21 Notable alumni of
Saint Leo University
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Saint Leo University is 2171st in the world, 757th in North America, and 713th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Saint Leo 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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Desi Arnaz
- Occupations
- television producerjazz guitaristtelevision actorrecord producerbandleader
- Biography
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Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III, known as Desi Arnaz, was a Cuban-American actor, musician and bandleader. He played Ricky Ricardo on the American television sitcom I Love Lucy, in which he co-starred with his wife Lucille Ball. Arnaz and Ball are credited as the innovators of the syndicated rerun, which they pioneered with the I Love Lucy series.
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Lee Marvin
- Occupations
- film actorcharacter actortelevision actoractorstage actor
- Biography
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Lee Marvin was an American film and television actor. Known for his bass voice and premature white hair, he is best remembered for playing hardboiled "tough guy" characters. Although initially typecast as the "heavy" (i.e. villainous character), he later gained prominence for portraying anti-heroes, such as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger on the television series M Squad (1957–1960). Marvin's notable roles in film included Charlie Strom in The Killers (1964), Rico Fardan in The Professionals (1966), Major John Reisman in The Dirty Dozen (1967), Ben Rumson in Paint Your Wagon (1969), Walker in Point Blank (1967), and the Sergeant in The Big Red One (1980).
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Miguel Tejada
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Miguel Odalis Tejada is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, before short stints with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Kansas City Royals.
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Luis Somoza Debayle
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Luis Anastasio Somoza Debayle was the 26th President of Nicaragua from 21 September 1956 to 1 May 1963.
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Jennifer Carroll
- Occupations
- military officerpolitician
- Biography
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Jennifer Sandra Carroll is an American Republican politician and retired naval officer who served as the 18th lieutenant governor of Florida from January 4, 2011 to March 12, 2013. Carroll is the first black person, woman and Trinidadian-American elected to the office; she also is the first black person elected to statewide office in Florida since Reconstruction. Carroll previously served as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. She is the bestselling author of an autobiography entitled When You Get There.
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Red Barrett
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Charles Henry "Red" Barrett was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who played 11 total career seasons in the National League. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Braves and St. Louis Cardinals. He once pitched the shortest complete game by fewest pitches (58) in history.
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Rosie Kmita
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Rosie Kmita is an English former women's footballer who last played for Watford.
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Richard Corcoran
- Occupations
- 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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John Quinlan
- Occupations
- bodybuilderCategory:Fitness modelsactorprofessional wrestler
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John Joseph Quinlan nickname Stoneface, is an American actor. He is a former bodybuilder, professional wrestler, fitness model, fashion model, art model and romance cover model. In 2012 he was an official image model and brand ambassador for the supplement company Nutrabolics. In December 2015, Quinlan was signed on as the lead male actor for the 2019 film, A Sense of Purpose: Fighting For Our Lives by producer Jillian Bullock. In February 2020, Quinlan was selected to play the villain role of Marvel Rhino for the TV/Web Series: Spider-Man And The Monsters of Manhattan set to be released in 2024.
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Rich Nugent
- Enrolled in Saint Leo University
- In 1990 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Richard B. "Rich" Nugent is an American retired law enforcement officer and former United States Congressman. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is a former Sheriff of Hernando County, Florida. On November 2, 2010, Richard Nugent defeated Democratic nominee James Piccillo, to replace retiring Congresswoman Ginny Brown-Waite. Nugent was a member of the Tea Party Caucus. On November 2, 2015, Nugent announced he would not seek reelection.
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Rodney J. McKinley
- Biography
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Rodney J. McKinley is a retired airman of the United States Air Force who served as the 15th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from 2006 to 2009.
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Gerald R. Murray
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Gerald R. Murray is a retired airman of the United States Air Force who served as the 14th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from 2002 to 2006.
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Lauren Scott
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lauren Alex Scott is an American politician, civil rights activist and entrepreneur. In the June 2014 primary election, she won the Republican nomination for the Nevada Assembly's 30th District, earning 58% of the vote. Scott received 46% of the vote in the November 2014 general election and lost the election to incumbent Democrat Michael Sprinkle.
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Donald Tapia
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Donald Ray Tapia is an American businessman who served as the United States Ambassador to Jamaica from 2019 until 2021.
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Charles Henri Baker
- Occupations
- politicianindustrialist
- Biography
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Charles-Henri Jean-Marie Baker is a Haitian industrialist and presidential candidate. He is a former member of the Group of 184. Baker was a candidate for president in Haiti's 2006 and 2010 elections.
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Joyce Cusack
- Occupations
- politiciannurse
- Biography
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Joyce Marie Cusack is an American politician. She is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 27th District and a member of the Democratic Party. Her district covered a part of Volusia County, Florida.
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Ed Narain
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Edwin "Ed" Aubron Narain is an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 61st District, which includes West and East Tampa, Progress Village Sulphur Springs and the University parts of Tampa in Central and Northern Hillsborough County, from 2014 to 2016.
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Ardian Zika
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ardian Zika is an American businessman, banker and former politician who served as a Republican member of the Florida Legislature representing the state's 37th House district, which encompasses parts of Pasco County. On May 5, 2022, he announced not to run for a third time, and resigned from office on November 8, 2022.
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Dan Gîrleanu
- Occupations
- volleyball playerbeach volleyball player
- Biography
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Dan Gîrleanu is a retired Romanian volleyball player who won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the club level, he played for Dinamo București, winning the 1979 CEV Cup, the 1981 CEV Champions League, and seven national titles.
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Clarence Ervin
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Clarence Ervin is an American military officer and health administrator who was formerly chief of staff of the North Carolina Air National Guard and assistant chief for Acute and Home Care Licensure of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
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Ralph Lee Bowerman
- Years
- 1934-2015 (aged 81)
- Occupations
- composersaxophonistsongwriter
- Biography
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Master Sergeant Ralph Lee Bowerman, was a composer, songwriter, musician and entertainer. A saxophone player since childhood, Ralph Bowerman is best known for winning the US Army Bicentennial Army hymn competition on June 14, 1975, and for the memorial service at Arlington National Cemetery, during which SFC Ralph Lee Bowerman's composition "Mighty Is Our Army," the winning selection from over 1,200 entries in the Army Chaplains' Bicentennial Army Hymn Composers Competition, was presented. Ralph has also performed in a honky tonk band with country singer Loretta Lynn during the early 60's.
