100 Notable alumni of
University of Arkansas
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The University of Arkansas is 208th in the world, 88th in North America, and 85th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Arkansas 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 Beverley
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Patrick Beverley is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Originally from Chicago's West Side, Beverley played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He spent the first five years of his pro career overseas, playing in Ukraine, Greece, and Russia. In January 2013, he joined the NBA, signing with the Houston Rockets.
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Joe Johnson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joe Marcus Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Iso Joe", he played high school basketball for Little Rock Central High School and college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. After two years with Arkansas, he declared for the 2001 NBA draft where he was drafted 10th overall by the Boston Celtics.
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Tyson Gay
- Occupations
- sprinterathletics competitor
- Biography
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Tyson Gay is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ever, along with Yohan Blake of Jamaica.
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Vince Foster
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerjurist
- Biography
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Vincent Walker Foster Jr. was an American attorney who served as deputy White House counsel during the first six months of the Clinton administration.
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Jim Walton
- Occupations
- bankerentrepreneurbusinessperson
- Biography
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James Carr Walton is an American businessman, currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. As of November 2023, Walton was the 15th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$73 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He is the youngest son of Sam Walton.
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Asa Hutchinson
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- In 1975 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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William Asa Hutchinson II is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. attorney, U.S. representative, and in two roles in the George W. Bush administration. He was a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
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Ryan Mallett
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Ryan Michael Mallett was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a backup for the New England Patriots, Houston Texans, and Baltimore Ravens from 2011 to 2017.
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S. Robson Walton
- Occupations
- businesspersonlawyer
- Biography
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Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton is an American billionaire heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton, and was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. As of November 2023, Walton had an estimated net worth of US$72 billion, making him the 16th richest person in the world. He is also the principal owner of the Denver Broncos.
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Bobby Portis
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bobby Portis Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks, earning consensus second-team All-American honors as a sophomore in 2015. Portis was selected in the first round of the 2015 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls with the 22nd overall pick. He won an NBA championship with Milwaukee in 2021.
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Peyton Hillis
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Peyton Derek Hillis is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). Hillis attended Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas, and was a highly touted recruit. Hillis attended the University of Arkansas where he was primarily used as a fullback. After being drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft, Hillis rose to the top of the depth chart as the starting fullback for the Denver Broncos. Due to injuries to the running back corps, he became the starting running back. After spending two years in Denver, Hillis was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2010. In 2011, Hillis won a nationwide vote which put him on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 12 video game.
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Barry Switzer
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Barry Layne Switzer is an American former football coach. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He won three national championships at Oklahoma, and led the Cowboys to win Super Bowl XXX against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has one of the highest winning percentages of any college football coach in history, and is the second of only three head coaches to win both a college football national championship and a Super Bowl: the others are his Cowboys predecessor Jimmy Johnson and Pete Carroll.
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Dallas Keuchel
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dallas Keuchel is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers and Minnesota Twins.
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Laurence Luckinbill
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- In 1956 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actorfilm producer
- Biography
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Laurence George Luckinbill is an American actor, playwright and director. He has worked in television, film, and theatre, doing triple duty in the theatre by writing, directing, and starring in stage productions. He is known for penning and starring in one-man shows based upon the lives of United States President Theodore Roosevelt, author Ernest Hemingway, and famous American defense attorney Clarence Darrow; starring in a one-man show based upon the life of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson; and for his portrayal of Spock's half-brother Sybok in the film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
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Doug McMillon
- Occupations
- chief executive officerentrepreneurinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Carl Douglas McMillon is an American businessman, and the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Walmart Inc. He sits on the retailer's board of directors. Having first joined the company as a summer associate in high school, he became the company's fifth CEO in 2014. He previously led the company's Sam's Club division, from 2005 to 2009, and Walmart International, from 2009 to 2013.
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Darren McFadden
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Darren McFadden is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round with the fourth overall pick of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played three seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.
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Jason Peters
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jason Raynard Peters is an American football offensive tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2004, originally as a tight end. He was later traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009 and spent the next twelve seasons playing for them before joining the Chicago Bears in 2021, the Dallas Cowboys in 2022, and the Seahawks in 2023. He is currently the oldest active NFL player.
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Charlie Rich
- Occupations
- soldiercomposermusiciansinger-songwritercountry singer
- Biography
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Charles Allan Rich was an American country singer. His eclectic style of music also blended influences from rockabilly, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel.
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Joycelyn Elders
- Occupations
- physicianpediatricianpoliticianscientist
- Biography
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Minnie Joycelyn Elders is an American pediatrician and public health administrator who served as Surgeon General of the United States from 1993 to 1994. A vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, she was the second woman, second person of color, and first African American to serve as Surgeon General.
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Cliff Lee
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Clifton Phifer Lee is an American former professional baseball starting pitcher who played for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Between 2002 and 2014 he played for the Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, and Texas Rangers. During his career, Lee was a member of four All-Star teams, won the Cy Young Award, and had consecutive World Series appearances in 2009 and 2010 with the Phillies and Rangers.
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Butch Davis
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis Jr. is an American football coach. He was most recently the head football coach at Florida International University. After graduating from the University of Arkansas, he became an assistant college football coach at Oklahoma State University and the University of Miami before becoming the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was head coach of the University of Miami's Hurricanes football team from 1995 to 2000 and the NFL's Cleveland Browns from 2001 to 2004. Davis served as the head coach of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Tar Heels football team from 2007 until the summer of 2011, when a series of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) investigations resulted in his dismissal. He was hired by the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an advisor in February 2012.
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Ben Rector
- Years
- 1986-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- songwritersinger
- Biography
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Benjamin Evans Rector is an American singer, songwriter and record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has released seven studio albums, including Brand New (2015), which peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, and Magic (2018), which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Americana/Folk Albums chart.
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Sidney Moncrief
- Occupations
- sports commentatorbasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Sidney Alvin Moncrief is an American former professional basketball player. As an NCAA college basketball player from 1975 to 1979, Moncrief played for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, leading them to the 1978 Final Four and a win in the NCAA Consolation Game versus #6 Notre Dame. Nicknamed Sid the Squid, Sir Sid, and El Sid, Moncrief went on to play 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association, including ten seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks. He was a five-time NBA All-Star and won the first two NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1983 and 1984. He was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Houston Nutt
- Occupations
- player of American footballbasketball player
- Biography
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Houston Dale Nutt Jr. is a former American football player and coach. He formerly worked for CBS Sports as a college football studio analyst. Previously, he served as the head football coach at Murray State University (1993–1996), Boise State University (1997), the University of Arkansas (1998–2007), and the University of Mississippi (2008–2011). Nutt's all-time career winning percentage is just under 59 percent.
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Hunter Henry
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Hunter Henry is an American football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2015. Henry was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft. He was a member of the Chargers for five seasons before joining the Patriots in 2021.
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Alvin Robertson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Alvin Cyrrale Robertson is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 1993, and for one final season in 1995–96. Robertson holds the record for the most steals per game played, averaging 2.71 steals per game for his career and is the only player to ever have a season of 300 or more steals which he accomplished in the 1985–86 season. He is also the only guard in NBA history to have recorded a quadruple-double.
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J. William Fulbright
- Occupations
- lawyerlecturerfarmerinstructorpolitician
- Biography
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James William Fulbright was an American politician, academic, and statesman who represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1945 until his resignation in 1974. As of 2023, Fulbright is the longest serving chairman in the history of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He is best known for his strong multilateralist positions on international issues, opposition to American involvement in the Vietnam War, and the creation of the international fellowship program bearing his name, the Fulbright Program.
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Tom Coburn
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- Graduated with residency
- Occupations
- physicianpoliticianobstetrician
- Biography
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Thomas Allen Coburn was an American politician and physician who served as a United States senator from Oklahoma from 2005 to 2015. A Republican, Coburn previously served as a United States representative from 1995 to 2001.
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Ricardo Martinelli
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- In 1973 graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianentrepreneurinternational forum participant
- Biography
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Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal is a Panamanian politician and businessman who was the 36th president of Panama from 2009 to 2014.
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Jannero Pargo
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Jannero Pargo is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Neosho County CC and Arkansas.
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John Boozman
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- Studied in 1969-1972
- Occupations
- business executiveoptometristpoliticianrancher
- Biography
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John Nichols Boozman is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011. He is the dean of Arkansas's congressional delegation.
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Lance Alworth
- Occupations
- player of American footballbusinessperson
- Biography
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Lance Dwight Alworth, nicknamed "Bambi", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) and Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Often considered one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, he played for 11 seasons, from 1962 through 1972, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978. He was the first player inducted whose playing career was principally in the AFL. Alworth is also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. His teammates called him Bambi because he had a baby face and could run like a deer.
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Moses Moody
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Moses Josiah Moody is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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James McCann
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James Thomas McCann is an American professional baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, and New York Mets.
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Sonny Weems
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Clarence "Sonny" Weems is an American professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft and shortly thereafter traded to the Denver Nuggets. He has since played for the Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns and Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA, and has had stints in Lithuania and Russia. At 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), Weems plays both the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was an All-EuroLeague First Team selection in 2014.
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Corliss Williamson
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Corliss Mondari Williamson is an American basketball coach who serves as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a former player who played for four teams during his 12-year career. He previously served as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns. His nickname is "Big Nasty", a moniker he received from his AAU coach when he was 13. Williamson was a dominating power forward in college at Arkansas, but an undersized power forward in the NBA and mostly played at the small forward position.
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Mark Pryor
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- In 1985 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1988 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Mark Lunsford Pryor is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He previously served as Attorney General of Arkansas from 1999 to 2003 and in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Mike Beebe
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Mickey Dale Beebe is an American politician and attorney who served as the 45th governor of Arkansas from 2007 to 2015. He remains the last member of the Democratic Party to serve as Governor of Arkansas.
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James O. McKinsey
- Occupations
- managercertified public accountantuniversity teacherbusinessperson
- Biography
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James Oscar McKinsey was an American accountant, management consultant, professor of accounting at the University of Chicago, and founder of McKinsey & Company.
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Blanche Lincoln
- Occupations
- congressional staffpolitician
- Biography
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Blanche Lambert Lincoln is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Arkansas from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in 1998; she was the first woman elected to the Senate from Arkansas since Hattie Caraway in 1932 and youngest woman ever elected to the Senate at age 38. She previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Arkansas's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1997.
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Daniel Gafford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Daniel Gafford is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls. He plays both the power forward and center positions.
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Chris Smith
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Chris Smith was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Smith was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, and Houston Texans of the NFL and Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL.
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Charlotte Mailliard Shultz
- Occupations
- socialitediplomat
- Biography
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Charlotte Mailliard Shultz was a socialite, and philanthropist. She was the Chief of Protocol for the state of California, and the Chief of Protocol for the City and County of San Francisco. She was married to former United States Secretary of State George P. Shultz, from 1997 until his death in 2021.
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Ronnie Brewer
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ronnie Brewer is an American former professional basketball player. Brewer played collegiately at the University of Arkansas, where his father Ron Brewer was a star in the late 1970s. Brewer is known for having an unorthodox shooting technique, the result of a childhood water slide injury.
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Veronica Campbell-Brown
- Occupations
- sprinter
- Biography
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Veronica Campbell Brown Order of Distinction is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters. An eight-time Olympic medalist, she is the second of three women in history to win two consecutive Olympic 200 m events, after Bärbel Wöckel of Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics and fellow countrywoman Elaine Thompson-Herah at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. Campbell Brown is one of only nine athletes to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.
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Savvy Shields
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantmodel
- Biography
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Savannah Janine Shields Wolfe is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Fayetteville, Arkansas, who was crowned Miss Arkansas 2016. On September 11, 2016, she was crowned Miss America 2017 by Miss America 2016, Betty Cantrell.
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Leslie Rutledge
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Leslie Carol Rutledge is an American attorney and politician from the state of Arkansas. A member of the Republican Party, she was attorney general of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023, and since 2023 has been lieutenant governor of Arkansas.
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Treylon Burks
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Treylon Burks is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the Titans in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Dre Greenlaw
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Ke'Aundre J'Quan "Dre" Greenlaw is an American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the 49ers in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Dale Bumpers
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianjudgemilitary officer
- Biography
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Dale Leon Bumpers was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 38th Governor of Arkansas (1971–1975) and in the United States Senate (1975–1999). He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was counsel at the Washington office of law firm Arent Fox LLP, where his clients included Riceland Foods and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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Omar McLeod
- Occupations
- hurdler
- Biography
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Omar McLeod is a Jamaican professional hurdler and sprinter competing in the 60 m hurdles and 110 m hurdles. In the latter event, he is the 2016 Olympic champion and 2017 World champion. He was NCAA indoor champion in the 60 m hurdles in 2014 and 2015 and outdoor champion in the 110 m hurdles in 2015; he turned professional after the 2015 collegiate season, forgoing his two remaining years of collegiate eligibility. His personal best in the 110 m hurdles (12.90 seconds) ranks him equal 7th on the world all-time list.
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Deena Kastor
- Occupations
- long-distance runnermarathon runnerathletics competitor
- Biography
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Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long-distance runner. She was a holder of American records in the marathon (2006-2022) and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is also an eight-time national champion in cross country.
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Eric Hinske
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Eric Scott Hinske is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder and first baseman. Hinske played in the major leagues from 2002 to 2013 with the Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Arizona Diamondbacks at third base, first base, left field, and right field. He won the 2002 AL Rookie of the Year Award with the Blue Jays. He has also been a coach for the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Angels.
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Jordan Walsh
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jordan E. Walsh is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class.
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David Pryor
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- Studied in 1957
- Studied in 1964
- Occupations
- lawyerdeanpoliticianpublisherorganizational founder
- Biography
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David Hampton Pryor is an American politician and former Democratic United States Representative and United States Senator from the State of Arkansas. Pryor also served as the 39th Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1979 and was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966. He served as the interim chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party, following Bill Gwatney's assassination.
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Isaiah Joe
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- Studied finance
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Derrick Isaiah Joe is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Edward Durell Stone
- Occupations
- designerarchitect
- Biography
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Edward Durell Stone was an American architect known for the formal, highly decorative buildings he designed in the 1950s and 1960s. His works include the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Ponce, Puerto Rico, the United States Embassy in New Delhi, India, The Keller Center at the University of Chicago, and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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Gaby López
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Maria Gabriela López Butron is a Mexican professional golfer.
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Tim Hutchinson
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- In 1990 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- business executivepastorlawyerpoliticiancleric
- Biography
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Young Timothy Hutchinson is an American Republican politician, lobbyist, and former United States senator from the state of Arkansas.
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Marcus Monk
- Occupations
- player of American footballbasketball player
- Biography
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Marcus Monk is a former professional American football wide receiver and a former professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas. Monk has also been a member of the New York Giants. Between 2010 and 2012, he played professional basketball in Germany. He is the older brother of basketball player Malik Monk.
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Mack McLarty
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Thomas Franklin "Mack" McLarty, III is an American business and political leader who served as President Bill Clinton's first White House Chief of Staff from 1993 to June 1994, and subsequently as counselor to the president and special envoy for the Americas, before leaving government service in June 1998.
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Anthony Black
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Anthony Black is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2022 class.
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Ryne Stanek
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryne Thomas Stanek is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He attended the University of Arkansas, where he played for the Arkansas Razorbacks baseball team. He was selected by the Rays in the first round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2017. He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Marlins, and Houston Astros. Stanek often appeared as an opener, before the Rays traded him to the Marlins in 2019.
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Tyler Wilson
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- 2008-2012 graduated with bachelor's degree in marketing and sport management
- Occupations
- player of American footballbusinessperson
- Biography
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James Tyler Wilson is a former American football quarterback. Wilson is the all time passing yards leader at the University of Arkansas. He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas. Wilson was also a member of the Tennessee Titans and Cincinnati Bengals.
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Léolia Jeanjean
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Léolia Jeanjean is a French tennis player.
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Ken Hatfield
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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Kenneth Wahl Hatfield is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the United States Air Force Academy (1979–1983), the University of Arkansas (1984–1989), Clemson University (1990–1993), and Rice University (1994–2005), compiling a career head coaching record of 168–140–4.
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Mitch Petrus
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Johnathan Mitchell Petrus was an American football guard.
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Nikki Hiltz
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Nikki Hiltz is a mid-distance runner from Aptos, California. Hiltz attended Aptos High School, where, in 2012, they won the CIF California State Championship in the 1600 meters. Hiltz is a 6-time NCAA Division I All-American. Hiltz is openly gay and came out as transgender and nonbinary on International Transgender Day of Visibility, March 31, 2021. They were assigned female at birth and compete in the Women's division.
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Darrell Walker
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Darrell Walker is an American college basketball coach and retired professional player. He is currently head men's coach at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Walker played in National Basketball Association (NBA) for 10 seasons, winning an NBA championship with the Chicago Bulls in 1993. He played college basketball for Westark Community College and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Bruce Westerman
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- In 1990 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
- Biography
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Bruce Eugene Westerman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district. Previously, he served as member and the majority leader of the Arkansas House of Representatives.
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Mason Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mason Christopher Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Connors State Cowboys and the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Rotnei Clarke
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rotnei Clarke is an American professional basketball player for Scafati Basket of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball for the University of Arkansas and Butler University before beginning his professional career in Australia with the Wollongong Hawks. In his rookie season, he was named the NBL's Most Valuable Player. He went on to play in Belgium and Germany before returning to the Hawks in 2016. He can play both point guard and shooting guard, and is known for his three-point shooting ability.
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Matt Reynolds
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Matthew William Reynolds is an American professional baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals, and Cincinnati Reds.
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Brian Anderson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian Wade Anderson is an American professional baseball third baseman and right fielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Miami Marlins. Anderson played college baseball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Donna Axum
- Occupations
- television presentermodelbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Donna Axum was an American beauty pageant winner, author, television executive producer, philanthropist and model. She was crowned Miss America in 1964. One month earlier she had been crowned Miss Arkansas.
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Courtney Fortson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Courtney Fortson is an American professional basketball player for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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Tony Brown
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Anthony William Brown is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He formerly played in the NBA and internationally after a collegiate career with the Arkansas Razorbacks. Brown served as the interim head coach of the Brooklyn Nets in 2016.
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Coty Clarke
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Coty Clarke is an American professional basketball player for San-en NeoPhoenix of the B.League. He played college basketball for Lawson State CC and Arkansas, and has since played in multiple professional leagues, including one season in the NBA with the Boston Celtics.
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Vern Clark
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vernon Eugene Clark is a retired admiral who served as the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) of the United States Navy. He retired on July 22, 2005, making his tenure of five years the second-longest serving CNO behind Arleigh Burke. He currently sits on the board of directors of Raytheon and SRI International. In November 2009, he was selected along with former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo West by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to lead the military investigation into the Fort Hood massacre.
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Joe Purcell
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Joe Edward Purcell was an American politician and attorney who served as Acting Governor of Arkansas for six days in 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 45th Attorney General of Arkansas from 1967 to 1971 and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1981.
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Nick Weiler-Babb
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nick Weiler-Babb is an American-born naturalized German professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for Iowa State.
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Scotty Thurman
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Scotty Thurman is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach, perhaps best known as the Arkansas Razorbacks' shooting guard who hit the high-arcing go-ahead three-pointer with 50.7 seconds left in the 1994 NCAA basketball championship game, helping to secure Arkansas' only national title to date in a 76–72 victory over the Duke Blue Devils. That shot is referred to as the "Shot heard 'round Arkansas".
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Ron Brewer
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Ronald Charles Brewer is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'4" (1.93 m) guard from the University of Arkansas, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 1978 NBA draft.
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Ken Hamlin
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Ken Hamlin is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Hamlin was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft and also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts. He earned a Pro Bowl selection with the Cowboys in 2007. He was also the first freshman and only the second defensive back to lead the school in tackles, recording 104 (57 solo).
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Travis Swanson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Travis Swanson is a former American football center. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas.
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Craig Gentry
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Craig Alan Gentry is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles.
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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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Boo Williams
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Eddie Lee "Boo" Williams is a former American football tight end who played for the New Orleans Saints from 2001 to 2004. He played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks as a wide receiver.
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Rodney E. Slater
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Rodney Earl Slater is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the United States Secretary of Transportation under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001. Prior to being appointed to the Clinton Cabinet, Slater served as the administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1997.
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Glenn Hegar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. is an American attorney who serves as Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. He was a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 18th District, west of Houston. He succeeded fellow Republican Susan Combs as comptroller on January 2, 2015. He was elected Comptroller in the general election on November 4, 2014.
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Jacqueline Cramer
- Occupations
- university teacherbiologistpolitician
- Biography
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Jacqueline Marian Cramer is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and biologist.
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Sid McMath
- Occupations
- politicianlawyermilitary officer
- Biography
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Sidney Sanders McMath was a U.S. marine, attorney and the 34th governor of Arkansas from 1949 to 1953. In defiance of his state's political establishment, he championed rapid rural electrification, massive highway and school construction, the building of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, strict bank and utility regulation, repeal of the poll tax, open and honest elections and broad expansion of opportunity for black citizens in the decade following World War II.
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Brett Eibner
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brett William Eibner is an American former professional baseball pitcher and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Los Angeles Dodgers and Miami Marlins.
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Mike Neighbors
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Earl Neighbors is an American college basketball coach. He is currently head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Arkansas. He moved to Arkansas, his alma mater, in 2017, after four years as head coach at the University of Washington.
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Carolyn D. Wright
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- writerpoet
- Biography
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Carolyn D. Wright was an American poet. She was a MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island.
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Jarrion Lawson
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Jarrion Lawson is an American sprinter and long jumper. He placed third in the men's long jump at the 2012 World Junior Championships. Competing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, he won five individual NCAA championship titles and one relay title between 2014 and 2016; he won three events (the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump) at the 2016 NCAA outdoor championships, a triple previously accomplished only by Jesse Owens.
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Jay Dickey
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- In 1961 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1963 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- university teacherbusiness executivelawyerpoliticianjudge
- Biography
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Jay Woodson Dickey Jr., was a Republican U.S. Representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2001. The amendment known as the Dickey Amendment (1996) blocks the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from funding injury prevention research that might promote gun control, and the Dickey–Wicker Amendment (1995) prohibits federal funds to be spent on research that involves the destruction of a human embryo.
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Anna Hopkin
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Anna Hopkin is a British swimmer. She won gold as part of the British team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay, setting a new world record time.
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Dominic Fletcher
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dominic Paul Fletcher is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Drew Sanders
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Drew Sanders is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, where he was a member of the team that won the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship, before transferring to Arkansas in 2022. Sanders was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 67th overall pick.
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Louise Thaden
- Enrolled in the University of Arkansas
- Studied in 1922-1925
- Occupations
- writeraircraft pilot
- Biography
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Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden was an American aviation pioneer, holder of numerous aviation records, and the first woman to win the Bendix trophy, alongside Blanche Noyes. She was inducted into the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society's Hall of Fame in 1980.
