23 Notable alumni of
Palm Beach State College
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Palm Beach State College is 1717th in the world, 594th in North America, and 558th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 23 notable alumni from Palm Beach State College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Burt Reynolds
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- American football playerproducervoice actorfilm directorfilm actor
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Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor most famous during the 1970s and '80s. He became well known in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966) and Dan August (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films such as Navajo Joe (1966), and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
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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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William Calley
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- military officerreal-estate agentgemologist
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William Laws Calley Jr. was a United States Army officer convicted by court-martial of the murder of 22 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre on March 16, 1968, during the Vietnam War. Calley was released to house arrest under orders by President Richard Nixon three days after his conviction. The United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia granted him a new trial, but that ruling was overturned by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. His initial life sentence having been modified to a term of 20 years and then further reduced to ten, Calley ultimately served three years of house arrest for the murders. Public opinion at the time about Calley was divided. After his dismissal from the U.S. Army and release from confinement, Calley avoided public attention.
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Deidre Hall
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Deidre Hall is an American actress and model. She is best known for her portrayal of Marlena Evans on the NBC/Peacock daytime drama Days of Our Lives, whom she has played for over 45 years.
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Monte Markham
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- stage actorfilm directortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Monte Markham is an American actor. He has appeared in films, television series, and on Broadway.
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Jesper Parnevik
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Jesper Bo Parnevik is a Swedish professional golfer. He spent 38 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking in 2000 and 2001.
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Sammis Reyes
- Occupations
- basketball playerAmerican football player
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Sammis Daniel Reyes Martel is a Chilean professional football tight end and former basketball player. The first player from Chile to play in the National Football League, Reyes grew up playing basketball as a youth member of their national team before moving to the United States on an athletic scholarship at 14. He played college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Palm Beach Panthers, Tulane Green Wave, and Loyola Wolf Pack.
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Mark Foley
- Enrolled in Palm Beach State College
- Studied in 1973-1975
- Occupations
- radio personalitypolitician
- Biography
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Mark Adam Foley is an American former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 until 2006, representing the 16th District of Florida as a member of the Republican Party, before resigning due to revelations that he had sent sexually explicit messages to teenaged boys who had served as congressional pages in what came to be known as the Mark Foley scandal.
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Jeff Wilpon
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United States - Occupations
- athlete
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Jeffrey Scott Wilpon is an American businessman who was an executive vice-president of Sterling Equities, and the owner of the Overwatch League Esports team the New York Excelsior. He is the former COO of the New York Mets baseball team and son of the former principal owner of the New York Mets Fred Wilpon.
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Brad Peacock
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Bradley Joseph Peacock is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, and Boston Red Sox. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 207 pounds (94 kg), he throws and bats right-handed.
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Yolanda Griffith
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Yolanda Evette Griffith is an American former professional basketball player who played in both the ABL and WNBA. An eight time WNBA All-Star, she was named the 1999 WNBA MVP and the WNBA Finals MVP in 2005 when she won the WNBA championship with the Sacramento Monarchs. One of the top defensive players in WNBA's history, she was the 1999 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year and led the league in rebounds and steals two times each. In 2011, she was voted in by fans as one of the top 15 players in WNBA history. She is sometimes called by her nicknames: "Yo" and "Yo-Yo". Griffith was inducted into the 2014 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's class on her first year of eligibility. In 2021, she was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Antoan Richardson
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- baseball playerbaseball coach
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Antoan Edward Richardson is a Bahamian-American former professional baseball outfielder who currently serves as the first base coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Braves and New York Yankees. Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Palm Beach Community College and Vanderbilt University. Richardson served as the first base coach for the San Francisco Giants from 2020 to 2023 and served as the bench coach for the 2023 Great Britain national baseball team.
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Robby Thompson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Robert Randall Thompson is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (1986–1996) with the San Francisco Giants where he was their starting second baseman for eleven straight years. Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg, Thompson was a two-time All-Star player who served as a catalyst for the powerful Giants offense led by Will Clark and Kevin Mitchell during the team's resurgence in the late 1980s.
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Ken Green
- Occupations
- golfer
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Kenneth J. Green is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour Champions. Green has won eleven tournaments as a pro, including five PGA Tour events and played on the U.S. team in the 1989 Ryder Cup. He is also known for returning to competition after losing his right leg in a 2009 RV accident.
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Tony Cruz
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Arnoldi Anthony Cruz is an American former professional baseball catcher. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 26th round of the 2007 MLB draft and he made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with them four years later. Cruz was a member of the Cardinals 2011 World Series champion team. He also played for the Kansas City Royals and Cincinnati Reds.
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Kevin Siegrist
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Kevin Ryan Siegrist is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. He was drafted by the Cardinals in 2008 out of Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Florida.
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Ken Jenne
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- lawyer
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Kenneth C. Jenne II is a former Democratic member of the Florida State Senate and a former sheriff of Broward County (Broward County Sheriff's Office), which encompasses Fort Lauderdale. He resigned as sheriff in September 2007, after having pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion and mail fraud. On November 16, 2007, he was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison.
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Al Lamberti
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Al Lamberti is a former sheriff of Broward County, which encompasses Fort Lauderdale in southeastern Florida.
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Ross Baumgarten
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ross Baumgarten is an American former professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for five seasons in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Baumgarten played for the Chicago White Sox from 1978 to 1981, and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1982.
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Dusty Rhodes
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 80)
- Occupations
- baseball manager
- Biography
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Jack Dusty Rhodes is an American retired baseball coach and the former head coach of the University of North Florida. Over his more than 30-year college coaching career, he won more than 1,000 games and coached nearly two dozen Major League players. In January 2009, he was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame and was a recipient of the ABCA's Lefty Gomez Award.
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Andy McGaffigan
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Andrew Joseph McGaffigan is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1991.
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Randy O'Neal
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Randall Jeffrey O'Neal is an American former college and professional baseball player who was a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven seasons. He played at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers, Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, and San Francisco Giants.
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Matt Willhite
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- politician
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Matt Willhite is a Democratic politician from Florida who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2016 to 2022. He represented the 86th District, which includes Greenacres, Haverhill, Loxahatchee Groves, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and parts of unincorporated Palm Beach County. Willhite currently works as a Captain for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, making him the first active duty first responder serving in the history of the Florida Legislature.
