100 Notable alumni of
Temple University
Temple University is 143rd in the world, 66th in North America, and 63rd 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
- Occupations
- television actorcomedianwriterdub actorcomposer
- Biography
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William Henry Cosby Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and author. Cosby began his career as a stand-up comic at the hungry i nightclub in San Francisco during the 1960s. Throughout the decade he released several standup comedy records which consecutively earned him the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album from 1965 to 1970. He also had a starring role in the television crime show I Spy (1965–1968) opposite Robert Culp. Cosby made history when he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1966, making him the first African American to earn an Emmy Award for acting. His acting career continued as he starred in the sitcom The Bill Cosby Show, which ran for two seasons from 1969 to 1971.
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Bob Saget
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- stand-up comedianfilm directorfilm producerscreenwritertelevision presenter
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Robert Lane Saget was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and television host. Saget is known for playing Danny Tanner on the ABC sitcom Full House (1987–1995), and its Netflix sequel Fuller House (2016–2020). He was also the original host of America's Funniest Home Videos (1989–1997), and the voice of narrator Ted Mosby on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014).
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Jesse Williams
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in African American studies and film
- Occupations
- teachermodelfilm actortelevision actorstage actor
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Jesse Wesley Williams is an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He portrayed Dr. Jackson Avery on the ABC series Grey's Anatomy (2009–2022) and has appeared in the films The Cabin in the Woods (2012), The Butler (2013) and Band Aid (2017). He also provided voice acting and motion capture for Markus in Detroit: Become Human (2018).
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Kunal Nayyar
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- television actorfilm actoractorwriterstage actor
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Kunal Nayyar is a British actor. He portrayed Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019) and voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). Nayyar also appeared in the films Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), The Scribbler (2014), Dr. Cabbie (2014), Consumed (2015), Trolls (2016) and Sweetness in the Belly (2019). Forbes listed Nayyar as the world's third-highest-paid television actor in 2015 and 2018, with earnings of US$20 million and US$23.5 million, respectively.
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Adam McKay
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- film directorscreenwriterfilm produceractorpodcaster
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Adam McKay is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) for two seasons. He rose to fame in the 2000s for his collaborations with comedian Will Ferrell and co-wrote his comedy films Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys. Ferrell and McKay later co-wrote and co-produced numerous television series and films, and McKay co-produced their website Funny or Die through their company Gary Sanchez Productions.
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Tom Sizemore
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- actorfilm producertelevision actorfilm actorvoice actor
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Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. is an American actor and producer. He is known for his supporting roles in films such as Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Passenger 57 (1992), True Romance (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Strange Days (1995), Heat (1995), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Red Planet (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), and Pearl Harbor (2001), and for voicing Sonny Forelli in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He also played Joey, Marissa's jealous ex-boyfriend, in the film Zyzzyx Road (2006), and Anthony Sinclair in the revival television series Twin Peaks (2017).
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Daryl Hall
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- musiciansinger-songwriterguitaristrecording artist
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Daryl Franklin Hohl, known professionally as Daryl Hall, is an American rock, R&B and soul singer and musician, 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 five solo albums, including the 1980 progressive rock collaboration with guitarist Robert Fripp titled Sacred Songs and the 1986 album Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine, which provided his best selling single, "Dreamtime", that 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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Tamron Hall
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 1992 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism
- Occupations
- journalistexecutive producertalk show hosttelevision personality
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Tamron Hall is an American broadcast journalist and television talk show host. In September 2019, Hall debuted her self-titled syndicated daytime talk show, which earned her a Daytime Emmy Award. 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 Margolis
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- actortelevision actorfilm actorstage actor
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Mark Margolis is an American actor. He has played Alberto "The Shadow" in Scarface (1983) and Antonio Nappa in Oz, and for his performance as Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad (2009–2011) he was nominated for a 2012 Emmy Award. He has continued the Hector Salamanca role in the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul (2016–2022).
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Mark Levin
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Studied in 1977
- In 1980 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- radio personalitylawyerauthorwritercivil servant
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Mark Reed Levin is an American lawyer, author, and radio personality. He is the host of syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show, as well as Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News. Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese. He is the former president of the Landmark Legal Foundation, a New York Times best-selling author of seven books, and contributes commentary to media outlets such as National Review Online. Since 2015, Levin has been editor-in-chief of the Conservative Review and is known for his incendiary commentary.
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John Oates
- Occupations
- musiciansinger-songwriterguitarist
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John William Oates is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, acting as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Colman Domingo
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- singertelevision actorstage actorwriterfilm actor
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Colman Jason Domingo is an American actor, writer and director. He gained acclaim for his performance as Mr. Bones in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys (2011), for which he received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination. He has played supporting roles in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (2012), Ava DuVernay's Selma (2014), Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), George C. Wolfe's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and Janicza Bravo's Zola (2021). He is also known for his performances on television as Victor Strand in AMC's Fear the Walking Dead and Ali on Euphoria.
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Tim Heidecker
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- screenwriteractortelevision producerfilm directortelevision actor
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Timothy Richard "Tim" Heidecker is an American comedian, writer, director, actor, and musician. He is best known as one half of the comedy duo Tim & Eric, alongside Eric Wareheim. He has also acted in films such as Bridesmaids (2011), Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012), The Comedy (2012), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), and Us (2019). He currently co-hosts the parodic film review web series On Cinema and stars in the comedy series Decker, both alongside Gregg Turkington, as well as a weekly call-in show, Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker, alongside DJ Douggpound and Vic Berger.
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Robert K. Merton
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- sociologist
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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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Paul F. Tompkins
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- stand-up comedianactortelevision producerscreenwriterpodcaster
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Paul Francis Tompkins is an American comedian, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television on such programs as 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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Kim Rhodes
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- actortelevision actorfilm actorvoice actor
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Kimberly 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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Robin Atkin Downes
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- actorfilm actortelevision actorvoice actor
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Robin Atkin Downes is an English actor known for his work in animation and video games.
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Jimmy Pop
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- actormusiciansingerfilm actorcomposer
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James Moyer Franks, better known by his stage name Jimmy Pop (originally Jimmy Pop Ali), is an American singer, rapper, musician, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, primary songwriter, and one of the founding members of the comedic rock band Bloodhound Gang.
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Jared Hasselhoff
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- musician
- Biography
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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 former bassist of Bloodhound Gang.
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Eric Wareheim
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- actorcomedianscreenwriterfilm directormusician
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Eric Alexander Wareheim is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, musician, and winemaker. 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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Robert Prosky
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- stage actorfilm actortelevision actorcomedian
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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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Norman Fell
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- actortelevision actorfilm 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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Irvin Kershner
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- film directorfilm produceractorfilm actorfilm editor
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Irvin Kershner was an American director, actor, and producer of film and television.
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Patricia Wettig
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- actorplaywrightstage actortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
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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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Veronica Hamel
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- actortelevision actorfilm 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
- historianwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Ibram Xolani Kendi is an American author, professor, anti-racist activist, and historian of race and discriminatory policy in America. In July 2020, he assumed the position of director of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University.
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Billy Paul
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Paul Williams, known professionally as Billy Paul, was a Grammy Award-winning American soul singer, known for his 1972 No. 1 single "Me and Mrs. Jones", as well as the 1973 album and single War of the Gods, which blends his more conventional pop, soul, and funk styles with electronic and psychedelic influences.
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Eddie Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Eddie Charles Jones is an American former professional basketball player who played for 5 teams in his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career. Jones played college basketball at Temple University and was the 1993–94 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. He led the Owls to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament. The three-time NBA All-Star was selected 10th overall in the 1994 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Dan Trachtenberg
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- film directorscreenwriter
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Dan Trachtenberg is an American filmmaker and podcast host. He directed the 2016 horror-thriller film 10 Cloverfield Lane which earned him a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film.
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Hage Gottfried Geingob
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- politicianresearcher
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Hage Gottfried Geingob is a Namibian politician, serving as the third president of Namibia since 21 March 2015. Geingob was the first Prime Minister of Namibia from 1990 to 2002, and served as prime minister again from 2012 to 2015. Between 2008 and 2012 Geingob served as Minister of Trade and Industry. He is also the current president of the ruling SWAPO Party since his election to the position in November 2017.
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David Brenner
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- actorcomedianscreenwriterfilm producer
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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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Richard Brooks
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- screenwriterfilm producerfilm directornovelist
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Richard Brooks was an American screenwriter, film director, novelist and film producer. Nominated for eight Oscars in his career, he was best known for Blackboard Jungle (1955), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Elmer Gantry (1960; for which he won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay), In Cold Blood (1967) and Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977).
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Danny Woodburn
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- television actorfilm actoractor
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Daniel Charles Woodburn is an American actor, comedian, and activist for the disability rights movement linked to his dwarfism.
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Marc Lamont Hill
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- television presenterauthorjournalistwriterscreenwriter
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Marc Lamont Hill is an American academic, author, activist, and television personality. He is a professor of media studies and urban education at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Alexander Giannascoli
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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. He started his career with DIY self-releases on Bandcamp and began building up an audience with his label debut, DSU (2014), released on Orchid Tapes to critical acclaim from various publications. He later signed with Lucky Number, who reissued his earlier releases, Rules and Trick (2012). In 2015, he signed with Domino Recording Company and released his sixth studio album, Beach Music. He followed it in 2017 with Rocket, which received further acclaim and recognition. Giannascoli's eighth studio album, House of Sugar, was released in 2019.
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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 the U.S. Ambassador to NATO and served as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership. He worked in a volunteer capacity as the U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine until his resignation on September 27, 2019.
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Keith Andes
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- singermusicianopera singerstage actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Keith Andes was an American film, radio, musical theater, stage and television actor.
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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 48th 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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Paula Scher
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- graphic designerpainterdesignerteacher
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Paula Scher is an American graphic designer, painter and art educator in design. She also served as the first female principal at Pentagram, which she joined in 1991.
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Ben Goertzel
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- artificial intelligence researchercomputer scientistmathematicianbioinformatician
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Ben Goertzel is a cognitive scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, CEO and founder of SingularityNET, leader of the OpenCog Foundation, and the AGI Society, and chair of Humanity+. He helped popularize the term 'artificial general intelligence'.
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Edith Windsor
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- programmeractivistcomputer scientist
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Edith "Edie" 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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Henry Burris
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- American football playerCanadian football player
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Henry Armand Burris Jr. is a gridiron football coach and former professional quarterback. He was most recently an offensive consultant for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and formerly an offensive quality control coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played Canadian football 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 is now 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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Gary Dauberman
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorexecutive producer
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Gary Dauberman is an American screenwriter and director. He is known for writing The Conjuring Universe horror films Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation (2017), The Nun (2018), and Annabelle Comes Home (2019). He made his directorial debut with the latter film. Dauberman also co-wrote the supernatural horror film It (2017), and solely wrote its follow-up It Chapter Two (2019), which are based on the novel of the same name.
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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 S. Glaude Jr. is an American academic. He is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, where he is also the Chair of the Center for African American Studies and the Chair of the Department of African American Studies. He is the author of the 2020 book Begin Again, which is about James Baldwin and the history of American politics.
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Joe Klecko
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joe Klecko is a former American football player, of Polish descent, best remembered for his days as a defensive lineman, a member of the New York Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange."
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Cody Calafiore
- Occupations
- modelassociation football playeractorreality television participant
- Biography
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Cody Christopher Calafiore is an American reality television personality. 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. He is now a full-time streamer on Twitch.
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Andrew Hussie
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- 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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Ben Bova
- Occupations
- screenwriterjournalistnovelistwritereditor
- Biography
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Benjamin William Bova was an American writer. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, six-time winner of the Hugo Award, an editor of Analog Science Fiction and Fact, 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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Rick Brunson
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Eric Daniel Brunson is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has also worked as an assistant coach for several teams. Brunson played college basketball for the Temple Owls.
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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 head coach for his alma mater Temple University. 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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Barry Sullivan
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- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Patrick Barry Sullivan was an American movie actor who appeared in over 100 movies from the 1930s to the 1980s, notably The Bad and the Beautiful opposite Kirk Douglas.
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Stephenie LaGrossa
- Occupations
- modelreality television participant
- Biography
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Stephenie LaGrossa is a former contestant on Survivor: Palau, where she placed 7th, Survivor: Guatemala, where she placed second and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, where she was the second person voted out and placed 19th. She was one of the most popular players ever to play the game, with her popularity peaking at 97% (her final popularity ended at 92%). LaGrossa was an In-Arena host for the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL, and currently works for the radio station WRDW-FM. She was also one of the owners of GIGI Restaurant & Lounge in Old City, Philadelphia.
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Marc-André Hamelin
- Occupations
- pianistcomposerrecording artist
- Biography
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Marc-André Hamelin, OC, CQ, is a Canadian virtuoso pianist and composer. Hamelin is recognized worldwide for the originality and technical proficiency of his performances of the classic repertoire. He has received 11 Grammy Award nominations.
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Wendy Osefo
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Wendy Onyinye Osefo is a Nigerian-American political commentator, public affairs academic, philanthropist, and television personality. She is an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Education. She is also a main cast member on The Real Housewives of Potomac.
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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. From the 1990s onward, she engaged in a campaign against gangsta rap music.
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Gina Gleason
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Gina Gleason is an American musician born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is the current lead guitarist and background vocalist for Baroness, replacing Pete Adams.
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Michael van der Veen
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 1995 graduated with Master of Laws in trial advocacy
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Michael Thomas van der Veen is an American attorney who specializes in personal injury law. He represented 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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Matt Cartwright
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Studied in 1984
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Matthew Alton Cartwright is an American politician and lawyer serving as the U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district since 2013. The district, numbered as the 17th district from 2013 through 2019, includes a large swath of northeastern Pennsylvania, anchored by Scranton, Wilkes-Barre and the Poconos. A member of the Democratic Party, Cartwright defeated 10-term incumbent Blue Dog Tim Holden, the dean of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation, in the Democratic primary on April 24, 2012, by a 57%–43% margin. Cartwright went on to defeat Republican Laureen Cummings in the general election on November 6, 2012, by a 61%–39% margin. As an attorney, Cartwright previously worked at the law firm of Munley, Munley, and Cartwright.
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Juan Ignacio Sánchez
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Juan Ignacio Sánchez Brown, commonly known as Pepe Sánchez, is an Argentine-American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. He was a part of Argentina's 2004 Olympic gold medal team. Pepe Sánchez (1.93 metres, 6 feet 4 inches tall) was the first Argentine to play in the NBA. He played two seasons in the NBA, playing in a total of 38 games with the Philadelphia 76ers (24 games), Atlanta Hawks (5 games), and the Detroit Pistons (9 games), averaging only 5 minutes per game. He also played with the Golden State Warriors, during the NBA preseason. In 2010 he won the Konex Award as one of the five best Basketball Players from the last decade in Argentina.
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Tony Campolo
- Occupations
- authortheologiansociologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Anthony Campolo is an American sociologist, pastor, author, public speaker and former spiritual advisor to U.S. President Bill Clinton. Campolo is known as one of the most influential leaders in the evangelical left and has been a major proponent of progressive thought and reform within the evangelical community. He has also become a leader of the Red-Letter Christian movement, which aims to put emphasis on the teachings of Jesus. Campolo is a popular commentator on religious, political, and social issues, and has been a guest on programs such as The Colbert Report, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect and The Hour.
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Pat Meehan
- Enrolled in Temple University
- Studied in 1986
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerprosecutor
- Biography
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Patrick Leo Meehan is a former American politician and federal prosecutor who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, who represented Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district. He was first elected in 2010 and resigned his seat in 2018. The district includes parts of Delaware County, Chester, Montgomery County, Berks, and Lancaster. He succeeded Democrat Joe Sestak, who ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
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Vincent Hughes
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Vincent J. Hughes is 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 1995.
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Hans Haacke
- Occupations
- artistuniversity teacherprintmakerconceptual artist
- Biography
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Hans Haacke is a German-born artist who lives and works in New York City. Haacke is considered a "leading exponent" of Institutional Critique.
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John Esposito
- Occupations
- authoruniversity teacherwriter
- Biography
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John Louis Esposito is an Italian-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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Jonathan Maberry
- Occupations
- writerscience fiction writer
- Biography
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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 was named one of the Today's Top Ten Horror Writers.
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Tim
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Hwang Young-min, best known as Tim (Korean: 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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Fayette Pinkney
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Fayette Regina Pinkney was an American singer and one of the original members of musical group The Three Degrees.
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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 Frank Sciolla. 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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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 the band The Color Fred, and also known for working with Terrible Things.
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Dave Hunt
- Occupations
- authortheologianwriterradio personality
- Biography
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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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Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem
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- businessperson
- Biography
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Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem is a Dubai businessman. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of DP World and the chairman of the Ports, Customs & Free Zone Corporation.
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Tony Thurmond
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- politician
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Tony Krajewski Thurmond is an American politician and educator who is the 28th and current California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Thurmond was narrowly elected Superintendent of Public Instruction in 2018 over his opponent, Marshall Tuck. He was the endorsed candidate of the California Democratic Party and all five 2018 California Teachers of the Year. A Democrat, he represented the 15th Assembly district from 2014 to 2018, encompassing the northern East Bay.
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Marc Jackson
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- basketball player
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Marc Anthony Jackson is an American former professional basketball player who played 7 seasons in the National Basketball Association from 2000 to 2007. He is a current television analyst of the Philadelphia 76ers for NBC Sports Philadelphia.
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Gabe Sapolsky
- Occupations
- color commentator
- Biography
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Gabriel Sapolsky is an American professional wrestling promoter and creative writer (booker) who used to work as a consultant for WWE. Sapolsky has also held various creative and marketing positions in the professional wrestling industry, notably as Paul Heyman's personal assistant with Extreme Championship Wrestling, the co-founder and head of talent relations (booker) at Ring of Honor, the vice-president of Dragon Gate USA, vice-president of talent relations, creative and marketing of the World Wrestling Network (WWN) and creative writer (booker) and founder of Evolve.
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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 originally joined Reason's staff in 1993 as an assistant editor and ascended to the top slot in 2000. He is currently an editor-at-large at Reason. Gillespie has edited one anthology, Choice: The Best of Reason.
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Herbert Rudley
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- actortelevision actorstage actorfilm actor
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Herbert Rudley was an American character actor who appeared on stage, films and on television.
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John F. Street
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- politician
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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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Mardy Collins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Maurice Rodney "Mardy" Collins is an American former professional basketball player. He completed his college basketball career at Temple University, and was drafted by the New York Knicks with the 29th pick of the first round of the 2006 NBA draft. Collins played for the Knicks for two seasons and then played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2008 to 2010. Since 2011, Collins has played in various international leagues.
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Cheryl Dunye
- Occupations
- actorfilm directorfilm producerscreenwriteruniversity teacher
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Cheryl Dunye is a Liberian-American film director, producer, screenwriter, editor and actress. Dunye's work often concerns themes of race, sexuality, and gender, particularly issues relating to black lesbians. She is known as the first 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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Shirley M. Tilghman
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- molecular biologistuniversity teacherbiochemist
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Shirley Marie Tilghman, is a Canadian scholar in molecular biology and an academic administrator. She is now a professor of molecular biology and public policy and president emerita of Princeton University. In 2002, Discover magazine recognized her as one of the 50 most important women in science.
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James Edward Maceo West
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- inventorengineerscientistacoustician
- Biography
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James Edward Maceo West is an American inventor and acoustician. He holds over 250 foreign and U.S. patents for the production and design of microphones and techniques for creating polymer foil electrets.
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Eulace Peacock
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- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Eulace Peacock was an American track and field athlete in the 1930s.
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Guy Rodgers
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Guy William Rodgers 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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David Hawkins
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- basketball player
- Biography
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David Gregory Hawkins is an American professional basketball player. He is a 1.95 m (6 ft 4¾ in) tall shooting guard.
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Ramdas Pai
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- writer
- Biography
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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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Kevin Negandhi
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- journalist
- Biography
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Kevin Negandhi is an American sports anchor for ESPN's SportsCenter as well as ESPN College Football on ABC.
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Merrill Reese
- Occupations
- autobiographersports commentator
- 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.
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Lawrence Venuti
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- linguisttranslatorwriter
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Lawrence Venuti is an American translation theorist, translation historian, and a translator from Italian, French, and Catalan.
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Norman Connors
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- jazz musiciancomposer
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Norman Connors is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some 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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Glenn Thompson
- Enrolled in Temple University
- In 1988 graduated with Master of Education
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- politicianmanager
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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 2021, he serves as the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee.
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Scott Blumstein
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Scott Blumstein is an American poker player from Morristown, New Jersey. In 2017, he won the World Series of Poker Main Event for $8,150,000.
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David Urban
- Occupations
- lobbyist
- Biography
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David Urban is an American lobbyist, political operative and political commentator for CNN, and Executive Vice President for North American corporate affairs at ByteDance. He served as a senior advisor to the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign and helped orchestrate the 2016 Republican National Convention in a successful effort to win Pennsylvania. In May 2018, he was appointed by President Trump to the board of American Battle Monuments Commission, and in July 2018 he was elevated by Trump to be Chairman of ABMC. In August 2019, President Trump appointed Urban to the Board of Visitors of the United States Military Academy. A trusted confidant of President Trump, he was served on Trump’s 2020 Advisory Committee.
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Isaiah Wright
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Isaiah Wright is an American football wide receiver who is currently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). 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.
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Lynn Greer
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lynn Terence Greer Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2004.
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Steve Javie
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- refereebasketball official
- Biography
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Steve Javie is an American retired professional basketball referee who refereed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 1986–87 NBA season to the 2010–11 season. Javie officiated 1,514 regular season, 243 playoff, and 23 NBA Finals games (a total of 1,780 games) and is one of few NBA referees to officiate 1,000 games. According to Referee magazine, Javie was a highly regarded referee in the NBA, and he was respected within the officiating community for his game management skills. He was also notable during his NBA officiating career for his quickness in assessing technical fouls.
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Walter Bahr
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- association football playerassociation football manager
- Biography
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Walter Alfred Bahr was an American professional soccer player, considered one of the greatest ever in his country. He was the long-time captain of the U.S. national team and played in the 1950 FIFA World Cup when the U.S. defeated England 1–0. Bahr's three sons Casey, Chris, and Matt, all played professional soccer in the defunct North American Soccer League. Casey and Chris also played for the U.S. Olympic team, and Chris and Matt later became placekickers in the National Football League, each earning two Super Bowl rings.
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Micheal Eric
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Micheal Oluwaseun Eric is a Nigerian professional basketball player for Unicaja Málaga of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for Temple.
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Fritz Coleman
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- radio personalityjournalist
- Biography
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Fritz Coleman is a retired weathercaster, who worked for NBC Channel 4 (KNBC) in Los Angeles, California from 1982 to 2020.
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Ross Gay
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- poet
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Ross Gay is an American poet and professor. Along with a National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, he is the author of the New York Times best-selling collection of essays, “The Book of Delights.” Gay compiled the book for a year’s worth of daily essays about things that delighted him, especially the small actions of individuals that create community. The Book of Delights, he said, “is about how do we attend to the ways that we make each other possible.”
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Will Cummings
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Will Cummings is an American professional basketball player for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for Temple.
