100 Notable alumni of
Texas Tech University
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Texas Tech University is 324th in the world, 139th in North America, and 132nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Texas Tech 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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Patrick Mahomes
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Since becoming the Chiefs' starting quarterback in 2018, Mahomes has led the team to six consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances, four Super Bowl appearances, and is one of five quarterbacks to win three or more Super Bowls. Mahomes's career accolades through seven seasons in the NFL have earned him widespread praise from sports journalists, and he is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.
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Jesse Plemons
- Occupations
- television actorguitaristsingerfilm actoractor
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Jesse Plemons is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a breakthrough with his role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He subsequently portrayed Todd Alquist in season 5 of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2012–2013) and its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). For his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series Fargo (2015), he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics' Choice Television Award. He received a second Emmy nomination for his performance in "USS Callister", an episode of the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror (2017).
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John Denver
- Occupations
- singer-songwriteraircraft pilotsongwriterlyricistactor
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Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best-selling artists in that decade. AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
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Baker Mayfield
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Studied in 2013-2013
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Baker Reagan Mayfield is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Mayfield played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior and was the first walk-on player to win the award. He was selected first overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 NFL Draft.
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George Eads
- Occupations
- television actoractor
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George Coleman Eads III is an American actor, known for his role as Nick Stokes on the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He later starred as Jack Dalton on the CBS action-adventure series MacGyver for three seasons.
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Wes Welker
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Wesley Carter Welker is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played in the NFL for 12 seasons, most notably with the New England Patriots. Regarded as one of the greatest undrafted players of all time, he holds the NFL record for receptions by an undrafted player. Welker played college football at Texas Tech University, where he won the Mosi Tatupu Award and was a first-team All-Big 12 as a senior.
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Kliff Kingsbury
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football coachplayer of American football
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Kliff Timothy Kingsbury is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech, finishing in the top three in several school passing records before being selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. He later played for other teams before entering coaching in 2008.
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Barry Corbin
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actorfilm producerscreenwritervoice actor
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Leonard Barrie Corbin is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Maurice Minnifield on the television series Northern Exposure (1990–1995), which earned him two consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations.
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Mac McClung
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Studied in 2020
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Matthew "Mac" McClung is an American professional basketball player for the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was a consensus three-star recruit and among the highest-ranked high school players in Virginia. He is a two-time Slam Dunk Contest winner, just one win away from the record of three held by Nate Robinson.
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Natalie Maines
- Occupations
- guitaristsinger-songwriter
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Natalie Louise Maines is an American singer. She is the lead vocalist for the country band the Chicks.
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G. W. Bailey
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
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George William Bailey is an American actor. Although he has appeared in many dramatic roles, he may be best remembered for his "crusty" comedic characters such as Staff Sergeant Luther Rizzo in M*A*S*H (TV series 1979–1983); Lieutenant/Captain Thaddeus Harris in the Police Academy films (1984–1994), and Captain Felix Maxwell in Mannequin (1987). He played the role of Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza on TNT's television crime drama The Closer, and its spinoff series Major Crimes, from 2005 to 2018.
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Lincoln Riley
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Lincoln Michael Riley is an American college football coach and former player who is the head coach of the USC Trojans football program at the University of Southern California.
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Hunter Parrish
- Occupations
- television actorstage actormusicianfilm actoractor
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Hunter Parrish Tharp is an American actor and singer. He is known for playing the role of Silas Botwin in the Showtime series Weeds and for his performances in the Broadway productions of Godspell in the role of Jesus and Spring Awakening as Melchior.
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Darvin Ham
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
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Darvin Ham Sr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders before playing nine seasons in the NBA from 1996 to 2005. He won an NBA championship playing with the Detroit Pistons in 2004. Ham also had a brief international experience in Spain and later in the Philippines, as well as in the NBA Development League in 2007 and 2008. As an assistant coach, he won a second championship in 2021 with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Art Briles
- Occupations
- player of American football
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Arthur Ray Briles is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for the Guelfi Firenze in the Italian Football League. Briles was the head coach of the Houston Cougars from 2002 to 2007 and the Baylor Bears from 2008 to 2015. His college coaching career ended with his dismissal from the team in 2015 as a result of the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. He is the author of Beating Goliath: My Story of Football and Faith (2014). He is the subject of a biography written by Nick Eatman titled Looking Up: My Journey from Tragedy to Triumph (2013).
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Sonny Dykes
- Occupations
- head coach
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Daniel "Sonny" Dykes is an American football coach, and a former college baseball player. He is currently the head football coach at Texas Christian University (TCU), and previously served in the same role at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2018 to 2021, the University of California, Berkeley from 2013 to 2016, and Louisiana Tech University from 2010 to 2012. In his first season at TCU, he led the Horned Frogs to a win in the semifinal and an appearance in the National Championship game.
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Rick Husband
- Occupations
- engineerastronaut
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Richard Douglas Husband was an American astronaut and fighter pilot. He traveled into space twice: as pilot of STS-96 and commander of STS-107. Husband and the rest of the crew of STS-107 were killed when Columbia disintegrated during reentry into the Earth's atmosphere. He is also a recipient of the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
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Susan Polgar
- Occupations
- chess playerEsperantistwriter
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Susan Polgar is a Hungarian-American chess grandmaster. Polgár was Women's World Chess Champion from 1996 to 1999. On FIDE's Elo rating system list of July 1984, at the age of 15, she became the top-ranked female chess player in the world. In 1991, she became the third woman to be awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE. She won eleven medals at the Women's Chess Olympiad (4 gold, 4 silver, and 3 bronze).
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Scott Pelley
- Occupations
- journalistwriternews presenter
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Scott Cameron Pelley is an American journalist and author who has been a correspondent and anchor for CBS News for more than 31 years. Pelley is the author of the 2019 book, Truth Worth Telling, and a correspondent for the CBS News magazine 60 Minutes. Pelley served as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2011 to 2017, a period in which the broadcast added more than a million and a half viewers, achieving its highest ratings in more than a decade. Pelley served as CBS News’s chief White House correspondent from 1997 to 1999.
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Charles Q. Brown Jr
- Occupations
- air force officer
- Biography
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Charles Quinton Brown Jr. is a United States Air Force general who has served as the 21st chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since October 1, 2023. Prior to his appointment, Brown served as the 22nd chief of staff of the Air Force from 2020 to 2023. Brown entered the Air Force in 1984 and served as a fighter pilot, where he has logged over 3,000 flight hours, including 130 hours in combat. He has commanded the Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Air Forces Central Command, 31st Fighter Wing, 8th Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Weapons School, and 78th Fighter Squadron. He has also served as deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command.
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Jarrett Culver
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jarrett Culver is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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Dave Aranda
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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David Christopher Aranda is an American football coach. He is the head football coach at Baylor University, a position he has held since 2020. He previously served as the defensive coordinator at LSU, Wisconsin, Utah State, Hawaii, Delta State, and Cal Lutheran.
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Dallas Braden
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dallas Lee Braden is an American former professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from 2007 to 2011 as a member of the Oakland Athletics. Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history on May 9, 2010. The following season, shoulder problems were the first of a series of injuries that forced him to retire in 2014 after not throwing a pitch for two and a half seasons. After his playing career, Braden became a television baseball analyst, working for the ESPN network.
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Johnny Hardwick
- Occupations
- writerYouTuberscreenwritercomedianvoice actor
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John Michael Hardwick was an American voice actor, comedian, writer, producer and YouTuber. He was best known as the voice of Dale Gribble in the animated American television series King of the Hill. He also served as a staff writer, story editor, and producer on the show. He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards three times, winning once in 1999 with the rest of King of the Hill's production team.
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Graham Harrell
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
- Biography
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Graham Stanton Harrell is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Purdue Boilermakers. He played college football for Texas Tech Red Raiders from 2004 to 2008. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for 5 seasons from 2009 to 2013, with his longest tenure as a player with the Green Bay Packers. He served as the offensive coordinator of the North Texas Mean Green (2016–2018), USC Trojans (2019–2021) and the West Virginia Mountaineers (2022).
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King Pu-tsung
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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King Pu-tsung is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 25 March 2014 until 12 February 2015. King was widely regarded as the most important aide to Ma Ying-jeou. He served as the Secretary-General of Kuomintang (KMT) from December 2009 to January 2011. King also served as Vice Mayor of Taipei from 2002 to 2006 and had previously been a scholar and journalist. King is alleged to be a descendant of the Aisin Gioro clan.
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Alexis Tipton
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 35)
- Occupations
- television actorsingerfilm actoractorvoice actor
- Biography
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Alexis Tipton is an American voice actress and ADR director. She has provided voices for English-language versions of anime series and video games. Her roles include Komaru Naegi in Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School, Sun Seto in My Bride Is a Mermaid, Musubi in Sekirei, Mizuki Himeji in Baka and Test, Millianna in Fairy Tail, Moka Akashiya in Rosario + Vampire, Honey in Space Dandy, Hyoka Kazakiri in A Certain Magical Index, Mina Carolina in Attack on Titan, Kurumi Tokisaki in Date A Live, Yomi Isayama in Ga-Rei: Zero, Anya Hepburn in Soul Eater Not!, Inori Yuzuriha and Mana Ouma in Guilty Crown, Kid Trunks in the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Super, Mei Hatsume in My Hero Academia, Reze in Chainsaw Man, Karen Kurutsu in Island, Anna Schneider in Takt Op. Destiny, Iris in Fire Force and Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.
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Jim Marrs
- Occupations
- non-fiction writerwriterconspiracy theoristufologistjournalist
- Biography
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James Farrell Marrs Jr. was an American newspaper journalist and New York Times best-selling author of books and articles on a wide range of alleged cover-ups and conspiracies. Marrs was a prominent figure in the JFK assassination conspiracy theories community and his 1989 book Crossfire was a source for Oliver Stone's 1991 film JFK. He wrote books asserting the existence of government conspiracies regarding aliens, 9/11, telepathy, and secret societies. He began his career as a news reporter in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metroplex and taught a class on the assassination of John F. Kennedy at University of Texas at Arlington for 30 years. Marrs was a member of the Scholars for 9/11 Truth.
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Jerry Allison
- Occupations
- lyricistcomposer
- Biography
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Jerry Ivan Allison was an American musician. He was best known as the drummer for the Crickets and co-writer of their hits "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy Sue", recorded with Buddy Holly. His only solo chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100 was "Real Wild Child", issued in 1958 under the name Ivan. Allison was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Brad Leland
- Occupations
- actorstage actortelevision actor
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Brad Leland is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Buddy Garrity in the NBC/DirecTV series Friday Night Lights. He has appeared in over 100 feature films and television shows and numerous theater performances.
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Mito Pereira
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Guillermo "Mito" Pereira Hinke is a Chilean professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League.
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Pat Green
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwritercomposer
- Biography
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Patrick Craven Green is an American Texas Country artist. Active since 1995, he has recorded a total of seven studio albums, including three for Republic Records and two for BNA. Fifteen of his singles have charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs, of which the highest-peaking is "Wave on Wave" (No. 3) from his gold-certified album of the same name.
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Charles Bassett
- Occupations
- astronautengineertest pilotmilitary officer
- Biography
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Charles Arthur "Charlie" Bassett II, (Major, USAF), was an American electrical engineer and United States Air Force test pilot. He went to Ohio State University for two years and later graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. He joined the Air Force as a pilot and graduated from both the Air Force's Experimental Test Pilot School and the Aerospace Research Pilot School. Bassett was married and had two children.
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Janine Beckie
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Janine Elizabeth Beckie is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Canada national team. She previously played for Sky Blue FC, the Houston Dash, and Manchester City. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States.
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Josh Tomlin
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Joshua Aubry Tomlin is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Atlanta Braves. Tomlin was drafted by the Indians in the 19th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2010. He is known for his low walk rate. He has been to the World Series twice, winning one with the 2021 Atlanta Braves, and losing one with the 2016 Cleveland Indians.
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore
- Occupations
- record producersingeractormusicianrecording artist
- Biography
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Jimmie Dale Gilmore is an American country singer-songwriter currently living in Austin, Texas.
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Mac Thornberry
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerinternational forum participantpoliticianrancher
- Biography
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William McClellan "Mac" Thornberry is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 13th congressional district from 1995 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Thornberry represented the most Republican district in the United States by partisan voting index. The district covers the Texas Panhandle and stretched between the Oklahoma and New Mexico borders.
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Rachel Caine
- Occupations
- novelistchildren's writerscience fiction writerwriter
- Biography
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Rachel Caine was the pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, who was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and horror novels.
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Tony Battie
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Demetrius Antonio Battie is an American former professional basketball player. He works as an analyst for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Stephen Graham Jones
- Occupations
- writernovelistuniversity teacheracademicscience fiction writer
- Biography
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Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfoot Native American author of experimental fiction, horror fiction, crime fiction, and science fiction. His works include the horror novels The Only Good Indians, My Heart is a Chainsaw, and Night of the Mannequins.
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Anita Thigpen Perry
- Occupations
- nurse
- Biography
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Mary Anita Thigpen Perry is an American nurse who was the longest-serving First Lady of Texas, being in that role from 2000 to 2015. She is married to former Texas Governor Rick Perry. As First Lady of Texas, she had been an active advocate for nursing and other health care issues.
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Richard E. Cavazos
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Richard Edward Cavazos was a United States Army 4-star general. He was a Korean War recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross as a first lieutenant and advanced in rank to become the United States Army's first Hispanic four-star general. During the Vietnam War, as a lieutenant colonel, Cavazos was awarded a second Distinguished Service Cross. In 1976, Cavazos became the first Mexican-American to reach the rank of brigadier general in the United States Army. Cavazos served for 33 years, with his final command as head of the United States Army Forces Command. On May 25, 2022, The Naming Commission recommended that Fort Hood be renamed to Fort Cavazos, in recognition of Gen. Cavazos' military service. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the renaming on October 6, 2022. The re-designation as Fort Cavazos occurred on May 9, 2023.
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Keke Coutee
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Key’vantanie "Keke" Coutee is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas Tech and has played in the NFL for the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts.
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Arati Prabhakar
- Occupations
- engineerphysicist
- Biography
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Arati Prabhakar is an American engineer and public official. Since October 3, 2022, she has served as the 12th director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President.
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Richard H. Anderson
- Occupations
- chief executive officerlawyer
- Biography
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Richard H. Anderson is a retired American lawyer and business executive. In his early career, he served as a prosecutor and corporate attorney, before moving into executive positions. His most prominent roles were as CEO of several large companies in the transportation industry: Northwest Airlines (2001–2004), Delta Air Lines (2007–2016), and Amtrak (2017–2020).
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Billy Joe Tolliver
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Billy Joe Tolliver is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL) for twelve seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Oilers, Shreveport Pirates, Kansas City Chiefs, and New Orleans Saints. Over the course of his NFL career, he played in 79 games, completed 891 of 1,707 passes for 10,760 yards, threw 59 touchdowns and 64 interceptions, and retired with a passer rating of 67.7.
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John Carter
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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John Rice Carter is the U.S. representative serving Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. He is a Republican. The district includes the northern suburbs of Austin, as well as Fort Cavazos.
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Jordyn Brooks
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jordyn W. Brooks is an American football linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech and was drafted by the Seahawks in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Jodey Arrington
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- In 1994 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1997 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianbusiness executiveofficial
- Biography
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Jodey Cook Arrington is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district. The district includes a large slice of West Texas, centered around Lubbock and Abilene. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Todd Brunson
- Occupations
- poker player
- Biography
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Todd Alan Brunson is an American professional poker player and the son of poker player Doyle Brunson. Doyle Brunson did not teach Todd how to play; it was not until he was studying law at Texas Tech University that he learned how to play on his own. Before his senior year, he dropped out of school to turn professional.
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Kelby Tomlinson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kelby Aaron Tomlinson is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played college baseball at Texas Tech and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, by whom he was drafted in 2011. He is 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighs 180 pounds (82 kg). He bats and throws right-handed.
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Keenan Evans
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Keenan Evans is an American professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the LKL and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball at Texas Tech University.
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Davide Moretti
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Studied in 2017-2020
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Davide Moretti is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Varese of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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Gary P. Nunn
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- songwritersinger
- Biography
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Gary P. Nunn is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is best known for writing "London Homesick Blues", which was the theme song for Austin City Limits from 1977 to 2004 (seasons 2–29). Nunn is also considered the father of the progressive country scene that started in Austin in the early 1970s.
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Tyree Wilson
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Studied in 2020-2022
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tyree Jae Wilson is an American football defensive end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M and Texas Tech and was selected by the Raiders seventh overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Jodie Fisher
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Jodie Lin Fisher is an American actress whose acting credits include NCIS: Los Angeles, and Little Big League as well as the reality TV series Age of Love.
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W. Mark Lanier
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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William Mark Lanier is an American trial lawyer and founder and CEO of the Lanier Law Firm. He has led a number of high profile product litigation suits resulting in billions of dollars in damages, including Johnson & Johnson baby powder and Merck & Co.'s Vioxx drug.
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Matt Mooney
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Studied in 2018
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Matthew Mooney is an American professional basketball player for Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and South Dakota having transferred after his freshman year at Air Force.
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Lauro Cavazos
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachereducatoracademic administratorzoologist
- Biography
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Lauro Fred Cavazos Jr. was an American educator and politician. He served as the United States Secretary of Education, and was the first Hispanic to serve in the United States Cabinet.
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LaAdrian Waddle
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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LaAdrian Waddle is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Texas Tech.
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B. J. Symons
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Brian Jeffrey Symons is a former American football quarterback. Symons played professionally for the Houston Texans and the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), the Frankfurt Galaxy and Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe, and the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was originally selected by the Texans in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft (248th overall). He played college football for Texas Tech where he was a record setting passer. Symons never played in a regular season NFL game.
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Stubby Clapp
- Occupations
- baseball coach
- Biography
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Richard Keith "Stubby" Clapp is a Canadian professional baseball coach and former second baseman and Triple-A manager who is the first base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for 11 years, most notably within the Cardinals organization, including a brief stint in MLB with the Cardinals. In his native Canada, he is best remembered for his performance at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, where he hit a bases-loaded single in the 11th inning to beat a more experienced U.S. team and put Canada in the semifinals. Canada eventually won the bronze medal.
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John Roberson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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John Roberson IV is an American-born naturalized Bosnian professional basketball player for Manisa BB of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi. Standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), he plays at the point guard position.
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Guy McPherson
- Occupations
- ecologistwriter
- Biography
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Guy R. McPherson is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. He is known for inventing and promoting doomer fringe theories such as Near-Term Human Extinction (NTHE), which predicts human extinction by 2026.
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Emily Jones
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Emily Jones McCoy is a television anchor and reporter for Fox Sports Networks.
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Susan Graham
- Occupations
- music teacherpianistopera singer
- Biography
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Susan Graham is an American mezzo-soprano.
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Preston Smith
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Preston Earnest Smith was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the lieutenant governor from 1963 to 1969.
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Kent Hance
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Kent Ronald Hance is an American politician and lawyer who is the former Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. In his role, he oversaw Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. He is also a lobbyist and lawyer. Hance is the only person to defeat future President George W. Bush (which he did in the 1978 U.S. House of Representatives election for Texas's 19th District) and became a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from West Texas, having served from 1979 to 1985. After his congressional service, he switched to the Republican Party and in both 1986 and 1990 ran for governor of Texas, losing in the primary election.
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Dayna Devon
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Dayna Devon is an American journalist.
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Bernard A. Harris, Jr
- Occupations
- physicianastronautinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. is a former NASA astronaut. On February 9, 1995, Harris became the first African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity (spacewalk), during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights.
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Terence Steele
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Terence Steele is an American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech.
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Cat Pausé
- Years
- 1979-2022 (aged 43)
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- 2002-2007 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- researcher
- Biography
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Caitlin Clare "Cat" Pausé was an American academic specialising in fat studies and a fat activist. From 2008 until her death in 2022 she was a senior lecturer at Massey University in New Zealand.
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Jahmi'us Ramsey
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jahmi'us Ramsey is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil
- Occupations
- astronomer
- Biography
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Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil is a Turkish-American astrophysicist, and Assistant Professor at Dartmouth College. She formerly served as a National Science Foundation and Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP) Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago. Her research led to a discovery of an extremely rare galaxy with a unique double-ringed elliptical structure, which is now commonly referred to as Burcin's Galaxy. She was also a 2018 TED Fellow, and a 2020 TED Senior Fellow.
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Cory Morrow
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Cory Morrow is a Texas Country singer-songwriter who has gained popularity throughout the Southwest.
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Eric Morris
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
- Biography
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Eric Morris is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the University of North Texas. He was previously the head football coach at the University of the Incarnate Word and offensive coordinator at Washington State University.
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Terran Petteway
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Terran Petteway is an American professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Texas Tech University and the University of Nebraska. Petteway led the Big Ten Conference in scoring during the 2013–14 season.
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Josh Gray
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joshia Gray is an American professional basketball player for Real Betis of the Liga ACB. He previously played for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League, as well college basketball for Texas Tech, Odessa College and LSU.
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Dusty Hannahs
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gerald Ellis "Dusty" Hannahs III is an American professional basketball player for Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Texas Tech and Arkansas, with whom in his senior season he led the Southeastern Conference with a 90.8% free throw percentage. He played in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2018-20.
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Chad Bettis
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chad Robert Bettis is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies. He made his MLB debut in 2013. Prior to playing professionally, he attended Texas Tech University, where he played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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David Dunn
- Occupations
- songwritersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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David Timothy Dunn is an American musician. A singer-songwriter, he appeared on season two of NBC's The Voice. Dunn is a contemporary Christian artist. He is signed to BEC Recordings.
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Nathan Karns
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nathan Alan Karns is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and Baltimore Orioles.
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Randy Neugebauer
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Robert Randolph Neugebauer is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district, having served from a special election in 2003 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes a large swath of West Texas, including Lubbock and Abilene. According to a 2011 survey by the National Journal, Neugebauer was "the most conservative" member of the House.
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Divine Oduduru
- Occupations
- sprinterathletics competitor
- Biography
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Ejowvokoghene Divine Oduduru is a Nigerian sprinter specializing in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash. He holds personal bests of 9.86 seconds for the 100 m and 19.73 seconds for the 200 m. The latter is a Nigerian national record.
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Seth Doege
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Seth Colton Doege is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Marshall Thundering Herd. After playing college football for Texas Tech University, he was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2013. On February 27, 2014, he was signed to the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Doege was Texas Tech's starting quarterback for the 2011 and 2012 seasons.
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Don J. Wright
- Years
- 20th Century
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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Donald John Wright is an American physician, government official, and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Tanzania between 2020 and 2023.
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Edward Whitacre, Jr
- Occupations
- manager
- Biography
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Edward Earl Whitacre Jr. is the former Chairman and CEO of General Motors. He is also a former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AT&T, previously Southwestern Bell Corporation (SBC). He served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1998 to 2000. On September 1, 2010, Whitacre stepped down as CEO, and retired as chairman of the board by the end of 2010.
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Demetrio B. Lakas
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
- Biography
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Demetrio Basilio Lakas Bahas was the 27th President of Panama from December 19, 1969 to October 11, 1978.
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A. Wess Mitchell
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Aaron Wess Mitchell is an American foreign policy expert and former diplomat who was the Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs from October 2017 until February 2019. Prior to assuming the role at State Department, he was president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis. On July 19, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Mitchell as Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
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Cory Carr
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Cory Jermaine Carr is an American-born Israeli retired basketball player, former NBA and Israeli Basketball Premier League player, and head coach of Israeli women's basketball team Israel Girls Basketball Academy. Carr played for the Chicago Bulls and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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Tibor P. Nagy
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Studied in 1972
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Tibor Peter Nagy Jr. is a former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, and a former American foreign service officer who served as the American ambassador to Guinea and to Ethiopia.
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Mark Hamilton
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- 2005-2005 studied molecular biology
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Mark Alan Hamilton is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals. After his playing career, Hamilton pursued a medical degree and is currently a resident in diagnostic radiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.
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Kevin Roberts
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Kevin Dale Roberts is a former politician who served one term in the Texas House of Representatives for District 126 in Harris County. He resides in Spring, Texas.
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Gil Roberts
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Gil Roberts is an American athlete who specializes in the 200 m and 400 m. He competed for Texas Tech under coach Wes Kittley at the NCAA level. He was a member of the USA team that won the gold medal in the Men's 4×400 metres relay at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Roberts won the 2014 US Outdoor championship in 44.53 on June 28 in Sacramento, California.
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Terrence Shannon Jr
- Years
- 2000-.. (age 24)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Terrence Edward Shannon Jr. is an American college basketball player for the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
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Paul Lockhart
- Occupations
- astronautaircraft pilotengineer
- Biography
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Paul Scott "Paco" Lockhart is an American aerospace engineer, retired United States Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut, a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions.
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Plenette Pierson
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Plenette Michelle Pierson is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In the 2007 season, Pierson won the first ever Sixth Woman of the Year Award given in the WNBA. Pierson is currently an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
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Charles Stenholm
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- In 1961 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- business executivepoliticianfarmerteacher
- Biography
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Charles Walter Stenholm was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician from a rural district of the state of Texas. After establishing himself as owner-operator of a large cotton farm, he entered politics and was elected to Congress in his first run for office. Stenholm was a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives for 13 terms, representing Texas's 17th congressional district from 1979 to 2005.
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Nimari Burnett
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nimari Keith Burnett is an American college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Jeff Williams
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jeff Williams is an American businessman and a politician. He was the 30th mayor of Arlington, Texas, having been elected in 2015 after defeating incumbent Robert Cluck. He was last re-elected in 2019, serving until June 2021.
