Western series The Big Valley (1965–1969), Colonel Steve Austin on the American television science-fiction action series The Six Million Dollar Man (1973–1978), and Colt Seavers on the American television action series The Fall Guy (1981–1986).
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Jonathan Banks
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actorcomedianactorfilm producer
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Jonathan Ray Banks is an American actor. Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Chillum Heights, Maryland, Banks did theater while attending Indiana University Bloomington. In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles where he began playing supporting roles in films and television. His breakthrough came with the role of FBI Special Agent Frank McPike in the television series Wiseguy (1987–1990). For his role, he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.
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Isiah Thomas
- Occupations
- consultantbasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Isiah Lord Thomas III, also known as "Zeke", is an American former professional basketball player, philanthropist, and coach who is an analyst for NBA TV. Widely regarded as one of the greatest point guards of all time, the 12-time NBA All-Star was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He played his entire professional career for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). From 2000 to 2012 he coached the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and FIU.
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Matthew Daddario
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- In 2010 studied business activity
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Matthew Quincy Daddario is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alec Lightwood on the Freeform television series Shadowhunters (2016–2019). He is the younger brother of actress Alexandra Daddario.
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Jimmy Wales
- Occupations
- researcherinternational forum participantWikimedianoratorentrepreneur
- Biography
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Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is a British-American Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikipedia and the for-profit wiki hosting service Fandom (formerly Wikia). He has worked on other online projects, including Bomis, Nupedia, WikiTribune, and WT Social.
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James D. Watson
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- 1948-1950 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in zoology
- Occupations
- biophysicistbiochemistphysicistuniversity teachermolecular biologist
- Biography
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James Dewey Watson is an American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist. In 1953, he co-authored with Francis Crick the academic paper proposing the double helix structure of the DNA molecule. Watson, Crick and Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material".
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Victor Oladipo
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kehinde Babatunde Victor Oladipo is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where in the 2012–2013 season he was named the Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year, the Co-NABC Defensive Player of the Year, and a first-team All-American by the USBWA and Sporting News. That year he was also named the winner of the Adolph Rupp Trophy, given annually to the top player in men's NCAA Division I basketball.
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David Giuntoli
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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David Giuntoli is an American actor. He portrayed Det. Nick Burkhardt in the NBC supernatural drama Grimm (2011–2017), and Eddie Saville on the television series A Million Little Things (2018–2023). He has appeared in films such as 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) and Buddymoon (2016).
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Joe Buck
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Joseph Francis Buck is an American sportscaster for ESPN.
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Michael D. Higgins
- Occupations
- poetwriterpoliticianpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Michael Daniel Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster and sociologist who has served as the ninth president of Ireland since 2011. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 having been nominated by the Taoiseach. Elected in 1981 as a Teachta Dála (TD), he represented the Galway West constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1987 to 2011. Between these terms, he returned to Seanad Éireann from 1983 to 1987 as a senator for the National University. He served as minister for arts, culture and the Gaeltacht from 1993 to 1997 and mayor of Galway from 1981 to 1982 and 1990 to 1991. Higgins was the president of the Labour Party from 2003 to 2011, until he resigned following his election as president of Ireland.
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Mark Spitz
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Mark Andrew Spitz is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful competitor at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, each in world-record time. This achievement set a record that lasted for 36 years, until it was surpassed by fellow American Michael Phelps, who won eight golds at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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Jason Jordan
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Nathan Everhart is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jason Jordan. He is currently signed to WWE, where he works as the lead producer for Raw and SmackDown. He has not wrestled since suffering a neck injury in January 2018.
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S. Epatha Merkerson
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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S. Epatha Merkerson is an American actress. She has received accolades for her work, including an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, four NAACP Image Awards, two Obie Awards, and two Tony Award nominations. She is known for her portrayal of NYPD Lieutenant Anita Van Buren on the NBC police procedural drama series Law & Order, a role she played from 1993 to 2010, appearing in 388 episodes of the series. She is also known for playing Reba the Mail Lady on Pee-wee's Playhouse and Sharon Goodwin in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med since the series premiered in November 2015 (and in crossover appearances on Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.)
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Robert Gates
- Occupations
- politicianair force officer
- Biography
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Robert Michael Gates is an American intelligence analyst and university president who served as the 22nd United States secretary of defense from 2006 to 2011. He was appointed by President George W. Bush and was retained by President Barack Obama. Gates began his career serving as an officer in the United States Air Force but was quickly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Gates served for twenty-six years in the CIA and at the National Security Council, and was director of central intelligence under President George H. W. Bush from 1991 to 1993. After leaving the CIA, Gates became president of Texas A&M University and was a member of several corporate boards. Gates served as a member of the Iraq Study Group, the bipartisan commission co-chaired by James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton that studied the lessons of the Iraq War.
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Ryan Murphy
- Occupations
- writerdirectorshowrunnerjournalistfilm director
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Ryan Patrick Murphy is an American television writer, director, and producer. He has created and produced a number of television series including Nip/Tuck (2003–2010), Glee (2009–2015), American Horror Story (2011–present), American Crime Story (2016–present), Pose (2018–2021), 9-1-1 (2018–present), 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020–present), Ratched (2020), American Horror Stories (2021–present), and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022).
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Eric Gordon
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Eric Ambrose Gordon Jr. is an American-Bahamian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, he was named Indiana Mr. Basketball during his senior year while playing at North Central High School. He is known, in part, as the subject of a recruiting competition between the University of Illinois and Indiana University in the spring and summer of 2006; because of Gordon's talent and high level of play that year, his recruitment was the subject of media coverage.
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René Girard
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- 1947-1950 graduated with doctorate in study of history
- Occupations
- historianuniversity teacherliterary criticanthropologistphilosopher
- Biography
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René Noël Théophile Girard was a French polymath, historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science whose work belongs to the tradition of philosophical anthropology. Girard was the author of nearly thirty books, with his writings spanning many academic domains. Although the reception of his work is different in each of these areas, there is a growing body of secondary literature on his work and his influence on disciplines such as literary criticism, critical theory, anthropology, theology, mythology, sociology, economics, cultural studies, and philosophy.
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Tuc Watkins
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Charles Curtis "Tuc" Watkins III is an American actor, known for his roles as David Vickers on One Life to Live, Mr. Burns in The Mummy, Bob Hunter on Desperate Housewives, Congressman Roger Harris on Black Monday, Hank in The Boys in the Band, Troy on The Other Two, and Colin McKenna on Uncoupled.
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Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan
- Occupations
- ship-owner
- Biography
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Necmettin Bilal Erdoğan is a Turkish businessman, the second-born child of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey.
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Bob Chapek
- Occupations
- business executivebusinessperson
- Biography
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Robert Alan Chapek is an American former media executive who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company from 2020 to 2022. He joined Masimo's board of directors in 2024.
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Joshua Bell
- Occupations
- music teacherviolinistmusician
- Biography
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Joshua David Bell is an American violinist and conductor. He plays the Gibson Stradivarius.
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O.G. Anunoby
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ogugua "OG" Anunoby Jr. is a British professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. He won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 and led the league in steals while being named to his first NBA All-Defensive Team in 2023.
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Elinor Ostrom
- Occupations
- economistuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Elinor Claire "Lin" Ostrom was an American political scientist and political economist whose work was associated with New Institutional Economics and the resurgence of political economy. In 2009, she was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her "analysis of economic governance, especially the commons", which she shared with Oliver E. Williamson. She was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
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Cody Zeller
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cody Allen Zeller is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. Zeller was selected with the fourth pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the then-Charlotte Bobcats. He is the brother of former NBA players Tyler and Luke, and the nephew of former NBA player Al Eberhard.
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Sage Steele
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- sports commentatorjournalist
- Biography
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Sage Marie Steele is an American television anchor who is the former co-host of the 12 noon (ET) SportsCenter on ESPN. She also hosted SportsCenter on the Road from various sporting events such as the Super Bowl and The Masters, and NBA Countdown on ESPN and ABC for four seasons, ending in 2017. For five years prior to the NBA assignment, Steele was a full-time host of SportsCenter, ESPN's flagship show, and had previously contributed to ESPN First Take, Mike & Mike in the Morning, and SportsNation. Steele hosted SportsCenter's daytime coverage of the NBA Finals in 2012 and 2013, and covered every NBA Finals from 2012 to 2020.
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Steve Alford
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Studied in 1983-1987
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Stephen Todd Alford is an American men's college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). Born and raised in Indiana, he was a two-time consensus first-team All-American playing in college for the Indiana Hoosiers. He led them to a national championship in 1987. After playing professionally for four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he has been a college head coach for almost 30 years.
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Thomas Bryant
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Thomas Jermaine Bryant is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers from 2015 to 2017.
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Booker T. Jones
- Occupations
- composersaxophonistpianistsongwritermusician
- Biography
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Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr. is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and arranger, best known as the frontman of the band Booker T. & the M.G.'s. He has also worked in the studios with many well-known artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, earning him a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement.
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Chris Botti
- Occupations
- composertrumpeterradio personalityjazz musician
- Biography
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Christopher Stephen Botti is an American trumpeter and composer.
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Jamie Moyer
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jamie Moyer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Over his 25-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB), Moyer pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies, and Colorado Rockies.
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David Chalmers
- Occupations
- university teacherphilosopheracademic
- Biography
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David John Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block). In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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Mike Woodson
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Michael Dean Woodson is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team.
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Michael Brecker
- Occupations
- jazz musiciancomposersaxophonist
- Biography
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Michael Leonard Brecker was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as a performer and composer, received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music in 2004, and was inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Tavis Smiley
- Occupations
- television presenterradio personalitytelevision producerbusinesspersonjournalist
- Biography
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Tavis Smiley is an American talk show host and author. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles.
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Yogi Ferrell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kevin Duane "Yogi" Ferrell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Budućnost of the Montenegro Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League. He played college basketball at Indiana University.
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Kenny Aronoff
- Occupations
- drummermusician
- Biography
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Kenneth D. Aronoff is an American drummer originally from Massachusetts. He has played in backing bands for singers such as John Mellencamp and John Fogerty, plus session work on many albums and TV shows. He has taught drumming at the college level and owns a recording studio as well. His drumming skills have been recognized by magazines such as Rolling Stone and Modern Drummer.
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Evan Bayh
- Occupations
- politicianlobbyistlawyer
- Biography
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Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and as a United States senator representing Indiana from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he currently serves on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board.
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Jordan Crawford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jordan Lee Crawford is an American professional basketball player for the Sichuan Blue Whales of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Xavier Musketeers. His brother is Joe Crawford, who has also played in the NBA.
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Noah Vonleh
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Noah Vonleh is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers.
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Tevin Coleman
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tevin Ford Coleman is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2014. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has also played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets.
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Peter Erskine
- Occupations
- session musiciandrummermusic teacherjazz musician
- Biography
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Peter Clark Erskine is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead.
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Antwaan Randle El
- Occupations
- baseball playerplayer of American footballbasketball player
- Biography
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Antwaan Randle El is an American football coach and former player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He is currently the wide receivers coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2001. He also played basketball and baseball for the Hoosiers. For a time, he was also a sideline reporter for the Big Ten Network for interconference games that the Indiana football team plays.
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Emilie Autumn
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterwriteractorviolinistpianist
- Biography
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Emilie Autumn Liddell is an American singer-songwriter, poet, author, and violinist. Autumn's musical style is described by her as "Fairy Pop", "Fantasy Rock" or "Victoriandustrial". It is influenced by glam rock and from plays, novels, and history, particularly the Victorian era. Performing with her all-female backup dancers The Bloody Crumpets, Autumn incorporates elements of classical music, cabaret, electronica, and glam rock with theatrics, and burlesque.
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Romeo Langford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Romeo James Langford is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. Langford was ranked as one of the highest prospects in the college class of 2019; he finished as the 5th overall prospect in the 2018 247sports rankings. A shooting guard, he was drafted by the Celtics 14th overall in the 2019 NBA draft.
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Nicole Parker
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actorcomedianactorstage actor
- Biography
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Nicole Frances Parker is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on Fox's sketch comedy show Mad TV (2003–2009, 2016), which she was a regular cast member. In July 2009, Parker concluded her run as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, a role that she reprised on tour across North America. She voiced Penelope Pitstop in the animated series Wacky Races (2017–2019) and has appeared in the parody films Meet the Spartans and Disaster Movie (both 2008). Parker currently co-hosts the Earwolf podcast The Neighborhood Listen, along with comedian Paul F. Tompkins.
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Lilly King
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Lillia Camille King is an American swimmer who specializes in breaststroke. She currently represents the Cali Condors, a team that is part of the International Swimming League. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke competition and also won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay, in which she swam the breaststroke leg. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, King won a silver medal in the 4x100 meter medley relay for her efforts in the prelims, the silver medal in the 200-meter breaststroke, and the bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke. She is the current world record holder in the long course 100-meter breaststroke.
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Miles Taylor
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Miles Taylor is an American government official who served in the administrations of George W. Bush and Donald Trump. In the administration of the latter, he was an appointee who served in the United States Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019, including as chief of staff of the DHS. He was first recruited into the department by former DHS Secretary and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly, serving as his senior advisor.
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Patrick Ewing, Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Patrick Aloysius Ewing Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach and general manager of the Newfoundland Growlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He is the eldest son of Hall of Fame basketball player and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing. He has three brothers and three sisters.
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Marie Harf
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Marie Elizabeth Harf is an American political commentator for the Fox News Channel and former deputy campaign manager for policy and communications for the Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) presidential campaign. She served as the Senior advisor of Strategic Communications to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the United States Department of State, leading the Iran nuclear negotiations communications strategy. Harf also was Acting Spokesperson and Deputy Spokesperson of the State Department.
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Will Shortz
- Occupations
- crossword creatorcrossword editor
- Biography
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William F. Shortz is an American puzzle creator and editor who is the crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in the invented field of enigmatology. After starting his career at Penny Press and Games magazine, he was hired by The New York Times in 1993. Shortz's American Crossword Puzzle Tournament is the country's oldest and largest crossword tournament.
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Tara VanDerveer
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Studied in 1972-1975
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Tara Ann VanDerveer is an American basketball coach who has been the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University since 1985. Designated the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball, VanDerveer led the Stanford Cardinal to three NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990, 1992 and 2021. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S. national team head coach at the 1996 Olympic Games. VanDerveer is the 1990 Naismith National Coach of the Year and a ten-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year. She is also one of only nine NCAA Women's Basketball coaches to win over 900 games, and one of ten NCAA Division I coaches – women's or men’s – to win 1,000 games. VanDerveer was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002. On December 15, 2020, she passed Pat Summitt for most wins in women's college basketball history. On January 21, 2024, she won her 1,203rd game as a head coach, becoming the head coach with the most wins in college basketball history, women’s or men’s.
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Birch Bayh
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerwriterpoliticianfarmer
- Biography
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Birch Evans Bayh Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician who served as U.S. Senator from Indiana from 1963 to 1981. He was first elected to office in 1954, when he won election to the Indiana House of Representatives; in 1958, he was elected Speaker, the youngest person to hold that office in the state's history. In 1962, he ran for the U.S. Senate, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Homer E. Capehart. Shortly after entering the Senate, he became Chairman of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments, and in that role authored two constitutional amendments: the Twenty-fifth—which establishes procedures for an orderly transition of power in the case of the death, disability, or resignation of the President of the United States—and the Twenty-sixth, which lowered the voting age to 18 throughout the United States. He is the first person since James Madison and only non–Founding Father to have authored more than one constitutional amendment. Bayh also led unsuccessful efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and eliminate the Electoral College.
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Michael Penix Jr
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Studied in 2018-2022
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Michael Tarrence Penix Jr. is an American football quarterback. He played college football at Indiana and Washington, winning the 2023 Maxwell Award and leading the latter to an appearance in the 2024 national championship.
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Hermann Joseph Muller
- Awards
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1946
- Born in
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United States - Years
- 1890-1967 (aged 77)
- Occupations
- university teacherbiologistphysicianzoologistgeneticist
- Biography
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Hermann Joseph Muller was an American geneticist who was awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, "for the discovery that mutations can be induced by X-rays". Muller warned of long-term dangers of radioactive fallout from nuclear war and nuclear testing, which resulted in greater public scrutiny of these practices.
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Kevon Edmonds
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Kevon Bernard Edmonds is an American singer. He is member of the R&B group After 7 and the older brother of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. The group released three moderately successful albums for Virgin Records and became best known for their 1990 singles "Ready or Not" and "Can't Stop." Edmonds embarked on a solo career with his debut studio album 24/7 (1999); the album's title track was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and reached number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. His follow up single, "No Love (I'm Not Used to)" was a moderate R&B hit. Edmonds was also a member of the quintet Milestone along with his brothers Babyface and Melvin, as well as K-Ci & JoJo. The group released one single, "I Care 'Bout You" for the soundtrack to the 1997 film Soul Food.
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Walt Bellamy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Walter Jones Bellamy was an American professional basketball player. A four-time NBA All-Star, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Jim Banks
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- In 2004 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Edward Banks is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 3rd congressional district since 2017. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the Indiana Senate from 2010 to 2016.
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David Starr Jordan
- Occupations
- peace activistwriterautobiographerpedagogueichthyologist
- Biography
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David Starr Jordan was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he had served as president of Indiana University from 1884 to 1891.
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George McGinnis
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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George F. McGinnis was an American professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, earning third-team All-American honors in 1971, before starting his pro career in the ABA with the Indiana Pacers. A three-time ABA All-Star with the Pacers, McGinnis was named the ABA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 1975 and won two ABA championships with the team. He was a three-time NBA All-Star with the Philadelphia 76ers. He was named to the ABA All-Time Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Trayce Jackson-Davis
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Trayce Jackson-Davis is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers. He was selected 57th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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Kent Benson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michael Kent Benson is an American former basketball player. Benson was a two time All-American at Indiana University, winning the 1976 Helms Foundation Player of the Year and helping lead the Hoosiers to the 1976 NCAA championship with a perfect 32–0 record, with Benson being named the 1976 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player. Benson was the No. 1 overall pick of the 1977 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, playing 11 seasons in the NBA for Milwaukee (1977–1980), the Detroit Pistons (1980–1986), Utah Jazz (1986–1987) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1988).
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Pat Knight
- Years
- 1970-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Patrick Clair Knight is an American basketball coach and scout. He is a scout for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Knight assumed his position on July 1, 2014, and is the Pacers' college scout for the West Coast Region.
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Derek Drouin
- Occupations
- athletics competitorhigh jumper
- Biography
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Derek Drouin is a Canadian track and field athlete who competes in the high jump. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and was the 2015 World Champion. He also won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2015 Pan American Games, and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships. Drouin was originally awarded the bronze at the 2012 Olympics which was retroactively changed to silver when the original gold medalist Ivan Ukhov was stripped of his medal for doping violations.
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Del Harris
- Occupations
- coachwriterbasketball coachactor
- Biography
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Delmer William Harris is an American basketball coach who is currently the vice president of the Texas Legends, the NBA G League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. He served as a head coach for the NBA's Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, and Los Angeles Lakers, as well as the Legends. He was also an assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets, Chicago Bulls, Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Houston Rockets.
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Paul H. O'Neill
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Graduated with Master in Public Administration
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Paul Henry O'Neill was an American businessman and government official who served as the 72nd United States secretary of the treasury for part of President George W. Bush's first term, from January 2001 to December 2002. Secretary Paul H. O'Neill resigned from the Treasury Department on December 6, 2002. Prior to his term as secretary of the treasury, O'Neill was chairman and CEO of industrial giant Alcoa and chairman of the RAND Corporation.
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Leonidas Kavakos
- Occupations
- violinistcomposerconductor
- Biography
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Leonidas Kavakos is a Greek violinist and conductor. As a violinist, he has won prizes at several international violin competitions, including the Sibelius, Paganini, Naumburg, and Indianapolis competitions. He is an Onassis Foundation scholar. He has also recorded for record labels such as Sony/BMG and BIS. As a conductor, he was an artistic director of the Camerata Salzburg and has been a guest conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Charles Aidman
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Charles Leonard Aidman was an American actor of stage, film, and television.
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Tracy Porter
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tracy O'Neil Porter is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Porter is best known for being a crucial player during the 2009 New Orleans Saints season, in which he intercepted Brett Favre in the NFC Championship Game and then won Super Bowl XLIV, sealing the game by famously intercepting Peyton Manning and returning it for a touchdown. He played college football at Indiana.
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Jared Jeffries
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jared Scott Carter Jeffries is an American former professional basketball player. Jeffries was drafted with the 11th overall pick of the 2002 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards. He also played for the New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, and Portland Trail Blazers before retiring in 2013. In college, Jeffries played for the Indiana Hoosiers; during his sophomore year, he was an integral part of the Hoosiers' Cinderella run to the 2002 NCAA Championship game, was named Big Ten Player of the Year, and was a consensus second-team All-American. At 6'11", he mainly played at both forward positions.
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Gonzalo P. Curiel
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Gonzalo Paul Curiel is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
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Troy Williams
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Troy Williams is an American professional basketball player. He previously attended and played college basketball for Indiana.
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Keith Smart
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Jonathan Keith Smart is an American collegiate basketball coach and former player.
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Lawrence Frank
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Lawrence Adam Frank is an American basketball coach and executive who serves as president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Frank formerly served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons and the New Jersey Nets, he has also been an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics and the Nets.
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Calbert Cheaney
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Calbert Nathaniel Cheaney is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as Director of player development for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball of the Big Ten. He starred as a player for the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball from 1989 to 1993 under coach Bob Knight. Cheaney ended his career as a three-time All-American and remains the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer with 2,613 career points. He led Indiana to a 105–27 record and the NCAA Tournament all four years, including a Final Four appearance in 1992.
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Oksana Markarova
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianeconomist
- Biography
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Oksana Serhiyivna Markarova is a Ukrainian politician and the current Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States since February 2021. Markarova is also a former Minister of Finance in the government of Volodymyr Groysman and Oleksiy Honcharuk. In 2001, she completed a master's degree in Public Finance and Trade at Indiana University.
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Leonard Slatkin
- Occupations
- music teachercomposerconductor
- Biography
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Leonard Edward Slatkin is an American conductor, author and composer.
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Quinn Buckner
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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William Quinn Buckner is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played collegiate basketball for the Indiana University Hoosiers, and won a national championship in 1976. He was a captain of both the last undefeated NCAA Division I basketball champion and the 1976 Olympics gold medal team. Buckner was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 7th pick of the 1976 NBA draft. He had a ten-year NBA career for three teams (the Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Indiana Pacers). In 1984, he won an NBA title with the Celtics.
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Caleb Porter
- Occupations
- association football managerassociation football player
- Biography
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Caleb Porter is an American soccer coach who is the head coach of Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. He was previously head coach of the Portland Timbers from 2013 until 2017. He won MLS Cup in 2015 with Portland and 2020 with Columbus. In addition to MLS, he coached the United States U-23 team in 2011–12, and the University of Akron men's team from 2006 to 2012, winning the NCAA title in 2010.
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Dave Niehaus
- Occupations
- sports commentatorannouncerradio personality
- Biography
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David Arnold Niehaus was an American sportscaster. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for the American League's Seattle Mariners from their inaugural season in 1977 until his death after the 2010 season. In 2008, the National Baseball Hall of Fame awarded Niehaus the Ford C. Frick Award, the highest honor for American baseball broadcasters. Among fans nationwide and his peers, Niehaus was considered to be one of the greatest sportscasters in history.
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Dusty May
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Studied in 1995-2000
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Dusty A. May is an American college basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at Florida Atlantic University.
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John Patrick Lowrie
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in composed musical work
- Occupations
- science fiction writernovelistvoice actor
- Biography
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John Patrick Lowrie is an American voice actor best known for voicing the Sniper in Team Fortress 2 and various characters in Dota 2. He has played Sherlock Holmes in the radio series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes since 2001.
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Dick Van Arsdale
- Occupations
- writerbasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Richard Albert Van Arsdale is an American former professional basketball player and coach, and a current National Basketball Association (NBA) executive.
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Jennifer Morgan
- Occupations
- international forum participantexecutive
- Biography
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Jennifer Morgan is an American German environmental activist specializing in climate change policy. Since 2022, she has been serving as special representative for international climate policy of the Federal Foreign Office in Germany under minister Annalena Baerbock.
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Randy Wittman
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Randy Scott Wittman is an American former basketball player at the guard position and former coach of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Washington Wizards.
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Bobby Leonard
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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William Robert "Slick" Leonard was an American professional basketball player, coach and color commentator. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers, where he was a two-time All-American and a member of their national championship squad in 1953. After playing professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Leonard coached the Indiana Pacers to three American Basketball Association (ABA) championships. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2014.
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Babe Laufenberg
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Brandon Hugh "Babe" Laufenberg is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers and was selected in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played in the NFL for the Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and Kansas City Chiefs. He also was a member of the Ohio Glory in the World League of American Football (WLAF).
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Philip H. Dybvig
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- In 1976 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and physics
- Occupations
- economistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Philip Hallen Dybvig is an American economist. He is the Boatmen's Bancshares Professor of Banking and Finance at the Olin Business School of Washington University in St. Louis.
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Edgar Meyer
- Occupations
- professorcomposer
- Biography
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Edgar Meyer is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. He has won seven Grammy Awards and been nominated ten times.
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Kiese Laymon
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Kiese Laymon is a Black southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi. He is a professor of English and Creative Writing at Rice University. He is the author of three full-length books: a novel, Long Division (2013), and two memoirs, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America (2013) and the award-winning Heavy: An American Memoir (2018). Laymon was awarded a "Genius Grant" from the MacArthur Fellows Program in 2022.
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D. J. White
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dewayne "D. J." White, Jr. is a video analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder and a former American professional basketball player, who was selected in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played the power forward position. He spent the majority of his career playing overseas.
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Karl Menninger
- Occupations
- psychiatristacademicnon-fiction writerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Karl Augustus Menninger was an American psychiatrist and a member of the Menninger family of psychiatrists who founded the Menninger Foundation and the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.
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John Crowley
- Occupations
- writernovelistuniversity teacherscreenwriterscience fiction writer
- Biography
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John Crowley /ˈkraʊli/ is an American author of fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction. He has also written essays. Crowley studied at Indiana University and has a second career as a documentary film writer.
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Dan Burton
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Studied in 1958
- Occupations
- politiciananti-vaccine activistbusinessperson
- Biography
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Danny Lee Burton is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district, and previously the 6th district, serving from 1983 until 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the Tea Party Caucus.
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Adam Ragusea
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 42)
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- 2004-2006 graduated with master's degree
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- cookYouTubertelevision producer
- Biography
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Adam Ragusea is an American YouTuber who creates videos about food recipes, food science, and culinary culture. Until 2020, Ragusea was a professor of journalism at Mercer University.
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Nancy Snyderman
- Occupations
- journalistphysiciansurgeonmedical writer
- Biography
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Nancy Lynn Snyderman is an American physician, author, and former broadcast journalist. She served as a medical correspondent for ABC News for 15 years, and was the chief medical editor for NBC News from 2006 to 2015, frequently appearing on the Today show, NBC Nightly News and MSNBC to discuss medical-related issues. Snyderman is also on the staff of the otolaryngology-head and neck surgery department at the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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James B. Bullard
- Born in
- United States
- Enrolled in Indiana University - Bloomington
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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James Brian Bullard is the former chief executive officer and 12th president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, a position he held from 2008 until August 14, 2023. In July 2023, he was named dean of the Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business at Purdue University.
