100 Notable alumni of
Texas A&M University - College Station
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Texas A&M University - College Station is 149th in the world, 67th in North America, and 64th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Texas A&M University - College Station sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Eva Longoria
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- film directornightclub ownerbeauty pageant contestantactorfilm actor
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Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she became recognized for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2001–2003). Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She has appeared in the films The Sentinel (2006), Over Her Dead Body (2008), For Greater Glory (2012), Frontera (2014), Lowriders (2016), and Overboard (2018), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu mystery comedy-drama series Only Murders in the Building (2024), earning her a third Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
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Rip Torn
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- film producerfilm actorstage actorfilm directortelevision actor
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Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. was an American actor whose career spanned roughly 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983). Torn's portrayal of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998) received six Emmy Award nominations, winning in 1996. Torn was also known for his roles as Judas Iscariot in King of Kings (1961), Thomas J. Finley, Jr. in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Dr. Nathan Bryce in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bob Diamond in Defending Your Life (1991), Zeus in Hercules (1997), Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997, 2002), Jim Brody in Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and Louis XV in Marie Antoinette (2006).
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Von Miller
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- Studied in 2007-2010
- Occupations
- American football player
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Vonnie B'VSean Miller is an American professional football linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Miller played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, where he earned consensus All-American honors and the 2010 Butkus Award. He was selected by the Denver Broncos with the second overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft.
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Lyle Lovett
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- television actoractorcomposersinger-songwriterrecord producer
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Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American country singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded 14 albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. His most recent album is 12th of June, released in 2022.
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Alex Caruso
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- basketball player
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Alex Michael Caruso is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning second-team all-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors as a senior in 2016. He is a two-time NBA champion, winning titles with the Lakers in 2020 and the Thunder in 2025. He is widely regarded by analysts and fellow players as one of the greatest and most versatile defenders of his generation. Known for his ability to seamlessly switch across multiple positions, Caruso has consistently been trusted with guarding elite frontcourt players in key games without disrupting team defensive structure. He earned two consecutive All-Defensive Team selections as a member of the Chicago Bulls in 2023 and 2024.
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DeAndre Jordan
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- basketball player
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Hyland DeAndre Jordan Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies.
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Sage Northcutt
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- kickboxertaekwondo athletekaratekamixed martial arts fighter
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Sage Northcutt is an American professional mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Welterweight division and is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. He has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and ONE Championship.
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Bianca Belair
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- professional wrestlerathletics competitor
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Bianca Nicole Crawford is an American professional wrestler and fitness and figure competitor. As of April 2016, she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Bianca Belair. Belair is one of two women to win at a WrestleMania main event and her 420-day reign as Raw Women's Champion stands as the longest in the championship's history. She is also the only two-time Women's Elimination Chamber winner, once each with Raw and Smackdown.
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Rick Perry
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- farmermilitary officerpolitician
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James Richard Perry is an American politician who served as the 14th United States secretary of energy from 2017 to 2019. He previously served as the 47th governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015 and ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in the 2012 and 2016 elections.
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Ryan Tannehill
- Occupations
- American football player
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Ryan Timothy Tannehill III is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Tennessee Titans. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected eighth overall by the Dolphins in the 2012 NFL draft.
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Khris Middleton
- Occupations
- basketball player
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James Khristian Middleton is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a three-time NBA All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks and a gold medal with Team USA at the Summer Olympics in 2021.
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Mike Evans
- Occupations
- American football player
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Michael Lynn Evans Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning consensus All-American honors after recording a school record of 1,394 receiving yards on 69 receptions in 2013. Evans was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft.
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Keith Lee
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- professional wrestler
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Keith Gerald Lee II is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a former AEW World Tag Team Champion. He is on hiatus due to an injury. He is also known for his time in WWE and Ring of Honor (ROH), as well as on the independent circuit, in promotions such as Evolve, All American Wrestling (AAW), and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), where he held the PWG World Championship.
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Mostafa Chamran
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- military officerpoliticianphysicist
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Mostafa Chamran Save'ei was an Iranian physicist, politician, commander and guerrilla fighter who served as the first defense minister of post-revolutionary Iran and a member of parliament as well as the commander of paramilitary volunteers in Iran–Iraq War, known as "Irregular Warfare Headquarters". He was killed during the Iran–Iraq War.
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Martellus Bennett
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- basketball playerAmerican football player
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Martellus Demond Bennett is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft. Bennett was a member of five teams during his career, most notably the Chicago Bears, with whom he earned Pro Bowl honors, and the New England Patriots, with whom he won Super Bowl LI. After retiring, Bennett became a children's author and published books under his publication company The Imagination Agency. He is the younger brother of former defensive end Michael Bennett.
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Michael Bennett
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- American football player
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Michael Bennett Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and signed with the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Bennett also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, and Dallas Cowboys. Over his career Bennett made three Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seahawks. He is the brother of former tight end Martellus Bennett.
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Will Hurd
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- In 2000 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executive
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William Ballard Hurd is an American politician and former CIA clandestine officer who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2015 to 2021.
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Yoon Mi-rae
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- composersinger-songwriterrappersinger
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Natasha Shanta Reid, better known by her Korean name Yoon Mi-rae (Korean: 윤미래), often stylized as Yoonmirae, is an American-born based South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer, who is also a member of Korean hip hop trio MFBTY.
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Chris Tomlin
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- singercomposersinger-songwriter
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Christopher Dwayne Tomlin is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, and worship leader from Grand Saline, Texas. He is signed to Universal's Capitol Christian Music Group. Some of his most well-known songs are "How Great Is Our God", "Our God", "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" and "Holy Forever".
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T. Boone Pickens
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- financierhusbandry workerentrepreneur
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Thomas Boone Pickens Jr. was an American business magnate and financier. Pickens chaired the hedge fund BP Capital Management. He was a well-known takeover operator and corporate raider during the 1980s. Later in life, he was a prominent conservative activist and philanthropist. At the time of Pickens' death in 2019, his net worth stood at $500 million, after he had given away more than $1 billion to various philanthropic causes.
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Arthur Rinderknech
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- tennis player
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Arthur Rinderknech is a French professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 26 achieved on 12 January 2026 and a best doubles ranking of No. 124 reached on 8 November 2021. He is currently the No. 1 singles player from France.
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C. Wright Mills
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- university teachersociologist
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Charles Wright Mills was an American sociologist, and a professor of sociology at Columbia University from 1946 until his death in 1962. Mills published widely in both popular and intellectual journals, and is remembered for several books, such as The Power Elite, White Collar: The American Middle Classes, and The Sociological Imagination. Mills was concerned with the responsibilities of intellectuals in post–World War II society, and he advocated public and political engagement over disinterested observation. One of Mills's biographers, Daniel Geary, writes that Mills's writings had a "particularly significant impact on New Left social movements of the 1960s era." It was Mills who popularized the term "New Left" in the U.S., in a 1960 open letter "Letter to the New Left".
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Tiffany Thornton
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- singerradio personalityfilm actorvoice actortelevision actor
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Tiffany Dawn Thornton is an American former actress, radio personality and singer best known for her co-starring role as Tawni Hart on the Disney Channel Original Series, Sonny with a Chance and in its third season, So Random!.
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Louie Gohmert
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
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- lawyerjudgepolitician
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Louis Buller Gohmert Jr. is an American attorney, politician, and former judge who was the U.S. representative from Texas's 1st congressional district from 2005 to 2023. Gohmert is a Republican and was part of the Tea Party movement. In January 2015, he unsuccessfully challenged John Boehner for Speaker of the House of Representatives. In November 2021, he announced his candidacy in the 2022 Texas Attorney General election. He failed to advance to the Republican primary runoff, finishing fourth with 17% of the vote. His political positions are often considered far-right.
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Ty Hardin
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Ty Hardin was an American actor. He is best known as the star of ABC/Warner Bros. Western television series Bronco (1958–1962).
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Gene Wolfe
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- science fiction writermilitary engineerwriternovelisteditor
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Gene Rodman Wolfe was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose as well as the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards. Wolfe has been called "the Melville of science fiction", and he was honored as a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
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Ilan Mitchell-Smith
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- television actoractorballet dancer
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Ilan Mitchell-Smith is an American academic and former actor, best known as a co-star of the film Weird Science (1985) and Andy McCalister in Superboy.
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Steve Largent
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- politicianAmerican football player
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Stephen Michael Largent is an American former professional football wide receiver and politician who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district from 1994 to 2002. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election. Largent is regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time.
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Abby Johnson
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- writeractivist
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Abby Johnson is an American anti-abortion activist who previously worked at Planned Parenthood as a clinic director, but resigned in October 2009. She states that she resigned after watching an abortion on ultrasound. The veracity of her account and the details and motivation for her conversion have been challenged by investigative reporters, as medical records contradict some of her claims.
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Brooke Rollins
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- researcher
- Biography
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Brooke Leslie Rollins is an American attorney and political official who has served as the 33rd United States secretary of agriculture since February 2025.
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Robert Williams III
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert Lee Williams III is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies.
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Josh Beckett
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Joshua Patrick Beckett is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A three-time MLB All-Star, he played for the Florida Marlins, the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Brittany Broski
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- Internet celebrityYouTubercomedianTikToker
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Brittany Alexis Tomlinson, known professionally as Brittany Broski, is an American influencer, podcaster, YouTuber, and comedian. She initially gained fame after a video of her tasting kombucha for the first time went viral on TikTok in 2019. She signed to United Talent Agency later that year and has since hosted the TikTok-produced podcast For You (2021), the pop culture-focused podcasts Violating Community Guidelines (2022–2023) with Sarah Schauer and The Broski Report (2023–present), and the YouTube talk show Royal Court (2023–present). She has frequently been referred to as one of TikTok's biggest stars and noted for her meme-focused humor.
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Khalid A. Al-Falih
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- entrepreneurpolitician
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Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih is a minister of state and member of Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia, and he served as Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia from 25 February 2020 to 12 February 2026. He served as Minister of Energy of Saudi Arabia and chairman of Saudi Aramco. He also has previously served as the Saudi Arabian Health Minister and Aramco's CEO.
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Tony Buzbee
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- lawyer
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Anthony Glenn Buzbee is an American lawyer and political figure. In 2019, Buzbee ran for mayor of Houston, Texas, but lost to incumbent Sylvester Turner. He also ran for Houston City Council in 2023, but lost to incumbent Mary Nan Huffman.
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Jorge Quiroga
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- industrial engineerpolitician
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Jorge Fernando Tuto Quiroga Ramírez is a Bolivian conservative politician and industrial engineer who served as the 62nd president of Bolivia from 2001 to 2002. A former member of Nationalist Democratic Action, he previously served as the 36th vice president of Bolivia from 1997 to 2001 under Hugo Banzer and as minister of finance under Jaime Paz Zamora in 1992. During the interim government of Jeanine Áñez, he was briefly appointed from 2019 to 2020 as the country's international spokesperson to denounce alleged human rights violations by the previous government.
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Robert Earl Keen
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- singersongwritersinger-songwriterguitaristmusician
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Robert Earl Keen is an American country singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas.
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Martha Wells
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- novelistscience fiction writerwriter
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Martha Wells is an American writer of speculative fiction. She has published a number of science fiction and fantasy novels, young adult novels, media tie-ins, short stories, and nonfiction essays on SF/F subjects; her novels have been translated into twelve languages. Wells is praised for the complex, realistically detailed societies she creates; this is often credited to her academic background in anthropology.
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Kellen Mond
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- American football player
- Biography
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Kellen Louis Mond is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, where he was a four-year starter and became one of three SEC quarterbacks to record over 9,000 career passing yards with 1,500 rushing yards. Mond was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Davey Johnson
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- baseball managerbaseball playerbasketball player
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David Allen Johnson was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played as a second baseman from 1965 through 1978, most notably in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the Baltimore Orioles dynasty which won four American League pennants and two World Series championships between 1966 and 1971. Johnson played in MLB from 1965 to 1975, then played for two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) before returning to play in MLB with the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs from 1977 to 1978. A three-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, he was selected to four All-Star Game teams during his playing career.
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Chuck Knoblauch
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Edward Charles Knoblauch is an American former professional baseball player. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1991 through 2002, for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and Kansas City Royals. He played mostly as a second baseman before moving to left field for his final two seasons.
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Christian Kirk
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Christian Davon Kirk is an American professional football wide receiver for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.
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Gene Stallings
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- American football coachAmerican football player
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Eugene Clifton Stallings Jr. is an American former football player and coach. He played college football at Texas A&M University (1954–1956), where he was one of the "Junction Boys", and later served as the head coach at his alma mater from 1965 to 1971. Stallings was also the head coach of the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) (1986–1989) and at the University of Alabama (1990–1996). Stallings' 1992 Alabama team completed a 13–0 season with a win in the Sugar Bowl over Miami and was named the consensus national champion. Stallings was also a member of the Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach on July 16, 2011.
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Don Walsh
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- naval officeroceanographerexplorer
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Don Walsh was an American oceanographer, U.S. Navy officer and marine policy specialist. While aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste, he and Jacques Piccard made a record maximum descent in the Challenger Deep on January 23, 1960, to 35,813 feet (10,916 m). Later and more accurate measurements have measured it at 35,798 feet (10,911 m).
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Darren Woods
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- businesspersonchief executive officer
- Biography
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Darren Wayne Woods is an American businessman who has been the CEO and chairman of ExxonMobil since January 2017.
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Roland Martin
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- writerjournalistradio personalitycolumnist
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Roland Sebastian Martin is a left-wing commentator. He is a commentator for TV One, the host of News One Now, and Washington Watch with Roland Martin.
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Joe Barton
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- business executiveengineerpolitician
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Joseph Linus Barton is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Texas's 6th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1985 to 2019. The district included Arlington, part of Fort Worth, and several small towns and rural areas south of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. He was also a member of the Tea Party Caucus. In 2014, Barton became the longest-serving member of the Texas congressional delegation.
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Michael Wacha
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Wacha is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, and San Diego Padres. He played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies.
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Austin Krajicek
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Austin Krajicek is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in doubles by the ATP in June 2023. He attained a career-high singles ranking of world No. 94 in October 2015.
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Martín Torrijos
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- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Martín Erasto Torrijos Espino is a Panamanian politician who was President of Panama from 2004 to 2009.
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Randy Barnes
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Eric Randolph Barnes is an American former shot putter who held the outdoor world record for the event from 1990 to 2021. He won silver at the 1988 Olympics and gold at the 1996 Olympics. Only three throwers have been within 40 centimetres (16 in) of his outdoor world record since it was set.
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Chennedy Carter
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chennedy Carter is an American professional basketball player who is currently playing for Adelitas de Chihuahua. She played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies. Carter was chosen fourth overall in the 2020 WNBA draft by the Atlanta Dream.
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Acie Law
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Acie Law IV is an American former professional basketball player. In his four seasons at Texas A&M University, Law scored 1,653 points and was credited with 540 assists. Nicknamed "Captain Clutch" for his ability to take over the game late, Law is well known among Texas A&M Aggie basketball fans for "The Shot," his buzzer-beating 3-pointer to beat the arch-rival Texas Longhorns at Reed Arena on March 1, 2006, as well as for his play in the Aggies' 69–66 upset win against Kansas on February 3, 2007. Due to his contributions to Texas A&M, the Texas A&M athletic department hung Law's No. 1 jersey on the rafters in Reed Arena. He became the first Aggie in any sport to have the honor.
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Coffeezilla
- Occupations
- detective
- Biography
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Stephen Findeisen, better known as Coffeezilla, is an American YouTuber and cryptocurrency journalist who is known primarily for his channel in which he investigates and discusses scams, usually surrounding cryptocurrency, internet fraud, decentralized finance and internet celebrities. Before Coffeezilla, Findeisen was active on YouTube with the channel Coffee Break between 2017 and 2020, but recently has been more active on his second channel, coffeezilla.
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Winsor Harmon
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- actortelevision actormodelfilm producerfilm director
- Biography
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Winsor Harmon is an American actor best known for his role as Thorne Forrester on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. He took over the role from Jeff Trachta in December 1996 and stayed with the show for 20 years. He briefly returned to the role in March 2022 and in December 2023.
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Arcandra Tahar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Arcandra Tahar is an Indonesian politician. He was formerly Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia on the Working Cabinet, replacing Sudirman Said who was dismissed by President Joko Widodo in a cabinet reshuffle on 27 July 2016.
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George H. Gay Jr
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Ensign George Henry Gay Jr. (March 8, 1917 – October 21, 1994) was a Douglas TBD Devastator pilot in United States Navy (USN) Torpedo Squadron 8 operating from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Of the 30 VT-8 aircrew from Hornet that participated in the pivotal Battle of Midway, Ensign Gay was the sole survivor, though the squadron's attack on the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) carriers delayed the launching of a planned strike against the American carriers, enabling other USN planes to sink four of the IJN's seven fleet carriers then in service.
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Thomas Miles
- Occupations
- actorradio personalitystage actor
- Biography
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Thomas "Nephew Tommy" Miles is an American comedian, actor and producer. He currently co-hosts The Steve Harvey Morning Show during which he frequently makes prank phone calls. He is the nephew of comedian Steve Harvey, which is where his stage name comes from.
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Chen Chi-chung
- Occupations
- politicianagricultural economist
- Biography
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Chen Chi-chung is a Taiwanese economist. He was the Minister of Agriculture from August 2023 to September 2023. He was previously the Minister of the Council of Agriculture between 14 January 2019 to 31 July 2023.
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Henry Cisneros
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Henry Gabriel Cisneros is an American politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, from 1981 to 1989, the second Latino mayor of a major American city and the city's first since 1842 (when Juan Seguín was forced out of office). A Democrat, Cisneros served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. As HUD Secretary, Cisneros was credited with initiating the revitalization of many public housing developments and with formulating policies that contributed to achieving the nation's highest ever rate of home ownership. In his role as the President's chief representative to the cities, Cisneros personally worked in more than two hundred cities spread over all fifty states. His decision to leave the HUD position and not serve a second term was overshadowed by controversy involving payments to his former mistress.
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Al Haynes
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Alfred Clair Haynes was an American airline pilot who flew for United Airlines for 35 years. In 1989 he came to international attention as the captain of United Airlines Flight 232, which crashed in Sioux City, Iowa, after suffering a total loss of controls. Having recovered and returned to service as a pilot, Haynes retired from United Airlines in 1991, and subsequently became a public speaker for aviation safety.
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Jack Pardee
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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John Perry Pardee was an American professional football player and head coach. He played as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). As a coach, he is the only head coach to helm a team in college football, the NFL, the United States Football League (USFL), the World Football League (WFL), and the Canadian Football League (CFL). Pardee was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986.
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Steven Gould
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- teachernovelistwriterscience fiction writerchildren's writer
- Biography
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Steven Charles Gould is an American science fiction writer. He has written ten novels. His 1992 novel Jumper was adapted into a film released in 2008.
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James Earl Rudder
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in industrial education
- Occupations
- military personneluniversity presidentpolitician
- Biography
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James Earl Rudder was a United States Army major general. As a lieutenant colonel, he commanded the Pointe du Hoc battle during the Invasion of Normandy. He also commanded the 2nd Ranger Battalion at the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest, and led a series of delaying actions and ambushes during the Battle of the Bulge. General Rudder also at various times served as Texas Land Commissioner, the 16th president of Texas A&M University, third president of the Texas A&M University System, mayor of Brady, Texas, and a high school and college teacher and coach. Rudder went by his middle name.
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Jason Castro
- Occupations
- singerguitaristsinger-songwriterrecording artistmusician
- Biography
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Jason René Castro is an American acoustic/folk-pop singer, songwriter, and real estate agent. He was the fourth place finalist on season seven of American Idol. After Idol, he signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records, and his self-titled debut album was released on April 13, 2010.
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Shakib Khalil
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chakib Khelil is an Algerian political figure who served in the government of Algeria as Minister of Energy and Mines from 1999 to 2010.
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Frank D. White
- Occupations
- bankerpoliticianstockbroker
- Biography
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Frank Durward White was an American banker and politician who served as the 41st governor of Arkansas. He served a single two-year term from 1981 to 1983.
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Vic Schaefer
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Victor Ernest Schaefer is an American college basketball coach who is the head women's basketball coach of the University of Texas at Austin (Texas) Longhorns. He previously served as the head coach for Mississippi State, from 2012 to 2020, and for Sam Houston State, from 1990 to 1997.
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Neal Boortz
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- radio personalityaircraft pilotjournalist
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Neal A Boortz Jr. is an American author, former attorney, and former libertarian radio host. His nationally syndicated talk show, The Neal Boortz Show, which ended in 2013, was carried throughout the United States. The content of the show included politics, current events, social issues, and topics of interest, which Boortz discussed with callers, correspondents, and guests. Boortz touched on many controversial topics.
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Donavan Brazier
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Donavan Brazier is an American middle-distance runner. He holds the American junior record in the men's 800 meters and won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships. With a time of 1:42.34, he was the American national and NACAC area record holder in the event from 2019 until 2024, when Marco Arop and Bryce Hoppel ran 1:41.20 and 1:41.67 to break the NACAC record and American record respectively.
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Randolph Alles
- Occupations
- United States Naval Aviator
- Biography
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Randolph D. "Tex" Alles is an American law enforcement officer and government official who had served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management and the de facto head of the DHS Management Directorate, under the various titles of both Acting Under Secretary and Senior Official Performing the Duties of Under Secretary. He also served as the 25th Director of the United States Secret Service from April 2017 to May 2019, and previously as the acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as well as in the United States Marine Corps, in which he reached the rank of major general.
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Jace Sternberger
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jace Evan Sternberger is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen, Kansas Jayhawks, and Texas A&M Aggies, earning consensus All-American honors in 2018 with the latter. Sternberger was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Washington Football Team, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Buffalo Bills. He also played for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).
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John H. Miller
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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John Harrison Miller was a lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps. A highly decorated veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, Miller completed his career as commanding general, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.
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A. J. Minter
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Alex Jordan Minter is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves. Minter played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was selected by the Braves in the second round of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017.
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Jeb Hensarling
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerbusiness executivepolitician
- Biography
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Thomas Jeb Hensarling is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican Conference from 2011 to 2013 and House Financial Services Committee from 2013 until 2019. The Los Angeles Times described Hensarling, "a fervent believer in free market ideology" and that he was "a pivotal player in the GOP effort to reduce financial regulation in the Trump Era". The Wall Street Journal called him "a driver of economic policy in the house". Hensarling has close ties to Wall Street, having received campaign donations from every major Wall Street bank as well as various payday lenders.
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Tarn Adams
- Occupations
- computer scientistprogrammergame programmerinformation scientist
- Biography
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Tarn Adams is an American computer game programmer, best known for his work on Dwarf Fortress. He has been working on the game since 2002 together with his older brother Zach. He learned programming in his childhood, and took up designing computer games as a hobby. In 2006, he quit during his first year of a mathematics post doctorate at Texas A&M University to focus on game development.
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Rick Trevino
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterpianistsingermusician
- Biography
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Ricardo Treviño Jr., known professionally as Rick Trevino, is an American country music artist. Signed to Columbia Nashville in 1993, Trevino began his career that year with the release of his debut single "Just Enough Rope", the first mainstream country music single to feature separate English and Spanish versions. The song was included on his debut album Dos Mundos; a self-titled album followed a year later. Trevino has charted a total of fourteen singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and recorded seven studio albums. His highest-charting single, "Running Out of Reasons to Run", reached No. 1 on that chart in 1996.
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Scarra
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 37)
- Occupations
- Twitch streamerprofessional gamer
- Biography
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William Li, also known as his pseudonym Scarra, is an American Twitch streamer and former professional League of Legends player. He is most well known for being the mid laner for Team Dignitas. Li is a co-founder of OfflineTV, an online social entertainment group of content creators.
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Anthony Wood
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Anthony J. Wood is an English-born American businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder, Chairman and CEO of Roku, Inc. In April 2021, he owned 15% stake in Roku, and had a net worth of US$7.2 billion.
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Josh Nebo
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joshua Okechukwu Nebo is an American-born naturalized Slovenian professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Saint Francis Red Flash and the Texas A&M Aggies. In 2020-21 he led the Israel Basketball Premier League in rebounds per game.
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Cedric Ogbuehi
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Cedric Ogbuehi // is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft. He has played in the NFL for the Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, and New York Jets.
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Rita Benson LeBlanc
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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Rita Mae LeBlanc, also known as Rita Benson LeBlanc, is a former vice chairman of the board of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.
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Brooks Raley
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brooks Lee Raley is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays, and in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants. Raley played college baseball for the Texas A&M Aggies. The Cubs selected Raley in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB draft, and he made his MLB debut with them in 2012.
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Kenyon Green
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kenyon Green is an American professional football guard. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, where he was a two-time consensus All-American. Green was selected by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Gilbert Shelton
- Occupations
- draftspersoncaricaturistcomics artistvisual artistillustrator
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Gilbert Shelton is an American cartoonist and a key member of the underground comix movement. He is the creator of the iconic underground characters The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, and Wonder Wart-Hog.
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Sonny Parker
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert S. "Sonny" Parker is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward and shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the first round of the 1976 NBA draft after attending and playing basketball at Texas A&M University. After retiring from basketball, Parker created the Sonny Parker Youth Foundation in Chicago to help inner-city students.
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Alexander Tah-ray Yui
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- In 1986 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in modern language and political science
- In 1988 graduated with Master of Arts in Spanish literature
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Alexander Yui Tah-ray is a Taiwanese diplomat currently serving as Taiwan's representative to the United States, succeeding Hsiao Bi-khim. A career diplomat, he previously served as the Taiwanese ambassador to Paraguay from 2015 to 2018, vice minister of foreign affairs from 2021 to 2023, and briefly the representative to the European Union and Belgium.
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J. Richard Steadman
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- In 1959 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- surgeonuniversity teacher
- Biography
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J. Richard Steadman was an American orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) located in Vail, Colorado. Steadman revolutionized orthopedic surgery. For a time, he was a clinical professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, but was known for his work in the area of microfracture surgery, and for treating injured sports stars from around the world. In January 2014, he announced his retirement from his surgical practice.
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Claudius Miller Easley
- Years
- 1891-1945 (aged 54)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Brigadier General Claudius Miller Easley was a decorated United States Army officer who was killed in action by the Japanese during the Battle of Okinawa.
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Bill Flores
- Enrolled in Texas A&M University - College Station
- In 1976 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- entrepreneurcertified public accountantexecutivepolitician
- Biography
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William Hose Flores Sr. is an American businessman, the vice chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), as well as the interim Chair of ERCOT.
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Frank Malina
- Occupations
- musicianscientistpaintermilitary flight engineerengineer
- Biography
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Frank Joseph Malina was an American aeronautical engineer and painter, known for his pioneering work in early rocketry.
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Pat Williams
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Patrick Williams Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 1997. Williams also played for the Minnesota Vikings, with whom he was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.
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Mohammad A. Arafat
- Born in
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Bangladesh - Occupations
- researcheracademicactivistpolitician
- Biography
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Mohammad A. Arafat is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and academic. He is a former Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-17 constituency in 2023–2024. On October 17, 2024, International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh issued an arrest warrant for Arafat in connection with alleged crimes against humanity and genocide during the 2024 Bangladesh Quota Reform Movement. The Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal requested Interpol to issue red notices for several accused, including Arafat, to assist with their arrest and possible extradition.
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Red Bryant
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joseph Anthony "Red" Bryant is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. Bryant was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo Bills and Arizona Cardinals.
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Donald Sloan
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Donald Wayne Sloan is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Texas A&M Aggies. Sloan played parts of five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers and Brooklyn Nets. He played in the NBA D-League and Chinese Basketball Association in between NBA stints.
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Ben Keating
- Occupations
- businesspersonracing driverracing automobile driver
- Biography
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Benjamin Edward Keating is an American gentlemen driver and business owner operating out of Victoria, Texas. Keating is the owner of 30 car auto dealerships across Texas, The Keating Auto Group. Since starting auto racing in 2007, he has competed in many auto races worldwide, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, and most recently the World Endurance Championship. He is the only American driver to have won multiple World Championships. Keating began racing in 2007 after receiving a weekend track driving course as a Christmas present from his wife.
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Eddie Hill
- Years
- 1936-.. (age 90)
- Occupations
- racing driver
- Biography
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Eddie Hill is an American retired drag racer who won numerous drag racing championships on land and water. Hill had the first run in the four second range (4.990 seconds), which earned him the nickname "Four Father of Drag Racing." His other nicknames include "The Thrill", "Holeshot Hill", and "Fast Eddie". In 1960, he set the NHRA record for the largest improvement in the elapsed time (e.t.) when he drove the quarter mile in 8.84 seconds to break the previous 9.40-second record.
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David Clyde
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Eugene Clyde is an American former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for five seasons with the Texas Rangers (1973–1975) and Cleveland Indians (1978–1979). He is noted for his once promising baseball career, which ended at age 26 because of arm and shoulder injuries.
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Erik McCoy
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Erik Christopher McCoy is an American professional football center for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies.
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Wally Moon
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Wallace Wade Moon was an American professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball. Moon played his 12-year career in the major leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals (1954–1958) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1959–1965). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
