100 Notable alumni of
Tufts University
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Tufts University is 141st in the world, 61st in North America, and 59th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Tufts University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 1 individual affiliated with Tufts University won Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine.
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Jessica Biel
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Studied in 2000-2002
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Jessica Claire Timberlake is an American actress. Biel began her career as a vocalist appearing in musical productions until she was cast as Mary Camden in the family drama series 7th Heaven (1996–2007).
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William Hurt
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in theology
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorstage actor
- Biography
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William McChord Hurt was an American actor. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he received various accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award.
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Tracy Chapman
- Occupations
- singerstreet artistguitaristcomposersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Tracy Chapman is an American singer-songwriter. She was signed to Elektra Records by Bob Krasnow in 1987. The following year she released her self-titled debut album, which became a commercial success, boosted by her appearance at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert, and was certified 6× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album received six Grammy Award nominations, including one for Album of the Year, three of which she won: Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single "Fast Car", and Best Contemporary Folk Album. In 2025, the album was preserved in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress.
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Rainn Wilson
- Occupations
- film directorwritercomedianactorfilm actor
- Biography
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Rainn Percival Dietrich Wilson is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, producer, writer, and director. He starred as Dwight Schrute on NBC's American adaptation of The Office from 2005 to 2013, and received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the role.
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Hank Azaria
- Occupations
- voice actorstage actoractortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Henry Albert Azaria is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, and Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Ameesha Patel
- Occupations
- modelfilm produceractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Ameesha Patel is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. Patel is the recipient of several awards such as a Filmfare Award and a Zee Cine Award.
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Peter Gallagher
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorscreenwriterfilm actorstage actor
- Biography
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Peter Killian Gallagher is an American actor. Since 1980, he has played roles in numerous Hollywood films. He is best known for starring as Sandy Cohen in the television drama series The O.C. from 2003 to 2007, and recurring roles in television such as Deputy Chief William Dodds on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Stacey Koons on the Showtime comedy-drama Californication, Nick on the Netflix series Grace & Frankie, and Director of Clandestine Services (DCS) Arthur Campbell on Covert Affairs. He also is known for his roles in the films Bob Roberts (1992), The Player (1992), Short Cuts (1993), While You Were Sleeping (1995), American Beauty (1999), Mr. Deeds (2002), and Palm Springs (2020). In musical theatre, his best-known roles are that of Sky Masterson in the 1992 Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls and Oscar Jaffe in the 2015 Broadway revival of On the Twentieth Century.
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Oliver Platt
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorcharacter actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Oliver Platt is an American actor known for his work on stage and screen. He has been nominated for five Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Tony Award.
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Shashi Tharoor
- Occupations
- writerjuristdiplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Shashi Tharoor is an Indian politician, public intellectual, former diplomat and bureaucrat. A member of the Indian National Congress, he has represented Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in the Lok Sabha since 2009. He was formerly an Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and ran for the office of Secretary-General in 2006, coming second.
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Jamie Dimon
- Occupations
- banker
- Biography
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James Dimon is an American businessman who has been the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase since 2006.
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Anthony Scaramucci
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
- Occupations
- writerfinancierentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Anthony Scaramucci is an American financier and broadcaster who briefly served as the White House communications director from July 21 to July 31, 2017.
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Dom DeLuise
- Occupations
- television actorfilm directornon-fiction writerwritervoice actor
- Biography
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Dominick DeLuise was an American actor, comedian, director, musician, chef, and author. Known primarily for comedic roles, he rose to fame in the 1970s as a frequent guest on television variety shows. He is widely recognized for his performances in the films of Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, as well as a series of collaborations and a double act with Burt Reynolds. Beginning in the 1980s, his popularity expanded to younger audiences from voicing characters in several major animated productions, particularly those of Don Bluth.
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Dan Crenshaw
- Occupations
- military personnelpolitician
- Biography
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Daniel Reed Crenshaw is an American politician and former United States Navy SEAL officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Juan Manuel Santos
- Occupations
- economistlawyerjournalistpolitician
- Biography
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Juan Manuel Santos Calderón GColIH GCB GColL ODB is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Peter Navarro
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistpolitician
- Biography
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Peter Kent Navarro is an American economist who has been the senior counselor for trade and manufacturing to U.S. president Donald Trump since January 2025. He previously served in the first Trump administration, first as the director of the White House National Trade Council, then as the director of the new Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy.
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Ram Dass
- Occupations
- writerspiritual teacheruniversity teacherguruphilosopher
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Ram Dass, also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and writer. His best-selling 1971 book Be Here Now, which has been described by multiple reviewers as "seminal", helped popularize Eastern spirituality and yoga in the West. He authored or co-authored twelve more books on spirituality over the next four decades, including Grist for the Mill (1977), How Can I Help? (1985), and Polishing the Mirror (2013).
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Mahmood Mamdani
- Occupations
- university teacherwriteranthropologist
- Biography
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Mahmood Mamdani FBA is a Ugandan anthropologist, academic, and political commentator. He is the Herbert Lehman Professor of Government and a professor of anthropology, political science, and African studies at Columbia University. He also serves as the chancellor of Kampala International University in Uganda, and honorary professor at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town.
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Michelle Kwan
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 2011 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- diplomatfigure skater
- Biography
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Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American retired competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time world champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996, 1998–2005). She is tied with Maribel Vinson for the all-time National Championship record.
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Mary L. Trump
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English-language literature
- Occupations
- biographerlife coachbusinesspersonnon-fiction writerclinical psychologist
- Biography
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Mary Lea Trump is an American psychologist, author, and political commentator. She is the niece of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
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David Costabile
- Occupations
- film screenwritertelevision directorfilm actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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David Costabile is an American actor. He is best known for his television work, having appeared in supporting roles in several television series such as Billions, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, Damages, Flight of the Conchords, Suits, and The Wire, as well as the film The Dirt. He has also acted on film and in Broadway theatre.
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Dan Hedaya
- Occupations
- television actoractorfilm actorcharacter actor
- Biography
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Daniel G. "Dan" Hedaya is an American actor best-known for his supporting roles in films such as Blood Simple, The Addams Family, Clueless, The Usual Suspects, A Night at the Roxbury, and Mulholland Drive.
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Pierre Omidyar
- Occupations
- economistentrepreneurprogrammerphilanthropistmanager
- Biography
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Pierre Morad Omidyar is a French-born Iranian-American billionaire. A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. Omidyar is the grandson of the Imperial Iranian Army General Mahmud Mir-Djalali, who was instrumental in the 1921 rise of the Pahlavi Dynasty, the overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh, and the building out of Iran's Mechanized Artillery Forces and Defense Industries. As of 2023, Forbes ranked Omidyar as the 245th-richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $8.7 billion.
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Stephen Macht
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actor
- Biography
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Stephen Robert Macht is an American actor, rabbi and professor.
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Josh Gates
- Occupations
- explorertelevision presenterarchaeologistphotographer
- Biography
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Joshua Gates is an American television presenter-actor and television producer who hosts and co-executive produces The Discovery Channel (and former Travel Channel) series Expedition Unknown and also Legendary Locations. He is also the host of live specials for, and a guest investigator on, the television series Ghost Hunters and its spin-off Ghost Hunters International. He produces the related Ghost Nation series along with other paranormal television shows through his production company Ping Pong Productions. He was the host and co-executive producer of Destination Truth and Stranded on Syfy.
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Sendhil Ramamurthy
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Sendhil Amithab Ramamurthy is an Indian-American actor. He is best known for his roles as geneticist Mohinder Suresh in the NBC sci-fi drama Heroes (2006–2010), Jai Wilcox in Covert Affairs (2010–2012), Gabriel "Gabe" Lowan in Beauty and the Beast (2013–2014), and Mohan in Never Have I Ever (2020).
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Ness Wadia
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Ness Nusli Wadia is an Indian businessman. Wadia is the managing director of Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has holdings in most of the Wadia Group subsidiaries, including an indirect majority stake in Britannia Industries. He was the Joint Managing Director of Bombay Dyeing, the flagship company of the Wadia Group, till March 2011 when he stepped down from the post. Wadia is a co-owner of the Indian Premier League cricket team Punjab Kings.
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Vannevar Bush
- Occupations
- science administratoruniversity teacherengineerinventorpolitician
- Biography
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Vannevar Bush was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator, who during World War II headed the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), through which almost all wartime military R&D was carried out, including important developments in radar and the initiation and early administration of the Manhattan Project. He emphasized the importance of scientific research to national security and economic well-being, and was chiefly responsible for the movement that led to the creation of the National Science Foundation.
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Meredith Vieira
- Occupations
- talk show hostwritergame show hostvoice actorjournalist
- Biography
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Meredith Louise Vieira is an American broadcast journalist and television personality. She is best known as the original moderator of the daytime talk show The View (1997–2006), the original host of the syndicated daytime version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002–2013), and as co-host of the NBC morning news program Today (2006–2011). As of 2019, she hosts the syndicated weekday game show 25 Words or Less.
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Joseph F. Dunford, Jr
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Joseph Francis Dunford Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2019. He was the 36th commandant of the Marine Corps. Dunford is the first Marine Corps officer to serve in four different four-star positions; the others include commander of the International Security Assistance Force and United States Forces – Afghanistan from February 2013 to August 2014, and as the thirty-second assistant commandant of the Marine Corps from 23 October 2010 to 15 December 2012. He has commanded several units, including the 5th Marine Regiment during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Bill Richardson
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 1970 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1971 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- baseball playerbusiness consultantwritergovernorpolitician
- Biography
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William Blaine Richardson III was an American politician, author, and diplomat who served as the 30th governor of New Mexico from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and energy secretary in the Clinton administration, a U.S. congressman, chair of the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and chair of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA).
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Studied in 1948
- Studied in 1968
- Occupations
- writersociologistmilitary personnelteacherpolitician
- Biography
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan was an American politician, diplomat and social scientist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New York in the United States Senate from 1977 until 2001 after serving as an adviser to President Richard Nixon, and as the United States' ambassador to India and to the United Nations.
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Nan Goldin
- Occupations
- photographerprintmakerfilm directordocumentarianmultimedia artist
- Biography
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Nancy Goldin is an American photographer and activist. Her work explores in snapshot-style the emotions of the individual, in intimate relationships, and the bohemian LGBT subcultural communities, especially dealing with the devastating HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s. Her most notable work is The Ballad of Sexual Dependency. In the slideshow and monograph (1986) Goldin portrayed her chosen "family", meanwhile documenting the post-punk and gay subcultures. She is a founding member of the advocacy group P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) against the opioid epidemic. She lives and works in New York City.
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Dan Avidan
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Studied botany
- Occupations
- singerYouTubervoice actorpresentertelevision producer
- Biography
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Leigh Daniel Avidan, also known by his stage name Danny Sexbang, is an American musician, internet personality, actor, and comedian. He is one half of the musical comedy duo Ninja Sex Party with Brian Wecht, as well as the co-host of the Let's Play webseries Game Grumps with Arin Hanson. He is also part of the more rap-based comedy music trio Starbomb with Hanson and Wecht, and the vocalist for the rock duo Shadow Academy, known for its inspiration from classic novels, alongside Jim Roach. As of October 2023, Avidan also performs vocals for the electronic music duo Skyhill, originally co-founded by Avidan in 2007.
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Christopher Lawford
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Christopher Kennedy Lawford was an American author, actor, and activist. He was a member of the prominent Kennedy family, and son of English actor Peter Lawford and Patricia "Pat" Kennedy Lawford, who was a sister of President John F. Kennedy. He graduated from Tufts University in 1977 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Boston College in 1983. He later earned a master's certificate in Clinical Psychology from Harvard University and was a lecturer on drug addiction.
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Ben Mankiewicz
- Occupations
- television producerfilm criticjournalistradio personality
- Biography
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Benjamin Frederick Mankiewicz is an American television journalist and host for Turner Classic Movies (TCM). He is a progressive political commentator for The Young Turks. He has served as a film critic for the 2008–2009 season for the TV program At the Movies and the web series What the Flick?!
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Scott Brown
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 1981 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- television actormodellawyerdiplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Scott Philip Brown is an American diplomat and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the United States ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa from 2017 to 2020 under president Donald Trump.
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Seth Godin
- Occupations
- actoreconomistwriterentrepreneurblogger
- Biography
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Seth W. Godin, also known under his pen name as "F. X. Nine", is an American author, marketing expert, entrepreneur, and a former dot-com business executive.
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Dov Charney
- Occupations
- entrepreneurfashion designer
- Biography
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Dov Charney is a Canadian entrepreneur and clothing manufacturer. He is the founder of American Apparel, which was one of the largest garment manufacturers in the United States until its bankruptcy in 2015. Charney was fired from American Apparel in 2014 due to allegations of sexual harassment and assault. He subsequently founded Los Angeles Apparel.
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Shari Redstone
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Shari Ellin Redstone is an American heiress, businesswoman, and media executive. She was the non-executive chairwoman of Paramount Global (predecessor of Paramount Skydance Corporation) and chairwoman, president and CEO of National Amusements, and a former vice chair of CBS Corporation and Viacom. Through National Amusements, Redstone and her family held majority voting power over Paramount Global and its subsidiaries – CBS, Comedy Central, BET, Showtime Networks, Nickelodeon, MTV and the film studio Paramount Pictures.
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Joi Ito
- Occupations
- venture capitalistentrepreneurbloggeractivistengineer
- Biography
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Joichi Ito is a Japanese entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is the president of Chiba Institute of Technology. He is on the Board of Directors for the Gelephu Mindfulness City in Bhutan where he is also the Chairman of the Gelephu Investment Development Corporation (GIDC). He is a former director of the MIT Media Lab, former professor of the practice of media arts and sciences at MIT, and a former visiting professor of practice at Harvard Law School.
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Tsai Chin
- Occupations
- writersingeractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Tsai Chin is a Chinese-British actress, singer, director, and teacher. Her career spans more than six decades and three continents.
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Steve Tisch
- Occupations
- producerfilm producer
- Biography
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Steven Elliot Tisch is an American film producer and businessman. He is the chairman, co-owner, and executive vice president of the New York Giants, the NFL team co-owned by his family, as well as a film and television producer. He is the son of former Giants co-owner Preston Robert Tisch.
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Anson Chan
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Anson Maria Elizabeth Chan Fang On-sang, GBM, GCMG, CBE, JP is a retired Hong Kong politician, civil servant and stateswoman who was the first ethnic Chinese and woman to serve as Chief Secretary, the second-highest position in both the British colonial government and the Hong Kong SAR government under the Chinese sovereignty from 1993 until she retired from the government in 2001, sparking speculations of her growing rift with Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.
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Ricardo Lewandowski
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski is a Brazilian politician who has been serving as the Minister of Justice under the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He is a former judge and retired justice of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil.
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Mariana Mazzucato
- Occupations
- university teacherauthoreconomist
- Biography
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Mariana Francesca Mazzucato is an Italian-American economist and academic. She is a professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL) and founding director of the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP). She is best known for her work on dynamics of technological change, the role of the public sector in innovation (including modern “mission-oriented” policies), and the concept of value in economics. The New Republic have called her one of the "most important thinkers about innovation".
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Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud
- Occupations
- diplomatbusinessperson
- Biography
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Khalid bin Bandar Al Saud is the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom and a member of the House of Saud.
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Michel Gill
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Michel Gill, also known as Michael Gill, is an American actor best known for playing President Garrett Walker in the Netflix series House of Cards and Gideon Goddard on Mr. Robot.
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Robert Rey
- Occupations
- plastic surgeonpoliticiantelevision personality
- Biography
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Roberto Miguel Rey Júnior, known as Dr. Robert Rey, is a Brazilian American plastic surgeon. He was featured on the E! reality series Dr. 90210. Rey has appeared on many TV shows as a medical correspondent, including The View and Good Morning America, he has contributed to The New York Times and appeared on the cover of Forbes Brazil.
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Ignasius Jonan
- Occupations
- political scientistcivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Ignasius Jonan is an Indonesian professional who was the Indonesian Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources serving under President Joko Widodo's administration. He is a former Indonesian Minister of Transportation and a former CEO of the Indonesian government-owned railway company, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT. KAI) which he headed from 2009 to 2014.
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Gregory Maguire
- Occupations
- children's writernovelistwriter
- Biography
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Gregory Maguire is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories. Maguire published his first novel, The Lightning Time, in 1978. Wicked, published in 1995, was his first novel for adults. It was adapted into a popular Broadway musical in 2003, which was later adapted into a two-part musical film series with the first film released in 2024 and the second film released in 2025.
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Glenn Cooper
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriterarchaeologistfilm producerphysician
- Biography
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Glenn Cooper is an American author and physician best known for being an internationally best selling thriller writer. His books have been translated into 31 languages and, as of 2014, have sold over six million copies. He lives in Gilford, New Hampshire and he is an honorary citizen of Solofra.
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Eugene Fama
- Occupations
- university teacherpedagogueeconomist
- Biography
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Eugene Francis "Gene" Fama is an American economist and Nobel Laureate. He is best known for his empirical work on portfolio theory, asset pricing, and the efficient-market hypothesis.
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James Stavridis
- Occupations
- naval officersoldieruniversity teachersailor
- Biography
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James George Stavridis is a retired United States Navy admiral and vice chair, global affairs, and a managing director-partner of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, and chair of the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation. Stavridis serves as senior military analyst for CNN. He is also chair emeritus of the board of directors of the United States Naval Institute.
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Ng Chee Meng
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- Chief of Defence Forcefighter pilotpolitician
- Biography
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Ng Chee Meng PJG PPA PPA(G) PBS (born 8 August 1968) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former lieutenant-general. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) since 2018 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2025. He had previously represented the Punggol North division of Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2015 and 2020.
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Chatri Sityodtong
- Years
- 1971-.. (age 55)
- Occupations
- Thai boxer
- Biography
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Chatri Trisiripisal, known by the ring names Chatri Sityodtong (Thai: ชาตรี ศิษย์ยอดธง, RTGS: Chatri Sit-yotthong) and Yodchatri Sityodtong (Thai: ยอดชาตรี ศิษย์ยอดธง, RTGS: Yotchatri Sit-yotthong), is a Thai entrepreneur and martial arts instructor based in Singapore.
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Kostas Karamanlis
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Graduated with doctorate in international relations and political science
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Konstantinos Alexandrou Karamanlis, commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis (Greek: Κώστας Καραμανλής, pronounced [ˈkostas karamanˈlis]), is a Greek politician who served as the prime minister of Greece from 2004 to 2009. He was also the president of the centre-right New Democracy party, founded by his uncle Konstantinos Karamanlis, from 1997 to 2009, and a member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1989 to 2023.
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Geng Shuang
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- 2005-2006 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Geng Shuang is a Chinese politician serving as China's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. He formerly served as the deputy director of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Cynthia McKinney
- Occupations
- peace activistacademicpolitician
- Biography
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Cynthia Ann McKinney is a former American politician. As a member of the Democratic Party, she served six terms in the United States House of Representatives. She was the first African American woman elected to represent Georgia in the House. She left the Democratic Party and ran in 2008 as the presidential nominee of the Green Party. She ran for vice president in 2020 after the Green Party of Alaska formally nominated her and draft-nominated Jesse Ventura for president.
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Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr
- Occupations
- reporterjournalistentrepreneurpublisher
- Biography
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Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. is an American journalist. Sulzberger was the chairman of The New York Times Company from 1997 to 2020, and the publisher of The New York Times from 1992 to 2018, when he appointed his son A. G. Sulzberger to lead the company.
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Jen O'Malley Dillon
- Occupations
- campaign managerpolitical adviser
- Biography
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Jennifer Brigid O'Malley Dillon is an American former political strategist who chaired former Vice President Kamala Harris's unsuccessful 2024 presidential campaign. She also chaired former President Joe Biden's 2024 reelection campaign.
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Richard N. Goodwin
- Occupations
- political adviserscreenwriterwriter
- Biography
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Richard Naradof Goodwin was an American writer and presidential advisor. He was an aide and speechwriter to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, and to Senator Eugene McCarthy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy. He was married to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin for 42 years until his death in 2018 after a short bout with cancer.
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Occupations
- YouTuberwriterjournalistchildren's writerradio personality
- Biography
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal was an American author of both adult and children's books, a short film maker, and radio show host. She is best known for her memoir Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, her children's picture books, and the film project The Beckoning of Lovely. She was a prolific writer, publishing more than 30 children's books between 2005 and her death in 2017. She is the only author to have three children's books make the Best Children's Books for Family Literacy list in the same year. She was a contributor to Chicago's NPR affiliate WBEZ, and to the TED conference.
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Jill Lepore
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teacheressayistacademicjournalist
- Biography
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Jill Lepore is an American historian and journalist. She is the David Woods Kemper '41 Professor of American History at Harvard University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, where she has contributed since 2005. She writes about American history, law, literature, and politics.
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Michael Dobbs
- Occupations
- writerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael John Dobbs, Baron Dobbs is a British Conservative politician, media commentator and author, best known for his House of Cards trilogy. He has been a television and radio presenter and a senior corporate executive of Saatchi & Saatchi.
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Yitzchak Mirilashvili
- Occupations
- entrepreneurinvestor
- Biography
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Yitzchak Mirilashvili is an Israeli investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of VK (Vkontakte.ru), Russia's largest social network. Mirilashvili lives in Israel, where he oversees his businesses as well as various charitable foundations and causes. Mirilashvili is the controlling shareholder of Israel's Channel 14 and in The economy channel.
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Erica Yuen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Erica Yuen Mi-ming is a Hong Kong politician, actress, and presenter. A former Miss Hong Kong pageant participant, she was the chairperson of the People Power political party between 2013 and 2016.
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Gina McCarthy
- Occupations
- politicianclimate activist
- Biography
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Regina McCarthy is an American air quality expert who served as the first White House national climate advisor from 2021 to 2022. She previously served as the thirteenth administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2013 to 2017.
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Ben Silverman
- Occupations
- television actortelevision producerfilm producerexecutive producertelevision writer
- Biography
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Benjamin Noah Silverman is an American media executive. He is the co-CEO and chairman of the entertainment production company Propagate.
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Jonathan Greenblatt
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Jonathan Greenblatt is an American entrepreneur, corporate executive, and the sixth national director and CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). Prior to heading the ADL, Greenblatt served in the White House as Special Assistant to Barack Obama and Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. In 2025, Time magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people.
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Alex Spiro
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Alexander Benjamin Spiro is an American attorney. He is a partner at the New York office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Over his career he has represented multiple celebrity clients including Elon Musk, Jay-Z, MrBeast, Eric Adams, Bobby Shmurda, and Alec Baldwin.
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Bandar ibn Khalid Al-Faisal Al Saud
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Bandar bin Khalid Al Saud is a Saudi prince and businessman. He is a minister-ranking advisor at the Royal Court and chairman of Advanced Media Holding Company (AMHC), a media group parenting an FM radio station and Al Watan.
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Wolfgang Ischinger
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- 1972-1973 studied international law
- Occupations
- juristdiplomatuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Wolfgang Friedrich Ischinger is a German diplomat who served as chairman of the Munich Security Conference from 2008 to 2022.
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Carlos Latuff
- Occupations
- freelancerpaintercartoonist
- Biography
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Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian political cartoonist. His work deals with themes such as anti-Western sentiment, anti-capitalism, and opposition to U.S. military intervention in foreign countries. He is best known for his images depicting the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the Arab Spring.
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Jester Hairston
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorconductorcomposerfilm actor
- Biography
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Jester Joseph Hairston was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on black spirituals and choral music. His notable compositions include "Amen", a gospel-tinged theme from the film Lilies of the Field and a 1964 hit for the Impressions, and the Christmas song "Mary's Boy Child".
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Chuck Rosenberg
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Chuck Rosenberg is an American attorney who served as Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration from 2015 to 2017. He formerly served as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia and for the Southern District of Texas; as a senior FBI official on the staff of two FBI Directors; as Counselor to the Attorney General; as the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Attorney General; and as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk and Alexandria.
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Yoshiaki Harada
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianbureaucrat
- Biography
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Yoshiaki Harada is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). Harada represents the 2nd District of Kanagawa prefecture, which includes the cities of Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kamakura.
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Evelyn Farkas
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 59)
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 1999 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- intelligence analystpolitician
- Biography
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Evelyn Nicolette Farkas is an American national security advisor, author, and foreign policy analyst. She is the current executive director of the McCain Institute, a nonprofit focused on democracy, human rights, and character-driven leadership.
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Lew Rockwell
- Occupations
- writerpublisherbloggereditor-in-chiefeconomist
- Biography
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Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell Jr. is an American author, editor, and political consultant. A libertarian and a self-professed anarcho-capitalist, he founded and is the chairman of the Mises Institute, a non-profit promoting the Austrian School of economics.
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Frank Pallone
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 1974 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Frank Joseph Pallone Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 6th congressional district since 1988. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 1988 to 1993, is in the north-central part of the state and includes New Brunswick, Woodbridge Township, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, Edison, Piscataway and Asbury Park. Pallone is the ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Sofyan Djalil
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sofyan Abdul Djalil is an Indonesian academic, economic legal consultant and politician who was the Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning of Indonesia under President Joko Widodo's 2014–2019 Working Cabinet and the Onward Indonesia Cabinet. He has served as State Minister for State-Owned Enterprises in the United Indonesia Cabinet.
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Susan Haskell
- Occupations
- actorfilm actor
- Biography
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Susan Haskell is a Canadian actress. She played the role of Marty Saybrooke on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.
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Peter DeFazio
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Peter Anthony DeFazio is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district from 1987 to 2023. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is a founder of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. A native of Massachusetts and a veteran of the United States Air Force Reserve, he previously served as a county commissioner in Lane County, Oregon. On December 1, 2021, DeFazio announced he would not seek reelection in 2022.
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Mira Ricardel
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Studied in 1982-1984
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mira Radielovic Ricardel, is an American businesswoman and former government official.
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Olga Kefalogianni
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 2006 graduated with postgraduate education in international relations
- Occupations
- juristlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Olga Kefalogianni is a Greek politician who served as Minister of Tourism of the Greek Government from 2012 to 2015 and again since 27 June 2023. She was appointed in this position by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in June 2012. She is a Member of Parliament, representing the New Democracy party. She has been elected two times in the Cretan prefecture of Rethymno in the 2007 and 2009 general elections. In the 6 May 2012 elections, she was voted in the first position as Member of Parliament for the important District A of Athens constituency. She was re-elected in the same position in the 17 June 2012 elections, and again in January 2015. She is the daughter of former minister and member of parliament, the late Ioannis Kefalogiannis. She was married to Greek businessman Manos Pentheroudakis from 2010 to 2020. She was married to composer Minos Matsas from 2021 to 2024. In September 2021 she became a mother of twins - one son and one daughter.
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Thomas Kean, Jr
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Howard Kean Jr. is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he represented New Jersey's 21st legislative district in the New Jersey Senate from 2003 to 2022, serving as minority leader from 2008 to 2022.
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Medea Benjamin
- Occupations
- political writerpeace activistenvironmentalisthuman rights defendereconomist
- Biography
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Medea Benjamin is an American political activist who, along with Jodie Evans and others, co-founded Code Pink. She also co-founded, along with her then husband Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party nominee in the 2000 United States Senate election in California, running under the name Medea Susan Benjamin. She finished in third place with 326,828 votes (3.1%).
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Darrell Scott
- Occupations
- singermandolinistsinger-songwriter
- Biography
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James Darrell Scott is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. He has written several mainstream country hits, and is well-established as one of Nashville's premier session instrumentalists.
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Gordon S. Wood
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- Studied in 1955
- Occupations
- historianwriteruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Gordon Stewart Wood is an American historian and professor at Brown University. He is a recipient of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for History for The Radicalism of the American Revolution (1992). His book The Creation of the American Republic, 1776–1787 (1969) won the 1970 Bancroft Prize. In 2010, he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Barack Obama.
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Masatsugu Nagato
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Masatsugu Nagato is a Japanese businessman who has been the president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings since April 2016, when he succeeded Taizo Nishimuro, following his hospitalization, having previously been president and CEO of Japan Post Bank.
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Jonathan Tisch
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Jonathan Mark Tisch is an American businessman and a son of billionaire Preston Robert Tisch, who was co-owner of luxury hospitality company Loews Hotels and of the New York Giants football team. Tisch inherited co-ownership of both.
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Elliot Ackerman
- Years
- 1980-.. (age 46)
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Elliot Ackerman is an American author, former Marine Raider and CIA Special Activities Officer. He is the New York Times–bestselling author of the novels 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, Red Dress In Black and White, Waiting for Eden, Dark at the Crossing, and Green on Blue, and the upcoming Halcyon: A Novel, as well as the memoirs The Fifth Act: America's End in Afghanistan and Places and Names: On War, Revolution, and Returning. His books have received significant critical acclaim, including nominations for the National Book Award, the Andrew Carnegie Medals in both fiction and non-fiction, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He served as a White House fellow in the Obama administration and is a Marine veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a contributing writer to The Atlantic and The New York Times. He was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star with Valor, and a Purple Heart during his five deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Vali Nasr
- Enrolled in Tufts University
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in international relations
- In 1984 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- historianauthorprofessorpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Vali Reza Nasr is an Iranian-American academic and political scientist, specializing in Middle Eastern studies and the history of Islam. He is Majid Khaddouri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, D.C. He served as the eighth dean of the school from 2012 to 2019. Nasr is also a non-resident senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and has been described by The Economist as "a leading world authority on Shia Islam".
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Joel Simkhai
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Joel Simkhai is an Israeli-American-French tech entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of Grindr and Blendr. His original goal in starting Grindr was for people with similar interests to find new friends nearby.
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Paul A. Offit
- Occupations
- physicianauthormedical writerimmunologist
- Biography
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Paul Allan Offit is an American pediatrician specializing in infectious diseases, vaccines, immunology, and virology. He is the co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine. Offit is the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology, professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, former chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases (1992–2014), and the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
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Yasushi Akashi
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Yasushi Akashi is a Japanese senior diplomat and United Nations administrator.
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Abdulla Shahid
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Abdulla Shahid, NIIV is a Maldivian politician, diplomat, and public servant. He is currently the president-the second highest official of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) and previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2023. From 2021 to 2022, he served as President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, becoming the first Maldivian to be elected to the role.
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Julie Nathanson
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Julie Nathanson is an American actress known for voicing Rosalie Rowan in The Zeta Project, Silver Banshee and Jewelee in the DC animated film Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, Yelena Belova in Avengers Assemble, and Jess Black in Ubisoft's Far Cry 5. Since 2011, she has replaced Paige O'Hara as the voice of Belle in various media.
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Bridget Kearney
- Occupations
- musician
- Biography
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Bridget Kearney is an American musician and songwriter. She is a founding member of the band Lake Street Dive and winner of the 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category.
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Gary Winick
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producerfilm editor
- Biography
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Gary Scott Winick was an American filmmaker whose films as a director include Tadpole (2002) and 13 Going on 30 (2004), and who also produced such films as Pieces of April (2003) and November (2004) through his New York City-based independent film production company InDigEnt.
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Alparslan Bayraktar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alparslan Bayraktar is a Turkish academic, engineer, and politician. He has served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since 2023. Before being elected to this position, he served as the deputy minister and a commissioner of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority. Bayraktar has also served as the chair of the World Energy Council for Turkey since 2015, and as the chair of the Istanbul Center for Regulation since 2018.
