100 Notable alumni of
University of Central Florida
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The University of Central Florida is 476th in the world, 182nd in North America, and 168th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Central Florida sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Cheryl Hines
- Occupations
- actorcomediandirector
- Biography
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Cheryl Ruth Hines is an American actress and comedian. She portrayed Cheryl David on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014) and made her directorial debut with the 2009 film Serious Moonlight.
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Tacko Fall
- Occupations
- basketball player
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El Hadji Tacko Sereigne Diop Fall is a Senegalese professional basketball player for the Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has previously played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Scott Porter
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- singerstage actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Matthew Scott Porter is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Jason Street in the NBC television drama Friday Night Lights, as George Tucker in The CW comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie and as Mayor Paul Randolph in the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia.
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Daniel Tosh
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- executive producertelevision presenterdancertelevision actortelevision producer
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Daniel Dwight Tosh is an American comedian, writer, and producer. After graduating from the University of Central Florida with a degree in marketing, Tosh moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy. His career accelerated in 2001 after a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman. He went on to appear in other national shows, leading to his own 30-minute special on Comedy Central Presents two years later. From 2009 to 2020, Tosh was the host of Comedy Central series Tosh.0, a showcase of popular Internet video clips with the addition of Tosh's narrative comedic dialogue. Daniel Tosh also went on his own series of comedy tours from 2010 to 2015.
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Sananda Maitreya
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- singer-songwriterrecording artistguitaristsinger
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Sananda Francesco Maitreya, who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby (1987). The album includes the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Sign Your Name", "Dance Little Sister", and "Wishing Well". Maitreya is a multi-instrumentalist and noted for his soulful voice and flamboyant, charismatic and androgynous persona.
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Shaquem Griffin
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Shaquem Alphonso Griffin /ʃəˈkiːm/ is an American former professional linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons.
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Plies
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- American football playersongwriterrapper
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Algernod Lanier Washington, better known by his stage name Plies, is an American rapper. Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Plies was a wide receiver on the Miami University (Ohio) football team from 1995 to 1997. After a brief transfer to University of Central Florida, he dropped out and embarked on a musical career. He signed with the South Florida-based record label Slip-n-Slide Records in 2004; after four mixtapes, he signed a joint venture with Atlantic Records in 2006.
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Shaquill Griffin
- Occupations
- American football player
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Shaquill Griffin is an American professional football cornerback. He is the twin brother of former linebacker Shaquem Griffin, and both brothers played college football for the UCF Knights. Griffin was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Alan Eustace
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- computer scientistskydiverbusinesspersonaircraft pilot
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Robert Alan Eustace is an American computer scientist who served as senior vice president of engineering and first senior vice president for knowledge at Google until retiring in 2015. On October 24, 2014, he made a free-fall space dive from the stratosphere, breaking Felix Baumgartner's world record. The jump was from 135,890 feet (41.42 km), an altitude record that stands as of 2026. His freefall lasted 4 minutes 27 seconds, with a further 10 minutes under parachute. He won the Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year in 2015.
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Matt Prater
- Occupations
- American football player
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Matthew Phillip Prater is an American professional football placekicker for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the best long-distance kickers in NFL history, he held the NFL record for longest field goal (64 yards) from 2013 until 2021 and holds the NFL record for most 50+ yard field goals in a career with 83. Prater is 13th in NFL history in field goals made, with 425, and has the second most field goals made by an active NFL player, six shy of Nick Folk's 431.
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Asante Samuel
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Asante Tyrell Samuel Sr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Accra, Ghana and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft. Samuel also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. He led the NFL twice in interceptions, in 2006 and 2009. He is the father of Asante Samuel Jr., a cornerback who plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Latavius Murray
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Latavius Rashard Murray is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft, with whom he earned Pro Bowl honors in 2015. Murray also played for the Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills.
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Tom Lawlor
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- amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestlermixed martial arts fighter
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Thomas Joseph Lawlor is an American professional wrestler, retired mixed martial artist and podcast host. He is signed to both New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was the inaugural and longest reigning NJPW Strong Openweight Champion; and Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he is a former one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion, one-time MLW World Heavyweight Champion and the winner of the first-ever Battle Riot in 2018 and the 2020 Opera Cup tournament. He was in the Light Heavyweight division of the UFC.
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McKenzie Milton
- Enrolled in the University of Central Florida
- Studied in 2016-2020
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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McKenzie Milton is an American college football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the UCF Knights. He was formerly an offensive analyst for the Tennessee Volunteers from 2023 to 2024. Born in Kapolei, Hawaii, Milton began his football career as a quarterback for UCF and Florida State. Following a severe knee injury during the 2018 season at UCF, Milton transferred to Florida State in 2021 and finished his playing career with the Seminoles, before joining former UCF coach Josh Heupel at Tennessee as an offensive analyst.
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A. J. Bouye
- Occupations
- American football player
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Arlandus Jacob Bouye is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Bouye also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, and Carolina Panthers.
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Aric Almirola
- Occupations
- racing automobile driver
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Aric Michael Almirola is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota GR Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. He has previously competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West.
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Adrian R'Mante
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- television actorfilm actor
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Adrian R'Mante is an American actor best known for his role as Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramírez in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. R'Mante has been associated with several talent showcase companies, including Celebrity Actors Camp aka CGTV which has faced criticisms and a lawsuit over scamming people for money and not providing service promised as outlined a Florida District law suit
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Francesca Battistelli
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- composersongwriterpianistsinger
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Francesca Battistelli is an American Christian singer and songwriter. She was originally an independent artist and had released an independent album, Just a Breath, in 2004. Her first studio album on Fervent Records, My Paper Heart, was released on July 22, 2008. Her first single, "I'm Letting Go", was released to on june bugs radio stations on July 15, 2008, and charted on national Christian CHR charts. The song was the 16th most played song of 2008 on Christian radio stations according to R&R magazine. Battistelli received her first Grammy Award nomination in 2009, for Best Gospel Performance with her single, "Free to Be Me". She later received her first Grammy Award in 2016 at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with her single "Holy Spirit" written by the worship band Jesus Culture from her album If We're Honest.
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Sean Johnson
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Sean Everet Johnson is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club D.C. United and the United States national team.
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Phil Dalhausser
- Occupations
- beach volleyball player
- Biography
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Philip Peter Dalhausser is a former American professional beach volleyball player, who plays as a blocker. He and his former playing partner, Todd Rogers, were the 2007 AVP Tour and FIVB world champions.
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David Blue
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- film directortelevision actorfilm produceractorfilm actor
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David Blue is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Cliff St. Paul on Ugly Betty, Eli Wallace on the Syfy series Stargate Universe, and Rick Twitler on both Nickelodeon's Henry Danger and Danger Force.
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Brian France
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- businessperson
- Biography
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Brian Zachary France is an American businessman and the former CEO and chairman of NASCAR. He served in the post from 2003 to 2018, following his grandfather (and NASCAR co-founder) Bill France Sr. and father Bill Jr., in the executive position. In 2019, France founded Silver Falcon Capital, Inc. and became CEO of the private investing firm.
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Aramis Ayala
- Occupations
- district attorneylawyerpolitician
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Aramis Ayala is an American politician and prosecutor who was the state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida. She was elected in November 2016, and served as the chief prosecutor from 2017 to 2021. In May 2019, Ayala stated that she would not seek re-election as state attorney.
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Josh Sitton
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Josh James Sitton is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He made four Pro Bowls and won Super Bowl XLV with the Packers, and also played two seasons with the Chicago Bears and one season with the Miami Dolphins. After 11 seasons in the NFL, Sitton announced his retirement on April 4, 2019. He officially retired with the Packers on December 4, 2019. He was inducted to the Packers Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Mike Hughes
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mike Hughes is an American professional football cornerback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels before transferring to Garden City Community College and later to UCF. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft.
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Tim Beck
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Tim Beck is an American football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for South Florida. Beck previously served as the head football coach at Coastal Carolina University.
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Dasha Fuentes
- Occupations
- professional wrestlerring announcer
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Dasha Janis Kuret is an American fitness model, professional wrestler, and ring announcer. She is also known for her time as a backstage interviewer and ring announcer in WWE under the ring name Dasha Fuentes and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) under the ring name Dasha Gonzalez.
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Ericka Dunlap
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- modelbeauty pageant contestant
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Ericka Dunlap is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Orlando, Florida who was named Miss Florida 2003 and subsequently crowned Miss America 2004. Dunlap was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss Florida in the Miss America pageant's 81-year history. Until the crowning of Paris Richardson as Miss Florida 2025, Dunlap was the only African American woman in the pageant's history to have been crowned Miss Florida.
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Tre'Quan Smith
- Occupations
- American football player
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Tre'Quan Smith is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. Smith has also played for the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions.
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Nicole Stott
- Enrolled in the University of Central Florida
- In 1992 graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- astronautengineer
- Biography
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Nicole Marie Passonno Stott is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. She served as a flight engineer on ISS Expedition 20 and Expedition 21 and was a mission specialist on STS-128 and STS-133. After 27 years of working at NASA, the space agency announced her retirement effective June 1, 2015. She is married to Christopher Stott, a Manx-born American space entrepreneur.
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Stephen Christian
- Enrolled in the University of Central Florida
- 1998-2002 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in psychology
- Occupations
- singersongwriter
- Biography
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Stephen Christian Arnold is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Anberlin, as well as the vocalist of his acoustic side-project Anchor & Braille. He and his bandmates started Anberlin in 2002, after the demise of their previous group, known as SaGoh 24/7. He is one of the main songwriters for Anberlin alongside Joseph Milligan, and with the band had released seven albums before their initial disbandment in 2014 and began working on an eighth album in 2020. Many of the albums in the Anberlin discography have peaked in the top ten on various Billboard charts.
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Qusai
- Occupations
- composersingeractorrecord producer
- Biography
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Qusai Kheder is a Saudi rapper, singer/songwriter, record producer, television personality, voice actor, and DJ.
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John Rhys Plumlee
- Years
- 2001-.. (age 25)
- Enrolled in the University of Central Florida
- In 2022 graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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John Rhys Plumlee is an American professional wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and UCF Knights as well as playing center fielder for both of their college baseball teams.
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Julia Pierson
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- U.S. Secret Service agentpolitician
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Julia Ann Pierson is an American former law enforcement official. On March 27, 2013, President Barack Obama appointed her as the 23rd Director of the United States Secret Service. Pierson was the first female director of the agency. Amid a series of security lapses involving the Secret Service, she resigned the position on October 1, 2014.
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Matthew Wright
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Matthew Wright is an American professional football placekicker. Wright played college football for the UCF Knights where he was a member of the undefeated 2017 team that was selected as national champions by the Colley Matrix. Wright signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2019. In 2020, he signed with the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL before being released and being resigned by the Steelers. He has since been a member of several other NFL teams.
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Valery Ortiz
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- actordancermodel
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Valery Milagros Ortiz is a Puerto Rican actress and model. She has appeared in various television series including South of Nowhere (2005–2008), Diary of a Single Mom (2009–2011), Hit the Floor (2013–2016) and Gabby Duran & the Unsittables (2019–2021). Ortiz has also appeared in films including Date Movie (2006), Dumbbells (2014) and Thriller (2018).
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Drew Butera
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Andrew Edward Butera is an American former professional baseball catcher who currently serves as a major league coach for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Kansas City Royals, and Colorado Rockies.
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Glenn Hubbard
- Occupations
- university teachereconomist
- Biography
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Robert Glenn Hubbard is an American economist. He was the dean of Columbia Business School from 2004 to 2019, and remains the Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics there. Hubbard previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of the Treasury from 1991 to 1993, and as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2001 to 2003.
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Cody Allen
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Cody Edward Allen is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians from 2012 to 2018 and the Los Angeles Angels in 2019.
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Brandon Goodwin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Brandon Datrelle Goodwin is an American-born naturalized Qatari professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the UCF Knights and the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, being named the 2018 ASUN Conference Player of the Year with the latter.
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Nate Pearson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nathan Alexander Pearson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs. Pearson made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Blue Jays, and they traded him to the Cubs during the 2024 season.
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Deshorn Brown
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Deshorn Dwayne Brown is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward.
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Anna Eskamani
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anna Vishkaee Eskamani is an American politician who has served as a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives since 2018, representing central portions of Orange County. She is the first Iranian American elected to the Florida Legislature.
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Romario Williams
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Romario Garfield Williams is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club Birmingham Legion FC and the Jamaica national team. He is named after the legendary Brazilian footballer, Romário.
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Robert P. Burke
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 64)
- Biography
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Robert Peter Burke is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the commander of United States Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Allied Joint Force Command Naples from 17 July 2020 to 27 June 2022. He was the 58th Chief of Naval Personnel from 27 May 2016 to 23 May 2019 and Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 10 June 2019 until 29 May 2020.
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George Kalogridis
- Enrolled in the University of Central Florida
- Studied sociology
- Occupations
- chief operating officer
- Biography
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George Anthony Kalogridis is an American corporate executive. Kalogridis is the former president of the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Kalogridis became president of Disney Segment Development and Enrichment for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products in November 2019.
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Jordan Akins
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jordan Nikemian Akins is an American professional football tight end. He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Houston Texans in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. Akins has also played for the Cleveland Browns.
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Teri Harrison
- Occupations
- modelPlayboy Playmateactorfilm actor
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Teri Marie Harrison Rose is an American model and actress. A former student of the University of Central Florida, she was Playboy's Playmate of the Month in October 2002. She was photographed by Stephen Wayda. Her involvement with Playboy began when her best friend encouraged her to send pictures of herself to the magazine. Although she was chosen almost immediately as a Playmate, it was a year before she was assigned a month. She was also the German Playboy Playmate of the Month, for January 2003. According to Teri, her father is German and her mother is half-Japanese.
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Dylan Moore
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Dylan Scott Moore, nicknamed "D Mo", is an American professional baseball utility player in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers.
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Joey Graham
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joseph Graham is an American former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He holds the NBA draft combine bench press record.
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Lauren Thompson
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Lauren Thompson is an American television personality, print model and voiceover actor who worked for Golf Channel, mostly as a co-host on "Morning Drive", (from 2010 to 2020) the channel's daily morning show. She has been a host of "Top Ten", the "College Sports Minute" and is currently a host for GolfNow (formerly "Destination Golf"). She is also known for having worked for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a backstage interviewer.
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Lena Petermann
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Lena Petermann is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. She has appeared for the Germany national team.
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Ben Lively
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Edward Bennett Lively is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, and Cincinnati Reds, and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.
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Angelo Garcia
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Angelo Garcia is an American singer of Puerto Rican descent, who was a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo from 1988 to 1990.
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Ryan McDonald
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Ryan James McDonald is a Canadian actor. He is sometimes mistakenly credited as Ryan MacDonald. He is most noted for his performance in the film Black Conflux, for which he was a Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Actor at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards.
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Carrie Lawrence
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Carrie Elizabeth Lawrence is an American former professional soccer defender. She spent the entirety of her professional career with the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), winning an NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship with the club in 2024. Lawrence previously played college soccer for the South Carolina Gamecocks and the UCF Knights.
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Marci Gonzalez
- Enrolled in the University of Central Florida
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Marci Renee Gonzalez is a reporter for CBS News formerly of ABC News who appears on various programs for the CBS network.
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Kathellen Sousa
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kathellen Sousa Feitoza, commonly known as Kathellen, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as centre back for and captain Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Nassr and the Brazil women's team. She is a product of the American college soccer system.
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Richie Grant
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Richie Grant is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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John S. Kolasheski
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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John Stephen Kolasheski is a United States Army officer who was the commanding general of V Corps from 2020 to 2024.
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Fernando Caldeiro
- Occupations
- astronautengineer
- Biography
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Fernando "Frank" Caldeiro was an Argentine-born American scientist and NASA astronaut.
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Stephen Graham
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Stephen Graham is an American former professional basketball player coach. Graham's twin brother, Joey, was his college teammate and has also played in the NBA.
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Mike Maroth
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Warren Maroth is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) starting pitcher and former professional and college pitching coach. Born in Orlando, Florida, the left-handed Maroth attended the University of Central Florida and made his Major League debut in 2002 for the Detroit Tigers. He lost 21 games in 2003, the only MLB pitcher to lose 20 games since 1980.
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Randolph Bracy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Randolph Bracy III is an American politician who was a member of the Florida Senate from the 11th district. Bracy's district included parts of central and northwest Orange County. Bracy was the first African American to serve as Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee. As a member of the State Senate, Bracy pushed for the establishment of Juneteenth as a state holiday. Prior to his election to the Senate, Bracy was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016, representing the 45th district.
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Michael Lynche
- Years
- 1983-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Michael Alexander Lynche is an American R&B singer and songwriter who was the fourth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol and the second finalist on the series ever to receive the judges' save, which had been introduced in the prior season. Lynche went on to release a self-titled debut album in 2012. The lead single from that album, "Who's Gonna Love You More", reached the top twenty-five on Billboard's Adult R&B chart. Since the release of his album, he has formed a live touring group, Michael Lynche and the Black Saints.
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Sophie Howard
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Sophie Louise Howard is a footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Como. Born in Germany, she has been a member of the Scotland national team since 2017.
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Robert Venditti
- Occupations
- writerscreenwriter
- Biography
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Robert Venditti is an American comic book writer, known for his work on the Top Shelf Productions title The Surrogates, which was adapted to a major motion picture starring Bruce Willis directed by Jonathan Mostow for Disney., and for the Valiant Comics title X-O Manowar. He is also known for his work on DC Comics titles such as The Flash, Green Lantern, Justice League, and Hawkman. He has also adapted the Percy Jackson & the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus book series by Rick Riordan into graphic novels.
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Kostya Kimlat
- Occupations
- motivational speakermagician
- Biography
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Kostya Kimlat is a Ukrainian-American magician, motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and business consultant. With the use of magic tricks, Kimlat helps companies train employees. As a speaker, he lectures on the importance of perception in daily life through magic and sleight of hand.
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Grace Bochenek
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Grace Marie Bochenek is an American industrial engineer and the current director of the School of Modeling, Simulation and Training, and the Institute for Simulation and Training at the University of Central Florida. She is former Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory within the United States Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy. She also served as the acting United States Secretary of Energy in early 2017. She previously had spent much of her career at the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center.
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Scott Lagasse Jr
- Occupations
- racing driver
- Biography
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Scott Emile Lagasse Jr. is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He formerly drove in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He is the son of former sports car and NASCAR driver Scott Lagasse Sr.
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Lesa Roe
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Lesa B. Roe is an American aerospace engineer, Deputy Associate Administrator of NASA and Former Acting Deputy Administrator of NASA. She served as the Chancellor of the University of North Texas System from 2017 to 2021. Most recently Solid Power Inc. named Lesa Roe to its board of directors. Solid Power develops solid-state rechargeable battery products for government and commercial markets, including aerospace and electric vehicles.
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David Richardson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Richardson is an American politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives for the 113th district from 2012 to 2018. Richardson was elected as a Miami Beach commissioner in November 2019.
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Michael Carey
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 66)
- Enrolled in the University of Central Florida
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Michael J. Carey is an American entrepreneur and one of four founders of ATLAS Space Operations, Inc. Upon retiring after 32 years of military service, he became CEO and President of AAC Microtec North America, Inc., founded M. Carey Consultants, LLC, and CompressWave, LLC. He is a retired American military officer who served in the United States Air Force. Enlisted on September 17, 1977, he retired on June 1, 2014, as a brigadier general, after 32 years of military service.
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Konya Plummer
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 29)
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Konya Tajae Plummer is a Jamaican professional women's football centre-back who plays for the Turkish Super League club Fenerbahçe and the Jamaica national team.
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Amy Griffin
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Amy Griffin is an American soccer coach and former player. As a player, Griffin played for the United States women's national soccer team and won the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. She is currently the head coach of the United States women's national deaf soccer team.
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Rannell Hall
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Rannell Hall is an American former football wide receiver and cornerback. He played college football at UCF.
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Eric Skoglund
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Eric Lawrence Skoglund is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals from 2017 to 2019.
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Dorian
- Occupations
- basketball coachsongwriterYouTuberproducerrapper
- Biography
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Alton Dorian Clark, known mononymously as Dorian, is an American rapper, producer, songwriter, and basketball coach from Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Shea Holbrook
- Occupations
- racing driverengineer
- Biography
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Shea Holbrook is an American professional racing driver, entrepreneur and spokeswoman.
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Chasen Bradford
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chasen David Bradford is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners.
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Bob Allen
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bob Allen is an American Republican politician and member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 until 2008, representing the 32nd district. His district included portions of Brevard and Orange Counties.
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Travis Fisher
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Travis Lamon Fisher is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback and current coach for UCF. He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft.
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Keith Clanton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Keith Clanton is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward and the center positions. After playing four years of college basketball at the University of Central Florida, with the UCF Knights, Clanton entered the 2013 NBA draft, but was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Rene Plasencia
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rene "Coach P" Plasencia is an American Republican politician who served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 50th District (including southeast Orange County and the northern portion of Brevard County) from 2016 to 2022. He previously was elected in the 49th District in 2014, in Orange County.
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Matt Fox
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Matthew Jacob Fox is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox.
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Jaquira Díaz
- Occupations
- writermusic critic
- Biography
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Jaquira Díaz is a Puerto Rican fiction writer, essayist, journalist, cultural critic, and professor. She is the author of Ordinary Girls, which received a Whiting Award in Nonfiction, a Florida Book Awards Gold Medal, was a Lambda Literary Award Finalist, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Finalist. She has written for The Atlantic, Time, The Best American Essays, Tin House, The Sun, The Fader, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Longreads,. She was an editor at the Kenyon Review and a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 2022, she held the Mina Hohenberg Darden Chair in Creative Writing at Old Dominion University's MFA program and a Pabst Endowed Chair for Master Writers at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. She has taught creative writing at Colorado State University's MFA program, Randolph College's low-residency MFA program, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Kenyon College. Díaz lives in New York and is an assistant professor of writing at Columbia University.
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Kulsoom Abdullah
- Occupations
- weightliftercomputer engineer
- Biography
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Kulsoom Beenazir Abdullah Kakakhel is a Pakistani-American weightlifter who became the first female weightlifter representing Pakistan when she competed at the 2011 World Championships. The same year she made history when, in keeping with her religious views, she became the first woman to compete in hijab (head scarf), covered arms and legs after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified its rules to accommodate her request to do so.
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Kevan George
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kevan Leon George is a Trinidadian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Steve Crisafulli
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Steve Crisafulli is an American politician who served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives from 2014 to 2016. He represented the 51st District, which is located in northern Brevard County, including Cape Canaveral, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, and Rockledge, from 2008 to 2016.
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Beau Taylor
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Beau Ritchie Taylor is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, and Cleveland Indians from 2018 to 2020.
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Mike Horner
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Horner is an American Republican politician and a former member of the Florida House of Representatives.
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Terrance Plummer
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Terrance Plummer is an American football linebacker. He played college football at the University of Central Florida. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins in 2015.
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Kevin Beary
- Occupations
- sheriff
- Biography
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Kevin Beary was Sheriff from 1993 to 2009 of Orange County, Florida, United States, heading the Orange County Sheriff's Office, one of the largest law enforcement bodies in the Southeastern United States.
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John Quiñones
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John P. Quiñones IV is an American politician. He was the first Republican of Puerto Rican ancestry elected to the Florida House of Representatives, serving from 2002 to 2007, and is a former member of the Osceola County Commission.
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C.J. Walker
- Years
- 2001-.. (age 25)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christopher Lee Walker Jr. is an American college basketball player for the ECU Pirates of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). He previously played for the UCF Knights and Oregon Ducks.
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Aline Villares Reis
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Aline Villares Reis, known as Aline, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ula. Between 2016 and 2021 she made 15 appearances for the Brazil national team. She is also a former women's football coach who most recently served as the goalkeeping coach for Orlando Pride in the American National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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Chris Latvala
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christopher John Latvala is an American politician and former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. He currently serves as a Pinellas County Commissioner for District 5; previously, he represented the 67th District from 2014 to 2022. The district included Clearwater and Largo in northern Pinellas County.
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Kim Holmes
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianhistorian
- Biography
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Kim R. Holmes is an author and former American diplomat and Assistant Secretary of State. From 2002 to 2005 he served as the United States Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs; he was also Executive Vice-president of the Heritage Foundation, having served twice as the foundation's Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies and Director of its Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies between 1992 and 2012.
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Hector Perez
- Occupations
- lawyerattorney at law
- Biography
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Hector A. "Tico" Perez is an American attorney at law and an administrator. He was the 9th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, serving from 2008 to 2016.
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Dick Batchelor
- Years
- 1947-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dick J. Batchelor is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives. He is president of Dick Batchelor Management Group, Inc., a management consulting firm that specializes in business development, strategic governmental affairs and public policy issues. He has been featured numerous times as one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Orlando."
