21 Notable alumni of
Kennesaw State University
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Kennesaw State University is 1832nd in the world, 631st in North America, and 594th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Kennesaw State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Ryan Seacrest
- Occupations
- voice actoractortelevision actortelevision producerfilm producer
- Biography
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Ryan John Seacrest is an American television host and producer. Seacrest is the host of Wheel of Fortune, having hosted since replacing long-time host Pat Sajak in September 2024. Seacrest co-hosted and served as executive producer of Live with Kelly and Ryan, and has hosted other media including American Idol, American Top 40, and On Air with Ryan Seacrest. He became co-host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2005, and he became the sole host following Clark's death in 2012.
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Ty Pennington
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorjoinerbusinesspersonmodel
- Biography
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Tygert Burton "Ty" Pennington is an American television host, artist, carpenter, author, and former model and actor.
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Bronson Rechsteiner
- Occupations
- professional wrestlerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Bronson Rechsteiner is an American professional wrestler and former football player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Bron Breakker, and is a member of The Vision stable.
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Nick Ayers
- Occupations
- political adviser
- Biography
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James Nicholas Ayers is an American political strategist and consultant who served as Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence between July 2017 and January 2019. He had previously served as national chairman for Pence's vice-presidential campaign in 2016, as well as executive director of the Republican Governors Association from 2007 to 2010.
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Mac Powell
- Occupations
- singer-songwritersinger
- Biography
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Mac Powell, originally from Clanton, Alabama, United States, is an American singer, songwriter, producer, and musician who formed the Christian rock band Third Day with guitarist Mark Lee, with both of them being the only continuous members of the band, as well as being a solo artist. Powell also delves into country music, having released several independent country albums.
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Jasmine Burke
- Occupations
- television actorfilm directoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Jasmine Burke is an American actress. She is known for her role as Dr. Christie Johnson in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, Saints & Sinners. She's more recently known for her role as June on the soap opera 'Beyond the Gates'.
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Larry Nelson
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Larry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer. He has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.
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Arturo Char
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Arturo Char Chaljub is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London.
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James Wade Jr
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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James Earl Wade Jr., known as Coco, is an American-French basketball assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Alan Busenitz
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Alan Paul Busenitz is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Cincinnati Reds, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
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Willie Harris
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Charles Harris is an American professional baseball coach who currently serves as the third base coach for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a former outfielder and second baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds between 2001 and 2012. With the White Sox, he won the 2005 World Series against the Houston Astros. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
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Richard Lovelady
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Richard Tyler "Dicky" Lovelady, an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, and New York Mets. Lovelady was selected by the Royals in the 10th round of the 2016 MLB draft.
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Max Pentecost
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Maxwell Glen Pentecost is an American former professional baseball catcher. Prior to playing professionally, Pentecost attended Kennesaw State University, where he played college baseball for the Kennesaw State Owls baseball team. He was selected in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft by the Blue Jays.
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Dar'shun Kendrick
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Dar'shun Nicole Kendrick is an American attorney and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 95th district; she previously represented the 94th and 93rd districts. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Chad Jenkins
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Stephen Chadwick Jenkins is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Emma Hunt
- Enrolled in Kennesaw State University
- Studied in 2020
- Occupations
- rock climber
- Biography
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Emma Hunt is an American competition climber who specializes in competition speed climbing, and holds the American women's speed record with 6.25 seconds, set in July 2025 at the Climbing world Cup in Chamonix, France.
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Ali Shilatifard
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- researcherbiochemistmolecular biologist
- Biography
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Ali Shilatifard is an American biochemist, molecular geneticist, the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chairman of the department of biochemistry and molecular genetics, and the director of the Simpson Query Institute for Epigenetics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He has served as a member of the Senior Editorial Board for the journal Science. He also served as the founding Deputy Editor and the first academic Editor for Science's open access journal Science Advances between 2014 and 2023. During his tenure as the editor of Science Advances, the journal brought onboard roughly 50 deputy editors and over 350 associate editors managing over 22,000 annual submissions and roughly 2,000 annual publications, reaching an impact factor of 14.98. He has served on the Scientific Advisory Board of Keystone Symposia, Max Planck Society, and Genentech and is a member of the jury for the BBVA Foundation Prize in Medicine.
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Michael Ryan Caldwell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Ryan Caldwell is an American entrepreneur and the Mayor of Woodstock, Georgia. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Technology Authority since October 15, 2020, and a former Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 20th district between January 13, 2013 and January 11, 2021. He is also the cofounder and the Partner for Operations and Business Development at Black Airplane, an award-winning digital product company headquartered in Woodstock, Georgia.
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Richard Woods
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- politician
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Richard Woods is an American politician and educator who is currently the Georgia Superintendent of Schools, a position he was elected to in 2014. He was reelected to his position in 2018, defeating his Democratic opponent Otha Thornton with slightly over 53% of the vote.
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Nels S.D. Peterson
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Nels Stefan David Peterson is an American lawyer serving as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. In February 2025, he was elected to serve as chief justice of the court.
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Bradley S. James
- Enrolled in Kennesaw State University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Bradley Steven James is a retired United States Marine Corps Major General who most recently served as the Commander of United States Marine Corps Forces, Korea, Component Commander of the United Nations Command and the Deputy Commander of the Combined Marine Corps Command from May 30, 2019 to June 27, 2022. His previous general officer assignments were as Commanding General of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing from April 29, 2016 until April 13, 2019 and as the Commander of Marine Forces Reserve and US Marine Forces North from November 2018 to May 2019.
