100 Notable alumni of
Texas Christian University
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Texas Christian University is 440th in the world, 174th in North America, and 161st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Texas Christian 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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Luke Wilson
- Occupations
- voice actoractordirectorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
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Luke Cunningham Wilson is an American actor. He is known for his roles in films such as Bottle Rocket (1996), Rushmore (1998), My Dog Skip (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Old School (2003), Idiocracy (2006), You Kill Me (2007), The Skeleton Twins (2014), Meadowland (2015) and Brad's Status (2017). On television, he played Casey Kelso on That '70s Show (2002–2005), Levi Callow on Enlightened (2011–2013) and Pat Dugan / S.T.R.I.P.E. on Stargirl (2020–2022). He is the younger brother of actors Andrew Wilson and Owen Wilson.
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Shantel VanSanten
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Shantel VanSanten is an American actress and model. As a model, she has been featured in the magazines Teen Vogue and Seventeen. On television, she played the role of Quinn James in the CW teen drama series One Tree Hill, recurred as Becca Butcher in the Amazon Prime Original The Boys, and starred as Julie Swagger, the wife of lead character Bob Lee Swagger on the USA Network series Shooter. On film, she has appeared in The Final Destination, You and I, and Something Wicked. From 2019 to 2023, VanSanten starred as Karen Baldwin in the Apple TV+ science fiction space drama series For All Mankind.
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Chris Klein
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Frederick Christopher Klein is an American actor who is best known for playing Paul Metzler in Election, Chris "Oz" Ostreicher in the American Pie comedy teen films, the serial killer Cicada on The Flash and most recently as Bill Townsend in the Netflix series Sweet Magnolias.
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Cameron Norrie
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Cameron Norrie is a South African-born British professional tennis player. He has reached career-high rankings of world No. 8 in singles (on 12 September 2022) and No. 117 in doubles (on 13 June 2022). Norrie has won five ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 title at the 2021 Indian Wells Masters, and one doubles title. He has been the British No. 1 in men's singles since October 2021. His current ranking, as of January 15th, 2024, is 22nd in the world by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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LaDainian Tomlinson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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LaDainian Tarshane Tomlinson is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. After a successful college football career with the TCU Horned Frogs, the San Diego Chargers selected him as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NFL draft. He spent nine years with the Chargers, earning five Pro Bowl appearances, three Associated Press first-team All-Pro nominations, and two NFL rushing titles. Tomlinson was also voted the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2006 after breaking the record for touchdowns in a single season. He played two further seasons with the New York Jets, before retiring. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Travis Willingham
- Occupations
- television actordub actoractorpresentervoice actor
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Travis Willingham is an American voice actor known for his character portrayals in video games and English anime dubs. His notable roles include Roy Mustang in the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise, Cleo in Glass Fleet, Ginko in Mushishi, Portgas D. Ace in One Piece, Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka in Ouran High School Host Club, Yu Kanda in D. Gray-man, and Cameron Campbell in Camp Camp.
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Betty Buckley
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorsingeractormusician
- Biography
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Betty Buckley is an American actress and singer. Buckley is the winner of a Tony Award, and was nominated for an additional Tony Award, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Olivier Award. In 2012, she was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame.
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Jon Huertas
- Occupations
- television actorscreenwriterfilm actoractorfilm producer
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Jonathan William Scott Hofstedt is an American actor. Known professionally as Jon Huertas, he is best known for his role as witch hunter Brad Alcerro in Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Sergeant Antonio 'Poke' Espera in HBO's Generation Kill, Joe Negroni in the film Why Do Fools Fall in Love, homicide detective Javier Esposito in Castle and Miguel Rivas in This Is Us.
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Phyllis George
- Occupations
- modelsports commentatoractorbusinesspersonbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Phyllis Ann George was an American businesswoman, actress, and sportscaster. In 1975, George was hired as a reporter and co-host of the CBS Sports pre-show The NFL Today, becoming one of the first women to hold an on-air position in national televised sports broadcasting. She also served as the First Lady of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983.
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Rob Thomas
- Occupations
- children's writerwriterscreenwriterfilm directorteacher
- Biography
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Robert James Thomas is an American author, producer, director and screenwriter. He created the television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007, 2019), co-developed 90210 (2008–2013), and co-created Party Down (2009–2010, 2023) and iZombie (2015–2019).
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Scott Brooks
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Scott William Brooks is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the top assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, he won an NBA championship with the Houston Rockets in 1994.
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Desmond Bane
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Desmond Michael Bane is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs. Bane was selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in his first year with Memphis.
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Van Williams
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Van Zandt Jarvis Williams was an American actor best known for his leading role as Kenny Madison in both Warner Bros. television detective series Bourbon Street Beat (1959–1960) and its sequel, Surfside 6 (1960–1962). He teamed for one season with Bruce Lee as his partner Kato, in the television series The Green Hornet, which was broadcast during the 1966–1967 season.
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Wendy Davis
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
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Wendy Russell Davis is an American lawyer and politician from Fort Worth, Texas. A member of the Democratic Party, Davis represented the 10th district in the Texas Senate from 2009 to 2015. She previously served on the Fort Worth City Council.
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Jalen Reagor
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jalen Armand Reagor is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU and was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings.
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Jamie Dixon
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
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James Patrick Dixon II is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's team, where he played college ball. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team from 2003 through 2016.
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Dennis Burkley
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwritertelevision actoractorfilm director
- Biography
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Dennis Henry Burkley was an American actor. In a career spanning four decades, he appeared in numerous films and television series. He is best known for his role as Principal Carl Moss in King of the Hill.
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Sandra Brown
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Sandra Lynn Brown, née Cox is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire.
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Bob Schieffer
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistnews presentermilitary officer
- Biography
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Bob Lloyd Schieffer is an American television journalist. He is known for his moderation of presidential debates, where he has been praised for his capability. Schieffer is one of the few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments: the White House, the Pentagon, United States Department of State, and United States Congress. His career with CBS has almost exclusively dealt with national politics. He has interviewed every United States President since Richard Nixon, as well as most of those who sought the office.
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Sue Monk Kidd
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Sue Monk Kidd is an American writer from Sylvester, Georgia best known for her novels The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings.
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Sarah Rose Summers
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Sarah Rose Summers Combs is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 2018. As Miss USA, she represented the United States at Miss Universe 2018, where she placed in the top 20. Previously, Summers was crowned Miss Nebraska USA 2018 and went on to become the first woman from Nebraska to win the Miss USA title.
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Robert Wright
- Occupations
- journalistwritervideo blogger
- Biography
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Robert Wright is an American author and journalist known for his wide-ranging interests in philosophy, society, science (especially evolutionary psychology), history, politics, international relations, and religion. He has published five books: Three Scientists and Their Gods: Looking for Meaning in an Age of Information (1988), The Moral Animal (1994), Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny (1999), The Evolution of God (2009), and Why Buddhism is True (2017). Wright has taught at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania; more recently, in 2019 he was Visiting Professor of Science and Religion at Union Theological Seminary, New York. In addition to teaching, lecturing, books, and journalism, Wright has been an innovator in the development of content on the Internet. He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Bloggingheads.tv, the founder and editor-in-chief of Meaningoflife.tv, the founder and chief correspondent of the Nonzero Newsletter and Nonzero Podcast (available on Substack), and the creator of the Nonzero Foundation. His running commentary on current events can also be followed weekly on Patreon in his ongoing dialogue with fellow commentator Mickey Kaus.
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Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
- Occupations
- politicianrancher
- Biography
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Winthrop Paul "Win" Rockefeller was an American Republican politician and businessman who served as the 17th lieutenant governor of Arkansas from 1996 until his death in 2006. He was a member of the Rockefeller family.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- In 1967 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- business executivepoliticiannursepsychotherapist
- Biography
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Eddie Bernice Johnson was an American politician who represented Texas's 30th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2023. Johnson was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Kurt Thomas
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Kurt Vincent Thomas is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9", 230 lb. power forward-center, Thomas was known for his hard-nosed playing style and tough defense during his eight year tenure with the New York Knicks. Having played college basketball at Texas Christian University, he was drafted by the Miami Heat in 1995 and went on to play parts of 18 seasons in the NBA.
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Reid Ryan
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Reid Ryan is an American baseball executive, former college and professional baseball player, and son of Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan. He was a pitcher in minor league baseball, and currently serves as the CEO of Ryan-Sanders Baseball Inc., which owns the Round Rock Express and Corpus Christi Hooks. He served as president of the Houston Astros from May 2013 through November 2019.
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Dan Boren
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- In 1997 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- bank tellerpoliticianacademic administratorcongressional staffaide-de-camp
- Biography
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David Daniel Boren is an American businessman and politician who is the Secretary of Commerce for the Chickasaw Nation, based in Oklahoma. He is a retired American politician, who served as the U.S. representative for Oklahoma's 2nd congressional district from 2005 to 2013. The district included most of the eastern part of the state outside of Tulsa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as a State Representative in the 28th district of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
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Kristin Adams
- Occupations
- presentersinger
- Biography
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Kristin Nicole Adams, née Holt, is a television personality, entertainment news correspondent, and singer.
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Ralph Hall
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- Studied in 1943
- Occupations
- lawyerbusiness executivepoliticianjudge
- Biography
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Ralph Moody Hall was an American politician who served as the United States representative for Texas's 4th congressional district from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology from 2011 to 2013. He was also a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. In 2004, he switched to the Republican Party after having been a member of the Democratic Party for more than 50 years.
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Ronnie Baker
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Ronnie Baker is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints. Over 60 meters his personal best time of 6.40 seconds makes him the third-fastest man in the event in history. He was champion over 60 m at the USA Indoor Championships in 2017, a medalist over 60 m at the World Indoor Championships in 2018, and a gold medallist in the 4 × 100 m relay at the World Relays in 2017. Baker was a dominant competitor over 100 m in the Diamond League circuit in 2018, winning four races and placing no worse than second, including in the final where he also placed second. He was the fastest man in the world in 2017 over 60 m, and the second fastest in 2018 over both 60 m and 100 m. In college he competed for the TCU Horned Frogs, where he was champion over 60 m at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships in both 2015 and 2016. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Ronnie Baker ran the personal best of 9.83 in the men's 100m semi-finals, which made him the 6th fastest man in the history of Olympics 100m event.
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L.J. Collier
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Lawrence Edward "L. J." Collier Jr. is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU, and was drafted by the Seahawks in the 1st round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Joy Hofmeister
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in family and consumer science and education
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Joy Lynn Hofmeister is an American educator and politician who served as the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2015 to 2023. Hofmeister was sworn in as Oklahoma's 14th State Superintendent on January 12, 2015, after defeating the incumbent Republican candidate, Janet Barresi, in the primary election and Democratic candidate John Cox in the general election. Hofmeister was re-elected on November 6, 2018, and sworn in for a second four-year term as State Superintendent on January 14, 2019. Hofmeister won re-election after facing Democrat John Cox a second time, as well as independent candidate Larry Huff.
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Johnny Duncan
- Occupations
- singermusiciansongwriter
- Biography
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John Richard Duncan was an American country music singer-songwriter, best known for a string of hits in the mid- to late 1970s. In his career, he released 14 studio albums, including thirteen on Columbia Records. These albums produced more than 30 chart singles, with three of those reaching number one: "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous", "It Couldn't Have Been Any Better", and "She Can Put Her Shoes Under my Bed (Anytime)" from 1976, 1977, and 1978, respectively. Seven more of his singles were top-10 hits.
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Gordon R. England
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- politicianbusinesspersonengineer
- Biography
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Gordon Richard England is an American politician and businessman who was the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and twice served as the U.S. Secretary of the Navy in the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
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Swanee Hunt
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Swanee Grace Hunt is an American writer, academic, and former diplomat.
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Luken Baker
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Luken Grosvenor Baker is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
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Trevon Moehrig
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tre'von Moehrig is an American football safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU and was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
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Garlon Green
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Garlon Green is an American professional basketball player for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A. After completing his collegiate eligibility, Green started his professional career with Australian second division team Canberra Gunners, before signing for the Japanese team Kumamoto Volters. In 2015 Garlon signed a contract for the 2015–16 season with the Walter Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga. He is the younger brother of NBA player Gerald Green. Green participated in the BBL All-Star Game in 2016 and was the winner of the slam dunk contest.
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Skip Hollandsworth
- Occupations
- journalistscreenwritermagazine writer
- Biography
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Walter Ned "Skip" Hollandsworth is an American writer, journalist, screenwriter, and executive editor for Texas Monthly magazine. In 2010, he won the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing from the American Society of Magazine Editors, for "Still Life", the story of John McClamrock. His true crime history, The Midnight Assassin, about a series of murders attributed to the Servant Girl Annihilator that took place in Austin, Texas, in 1885, was published in April 2016 by Henry Holt and Company.
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Angela Stanford
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Angela Gwen Stanford is an American professional golfer who currently competes on the LPGA Tour.
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Johnny Vaught
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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John Howard Vaught was an American college football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) from 1947 to 1970 and again in 1973.
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Larry Foyt
- Occupations
- racing automobile driver
- Biography
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Lawrence Joseph Roberds Foyt is an American former NASCAR and IndyCar driver. He is the biological grandson and adopted son of A. J. Foyt, and a biological cousin (and uncle by adoption) of A. J. Foyt IV. His biological mother (and sister by adoption) is Terry Lynn Foyt, daughter of A. J. Foyt, who divorced his biological father Larry Gene Roberds when he was an infant. He also drove in the 2004, 2005, and the 2006 Indianapolis 500 for A. J. Foyt Enterprises.
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Stephen Bruton
- Occupations
- film actorguitaristcomposermusicianrecord producer
- Biography
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Turner Stephen Bruton was an American actor and musician.
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Danny Coulson
- Occupations
- manager
- Biography
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Danny Coulson is a former Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI. In his thirty-year tenure at the FBI, Coulson created and commanded the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team and commanded four field divisions.
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Matt Pryor
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Matt Pryor is an American football offensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for TCU.
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Matt Purke
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Matthew Taylor Purke is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut and played his only MLB season with the Chicago White Sox in 2016.
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Wendy Powell
- Occupations
- voice actor
- Biography
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Wendy Powell is an American voice actress and agent, best known for her work in anime dubs. Some of her notable roles include Envy from Fullmetal Alchemist, Miss Merry Christmas from One Piece, and Mukuro from YuYu Hakusho. She was married on March 19, 2011.
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Stansly Maponga
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Stansly Maponga Sr. is a Zimbabwean professional American football defensive lineman who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at TCU.
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RJ Nembhard
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ruben R. "RJ" Nembhard Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for Fos Provence Basket of the LNB Pro A in France. He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Danny Maciocia
- Occupations
- coachCanadian football player
- Biography
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Danny Maciocia is the general manager of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was previously head coach of the Université de Montréal Carabins football team. He is also the former general manager and director of football operations of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos and former offensive coordinator with the André-Grasset Phénix, a CEGEP team in Montreal.
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Randy Jackson
- Occupations
- player of American footballbaseball player
- Biography
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Ransom Joseph "Randy" Jackson was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) player for the Chicago Cubs (1950–1955, 1959), Dodgers (1956–1958; two seasons in Brooklyn, one in Los Angeles), and Cleveland Indians (1958–1959). A book on Jackson’s career, Handsome Ransom Jackson: Accidental Big Leaguer, was published in 2016. He died at his home on March 20, 2019.
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Kate Lehrer
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Kate Lehrer is an American writer, novelist and book reviewer from Washington, D.C., and a panelist on the Diane Rehm Book Club on National Public Radio. She is the widow of fellow writer and journalist Jim Lehrer.
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Lorraine Ugen
- Occupations
- long jumper
- Biography
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Lorraine Ugen is an English long jumper and occasional 100 m sprinter with respective personal bests of 7.05 m and 11.32 s. Ugen competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics in Rio in the long jump, finishing in eleventh place.
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Chad Huffman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chad Daniel Huffman is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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Vladimír Brodziansky
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Vladimír Brodziansky is a Slovak professional basketball player for Club Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Danielle Doty
- Years
- 1993-.. (age 31)
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Danielle Doty is an American beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 2011.
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Roger Williams
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- coachbusiness executivepoliticianbaseball player
- Biography
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John Roger Williams is an American businessman and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Texas's 25th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, he served under Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of State of Texas from 2004 to 2007.
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Lois Kolkhorst
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lois Winkelmann Kolkhorst is an American businesswoman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate. She was first elected to the state Senate from the 18th District in a special election held on December 6, 2014.
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Mickey Matthews
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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Michael Chester "Mickey" Matthews is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at James Madison University (JMU) from 1999 to 2013, compiling a record of 109–71. Matthews coached the 2004 James Madison Dukes football team to an NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship.
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Anna Menon
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- 2004-2008 graduated with Bachelor of Science in Spanish and mathematics
- Occupations
- biomedical engineerastronaut
- Biography
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Anna Menon is an American engineer scheduled to fly on Polaris Dawn, a private space mission. Menon worked for NASA for seven years before joining SpaceX, where she works as a lead engineer of space operations.
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Gil Bartosh
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerplayer of American footballhead coach
- Biography
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Gilbert C. Bartosh Sr. was an American gridiron football player and coach. He played college football for Texas Christian University (TCU) and later played one season professionally in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He then had a lengthy coaching career, during which he served as the head football coach at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1974 to 1976, compiling a record of 6–28.
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David Hawthorne
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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David Hawthorne is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at TCU.
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Lance Broadway
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Lance Daniel Broadway is an American actor and former Major League Baseball pitcher. He is 6'3" and throws right-handed.
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Steve Avila
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Esteban "Steve" Avila is an American football guard for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU.
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Merwin Coad
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Merwin Coad is an American former politician who was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 6th congressional district for six years, serving from January 1957 to January 1963. His election snapped the Republican Party's fourteen-year hold on every U.S. House seat from Iowa. Coad is the earliest-serving living member of the House, having been first elected in 1956.
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Tyler Alexander
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Tyler John Alexander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers.
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Taylor Featherston
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Taylor Joseph Featherston is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels, Philadelphia Phillies, and Tampa Bay Rays.
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Van Patrick
- Years
- 1916-1974 (aged 58)
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Van Patrick was an American sportscaster, best known for his play-by-play work with the Detroit Lions and Detroit Tigers.
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Bud Shrake
- Occupations
- journalistnovelistscreenwriterbiographer
- Biography
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Edwin A. "Bud" Shrake, Jr. was an American journalist, sportswriter, novelist, biographer and screenwriter. He co-wrote a series of golfing advice books with golf coach Harvey Penick, including Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, a golf guide that became the best-selling sports book in publishing history. Called a “lion of Texas letters” by the Austin American-Statesman, Shrake was a member of the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and received the Lon Tinkle lifetime achievement award from the Texas Institute of Letters and the Texas Book Festival Bookend Award.
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Freddie Benavides
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Alfredo Benavides is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. Benavides is now a coach with the Cincinnati Reds.
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Jeff Newman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jeffrey Lynn Newman is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. Newman was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his MLB debut in 1976. He was an All Star in 1979. He served as the interim manager of the Oakland Athletics in 1986.
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William W. Crouch
- Occupations
- manager
- Biography
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General William Wright Crouch is a retired United States Army four-star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1997 to 1998.
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Jason Tucker
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
- Biography
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Jason Tucker is the wide receivers coach for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is formerly a gridiron football wide receiver where he played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL and the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Christian University.
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Charles O'Bannon Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Charles Edward O'Bannon Jr. is an American college basketball player for the TCU Horned Frogs of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the USC Trojans.
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Spencer Hays
- Occupations
- businesspersonart collector
- Biography
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Spencer Hays was an American businessman and art collector. He was the majority owner and chairman of the executive committee of Southwestern family of companies. With his wife, he made the largest foreign donation to the Musée d'Orsay since its opening in 1986.
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Katherine Spillar
- Occupations
- journalistexecutive directoreditor
- Biography
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Katherine Spillar is the American executive editor of Ms. and co-founder and executive director of the Feminist Majority Foundation and the Feminist Majority.
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Jim Swink
- Occupations
- player of American footballphysician
- Biography
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Jim Swink was an All-American halfback at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. Swink grew up in Rusk, Texas, which inspired his nickname, "the Rusk Rambler". He is remembered as one of the greatest running backs in Southwest Conference history and led the Horned Frogs to win consecutive conference championships in 1955 and 1956. These victories resulted in trips to the Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Drew Coleman
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Drew Antrion Coleman is a former American football cornerback. After playing college football for Texas Christian, he was selected by the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for the Jets for five seasons from 2006 to 2010 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011.
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Ashley Fisher
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Ashley Fisher is a professional tennis player who comes from New South Wales in Australia. Fisher turned professional in 1998. Fisher has never played a major singles match on the ATP Tour, but has won four notable doubles titles on tour. The doubles specialist reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 19 on 22 June 2009. He has reached the 2006 U.S. Open men's doubles semi-finals. Fisher is currently the head coach of the University of South Florida men's tennis team.
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Gavin Griffin
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Gavin Griffin is an American professional poker player. He attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Steve Negron
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary personnel
- Biography
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Steve Negron is an American politician from Nashua, New Hampshire who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for the United States Congress in New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district in 2018 and 2020, losing both times to Democratic incumbent Annie Kuster.
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Khadevis Robinson
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Khadevis Robinson is an American retired middle-distance runner and currently serves as the Director of Track and Field for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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Brandon Williamson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brandon Martin Williamson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Michael Wenning
- Occupations
- Christian minister
- Biography
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Dr. Michael Heeley Wenning was a South African-born American Presbyterian minister. He served as the senior pastor at the Bel Air Presbyterian Church from 1995 to 2001. He gained national prominence when conducting President Ronald Reagan's state funeral.
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Stefan Crichton
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Stefan Brook Crichton is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Gib Lewis
- Occupations
- politicianlobbyist
- Biography
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Gibson Donald Lewis, known as Gib Lewis, is an American politician and political consultant from Fort Worth, Texas. He was the first person to be elected five times as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, but he did not seek reelection in 1992, in compliance with a plea bargain agreement connected with his misdemeanor conviction of a violation of Texas financial disclosure law.
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Durbin Feltman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Durbin Sanders Feltman is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs.
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John Davis
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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John F. Davis III is an entrepreneur, educator, and a member of the Texas Christian University Board of Trustees. He is a co-founder of 1-800-Flowers and a former CEO of Pegasus Solutions, Birch Street Systems and Room Key.
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Sherrill Headrick
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Sherrill Headrick was an American professional football player.
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Horace Busby
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- Studied in 1941-1946
- Occupations
- opinion journalistghostwriterbusiness consultantconsultantpublisher
- Biography
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Horace Wooten "Buzz" Busby Jr. was an American opinion journalist, speechwriter, consultant, and public relations expert. He was considered one of Lyndon B. Johnson's closest confidants before and during his term as President of the United States.
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Jim Busby
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James Franklin Busby was an American center fielder and coach in Major League Baseball who played with the Chicago White Sox (1950–52, 1955), Washington Senators (1952–55), Cleveland Indians (1956–57), Baltimore Orioles (1957–58, 1960–61), Boston Red Sox (1959–60) and Houston Colt.45's (1962).
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Kyan Anderson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kyan Anderson is an American professional basketball player who plays for Labas Gas Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.He competed in college for Texas Christian University (TCU).
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Stephanie Klick
- Occupations
- nursepolitician
- Biography
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Stephanie Klick is an American nurse and politician. A Republican, she has represented District 91 in the Texas House of Representatives since 2013. She served one term as Majority Leader of the Texas House's GOP Caucus.
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Dylan Horton
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Dylan Samuel Horton is an American football defensive end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at New Mexico and TCU.
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Charles Silmon
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Charles Silmon is an American sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won a two medals (one gold, one silver) at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. A native of Waco, Texas, Silmon attended Texas Christian University.
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Pete Donohue
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Peter Joseph Donohue was an American right-handed starting pitcher with a 12-year career from 1921 to 1932. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, both of the National League, and the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox of the American League. His interment was located at Fort Worth's Greenwood Memorial Park along with Tom Baker and Jackie Tavener.
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Yazmeen Ryan
- Years
- 1999-.. (age 25)
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Yazmeen Ann Ryan is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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S. Maurice Hicks Jr
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Samuel Maurice Hicks Jr., known professionally as S. Maurice Hicks Jr., is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
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Tori Dilfer
- Enrolled in Texas Christian University
- Studied in 2017-2019
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Victoria Belle Stringer is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a setter for the Atlanta Vibe of the Pro Volleyball Federation. Collegiately, she played for TCU and Louisville. She was a two time All-American at Louisville and helped the team to the program's first ever NCAA final four in 2021.
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Jennifer Skiff
- Occupations
- television producerwriter
- Biography
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Jennifer Skiff is an American author, journalist and television producer, best known for writing inspirational books and animal welfare diplomacy.
