18 Notable alumni of
University of Tennessee - Martin
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The University of Tennessee - Martin is 2143rd in the world, 746th in North America, and 702nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 18 notable alumni from the University of Tennessee - Martin sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Van Jones
- Occupations
- civil rights advocateinternational forum participantenvironmentalistpunditlawyer
- Biography
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Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones is an American political analyst, media personality, lawyer, author, and civil rights advocate. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling author, a CNN host and contributor, and an Emmy Award winner.
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Pat Summitt
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Patricia Susan Summitt was an American women's college basketball head coach who accrued 1,098 career wins, the most in college basketball history at the time of her retirement. She served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team from 1974 to 2012.
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Leonard Hamilton
- Occupations
- basketball coachhead coach
- Biography
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James Leonard Hamilton is an American basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at Florida State University. He is a former head coach at Oklahoma State University, the University of Miami, and for the National Basketball Association's Washington Wizards. In his 33 years as a collegiate head coach, his teams have qualified for 12 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments and 11 National Invitation Tournaments, highlighted by appearances in the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight (2018) and Sweet 16 (2011, 2019, 2021) with Florida State, as well as a Sweet 16 appearance with Miami (2000). Other career benchmarks include the Big East Conference regular season championship in 2000, the ACC tournament title in 2012 and the ACC regular season championship in 2020. While with the Wizards in 2000–01, they posted a 19–63 record.
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Scottie Nell Hughes
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Scottie Nell Hughes is an American journalist, news anchor and political commentator who was employed by RT. She was a paid CNN commentator during the 2016 presidential election, often speaking in support of then-candidate Donald Trump.
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Jerry Reese
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jerry Reese is a former American football executive, player, and coach. He was a member of the New York Giants for 23 years, serving as their general manager from 2007 to 2017 where he won two Super Bowls. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Erick Barrondo
- Occupations
- racewalkerathletics competitor
- Biography
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Érick Bernabé Barrondo García is a Guatemalan racewalker who competes in the 20 km walk and 50 km walk events. He won the silver medal at the Men's 20 km Racewalk in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the first and only Olympic medal in Guatemala's history.
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Lester Hudson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lester Hudson III is an American professional basketball player for the Shandong Heroes of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). In the 2007–08 season, Hudson recorded the only quadruple-double in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. At the conclusion of the season, he declared himself for the 2008 NBA draft, but later withdrew. Hudson was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 58th pick of the 2009 NBA draft, but was later waived. He was then signed by the Memphis Grizzlies. Hudson later played for the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers before returning to the Grizzlies in April 2012.
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Alec Mills
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Alec Thomas Mills is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, and Cincinnati Reds. The Royals selected Mills in the 22nd round of the 2012 MLB draft.
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Lin Dunn
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Lin Dunn is an American women's basketball coach, currently general manager with the Indiana Fever. She is most known for being the first coach and general manager for the Seattle Storm. She has more than 500 wins to her name.
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Montori Hughes
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Montori Hughes is a former American football nose tackle. He played college football at University of Tennessee at Martin, and was selected in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He has also been a member of the New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Memphis Express, and Los Angeles Wildcats.
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Gin Cooley
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- singermodel
- Biography
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Jennifer "Gin" Cooley is an American model, psychotherapist, composer and vocalist. Cooley has appeared in several popular music videos, including cameos for Casey James’ "Let's Don't Call it a Night" Rodney Atkins’ "Take a Back Road,"; Joe Nichols’ "Take It Off"; Jason Aldean's "Take a Little Ride" and landed the lead role for Lady Antebellum’s hit song "Wanted You More."
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Jim Tracy
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jim Tracy is an American politician and the Tennessee Director for Rural Development for the Trump Administration. He is a former member of the Tennessee Senate for the 14th district, which is composed of Bedford County, Moore County, and part of Rutherford County.
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Colton Dowell
- Enrolled in the University of Tennessee - Martin
- Studied health sciences
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Colton Davis Dowell is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UT Martin and was selected by the Titans in the seventh round (228th overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Carlos Knox
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Carlos Knox is a former American basketball player. He is considered one of the best players to ever represent Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, leading NCAA in scoring for two straight seasons. Knox was also named NCAA Player of the Year as a senior with the Jaguars. In 2004, he was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame and his jersey was hung in its basketball facility.
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Ed Jones
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ed Jones was a U.S. Representative from the state of Tennessee from 1969 to 1989. He was also the Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture from 1949 to 1953. He was inducted into the Tennessee Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2011.
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David Shepard
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David A. Shepard was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. He represented District 69 from January 2001 through January 2017. In November 2018, Shepard won election to the Dickson County Commission, defeating incumbent commissioner Tony Adams.
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Lowe Finney
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 49)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lowe Finney is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the Tennessee Senate for the 27th district, which is composed of Madison, Gibson, and Carroll counties.
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John Stevens
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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John Stevens is an American politician who serves in the Tennessee Senate from the 24th district as a member of the Republican Party.
