70 Notable alumni of
Seattle University
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Seattle University is 883rd in the world, 322nd in North America, and 301st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 70 notable alumni from Seattle 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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Clint Eastwood
- Occupations
- film directorrestaurateurdirectortelevision actoractivist
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Clinton Eastwood Jr. is an American actor, musician, and filmmaker. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy of spaghetti Westerns during the mid-1960s and as antihero cop Harry Callahan in the five Dirty Harry films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. These roles, among others, have made Eastwood an enduring cultural icon of masculinity. Elected in 1986, Eastwood served for two years as the mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
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Duff McKagan
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- musicianautobiographersports journalistjournalistbassist
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Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan is an American musician. He was the bassist of hard rock band Guns N' Roses for twelve years, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. McKagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Elgin Baylor
- Occupations
- actorbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Elgin Gay Baylor was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer, who was best known for his trademark hanging jump shot. The No. 1 draft pick in 1958, NBA Rookie of the Year in 1959, 11-time NBA All-Star, and a 10-time member of the All-NBA first team, Baylor is regarded as one of the game's greatest ever players. In 1977, Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1996, Baylor was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. In October 2021, Baylor was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. Baylor is the leader for most career rebounds in Lakers franchise history with 11,463.
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Mohamed Atiya
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- entrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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Mohamed Ali Alabbar is an Emirati businessman known for founding Emaar Properties, a real estate development company involved in projects such as the Burj Khalifa and the Dubai Mall. He is also the founder and chairman of Eagle Hills, a private investment and real estate development company based in Abu Dhabi.
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Angela Rye
- Occupations
- political punditlawyer
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Angela Rye is a former executive director and general counsel to the Congressional Black Caucus for the entirety of the 112th Congress. Rye served on the boards of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, Congressional Black Caucus Political Action Committee, Seattle University School of Law Alumni, and Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network.
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Bill Walker
- Enrolled in Seattle University
- In 1983 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Martin Walker is an American attorney and politician who served as the 11th governor of Alaska, from 2014 to 2018. He was the second Alaska-born governor, after William A. Egan.
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Frank Murkowski
- Enrolled in Seattle University
- Studied in 1955
- Occupations
- politicianbanker
- Biography
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Frank Hughes Murkowski is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator representing Alaska from 1981 to 2002 and as the eighth governor of Alaska from 2002 to 2006.
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William D. Swenson
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- military officer
- Biography
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William D. Swenson is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor in a ceremony on October 15, 2013. He was the sixth living recipient in the war on terror.
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Sean Parnell
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- lawyerpolitician
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Sean Randall Parnell is an American attorney and politician who was the tenth governor of Alaska from 2009 to 2014. He succeeded Sarah Palin in July 2009 and was elected to a full term as governor in 2010. In 2014, he narrowly lost his bid for re-election and returned to work in the private sector. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Richard A. Jones
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Richard Anthony Jones is an American attorney and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He previously served as a deputy prosecuting attorney for King County, Washington, attorney for the Port of Seattle, and assistant United States attorney in the region, in addition to private practice.
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John Juanda
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Johnson "John" Juanda is an Indonesian professional poker player of Chinese descent based in Tokyo, Japan. He has won five World Series of Poker bracelets.
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Dino Rossi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dino John Rossi is an American businessman and politician who served as a Washington State senator thrice, from 1997 to 2003, in 2012, and again from 2016 to 2017. A Republican, he is a former chair of the Washington State Special Olympics.
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Jim Whittaker
- Occupations
- mountaineerscreenwriter
- Biography
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James W. Whittaker, also known as Jim Whittaker, is an American climber and mountain guide. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington. On May 1, 1963, he became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest as a member of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu, a nephew of Tenzing Norgay. They ran out of oxygen, but managed to reach the summit.
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John Edward Hopcroft
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- computer scientistuniversity teacher
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John Edward Hopcroft is an American theoretical computer scientist. His textbooks on theory of computation (also known as the Cinderella book) and data structures are regarded as standards in their fields. He is a professor emeritus at Cornell University, co-director of the Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies at Peking University, the director of the John Hopcroft Center for Computer Science at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Hopcroft Center on Computer Science at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He and Robert Tarjan won the 1986 ACM Turing Award.
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Patrick Henry Brady
- Occupations
- helicopter pilot
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Patrick Henry Brady, is a retired United States Army major general. While serving as a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, he received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor.
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John Spellman
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Dennis Spellman was an American politician who served as the first King County executive from 1969 to 1981 and the 18th governor of Washington from 1981 to 1985.
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Anne Bremner
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Anne Melani Bremner is an American attorney and television personality. She has been a television commentator on a number of high-profile cases, including in the murder of Meredith Kercher in Italy as legal counsel and as a spokesperson for the Friends of Amanda Knox.
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Peter W. Chiarelli
- Enrolled in Seattle University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in political science
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Peter William Chiarelli is a retired United States Army general who served as the 32nd Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from August 2008, to January 2012. He also served as commander, Multi-National Corps – Iraq under General George W. Casey, Jr. He was the Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from March 2007 to August 2008. He retired from the United States Army on 31 January 2012, after nearly 40 years of service, and was succeeded as Vice Chief of Staff by General Lloyd J. Austin III.
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Carl A. Anderson
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- lawyer
- Biography
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Carl Albert Anderson GCSG GCSS KGCHS is an American lawyer who served as the thirteenth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from October 2000 until his retirement in February 2021.
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Alex Roldan
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Alexander Roldán León is a professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC. Born in the United States, he played for the El Salvador national team.
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Bob Gross
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert Edwin Gross is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m), 200 pounds (91 kg) forward, he attended Seattle University and California State University, Long Beach, and was selected in the 1975 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He was also selected in the 1975 ABA Draft by the San Diego Sails. Gross was the starting small forward for the Blazers during their only championship season (1976–77). He left the NBA in 1983 with career averages of 8.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.12 steals a game.
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Dave Barrett
- Occupations
- broadcasterpoliticiansocial workerlecturer
- Biography
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David Barrett OC OBC was a Canadian politician and social worker in British Columbia. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BCNDP), he was the 26th premier of British Columbia from 1972 to 1975. He was the first NDP premier in the province.
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Charles García
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Charles Wayne García Jr. is an American-born Belizean professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Seattle University after first spending two seasons at Riverside City College.
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Emmanuel Lemelson
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Emmanuel Lemelson is an American-born Greek Orthodox priest, social commentator and hedge fund manager.
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Lorena González
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maria Lorena González is an American lawyer and former politician who was a member of the Seattle City Council from position 9. She was the first Latina elected to the council. She was a candidate for mayor of Seattle in 2021 but was defeated by Bruce Harrell 59 percent to 41 percent.
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Carl Otto Løvenskiold
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 73)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Carl Otto Løvenskiold is a Norwegian landowner and businessperson. By birth, he is a member of Løvenskiold noble family.
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Julie Larson-Green
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
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Julie Larson-Green is the former chief experience officer (CXO) of the Office Experience Organization at Microsoft, where she worked 1993 through 2017. She subsequently joined Qualtrics as their CXO.
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June Preston
- Occupations
- opera singerfilm actor
- Biography
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June Preston was an American child actress in the 1930s and early 1940s, who began her film career at RKO Pictures, with a minor role as Mrs. Blewett's daughter in the 1934 film Anne of Green Gables.
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Jawann Oldham
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jawann Oldham was an American professional basketball player who was a center in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Seattle Redhawks before being selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1980 NBA draft. Oldham played 10 seasons in the NBA for eight teams.
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Katrina Foley
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Katrina Anne Foley is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the vice chair of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. Foley first assumed office as a supervisor on March 26, 2021 and has represented the fifth district since 2023. She is chair of the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, and also serves on the boards of the Orange County Transportation Authority and Orange County Fire Authority.
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Nkosi Tafari
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Nkosi Tafari Burgess is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC.
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Debora Juarez
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Debora Juarez is an American lawyer and politician who served as the president of the Seattle City Council. She was first elected in 2015 to represent the 5th district. A member of the Blackfeet Nation, she was the first Native American person elected to the council.
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Johnny O'Brien
- Occupations
- local politicianbaseball playerbasketball player
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John Thomas O'Brien was an American second baseman and pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1953, 1955–58), St. Louis Cardinals (1958) and Milwaukee Braves (1959). O'Brien batted and threw right-handed. His twin brother, Eddie, was also a major league infielder. In college, O'Brien was an All-American basketball player for Seattle University.
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Laurie Jinkins
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Laurie A. Jinkins is an American politician, attorney, and public health official from Tacoma, Washington who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 27th district. A Democrat, she has served as Speaker of the House since January 2020.
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Tarra Simmons
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Tarra Denelle Simmons is an American politician, lawyer, formerly incarcerated legislator, and civil rights activist for criminal justice reform.
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Charles Swift
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- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Charles D. Swift is an American attorney and former career Navy officer, who retired in 2007 as a Lieutenant Commander in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He is most noted for having served as defense counsel for Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a detainee from Yemen who was the first to be charged at Guantanamo Bay; Swift took his case to the US Supreme Court. In 2005 and June 2006, the National Law Journal recognized Swift as one of the top lawyers nationally because of his work on behalf of justice for the detainees.
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Eddie Miles
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Edward Miles Jr. is a retired American basketball player. His shooting ability was such, that he was known as "The Man With the Golden Arm".
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Helen Whitener
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Grace Helen Whitener, known professionally as G. Helen Whitener, is a Trinidadian-American attorney serving as an associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court. Whitener was nominated by Governor Jay Inslee on April 13, 2020, to fill the seat of retiring justice Charles K. Wiggins.
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Steven Haugaard
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- politician
- Biography
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Steven Haugaard is an American politician and attorney. He has served as a Republican member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2015. He was elected Speaker of the House and served in that office from 2019 to 2021. He had been elected as Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives and served in that office from 2017 to 2019.
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William Marler
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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William "Bill" Marler is an American personal injury lawyer specializing in cases involving foodborne illnesses. He is the managing partner of Marler Clark, a law firm based in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on food safety litigation.
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Eddie O'Brien
- Occupations
- basketball playerbaseball player
- Biography
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Edward Joseph O'Brien was an American Major League Baseball shortstop, outfielder and pitcher. He played his entire five-year baseball career for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1953, 1955–58). His twin brother, Johnny, was a second baseman and pitcher.
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Homer Bone
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- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Homer Truett Bone was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of parties and was elected to the State House. In 1932, he was elected as a Democrat as United States Senator from Washington, and re-elected to a second term.
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John E. Cunningham
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- businesspersonpolitician
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John Edward "Jack" Cunningham III was an American politician from the state of Washington. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the Washington State Legislature as a member of Washington House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975 and a member of the Washington Senate from 1975 to 1977 representing Washington's 33rd legislative district, and a member of the United States House of Representatives for less than one full term representing Washington's 7th congressional district from 1977 to 1979. He was one of only two Republican U.S. House of Representatives members who represented the state's 7th congressional district.
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Ron Howard
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- basketball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Ronald Ford Howard is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills. He played college basketball for the Seattle Chieftans (now Redhawks).
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Cam Weaver
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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William Cameron "Cam" Weaver is an American former professional soccer player.
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Nicholas Prasad
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Nicholas Prasad is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Canada, he represents the Fiji national football team.
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John Tresvant
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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John B. Tresvant is an American former basketball player. Tresvant played from 1964 to 1973 in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for six teams, the St. Louis Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Cincinnati Royals, Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Baltimore Bullets. His teams reached the NBA finals in 1970 and 1971.
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Martina Šamadan
- Occupations
- beach volleyball playervolleyball player
- Biography
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Martina Šamadan is a Croatian volleyball player. She plays as middle blocker for Greek club Panathinaikos.
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Steve O'Ban
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Steven Thomas O'Ban is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the Washington State Senate, representing the 28th district from 2013 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives in 2013.
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Will Espero
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- politician
- Biography
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William Calip Espero is an American politician who served as a state senator for the 19th district of the State of Hawaiʻi from 2002 until 2018. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Bret D. Daugherty
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Bret D. Daugherty is a retired major general and the forner adjutant general of Washington state.. In this role, he was the commander of the entire Washington National Guard, including both the Washington Army National Guard and the Washington Air National Guard. He was previously assistant adjutant general under Timothy Lowenberg.
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Brian T. Moran
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Brian T. Moran is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington from 2019 to 2021. He was previously of counsel at the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe in Seattle, Washington.
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Mike Kelly
- Occupations
- businesspersonchief executive officeraircraft pilotpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Patrick Kelly was a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 7th District from 2005 until 2011. In the 26th Alaska State Legislature, he served on the Finance Committee, chairing the Corrections and the Natural Resources Finance Subcommittee. He also served on the Fish & Game Finance Subcommittee.
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Fay King
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- illustratorcartoonistjournalist
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Fay Barbara King was an American illustrator, journalist, and cartoonist. Some of her work represents an early example of autobiographical comics.
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Rosemary McAuliffe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rosemary Ann McAuliffe is an American politician from the state of Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Washington State Senate from 1993 to 2017.
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Greg Anton
- Occupations
- drummer
- Biography
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Greg Anton is a drummer, composer and co-founding member, with guitarist Steve Kimock, of the band Zero. Greg is also a writer and practicing attorney.
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Stephen McAlpine
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Stephen Alan "Steve" McAlpine is an American lawyer and politician. McAlpine served as the fifth lieutenant governor of Alaska from 1982 until 1990.
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Martha Choe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Martha Choe is an American banker, politician, and foundation executive. She was a two-term member of the Seattle City Council, elected to four-year terms in 1991 and 1995. Choe was the first Korean American elected to the city council and the first to serve in a public office in the United States. Choe succeeded retiring Filipino councilmember Dolores Sibonga and received her endorsement, which elicited controversy from Filipino community members.
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Alex Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Alexander Bryant Jones is an American professional basketball player who last played for Iwate Big Bulls in Japan. He played college basketball for Seattle Redhawks.
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Plummer Lott
- Occupations
- basketball playerlawyerjudge
- Biography
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Plummer E. Lott is a retired American professional basketball player and a New York Supreme Court justice.
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Mike Murphy
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- politician
- Biography
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Michael J. Murphy is an American politician who served as the 21st Washington State Treasurer from 1997 to 2009 as a member of the Democratic Party.
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Ralph R. Beistline
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Ralph Robert Beistline is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
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Charlie Brown
- Occupations
- basketball playersocial worker
- Biography
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Charles Brown, nicknamed Sweet Charlie, was an American basketball player, known for his All-American college career at Seattle University, as well as his role as a part of two championship teams at DuSable High School in Chicago, Illinois.
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August P. Mardesich
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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August Paul Mardesich was an American politician in the state of Washington.
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King Lysen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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King Lysen was an American educator and politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington House of Representatives and Washington State Senate as a Democrat. His wife was Toni Lysen.
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Carolyne Wright
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Carolyne Wright is an American poet.
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Peggy Maxie
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Peggy Joan Maxie was an American politician in the state of Washington. Maxie was the first African-American woman elected to the Washington House of Representatives, serving the 37th district from 1971 to 1983. She was the prime sponsor of the Landlord-Tenant Act in Washington state. Representing the Central District, Seattle, along with parts of Capitol Hill and Downtown, she worked to preserve her district and the representation of Central District in the legislature. She was defeated in the primary election for her seat in 1981 by Gary Locke. An alumnus of Seattle University and the University of Washington, she held a Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Social Work degree and worked as a mental health therapist and counselor.
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Sam Smith
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samuel J. Smith was a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1959–1968 and served on the Seattle City Council for 24 years, including eight as president of the council. He was the first African-American to serve on the Seattle City Council.
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Keith Kreiman
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Keith A. Kreiman is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 47th District from 2003 to 2011. He received his AA from Ellsworth Community College, his BA from Seattle University, and his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law. He works as an attorney in private practice.
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John Englehardt
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John Lewis Englehardt III is an American fiction writer and educator. His debut novel is Bloomland.
