17 Notable alumni of
Regent University
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Regent University is 2031st in the world, 704th in North America, and 664th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Regent 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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Tony Hale
- Occupations
- television actorvoice actorfilm actorcomedian
- Biography
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Anthony Russell Hale is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his role in the Fox comedy series Arrested Development as Buster Bluth. Hale played Gary Walsh on the HBO comedy Veep from 2012 until its conclusion in 2019, for which he won the 2013 and 2015 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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Jay Sekulow
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Jay Alan Sekulow is an American lawyer, radio, television talk show host and politically conservative media personality. He has been chief counsel of the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) since 1991. As a member of President Donald Trump's legal team, he served as lead outside counsel for Trump's first impeachment trial in the United States Senate.
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Bob McDonnell
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Robert Francis McDonnell is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014.
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Winsome Sears
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Winsome Sears is an American politician serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, Sears served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2004. She also served on the Virginia Board of Education, and she ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2004 and for U.S. Senate in 2018. In 2021, Sears was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia.
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Jordan Sekulow
- Occupations
- radio personalitylawyer
- Biography
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Jordan Sekulow is an American lawyer, radio talk show host, former Washington Post blogger, political consultant, and author. A veteran of three presidential campaigns, Sekulow is the executive director at the American Center for Law & Justice, a conservative international public interest law firm and watchdog group founded by his father, Jay Sekulow.
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Charles Martin
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- translatorwriterpoetdocentjournalist
- Biography
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Charles Martin is an author from the Southern United States.
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Nicole Johnson
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- modelbeauty pageant contestantspokesperson
- Biography
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Nicole Johnson is an American beauty queen, author, public health professional and activist. Crowned Miss America 1999 and Miss Virginia 1998, she became the first Miss America with diabetes and the first contestant to publicize the use of an insulin pump. She now advocates for diabetes research, treatment, and education, having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1993.
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Sharon Weston Broome
- Occupations
- politicianjournalist
- Biography
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Sharon Weston Broome is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She served in the Louisiana State Senate representing the 15th district from 2005 to 2016. She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 10, 2016. Broome is the first African-American woman to serve as mayor-president.
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Scott Rigell
- Enrolled in Regent University
- In 1990 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianentrepreneur
- Biography
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Edward Scott Rigell is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2011 to 2017. He declined to run for re-election in 2016, and he left office in January 2017.
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Richard Corcoran
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- politician
- Biography
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Richard Michael Corcoran is an American politician who served as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. A Republican, Corcoran represented the 37th district, which includes central Pasco County, from 2012 to 2018, and previously represented the 45th district from 2010 to 2012. From 2019 to 2022, Corcoran served as the state's education commissioner. In 2023, he became president of the New College of Florida.
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Bobby Dyer
- Years
- 1950-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert M. Dyer is an American politician serving as the mayor of Virginia Beach, Virginia since 2018. A Republican, he served as a member of the city council for 14 years prior to his election as mayor. Dyer has also been a physical therapist for over 40 years and a professor of government at his alma mater, Regent University. He won the November 2018 election for mayor despite being outraised by his opponent Ben Davenport nearly 5 to 1.
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Gordon Klingenschmitt
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United States - Occupations
- politicianmilitary chaplain
- Biography
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Gordon James Klingenschmitt is an American religious figure, former US Navy chaplain, and former politician.
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Tom Thompson
- Occupations
- writerplayer of American footballmotivational speaker
- Biography
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Emmet C. "Tom" Thompson II is an American former college football player who was a member of the football team at Austin College in Sherman, Texas during the 2009 NCAA Division III football season. In 2011, he earned a graduate degree from Austin College. He has been the kicking coach for the football team at Austin College since the 2010 season.
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Peter M. McCoy Jr
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Peter M. McCoy Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina from 2020 to 2021. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 2011 to 2020.
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Leroy Gilbert
- Enrolled in Regent University
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- Christian ministermilitary officer
- Biography
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Leroy Gilbert is a former officer in the United States Navy and Chaplain of the United States Coast Guard.
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Zach Whiting
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zach Whiting is an American politician and policy analyst. A Republican, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2019–2021 before resigning to take a job at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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Allan Day
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Allan E. Day is a retired United States Air Force major general who recently served as the director of logistics operations of the Defense Logistics Agency. Previously, he was the director of logistics, civil engineering, force protection, and nuclear integration of the Air Force Materiel Command.
