100 Notable alumni of
Southern Methodist University
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Southern Methodist University is 201st in the world, 85th in North America, and 82nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Southern Methodist 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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Kourtney Kardashian
- Occupations
- media personalitytelevision actoractorcelebritysocialite
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Kourtney Kardashian Barker is an American media personality and socialite. In 2007, she and her family began starring in the reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Its success led to the creation of spin-offs including Kourtney and Kim Take Miami and Kourtney and Kim Take New York. After she and her family made the decision to end their show after 20 seasons in 2021, they began appearing in an all new reality television series titled The Kardashians on Hulu in 2022.
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Jayne Mansfield
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- Playboy Playmatetelevision actorstage actorsingerfilm actor
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Jayne Mansfield was an American actress, singer, nightclub entertainer, and Playboy Playmate. A sex symbol of the 1950s and early 1960s, Mansfield was known for her numerous publicity stunts and open personal life. Although her film career was short-lived, she had several box-office successes, and won a Theatre World Award and Golden Globe Award, and soon gained the nickname of Hollywood's "smartest dumb blonde."
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Sarah Shahi
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- television actormodelfilm actoractorvoice actor
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Aahoo Jahansouzshahi, known professionally as Sarah Shahi, is an American actress. She played Carmen on The L Word in 2005, Kate Reed in the USA Network legal drama Fairly Legal (2011–2012), Sameen Shaw on the CBS crime drama Person of Interest (2012–2016), and Billie on Sex/Life. She has also appeared in the main role Det. Dani Reese in Life, and in a supporting role in Alias. In 2018, she starred in the series Reverie. In 2019, she appeared in a recurring role in City on a Hill on Showtime, and appeared in seven episodes of the series The Rookie as romantic interest Jessica Russo. In 2023, she received critical praise for her role of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Zahra Bankston in the LGBTQ romantic comedy film Red, White & Royal Blue.
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Lauren Graham
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- film actorfilm producernovelistwritervoice actor
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Lauren Graham is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore on The WB/CW television series Gilmore Girls (2000–2007), for which she received nominations for Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Satellite Awards, and as Sarah Braverman on the NBC television drama Parenthood (2010–2015).
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Kathy Bates
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- voice actoractordirectorfilm directorstage actor
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Kathleen Doyle Bates is an American actress. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, including an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for a Tony Award and two BAFTA Awards.
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Hope Hicks
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- press secretarymodelpoliticianactor
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Hope Charlotte Hicks is an American public relations executive and political advisor who served in President Donald Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021. She served as White House director of strategic communications from January to September 2017, as White House communications director from 2017 to 2018, and returned to serve as a counselor to the president from 2020 to 2021.
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Laura Bush
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- HIV/AIDS activistteacherchildren's writerautobiographerwriter
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Laura Welch Bush is the wife of George W. Bush and served as the first lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009. Bush previously served as the first lady of Texas from 1995 to 2000. She is also the daughter-in-law of former president George H. W. Bush.
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Amy Acker
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- television actormodelfilm actoractorvoice actor
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Amy Louise Acker is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Winifred Burkle and Illyria on the supernatural drama series Angel (2001–2004), as Kelly Peyton on the action drama series Alias (2005–2006), and as Root on the science-fiction drama series Person of Interest (2012–2016). From 2017 to 2019, she starred as Caitlin Strucker on the superhero drama series The Gifted, based on Marvel Comics' X-Men.
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Powers Boothe
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- film actortelevision actoractorstage actorvoice actor
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Powers Allen Boothe was an American actor known for his commanding character actor roles on film and television. He received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Candice Patton
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Candice Patton is an American actress. She portrayed Iris West-Allen in the television series The Flash, earning a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2017.
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Mary Elizabeth Ellis
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- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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Mary Elizabeth Ellis is an American actress, best known for her recurring roles as The Waitress on the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), Nick's ex-girlfriend Caroline in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018) and Lisa Palmer on the Netflix horror-comedy Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019). Ellis also starred as Amy in the shortlived NBC sitcom Perfect Couples (2010–2011) and Debbie Sanderson in the Fox sitcom The Grinder (2015–2016). Most recently, she played Gary's mother Anita in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021).
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Jo Jorgensen
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- In 1980 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- academicbusiness executivepoliticianuniversity teacher
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Jo Jorgensen is an American libertarian political activist and academic. Jorgensen was the Libertarian Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2020 election, in which she finished third in the popular vote with about 1.9 million votes, 1.2% of the national total. She was previously the party's nominee for vice president in the 1996 election, as Harry Browne's running mate. She is a full-time lecturer of psychology at Clemson University.
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Aaron Spelling
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- directorscreenwriteractorfilm producerexecutive producer
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Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the TV series Family (1976–1980), Charlie's Angels (1976–1981), The Love Boat (1977–1986), Hart to Hart (1979–1984), Dynasty (1981–1989), Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992–1999), 7th Heaven (1996–2007), and Charmed (1998–2006). He also served as producer of The Mod Squad (1968–1973), The Rookies (1972–1976), and Sunset Beach (1997–1999).
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Rick Scott
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- lawyerbusinesspersonpoliticianentrepreneur
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Richard Lynn Scott is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who has been the junior United States senator from Florida since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 45th governor of Florida from 2011 to 2019.
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Lee Haney
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- bodybuilder
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Lee Haney is an American former IFBB professional bodybuilder. Haney shares the all-time record for most Mr. Olympia titles at eight with Ronnie Coleman and is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders to ever grace the stage.
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Brian Baumgartner
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- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorfilm producer
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Brian Baumgartner is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Malone in the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2013).
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Bryson DeChambeau
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- golfer
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Bryson James Aldrich DeChambeau is an American professional golfer who plays on the LIV Golf League. He formerly played on the PGA Tour, and has won one major championship, the 2020 U.S. Open.
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Clarence Gilyard
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- television actortelevision directorfilm actoractorpedagogue
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Clarence Alfred Gilyard Jr. was an American actor, author and academic. He was best known to television audiences for his roles as private investigator Conrad McMasters on the legal drama series Matlock (1986–95) and Texas Ranger Jimmy Trivette on Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001).
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Patricia Richardson
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Patricia Castle Richardson is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Jill Taylor on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement, for which she was nominated four times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and twice for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical. She also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her performance in Ulee's Gold (1997).
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Payne Stewart
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- golfer
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William Payne Stewart was an American professional golfer who won 11 PGA Tour events, including three major championships, the last of which came just a few months before his death in an airplane accident at the age of 42.
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Stephen Tobolowsky
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- screenwriterfilm actorcomposerpodcasterwriter
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Stephen Harold Tobolowsky is an American character actor. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned "The Bull" Ryerson in Groundhog Day and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in Memento, as well as such television characters as Commissioner Hugo Jarry in Deadwood, Bob Bishop in Heroes, Sandy Ryerson in Glee, Stu Beggs in Californication and White Famous, "Action" Jack Barker in Silicon Valley, Dr. Leslie Berkowitz in One Day at a Time, Principal Earl Ball in The Goldbergs, and Dr. Schulman in The Mindy Project.
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Dylan Baker
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- television actorfilm directorstage actorfilm actoractor
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Dylan Baker is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Happiness (1998), Thirteen Days (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and Selma (2014). On television he has had prominent roles in series such as Murder One (1995–1996), The Good Wife (2010–2015), Damages (2011), The Americans (2016), and Homeland (2018). For The Good Wife he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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Dorothy Malone
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Dorothy Malone was an American actress. Her film career began in 1943, and in her early years, she played small roles, mainly in B-movies, with the exception of a supporting role in The Big Sleep (1946). After a decade, she changed her image, particularly after her role in Written on the Wind (1956), for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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Bill Fagerbakke
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- actorvoice actortelevision actor
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William Fagerbakke is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, and played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom Coach. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Marshall Eriksen's father Marvin.
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Lamar Hunt
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- player of American footballentrepreneur
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Lamar Hunt was an American businessman most notable for his promotion of American football, soccer, and tennis in the United States.
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Jerrika Hinton
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Jerrika Hinton is an American actress, best known for her role as Stephanie Edwards in the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy.
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Jordan Ladd
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Jordan Ladd is an American actress. The daughter of actress Cheryl Ladd and producer David Ladd, she initially worked with her mother in several made-for-television films, before making her big screen debut at 19, in the vampire film Embrace of the Vampire (1994). She subsequently appeared in the drama Nowhere (1997) and the comedy Never Been Kissed (1999). Ladd became known as a scream queen, having appeared in several successful horror films, including Cabin Fever (2002), Club Dread (2004), Death Proof (2007), and Grace (2009). Ladd is also known for work with director David Lynch appearing in his films Darkened Room (2002) and Inland Empire (2006).
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Jim Duggan
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- amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
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James Edward Duggan Jr., better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American retired professional wrestler. His best-known character is a patriot who swings a 2x4 at opponents, cries "Hoooooo!" continually with a thumbs up and leads chants of U-S-A!
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Clark Hunt
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- businessperson
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Clark Knobel Hunt is an American billionaire and businessman who serves as chairman and CEO of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs and a founding investor-owner in Major League Soccer. Hunt is chairman of Hunt Sports Group, where he oversees the operations of the Chiefs, FC Dallas and, formerly, the Columbus Crew of MLS. He is the son of Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt and his second wife Norma Hunt, as well as being the grandson of oil tycoon H. L. Hunt. As of 2023, he had an estimated net worth of $2 billion.
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Whitney Wolfe Herd
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- celebrityentrepreneurbusinessperson
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Whitney Wolfe Herd is an American entrepreneur. She is the founder, executive chair, and former CEO of publicly traded Bumble, an online dating platform, launched in 2014. She is a co-founder of Tinder and was previously its Vice President of Marketing.
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Todd Haberkorn
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- dub directorvoice actortelevision actor
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Todd Haberkorn is an American voice actor and director, who has dubbed in anime, films, and video games.
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Lee Hazlewood
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- songwriteractorsinger-songwritercomposerfilm score composer
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Barton Lee Hazlewood was an American country and pop singer, songwriter, and record producer, most widely known for his work with guitarist Duane Eddy during the late 1950s and singer Nancy Sinatra in the 1960s and 1970s. His collaborations with Sinatra as well as his solo output in the late 1960s and early 1970s have been praised as an essential contribution to a sound often described as "cowboy psychedelia" or "saccharine underground". Rolling Stone ranked Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra No. 9 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.
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Fritz Von Erich
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- actorprofessional wrestlerplayer of American football
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Jack Barton Adkisson Sr., better known by his ring name Fritz Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and the patriarch of the Von Erich family. He was a 3-time world champion and a 6-time NWA United States Champion. He was also the owner of the World Class Championship Wrestling territory.
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Henry Calvin
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Henry Calvin was an American actor known for his role as the Spanish soldier Sergeant Garcia on Walt Disney's live-action television series Zorro (1957–1959).
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Jim Irsay
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- entrepreneur
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James Irsay is an American businessman and the principal owner, chairman, and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL).
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Marc Rebillet
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- YouTubermusician
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Marc Rebillet is an American electronic musician and YouTuber from Dallas, Texas, currently based in New York City. Rebillet is known for his improvised funk and hip-hop electronic music with free flowing, humorous lyrics. Rebillet distributes his work primarily through YouTube videos and Twitch live streams using a loop station, keyboard, vocals and percussion instruments to produce his songs in his apartment. He has released three studio albums under his legal name: Marc Rebillet, Europe, and Loop Daddy III; two extended play records (Loop Daddy and Loop Daddy II), and three projects under his "leae" moniker: Pod 314, the Rattlebrain EP, and the week | ep.
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Chad Wolf
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- 1996-1998 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
- Occupations
- officiallobbyistcivil servant
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Chad Fredrick Wolf is an American former government official and lobbyist who was named the acting United States secretary of homeland security in November 2019. His appointment was ruled unlawful in November 2020. Wolf was also the under secretary of homeland security for strategy, policy, and plans from 2019 to 2021.
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Wrenn Schmidt
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- film actoractor
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Melinda Wrenn Schmidt is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as NASA engineer, flight director, and later director of NASA Margo Madison in the Apple TV+ original science-fiction space drama series For All Mankind. Her other television roles include Julia Sagorsky in the period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2012–2013), KGB handler Kate in the spy drama series The Americans (2014), Dr Iris Campbell on the thriller series Person of Interest (2014–2016), and Megan Holter in the horror series Outcast (2016–2018). Her film roles include the horror film Preservation (2014), the biographical drama I Saw the Light (2015), the war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016), the romantic comedy, The Good Catholic (2017), and the science-fiction horror film Nope (2022).
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John Ratcliffe
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- In 1989 graduated with Juris Doctor
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- university teacherpoliticianlawyer
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John Lee Ratcliffe is an American politician and attorney who served as the Director of National Intelligence from 2020 to 2021. He previously served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 4th district from 2015 to 2020. During his time in Congress, Ratcliffe was regarded as one of the most conservative members. Ratcliffe also served as Mayor of Heath, Texas, from 2004 to 2012 and acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas from May 2007 to April 2008.
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S. M. Krishna
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- politicianlawyer
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Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna is an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012. He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. SM Krishna had served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at various times from 1971 to 2014. In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.
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Debra Monk
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- writertelevision actorstage actorsingerfilm actor
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Debra Monk is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She earned her first Tony Award for the 1993 production of Redwood Curtain and won an Emmy Award for several guest appearances on NYPD Blue between 1998 and 1999.
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Paige Davis
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- actorfilm actortelevision actor
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Paige Davis is an American television personality and actress.
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Harriet Miers
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- juristlawyer
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Harriet Ellan Miers is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel to President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party since 1988, she previously served as White House staff secretary from 2001 to 2003 and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy from 2003 until 2005. In 2005, Miers was nominated by Bush to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, but—in the face of bipartisan opposition—asked Bush to withdraw her nomination. Following her withdrawal in 2007, Miers returned to private practice, becoming a partner in the litigation and public policy group at Locke Lord.
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Kajsa Bergqvist
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
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Kajsa Margareta Bergqvist is a Swedish former high jumper. She won one bronze medal in the Olympic Games, one gold and two bronze medals in the World Championships in Athletics and one gold and one bronze in the European Championships. Her personal outdoor record of 2.06 m, set in Germany in 2003, is also a Swedish record. Her indoor record of 2.08 m, set at the Hochsprung mit Musik meeting in 2006, is the world indoor record.
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Sterling Brown
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- basketball player
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Sterling Damarco Brown is an American professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2013 to 2017. As a senior, he earned second-team all-conference honors in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Brown was drafted 46th overall in the 2017 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Joey Slotnick
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- television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
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Joseph Slotnick is an American actor. He is known for roles in Twister (1996), Hollow Man (2000), Elevator (2011), The Single Guy (1995–1997), and Nip/Tuck (2003–2006).
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Sarah Jane Morris
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- film actortelevision actor
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Sarah Jane Morris is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Julia Walker on the ABC television drama Brothers & Sisters from 2006 to 2009.
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Blake Mycoskie
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Blake Mycoskie is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Toms Shoes and co-founder of Madefor.
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Semi Ojeleye
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- Studied in 2015-2017
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jesusemilore Talodabijesu "Semi" Ojeleye is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Valencia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for both Duke University and Southern Methodist University.
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Courtland Sutton
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- player of American footballbasketball player
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Courtland Sutton is an American football wide receiver for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU, and was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
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William Joyce
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- writeranimatordirectormanufacturerscreenwriter
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William Edward Joyce is an American writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. He has achieved worldwide recognition as an author, artist and pioneer in the digital and animation industry.
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Regina Taylor
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- television actorplaywrightfilm actoractor
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Regina Taylor is an American actress and playwright. She has won several awards throughout her career, including a Golden Globe Award and NAACP Image Award. In July 2017, Taylor was announced as the new Denzel Washington Endowed Chair in Theater at Fordham University.
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Shane Buechele
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- Studied in 2019
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Shane Buechele is an American football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas before transferring to SMU.
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John Tower
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- politician
- Biography
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John Goodwin Tower was an American politician and military officer who represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas since Reconstruction. Tower is known for leading the Tower Commission, which investigated the Iran-Contra Affair in the Reagan administration.
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Adrian Bellani
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Gerardo Celasco, also known as Adrian Bellani, is an American actor. He was the second actor to play the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama, Passions.
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Shake Milton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Malik Benjamin "Shake" Milton is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2018. Milton was drafted 54th overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks, and was then traded to the Philadelphia 76ers on draft night. He signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in July of 2023 and was traded to the Detroit Pistons in February of 2024. He has also played for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League.
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Maureen Connolly
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Maureen Catherine Connolly-Brinker, known as "Little Mo", was an American tennis player, the winner of nine major singles titles in the early 1950s. In 1953, she became the first woman to win a Grand Slam (all four major tournaments during the same calendar year). She is also the only player in history to win a title without losing a set at all four major championships. The following year, in July 1954, a horseback riding accident seriously injured her right leg and ended her competitive tennis career at age 19. She died of ovarian cancer at the age of 34.
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Adam Bartley
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Adam Bartley is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Sheriff's Deputy Archie "the Ferg" Ferguson on the television series Longmire.
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Cliff Simon
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- television actorswimmeractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Cliff Simon was a South African actor, best known for his portrayal of Ba'al in Stargate SG-1.
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Bob Dudley
- Occupations
- chief executive officerbusinesspersoninternational forum participant
- Biography
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Robert Warren Dudley is an American-born businessman who is a former group chief executive of BP. He had been president and chief executive of TNK-BP and on June 18, 2010, was assigned to be BP executive in charge of the Gulf Coast Restoration Organization responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He is the chair of the international industry-led Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI). He is a former board member of Rosneft, the Russian state-owned energy giant.
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Bill Clements
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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William Perry Clements Jr. was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served two nonconsecutive terms as the governor of Texas between 1979 and 1991. His terms bookended the sole term served by Mark Wells White, a Democrat who defeated Clements in the 1982 election only to lose his campaign for reelection in 1986.
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Trammell Crow
- Occupations
- real estate developerart collectorrancherentrepreneur
- Biography
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Fred Trammell Crow was an American real estate developer from Dallas, Texas. He is credited with the creation of several major real estate projects, including the Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and the Embarcadero Center in San Francisco, California.
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Sam Johnson
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- In 1951 graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military officerpolitician
- Biography
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Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he also served as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee.
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Ted Thompson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Ted Thompson was an American professional football player and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He was the general manager of the Green Bay Packers from 2005 to 2017. Thompson had a 10-year playing career in the NFL as a linebacker and special teams player with the Houston Oilers from 1975 to 1984.
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Thomas Morstead
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Thomas James Morstead is an American football punter for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
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Reginald Ballard
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Reginald Ballard is an American character actor and comedian from Galveston, Texas, who is best known for his recurring roles as Bruh-Man in the sitcom Martin and W.B. on The Bernie Mac Show, which both aired on Fox. After graduation from Ball High School, where he was an all district linebacker, Ballard earned a full football scholarship to Southern Methodist University, where he was also a theatre major. Just before his senior year, Ballard transferred to the University of Missouri, where he continued to play football, while continuing to act, appearing in a university production of A Soldier's Story in the role of C.J. Memphis.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- In 1976 graduated with Master in Public Administration
- Occupations
- business executivepoliticiannursepsychotherapist
- Biography
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Eddie Bernice Johnson was an American politician who represented Texas's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Shawne Fielding
- Occupations
- actormodel
- Biography
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Shawne Fielding is an American-Swiss actress and model who has appeared in US, German, and Swiss television series and movies. Notably, Fielding had been married to Thomas Borer, former Swiss Ambassador to Germany, and twice to American billionaire Charles Addison Williams of Sammons Enterprises, her current husband again.
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Margus Hunt
- Occupations
- player of American footballathletics competitor
- Biography
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Margus Hunt is an Estonian former professional American football defensive end. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.
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Kathleen Noone
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Kathleen Noone is an American actress. She began her career as a singer in nightclubs and performed in musicals off-Broadway before making her television debut in the CBS daytime soap opera, As the World Turns (1975–1976).
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Page McConnell
- Occupations
- pianistorganistkeyboardistmusician
- Biography
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Page Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist, most noted for his work as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the band Phish.
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Bob Krueger
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Robert Charles Krueger was an American diplomat, politician, and U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Texas, a U.S. Ambassador, and a member of the Democratic Party. As of 2024, he was the last Democrat to serve as a United States Senator from Texas.
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James Cronin
- Occupations
- nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
- Biography
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James Watson Cronin was an American particle physicist.
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Erin McLeod
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Erin Katrina McLeod is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Stjarnan of the Icelandic Besta deild kvenna.
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TJ Cox
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Terrance John Cox is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 21st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. The son of Chinese American and Filipino American parents, Cox was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he was defeated in his 2020 rematch with Republican David Valadao.
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Karen Hughes
- Occupations
- diplomatjournalistpolitician
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Karen Parfitt Hughes is the global vice chair of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller. She served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in the U.S. Department of State and as a counsellor to President George W. Bush.
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Ralph Hall
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- In 1951 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerbusiness executivepoliticianjudge
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Ralph Moody Hall was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Texas's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology from 2011 to 2013. He was also a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. In 2004, he switched to the Republican Party after having been a member of the Democratic Party for more than 50 years.
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John Culberson
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- In 1981 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
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John Abney Culberson is an American attorney and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2019. A Republican, he served in Texas's 7th congressional district in large portions of western Houston and surrounding Harris County. In his 2018 re-election campaign, he was defeated by Democrat Lizzie Fletcher. He subsequently began work as a lobbyist.
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Morgan Garrett
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- actorstage actorvoice actor
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Morgan Lauré Garrett is an American voice actress. She won the Behind the Voice Actors' Breakthrough Voice Actor of the Year Award in 2012. Her major roles include Seraphim in the Is This a Zombie? series, Kaori Kanzaki in the A Certain Magical Index series, Twoearle in Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!, Rico Brzenska in the Attack on Titan series, Akira Mado in the Tokyo Ghoul series and Tina in the Toriko series.
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Allen Case
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- television actoractor
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Allen Case was an American television actor most noted for the lead role of Deputy Clay McCord in NBC-TV's The Deputy (1959–1961) opposite series regular Henry Fonda, who received top billing, but appeared far less frequently than Case.
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Ike Altgens
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- journalistphotojournalistphotographeractor
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James William "Ike" Altgens was an American photojournalist, photo editor, and field reporter for the Associated Press (AP) based in Dallas, Texas, who became known for his photographic work during the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Altgens was 19 when he began his AP career, which was interrupted by military service during World War II. When his service time ended, Altgens returned to Dallas and got married. He soon went back to work for the local AP bureau and eventually earned a position as a senior editor.
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Nadja Swarovski
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- international forum participantbusinessperson
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Nadja Lyn Swarovski is an Austrian-American businesswoman. She joined the Swarovski family company in 1995, 100 years after it was founded by her great-great-grandfather Daniel Swarovski in 1895 in Wattens, Austria. She was the first female member of the executive board, and led the global brand strategy and communications of the business, which turned over approximately €3.5 billion in 2017. She served as the Chair of the Swarovski Foundation and headed the global Swarovski Waterschool program. She stepped down from the company at the end of December 2021.
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Frank Ticheli
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- musicologistcomposertrumpetermusic teacher
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Frank Ticheli is an American composer of orchestral, choral, chamber, and concert band works. He lives in Los Angeles, California, where he is a Professor Emeritus of Composition at the University of Southern California. He was the Pacific Symphony's composer-in-residence from 1991 to 1998, composing numerous works for that orchestra. A number of his works have become standards in concert band repertoire.
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Sterling Moore
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- player of American football
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Sterling Moore is a former American football cornerback and coach who is a defensive assistant for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Methodist University.
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Lars Frölander
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- swimmer
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Lars Arne Frölander is a Swedish swimmer. He has competed in six consecutive Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012).
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Margaret Tallichet
- Occupations
- film actoractor
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Margaret "Talli" Tallichet was an American actress and longtime wife of movie director William Wyler. Her best-known leading role was with Peter Lorre in the film noir Stranger on the Third Floor (1940).
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Yanick Moreira
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- basketball player
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Yanick Pires Moreira is an Angolan professional basketball player who plays for Petro de Luanda of the Angolan Basketball League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played two seasons of college basketball for the SMU Mustangs.
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Tony Garza
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- lawyerjuristjudgediplomat
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Antonio Oscar "Tony" Garza Jr. is an American lawyer and diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Mexico from 2002 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. In recognition of his work, Mexico bestowed on him the Águila Azteca, the highest award granted to foreigners, in 2009. Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Garza had served as Secretary of State of Texas from January 1995 to November 1997 and was also chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission.
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Gillian Triggs
- Occupations
- university teacherbarristersolicitor
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Gillian Doreen Triggs is an Australian academic specialising in public international law. In 2019, she was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations. In this capacity, she will serve as the Assistant High Commissioner for Protection in the team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.
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Charlie Mars
- Occupations
- singer-songwritermusicianguitarist
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Charlie Mars is a vocalist, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Mississippi. Mars has performed at Austin City Limits and South by Southwest. Mars was featured in Esquire Magazine's Songwriting Challenge which he says was his brainchild.
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Jalen Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jalen Jones is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies.
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NoViolet Bulawayo
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- writer
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NoViolet Bulawayo is the pen name of Elizabeth Zandile Tshele, a Zimbabwean author. In 2012, the National Book Foundation named her a "5 under 35" honoree. She was named one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2014. Her debut novel, We Need New Names, was shortlisted for the 2013 Booker Prize, and her second novel, Glory, was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, making her "the first Black African woman to appear on the Booker list twice".
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Anna Anthropy
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- video game developerwriterelectronic literature writerhistorianjournalist
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Anna Anthropy is an American video game designer, role-playing game designer, and interactive fiction author whose works include Mighty Jill Off and Dys4ia. She is the game designer in residence at the DePaul University College of Computing and Digital Media.
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Chris Banjo
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- player of American football
- Biography
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Ayokunmi Christopher Oluwaseun Banjo is a former American football safety and current assistant special teams coach for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU. Banjo was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, and Arizona Cardinals.
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James Proche
- Occupations
- player of American football
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James Proche II is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at SMU and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Christy Lemire
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- journalistfilm critictelevision producer
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Christy A. Lemire is an American film critic and host of the movie review podcast Breakfast All Day. She previously wrote for the Associated Press from 1999 to 2013, was a co-host of Ebert Presents at the Movies in 2011 and co-hosted the weekly online movie review show What The Flick?! until 2018. She currently reviews under the Breakfast All Day brand, on YouTube and Patreon, with Alonso Duralde.
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Mark Wilson
- Enrolled in Southern Methodist University
- Studied marketing
- Occupations
- magician
- Biography
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James Mark Wilson, known professionally as Mark Wilson, was an American magician and author. He was widely credited as the first major television magician, and in the process established the viability of illusion shows as a television format.
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Walter Wink
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- theologianuniversity teacher
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Walter Wink was an American Biblical scholar, theologian, and activist who was an important figure in Progressive Christianity. Wink spent much of his career teaching at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. He was well known for his advocacy of and work related to nonviolent resistance and his seminal works on "The Powers", Naming the Powers (1984), Unmasking the Powers (1986), Engaging the Powers (1992), When the Powers Fall (1998), and The Powers that Be (1999), all of them commentaries on the Apostle Paul's ethic of spiritual warfare described here:
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Danny Coulson
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- manager
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Danny Coulson is a former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI. In his thirty-year tenure at the FBI, Coulson created and commanded the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team and commanded four field divisions.
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Ricardo Prado
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- swimmerjournalist
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Ricardo Prado is an Olympic and former World Record holding medley swimmer from Brazil. He was one of the greatest swimmers in the history of Brazil and the best Brazilian swimmer in the 1980s.
