100 Notable alumni of
St John's University - New York
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St John's University - New York is 376th in the world, 154th in North America, and 144th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from St John's University - New York sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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J. Cole
- Occupations
- basketball playersongwritersingerrecord producerrapper
- Biography
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Jermaine Lamarr Cole is an American rapper and record producer. Born on a military base in Germany and raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Cole initially gained attention as a rapper following the release of his debut mixtape, The Come Up, in early 2007. Intent on further pursuing a musical career, he signed with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2009 to release two additional mixtapes: The Warm Up (2009) and Friday Night Lights (2010) to further critical acclaim as he garnered a wider following.
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Mario Cuomo
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerbaseball player
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Mario Matthew Cuomo was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1994. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and the secretary of State of New York from 1975 to 1978. He was the father of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and NewsNation anchor Christopher Cuomo.
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Metta Sandiford-Artest
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coachactorrapperinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Metta Sandiford-Artest, previously legally named Metta World Peace, is an American former professional basketball player who played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Under the name Ron Artest, he played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 1999 NBA draft.
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George Hu
- Occupations
- actorsingertelevision actor
- Biography
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George Hu is an American-born actor and singer based in Taiwan. He speaks fluent English, Mandarin and Taiwanese Hokkien. Since 2011, he has been signed to Yang Deng-kui's management company Polyland International Entertainment.
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Salvatore Vulcano
- Occupations
- television actor
- Biography
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Salvatore Edward Anthony Vulcano is an American improvisational and stand-up comedian, actor, and producer from the New York City borough of Staten Island. He is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe consisting of himself, James Murray, Brian Quinn, and formerly Joe Gatto. Along with the other members of The Tenderloins, he stars in the television series Impractical Jokers, which first aired on December 15, 2011, on TruTV.
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Chris Mullin
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Christopher Paul Mullin is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2010 as a member of the 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team—"The Dream Team"—and in 2011 for his individual career).
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Mark Jackson
- Occupations
- sports commentatorbasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Mark A. Jackson is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm and was selected by the New York Knicks in the first round of the 1987 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick. He played in the NBA for the Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, and Houston Rockets in a career spanning from 1987 to 2004.
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Rachel Daly
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Rachel Ann Daly is an English professional footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the FA Women's Super League and the England national team. Since 2019, she has played in defence, midfield, and attack. Daly started her senior career at Leeds United winning the Premier League Cup in 2010, later playing for Houston Dash and winning the NWSL Challenge Cup in 2020, as well as the Golden Boot and MVP awards for the competition.
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Leszek Balcerowicz
- Enrolled in St John's University - New York
- Studied in 1974
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianuniversity teacherbanker
- Biography
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Leszek Henryk Balcerowicz is a Polish economist, statesman, and Professor at Warsaw School of Economics. He served as Chairman of the National Bank of Poland (2001–2007) and twice as Deputy Prime Minister of Poland (1989–1991, 1997–2001).
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Bruce Sudano
- Occupations
- singer-songwritercomposerrecord producer
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Bruce Charles Sudano is an American musician and songwriter noted for creating songs for artists such as Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, and his late wife, the Grammy Award-winning singer Donna Summer. Sudano is the founder of indie record label Purple Heart Recording Company.
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Mike Francesa
- Occupations
- radio personality
- Biography
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Michael Patrick Francesa is an American sports-radio talk-show host. Together with Chris Russo, he launched Mike and the Mad Dog in 1989 on WFAN in New York City, which ran until 2008 and is one of the most successful sports-talk radio programs in American history.
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George Deukmejian
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Courken George Deukmejian Jr. was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of California from 1983 to 1991. A member of the Republican Party, he was the state's first governor of Armenian descent.
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Maurice Harkless
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Maurice José "Moe" Harkless is an American-Puerto Rican professional basketball player who last played for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm before being drafted 15th overall, after his freshman season, in the 2012 NBA draft. Harkless has represented the Puerto Rican national team.
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Bill Wennington
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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William Percey Wennington is a Canadian former professional basketball player who won three National Basketball Association (NBA) championships with the Chicago Bulls. A center, he represented Canada in the 1984 Olympics and 1983 World University Games, where the team won gold. He was also on the Canadian team that narrowly missed qualification for the 1992 Olympics. Wennington has been inducted into the Quebec Basketball Hall of Fame and the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame.
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James S.C. Chao
- Years
- 1927-.. (age 97)
- Occupations
- sailorentrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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James Si-Cheng Chao is a Chinese American businessman. He is the founder of the shipping company Foremost Group. He is also known to be the father of Elaine Chao, and father-in-law of United States Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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Justin Brownlee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justin Donta Brownlee is an American-Filipino professional basketball player who last played for the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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Martin Ritt
- Occupations
- directoractorfilm producerfilm directorstage actor
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Martin Ritt was an American director, producer, and actor, active in film, theatre and television. He was known mainly as an auteur of socially-conscious dramas and literary adaptations, described by Stanley Kauffmann as "one of the most underrated American directors, superbly competent and quietly imaginative."
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Rowan Barrett
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rowan Alexander Barrett Sr. is a Canadian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.98 m (6'6") tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was the top scorer in the 2002 Israel Basketball Premier League. He is general manager of the Canadian men's national team.
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Hugh Carey
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Hugh Leo Carey was an American politician and attorney of the Democratic Party who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1961 to 1974 and as the 51st governor of New York from 1975 to 1982.
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JaKarr Sampson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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JaKarr Jordan Sampson is an American professional basketball player for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm. He is a frequent rebounder and shot-blocker, and is noted for his speed and a near 7'0" wingspan. He won a national championship with Brewster Academy in 2012 after achieving star status with his high school team.
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Alistair Johnston
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Alistair William Johnston is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Canada national team.
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Al McGuire
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Alfred James McGuire was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final season at Marquette, and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992. He was also well known as a longtime national television basketball broadcaster and for his colorful personality.
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Amir Garrett
- Occupations
- baseball playerbasketball player
- Biography
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Amir Jamal Garrett is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals. Garrett played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm before pursuing a baseball career fully. He was drafted by the Reds in 2011 and made his MLB debut in 2017.
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Bob Sheppard
- Occupations
- military officerbaseball player
- Biography
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Robert Leo Sheppard was the long-time public address announcer for numerous New York area college and professional sports teams, in particular the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (1951–2007), and the New York Giants of the National Football League (1956–2006).
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Omar Cook
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Omar-Sharif Cook is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represented Montenegro internationally. Prior to entering the draft he was considered a top 10 overall prospect by several NBA scouts.
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John Louis Esposito
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterinternational forum participant
- Biography
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John Louis Esposito is an American academic, professor of Middle Eastern and religious studies, and scholar of Islamic studies, who serves as Professor of Religion, International Affairs, and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He is also the founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim–Christian Understanding at Georgetown.
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Thomas Joseph Pickard
- Occupations
- police officer
- Biography
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Thomas Joseph Pickard is a former acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 71 days in the summer of 2001 following the resignation of Director Louis Freeh. He is the only Democrat to have ever led the FBI in the 115-year history of the organization.
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Daniel M. Donovan, Jr
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Daniel Michael Donovan Jr. is an American attorney, former prosecutor and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. Donovan served as District Attorney of Richmond County from 2004 to 2015. He was first elected to Congress in a special election following the resignation of Michael Grimm. The district includes all of Staten Island, as well as portions of southwest Brooklyn. Donovan was defeated for reelection in 2018 by Democrat Max Rose.
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Kao Hua-chu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kao Hua-chu is a retired Republic of China Army general and the incumbent Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China. He was the Minister of National Defense that appointed to the post by then Premier-designate Wu Den-yih on 9 September 2009. On 29 July 2013, Kao resigned from his post due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu of the Republic of China Army during his conscription on 4 July 2013.
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D. J. Kennedy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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David John Kennedy is an American professional basketball player for Prometey of the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. He played college basketball for St. John's University.
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Sir'Dominic Pointer
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Sir'Dominic Denzel Pointer is an American professional basketball player for Manama Club of the Bahraini Premier League. He played college basketball at St. John's. He was drafted 53rd overall in the 2015 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Shamorie Ponds
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Shamorie Saequan Ponds is an American professional basketball player for the Astros de Jalisco of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional (LNBP). He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm.
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Brian Kenny
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Brian Kenny is a studio host for MLB Network and a boxing play-by-play announcer for Fox Sports and DAZN. The television face of Sabermetrics and baseball analytics, he is the host of the weekday program MLB Now, known as “the show for the thinking fan". He previously worked for ESPN, where he won three Emmys, and had his own show on ESPN Radio named The Brian Kenny Show. He is also the host of the Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies in Cooperstown, New York.
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Nelson George
- Occupations
- film directorfilm producerwriterscreenwritermusic critic
- Biography
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Nelson George is an American author, columnist, music and culture critic, journalist, and filmmaker. He has been nominated twice for the National Book Critics Circle Award.
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Max Zaslofsky
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Max "Slats" Zaslofsky was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played in the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) where he was selected to the all-league first-team from 1947 to 1950. In the 1947–48 BAA season, at 21 years of age, he led the BAA in scoring, and in the 1949–50 NBA season, he led the league in free throw percentage (.843).
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Gary Ackerman
- Enrolled in St John's University - New York
- Studied in 1966
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executiveteacher
- Biography
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Gary Leonard Ackerman is an American retired politician and former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013, after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012.
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Anthony Varvaro
- Occupations
- police officerbaseball player
- Biography
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Anthony Michael Varvaro was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Braves, and Boston Red Sox from 2010 to 2015. After Varvaro's baseball career, he became a police officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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Sidney Shapiro
- Occupations
- poet lawyertranslatorwriter
- Biography
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Sidney Shapiro was an American-born Chinese actor, lawyer, translator, and writer who lived in China from 1947 to 2014. He lived in Beijing for more than 50 years and eventually became a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He was one of very few naturalized citizens of the PRC.
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D'Angelo Harrison
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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D'Angelo Damon Harrison is an American basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. He completed his college career for the St. John's Red Storm before playing professionally in Turkey, Israel and Russia. Harrison is known as a prolific scorer and marksman, holding the St. John's record for career three-pointers made.
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Brent Sancho
- Occupations
- politicianassociation football player
- Biography
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Brent Sancho CM is a Trinidadian former professional football player and politician. In February 2015, he became the Minister of Sports for his home country, Trinidad and Tobago.
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Tim Cluess
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Timothy Michael Cluess is an American college basketball coach who most recently was the head men's basketball coach at Iona College. He is also a former head coach of Long Island University–C.W. Post.
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Diarmuid O'Scannlain
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Diarmuid Fionntain O'Scannlain is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. His chambers are located in Portland, Oregon.
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George James Tsunis
- Occupations
- chief executive officer
- Biography
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George James Tsunis is an American lawyer and businessman who has served United States ambassador to Greece since 2022. He was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve in the role on October 8, 2021, confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 2022, and began serving on May 10, 2022.
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Chang Zhenming
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- Go playerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Chang Zhenming, born October 1956 in Beijing, China, is the Chairman of CITIC Group and the Chairman and Managing Director of CITIC Group's Hong Kong listed subsidiary company, CITIC Pacific.
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Shalrie Joseph
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Shalrie Jamal Joseph is a Grenadian former professional footballer and coach.
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Daryl Homer
- Occupations
- fencer
- Biography
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Daryl Homer is an American right-handed saber fencer, three-time Olympian, and 2016 individual Olympic silver medalist.
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Russ Banham
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Russ Banham is an American author and reporter formerly with The Journal of Commerce and later a freelance journalist writing for The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Forbes, The Economist, Euromoney, Financial Times, Chief Executive and several other business publications and trade magazines.
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Diane Savino
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Diane J. Savino is an American Democratic politician who represented the 23rd Senate District in the New York State Senate, in northern Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, including Sunset Park, Bay Ridge, Bath Beach, Brighton Beach, and Coney Island. She currently serves as a senior advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
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Floyd H. Flake
- Enrolled in St John's University - New York
- Studied in 1980-1984
- Occupations
- pastorpolitician
- Biography
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Floyd Harold Flake is an American businessman, minister, and former politician who is the senior pastor of the 23,000-member Greater Allen African Methodist Episcopal Cathedral in Jamaica, Queens, New York, and the 18th president of Wilberforce University. He is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1987 to 1997.
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Roshown McLeod
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Roshown McLeod is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round (20th pick overall) of the 1998 NBA draft. A 6'8" small forward from St. John's University and Duke University, McLeod played in three NBA seasons from 1999 to 2001. He played for the Hawks and briefly for the Philadelphia 76ers. In the 2001–02 season he was a member of the Boston Celtics but was permanently injured and unable to play. Due to this injury he had to prematurely finish his career.
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Mark Gjonaj
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mark Gjonaj is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 13th district from 2018 to 2021. He previously represented the 80th district of the New York State Assembly from 2013 to 2017. His district encompasses Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Gardens, and Norwood, among other communities of the Bronx.
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Abdullah Bishara
- Occupations
- businesspersondiplomat
- Biography
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Abdullah Bishara is a Kuwaiti diplomat and politician, who was the first secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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Jimmy Van Bramer
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James G. Van Bramer is an American politician. A Democrat, who served in the New York City Council and represented the 26th district from 2010 to 2021, which includes Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside, and Woodside in Queens. Van Bramer is a progressive who was one of the few members of the City Council to endorse Cynthia Nixon's campaign in the 2018 New York gubernatorial election.
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Gerald Cardinale
- Enrolled in St John's University - New York
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politiciandentist
- Biography
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Gerald Cardinale was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1982 until his death in 2021, representing the 39th Legislative District. He also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 until 1982. At the time of his death, he was the second-most senior senator in the state, behind Richard Codey, who also came to office in January 1982, but had served in the General Assembly since 1974. Cardinale was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984, 1988 and 1992 and served as a Delegate to the New Jersey Republican State Platform Committee in 1983.
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Nelson Johnson
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Nelson C. Johnson is an American author and former judge, lawyer and historian, best known for his 2002 New York Times bestseller, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City. His book served as the basis for the popular and Emmy Award-winning HBO period political crime drama TV series Boardwalk Empire.
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Dagmara Wozniak
- Occupations
- fencer
- Biography
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Dagmara "Daga" Wozniak is an American saber fencer. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's saber competition as a substitute, and as a competitor at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of the summer of 2016, she was ranked as one of the top 10 saber fencers in the world.
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Robert Cornegy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert E. Cornegy Jr. is an American politician. He is a former New York City Council Member for the 36th district, representing Bedford-Stuyvesant and northern Crown Heights in Brooklyn.
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Justin Burrell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justin Burrell is an American professional basketball player for Sendai 89ers of the B.League. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm from 2007 to 2011.
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Chris Obekpa
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa is a Nigerian professional basketball player who plays for the ABC Fighters. He played college basketball for St. John's University in Jamaica, New York from 2012 to 2015. As a freshman in 2012–13 he led NCAA Division I in blocks per game with a 4.03 average. After three years at St. John's, Obekpa transferred to UNLV, redshirted 2015–16, but then declared for the 2016 NBA draft. On 23 April 2016, Obekpa hired an agent, which officially prohibited him from finishing his college career.
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L.J. Figueroa
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lionel Jr. "L. J." Figueroa Mercado is a Dominican and American professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the Odessa Wranglers, the St. John's Red Storm, and the Oregon Ducks.
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Bootsy Thornton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marvis Linwood "Bootsy" Thornton III is an American former professional basketball player.
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P. Kevin Castel
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Peter Kevin Castel is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Charles J. Hynes
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Charles Joseph Hynes was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from New York who served as Kings County District Attorney from 1990 to 2013.
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Christian Eyenga
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dwight Junior Hardy is an American professional basketball player, who lastly played for OGM Ormanspor of the Basketball Super League.
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Zendon Hamilton
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Zendon Alphonso Hamilton is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2006.
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Bill Cody
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Páll Valtýr Pálsson or "Bill" Cody Sr. was a Hollywood B-Western actor of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and father to Bill Cody Jr.
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Liberata Mulamula
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Liberata Mulamula, (née Rutageruka (born 10 April 1956) is a Tanzanian diplomat and politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation from April 2021 to October 2022. She was appointed by President Samia Suluhu, on 31 March 2021 and was sworn into office on 1 April 2021.
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LeRoy Ellis
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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LeRoy Ellis was an American basketball player.
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Andrew Lanza
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Andrew Joseph Lanza is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He is a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 24th district, which includes most of Staten Island. He was elected in 2006 after having served on the New York City Council for the 51st district.
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Edmund D. Pellegrino
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Edmund Daniel Pellegrino was an American bioethicist and academic who served as the 11th president of The Catholic University of America (CUA) from 1978 to 1982. For 35 years, Pellegrino was a distinguished professor of medicine and medical ethics and the Director of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Pellegrino was an expert both in clinical bioethics, and in the field of medicine and the humanities, specifically, the teaching of humanities in medical school, which he helped pioneer). He was the second layman to hold the position of President of Catholic University.
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Marcus LoVett Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marcus LoVett Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Sporting Clube de Portugal. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm.
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Joseph Addabbo, Jr
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph Patrick Addabbo Jr. is an American politician, a Democratic member of the New York State Senate from the 15th district representing Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth and parts of South Ozone Park, Ridgewood, Woodside and The Rockaways.
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John Kavanagh
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Kavanagh is an American politician who has served in both houses of the Arizona State Legislature since 2007. He is currently representing the 3rd legislative district in the Arizona Senate since 2023.
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Jerry DeGregorio
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Gennaro L. "Jerry" DeGregorio is an American basketball coach. He was the former head basketball coach of the University of Rhode Island, where he coached the Rams from 1999 to 2001.
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Lamont Hamilton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lamont Alexander "Monty" Hamilton is an American professional basketball player for Niigata Albirex BB of the Japanese B.League. He is a 6'10" (2.08 m) tall power forward-center.
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Keeth Smart
- Occupations
- fencer
- Biography
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Keeth Thomas Smart is an American saber fencer, who was the first American to gain the sport's top ranking for males in saber. A three-time Olympian, he won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in team sabre.
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Mike Tolkin
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- rugby union coach
- Biography
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Mike Tolkin is a rugby union coach who served as head coach of the United States national team from 2012 until 2015. He was the head coach for Rugby United New York for the Major League Rugby 2019 Season. He is the current General Manager of Premier Rugby Sevens.
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Francisco Moya
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Francisco P. Moya is an American politician from Corona, Queens. He has served in the New York City Council from the 21st district since 2018. He served in the New York State Assembly from the 39th district from 2011 to 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Richard Freudenberg
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Richard Nikolaus Freudenberg is a former German professional basketball player. Standing 6'9" (2.06 m) tall, he played at the small forward position.
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Martin Golden
- Occupations
- police officerpolitician
- Biography
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Martin J. Golden is an American politician from Brooklyn, New York, one of the five boroughs of New York City. A Republican, Golden represented the 43rd district in the New York City Council from 1998 to 2002 and represented the 22nd district of the New York State Senate from 2003 to 2018.
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Anthony DeStefano
- Occupations
- children's writerwriter
- Biography
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Anthony DeStefano is an American author of Christian books for adults and children.
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Lavor Postell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Andre Lavor Postell is an American former professional basketball player. Following a college career at St. John's University, he was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2000 NBA draft. He played three seasons with the Knicks showing promise when Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell were sidelined by injuries. During his career, Postell played in 61 games and averaged 3.2 points. His final NBA game was played on April 15, 2003, in a 93–109 loss to the Indiana Pacers where he recorded 4 points and 1 assist. After playing in the NBA, Postell played in Europe and Latin America. At the age of 35, he enlisted in the US Army.
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James J. Schiro
- Occupations
- international forum participantbusinessperson
- Biography
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James Joseph Schiro was an American businessman who became CEO of PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Zurich Financial Services and was a director of number of multinational companies including of PepsiCo, Philips and Goldman Sachs.
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Sean Evans
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Sean Evans is an American professional basketball player for Dinamo București of the Romanian League. Standing at 2.03 m (6'8"), he plays at the power forward and center positions. After playing four years of college basketball at St. John's, Evans entered the 2011 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Eugene Lawrence
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Eugene Lawrence is an American professional basketball player for BC Novosibirsk of the Russian Basketball Super League 1.
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Orlando Sánchez
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Orlando Emilio Sánchez Caminero is a Dominican professional basketball player for Bucaneros de La Guaira of the Venezuelan Liga Profesional de Baloncesto (LPB). He played college basketball for Monroe College and St. John's University, and has represented the Dominican Republic in international competition.
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Alphonse Gallegos
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Alphonse Gallegos, OAR, was an American Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento from 1981 until his death in 1991. He was nicknamed the "Bishop of the Barrios."
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Paris Horne
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Paris L. Horne is an American professional basketball player who last played for Kouvot of the Finnish Korisliiga. Horne played college basketball at St. John's University. He has played for BG Gottingen in Germany and competed at the FIBA EuroChallenge 2012 (6 games and 10.7 ppg).
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Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta
- Occupations
- physicist
- Biography
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Sushanta Kumar Dattagupta, known better as Sushanta Dattagupta, is an Indian condensed matter physicist. He was Director of the S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Kolkata between 1999 and 2005 and then he was appointed Program Co-ordinator by the Ministry of Human Resources and Development for the newly evolving system of Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER). Subsequently, in 2006 he was made the founding director of IISER Kolkata. After serving one full term there the same ministry of HRD made him the Vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati, which is served between September 2011 and February 2016.
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Zsanett Kaján
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Zsanett Bernadett Kaján is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club ACF Fiorentina and the Hungarian national team.
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Rob Keighron
- Occupations
- radio personality
- Biography
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Robert E. Keighron is an American media personality and radio broadcaster. He was a Roman Catholic priest in the Diocese of Brooklyn before his laicization for personal reasons in 2014. He is best known from his appearances on The Catholic Guy Show with Lino Rulli, a radio show airing on Sirius XM, from 2008–2014. He is also known for periodic appearances with Chris Russo on various radio platforms.
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Malik Ellison
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Malik Ellison is an American professional basketball player who last played for Kauhajoen Karhu of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the St. John's Red Storm, the Pittsburgh Panthers, and the Hartford Hawks.
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Rafael Diaz
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Rafael Alejandro Díaz is a Dominican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Dominican Republic national team.
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Stefani Miglioranzi
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Stefani Miglioranzi is a retired Brazilian-American footballer. After a successful playing career that spanned 18 years, Stefani Miglioranzi retired from playing professionally and became a Registered Intermediary and licensed FIFA match agent for First Wave Sports International, a full service agency for professional soccer players / footballers.
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Jerry Bush
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Gerard L. Bush was a college men's basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of Toledo from 1947 to 1954 and Nebraska from 1954 to 1963. He coached his teams to a 208–190 record, winning a Mid-American Conference championship and one NCAA tournament appearance. He played his college basketball at St. John's. He was inducted into the Toledo athletics Hall of Fame in 1986.
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Bob Turner
- Enrolled in St John's University - New York
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersontelevision producer
- Biography
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Robert L. Turner is an American businessman and politician who served as the United States representative for New York's 9th congressional district (containing parts of Brooklyn and Queens) from 2011 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Ivan Lee
- Occupations
- fencer
- Biography
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Ivan James Lee is an American Olympic sabre fencer and coach. He was a two-time NCAA Men's Sabre Champion, a five-time national sabre champion, and was inducted into the US Fencing Association Hall of Fame. He worked as a police officer in the New York City Police Department from 2008 until 2022, and as the Women's Fencing Team Head Coach at Long Island University from 2019 until December 2023. Lee was elected Chair of the board of directors of USA Fencing in September 2023. He was suspended by USA Fencing on December 22, 2023, for his alleged conduct that would constitute a violation of the SafeSport Code. Lee resigned when he was informed of his suspension. His suspension was upheld by the U.S. Center for SafeSport (SafeSport) on January 4, 2024. On January 16, 2024, SafeSport lifted his suspension, while it continued its investigation of Lee’s conduct.
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Matt Galante
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Matthew Joseph Galante is an American former minor League baseball infielder and Major League coach and acting manager.
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Michael Luk
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Michael Chi Ho Luk is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club Hoi King.
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Peter Abbate
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Peter J. Abbate Jr. is a former American politician who represented District 49 in the New York State Assembly.
