92 Notable alumni of
Saint Mary's College of California
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The Saint Mary's College of California is 881st in the world, 321st in North America, and 300th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 92 notable alumni from the Saint Mary's College of California sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mahershala Ali
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorfilm actorbasketball playerstage actor
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Mahershala Ali is an American actor. He has received multiple accolades, including two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.3 billion worldwide. In 2020, The New York Times ranked him among the 25 greatest actors of the 21st century. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2019.
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Ryan Coogler
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- screenwriterdirectorfilm directorwriterfilm producer
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Ryan Kyle Coogler is an American filmmaker. He has received ten NAACP Image Awards, four Black Reel Awards, a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe Award, along with nominations for five Academy Awards and three BAFTA Awards.
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Brian Doyle-Murray
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- stage actoractorwritervoice actorcomedian
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Brian Murray, known professionally as Brian Doyle-Murray, is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He has appeared with his younger brother, actor/comedian Bill Murray, in several films, including Caddyshack, The Razor's Edge, Scrooged, Ghostbusters II, and Groundhog Day. He co-starred on the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son, where he played the foul-mouthed Hank Murphy. He also appeared in the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants as The Flying Dutchman, the Cartoon Network original animated series My Gym Partner's a Monkey as Coach Tiffany Gills, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack as Captain K'nuckles, a recurring role as Don Ehlert on the ABC sitcom The Middle, and Bob Kruger in the AMC dramedy Lodge 49.
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Patty Mills
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Patrick Sammie Mills AM is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the general manager of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball program at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Mills was born and raised in Canberra, and is of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australian (Kokatha and Dauareb-Meriam) descent. In 2007, he became the third Indigenous basketball player to play for the Australian national team. Mills was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft after playing two years of college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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Nicole Shanahan
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- patron of the artslawyerbusinesspersonpolitician
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Nicole Ann Shanahan is an American attorney and entrepreneur. She was the running mate of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his 2024 presidential campaign in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
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Matthew Dellavedova
- Enrolled in the Saint Mary's College of California
- Studied in 2009-2013
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Matthew William Dellavedova is an Australian professional basketball player for the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Saint Mary's College. In 2016, he won the NBA championship as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. As a member of the Australian national team, he won bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
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Tony Martin
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- television actorsingeractorfilm actor
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Alvin Morris, known professionally as Tony Martin, was an American actor and singer of popular music.
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Jock Landale
- Enrolled in the Saint Mary's College of California
- Studied in 2014-2018
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jock Landale is an Australian professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Landale also represents the Australian national team. He was part of the Australian team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Corbin Burnes
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- baseball player
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Corbin Brian Burnes is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles.
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Melanie Stansbury
- Enrolled in the Saint Mary's College of California
- In 2002 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianscientist
- Biography
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Melanie Ann Stansbury is an American politician and former ecology instructor serving as the U.S. representative for New Mexico's 1st congressional district since 2021. The district includes the majority of Albuquerque and most of its suburbs. A Democrat, Stansbury previously served as a member of the New Mexico House of Representatives for the 28th district from 2019 to 2021.
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Tony Gonsolin
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Anthony Dennis Gonsolin is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played college baseball for the Saint Mary's Gaels and was drafted by the Dodgers in the ninth round of the 2016 MLB draft. In 2019, he made his MLB debut.
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Patrick Wisdom
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Patrick Ian-Cashel Wisdom is a free agent American professional baseball third baseman and first baseman in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs, and in the KBO League for the Kia Tigers. He played college baseball for the Saint Mary's Gaels and was drafted by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2012 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2018.
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Tom Meschery
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- basketball playerpoetteacherbasketball coach
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Thomas Nicholas Meschery is an American former professional basketball player. Born in China, Meschery was a power forward with a 10-year National Basketball Association career from 1961 to 1971. He played for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors and the Seattle SuperSonics. He played in the 1963 NBA All-Star Game, making him the first foreign-born NBA player to be selected as an NBA All-Star. The Warriors not only retired his number 14, but also gave him a unique honor by incorporating the number into the team's logo from 1967 to 1974.
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LaDonna Harris
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- politicianactivist
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LaDonna Vita Tabbytite Harris is a Comanche Native American social activist and politician from Oklahoma. She is the founder and president of Americans for Indian Opportunity. Harris was a vice presidential candidate for the Citizens Party in the 1980 United States presidential election alongside Barry Commoner. She was the first Native American woman to run for vice president. In 2018, she became one of the inductees in the first induction ceremony held by the National Native American Hall of Fame.
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Brian Shaw
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Brian Keith Shaw is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played both guard positions, but was used primarily at point guard in his 14 seasons in the NBA. He won three NBA championships playing with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Joseph Alioto
- Enrolled in the Saint Mary's College of California
- In 1937 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph Lawrence Alioto was an American politician who served as the 36th mayor of San Francisco, California, from 1968 to 1976.
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Von Hayes
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Von Francis Hayes is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an outfielder from 1981 to 1992, most prominently with the Philadelphia Phillies where he was a member of the 1983 National League pennant-winning team and where he was a named an All-Star player in 1989. He also played for the Cleveland Indians and the California Angels. After his playing career, Hayes continued to work in professional baseball as a minor league baseball manager.
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John Henry Johnson
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- basketball playerAmerican football playerCanadian football player
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John Henry Johnson was an American professional football player who was a fullback. His first stint was in Canada in the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU, a forerunner league to today's Canadian Football League) for one season with the Calgary Stampeders. He then played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, and Pittsburgh Steelers before spending his final season in the American Football League (AFL) with the Houston Oilers. Commonly referred to as simply John Henry, an allusion to the folk hero of the same name, Johnson was a tough and tenacious player who performed at a high level well into the tail end of his career.
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Jean Henri Lhuillier
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- diplomat
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Jean Henri Diago Lhuillier is a Filipino businessman, diplomat and sports patron. He is the President and CEO of the PJ Lhuillier Group of Companies, which operates and manages Cebuana Lhuillier, the largest micro financial institution in the Philippines. Jean is an Official Knight of the Equestrian Order of Saint Agatha conferred by Minister Pasquale Valentini of the San Marino Secretary for Foreign Affairs. He is the son of the Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe Jones Lhuillier and Edna Diago Lhuillier.
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Gus Triandos
- Occupations
- baseball player
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Gus Triandos was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman, most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles where he was a four-time All-Star player. He also played for the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers of the American League (AL) and the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros of the National League (NL). In 1981, he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame. Triandos is notable for being the first catcher in MLB history to catch a no-hitter in both the American League and the National League, catching a no-hitter by Hoyt Wilhelm in 1958 while on the Orioles in the AL and Jim Bunning's perfect game while on the Phillies in the NL.
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Robert Hass
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- literary criticpoetwritertranslatoruniversity teacher
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Robert L. Hass is an American poet. He served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. He won the 2007 National Book Award and shared the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for the collection Time and Materials: Poems 1997–2005. In 2014 he was awarded the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets.
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Pete Morelli
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- American football official
- Biography
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Pete Morelli is a retired American football official who worked in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 to 2018. He wore uniform number 135.
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Dan Hawkins
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- American football player
- Biography
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Danny Clarence Hawkins is an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Willamette University from 1993 to 1997, Boise State University from 2001 to 2005, University of Colorado Boulder from 2006 to 2010, and the University of California, Davis from 2017 to 2023, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 156–92–1. Hawkins was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) for five games in 2013 before he was fired mid-season. Between 2011 and 2016, he worked as a college football analyst for ESPN.
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Manuel Lujan
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- politician
- Biography
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Manuel Archibald Lujan Jr. was an American politician from New Mexico who sat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican from 1969 to 1989 and was the United States secretary of the interior from 1989 to 1993. He was a colleague of George H. W. Bush in the House from 1969 to 1971. In 1989, President Bush named Lujan to his cabinet.
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Stephen Holt
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Stephen Jeffrey Carino Holt is an American-Filipino professional basketball player for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 6'4" guard played college basketball for Saint Mary's College of California before playing professionally in the NBA Development League, Australia, Spain, Poland, Kazakhstan, Slovenia, and Romania.
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Harry Hooper
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Harry Bartholomew Hooper was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Hooper batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Hooper was born in Bell Station, California, and he graduated from Saint Mary's College of California. He played for major league teams between 1909 and 1925, spending most of that time with the Boston Red Sox and finishing his career with the Chicago White Sox.
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Jim Garrett
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- head coachAmerican football player
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James William Garrett Jr. was an American football player, coach, and scout. He played college football at Utah State University. He served as football head football coach at Susquehanna University from 1960 to 1965 and Columbia University in 1985, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 39–21–1.
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Catherine Stefani
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- politician
- Biography
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Catherine Michele Stefani is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the California State Assembly for the 19th district since 2024. She previously served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2018 to 2024, representing District 2.
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Mark Teahen
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- baseball player
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Mark Thomas Teahen is an American-Canadian former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays.
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Jordan Ford
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- basketball playerchess player
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Jordan Matthew Ford is an American professional basketball player for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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Diamon Simpson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Diamon Simpson is an American former professional basketball player working as an assistant coach for the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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Omar Samhan
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Omar Hassan Samhan is an American-Egyptian professional former basketball player. He played college basketball for Saint Mary's College of California where he was an honorable mention All-American in 2010. In 2011, Samhan joined the Egypt national basketball team.
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Dutch Leonard
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Hubert Benjamin "Dutch" Leonard, was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1913 to 1921, and 1924 to 1925. He played for the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers and holds both the American League record and the major league modern-era record for the lowest single-season ERA of all time — 0.96 in 1914.
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E. J. Rowland
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Earl Jerrod "E. J." Rowland is an American-born Bulgarian basketball coach and former player who is currently an assistant coach at his alma mater, Saint Mary's College.
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Duffy Lewis
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- baseball player
- Biography
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George Edward "Duffy" Lewis was an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees, and the Washington Senators from 1910 to 1921.
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Clint Steindl
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Clinton Harold Steindl is an Australian former professional basketball player who played 12 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball in the United States for the Saint Mary's Gaels before debuting in the NBL in 2012 with the Cairns Taipans. After two seasons with the Taipans, he spent two seasons with the Townsville Crocodiles and won the NBL Most Improved Player in 2016. After stints in Belgium and Greece, he joined the Perth Wildcats in 2017, going on to win two NBL championships in 2019 and 2020. He won his third NBL championship in 2024 with the JackJumpers. He also represented the Australian national team. He retired from professional basketball in February 2025.
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Don Perata
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- politician
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Don Richard Perata is a California lobbyist and former Democratic politician, who was President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2004 to 2008. He came in second place in the November 2010 election for Mayor of Oakland despite winning the first round.
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Bob Delaney
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- basketball officialpolice officer
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Robert J. Delaney is a former undercover New Jersey state trooper and professional basketball referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who officiated from the 1987–88 NBA season up until the 2010–11 NBA season. He officiated more than 1,500 regular season games, 200 playoff games, nine NBA Finals, and was assigned to the 1998 and 2011 NBA NBA All-Star Game. He wore the uniform number 26.
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Tommy Kuhse
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- basketball player
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Tommy Kuhse is an American professional basketball player for Rasta Vechta of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played five seasons of college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels before going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft.
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Thomas Edward Campbell
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- politician
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Thomas Edward Campbell was the second governor of the state of Arizona, United States. He was the first Republican and first native-born governor elected after Arizona achieved statehood in 1912.
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Eddie Erdelatz
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- American football coachAmerican football player
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Edward J. Erdelatz was an American collegiate and professional football player and coach who served as head football coach of the U.S. Naval Academy for nine years. He was drafted by the Chicago Cardinals, with the 23rd pick in the third round of the 1936 NFL Draft, but never played professionally.
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Trisha Ford
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- softball coach
- Biography
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Trisha Lynn Ford is an American college softball coach. She is the head softball coach at the Texas A&M University, a position she has held since the 2023 season. Ford served as the head softball coach at Saint Mary's College of California from 2002 to 2003, California State University, Fresno from 2013 to 2016, and Arizona State University from 2017 to 2022.
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Lucas Walker
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Lucas Walker is an Australian basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the NBL1 East. He played 10 seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 2010 and 2020. He played college basketball for Montana State University Billings and Saint Mary's College of California before joining the Melbourne Tigers in 2010. After five seasons with Melbourne, he had stints with the Adelaide 36ers, Perth Wildcats, Cairns Taipans and Sydney Kings. He won an NBL championship with the Wildcats in 2017.
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Troy L. Nunley
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- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Troy Lynee Nunley is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
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María Elena Durazo
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- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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María Elena Durazo is an American politician serving in the California State Senate. A Democrat, from 2018 to 2022 she represented the 24th State Senatorial district and has been representing the 26th district since 2022 which encompasses Central Los Angeles, Northeast Los Angeles, East Los Angeles, and Vernon.
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Mark Curtis
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Mark Corrigan Curtis is an American broadcast journalist, author and political analyst. He is currently Chief Political Reporter for the Nexstar Media Group stations in West Virginia.
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Matthias Tass
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Matthias Tass is an Estonian basketball player for Legia Warsaw of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the power forward and center positions. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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Emmett Naar
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Emmett Naar is an Australian professional basketball player for the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West. He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels between 2014 and 2018 before debuting in the National Basketball League (NBL), where he played four seasons for the Illawarra Hawks.
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Kristers Zoriks
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kristers Zoriks is a Latvian professional basketball player for APU Udine of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), who plays the point guard and shooting guard position. He represents the Latvia national team.
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George Paul Miller
- Enrolled in the Saint Mary's College of California
- Studied in 1912
- Occupations
- politiciancivil engineer
- Biography
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George Paul Miller was an American veteran of World War I who served 14 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1945 to 1973.
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Joe Oeschger
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Joseph Carl Oeschger was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Brooklyn Robins from 1914 to 1925.
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Lew Fonseca
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Lewis Albert Fonseca was an American professional baseball first baseman, second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox.
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Ed Fitz Gerald
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Edward Raymond Fitz Gerald was an American professional baseball player and coach. A former catcher, he appeared in 807 games played in Major League Baseball over 12 seasons (1948–1959) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Senators and Cleveland Indians. Fitz Gerald attended Saint Mary's College of California and served in the United States Army in the European Theater of Operations in World War II before beginning his professional career in 1946.
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Valerie Fleming
- Enrolled in the Saint Mary's College of California
- Graduated with master's degree in convalescence, health, and physical education
- Occupations
- bobsledderathletics competitor
- Biography
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Valerie Fleming is an American former bobsledder who has competed since 2003. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she won a silver in the two-woman event with teammate and future wife Shauna Rohbock.
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Frank Demaree
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Joseph Franklin Demaree was an American baseball outfielder. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors for the Chicago Cubs (1932–33, 1935–38), New York Giants (1939–41), Boston Braves (1941–42), St. Louis Cardinals (1943) and St. Louis Browns (1944).
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Jim Fogarty
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James G. Fogarty was an American professional baseball outfielder.
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Thomas Vander Wal
- Biography
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Thomas Vander Wal is an information architect best known for coining the term "folksonomy". He is also known for initiating the term "infocloud". His work has primarily dealt with the Web and with information design and structure especially in the context of social technology.
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Ian O'Leary
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ian O'Leary is an American-Irish basketball player who last played for Montakit Fuenlabrada.
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Jordan Hunter
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 29)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jordan Miles Hunter is an Australian professional basketball player for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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David Carter
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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David Allen Carter is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount University.
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Don Ferrarese
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Donald Hugh Ferrarese was an American professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals from 1955 to 1962. A left-handed thrower, he batted right-handed. Ferrarese was fairly small, standing at 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m), and weighing 170 pounds (77 kg), during his playing days. The native of Oakland graduated from Acalanes High School in Lafayette, California, and attended Saint Mary's College. His professional baseball career started in 1948 in the Phillies' organization at Class C Stockton of the California League. He was a member of his hometown Oakland Oaks of the top-level Pacific Coast League for all or parts of four seasons between 1949 and 1955, and won 18 games for them in 1954. Ferrarese also missed the 1951 and 1952 campaigns while performing Korean War military service. Ferrarese died in Durango, Colorado on November 4, 2024, at the age of 95.
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Tanner Krebs
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tanner Robert Krebs is an Australian professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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Doug Herrick
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Douglas Herrick is a Guamanian former international footballer. He played for the Guam national team.
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Frank Kudelka
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Frank Carl Kudelka, nicknamed Apples, was an American National Basketball Association (NBA) player. In his first two years at Saint Mary's College of California, Kudelka averaged 18.1 points per game. Once the shotclock was introduced to college basketball in his junior season, Frank averaged 20.4 points per game. He was the nation's fourth leading scorer. As a senior at Saint Mary's, Frank averaged 16.2 points per game. He was also named an All-American basketball player by the Helms Foundation after his senior season. Frank made his NBA debut in the 1949-50 NBA season for the Chicago Stags. In his first NBA season, Frank averaged 6.7 points and 2.0 assists per game. Frank played four seasons in the NBA with the Stags, Washington Capitols, Boston Celtics, Baltimore Bullets and Philadelphia Warriors. In his NBA career, Frank averaged 7.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.
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Harry Krause
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Harry William "Hal" Krause was an American Major League Baseball player. He was a pitcher over parts of five seasons (1908–1912) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Naps. He led the American League in earned run average in 1909 while playing for Philadelphia. For his career, he compiled a 36–26 record, with a 2.50 ERA and 289 strikeouts.
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Bill James
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Lawrence "Seattle Bill" James was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He was given a nickname to differentiate him from his contemporary, "Big" Bill James.
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Rose Aguilar
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 54)
- Occupations
- journalistblogger
- Biography
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Rose Aguilar is a progressive journalist and radio host from San Francisco, California.
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Jason Shellen
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 53)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Jason Harper Shellen is an American internet entrepreneur who was the founding product manager of Google Reader and helped create and launch Brizzly. His most recent software startup is the email app Boxer. He has since 2006 been a member of the RSS Advisory Board, a group that publishes the RSS specification and helps developers with web syndication.
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Ed Morris
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Edward "Cannonball" Morris was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Columbus Buckeyes, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, and Pittsburgh Burghers from 1884 to 1890 and had a career win–loss record of 171–122.
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Broderick Perkins
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Broderick Phillip Perkins is an American former professional baseball player. He played all or parts of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1978 until 1984, for the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Indians, primarily as a first baseman. His only season as a full-time player was 1982, when he played in 125 games for the Padres, batting.271.
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Will Sherman
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Willard Arthur Sherman was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Los Angeles Rams from 1954 to 1960. He played college football for the Saint Mary's Gaels.
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Jerry Denny
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jeremiah Dennis Denny was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Providence Grays (1881–1885), St. Louis Maroons (1886), Indianapolis Hoosiers (1888–1889), New York Giants (1890–1891), Cleveland Spiders (1891), Philadelphia Phillies (1891), and Louisville Colonels (1893–1894). He also played 86 games at shortstop in six seasons.
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John F. Henning
- Occupations
- diplomattrade unionist
- Biography
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John Francis "Jack" Henning was an American labor leader and civil servant who served as director of the California Department of Industrial Relations from 1959 to 1962, under secretary of labor from 1962 to 1967, U.S. ambassador to New Zealand from 1967 to 1969, and executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation from 1970 to 1996. Called "one of organized labor's greatest leaders" and "legendary" for his defense of labor, he is also credited with a significant role in the defense of minimum wage laws and civil rights.
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John M. Gearin
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John McDermeid Gearin was an American politician and attorney from the state of Oregon. A native of the eastern portion of the state, he represented Portland on the western side of the state in the Oregon House of Representatives. Originally an independent politician, he later became a Democrat and lost an election to serve in the United States Congress before winning appointment to the Senate in 1905. He also was Portland's city attorney and a district attorney.
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Fred Carroll
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Frederick Herbert Carroll was an American catcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball. From 1884 through 1891, he played with the Columbus Buckeyes (1884) and for the Pittsburgh teams Alleghenys (1885–89), Burghers (1890) and Pirates (1891). Carroll batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Sacramento, California.
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George Nessman
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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George Raymond Nessman II is an American athletic administrator and former college basketball coach who is the current athletic director at Justin-Siena High School. Nessman coached at the high school and community college levels before becoming an assistant basketball coach at California in 2004. From 2005 to 2013, Nessman was the men's basketball head coach at San Jose State. He was also athletic director at Porterville College from 1995 to 2001 while also serving as men's basketball head coach.
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Bill Howerton
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Ray Howerton was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he appeared in Major League Baseball in 247 games played during all or part of four seasons (1949–1952), for the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Giants. The native of Lompoc, California, batted left-handed, threw right-handed; he stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
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Bill Fleming
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Leslie Fletchard "Bill" Fleming was an American professional baseball pitcher. A right-hander, the native of Rowland Heights, California, stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg), and attended Saint Mary's College of California. His professional career lasted for 16 seasons between 1936 and 1953, missing the 1945 campaign because of service in the United States Army during World War II.
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Guy S. Houston
- Occupations
- baseball playerpolitician
- Biography
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Guy Spencer Houston is an American politician and real estate executive who served as a member of the California State Assembly from the 15th district from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Republican Party, Houston previously served as the 4th mayor of Dublin, California from 1994 to 2001.
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Dante Magnani
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Dante Alfred Magnani was an American professional football halfback who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams (1940–1942), Chicago Bears (1943, 1946, 1949), Los Angeles Rams (1947–1948), and Detroit Lions (1950). He was chosen to play in the Pro Bowl in 1942 and ranked among the NFL's statistical leaders in 1942 and 1943.
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Donald H. Clausen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Donald Holst Clausen was an American businessman, World War II veteran, and politician who served ten terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1963 to 1983.
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Tony Falkenstein
- Years
- 1915-1994 (aged 79)
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Anthony Joseph Falkenstein was an American professional football fullback in the National Football League (NFL).
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Pete Scott
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Floyd John "Pete" Scott was an American Major League Baseball player, who played outfielder for three seasons from 1926 to 1928.
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Ed Burns
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Edward James Burns was an American professional baseball player. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1912 until 1918, for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, primarily as a catcher.
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Lloyd Hudson Burke
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Lloyd Hudson Burke was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
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Lou Guisto
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Louis Joseph Guisto was an American Major League Baseball first baseman who played for five seasons. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1916 to 1917 and from 1921 to 1923.
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Frank Mack
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Frank George Mack was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago White Sox.
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Willie Ludolph
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Francis Ludolph, nicknamed "Wee Willie", was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher for one season (1924) with the Detroit Tigers. For his career, he recorded no decisions with a 4.76 earned run average, and 1 strikeout in 5+2⁄3 innings pitched.
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Edwin Frederick Brotze
- Occupations
- caricaturist
- Biography
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Edwin Frederick Brotze was a newspaper illustrator and editorial cartoonist. He grew up in California, where he went to St Mary's College in Moraga. He worked in newspapers in Chicago (c. 1900) and Los Angeles (c. 1900 to 1905) and in 1906 ended up in Seattle, where he worked for The Seattle Times until his death. He was known for his caricatures and editorial cartoons.
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Thomas J. Lennon
- Occupations
- politicianjudge
- Biography
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Thomas Joseph Lennon was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from December 20, 1918, to August 14, 1926.
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Manuel Y. de Negri
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Manuel Yberri de Negri was a Mexican diplomat who served as ambassador of Mexico to Uruguay. He also served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Hungary (1932–1933), Italy (1932–1933), Denmark (1933–1935), El Salvador (1935–1940), Nicaragua (1937), Honduras (1937–1940), Uruguay (1939–1940) and Czechoslovakia (1946–1948).
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Ed Hallinan
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Edward S. Hallinan was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns.
