21 Notable alumni of
Rider University
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Rider University is 1555th in the world, 546th in North America, and 513th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Rider 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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Soon-Yi Previn
- Occupations
- film actor
- Biography
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Soon-Yi Previn is the adopted daughter of actress Mia Farrow and musician André Previn. She is married to filmmaker Woody Allen, with whom she has two adopted children.
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Monét X Change
- Occupations
- drag queenpodcastertelevision producer
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Monét X Change, is the stage name of Kevin Akeem Bertin, an American drag queen, singer, podcaster, and reality television personality. She is known for competing on the tenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race (2018), on which she placed sixth and was crowned the season's Miss Congeniality, and for winning the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2018–2019) alongside Trinity the Tuck. She returned to compete in the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, an all-winners season, where she placed runner-up. Monét X Change released her debut EP, Unapologetically, in 2019. Later that year, she debuted her own web talk show The X Change Rate, distributed by the BUILD Series.
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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- classical pianistconductor
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC is a Canadian conductor and pianist. He is currently music director of the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal), the Metropolitan Opera, and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He was the principal conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra from 2008 to 2018.
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Jason Thompson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jason Carlton Thompson is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for Rider University's men's basketball team since the 2022–23 season. He was a starting center playing college basketball for the Rider Broncs from 2004 to 2008, and was drafted in the first round of the 2008 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. He holds the record for most games played with the Kings during their tenure in Sacramento.
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Mark S. Schweiker
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- politician
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Mark Stephen Schweiker is an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Pennsylvania from October 5, 2001, to January 21, 2003. Schweiker, a Republican, assumed the governorship in 2001, when his predecessor, Tom Ridge, resigned to become Homeland Security Advisor to President George W. Bush. Schweiker serves as the SVP and Chief Relationship Officer of Renmatix.
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Ryan Thompson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ryan Christopher Thompson is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for Rider University before playing professionally in the NBA D-League, Italy, Belgium, Germany, Serbia, Turkey and Israel.
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Florian Valot
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Florian Valot is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Loudoun United FC.
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Nathaniel Barnes
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
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Milton Nathaniel Barnes is a Liberian diplomat, politician and member of the Liberian Destiny Party (LDP). In early 2022, he announced his intention to run as an independent candidate in the 2023 Liberian presidential election.
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Jennifer Larmore
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- performing artistopera singermusician
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Jennifer Larmore is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer, particularly noted for her performances in coloratura and bel canto roles which she has performed in the world's major opera houses. She has been a professor at the Music College of Seoul National University since March 2021.
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Justin Robinson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justin Robinson is a British professional basketball player who plays for the Surrey Scorchers of the British Basketball League (BBL).
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Craig Carpenito
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- lawyer
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Craig Carpenito is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey. On January 5, 2018, Carpenito was appointed U.S. Attorney pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546 by US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. On April 27, 2018, the judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey unanimously appointed Carpenito U.S. Attorney pursuant to their statutory powers. He resigned on January 5, 2021. He previously served as a federal prosecutor in the office from 2003 to 2008.
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Craig Clemmensen
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- politician
- Biography
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Craig T. Clemmensen is an American government official serving as Director of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Departmental Enforcement Center. He was Acting Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from late January to early March 2017 during the transition of the Trump Administration. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Joel Diamond
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United States - Occupations
- record producercomposer
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Joel Diamond is an American record producer. He has produced 36 gold and platinum recordings and had over 54 recordings on the Billboard charts.
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Jim Hoey
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James Urban Hoey is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins between 2006 and 2011.
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Vincent M. Ignizio
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- politician
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Vincent M. Ignizio is an American politician and former member and Minority Leader of the New York City Council representing Staten Island's 51st district. Before being elected to the City Council, he was a member of the New York State Assembly.
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Harry Gamble
- Occupations
- coach
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Harry T. Gamble was an American football coach and executive. He was the head coach at the Lafayette College and University of Pennsylvania and general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Mary Saunders
- Occupations
- military personnel
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Mary L. Saunders is a retired Major General from the United States Air Force. She was named to the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Frederick William Donnelly
- Years
- 1866-1935 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- politician
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Frederick William Donnelly was an American Democratic politician who served as Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey, from 1911 until 1932.
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Iris Holland
- Years
- 1920-2001 (aged 81)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Iris Kaufman Holland was an American politician.
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Caroline Palavicino-Maggio
- Occupations
- neuroscientist
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Caroline Palavicino-Maggio is an American neuroscientist and an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She also directs the Neurobiological Mechanisms of Aggression Laboratory at McLean Hospital. Palavicino-Maggio explores how gene expression in amine neurons and neural circuits leads to changes in social behavior, specifically aggression. Palavicino-Maggio is committed to mentoring and inspiring first-generation students in STEM and serves as the Director of Outreach for the Journal of Emerging Investigators, an open-access journal that publishes research conducted by middle and high school students as a means to expose young and underrepresented future scientists to academic research and the publishing process.
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Peter Terpeluk, Jr
- Years
- 1948-2011 (aged 63)
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianbusinessperson
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J. Peter Terpeluk Jr. was a Republican politician from Pennsylvania and an American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Luxembourg for part of the tenure of President George W. Bush.
