81 Notable alumni of
Louisiana Tech University
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Louisiana Tech University is 741st in the world, 275th in North America, and 255th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 81 notable alumni from Louisiana Tech 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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Karl Malone
- Occupations
- actorbasketball coachbasketball player
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Karl Anthony Malone is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mailman", he is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. Malone spent his first 18 seasons (1985–2003) in the NBA with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton. He was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a 14-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team. His 36,928 career points scored rank third all-time in NBA history behind LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and he holds the records for most free throws made and attempted, and most regular season games started, in addition to being tied for the second-most first-team All-NBA selections with Kobe Bryant and behind LeBron James.
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Terry Bradshaw
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- film actorplayer of American footballtelevision actoractorNASCAR team owner
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Terry Paxton Bradshaw is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League (NFL). Since 1994, he has been a television sports analyst and co-host of Fox NFL Sunday. Bradshaw is also an actor and recording artist, having participated in several television shows (mainly as himself) and films, most notably co-starring in the movie Failure to Launch, and releasing several country music albums. He played for 14 seasons with Pittsburgh, won four Super Bowl titles in a six-year period (1974, 1975, 1978, and 1979), becoming the first quarterback to win three and four Super Bowls, and led the Steelers to eight AFC Central championships. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989, his first year of eligibility. Bradshaw was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Trace Adkins
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- film actorsinger-songwritertelevision actoractorsinger
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Tracy Darrell Adkins is an American country music singer and actor. Adkins made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, he has released ten more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations. In addition, Adkins has charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard country music charts, including the Number One hits "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing", "Ladies Love Country Boys", and "You're Gonna Miss This", which peaked in 1997, 2007, and 2008, respectively.
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Phil Robertson
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- businesspersonplayer of American footballactorinventorhunter
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Phil Alexander Robertson is an American professional hunter, businessman (Duck Commander company), and reality television star on the popular television series Duck Dynasty. He is also featured on the television show Duck Commander, a hunting program on the Outdoor Channel.
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Paul Millsap
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- basketball player
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Paul Millsap is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A power forward from Louisiana Tech University, Millsap was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (47th overall) of the 2006 NBA draft and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He played in Utah until 2013, when he became a member of the Atlanta Hawks. Millsap has also played for the Denver Nuggets and Brooklyn Nets. He is a four-time NBA All-Star.
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Si Robertson
- Occupations
- autobiographerpolitician
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Silas Merritt Robertson, known as Si Robertson and often referred to as "Uncle Si", is an American television personality, veteran, and a retired reed maker for duck calls at Duck Commander. He is best known for his role on A&E's Duck Dynasty, on which he has emerged as a breakout cast member. He has also appeared on other shows such as the Outdoor Channel's Buck Commander and The Duckmen of Louisiana, and was the eponymous host of the Duck Dynasty spin-off Going Si-Ral. Si has also made a guest appearance on Last Man Standing, and in Big Idea Entertainment's Veggie Tales episode Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas as Silas the Narrator.
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Muse Watson
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- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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Muse Watson Gravel, commonly known as Muse Watson, is an American actor. He is notable for his recurring roles of Mike Franks on NCIS and Charles Westmoreland / D.B. Cooper in Prison Break and film roles as Hank Corrigan in Something To Talk About and as Ben Willis, the killer in I Know What You Did Last Summer and I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.
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Will Wright
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- new media artistvideo game developercomputer scientistvoice actorgame designer
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William Ralph Wright is an American video game designer and co-founder of the game development company Maxis, which later became part of Electronic Arts. In April 2009, he left EA to run Stupid Fun Club Camp, an entertainment think tank in which Wright and EA are principal shareholders.
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Kix Brooks
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterradio personalitysingermandolinist
- Biography
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Leon Eric Brooks III, better known by his stage name Kix Brooks, is an American country music artist, actor, and film producer best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn and host of radio's American Country Countdown. Prior to the duo's foundation, he was a singer and songwriter, charting twice on Hot Country Songs and releasing an album for Capitol Records. Brooks and Ronnie Dunn comprised Brooks & Dunn for twenty years, then both members began solo careers. Brooks’ solo career after Brooks & Dunn includes the album New to This Town.
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Joey Greco
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- film actortelevision presentertelevision actor
- Biography
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Joel Stephen "Joey" Greco is an American television personality, best known as the long- time host of the reality TV show Cheaters, hosting for ten seasons.
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Cheryl Ford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cheryl Ford is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Detroit Shock, she won the WNBA championship three times.
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Sam Wyly
- Enrolled in Louisiana Tech University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in accounting and journalism
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Samuel Evans Wyly is an American businessman. He first appeared on Forbes's list of richest Americans in 2000 with a net worth of $750 million, and he remained on that list throughout 2010 with a net worth of $1 billion. His initial wealth was acquired following the public offering of University Computing Company. His recent wealth stems from ownership stakes from Sterling Software and Michael's, an American art supply store. In 2010 following a series of investigations, Wyly was charged with federal tax fraud by the SEC and IRS. Following his settlement with federal authorities, and declared bankruptcy in 2014.
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Saxby Chambliss
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- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
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Clarence Saxby Chambliss is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2003.
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Tramon Williams
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tramon Vernell Williams Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. Williams spent much of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers, playing with them from 2006 to 2014, and again in the 2018, 2019, and 2020 seasons. He was also member of the Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals, and Baltimore Ravens.
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P. J. Brown
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Collier "P. J." Brown Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 239 lb (108 kg) center/power forward was selected out of Louisiana Tech University by the New Jersey Nets with the 29th overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, but began his NBA career only in the 1993–94 season. He was voted into the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times, in 1997, 1999 and 2001, and won the NBA Sportsmanship Award in 2004. He attended Winnfield Senior High School in Winnfield, Louisiana, where he played for the Winnfield Tigers, and has played professionally for the Nets, Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Hornets, Chicago Bulls and Boston Celtics. Brown retired from the NBA after winning an NBA championship with the Celtics in 2008.
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Charlie Montoyo
- Occupations
- baseball player
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José Carlos Montoyo Díaz is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball second baseman and coach. He is currently the bench coach of the Chicago White Sox, and was previously the manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Teresa Weatherspoon
- Enrolled in Louisiana Tech University
- Studied in 1984-1988
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
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Teresa Gaye Weatherspoon is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played for the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA and served as the head basketball coach of the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters. Weatherspoon was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. In 2016, Weatherspoon was chosen to the WNBA Top 20@20, a list of the league's best 20 players ever in celebration of the WNBA's twentieth anniversary.
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Willie Roaf
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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William Layton Roaf, nicknamed "Nasty", is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He played college football for Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, where he earned consensus All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. An 11-time Pro Bowl selection and nine-time All-Pro, he was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Garret Graves
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- politicianemployeecongressional staff
- Biography
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Garret Neal Graves is an American politician serving as the United States representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Matt Dunigan
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- Canadian football playerplayer of American footballhead coach
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Matt Dunigan is an American broadcaster and former professional football player and executive. He is a Canadian Football League (CFL) sportscaster for Canadian sports television channel TSN. Dunigan is a former quarterback, coach, and executive in the CFL. In 2006, Dunigan joined the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#39) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
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L'Jarius Sneed
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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L'Jarius Sneed is an American football cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and was drafted by the Chiefs in the fourth-round (138th overall) of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Jalen Harris
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jalen Harris is an American professional basketball player for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Nevada Wolf Pack. Harris was suspended from the National Basketball Association for the 2021–22 season due to a drug violation.
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Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook is a Palestinian senior member of Hamas.
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Woodie Flowers
- Enrolled in Louisiana Tech University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- professorengineer
- Biography
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Woodie Claude Flowers was a professor of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His specialty areas were engineering design and product development; he held the Pappalardo Professorship and was a MacVicar Faculty Fellow.
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Hardy Fox
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- musiciancomposer
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Hardy Winfred Fox, Jr. was an American musician. He was co-founder of musical group the Residents, as well as their primary composer. From 1982 to 2016, he was the president of the Cryptic Corporation. During his 44 years with the Residents, and after leaving the band in 2016, he recorded as a solo artist under many names, including Charles Bobuck, Combo de Mechanico, Sonido de la Noche, and Black Tar. His newer solo albums were published by Austrian record label Klanggalerie.
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Bill Doss
- Occupations
- guitaristmusician
- Biography
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Bill Doss was an American rock musician. He co-founded The Elephant 6 Recording Company in Athens, Georgia and was a key member of The Olivia Tremor Control. Following the band's breakup, he led The Sunshine Fix and later became a member of The Apples in Stereo. Doss was married to freelance photographer Amy Hairston Doss, whom he met while both were attending Louisiana Tech University.
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Leraldo Anzaldua
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 49)
- Occupations
- voice actor
- Biography
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Leraldo Anzaldua is an American voice actor, ADR director, scriptwriter and stunt coordinator. He has an M.F.A. in acting from the University of Houston. In anime, he is known for providing the English voice of Yuta Togashi from the Chunibyo series, Ken Washio in Gatchaman, and Zed in Kiba.
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Rose Venkatesan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rose Venkatesan is the first Indian talk show host based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She is a trans woman, and has been active in many fields like television and radio.
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Milton Williams
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Milton Jawaun Williams is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana Tech and was drafted by the Eagles in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
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Speedy Smith
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kenneth J. "Speedy" Smith Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He was named Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015.
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Michale Kyser
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michale Kyser is an American professional basketball player for Reeder Samsunspor of the Basketball Super League (BSL). He played college basketball for Louisiana Tech.
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Betty Lennox
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Betty Bernice Lennox is an American retired professional basketball player. She played for the Minnesota Lynx, Miami Sol, Cleveland Rockers, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Los Angeles Sparks and Tulsa Shock in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her nicknames include "Betty Basketball," "Betty Big Buckets," and her most popular nickname "B-Money."
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Rodney Alexander
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- politicianbusinesspersoninsurance broker
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Rodney McKinnie Alexander is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs from September 30, 2013, until June 3, 2014. Previously he was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2013. First elected as a Democrat, he changed parties in 2004 to run as a Republican and was re-elected five times.
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Alex Hamilton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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George Alexander Hamilton III is an American professional basketball player who last played for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Louisiana Tech, where he was named Conference USA Player of the Year in 2016.
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Jim McCrery
- Enrolled in Louisiana Tech University
- In 1971 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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James Otis McCrery III is an American lawyer, politician and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1988 to 2009. He represented the 4th District of Louisiana, based in the northwestern quadrant of the state.
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Lavelle Felton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lavelle R Felton was an American professional basketball player. In 2009, he was killed in an unsolved shooting.
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Olu Ashaolu
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Oluseyi Ashaolu is a Nigerian-Canadian basketball player. A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) power forward, Ashaolu played college basketball at Louisiana Tech and Oregon.
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Kyle Gibson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kyle Edward Gibson is an American professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
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Mike Jeffcoat
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James Michael Jeffcoat is an American retired professional baseball manager, former head coach in college baseball, and former professional player. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1983 and 1994 for four different teams.
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Sharon Brown
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantmodel
- Biography
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Sharon Rene Brown is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1961 becoming the first Miss USA titleholder in history to win the pageant's Photogenic Award.
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John Corey Whaley
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 40)
- Occupations
- novelistchildren's writerwriter
- Biography
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John Corey Whaley is an American author of contemporary fiction novels for young adults. His debut Where Things Come Back won the Printz Award from the American Library Association in 2012, recognized as the year's "best book written for teens." His second novel, Noggin, was a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award for Young People's Literature and was on Time Magazine's list of the 100 Best YA Books of All Time.
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Susan Y. Desjardins
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Enrolled in Louisiana Tech University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in industrial psychology and human relations
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Major General Susan Yvonne Desjardins is a retired major general in the United States Air Force. She last served as director of plans and policy, Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.
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Stojan Gjuroski
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Stojan Gjuroski is a Macedonian professional basketball player for Club Ourense Baloncesto of LEB Oro. He graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 2014, where he played for four years. He is also a member of the Macedonian national basketball team since 2013.
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Michael McCallister
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Michael B. McCallister is an American businessman, and the chairman of Humana a health insurance company, and of the Humana Foundation. He retired as chief executive officer in December 2012.
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Joe Waggonner
- Occupations
- military officerpolitician
- Biography
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Joseph David Waggonner Jr. was a Democratic U.S. Representative for the 4th congressional district in northwest Louisiana from December 1961 to January 1979. He was also a confidant of Republican President Richard Nixon.
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James P. Pope
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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James Pinckney Pope was a Democratic politician from Idaho. He was mayor of Boise for four years and a one-term United States Senator, serving from 1933 to 1939.
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Lee Cooke
- Biography
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Carlton Lee Cooke is an American politician and businessman. He served as mayor of Austin, Texas from 1988 to 1991, being described by The Austin Chronicle as a "business-booster".
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Pam Kelly
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Pamela Kelly-Flowers, a native of Columbia, Louisiana is a former American women's basketball player at Louisiana Tech University. She won two national championships for the Lady Techsters. She was named to the All-American team in 1980, 1981, and 1982, her school's only three-time All-American. Kelly won the 1982 Wade Trophy and the 1982 Honda Sports Award for basketball, awards presented annually to the best women's basketball player in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. She was enshrined as a charter member into the Louisiana Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984, and her #41 jersey was retired. She was inducted in 1992 into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame.
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John Clint Williamson
- Occupations
- lawyerdiplomat
- Biography
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John Clint Williamson is an American diplomat, lawyer, and educator who has served in a variety of senior-level roles with the United States Government, the United Nations, and the European Union. He currently serves as the Senior Director for International Justice at Georgetown University, on a joint appointment between the Law Center and the Department of Government. Ambassador Williamson heads the US Department of State-funded project at Georgetown that provides support to the Ukrainian government in its investigation and prosecution of crimes arising from the current conflict. He is the Lead Coordinator of the Atrocity Crimes Advisory Group (ACA), the agreed trans-Atlantic community mechanism for addressing atrocity crimes in Ukraine. In this capacity he coordinates, on behalf of the EU, UK and US governments, the work of the five implementing entities that comprise ACA.
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Chelsea Hayes
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Chelsea Alicia Hayes is an American track and field athlete who competes primarily in the long jump and 100-meter dash. Her personal records for the events are 7.10 m ( 23 ft 3+1⁄2 in) and 11.15 seconds, respectively.
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Kim Gandy
- Occupations
- women's rights activistpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Kim Gandy is an American feminist who from 2001 to 2009 was the president of the National Organization for Women. Since 2012, she has been the president and CEO of the National Network to End Domestic Violence. In 2009, Gandy was a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. From January 2010 to October 2012 she was vice president and general counsel at the Feminist Majority Foundation in Arlington, Virginia.
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William Raggio
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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William Raggio was an American politician and a former Republican member of the Nevada Senate. He represented Washoe County's 3rd district from 1972 until his retirement in 2011. He is the longest-serving member in the history of the State Senate.
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Joe Raymond Peace
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joe Raymond Peace Jr. is an American former college football coach.
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Hiram Eugene
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Hiram Eugene is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2005 and played for the team for six seasons. He played college football at Louisiana Tech University.
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Kyle Keller
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Kyle Edward Keller is an American basketball coach, currently the head coach for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks men's basketball team. Previously, he served as an assistant coach at Texas A&M, Kansas, Oklahoma State, UTSA, Louisiana Tech and head coach at Tyler Junior College.
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George Doherty
- Occupations
- coachplayer of American football
- Biography
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George Edward Doherty was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator.
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Jerome Ringo
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- conservationist
- Biography
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Jerome C. Ringo is an environmental justice, clean energy, and quality jobs advocate who founded and chairs renewable energy developer Zoetic Global.
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Atley Donald
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Richard Atley Donald was a Major League Baseball pitcher. A native of Morton, Mississippi, the right-hander played for the New York Yankees from 1938 to 1945. "Swampy", as he was nicknamed, stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and weighed 186 lbs.
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Newt V. Mills
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Newt Virgus Mills was an American educator, businessman, and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative in the first half of the 20th century for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, based in Monroe, Louisiana.
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Ardian Zika
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ardian Zika is an American businessman, banker and former politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 37th House district, which encompasses parts of Pasco County. On May 5, 2022, he announced not to run for a third time, and resigned from office on November 8, 2022.
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Stephen Babcock
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Stephen Babcock is a Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based trial lawyer.
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Jason Morgan
- Occupations
- discus thrower
- Biography
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Jason Morgan is a Jamaican discus thrower. On 6 June 2015 Morgan achieved the Jamaican record in the discus throw (68.19meters).
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Jeff Cox
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Jeffrey Stephen Cox, known as Jeff Cox is a judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit, based in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Ibrahima Khalil Kaba
- Occupations
- politicianmathematician
- Biography
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Ibrahima Khalil Kaba is a Guinean politician. He served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 29 January 2021 to 5 September 2021.
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Leo Sanford
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Leo Sanford is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Cardinals and Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
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John Spencer Hardy
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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John Spencer Hardy, Sr., was a lieutenant general who served as chief of operations for the United States Army Air Corps in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II.
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Brian Myrow
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian Shawn Myrow is former American baseball player.
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Rebel Oakes
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ennis Telfair "Rebel" Oakes was an American Major League Baseball player.
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Bill Bagwell
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Mallory Bagwell, nicknamed "Big Bill", was a pinch hitter and left fielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Braves and Philadelphia Athletics during the 1920s. Bagwell was 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighed 175 pounds.
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Martie Cordaro
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Martie Cordaro is the president for the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, and Union Omaha.
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Phil Short
- Years
- 1947-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- military officerpolitician
- Biography
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Philip Granville Short, known as Phil Short, is a retired military officer formerly from Covington, Louisiana, USA, who served in the Louisiana State Senate for District 12 (St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington parishes) from 1996 to 1999.
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Zac Champion
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
- Biography
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Zac Champion is a former American football quarterback.
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Virgil Orr
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
- Biography
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Virgil L. Orr was an American politician and academic. He was a professor of engineering and administrator at Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana, and served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for District 12 (Lincoln and Union parishes) between 1988 and 1992.
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Harley Boss
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Elmer Harley Boss was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for four seasons. He played for the Washington Senators from 1928 to 1930 and the Cleveland Indians in 1933. He played college baseball for Louisiana Tech. He was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.
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John Baine
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Baine is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 7 from January 2013 to December 2016. He is a member of the NRA.
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Randy McGilberry
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Randall Kent McGilberry is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for two seasons. He pitched in three games for the Kansas City Royals during the 1977 Kansas City Royals season and 18 games during the 1978 Kansas City Royals season. He attended and played baseball for Satsuma High School and played college baseball at Louisiana Tech University.
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John Simoneaux
- Occupations
- singerguitaristsongwriter
- Biography
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John Simoneaux, Simoneaux became well known in Ruston, Louisiana, playing in the bands Blue Monday and Howard Shaft Horns, and hosting the "Tuesday Night Blues Jam" at the Sundown Tavern in Ruston with his friends backing him as the house band. Simoneaux played throughout Louisiana, toured nationally with Doug Duffey in 1998, and in 1999, performed in Switzerland and other European countries before dying in a car accident while traveling to Austin, Texas for a gig with The Roadhouse Disciples.
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David Wade
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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David Wade was a decorated American lieutenant general from three wars who after military retirement on March 1, 1967, served in two appointed positions in the state government of his native Louisiana. The David Wade Correctional Center, a prison in Claiborne Parish, is named in his honor.
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Jean M. Doerge
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Jean McGlothlin Doerge is director of the Germantown Colony and Museum in Webster Parish, Louisiana, and a former Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives who represented District 10 (Webster Parish, Minden) from 1998 to 2012. From 2001 to 2006, she served as the vice chair of the House's Commerce Committee; in 2007, she was appointed to the Louisiana House Appropriations Committee, and from 2008 to 2012, she served as the vice chair of the Retirement Committee.
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Tom Herrin
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Thomas Edward Herrin was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1954 season. He played college baseball and basketball at Louisiana Tech University. Listed at 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 190 lb., Herrin batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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John J. Batbie, Jr
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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John J. Batbie Jr. was a major general in the United States Air Force who served as commander of the United States Air Force Reserve Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington D.C., and commander, Headquarters Air Force Reserve, a separate operating agency located at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. As chief of Air Force Reserve, he served as the principal adviser on Reserve matters to the Air Force Chief of Staff. As commander of AFRES, he had full responsibility for the supervision of U.S. Air Force Reserve units around the world. He served in this position from November 1994 to June 1998.
