27 Notable alumni of
Quinnipiac University
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Quinnipiac University is 1605th in the world, 570th in North America, and 537th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 27 notable alumni from Quinnipiac 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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Molly Qerim
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Molly Qerim is an American television personality and host of ESPN's First Take. She previously was the host of NFL Network's weekday morning show, NFL AM, and NFL Fantasy Live.
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Devon Toews
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Devon Toews is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nicknamed "Tazer", Toews was drafted 108th overall by the New York Islanders in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Toews won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022.
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Michael van der Veen
- Enrolled in Quinnipiac University
- In 1988 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Michael Thomas van der Veen is an American attorney who specializes in civil litigation and criminal defense. He represented former president Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial in the United States Senate, which resulted in acquittal on February 13, 2021.
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James Feldeine
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Feldeine is an American-Dominican professional basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Quinnipiac University, before playing professionally in Spain, Italy, Puerto Rico, Greece, Serbia, and Israel.
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Lynne Patton
- Occupations
- wedding plannerpoliticiancivil servant
- Biography
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Lynne Martine Patton is an American event planner and former Trump administration political appointee.
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Matthew Peca
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Matthew Peca is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Springfield Thunderbirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the seventh round (201st overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. After playing four years at Quinnipiac University, he made his NHL debut during the 2016–17 season.
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Christian Burns
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christian Charles Burns is an American-Italian professional basketball player for Germani Brescia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A, top league of Italia. He also represents the Italian national team.
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Turk Wendell
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Steven John "Turk" Wendell is an American former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four National League (NL) teams, in all or parts of 11 seasons, between 1993 and 2004. As a batter, Wendell was a switch hitter, with all three of his lifetime hits coming from the left side of the plate.
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Kendrick Ray
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kendrick John Ray is an American professional basketball player for ONVO Büyükçekmece of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Quinnipiac University and Kennesaw State University before playing professionally in the Czech Republic, Israel, France, Turkey and Greece. Standing at 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), Ray plays at the shooting guard and point guard positions.
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Kirsten van de Ven
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kirsten Johanna Maria van de Ven is a former Dutch professional footballer. Prior to her professional career, she played College soccer in the United States. Professionally she played in the Dutch league (Eredivisie) for Willem II Tilburg and FC Twente, and in the Swedish league (Damallsvenskan) for Tyresö FF and FC Rosengård. She won titles at clubs in both Sweden and the Netherlands, as an international player she was a member of the Netherlands women's national football team, and represented her country at the 2009 and 2013 editions of the UEFA Women's Championship, and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Freddy Hall
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Frederick Michael George Hall was a Bermudian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Sam Anas
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Sam Anas is an American professional ice hockey forward for HC Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). While growing up in Potomac, Maryland, he attended Landon School. Later, he attended Quinnipiac University. He became the second player that played in the Montgomery Youth Hockey Association (MYHA) to sign an NHL contract when he agreed to terms with the Minnesota Wild.
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Ryan Cleckner
- Occupations
- sport shooter
- Biography
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Ryan Cleckner is a former Army Ranger sniper and instructor with the 1st Ranger Battalion of the US Army. He is currently a constitutional law and firearms attorney, founder of Gun University and Rocket FFL, as well as the author of the Long Range Shooting Handbook.
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Peter Kiss
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 27)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Peter Richard Kiss is an American professional basketball player for BC Yambol, of the Bulgarian NBL. He played college basketball for the Bryant Bulldogs of the Northeast Conference (NEC). He previously played for the Quinnipiac Bobcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. In Kiss' redshirt senior season at Bryant University, he averaged 25.2 points per game leading the NCAA Division I in scoring.
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Brogan Rafferty
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brogan Rafferty is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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William D. Euille
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Darnell "Bill" Euille is an American politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia from 2003 until 2016, serving as the first African-American in the city's history to hold that position. He was also one of two alternates representing Virginia on the board of directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. In 2020, Euille was appointed to the Virginia ABC board.
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Eric Hartzell
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Eric Hartzell is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He last played abroad for HK Nitra in the Slovak Extraliga (Slovak).
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Roberta Hoskie
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Roberta Hoskie is an American real estate broker, writer, and media personality based in New Haven, Connecticut. She is the author of the book Poverty Curse Broken, president and CEO of Outreach Realty Servicing, Outreach School of Real Estate, and the 1000 Black Families National Homeownership Program. She is also the founder and Chieftain of the International Millionaire Mindset Sisterhood.
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Murray Lender
- Years
- 1930-2012 (aged 82)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Murray Isaac Lender was an American businessman and entrepreneur who helped expand his father's small, Connecticut bagel bakery, Lender's Bagels, into a nationwide brand. Murray Lender served as the chief executive officer of Lender's, while his brother, Marvin, served as the company's president. Under Murray Lender, Lender's Bagels began selling frozen bagels to supermarkets in 1960, introducing many American consumers to the bagel for the first time. The Washington Post called Lender "the most important man in the modern history of bagels." Murray Lender also became known to the public for appearing in a series of television commercials for Lender's Bagels.
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Triston Henry
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Triston Javon Henry is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League as a goalkeeper.
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Cameron Young
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Cameron Young is an American professional basketball player for Runa Basket Moscow of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Quinnipiac Bobcats after playing two years at Arizona Western College. Young was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.
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Kelly Babstock
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Kelly Babstock is a Canadian-American ice hockey player, currently playing in the Swiss Women's League (SWHL A) with HC Ladies Lugano. She has Ojibwe roots and is originally from Little Current on Manitoulin Island, part of the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory.
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Bryce Van Brabant
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Bryce Van Brabant is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Calgary Flames. Van Brabant played three seasons of college hockey for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, helping the team reach its first appearance in the national championship game.
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Anna Kilponen
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Anna Kilponen is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman, currently playing in the Naisten Liiga (NSML) with the Tampereen Ilves Naiset. She played four seasons of college ice hockey in the NCAA Division I, two seasons with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks and two seasons with the Quinnipiac Bobcats. Following her college career, she has played in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL) with Linköping HC, in the Zhenskaya Hockey League (ZhHL) with the KRS Vanke Rays, and in the Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) with the Metropolitan Riveters.
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Arnold Voketaitis
- Years
- 1930-.. (age 94)
- Occupations
- opera singer
- Biography
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Arnold Voketaitis is an American bass-baritone of Lithuanian descent who had an active singing career performing in operas, concerts, and recitals from the late 1950s through the 1990s. He enjoyed a particularly successful partnership with the New York City Opera and has performed with most of the major opera companies in North America. A strong actor, he has a powerful voice with a wide range and fine timbre.
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Kevin Marfo
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kevin Marfo is an American professional basketball player for Fortitudo Agrigento in Italy's Serie A2 league. He played college basketball at several universities, including Quinnipiac, George Washington and Texas A&M. He was the NCAA Division I season rebounds leader in 2019–20.
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Erica Udén Johansson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Erica Udén Johansson is a Swedish retired ice hockey player, currently serving as conditioning coach of AIK Hockey Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). An eleven-season member of the Swedish national team, she participated in the women's ice hockey tournaments at the Winter Olympics in 2010, 2014, and 2018. Udén Johansson played college ice hockey in the NCAA with the Quinnipiac Bobcats women's ice hockey program.
