12 Notable alumni of
Langston University
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Langston University is 2217th in the world, 775th in North America, and 731st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Langston 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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Jennifer Hudson
- Occupations
- film actormusicianspokespersonsinger-songwriterartist
- Biography
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Jennifer Kate Hudson, also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, producer, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, television, and theater. Hudson became the youngest woman and second African-American woman to receive all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2020.
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Chad Johnson
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerassociation football playerplayer of American football
- Biography
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Chad Ochocinco Johnson, known from 2008 to 2012 as Chad Ochocinco, is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver. He played college football for Santa Monica College and Oregon State University, and played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and played for the Bengals for 10 seasons. Ochocinco, which means "eight five" in Spanish, was also his number. In 2011, Johnson was traded to the Patriots, for whom he played in Super Bowl XLVI. In 2012, Johnson played for the Miami Dolphins during preseason but was released following his arrest for domestic violence. He played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2014 to 2015, and played one game in 2017 for the Mexican team Monterrey Fundidores of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional. Johnson emerged as one of the NFL's most productive wide receivers of the 2000s and owns nearly every Bengals receiving record.
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Bessie Coleman
- Occupations
- human rights activistaircraft pilotstunt pilot
- Biography
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Bessie Coleman was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman to hold a pilot license. She earned her license from the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on June 15, 1921, and is the earliest known Black person to earn an international pilot's license.
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Charlie Wilson
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- singer-songwritersingermusicianactorrecord producer
- Biography
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Charles Kent Wilson, also known as Uncle Charlie, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and the former lead vocalist of the Gap Band. As a solo artist Wilson has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards and 11 NAACP Image Awards (including two wins), received a 2009 Soul Train Icon Award, and was a recipient of a BMI Icon Award in 2005. In 2009 and 2020, he was named Billboard magazine's No. 1 Adult R&B Artist, and his song "There Goes My Baby" was named the No. 1 Urban Adult Song for 2009 in Billboard.
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Marques Haynes
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- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Marques Haynes was an American professional basketball player and member of the Harlem Globetrotters, notable for his ability to dribble the ball and keep it away from defenders. According to the 1988 film Harlem Globetrotters: Six Decades of Magic, Haynes could dribble the ball as many as 348 times a minute.
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Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Thomas Henderson, nicknamed "Hollywood", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Oilers, and Miami Dolphins. He played college football at Langston University.
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Nathan Hare
- Years
- 1933-.. (age 91)
- Enrolled in Langston University
- In 1954 graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- sociologistanthropologist
- Biography
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Nathan Hare is an American sociologist, activist, academic, and psychologist. In 1968 he was the first person hired to coordinate a Black studies program in the United States. He established the program at San Francisco State. A graduate of Langston University and the University of Chicago, he had become involved in the Black Power movement while teaching at Howard University.
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Anastasia Pittman
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- politician
- Biography
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Anastasia A. Pittman is an American politician from the state of Oklahoma. She represented the 99th district in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, as a member of the Democratic Party. Pittman served in the House from 2006 to 2013. On April 11, 2014, she filed to run for an Oklahoma Senate seat vacated by Constance N. Johnson. Pittman was elected to the Oklahoma Senate and represents the 48th district. In 2018, she was the Democratic Party nominee for lieutenant governor in Oklahoma.
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Lee Gaines
- Occupations
- songwriterlyricistsingerjazz musician
- Biography
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Otho Lee Gaines was an American jazz singer and lyricist. Gaines wrote the lyrics for "Take the "A" Train" and "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'", two jazz standards by Billy Strayhorn.
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Michael C. Thompson
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Michael C. Thompson is a retired United States General Officer and Oklahoma Army National Guard member who served as The Adjutant General of Oklahoma from 2017 to 2021. He was a Major General in the United States Army National Guard and was a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet.
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Mo Bassett
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Maurice LaFrancis Bassett was a professional American football player. Bassett played fullback for three seasons for the Cleveland Browns. He led the Browns in rushing his rookie year and serves as the namesake for the Cleveland Browns' Rookie of the Year award. He attended Langston University and would go on to serve in the Navy before playing for the Browns.
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Maxine Horner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maxine Edwyna Cissel Horner was one of the first African American women to serve in the Oklahoma Senate, serving from 1986 to 2004, along with Vicki Miles-LaGrange. Horner held the position of Democratic Caucus Chair, as well as Chair of Business and Labor and Government Operations, and Vice-Chair of Adult Literacy.
