100 Notable alumni of
Temple University
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Temple University is 150th in the world, 68th in North America, and 65th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Temple 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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Bill Cosby
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- film producerfilm actormanufacturertelevision actortelevision producer
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William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American former comedian, actor, and media personality. Often deemed a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was a film, television, and stand-up comedy star, with his longest-running live-action role being that of Cliff Huxtable in the sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–1992). He also released several stand-up comedy albums and was a popular spokesperson in advertising for decades. Cosby was well known in the United States for his fatherly image and gained a reputation as "America's Dad".
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Bob Saget
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television presenterfilm producerpodcasterfilm directorstand-up comedian
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Robert Lane Saget was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and television host. He portrayed Danny Tanner on the sitcom Full House (1987–1995) and its sequel Fuller House (2016–2020). Saget was the original host of America's Funniest Home Videos (1989–1997), and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). He was also known for his squeaky-clean family-sitcom image and at the same time profane comedian persona, with his 2014 album That's What I'm Talkin' About being nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
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Jesse Williams
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in African American studies and film
- Occupations
- stage actoractortelevision producermodelteacher
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Jesse Wesley Williams is an American actor, director, producer, and activist best known as Dr. Jackson Avery on Grey's Anatomy (2009–22; 2024–25). He has also appeared in films such as The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and The Butler (2013). He provided voice acting and motion capture for Markus in the video game Detroit: Become Human (2018).
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Tom Sizemore
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- actortelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorvoice actor
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Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Lock Up (1989), and Blue Steel (1990). The appearances led to more prominent roles in films like Passenger 57 (1992), True Romance (1993), Striking Distance (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Strange Days (1995), Heat (1995), and The Relic (1997).
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Kunal Nayyar
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- stage actortelevision actorwriteractorfilm actor
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Kunal Nayyar is an actor and philanthropist who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019). He also voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). Nayar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role in Criminal: UK.
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Adam McKay
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- screenwriterfilm directorfilm produceractortelevision producer
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Adam McKay is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. McKay began his career as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) from 1995 to 2001. After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay co-wrote and co-produced many television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website Funny or Die through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions.
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Colman Domingo
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- television directorfilm actorstage actortelevision actoractor
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Colman Jason Domingo is an American actor and playwright. Prominent on both screen and stage since the 2010s, Domingo has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Tony Awards. Time magazine named him among the 100 most influential people in the world in 2024.
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Mark Margolis
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Mark Margolis was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the character Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad (2009–2011) and Better Call Saul (2016–2022). His performance in Breaking Bad was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2012.
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Daryl Hall
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- guitaristrecording artistsinger-songwriter
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Daryl Franklin Hohl, known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock and soul singer-songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and principal lead vocalist of Hall & Oates, with guitarist and songwriter John Oates. Outside of his work in Hall & Oates, he has also released six solo albums, including the 1980 collaboration with progressive rock guitarist Robert Fripp, Sacred Songs, and the 1986 album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine, which provided his best-selling single, "Dreamtime", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. He has also collaborated on numerous works by other artists, such as Fripp's 1979 release Exposure, and Dusty Springfield's 1995 album A Very Fine Love, which produced a UK Top 40 hit with "Wherever Would I Be". Since late 2007, he has hosted the streaming television series Live from Daryl's House, in which he performs alongside other artists, doing a mix of songs from each's catalog. The show has been rebroadcast on a number of cable and satellite channels as well.
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Quinta Brunson
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- actortelevision actorscreenwriter
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Quinta Brunson is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. She is the creator, executive producer and co-writer of the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2021–present), in which she stars as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues. Brunson gained prominence in 2014 for her self-produced Instagram series Girl Who Has Never Been on a Nice Date. She went on to produce and act in videos for BuzzFeed Video and developed two streaming series with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures.
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Tamron Hall
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 1992 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism
- Occupations
- executive producertalk show hostjournalisttelevision personality
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Tamron Hall is an American broadcast journalist, television talk show host and author. In September 2019, Hall debuted her self-titled syndicated daytime talk show, which has earned her two Daytime Emmy Awards. Hall was formerly a national news correspondent for NBC News, daytime anchor for MSNBC, host of the program MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall, and a co-host of Today's Take, the third hour of Today. She hosts Deadline: Crime on Investigation Discovery channel. In summer 2016, Investigation Discovery premiered the TV special Guns on Campus: Tamron Hall Investigates, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the tower shooting at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Mark Levin
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Studied in 1977
- In 1980 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerjournalisttelevision presenterwritercivil servant
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Mark Reed Levin is an American broadcast news analyst, columnist, lawyer, political commentator, radio personality, and writer. He is the host of syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show, as well as Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News. Previously, Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese. He is the former president of the Landmark Legal Foundation, an author of seven books, and contributor to media outlets such as National Review Online. Since 2015, Levin has been editor-in-chief of the Conservative Review.
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John Oates
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- guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
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John William Oates is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates along with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, serving as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph
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- stage actorsingeractorfilm actor
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Da'Vine Joy Randolph is an American actress. She has earned various accolades including an Academy Award, British Academy Film Award and Golden Globe Award, alongside nominations for a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2024, she was named one of 100 most influential people in the world by Time.
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Tim Heidecker
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- television actorfilm directortelevision directoractortelevision producer
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Timothy Richard Heidecker is an American comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician. Along with Eric Wareheim, he is a member of the comedy duo Tim & Eric.
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Zeeko Zaki
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- actortelevision actor
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Zakaria Sherif Zaki, better known as Zeeko Zaki (Arabic: زيكو زكي), is an Egyptian-American actor best known for his role portraying Special Agent Omar Adom "OA" Zidan on the CBS television series FBI.
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Robert K. Merton
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- university teachersociologist
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Robert King Merton was an American sociologist who is considered a founding father of modern sociology, and a major contributor to the subfield of criminology. He served as the 47th president of the American Sociological Association. He spent most of his career teaching at Columbia University, where he attained the rank of University Professor. In 1994 he was awarded the National Medal of Science for his contributions to the field and for having founded the sociology of science.
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Robert Prosky
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- television actorstage actorcomedianfilm actor
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Robert Prosky was an American actor. He became a well-known supporting actor in the 1980s with his roles in Thief (1981), Christine (1983), The Natural (1984), and Broadcast News (1987).
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Jimmy Pop
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- songwriterrapperguitaristsinger
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James Moyer Franks, better known by his stage name Jimmy Pop (originally Jimmy Pop Ali), is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, and one of the founding members of the comedic rock band Bloodhound Gang.
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Robin Atkin Downes
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- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Robin Atkin Downes is an English actor. He is known for his work as a voice actor in video games and animation.
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Paul F. Tompkins
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- voice actoractorcomediantelevision actorfilm actor
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Paul Francis Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He has worked in television on such programs as BoJack Horseman, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Best Week Ever, later renamed Best Week Ever with Paul F. Tompkins.
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Jared Hasselhoff
- Occupations
- musician
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Jared Hennegan, better known by the stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff, is an American musician and television personality best known for being the bassist of the rock band Bloodhound Gang. Since 2006, he has lived and worked primarily in Germany.
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Kim Rhodes
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- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Kim Rhodes is an American actress who is known for portraying Cindy Harrison on the soap operas Another World (1996–1999) and As the World Turns (2000–2001), Carey Martin on the Disney Channel sitcoms The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2008) and The Suite Life on Deck (2008–2011), and Sheriff Jody Mills on Supernatural (2010–2020).
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Jessica Pressler
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United States - Occupations
- journalistwriter
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Jessica Pressler is an American journalist and contributing editor at New York. Her 2015 article "The Hustlers at Scores" was nominated for a National Magazine Award and was later made into a feature film called Hustlers in 2019. She also wrote a story about Anna Sorokin that was later developed into the mini-series Inventing Anna released by Netflix in 2022.
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Norman Fell
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Norman Fell was an American actor of film and television, most famous for his role as landlord Mr. Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off, The Ropers, and his film roles in Ocean's 11 (1960), The Graduate (1967), and Bullitt (1968). Early in his career, he was billed as Norman Feld.
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Eric Wareheim
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- television actorfilm directortelevision directoractortelevision producer
- Biography
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Eric Alexander Wareheim is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, and musician. He is best known as one-half of the comedy duo Tim & Eric, alongside Tim Heidecker. He also had a recurring role on the Netflix series Master of None.
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Jack Posobiec
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- conspiracy theoristcorrespondentnon-fiction writerpunditintelligence officer
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Jack Michael Posobiec III is an American alt-right political activist, television correspondent, conspiracy theorist, and former United States Navy intelligence officer.
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Patricia Wettig
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- actortelevision actorwriterfilm actorstage actor
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Patricia Anne Wettig is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her role as Nancy Weston in the television series Thirtysomething (1987–1991), for which she received a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Cheng Li-wun
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cheng Li-wun is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), she has been the party's chairperson since November 2025.
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Irvin Kershner
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- actordirectorfilm editorfilm actorfilm director
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Irvin Kershner was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later, he began making high-budget blockbusters such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. Through the course of his career, he received numerous accolades, including being nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d'Or.
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Dennis Christopher
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Dennis Christopher Carrelli is a retired American actor whose film credits include Breaking Away (1979), Fade to Black (1980), Chariots of Fire (1981), It (1990), and Django Unchained (2012).
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Alex G
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- musician
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Alexander Giannascoli, better known by his stage names Alex G or, formerly, (Sandy) Alex G, is an American musician, producer, and singer-songwriter. During live performances, Alex G is joined by his longtime backing band, which features Sam Acchione (guitar), John Heywood (bass) and Tom Kelly (drums).
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Veronica Hamel
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Veronica Hamel is an American actress and model. She was nominated five times for an Emmy Award for her role as attorney Joyce Davenport in the TV police drama Hill Street Blues.
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Ibram X. Kendi
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 2007 graduated with Master of Arts in African American studies
- In 2010 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in African American studies
- Occupations
- historianeditoruniversity teacherwriter
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Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in the U.S. He is author of books including Stamped from the Beginning, How to Be an Antiracist and Antiracist Baby. He has been interviewed by such figures as Stephen Colbert and Oprah Winfrey, and in 2019, the New York Times referred to him as "one of the country’s most in-demand commentators on racism." Kendi was also included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.
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Eddie Jones
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Edward Charles Jones is an American former professional basketball player who played for five teams in his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career.
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Hage Geingob
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- ministerresearcherpolitician
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Hage Gottfried Geingob was a Namibian politician who served as the third president of Namibia from 2015 until his death in February 2024. Geingob was the country's first prime minister from 1990 to 2002, and served again from 2012 to 2015.
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Billy Paul
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- singer
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Paul Williams, known professionally as Billy Paul, was an American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones". His 1973 album and single War of the Gods blends his more conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences.
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Rick Brunson
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Eric Daniel Brunson (born June 14, 1972) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played nine seasons in the NBA and has also worked as an assistant coach for several teams. Brunson played college basketball for the Temple Owls.
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Richard Brooks
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- novelistdirectorfilm directorfilm producerscreenwriter
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Richard Brooks was an American film director, screenwriter, journalist and novelist. He directed 24 feature films between 1950 and 1985, and was known for his portrayals of hard-hitting subject matter, psychologically-complex characters, and his independently-minded auteurist approach to filmmaking.
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Marc Lamont Hill
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- television presenteruniversity teacherpeace activistjournalistpundit
- Biography
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Marc Lamont Hill is an American academic, author, activist, and television personality. He is a professor of urban education at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York City. He is the host of UpFront on Al Jazeera English, VH1 Live! on VH1, and Basketball Wives reunion shows. He is also a BET News correspondent, and since 2024, has co-hosted The Joe Budden Podcast.
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Danny Woodburn
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- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Danny Woodburn is an American actor, comedian and activist for the disability rights movement linked to his dwarfism.
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David Brenner
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- actorcomedianscreenwriter
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David Norris Brenner was an American stand-up comedian, actor and author. The most frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s and 1980s, Brenner "was a pioneer of observational comedy." His friend, comedian Richard Lewis, described Brenner as "the king of hip, observational comedy."
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Lauren LaVera
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- martial artisttelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Lauren LaVera is an American actress, stunt performer, martial artist, and writer. LaVera is best known for her role as the resourceful heroine Sienna Shaw in Damien Leone's Terrifier franchise, serving as the co-lead in the slasher films Terrifier 2, Terrifier 3 (2024) and the upcoming Terrifier 4 (2026). Collectively, the franchise has grossed over $100 million at the box office. LaVera has since become known for her work in horror films.
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Egypt Sherrod
- Occupations
- radio personality
- Biography
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Egypt Sherrod is an American radio and television personality, as well as real estate broker and designer. She is best known as host of HGTV's Flipping Virgins and its long running show, Property Virgins. She is CEO & Managing Broker of the Atlanta-based residential brokerage Indigo Road Realty, and is also principal designer at Indigo Road Design Group and Indigo Road Home Furnishings.
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Joe Klecko
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joseph Edward Klecko is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Jets. He played college football for the Temple Owls and was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange". Klecko was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Keith Andes
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- musicianfilm actorstage actortelevision actoractor
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Keith Andes was an American actor. He is known for films such as Blackbeard the Pirate (1952) and Clash by Night (1952).
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Vincent Hughes
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Vincent J. Hughes is an American politician who is serving as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 7th District since 1994. Hughes previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 190th District from 1987 to 1994.
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Kurt Volker
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- diplomat
- Biography
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Kurt Douglas Volker is an American diplomat who served as George W. Bush's last U.S. Ambassador to NATO. Later he served as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership and in a volunteer capacity as Donald Trump's U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine until his resignation on September 27, 2019.
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Salvatore Testa
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Salvatore A. "Salvie" Testa, nicknamed "The Crowned Prince of the Philadelphia Mob", was an Italian-American mobster who served as a caporegime and later acting underboss for the Philadelphia crime family. Testa made his reputation as a hitman for the Philadelphia family during a period of internal gang conflict. The son of former boss Philip “The Chicken Man” Testa, Salvatore Testa was an emerging figure in the mob until he was killed on the orders of boss Nicodemo Scarfo.
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Gary Dauberman
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- executive producerscreenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Gary Dauberman is an American screenwriter and director. He is best known for writing the supernatural horror film It and its follow-up It Chapter Two (2019), which are based on the novel of the same name.
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Paula Scher
- Occupations
- paintergraphic designerdesignerteacher
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Paula Scher is an American graphic designer, painter, and design educator. She is a partner at design firm Pentagram, which she joined in 1991. She started her career as an art director in the 1970s and early 1980s, gaining recognition for her eclectic approach to typography, which became highly influential.
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Leon Rose
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- basketball agentbasketball playerlawyer
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Leon Rose is an American basketball executive, attorney and sports agent. He serves as president of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a sports agent, Rose represented a number of prominent NBA players, including Allen Iverson and LeBron James.
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Cody Calafiore
- Occupations
- modelactorassociation football playerreality television participant
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Cody Christopher Calafiore is an American reality television personality, actor and model. He was the runner up on the reality television series Big Brother 16 in 2014. He was later crowned the winner of Big Brother 22: All-Stars in 2020. Finally, he was on Big Brother: Reindeer Games, where he placed 8th.
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Barry Sullivan
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Patrick Barry Sullivan was an American actor of film, television, theatre, and radio. In a career that spanned over 40 years, Sullivan appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s, primarily as a leading actor after establishing himself in the industry, and later as a character actor.
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Eddie Glaude
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in African American studies
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Eddie Steven Glaude Jr. is an American academic, author, and pundit. He is James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University, where he teaches in the departments of African American studies and religion. At Princeton, Glaude was the inaugural department chair after the Princeton Center for African American Studies became an academic department in 2015; he led the program until stepping down in 2023.
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Andrew Hussie
- Occupations
- comics artistscreenwriter
- Biography
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Andrew Hussie is an American author and artist. He is best known as the creator of Homestuck, a multimedia webcomic presented in the style of a text-based graphical adventure game, as well as other works in a similar style that were hosted on his website MS Paint Adventures.
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Danielle Pinnock
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- screenwriteractorcomedianentertainer
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Danielle Pinnock is an American actress, writer, and comedian. Pinnock won an Astra Television Award and an NAACP Image Award for her performance as a main cast member on the CBS comedy Ghosts (2021– ), where she plays the 1920s Prohibition era jazz singer Alberta.
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Wendy Osefo
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 42)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Wendy Onyinye Osefo is a Nigerian-American political commentator, public affairs academic, and television personality. She is a main cast member of The Real Housewives of Potomac. Wendy practices in the field of journalism and has received awards recognizing her contributions to the field of journalism.
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Ben Goertzel
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in mathematics
- Occupations
- computer scientistbioinformaticianartificial intelligence researchermathematician
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Ben Goertzel is a computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, and businessman. He helped popularize the term artificial general intelligence (AGI).
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Edith Windsor
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- computer scientistactivistprogrammer
- Biography
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Edith Windsor was an American LGBT rights activist and a technology manager at IBM. She was the lead plaintiff in the 2013 Supreme Court of the United States case United States v. Windsor, which overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act and was considered a landmark legal victory for the same-sex marriage movement in the United States. The Obama administration and federal agencies extended rights, privileges and benefits to married same-sex couples because of the decision.
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Malcolm Kenyatta
- Enrolled in Temple University
- 2007-2012 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in communication
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Malcolm Kenyatta is an American politician from the North Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he serves as the Pennsylvania state representative for the 181st district. He was the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania Auditor General in the 2024 election, and in February 2025 was elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. In June of the same year, he along with vice chair David Hogg were removed from their positions pending a new election, which he won uncontested.
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Sean Nelson
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm producerfilm actor
- Biography
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Sean Nelson is an American actor. Nelson began his career as a child actor, receiving notice after his film debut in Fresh (1994), as the eponymous title character.
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Kathleen Kane
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Kathleen Granahan Kane is an American former politician and lawyer who served as the attorney general of Pennsylvania from 2013 until her resignation in 2016, following her conviction for perjury, obstruction of justice, and related charges for illegal activities while she was attorney general. She was the first woman and first Democrat ever elected to the position.
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Aaron McKie
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Aaron Fitzgerald McKie is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the special advisor for athletics at his alma mater Temple University. From 2019 until 2023 he served as the head coach for the Temple men's basketball team. Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers 17th overall in the 1994 NBA draft, McKie spent time as a point guard, shooting guard or small forward throughout his professional playing career from 1994 to 2007.
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Suzette Charles
- Occupations
- modelbeauty pageant contestanttelevision personalitysinger
- Biography
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Suzette Charles is an American singer, songwriter, performer and actress.
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Marc-André Hamelin
- Occupations
- pianistcomposerrecording artist
- Biography
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Marc-André Hamelin, OC, OQ is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer who has received 11 Grammy Award nominations. He is on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music.
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Henry Burris
- Occupations
- gridiron football playerAmerican football playerCanadian football player
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Henry Armand Burris Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback, and a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. He is currently the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Florida A&M. Burris played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1998 to 2016. He won three Grey Cup championships, two with the Calgary Stampeders, in 1998 and 2008, having spent 10 years of his career with them, and one with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2016. He was also a sports broadcaster and football analyst at TSN, appearing as a panel member on the network's CFL on TSN broadcasts.
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C. Delores Tucker
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cynthia Delores Tucker was an American politician and civil rights activist. She had a long history of involvement in the American Civil Rights Movement. She was Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 1971 to 1977. From the 1990s onward, she engaged in a campaign against gangsta rap music.
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Matt Cartwright
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Studied in 1984
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Matthew Alton Cartwright is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district from 2013 to 2025. The district includes a large swath of northeastern Pennsylvania, anchored by Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and the Poconos. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Cartwright was first elected to Congress in 2012 after defeating incumbent Tim Holden in the Democratic primary. As an attorney, Cartwright previously worked at the law firm of Munley, Munley, and Cartwright.
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Ben Bova
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriteruniversity teachernovelisteditor
- Biography
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Benjamin William Bova was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, for which he won a Hugo Award six times, and an editorial director of Omni; he was also president of both the National Space Society and the Science Fiction Writers of America.
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Alwi Shihab
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alwi Abdurrahman Shihab is an Indonesian politician and scholar of the interaction of Christian and Muslim communities who served as Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare in 2004 to 2005 and Indonesian Foreign Minister from 1999 to 2001.
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Gina Gleason
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Gina Gleason is an American musician who is the current lead guitarist and backing vocalist for heavy metal band Baroness.
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Sultan Ahmed ibn Sulayem
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem is an Emirati businessman. He was the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of DP World until 13 February 2026, and the chairman of the Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation until February 2026. He was named as a co-conspirator in the child sex trafficking ring led by Jeffrey Epstein in the public release of the Epstein files in February 2026, however, he has not been criminally charged. He resigned from his executive positions due to his association with Epstein.
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Tony Thurmond
- Occupations
- politician
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Tony Krajewski Thurmond is an American politician and educator, serving as the 28th California State Superintendent of Public Instruction since 2019. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 over his opponent, Marshall Tuck, and reelected in 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the 15th Assembly district from 2014 to 2018, encompassing the northern East Bay.
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Fayette Pinkney
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Fayette Regina Pinkney was an American singer and an original member of the musical trio The Three Degrees.
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Fred Mascherino
- Occupations
- singerguitarist
- Biography
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Frederick Paul Mascherino is an American musician best known for his work as lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist in alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday. He is currently active with bands The Color Fred, Say Anything, and Taking Back Sunday as a touring member. Fred is also known for working with Terrible Things. He also runs the record label Heading East Records. He is vegan and straight edge.
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Michael van der Veen
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 1995 graduated with Master of Laws in trial advocacy
- Occupations
- lawyer
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Michael Thomas van der Veen is an American attorney who specializes in civil litigation and criminal defense. He represented then former president Donald Trump during his second impeachment trial in the United States Senate, which resulted in acquittal on February 13, 2021.
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John Louis Esposito
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- writerIslamicistreligious studies scholaruniversity teacher
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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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Jim Walden
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 60)
- Biography
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James Alvin Walden Jr. is an American attorney. After serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York from 1993 to 2002, Walden entered private practice, where he has been a defense attorney for corporations in cases involving white-collar crime, antitrust violations, and market manipulation.
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Cheryl Dunye
- Occupations
- film directordirectoractoruniversity teachervideo artist
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Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. She is the daughter of Edith Irene Hamilton Dunye and George Kekura Dunye. She was born in Liberia, but shortly after, her family moved to Philadelphia. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known as the first out black lesbian to ever direct a feature film with her 1996 film The Watermelon Woman. She runs the production company Jingletown Films based in Oakland, California.
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David Urban
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lobbyist
- Biography
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David Urban is an American lobbyist, consultant, political strategist, and senior political commentator for CNN. He serves as the managing director of BGR Group, Senior Advisor to Gothams, and Of Counsel at Torridon Law. Urban served as Executive Vice President for North American Corporate Affairs at ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok. He serves on the boards of directors of publicly traded companies Virtu Financial (NYSE: VIRT), SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC), and Eos Energy Enterprises (NASDAQ: EOSE), as well as the private company SubCom. He is a member of Coinbase's Global Advisory Council and serves on the advisory boards of Voyager Technologies and Regent Craft. Urban also serves on the boards of the nonprofit Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, the Johnny Mac Soldiers Fund, and the International Republican Institute.
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Craig Shoemaker
- Occupations
- voice actoractorcomediantelevision actorwriter
- Biography
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Craig Shoemaker is an American stand up comedian, actor, author, writer and producer. He was named Comedian of the Year at The American Comedy Awards on ABC and garnered two NATAS Emmy awards. He is best known for his 90-minute stand-up special, Daditude.
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Zambry Abdul Kadir
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Zambry bin Abd Kadir is a Malaysian politician and senator. Since December 2023, he has served as the Minister of Higher Education in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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Pat Meehan
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- prosecutorlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Patrick Leo Meehan is a former American Republican Party politician and federal prosecutor from Pennsylvania who represented parts of Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Berks, and Lancaster counties in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 until his resignation in 2018. He succeeded Democrat Joe Sestak, who ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
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Herbert Rudley
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- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
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Herbert Rudley was an American character actor who appeared on stage, films and on television.
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Marc Jackson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marc Anthony Jackson is an American former professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2007. He is a current television analyst of the Philadelphia 76ers for NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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Isaiah Wright
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Isaiah Wright is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Temple and was signed by the Washington Football Team of the National Football League as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He also played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
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Glenn Thompson
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 1988 graduated with Master of Education
- Occupations
- managerpolitician
- Biography
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Glenn William "GT" Thompson Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to Congress in 2008 for the state's 5th congressional district; Thompson was redistricted to the 15th congressional district in the 2018 election by an order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Since 2023, he has chaired the House Agriculture Committee. Thompson became the dean of the Pennsylvania's congressional delegation in 2025 following the defeat of Senator Bob Casey Jr.
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Jonathan Maberry
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writer
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Jonathan Maberry is an American suspense author, anthology editor, comic book writer, magazine feature writer, playwright, content creator and writing teacher/lecturer. He has been named one of the "Today's Top Ten Horror Writers" by Horror Novel Reviews.
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Nick Gillespie
- Occupations
- journalistpundit
- Biography
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Nicholas John Gillespie is an American libertarian journalist who was editor-in-chief of Reason magazine from 2000 to 2008 and editor-in-chief of Reason.com and Reason TV from 2008 to 2017. Gillespie joined Reason's staff in 1993 as an assistant editor and ascended to the top slot in 2000. As of 2025, he is an editor-at-large at Reason.
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John F. Street
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- politician
- Biography
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John Franklin Street is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 97th Mayor of the City of Philadelphia. He was first elected to a term beginning on January 3, 2000, and was re-elected to a second term beginning in 2004. He is a Democrat and became mayor after having served 19 years in the Philadelphia City Council, including seven years as its president, before resigning as required under the Philadelphia City Charter in order to run for mayor. He followed Ed Rendell as mayor, assuming the post on January 3, 2000. Street was Philadelphia's second black mayor.
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Dave Hunt
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- writerradio personalitypreachertheologian
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David Charles Haddon Hunt was an American Christian apologist, speaker, radio commentator and author. He was in full-time ministry from 1973 until his death. The Berean Call, which highlights Hunt's material, was started in 1992. From 1999 to 2010, he also hosted Search the Scriptures Daily radio ministry alongside T.A. McMahon. Hunt traveled to the Near East, lived in Egypt, and wrote numerous books on theology, prophecy, cults, and other religions, including critiques of Catholicism, Islam, Mormonism, and Calvinism, among others. Hunt's Christian theology was evangelical dispensational and he was associated with the Plymouth Brethren movement.
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Merrill Reese
- Occupations
- sports commentatorautobiographer
- Biography
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Merrill Alan Reese is an American sports radio announcer best known for his role as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Philadelphia Eagles on SportsRadio 94.1 WIP-FM. He has been the voice of the Eagles since 1977. He is the 2024 recipient of the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award.
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Tim
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Hwang Young-min, best known as Tim (팀), is a Korean-American singer based in South Korea. He is referred to as South Korea's "ballad prince." He debuted in 2003 with the album, First Tim, which included the hit ballad, "I Love You."
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Steve Gunn
- Born in
- United States
- Occupations
- guitaristmusiciansinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Steve Gunn is an American singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn.
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Ramdas Pai
- Occupations
- businesspersonwriter
- Biography
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Dr. Ramdas Madhava Pai is an Indian health administrator and the incumbent Chancellor at the Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and chairman of the Manipal Education and Medical Group.
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Norman Connors
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- composerjazz musician
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Norman Connors is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led a number of influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.
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Lavoy Allen
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lavoy Allen is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round, 50th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Allen is the son of a truck driver, and did not play much basketball until eighth grade. He attended Pennsbury High School, where he was coached by Oliver Aaron. Rivals.com ranked him the 14th best center in his class, and Scout.com named him the 110th overall prospect. Allen committed to Temple University and coach Fran Dunphy.
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Guy Rodgers
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Guy William Rodgers Jr. was an American professional basketball player born in Philadelphia. He spent twelve years (1958–1970) in the NBA, and was one of the league's best playmakers in the early to mid-1960s. Rodgers led the NBA in assists twice, and placed second six times. Rodgers was inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.
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Shirley M. Tilghman
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 1975 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- university teacherbiochemistmolecular biologist
- Biography
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Shirley Marie Tilghman OC FRS is a Canadian scholar in molecular biology. She is a professor of molecular biology and public policy and president emerita of Princeton University. She served as the 19th president of Princeton University from June 2001 to July 2013.
