100 Notable alumni of
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
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North Carolina State University at Raleigh is 154th in the world, 69th in North America, and 66th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from North Carolina State University at Raleigh sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
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- film directortelevision personalitytelevision actorvoice actorexecutive producer
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Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, businesswoman, and talk show host. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, for which she has won a Daytime Emmy Award. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2021.
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Hunter Schafer
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- screenwritermodelactorLGBTQ rights activist
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Hunter Schafer is an American actress, model and activist. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, she came to public attention after joining a 2016 lawsuit against North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, a so-called "bathroom bill" which prevented transgender people from using public bathrooms corresponding to their gender identity. For her activism, she was named to Teen Vogue's "21 Under 21" list in 2017.
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Russell Wilson
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- baseball playerAmerican football player
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Russell Carrington Wilson is an American professional football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has primarily played for the Seattle Seahawks. With the Seahawks, Wilson was named to the Pro Bowl nine times and helped Seattle win their first Super Bowl championship in Super Bowl XLVIII. He is regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks of all time. He is also a former professional baseball player.
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Mary-Louise Parker
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorwriterfilm actorstage actor
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Mary-Louise Parker is an American actress. After making her Broadway debut as Rita in Craig Lucas's Prelude to a Kiss in 1990 (for which she received a Tony Award nomination), Parker came to prominence for film roles in Grand Canyon (1991), Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), The Client (1994), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), A Place for Annie (1994), Boys on the Side (1995), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), and The Maker (1997). Among stage and independent film appearances thereafter, Parker received the 2001 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her portrayal of Catherine Llewellyn in David Auburn's Proof, among other accolades. Between 2001 and 2006, she recurred as Amy Gardner in the NBC television series The West Wing, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2002. She received both a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for her portrayal of Harper Pitt in the acclaimed HBO television miniseries Angels in America in 2003.
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Anthony Mackie
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- film actortelevision actorstage actor
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Anthony Dwane Mackie is an American actor. He gained wide recognition for portraying Sam Wilson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and later starring as the titular character in Captain America: Brave New World (2025).
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Zach Galifianakis
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- film producerfilm actorcomediantelevision actoractor
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Zachary Knight Galifianakis is an American actor, comedian and writer. The accolades he has received include two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Critics' Choice Movie Award.
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Charlotte Flair
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- 2007-2008 graduated with bachelor's degree in public relations
- Occupations
- personal trainerprofessional wrestlervolleyball player
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Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Charlotte Flair.
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Dane DeHaan
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Dane William DeHaan is an American actor. His roles include Andrew Detmer in Chronicle (2012), Jason Glanton in The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Lucien Carr in Kill Your Darlings (2013), Harry Osborn / Green Goblin in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), Lockhart in A Cure for Wellness (2016), Valerian in Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), Chris Lynwood in ZeroZeroZero, and Kenneth Nichols in Oppenheimer (2023). In 2021, he starred in the psychological romance horror miniseries Lisey's Story. He also had a role in the true crime limited series adaptation of The Staircase in 2022.
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Danny McBride
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- film producerfilm actorcomediantelevision actordirector
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Daniel Richard McBride is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer. Known for his unique acting and writing style, the accolades he has received include nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and four Satellite Awards.
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Anna Camp
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- television actorstage actorsingerfilm actor
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Anna Ragsdale Camp is an American actress. She portrayed the villainous Sarah Newlin in the HBO vampire drama True Blood (2009, 2013–2014), Aubrey Posen in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017), and the dual role of Reagan and Maddie Lockwood in the Netflix thriller You (2025).
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Elizabeth Lail
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- In 2014 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
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Elizabeth Dean Lail is an American actress. She is known for portraying Anna in the fantasy series Once Upon a Time (2014), Guinevere Beck in the thriller series You (2018–2025) and Vanessa Afton in the Five Nights at Freddy's films (2023–2025).
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Lara Trump
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television presentertelevision producer
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Lara Lea Trump is an American political figure who is the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee. She is married to Eric Trump, the third child of U.S. president Donald Trump. She was the producer and host of Trump Productions' Real News Update and a producer of Inside Edition. On February 22, 2025, Trump debuted her new show My View with Lara Trump on the Fox News Channel.
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Jennifer Ehle
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Jennifer Anne Ehle is an American and British actress. The daughter of writer John Ehle and English actress Rosemary Harris, Ehle started her career acting on stage in the United Kingdom, with the Edinburgh Festival, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the National Theatre. She earned a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and a nomination for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing. She reunited with Stoppard acting in his play The Coast of Utopia (2007), earning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She appeared on Broadway in the J.T. Rogers play Oslo, earning a second Tony nomination for Best Actress.
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Philip Rivers
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Studied in 2000-2004
- Occupations
- American football player
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Philip Michael Rivers is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons, primarily with the Chargers franchise. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, winning ACC Player of the Year and ACC Athlete of the Year between 2003 and 2004. Rivers was selected fourth overall in the 2004 NFL draft by the New York Giants, who traded him to the San Diego Chargers during the draft.
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Jake Lacy
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Jameson Griffin "Jake" Lacy is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Pete "Plop" Miller on the ninth and final season of The Office, as Fran Parker in the fourth and fifth seasons of HBO's Girls, and Shane Patton on the HBO series The White Lotus, the latter of which earned him a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Other television roles include those in the ABC sitcom Better with You and the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here. In addition, he played Robert Berchtold in the Peacock miniseries A Friend of the Family.
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Billy Magnussen
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- stage actorsongwritertelevision actoractorfilm actor
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William Gregory Magnussen is an American actor. He has been featured in the films Into the Woods (2014), Bridge of Spies (2015), Birth of the Dragon (2016), Game Night (2018), and Aladdin (2019), and has had supporting television roles in Get Shorty (2017) and Maniac (2018). In 2021, Magnussen starred in the sci-fi series Made for Love on HBO Max and appeared in the films The Many Saints of Newark and No Time to Die. He has since also starred as Rey "The King" Kingston in Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023) and as Pleakley in the live-action film adaptation of Lilo & Stitch (2025).
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Missi Pyle
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- actortelevision actorfilm actorsongwriterstage actor
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Missi Pyle is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in films such as Galaxy Quest (1999), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), Bringing Down the House (2003), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), The Artist (2011), Gone Girl (2014), Captain Fantastic (2016), and Ma (2019).
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Judge Reinhold
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- theatrical directorfilm producerfilm actortelevision actoractor
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Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. is an American actor who is best known for his work in Hollywood films during the 1980s. He has starred in several popular films such as Stripes (1981), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Ruthless People (1986). He has co-starred in all of the films in the Beverly Hills Cop series (1984, 1987, 1994, and 2024) and The Santa Clause (1994, 2002 and 2006) franchises.
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Debbie Allen
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- film actortelevision producerfilm producerstage actorfilm director
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Deborah Kaye Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated for 22 Emmy Awards (winning six), and two Tony Awards. She has won a Golden Globe Award, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991. In 2025, she received an Academy Honorary Award.
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Lucas Hedges
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- actortelevision actorstage actor
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Lucas Hedges is an American actor. A son of filmmaker Peter Hedges, he studied theater at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Hedges began his acting career with a supporting role in Wes Anderson's comedy-drama Moonrise Kingdom (2012). He had his breakthrough in 2016 playing a sardonic teenager in Kenneth Lonergan's drama Manchester by the Sea, which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, among other accolades. Hedges then starred as an aggressive youth in an off-Broadway production of Yen and had supporting roles in the coming-of-age film Lady Bird and the drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in 2017.
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Jill Wagner
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- actortelevision personality
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Jill Suzanne Wagner is an American actress and television personality. She was the on-field host for the ABC game show Wipeout from 2008 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2014, briefly leaving during the fifth season in 2012. Since then, Wagner has starred in several made-for-television films for the Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, and Great American Family. She stars as Bobby in the Paramount+ spy series Special Ops: Lioness (2023).
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Chris Parnell
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- singertelevision actorcomedianvoice actoractor
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Thomas Christopher Parnell is an American actor and comedian. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Parnell found wider success during his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006. After leaving SNL, he played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock (2006–2013). Parnell is also a prominent voice actor known for his deep and distinctive voice. In animation, he voices the narrator on the PBS Kids series WordGirl (2007–2015), Cyril Figgis on the FX series Archer (2009–2023), Jerry Smith on Adult Swim's Rick and Morty (2013–present), and Doug on Fox's Family Guy (2019–2022). His work also extends into commercials, having voiced the Hamburger Helper mascot "Lefty", appeared in advertisements as "America's Dad" for Orbit Gum, and voiced "The Progressive Box" in a series of advertisements by the Progressive Corporation.
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John Edwards
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- writerpodcasterlawyerpolitician
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Johnny Reid Edwards is an American lawyer and former politician who represented North Carolina in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the party's vice presidential nominee under Senator John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. He also was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.
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Tom Hulce
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- singertelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorstage actor
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Thomas Edward Hulce is an American actor and theatre producer. He is best known for his portrayal of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Academy Award-winning film Amadeus (1984), as well as the roles of Larry "Pinto" Kroger in Animal House (1978), Larry Buckman in Parenthood (1989), and Quasimodo in Disney's animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). Hulce's awards include an Emmy Award for The Heidi Chronicles, a 2007 Tony Award for Best Musical as a lead producer for Spring Awakening, an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for Amadeus, and four Golden Globe nominations.
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Bridget Regan
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actor
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Bridget Catherine Regan is an American actress best known for her lead roles as Kahlan Amnell in the ABC adventure romance series Legend of the Seeker (2008–10) and Sasha Cooper in the last three seasons of the TNT action drama series The Last Ship (2016–18), as well as her recurring roles as Rebecca Lowe / Rachel Turner in the USA Network police procedural drama series White Collar (2013–14), Rose Solano in The CW romantic comedy drama series Jane the Virgin (2014–19), Dottie Underwood in the ABC action adventure superhero series Agent Carter (2015–16), and as lawyer Monica Stevens in the ABC police series The Rookie (2018–present). Regan has also appeared in films such as The Babysitters (2007), John Wick (2014), and Devil's Gate (2017).
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Diedrich Bader
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- voice actortelevision actorcomedianfilm actor
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Karl Diedrich Bader is an American actor. He is best known for his comedic and voice acting roles. He has appeared as a series regular in television sitcoms The Drew Carey Show, American Housewife, and Outsourced, along with recurring roles in Better Things and Veep. His film credits include The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Office Space (1999), and Napoleon Dynamite (2004).
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Brett Gelman
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- comediantelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorpodcaster
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Brett Gelman is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Murray Bauman in Netflix's horror-supernatural series Stranger Things and as Martin in the BBC comedy Fleabag.
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Katherine LaNasa
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- ballet dancertelevision actoractorchoreographerfilm actor
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Katherine LaNasa is an American actress. Since 2025, she has portrayed Nurse Dana Evans in the HBO Max medical drama The Pitt (2025–present), for which she earned her first Emmy win for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
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Bill Cowher
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- television presenterAmerican football playerAmerican football coach
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William Laird Cowher is an American former professional football linebacker and coach who served as the head coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He began his coaching career as an assistant under Marty Schottenheimer for the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs, serving as the latter's defensive coordinator from 1989 to 1991. In 1992, Cowher was named head coach of the Steelers, a position he held until his retirement following the 2006 season. After retiring, Cowher joined The NFL Today as a studio analyst.
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Paul Schneider
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- In 1998 graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts in film editing
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorscreenwriterdirectorfilm actor
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Paul Andrew Schneider is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Dick Liddil in the epic western film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) and his lead role as Mark Brendanawicz on the first and second seasons of the NBC political satirical sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–10). He also appeared in lead roles in the romantic drama film All the Real Girls (2003) and the comedy film The Babymakers (2012), the former of which he co-wrote with David Gordon Green and was nominated for the Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Performer.
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Spud Webb
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- basketball player
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Michael Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb is an American former professional basketball player. A 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) point guard, Webb played college basketball at Midland College and at North Carolina State University. He then played for four teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a professional career that spanned from 1985 to 1998. Webb also played professional basketball in the United States Basketball League, in the Continental Basketball Association, and in Italy.
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Scotty McCreery
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- composersongwritersingercountry singer
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Scott Cooke McCreery is an American country singer. He rose to fame after winning the tenth season of American Idol in May 2011.
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Trea Turner
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Trea Vance Turner is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. At the international level, he plays for the United States national team.
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Stephen McKinley Henderson
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- directorstage actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Stephen McKinley Henderson is an American actor. Henderson trained at Juilliard School for acting and later became a resident member of the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis from 1976 to 1981. He came to prominence as a character actor often performing the plays of August Wilson. He has received nominations for two Tony Awards, a Drama Desk Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, Vulture named Henderson as one of "The 32 Greatest Character Actors Working Today".
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John Tesh
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- pianistnews presentertelevision producercomposerYouTuber
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John Frank Tesh Jr. is an American musician and radio and television presenter. He wrote the NBA on NBC basketball theme "Roundball Rock", and hosts the Intelligence for Your Life radio show. In addition, since 2014, he has hosted Intelligence for Your Life TV with his wife, Connie Sellecca.
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Dylan Arnold
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- actor
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Dylan Arnold is an American actor. He is known for playing Noah in the romantic drama After (2019), and its sequel After We Collided (2020), Cameron Elam in Halloween (2018), and its sequel, Halloween Kills (2021), Theo Engler in You (2021), and Frank Oppenheimer in Oppenheimer (2023). On stage, he portrayed Justin in Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Good Boys and True at the Pasadena Playhouse in 2019.
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David Gordon Green
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- screenwriterdirectorfilm directorfilm producertelevision producer
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David Gordon Green is an American filmmaker. Green began his career in 1997 and gained fame with the independent film George Washington (2000). He directed two additional independent dramas, All the Real Girls (2003) and Snow Angels (2007), as well as the thriller Undertow (2004), all of which he wrote or co-wrote.
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Dennis Smith Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dennis Cliff Smith Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a freshman as well as ACC Rookie of the Year.
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Matt Lauria
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- musicianmodeltelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Matthew Lauria is an American actor and musician. He made his television debut on the NBC sitcom 30 Rock in 2007. He is best known for his roles as Luke Cafferty on the NBC/DirecTV drama Friday Night Lights, Ryan York on the NBC family drama Parenthood, and Ryan Wheeler on the Audience drama Kingdom. In 2021, Lauria appeared as a series regular on the crime thriller television series CSI: Vegas.
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Nick Searcy
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- stage actorfilm directortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Nicholas Alan Searcy is an American character actor best known for portraying Chief Deputy United States Marshal Art Mullen on FX's Justified. He also had a major role in the Tom Hanks–produced miniseries From the Earth to the Moon as Deke Slayton, and directed Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer, a film released on October 12, 2018.
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David Thompson
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- basketball player
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David O'Neil Thompson, commonly known by the nickname "Skywalker", is an American former professional basketball player. He played with the Denver Nuggets of both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA before drug problems cut short his career. He was previously a star in college for North Carolina State, leading the Wolfpack to its first NCAA championship in 1974. Thompson is one of the ten players to score 70 or more points in an NBA game. He was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Joe Mantello
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- television actorscreenwriterfilm actortheatrical directorstage actor
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Joseph Mantello is an American actor and director known for his work on stage and screen. He first gained prominence for his Broadway acting debut in the original production of Tony Kushner's two-part epic play Angels in America (1993–1994), for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play nomination. He has since acted in acclaimed Broadway revivals of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart (2011) and Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie (2017).
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Mike Glennon
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Glennon is an American former professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants, and Miami Dolphins.
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Hynden Walch
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- film actorsingervoice actor
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Hynden Walch is an American actress best known for voicing Starfire in the Teen Titans franchise and Princess Bubblegum in Adventure Time. She also voiced Penny Sanchez in ChalkZone, Elsie in Stanley, Alice May in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, young Nia Teppelin in Gurren Lagann and Yutaka Kobayakawa in Lucky Star. Outside of animation, Walch has appeared in live-action films like Groundhog Day and Jerry Maguire, and TV series like Law & Order.
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Lorenzo Brown
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lorenzo D'Ontez Brown Banks is an American-born naturalized Spanish professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and spent several seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in the United States, he helped lead the Spanish national team to a EuroBasket title in 2022.
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Caleb Martin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Caleb Martin is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and the Nevada Wolf Pack. He was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season by the league's coaches. He is the identical twin brother of Cody Martin.
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Roman Gabriel
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- actorAmerican football playerbusinessperson
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Roman Ildonzo Gabriel Jr. was an American professional football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, earning first-team All-American honors twice. Gabriel was the second overall pick in the 1962 NFL draft and played 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, followed by five seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was notable for being the first Filipino-American quarterback in the NFL and the first and only Asian American to win the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, which he received in 1969.
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Nate McMillan
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Nathaniel McMillan is an American basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2005, the Portland Trail Blazers from 2005 to 2012, and the Indiana Pacers from 2016 to 2020. Nate served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks in 2021, before becoming the head coach from 2021 to 2023. He spent his entire 12-year NBA playing career with the SuperSonics, then served as an assistant coach for one-and-a-half years and as head coach for almost five years. His long tenure as a player and coach in Seattle earned him the nickname "Mr. Sonic".
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Bradley Chubb
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Studied sociology
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Bradley Austin Chubb is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. Chubb was traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2022, and played for them until he was released in 2026.
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Christina Koch
- Occupations
- astronautengineer
- Biography
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Christina Hammock Koch is an American engineer and NASA astronaut of the class of 2013. She received Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and physics and a Master of Science in electrical engineering at North Carolina State University. She also did advanced study while working at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Just before becoming an astronaut, she served at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as station chief for American Samoa.
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T. J. Warren
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Anthony "T. J." Warren Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball as a small forward for the NC State Wolfpack in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In the 2013–14 season, he earned consensus second-team All-American honors and was named the ACC Player of the Year after leading the conference in scoring with 24.9 points per game.
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Mario Williams
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mario Jerrel Williams is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and was selected first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2006 NFL draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he also played for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.
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Randy Jones
- Occupations
- singeractor
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Randolph Edward Jones is an American disco and pop singer and best known as the cowboy from Village People from 1977 to 1980, and again from 1987 until 1990.
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Patrick McHenry
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- real-estate agentpolitician
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Patrick Timothy McHenry is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 10th congressional district, which includes the communities of Hickory and Mooresville, from 2005 to 2025. He also chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for one term before being elected to Congress.
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Archie Miller
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Ryan Joseph "Archie" Miller is an American men's college basketball coach for the Rhode Island Rams.
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Berlinda Tolbert
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
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Berlinda Tolbert is an American film and television actress. Tolbert is best known for her role as Jenny Willis Jefferson, the daughter of Tom and Helen Willis on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons, which originally aired from 1975 until 1985.
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Natalia Cordova-Buckley
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
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Natalia Cordova-Buckley is a Mexican-American actress. She is best known for starring as Elena "Yo-Yo" Rodriguez / Slingshot in the ABC superhero drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..
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Jill Ellis
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- association football playerassociation football coach
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Jillian Anne Ellis is an English-American football manager and executive who is the Chief Football Officer of FIFA and will serve as part of the world governing body's executive management team, driving the development and implementation of FIFA's global football strategy. Ellis had previously been president of San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) since its expansion in 2021. Ellis coached the United States women's national team from 2014 to 2019 and won two FIFA Women's World Cups in 2015 and 2019, making her the second coach to win consecutive World Cups. She stepped down as the team's head coach in October 2019 and currently serves as an ambassador for the United States Soccer Federation, with her focus being on working with the federation to help raise the number of women in coaching. She has also served as head coach for various college and United States national youth teams over her career.
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Kshama Sawant
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in economics
- Occupations
- economistactivistpolitician
- Biography
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Kshama Sawant is an Indian-American socialist politician and economist who served on the Seattle City Council from 2014 to 2024. She was a member of Socialist Alternative and the first and only member of the party to date to be elected to public office, until part of the party split to found Revolutionary Workers.
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Rapsody
- Occupations
- songwriterrapper
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Marlanna Evans, better known by her stage name Rapsody, is an American rapper. After signing with music producer 9th Wonder's music label It's a Wonderful World Music Group, she released a series of mixtapes and collaborated with Erykah Badu and Talib Kweli. Soon afterwards Rapsody released her debut album The Idea of Beautiful (2012). She would attain further prominence when she was featured on Kendrick Lamar's 2015 album To Pimp a Butterfly, on the track "Complexion (A Zulu Love)".
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Torry Holt
- Occupations
- American football player
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Torry Jabar Holt is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was named to the Pro Bowl seven times and retired with the 10th most receiving yards, including a record six consecutive seasons with 1,300 yards. He played college football for the NC State Wolfpack, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft, and spent the next ten years with the Rams and is remembered as one of the members of "The Greatest Show on Turf".
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Carlos Rodon
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Carlos Antonio Rodón is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played MLB for the Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants. Rodón is a three-time MLB All-Star.
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Raymond T. Odierno
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Raymond Thomas Odierno /oʊdiˈɛərnoʊ/ was an American military officer who served as a four-star general of the United States Army and as the 38th chief of staff of the Army. Prior to his service as chief of staff, Odierno commanded United States Joint Forces Command from October 2010 until its disestablishment in August 2011. He served as Commanding General, United States Forces – Iraq and its predecessor, Multi-National Force – Iraq, from September 2008 through September 2010.
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Robert Gibbs
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Lane Gibbs is an American communication professional who served as executive vice president and global chief communications officer of McDonald's from 2015 to 2019 and as the 27th White House press secretary from 2009 to 2011.
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Ömer Faruk Yurtseven
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ömer Faruk Yurtseven is a Turkish professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and the Georgetown Hoyas. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m) and 275 pounds (125 kg), he plays the center position.
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Cody Martin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cody Lee Martin is an American professional basketball player for the Noblesville Boom of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack and the Nevada Wolf Pack. He is the identical twin brother of Caleb Martin. He was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft.
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Jon Daly
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actorpodcastervoice actortelevision producer
- Biography
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Jonathan Barney Daly, sometimes credited as Jonathan C. Daly, Jon C. Daly, or Jon Daly, is an American actor, comedian, writer and producer best known for his sketch comedy work on the Comedy Central series Kroll Show. In 2013, he starred as Hobbes in the Amazon Studios original series Betas, and also played Agent Filippo in Zoolander 2 (2016).
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Yasonna Laoly
- Occupations
- politicianpolitical candidate
- Biography
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Yasonna Hamonangan Laoly is the former Minister of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia, serving from 2019 to 2024. He was a member of the North Sumatra regional legislature from 1999 to 2003 and of the People's Consultative Assembly from 2004 to 2014. He is the first ethnic Nias to hold a cabinet position. He is one of the leaders on the central executive board of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle.
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Craig Zobel
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorfilm screenwriterfilm producer
- Biography
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Roger Craig Zobel is an American filmmaker and actor whose work includes music videos, film, and television. He has directed the films Compliance, Z for Zachariah (2015), and The Hunt (2020). On TV he has directed episodes of The Leftovers, American Gods, and Westworld. In 2021, he directed the miniseries Mare of Easttown on HBO. He also helped to co-create the online animated series Homestar Runner with Mike and Matt Chapman, known collectively as The Brothers Chaps.
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Vivian Howard
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- restaurateurcook
- Biography
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Vivian Howard is an American chef, restaurateur, author and television host. From 2013 to 2018, Howard hosted the PBS television series A Chef's Life focusing on the ingredients and cooking traditions of eastern North Carolina — using the backdrop of the Chef & the Farmer restaurant in Kinston, North Carolina, which Howard co-owned with her then-husband and business partner, Ben Knight.
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Vinny Del Negro
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Vincent Joseph Del Negro is an American former professional basketball player. He was the head coach of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls from 2008 to 2010, and the Los Angeles Clippers from 2010 to 2013. Del Negro is currently an analyst with NBA TV.
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Randy Boone
- Occupations
- singersongwritersinger-songwritertelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Clyde Randy Boone was an American actor and singer best known for his role in the series The Virginian as Randy Benton, a young ranch hand who played guitar and sang.
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Akihiro Kitamura
- Occupations
- seiyūactorfilm director
- Biography
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Akihiro Kitamura is a Japanese actor and director, who appeared in The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and Cobra Kai as Young Sato.
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Mohamed Mansour
- Occupations
- businesspersonentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Sir Mohamed Mansour is an Egyptian and British billionaire businessman and former politician. He is the chairman of the Mansour Group, a US$6 billion conglomerate. In October 2024, Forbes estimated his wealth at $3.3 billion. He served as the Minister of Transportation in Egypt between 2005 and 2009.
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Tom Gugliotta
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Thomas James Gugliotta is an American former professional basketball player. Drafted with the sixth pick in the 1992 NBA draft, he played thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6'11 power forward, he was an All-Star in 1997 as a player of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Gugliotta was formerly an All-American college player for the NC State Wolfpack.
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Joan Benoit Samuelson
- Occupations
- long-distance runnerathletics competitormarathon runner
- Biography
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Joan Benoit Samuelson, née Joan Benoit, is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years after winning the race in 1985. Her time at the Boston Marathon was the fastest time by an American woman in that race for 28 years. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Tab Ramos
- Occupations
- futsal playerassociation football coachassociation football player
- Biography
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Tabaré "Tab" Ramos Ricciardi is a soccer coach and former professional player who played as a midfielder. Born in Uruguay, he played for the United States national team.
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Thurl Bailey
- Occupations
- basketball playeractor
- Biography
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Thurl Lee Bailey Sr. is an American former professional basketball player whose National Basketball Association (NBA) career spanned from 1983 to 1999 with the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Bailey has been a broadcast analyst for the Utah Jazz and the University of Utah— in addition to work as an inspirational speaker, singer, songwriter, and film actor. Bailey garnered the nickname "Big T" during his basketball career.
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Katelyn Tuohy
- Years
- 2002-.. (age 24)
- Occupations
- long-distance runnermiddle-distance runner
- Biography
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Katelyn Tuohy is an American professional middle- and long-distance runner.
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Josh Powell
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Joshua Dominique Powell is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Powell won two NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010, and has also spent time with the Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets. In 2013, Powell was a member of the Olympiacos side that won the EuroLeague championship. He has also played in Russia, Italy, Argentina, Puerto Rico, China, the Philippines, Australia and Venezuela.
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Rajendra K. Pachauri
- Occupations
- civil servantacademiceconomistenvironmentalist
- Biography
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Rajendra Kumar Pachauri was the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) from 2002 to 2015, during the fourth and fifth assessment cycles. Under his leadership the IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 and delivered the Fifth Assessment Report, the scientific foundation of the Paris Agreement. He held the post from 2002 until his resignation in February 2015 after facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment. In March 2022, he was exonerated of the sexual harassment allegations (The Court of Additional Sessions Judge in Saket Court). He was succeeded by Hoesung Lee. Pachauri assumed his responsibilities as the chief executive of The Energy and Resources Institute in 1981 and led the institute for more than three decades and demitted office as executive vice chairman of TERI in 2016. Pachauri, universally known as Patchy, was an internationally recognized voice on environmental and policy issues, and his leadership of the IPCC contributed to the issue of human-caused climate change becoming recognized as a matter of vital global concern.
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Markus Kuhn
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Markus Kuhn is a German former professional American football defensive tackle. He was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL draft. Kuhn played college football at NC State.
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J. J. Hickson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Edward "JJ" Hickson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played one season of college basketball for North Carolina State University before being drafted 19th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2008 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers, as well as in Israel for Bnei HaSharon during the 2011 NBA lockout.
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Hesham Qandil
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
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Hesham Mohamed Qandil is an Egyptian engineer and civil servant who served as the 51st prime minister of Egypt from 2012 to 2013. Qandil was appointed as prime minister by President Mohamed Morsi on 24 July 2012 and sworn in on 2 August 2012. Qandil previously served as Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation from 2011 to 2012.
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Dan Plesac
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Daniel Thomas Plesac is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1986 to 2003. He pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies.
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James Goodnight
- Occupations
- artificial intelligence researcherentrepreneurcomputer scientistbusinesspersonstatistician
- Biography
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James Howard Goodnight is an American billionaire businessman and software developer. He has been the CEO of SAS since 1976, which he co-founded that year with other faculty members of North Carolina State University. As of 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$18.5 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index and he is regarded as the richest person in North Carolina.
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Jim Hunt
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Graduated with Master of Science in agricultural economics
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Baxter Hunt Jr. was an American politician and attorney who was the 69th and 71st governor of North Carolina (1977–1985, and 1993–2001). He was the longest-serving governor in the state's history.
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Stephen Hauschka
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Stephen Theodore Hauschka is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Middlebury College and for the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
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Cullen Jones
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Cullen Andrew Jones is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specialized in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (long course). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won silver medals in the 4 x 100-meter freestyle relay and the 50-meter freestyle, as well as the gold in the 4 x 100-metre medley.
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Walter B. Jones
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Walter Beaman Jones Jr. was an American politician who served twelve terms in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party for North Carolina's 3rd congressional district from 1995 until his death in 2019. The district encompassed the coastal regions of North Carolina, from the Outer Banks and areas near the Pamlico Sound in the north, southwards to the northern suburbs of Wilmington. Jones's father was Walter B. Jones Sr., a Democratic Party congressman from the neighboring 1st district. Prior to his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, he served ten years in the North Carolina House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party and worked as a business executive.
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Hugh Shelton
- Enrolled in North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in textile engineering
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Henry Hugh Shelton is a former United States Army officer who served as the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1997 to 2001.
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Damien Wilkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Damien Lamont Wilkins is an American former professional basketball player and basketball executive who played in the National Basketball Association for ten seasons. He is the son of retired 13-year NBA veteran Gerald Wilkins and nephew of nine-time NBA All-Star, Hall of famer Dominique Wilkins.
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Ahmet Özal
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Tevfik Ahmet Özal is a Turkish politician, the son of former Turkish President and Prime Minister Turgut Özal and a member of the Özal family. He has been an MP, and co-founded the Uzan Group and later the Özal Group.
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Matthew Ashford
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actorfilm produceractor
- Biography
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Matthew Nile Ashford is an American actor and producer. He is known for playing the role of Jack Deveraux on the NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives for various stints since 1987. In 2012, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role on Days of Our Lives. He has also won five Soap Opera Digest Awards. He stars as Steve Jensen on the web series The Bay (2010 to 2023). He is also a producer on the series, which has won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards. In 2017, he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting or Guest Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series for his work on The Bay. Ashford has also produced several films.
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Steve Keim
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Steve Keim is an American football executive and former player. He is currently the general manager of the sports agency Klutch Sports Group, whose agents represent professional athletes in contract negotiations. He spent over two decades as an executive with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL), most notably as their general manager from 2013-2022. He played college football as an offensive guard at NC State and was briefly a member of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and CFL in the mid-1990s.
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Adrian Wilson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Adrian Lemar Wilson is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft. He also played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and the Chicago Bears.
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Sidney Lowe
- Occupations
- sports commentatorbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Sidney Rochell Lowe is an American former basketball player and current assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lowe played college basketball and served as the head coach at North Carolina State University (NC State).
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Jerricho Cotchery
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jerricho Cotchery is an American football coach and former wide receiver. He is the assistant head coach and passing game coordinator for North Greenville University, a position he has held since 2025. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Carolina Panthers, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers from 2004 to 2015. He played college football for North Carolina State University.
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Rebecca Naomi Jones
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorsinger
- Biography
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Rebecca Naomi Jones is an American actress and singer best known for her performances in the Broadway rock musicals Passing Strange, American Idiot, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch as well as being the first woman of color to play Laurey in Oklahoma! on Broadway. She also starred more recently in New York City's Shakespeare in the Park adaptation of As You Like It.
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Sylvester Terkay
- Occupations
- professional wrestlerkickboxermixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Sylvester Matthew Terkay is an American retired professional wrestler, actor, and mixed martial artist best known for his run in WWE. He has held NWA Zero-One's United States Championship twice and Ultimate Pro Wrestling's first Heavyweight Champion.
