100 Notable alumni of
Pennsylvania State University
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Pennsylvania State University is 71st in the world, 36th in North America, and 35th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Pennsylvania State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Keegan-Michael Key
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- voice actortelevision produceractortelevision actorscreenwriter
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Keegan-Michael Key is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. He and Jordan Peele co-created and co-starred in the sketch series Key & Peele (2012–2015) for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award. He also acted in the sketch series Mad TV (2004–2009), sitcom Playing House (2014–2017), the comedy series Friends from College (2017–2019) and the series Reboot (2022). He also appeared alongside Peele in the first season of the series Fargo in 2014, and had a recurring role on Parks and Recreation from 2013 to 2015. Key later starred in the musical comedy series Schmigadoon! (2021–2023).
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Gene Kelly
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- television actordirectordancerfilm directorfilm producer
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Eugene Curran Kelly was an American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer. He was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style and sought to create a new form of American dance accessible to the general public, which he called "dance for the common man". He starred in, choreographed, and co-directed with Stanley Donen some of the most well-regarded musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.
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Ty Burrell
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- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorvoice actor
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Tyler Gerald Burrell is an American actor. Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2011 and 2014, from eight consecutive nominations.
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Adam McKay
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- screenwriteractorfilm producerfilm directorpodcaster
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Adam McKay is an American filmmaker. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001. Following his departure from SNL, he rose to fame in the 2000s for his collaborations with comedian Will Ferrell and helped him write his comedy films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website Funny or Die through their company Gary Sanchez Productions.
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John Aniston
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- television actorstage actormilitary officerfilm actoractor
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John Anthony Aniston was an American actor who played Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama series Days of Our Lives, which he originated in July 1985 and played on and off for 37 years, until his death in 2022. His portrayal earned him a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2017 and he received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. He was the father of actress Jennifer Aniston.
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Ross Ulbricht
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- hackercomputer scientist
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Ross William Ulbricht is an American serving life imprisonment for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. The site operated as a hidden service on the Tor network and facilitated the sale of narcotics and other illegal products and services. Ulbricht ran the site under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts", after the fictional character from The Princess Bride.
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Lex Luger
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- television actorCanadian football playerprofessional wrestleractorplayer of American football
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Lawrence Wendell Pfohl, better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player. He is best known for his work with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).
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Jonathan Frakes
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- film actortelevision actoractortelevision presenterfilm director
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Jonathan Scott Frakes is an American actor and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Commander (later Captain) William Riker in the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and subsequent films and series. He has also hosted the anthology series Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction, voiced David Xanatos in the Disney television series Gargoyles, and narrated the History Channel documentary, Lee and Grant. He is the credited author of the novel The Abductors: Conspiracy, which was ghostwritten by Dean Wesley Smith.
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Michael P. Murphy
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- naval officer
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Michael Patrick Murphy was a United States Navy SEAL officer who was awarded the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the War in Afghanistan. He was the first member of the United States Navy to receive the award since the Vietnam War. His other posthumous awards include the Silver Star Medal and the Purple Heart.
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Saquon Barkley
- Occupations
- player of American football
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Saquon Rasul Quevis Barkley is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to entering the NFL in 2018, Barkley played college football at Penn State, where he set several school records for his offensive production over three seasons, before foregoing his senior year to enter the NFL.
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Dan Bongino
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- Secret Service agentradio personalitytelevision producerspecial agentpundit
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Daniel John Bongino is an American conservative political commentator, radio show host, author, and former law enforcement officer.
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Rick Santorum
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
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Richard John Santorum Sr. is an American politician, attorney, author, and political commentator who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's third-ranking Republican during the final six years of his tenure. He also ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in the 2012 Republican primaries, finishing second to Mitt Romney.
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Donald Bellisario
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- film directorscreenwritertelevision producerfilm producer
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Donald Paul Bellisario is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and wrote episodes for the TV series Magnum, P.I. (1980), Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982), Airwolf (1984), Quantum Leap (1989), JAG (1995), and NCIS (2003). He has often included military veterans as characters.
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Nate Parker
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- actordirectorfilm directorscreenwriterfilm actor
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Nate Parker is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. He has appeared in Beyond the Lights, Red Tails, The Secret Life of Bees, The Great Debaters, Arbitrage, Non-Stop, Felon, and Pride. Parker's directorial debut feature film, The Birth of a Nation, in which he also starred, made history at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival when Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired the distribution rights for $17.5 million, breaking the record for the most paid for a Sundance Film Festival production, surpassing Little Miss Sunshine, which had been acquired by Searchlight for $10 million ten years earlier. The film was ultimately unsuccessful in wide release and did not receive acclaim, after rape allegations against Parker resurfaced.
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Valerie Plame
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- writerspy
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Valerie Elise Plame is an American writer, spy novelist, and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. As the subject of the 2003 Plame affair, also known as the CIA leak scandal, Plame's identity as a CIA officer was leaked to and subsequently published by Robert Novak of The Washington Post. She described this period and the media firestorm that ensued as "mortifying, and I think I was in shock for a couple years".
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Lara Spencer
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- journalist
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Lara Christine Von Seelen is an American television presenter. She is best known for being the co-anchor for ABC's Good Morning America. She is also a correspondent for Nightline and ABC News. She was the host of the syndicated entertainment newsmagazine The Insider from 2004 to 2011 and was a regular contributor to CBS's The Early Show. She was the national correspondent for Good Morning America and spent several years as a lifestyle reporter for WABC-TV. She hosted Antiques Roadshow on PBS for the 2004 and 2005 seasons and Antiques Roadshow FYI, a spin-off of Antiques Roadshow, during 2005. She hosts the show Flea Market Flip on both HGTV and the Great American Country channel. In April 2018, she announced she would be only appearing on GMA three days a week to focus on her television producing.
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Patrick Fabian
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- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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Patrick Fabian is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his role as attorney Howard Hamlin in Better Call Saul (2015–2022). His film roles include End Game (2006), The Last Exorcism (2010), Pig (2011) and Jimmy (2013).
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Franco Harris
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- player of American football
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Franco Harris was an American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 1972 NFL Draft. Harris spent his first 12 seasons with Pittsburgh, earning nine Pro Bowl selections, and was a member of the Seattle Seahawks in his last.
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Bruce Davison
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- television actorfilm directorstage actorfilm actoractor
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Bruce Allen Davison is an American actor, who has appeared in over 270 film, television and stage productions since his debut in 1968. His breakthrough role was as Willard Stiles in the 1971 cult horror film Willard. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and won a Golden Globe Award and an Independent Spirit Award, for his performance in Longtime Companion (1989).
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Joonas Suotamo
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- actorfilm actorbasketball player
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Joonas Viljami Suotamo is a Finnish actor and former professional basketball player. He is best known for his role as Chewbacca in the Star Wars saga, taking over the role from Peter Mayhew, first as a body double, with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and later as the lead in Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).
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Matt Rhule
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- American football coachplayer of American footballhead coach
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Matthew Kenneth Rhule is an American college football coach and former linebacker. He is the head football coach for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a position he has held since 2023. He was also the head football coach for Temple University from 2013 to 2016, Baylor University from 2017 to 2019, and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Rhule played linebacker at Penn State from 1994 to 1997.
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Immortal Technique
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- singermusicianrapper
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Felipe Andres Coronel, better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is an American rapper and activist. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics, from a radical left-wing perspective.
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Carl Nassib
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- player of American football
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Carl Paul Nassib is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning unanimous All-American honors as a senior in 2015. Nassib was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and has also played for the Las Vegas Raiders. In 2021, Nassib became the first active NFL player to publicly come out as gay and to play in a game.
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Britt Baker
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- 2009-2013 graduated with bachelor's degree in University of Pennsylvania Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences
- In 2014 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- professional wrestlerdentist
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Brittany Ann Baker is an American professional wrestler and dentist. She is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where she performs under the ring name Britt Baker and is a former AEW Women's World Champion. She became the first woman signed to AEW.
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Micah Parsons
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- player of American football
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Micah Aaron Parsons is an American football linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Parsons played college football at Penn State, where he was named a consensus All-American, the Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year, and the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP as a sophomore in 2019, before being selected by the Cowboys in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. Parsons was named the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year following the 2021 season.
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Phil Davis
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- mixed martial arts fighter
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Phil Kwabina Davis is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a Light Heavyweight for Bellator MMA, where he is the former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion. Prior to signing with Bellator, Davis competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he achieved success as a top 5 Light Heavyweight contender and held a UFC record of 9–3 (1). He is currently ranked as the #7 Light Heavyweight fighter in the world by ranking site Fight Matrix. Davis first gained athletic notoriety in college as a wrestler for Penn State University, where he became an NCAA Division I champion in 2008. As of October 19, 2021, #2 in the Bellator Light Heavyweight Rankings.
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Ali Krieger
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- association football player
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Alexandra Blaire Krieger is an American former professional and international soccer player. She first appeared for the United States national team at the 2008 Four Nations Tournament during a match against Canada on January 16, 2008. She has since made more than 100 total appearances for the team.
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Trace "The Goat" McSorley
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- player of American football
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Richard Thomas "Trace" McSorley III is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Rosey Grier
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- player of American footballtelevision actor
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Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier is an American actor, singer, Protestant minister, and former professional football player. He was a notable college football player for Pennsylvania State University who earned a retrospective place in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 100th anniversary list of 100 most influential student athletes. A professional player for twelve seasons, Grier was a member of the New York Giants and the original Fearsome Foursome of the Los Angeles Rams. He played in the Pro Bowl twice.
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Francisco Sagasti
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- Studied industrial engineering
- Occupations
- politicianindustrial engineer
- Biography
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Francisco Rafael Sagasti Hochhausler OSP is a Peruvian engineer, academic, politician, and author who served as the President of Peru from November 2020 to July 2021.
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Terry Pegula
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- entrepreneur
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Terrence Michael Pegula is an American billionaire businessman and petroleum engineer. He is the owner of the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL) and, with his wife Kim Pegula, the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He is also the president of both franchises. Amassing his fortune via investments in fracking, Pegula has interests in natural gas development, real estate, entertainment, and professional sports. His net worth is over $7 billion.
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Steve McCurry
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- freelancerphotojournalistphotographer
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Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times. McCurry has photographed many assignments for National Geographic and has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986.
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Shawn Oakman
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- gridiron football playerplayer of American football
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Shawn Michael Oakman is a gridiron football defensive end for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Baylor Bears. Oakman has been a member of the Triangle Torch and the West Virginia Roughriders of the American Arena League (AAL), the Bismarck Bucks of Champions Indoor Football (CIF), and the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL.
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Robbie Gould
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- player of American football
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Robert Paul Gould III is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Gould was originally signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played with the Bears from 2005 to 2015, earning first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors in 2006, and became the franchise's all-time leading scorer. Gould also played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.
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David Taylor
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- amateur wrestler
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David Morris Taylor III is an American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 86 kilograms. In 2021, Taylor became the 2020 Olympic gold medalist after defeating reigning Olympic and World Champion Hassan Yazdani, a feat he repeated from the 2018 World Championship where he stormed his way to the title. He later became the 2021 World Championship runner-up, after being defeated by Yazdani. Then, at the 2022 World Championships, he avenged that loss by defeating Yazdani once again to reclaim his world title.
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Allen Robinson
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- player of American football
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Allen Bernard Robinson II is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013. Robinson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft, and played for the Jaguars for four seasons, with the Chicago Bears for four seasons and the Los Angeles Rams for one season.
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Sean Lee
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- player of American football
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Sean Patrick Lee is an American former professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and was selected by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He made two Pro Bowls and the 2016 All-Pro Team.
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Anthony Adams
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- player of American football
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Anthony "Spice" Adams is an American television host, actor, comedian, and former football defensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. After playing college football for Penn State, he was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft, for whom he played four seasons, followed by the Chicago Bears from 2007 to 2011.
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Ben Cohen
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- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Bennett Cohen is an American businessman, activist and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of the ice cream company Ben & Jerry's.
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Mike Scioscia
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- baseball player
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Michael Lorri Scioscia, nicknamed "Sosh" and "El Jefe", is an American former Major League Baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He managed the Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim / Los Angeles Angels from the 2000 season through the 2018 season, and was the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball and second-longest-tenured coach/manager in the "Big Four" (MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA), behind only Gregg Popovich at the time of his retirement. As a player, Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980. He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career, which was spent entirely with the Dodgers; this made him the only person in MLB history to spend his entire playing career with one team and entire managing career with another team with 10+ years in both places. He was signed by the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers late in his career, but never appeared in a major league game for either team due to injury.
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Chris Godwin
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- player of American football
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Rod Christopher Godwin Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and was selected by the Buccaneers in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He won a Super Bowl championship in Super Bowl LV over the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Christian Hackenberg
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- player of American football
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Christian Blaize Hackenberg is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, and was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. Hackenberg spent two seasons with the Jets before being released, becoming only the third quarterback selected in the first or second round of the common-draft era (since 1967) not to play a game in his first two seasons. He was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, and Cincinnati Bengals, although he never actually played in an NFL game.
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Harry Jacob Anslinger
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- journalistwriterpoliticiandiplomat
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Harry Jacob Anslinger was an American government official who served as the first commissioner of the U.S. Treasury Department's Federal Bureau of Narcotics during the presidencies of Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy. He was a supporter of Prohibition, and of the criminalization of all drugs, and spearheaded anti-drug policy campaigns.
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John Urschel
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- player of American footballmathematician
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John Cameron Urschel is a Canadian-American mathematician and former professional American football guard and center. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Urschel played his entire NFL career with Baltimore before announcing his retirement on July 27, 2017, at 26 years old.
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Will Levis
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- 2018-2021 graduated with bachelor's degree in finance
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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William Donovan Levis is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and Kentucky before being selected by the Titans in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Kelly Ayotte
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- In 1990 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianprosecutoradvisorlaw clerk
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Kelly Ann Ayotte is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Ayotte served as New Hampshire Attorney General from 2004 to 2009.
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Linda Yaccarino
- Occupations
- chief executive officer
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Linda Yaccarino is an American media executive. She previously held the position of chairman of global advertising & partnerships for NBCUniversal. In June 2023, Yaccarino succeeded Elon Musk as the chief executive officer of X Corp.
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Kerry Collins
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Kerry Michael Collins is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. Collins was a member of six NFL teams, most notably the Carolina Panthers, the New York Giants, and the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, winning the Maxwell Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, and the Sammy Baugh Trophy as a senior.
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Aria Mia Loberti
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- activistactor
- Biography
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Aria Mia Loberti is an American actress. She stars as Marie-Laure Leblanc in the Netflix miniseries All the Light We Cannot See. She won her inaugural role from a global search of thousands of actresses.
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Judith Giuliani
- Occupations
- nurse
- Biography
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Judi Ann Stish Ross Nathan Giuliani is an American registered nurse, former medical sales executive, charity fundraiser, and ex-wife of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. She was a managing director of philanthropic consulting firm Changing Our World and a founding board member of the Twin Towers Fund.
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NaVorro Bowman
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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NaVorro Roderick Bowman is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is currently the linebackers coach for the Los Angeles Chargers. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Bowman was also a member of the Oakland Raiders.
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Mark Parker
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- entrepreneurinternational forum participantdirector
- Biography
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Mark Parker is an American businessman. He is executive chairman of Nike, Inc. He was named the third CEO of the company in 2006 and was president and CEO until 13 January 2020. Since April 3, 2023, he has been chairman of The Walt Disney Company.
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Matt Millen
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- celebrityplayer of American footballpunditexecutive
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Matthew George Millen is an American former professional football player and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Millen played as a linebacker for 12 years for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins, playing on four Super Bowl-winning teams and winning a Super Bowl ring for each of the three franchises for which he played.
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Tom Hovasse
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- basketball coachbasketball player
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Thomas Wayne Hovasse is an American basketball coach and former player. After growing up in Security, Colorado, he played college basketball at Penn State. After not being selected in the 1989 NBA draft, he played professional basketball from 1989 to 2001, including a brief stint with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association during the 1994–95 season and 10 seasons for teams in Japan.
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David Morrell
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- university teacherwriterscreenwriter
- Biography
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David Morrell is a Canadian-American author whose debut 1972 novel First Blood, later adapted as the 1982 film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful Rambo franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 30 languages. He also wrote the 2007–2008 Captain America comic book miniseries The Chosen.
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Jef Raskin
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- computer scientistwriteruniversity teacherprogrammerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert who conceived and began leading the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s.
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LaVar Arrington
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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LaVar RaShad Arrington is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected with the second overall pick by the Washington Redskins of the 2000 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the New York Giants.
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Larry Johnson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Larry Alphonso Johnson Jr. is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, where he won the Maxwell Award and was a unanimous All-American in 2002. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft, and also played for the Cincinnati Bengals, the Washington Redskins, and the Miami Dolphins.
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Guion Bluford
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering
- Occupations
- astronautaerospace engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
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Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force (USAF) officer and fighter pilot, and former NASA astronaut, in which capacity he became the first African American to go to space. While assigned to NASA, he remained a USAF officer rising to the rank of colonel. He participated in four Space Shuttle flights between 1983 and 1992. In 1983, as a member of the crew of the Orbiter Challenger on the mission STS-8, he became the first African American in space as well as the second black person in space, after Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez.
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Matthew McGloin
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Matthew James McGloin is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2010 to 2012. McGloin was the first walk-on quarterback to start at Penn State since scholarships were reinstated in 1949.
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John Amaechi
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- bloggerpoliticianbasketball player
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John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi //, OBE is an English-American psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt and Penn State, and professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Amaechi also played in France, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Since retiring from basketball, Amaechi has worked as a psychologist and consultant, establishing his company Amaechi Performance Systems.
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Cameron Wake
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
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Derek Cameron Wake is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Penn State Nittany Lions, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2005.
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Tom Ridge
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Thomas Joseph Ridge is an American politician and author who served in the George W. Bush administration as the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security from 2001 to 2003 and as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. He was the first person to hold either office. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1995 and as the 43rd governor of Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2001.
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Mark Deklin
- Occupations
- film actorstunt performertelevision actoractorstage actor
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Mark Deklin is an American actor and fight coordinator. He starred in the Fox primetime drama Lone Star, the ABC comedy-drama GCB, the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids, and in 2017 joined the ABC political drama Designated Survivor as Senator Jack Bowman. He voiced Deimos in the video game God of War: Ghost of Sparta. He also was the voice of Warden in the video game Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.
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Tareq Al-Suwaidan
- Occupations
- preacherentrepreneurwriter
- Biography
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Tareq Mohammed Al-Suwaidan is a Kuwaiti Islamic author and speaker, and businessman. He has been among the 500 Most Influential Muslims in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Al-Suwaidan is considered to adopt a moderate ideology amongst Muslim thinkers.
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Scott Perry
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- In 1991 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianscreenwriterbusiness executive
- Biography
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Scott Gordon Perry is an American politician and retired U.S. Army National Guard brigadier general who is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district. His district, numbered the 4th district from 2013 to 2019, includes Harrisburg, York, and most of the inner suburbs. Perry serves on the House Transportation, Infrastructure, and Foreign Affairs committees.
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Jeff Hostetler
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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William Jeffrey Hostetler is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants, Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, and Washington Redskins. His nickname is "Hoss."
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Devon Still
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- player of American football
- Biography
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Devon Joshua Still is a former American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State, where he earned consensus All-American honors. He was also a member of the Houston Texans and New York Jets.
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Samantha Hoopes
- Occupations
- model
- Biography
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Samantha Hoopes is an American model known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from 2014 to 2020.
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Tamba Hali
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tamba Boimah Hali is a Liberian former American football defensive end and linebacker. He played college football at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), where he earned unanimous All-American honors, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
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Lisa Salters
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- sports commentatorjournalistbasketball player
- Biography
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Alisia "Lisa" Salters is an American journalist and former college basketball player. She has been a reporter for ESPN and ESPN on ABC since 2000. Previously, she covered the O. J. Simpson murder case for ABC and worked as a reporter at WBAL-TV in Baltimore from 1988 to 1995.
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Paul Posluszny
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Paul Michael Posluszny is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, earning consensus All-American honors twice, and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. After four years in Buffalo, Posluszny spent the remainder of his career with the Jaguars and earned Pro Bowl honors during the 2013 season.
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Michael Robinson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Burton Michael Robinson is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He is currently an analyst for the NFL Network and NBC.
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Josh Green
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- 1992-1997 studied Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- physicianpolitician
- Biography
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Joshua Booth Green is an American politician and physician who has been the governor of Hawaii since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the state's ninth governor. He was the 15th lieutenant governor of Hawaii from 2018 to 2022, a member of the Hawaii Senate from 2008 to 2018, and as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.
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Ryan Buell
- Occupations
- television producerwriter
- Biography
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Ryan Daniel Buell is an American paranormal investigator, author and producer who was the main host of the TV show Paranormal State.
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Vaclav Smil
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistinternational forum participantscientistscience communicator
- Biography
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Vaclav Smil is a Czech-Canadian scientist and policy analyst. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. His interdisciplinary research interests encompass energy, environmental, food, population, economic, historical and public policy studies. He has also applied these approaches to energy, food and environmental affairs of China.
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Mike McQueary
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Michael Jacob McQueary is a former American football assistant coach for the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) under head coach Joe Paterno until late in the 2011 football season. McQueary was identified as a key witness in the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.
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Edward Binns
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Edward Binns was an American actor. He had a wide-spanning career in film and television, often portraying competent, hard working and purposeful characters in his various roles. He is best known for his work in such acclaimed films as 12 Angry Men (1957), North by Northwest (1959), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), Fail Safe (1964), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Patton (1970) and The Verdict (1982).
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Mike Gesicki
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- Studied public relations
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Michael William Gesicki is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. He is the record holder for most receptions by a tight end in Penn State history. He was drafted in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins.
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Brian Fitzpatrick
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- In 2001 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- accountantpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Brian Kevin Fitzpatrick is an American politician, attorney, and former FBI agent who has served as a U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania since 2017. His district, which was numbered the 8th district during his first term and the 1st district since 2019, includes all of Bucks County, a mostly suburban county north of Philadelphia, as well as a sliver of Montgomery County.
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Charlie Dent
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- academic administratorsalespersonclerkpolitician
- Biography
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Charles Wieder Dent is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district from 2005 to 2018.
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Kenneth Frazier
- Occupations
- lawyerbusiness executiveinternational forum participantbusinessperson
- Biography
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Kenneth Carleton Frazier is an American business executive. He is executive chairman and former CEO of the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. (known as MSD outside of North America). After joining Merck & Co. as general counsel, he directed the company's defense against litigation over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx. Frazier is the first African American man to lead a major pharmaceutical company (part of the Fortune 500 companies). He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018.
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Mike Munchak
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Michael Anthony Munchak is an American professional football coach and former player in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, Munchak played left guard for the Houston Oilers from 1982 until 1993 and was a nine-time selection to the Pro Bowl. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Paul Berg
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- In 1948 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biochemistry
- Occupations
- biochemistresearchermolecular biologistchemist
- Biography
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Paul Berg was an American biochemist and professor at Stanford University.
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Johnny Devenanzio
- Occupations
- television presenterreality television participant
- Biography
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John Amadeus Devenanzio, also known as Johnny Bananas, is a television personality, best known as a competitor on the MTV reality competition show The Challenge. His first television appearance was on the seventeenth season of The Real World in 2006. In 2018, he became the host of 1st Look on NBC.
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Sean Clifford
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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Sean Burke Clifford is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State. He was the starting quarterback and team captain for the Nittany Lions from 2019 through 2022.
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Tim Frazier
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tim Frazier is an American professional basketball player who last played for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. Frazier played high school basketball for Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and competed at the collegiate level with Penn State as a point guard. He earned various accolades with Penn State, including first-team All-Big Ten and All-Big Ten Defensive team honors, both as a junior in 2012. Frazier has played nine seasons in the NBA, with eight different franchises.
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Liz Wheeler
- Occupations
- conservatism in the United Statesnews presenterauthorpunditpodcaster
- Biography
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Elizabeth Theresa Wheeler is an American conservative political commentator, author, and podcast host. From 2015 to 2020, Wheeler hosted One America News Network (OANN)'s Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler, where she was known for her finale segment, "Final Point." In 2019, Wheeler published her first book, Tipping Points: How to Topple the Left's House of Cards. In September 2020, Wheeler left OANN and currently hosts a podcast, The Liz Wheeler Show.
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John Cappelletti
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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John Cappelletti is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers.
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Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
- Occupations
- aristocrateconomist
- Biography
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Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo, Duke in Saxony was the eldest son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria and his wife, Doña Margarita Gómez-Acebo y Cejuela. Kardam was born after the abolition of the Bulgarian monarchy. As such, it was only by courtesy that he was sometimes styled as if being a crown prince. He was known also as Kardam of Bulgaria and Kardam of Tarnovo, the latter being the title of the heir apparent of the Bulgarian throne.
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Stefen Wisniewski
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Stefen David Wisniewski is a former American football guard and center. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft out of Penn State. He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Joe Kovacs
- Occupations
- athletics competitorshot putter
- Biography
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Joseph Mathias Kovacs is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and has a personal record of 23.23 meters outdoors and 22.05 meters indoors. He won gold medals at the 2015 and 2019 World Championships. He won silver medals at the 2017 World Championships, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. His personal best of 23.23 metres makes him the second best competitor all-time in the shot put event.
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Adrian Amos
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Adrian Gerald Amos Jr. is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State, and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Richard Trumka
- Occupations
- trade unionistinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Richard Louis Trumka was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He served as president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995, and then was secretary-general of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009. He was elected president of the AFL–CIO on September 16, 2009, at the federation's convention in Pittsburgh, and served in that position until his death.
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Kim Jones
- Occupations
- sideline reporter
- Biography
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Kimberly Alicia Jones is a New York City-based sports reporter. From 2005 to 2011, she was the clubhouse reporter for New York Yankees games on the YES Network. She currently works for the NFL Network, Newsday and WFAN radio in New York City. Jones has been a resident of Saddle Brook, New Jersey, since she started covering the New York Giants.
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Bill Peduto
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Mark Peduto is an American politician who was the 60th mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 2014 until 2022. He was a Democratic member of the Pittsburgh City Council from 2002 to 2014.
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A. Q. Shipley
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Allan Quay Shipley is a former American football center who played twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Arizona Cardinals. He played college football for Penn State and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Shipley was also a member of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Baltimore Ravens, the Indianapolis Colts and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He spent the 2021 season as an offensive assistant for the Buccaneers, before making regular appearances on The Pat McAfee Show.
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Ronald Mallett
- Occupations
- university teacherphysicist
- Biography
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Ronald Lawrence Mallett is an American theoretical physicist, academic and author. He has been a faculty member of the University of Connecticut since 1975 and is best known for his position on the possibility of time travel.
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Aaron Russell
- Enrolled in Pennsylvania State University
- Studied in 2011-2015
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Aaron Joseph Russell is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for JT Thunders and the U.S. national team. He was a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and the 2018 World Championship.
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Guy Reschenthaler
- Occupations
- politicianjudge
- Biography
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Guy Lorin Reschenthaler is an American politician, attorney, judge, and U.S. Navy veteran. A Republican, he is the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district and was previously a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 37th district. He served as a district judge and in the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) during the Iraq War. He is serving as the Republican Chief Deputy Whip in the 118th Congress.
