100 Notable alumni of
University of Delaware
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The University of Delaware is 510th in the world, 192nd in North America, and 178th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Delaware sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 1 individual affiliated with the University of Delaware won Nobel Prizes in Chemistry.
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Joe Biden
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- 1961-1965 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science and study of history
- Occupations
- lawyerinternational forum participantpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who is the 46th and current president of the United States. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 47th vice president from 2009 to 2017 under President Barack Obama and represented Delaware in the United States Senate from 1973 to 2009.
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Jill Biden
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- In 1975 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English
- In 2007 graduated with Doctor of Education in educational leadership
- Occupations
- First Ladyauthorpoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden is an American educator who has been the first lady of the United States since 2021 as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president. Since 2009, Biden has been a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College, and is believed to be the first wife of a vice president or president to hold a salaried position during the majority of her husband's tenure.
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Chris Christie
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Christopher James Christie is an American politician and former federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party, he was the United States Attorney for New Jersey from 2002 to 2008 and a Morris County commissioner from 1995 to 1997. He was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016 and 2024.
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Johnny Weir
- Occupations
- actorfigure skater
- Biography
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John Garvin Weir is an American figure skater and television commentator. He is a two-time Olympian (2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics), the 2008 World bronze medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, the 2001 World Junior Champion, and a three-time U.S. National champion (2004–2006). He was the youngest U.S. National champion since 1991, in 2006 the first skater to win U.S. Nationals three times in a row since Brian Boitano in the late 1980s, and the first American to win Cup of Russia in 2007.
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Elena Delle Donne
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- Studied in 2008-2013
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Elena Delle Donne is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Delle Donne played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens from 2009 to 2013. She was drafted by the Chicago Sky with the second overall pick of the 2013 WNBA draft, and led the Sky to the 2014 WNBA Finals, where they were defeated by the Phoenix Mercury. Delle Donne was traded to the Washington Mystics in 2017 and led them to their first WNBA championship in 2019.
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George Thorogood
- Occupations
- recording artistbaseball playersingerguitarist
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George Lawrence Thorogood is an American musician, singer and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware. His "high-energy boogie-blues" sound became a staple of 1980s USA rock radio, with hits like his original songs "Bad to the Bone" and "I Drink Alone". He has also helped to popularize older songs by American icons, such as "Move It on Over", "Who Do You Love?", and "House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer".
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Raven
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- Studied criminal justice
- Occupations
- podcasterfilm actorwriteramateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Scott Levy is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Raven. He is known for his appearances with professional wrestling promotions including Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). Widely recognized as "one of the best talkers in wrestling", Raven is known for his "psychological heel tactics" and grunge-inspired gimmick. His feud with The Sandman in the mid-1990s has been described as "one of the most emotional rivalries in professional wrestling's history".
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Steve Schmidt
- Occupations
- political adviserpoliticianpolitical campaign staff
- Biography
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Stephen Edward Schmidt is an American political and corporate strategist. He has worked on Republican political campaigns, including those of President George W. Bush, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Arizona Senator John McCain during his 2008 presidential campaign and Democratic campaigns, like Dean Phillips.
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Page Kennedy
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractorrapper
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Page Kennedy is an American actor and rapper. In television, he is known for portraying Radon Randell in the Spike sports comedy series, Blue Mountain State, and "U-Turn" in the Showtime series, Weeds. He has also appeared in film, with roles in S.W.A.T. and The Meg. Outside of acting, Kennedy is active on social media, best known for being a popular Viner. On March 10, 2017 he released his first full length rap album titled Torn Pages featuring Royce da 5'9", Crooked I, Trick Trick and more.
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Lütfi Elvan
- Occupations
- engineereconomistpoliticianmining engineer
- Biography
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Lütfi Elvan is a Turkish politician. Elvan has served as the Minister of Finance and Treasury of Turkey from November 2020 to December 2021. He previously served as the Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication from 2013 to 2015. He has served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Karaman from 2007 to June 2015, for Antalya from June to November 2015 and for Mersin since November 2015. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti).
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Marta Flich
- Occupations
- actortelevision presentereconomist
- Biography
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Marta Flich is a Spanish economist, comedian and TV host.
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No Kum-sok
- Occupations
- aerospace engineeruniversity teacherengineeraircraft pilotairman
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No Kum-sok was a North Korean-born American engineer and aviator who served as a senior lieutenant in the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force during the Korean War. Under colonial rule, No was required to adopt a Japanese name, Okamura Kyoshi. Approximately two months after the end of hostilities, he defected to South Korea in a MiG-15 aircraft, and was subsequently granted political asylum in the United States. He then adopted the English name Kenneth H. Rowe.
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Tom Carper
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- In 1975 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officereconomist
- Biography
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Thomas Richard Carper is an American politician and former military officer serving as the senior United States senator from Delaware, having held the seat since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Carper served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 1993 and was the 71st governor of Delaware from 1993 to 2001.
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David Plouffe
- Occupations
- politicianpolitical adviser
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David Plouffe is an American political and business strategist best known as the campaign manager for Barack Obama's successful 2008 presidential campaign. A long-time Democratic Party campaign consultant, he was a partner at the party-aligned campaign consulting firm AKPD Message and Media, which he joined in 2000.
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Valerie Biden Owens
- Years
- 1945-.. (age 79)
- Occupations
- educatorcampaign manager
- Biography
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Valerie Biden Owens is an American political strategist, campaign manager and former educator. She is the younger sister of Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States. In 2016, President Barack Obama nominated her as alternate representative of the United States to the 71st Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- In 2003 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- congressional staffpolitician
- Biography
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Lisa LaTrelle Blunt Rochester is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress.
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Jeffrey Bossert Clark
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Jeffrey Bossert Clark is an American lawyer who was Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division from 2018 to 2021. In September 2020, he was also appointed acting head of the Civil Division. In 2020 and 2021, Clark allegedly helped then-president Donald Trump attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Clark's actions in that endeavor were reviewed by the District of Columbia Bar – the entity authorized by law to pursue attorney discipline and disbarment in the District of Columbia – which recommended discipline to the DC Court of Appeals in July 2022. He was identified as an unindicted co-conspirator in the federal prosecution of Donald Trump over attempts to overturn the 2020 election. On August 14, 2023, he was indicted along with 18 other people in the prosecution related to the 2020 election in Georgia.
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Mary Pat Christie
- Occupations
- investment banker
- Biography
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Mary Pat Christie is an American investment banker who was the First Lady of New Jersey between 2010 and 2018. She is the wife of former New Jersey Governor and 2016 and 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie.
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Ömer Sabancı
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Ömer Sabancı is a Turkish businessman and a member of the Turkey's second-wealthiest Sabancı family in third generation. He is the ex-chairman of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD). Due to the shares he still possesses at several companies under Sabancı Holding and the holding he founded, Densa Holding, his net worth is estimated to be $3 billion, which makes him one of the richest people in Turkey.
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J. Caleb Boogs
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- Studied in 1931
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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James Caleb Boggs was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont, Delaware. A liberal Republican, he was commonly known by his middle name, Caleb, frequently shortened to Cale.
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Dallas Green
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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George Dallas Green was an American professional baseball pitcher, manager, scout and executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played big league baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators and New York Mets, from 1960 through 1967. A man of towering stature, at 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and 210 pounds (95 kg), Green achieved notoriety for his blunt manner. He possessed a booming voice and achieved many successes over a baseball career that lasted over 60 years.
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Yeh Kuang-shih
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Yeh Kuang-shih is a Taiwanese politician and management scientist. He was the Minister of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications from 18 February 2013 until 9 January 2015, and one of the three deputy mayors of Kaohsiung within the municipal administration of Han Kuo-yu from 25 December 2018 to 12 June 2020.
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Louise Mushikiwabo
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Louise Mushikiwabo is the fourth and current Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. She previously served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Rwanda from 2009 to 2018. She also served as Government Spokesperson. She had previously been Minister of Information.
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Richard F. Heck
- Occupations
- chemistresearcher
- Biography
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Richard Frederick Heck was an American chemist noted for the discovery and development of the Heck reaction, which uses palladium to catalyze organic chemical reactions that couple aryl halides with alkenes. The analgesic naproxen is an example of a compound that is prepared industrially using the Heck reaction.
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Adam Osborne
- Occupations
- engineercomputer scientistwriterentrepreneur
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Adam Osborne was a British American author, software publisher, and computer designer who founded several companies in the United States and elsewhere. He introduced the Osborne 1, the first commercially successful portable computer.
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Joe Moglia
- Occupations
- writerchairperson
- Biography
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Joseph Hugh Moglia is an American businessman and former football coach. He served as head football coach at Coastal Carolina University from 2012 to 2016 and again in 2018 after spending the 2017 season on medical leave. During his tenure, the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers transitioned from the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). In six seasons, Coastal Carolina compiled a record of 56–22.
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Bob Filner
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- In 1969 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianfaculty member
- Biography
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Robert Earl Filner is an American former politician who was the 35th mayor of San Diego from December 2012 through August 2013, when he resigned amid multiple allegations of sexual harassment. He later pleaded guilty to state charges of false imprisonment and battery. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Theodore Freeman
- Occupations
- astronautaerospace engineeraircraft pilotmilitary officer
- Biography
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Theodore Cordy "Ted" Freeman, was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. Selected in the third group of NASA astronauts in 1963, he was killed a year later in the crash of a T-38 jet, marking the first fatality among the NASA Astronaut Corps. At the time of his death, he held the rank of captain.
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Susan Stroman
- Occupations
- theatrical directorfilm directormusic directorchoreographeractor
- Biography
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Susan P. Stroman is an American theatre director, choreographer, film director and performer. Her notable theater productions include Oklahoma!, The Music Man, Crazy for You, Contact, The Producers, The Frogs, The Scottsboro Boys, Bullets Over Broadway, POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive, and New York, New York.
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Maureen Johnson
- Occupations
- novelistchildren's writerwriter
- Biography
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Maureen Johnson is an American author of young adult fiction. Her published novels include series leading titles such as 13 Little Blue Envelopes, The Name of the Star, Truly Devious, and Suite Scarlett. Among Johnson's works are collaborative efforts such as Let It Snow, a holiday romance novel of interwoven stories co-written with John Green and Lauren Myracle, and a series of novellas found in New York Times bestselling anthologies The Bane Chronicles, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, and Ghosts of the Shadow Market.
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Lodewijk van den Berg
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- In 1972 graduated with Master of Science in applied science
- In 1975 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in applied science
- Occupations
- chemistastronaut
- Biography
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Lodewijk van den Berg was a Dutch-born American chemical engineer. He studied crystal growth and flew on a 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger mission as a payload specialist.
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Robert W. Gore
- Occupations
- businesspersoninventor
- Biography
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Robert W. Gore was an American engineer and scientist, inventor and businessman. Gore led his family's company, W. L. Gore & Associates, in developing applications of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) ranging from computer cables to medical equipment to the outer layer of space suits. His most significant breakthrough was likely the invention of Gore-Tex, a waterproof and breathable fabric popularly known for its use in sporting and outdoor gear.
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Larry Probst
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Lawrence Francis Probst III is an American businessman who is best known for his work with the video game publisher Electronic Arts, including acting as CEO from 1991 until 2007 and as executive chairman from 2013–14. He remains chairman of EA and served as chairman of the United States Olympic Committee until 2019.
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Daniel Nathans
- Occupations
- biochemistphysiologistmolecular biologistmicrobiologist
- Biography
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Daniel Nathans was an American microbiologist. He shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application in restriction mapping.
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Divya Singh
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Divya Singh is former captain of the Indian National Women's Basketball Team. Singh led the Indian women's basketball team at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. She is known for her game skills, leadership qualities, academic strength and personality. She has done sports management at the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, (UD) in the year 2008 to 2010 and worked as a Women's basketball assistant coach for UD. She was assistant coach of the Under 16 Indian Men's basketball team which participated in Vietnam 2011. She was the assistant coach of the Indian Men's team when India won the bronze medal in Lusophony Games in Goa. She was also a part of the Indian National Women's Basketball Team as an assistant coach in the 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014.
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Julia Keleher
- Biography
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Julia Beatrice Keleher is an American educator, former Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE) under the Ricardo Rosselló administration and a federal convict for public corruption.
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Evan Washburn
- Years
- 1980s
- Occupations
- sports commentatorjournalist
- Biography
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Evan Washburn is an American reporter for CBS Sports. He joined CBS in 2014, and is a part of the network's coverage of the NFL and NCAA basketball, along with contributing to CBS Sports Network. He is also the sideline reporter for the local TV broadcasts of the Baltimore Ravens pre-season games.
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Brennan Carroll
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Brennan Carroll is the offensive coordinator & offensive line coach for the University of Washington Huskies.
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Wang Xing
- Occupations
- chief executive officer
- Biography
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Wang Xing is a Chinese businessman, who co-founded Meituan and has been serving as chief executive officer of Meituan since January 2010. He previously served as chief executive officer of Fanfou from 2007 to 2010.
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Rein Taagepera
- Occupations
- political scientistpolitician
- Biography
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Rein Taagepera is an Estonian political scientist and former politician.
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John Carney
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- In 1987 graduated with Master in Public Administration
- Occupations
- coachpolitician
- Biography
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John Charles Carney Jr. is an American politician serving as the 74th governor of Delaware since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Carney served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017 and as the 24th lieutenant governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009. He also served as Delaware's secretary of finance from 1996 to 2000. He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008, losing to Jack Markell. He ran for governor again in 2016 and won, succeeding Markell, who was term-limited. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 59.5% of the vote.
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Louis McLane
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Louis McLane was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltimore, Maryland. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, a member of the Federalist Party and later the Democratic Party. He served as the U.S. representative from Delaware, U.S. senator from Delaware, the tenth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, the twelfth U.S. Secretary of State, ambassador (Minister Plenipotentiary) to Great Britain, and president of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
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Dinesh Mohan
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Dinesh Mohan was honorary professor at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi since 2017. He was distinguished professor at Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Buddha Nagar (India) from 2016 to 2018. From 2010 to 2015 he was Emeritus Volvo Chair Professor for Transportation Planning & Safety at IITD. He was head of Centre for Biomedical Engineering (1991–1996), Coordinator of the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (1998–2010) and head, W.H.O. Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Safety Technology at IIT Delhi (1991–2010). He was also Director, Independent Council for Road Safety International (www.icorsi.org).
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Chad Kuhl
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Chad Michael Kuhl is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Washington Nationals.
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Shaun Taylor-Corbett
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Shaun Michael Taylor-Corbett is an American actor, singer and writer. He is the son of choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett and Music Executive Michael Corbett. Taylor-Corbett is of Native American descent and has three sisters.
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Matthew Shipp
- Occupations
- pianistjazz musicianrecording artist
- Biography
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Matthew Shipp is an American avant-garde jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader.
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Tommy Conwell
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- guitarist
- Biography
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Tommy Conwell is an American guitarist, songwriter and performer. He is best known as the frontman for the Philadelphia-based band Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers. The band had a #1 US mainstream rock hit in 1988 with "I'm Not Your Man", which also peaked at 74 on the Billboard Hot 100. The original band, consisting of Conwell (guitar, vocals), Paul Slivka (stand-up bass) and Jimmy Hannum (drums), was known for its raw, high-energy live performances which included many classic blues and rock standards. such as "Hideaway" by Freddie King, "Rumble" by Link Wray, "Time Has Come Today" by The Chambers Brothers and "Downtown Train" by Tom Waits, together with several original songs, some of which appeared on the debut album, Walkin' on the Water. Other signature tracks such as "Demolition Derby", which many felt exemplified the band's raw three-piece sound, were abandoned following the shift of the band's sound following the addition of two members, keyboard player Rob Miller and Chris Day on guitar.
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Kathy Jennings
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Kathleen Jennings is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Nuno Crato
- Occupations
- economistmathematicianpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Nuno Paulo de Sousa Arrobas Crato, GCIH, GCPI is a Portuguese university professor, researcher, applied mathematician, economist, and writer. For many years, Crato was a researcher and professor in the United States. Back in Portugal, he taught mathematics and statistics at the ISEG/Technical University of Lisbon, now University of Lisbon, while pursuing his research in stochastic models and time series. He also published many articles and participated in events of science popularization and for the history of science. In June 2011, he was appointed Minister of Education, Higher Education and Science, in the cabinet of the Portuguese Government led by Pedro Passos Coelho, serving through the end of Coelho's government in 2015. He was three times awarded a national medal from the President of the Republic, as commander (2008) and with the grand cross (2016) of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator, which is the highest grade given to a national figure. Lastly, as grand cross of Order of Public Instruction (Portugal) (2022), which is the highest grade of this order. He has lived and worked in Lisbon, Azores, the United States and Italy.
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Julian C. Smith
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Julian Constable Smith was a United States Marine Corps general who served for 37 years, including service in Nicaragua (Navy Cross) and during World War II's Battle of Tarawa (Distinguished Service Medal).
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Leonard P. Stark
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Leonard Philip Stark is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and was a United States magistrate judge of the same district.
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Steven Leath
- Biography
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Steven Leath is an American academic administrator. He was president of Iowa State University from 2012 to 2017, when he became president of Auburn University. He resigned from his position at Auburn in 2019.
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Antje Duvekot
- Occupations
- composersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Antje Duvekot is a German-American singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts. She holds three top songwriting awards including the Kerrville New Folk Competition's Best New Folk Award, Boston Music Award for Outstanding Folk Act, and Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
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David P. Buckson
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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David Penrose Buckson was an American lawyer and politician from Camden in Kent County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party, who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, for nineteen days the 63rd Governor of Delaware and the 37th Attorney General of Delaware.
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Kendel Ehrlich
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kendel Sibiski Ehrlich is a former First Lady of Maryland, having served from 2003 to 2007 during the administration of Maryland Governor Robert Ehrlich. She is the first woman of Polish descent to have been Maryland's First Lady.
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Scott Green
- Occupations
- lobbyistAmerican football official
- Biography
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Scott H. Green is a former American football official in the National Football League (NFL) from the 1991 NFL season until the 2013 NFL season. He had officiated Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002, XXXVIII in 2004, and was the referee for XLIV in 2010. Green was also the head of the NFL Referees Association and led negotiations during the 2012 NFL referee lockout.
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Jancee Dunn
- Years
- 1966-.. (age 58)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Jancee Dunn is an American journalist, author and former VJ. She is a columnist with The New York Times.
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Mike Purzycki
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael S. Purzycki is an American businessman and politician currently serving as the 56th Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Prior to serving as Mayor, Purzycki was the executive director of the Riverfront Development Corporation and helped redevelop the Wilmington Riverfront. Originally from Newark, New Jersey, Purzycki attended the University of Delaware and had a short National Football League career for the New York Giants in the 1967–1968 season.
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Brian Gorman
- Occupations
- baseball umpirebaseball player
- Biography
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Brian Scott Gorman is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball. After working in the National League from 1991 to 1999, he umpired in both leagues from 2000-2021. Gorman was promoted to crew chief in 2010. He is the son of Tom Gorman, who served as an NL umpire from 1951 to 1977. He wore uniform number 9 throughout his career.
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Lawrence M. Principe
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Occupations
- historianuniversity teacherhistorian of sciencechemist
- Biography
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Lawrence M. Principe is the Drew Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University in the Department of History of Science and Technology and the Department of Chemistry. He is also currently the Director of the Charles Singleton Center for the Study of Premodern Europe, an interdisciplinary center for research at Johns Hopkins. He is the first recipient of the Francis Bacon Medal for significant contributions to the history of science. Principe's research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Philosophical Society, the Chemical Heritage Foundation, and a 2015-2016 Guggenheim Fellowship. Principe is recognized as one of the foremost experts in the history of alchemy.
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Halil İbrahim Akça
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Halil İbrahim Akça is a Turkish diplomat and was the 11th Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
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Kenneth Lacovara
- Occupations
- paleontologist
- Biography
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Kenneth John Lacovara is an American paleontologist and geologist at Rowan University and fellow of the Explorers Club, known for the discovery of the titanosaurian dinosaur Dreadnoughtus and his involvement in the discovery and naming of the giant sauropod dinosaur Paralititan, as well as his work applying 3D printing technology to paleontology. Lacovara is founder and executive director of the Edelman Fossil Park of Rowan University and the author of the general-audience book, Why Dinosaurs Matter (2017), for which he received a Nautilus Book Award. Additionally, he serves on the Board of Scientific Advisors for Colossal Biosciences, a CRIPR-based de-extinction company that is endeavoring to bring back the woolly mammoth, and other extinct creatures. He is a recipient of the Explorers Club Medal, the highest honor bestowed by The Explorers Club.
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Jacqueline Jones
- Occupations
- historianwritereconomist
- Biography
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Jacqueline Jones is an American social historian. She held the Walter Prescott Webb Chair in History and Ideas from 2008 to 2017 and is Mastin Gentry White Professor of Southern History at the University of Texas at Austin. Her expertise is in American social history in addition to writing on economics (including feminist economics), race, slavery, and class. She is a Macarthur Fellow, Bancroft Prize Winner, and has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize twice.
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James W. Wagner
- Biography
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James W. Wagner served as the 19th President of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia from 2003 to 2016. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Provost and interim President of Case Western Reserve University.
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James Smith
- Occupations
- politicianwriter
- Biography
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James Smith, a Founding Father of the United States, was an Irish/American lawyer and a signer to the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania.
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J. Allen Frear Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- Studied in 1924
- Occupations
- bankerpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Joseph Allen Frear Jr. was an American businessman and politician. A Democrat, he served as a United States Senator from Delaware from 1949 to 1961. He was defeated for a third term by Republican politician J. Caleb Boggs in 1960.
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Rakesh Agrawal
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Rakesh Agrawal is a chemical engineer known for contributions to separations, cryogenic gas separation and liquefaction, and for contributions to renewable energy including the conversion of biomass to chemicals and fuels, inorganic solar cell fabrication, and the synergistic use of solar energy. He is the Winthrop E. Stone Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Thomas Clayton
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Thomas Clayton was an American lawyer and politician from Dover in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party and later the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. He served in the Delaware General Assembly, as Attorney General of Delaware, as Secretary of State of Delaware, as Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, as U.S. Representative from Delaware, and as U.S. Senator from Delaware. In 1846 he was one of two members of the United States Senate to vote against declaring war on Mexico.
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Thomas Willeford
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Thomas Dean Willeford V is a steampunk writer, artist and maker. He is known for his work appearing on television and for his book Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos. He lives and works in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, doing business as Brute Force Studios. His steampunk subculture persona is Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone.
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David McBride
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David B. McBride is an American politician who served in the Delaware General Assembly for forty-two years. After serving one term in the Delaware House of Representatives from the 15th district, he was elected to the Delaware Senate from the 13th district in 1980 and served there for 40 years. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected majority leader in the senate before becoming president pro tempore during his last four years in office. In 2020, he was defeated by Marie Pinkney in the Democratic primary.
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John R. Schmidhauser
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- politicianuniversity teacher
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John Richard Schmidhauser was an American politician. He served one term as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from southeastern Iowa, defeating incumbent Republican Fred Schwengel in 1964 but losing to Schwengel two years later in 1966, and again in 1968. He was, until his death in 2018, a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Southern California.
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Mick Purzycki
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Mick Purzycki is an American internet entrepreneur and the CEO of Jerry Media. He is the co-creator and Emmy nominated producer of the 2019 Netflix documentary Fyre, in which he also appears. He is the founder and lead strategist for Meme 2020, an issue based political marketing company that launched the first influencer marketing campaign in presidential political history when collaborating with the Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign. Purzycki is also the founder of Jerry News, Civil Jewelry, Meme Media and Biff's Crush.
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Frank DeHaas Robison
- Occupations
- baseball manager
- Biography
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Frank DeHass Robison was an American businessman, best known as a baseball executive. He was the organizer of the Cleveland Spiders franchise, and owned or part-owned the club throughout its existence, from its founding in 1887 as the Cleveland Blues until 1899. Along with his brother, Stanley Robison, he was also co-owner of the St. Louis Perfectos/Cardinals baseball team of the National League from 1899 through 1911.
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Clarence Dill
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- politicianlawyerteacher
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Clarence Cleveland Dill was an American politician from the state of Washington. A Democrat, he was elected to two terms each in both houses of Congress.
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Patricia Flatley Brennan
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- nurseindustrial engineer
- Biography
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Patricia Flatley Brennan is the director of the National Library of Medicine. Prior to that, she was the Lillian L. Moehlman Bascom Professor, School of Nursing and College of Engineering, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Brennan received a Master of Science in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She served as chair of University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering's Department of Industrial Engineering from 2007 to 2010.
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David Hayes Agnew
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- university teachersurgeonmilitary physician
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David Hayes Agnew was an American surgeon.
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G. Terry Madonna
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- writer
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G. Terry Madonna is a Senior Fellow in Residence at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. He was Professor of Public Affairs and Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College. He is also the Director of the Franklin & Marshall College Poll. In the early 1970s, he served as County Commissioner of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
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Siddhartha Roy
- Occupations
- environmental scientist
- Biography
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Siddhartha Roy is an Indian structural biologist, biophysicist, former director of the Indian Institute of Chemical Biology and the former director (officiating) of Bose Institute. Widely known for his studies on bacteriophage lambda and protein synthesis, he is an elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Indian National Science Academy. In 1999, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, for his contributions to Biological sciences.
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L. Heisler Ball
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- politician
- Biography
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Lewis Heisler Ball was an American physician and politician from Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party and served as U.S. Representative from Delaware and two terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware. He was known by his middle name.
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Dana Ulery
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- computer scientist
- Biography
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Dana Ulery is an American computer scientist and pioneer in scientific computing applications.
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John M. Custer III
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Major General John M. Custer III was a United States Army officer. He was the Commanding General, United States Army Intelligence Center and Fort Huachuca.
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Carl Danberg
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- lawyer
- Biography
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Carl C. Danberg is an American judge from Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was the attorney general of Delaware, and commissioner of the Delaware Department of Correction. He also serves as a Brigadier general in the Delaware Army National Guard.
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John L. Anderson
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- researcherengineerteacher
- Biography
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John Leonard Anderson is the current president of the National Academy of Engineering. He was a professor of chemical engineering, who served as the eighth president of Illinois Institute of Technology. Prior to his appointment at IIT, Anderson held positions in academia at various institutions, serving both as the provost of Case Western Reserve University and the dean of the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
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John R. Ewers
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- military leaderlawyer
- Biography
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John R. Ewers, Jr. is a retired major general in the United States Marine Corps. He was the 19th staff Judge advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
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William Medill
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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William Medill was a Democratic politician from Ohio. He served as the 22nd governor of Ohio from 1853 to 1856.
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Carrie Ann Baade
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Carrie Ann Baade is an American painter whose work has been described by Curator of Contemporary Art Margaret Winslow as "autobiographical parables combin(ing) fragments of Renaissance and Baroque religious paintings, resulting in surreal landscapes inhabited by exotic flora, fauna, and figures." The context and the compositional building blocks of her work are fragments of historical masterpieces, which Baade reinterprets using her original feminist and autobiographical perspective. She currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida, where she is a professor in the Department of Art at Florida State University
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J. George Stewart
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- politicianarchitect
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John George Stewart was an American architect and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served as U.S. Representative from Delaware and as Architect of the Capitol. He was known by his middle name.
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Ernie Wasson
- Occupations
- botanistwriter
- Biography
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Ernie George Wasson is an American gardener, horticulturist and author.
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Steven C. Bondy
- Years
- 1962-.. (age 62)
- Enrolled in the University of Delaware
- Graduated with Master of Arts
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- diplomat
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Steven Craig Bondy is an American diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Bahrain since February 2022.
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George R. Riddle
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- politicianlawyer
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George Read Riddle was an American engineer, lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as U.S. Representative and as U.S. Senator from Delaware.
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Anthony Higgins
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- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Anthony Clark Higgins was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of the Civil War and a member of the Republican Party, who served as United States Senator from Delaware.
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Ryan Daly
- Years
- 1998-.. (age 26)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ryan Patrick Daly is an American basketball player who last played for the Agua Caliente Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Delaware Blue Hens and the Saint Joseph's Hawks.
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John G. McCullough
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- politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
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John Griffith McCullough was an American state legislator, businessperson and attorney. He served as Attorney General of California during the Civil War, and the 49th governor of Vermont from 1902 to 1904.
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Jo Anne B. Barnhart
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- politician
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Jo Anne Bryant Barnhart was the 14th Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, filling a six-year term of office that ran through January 19, 2007.
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Robert H. Pepper
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- military officer
- Biography
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Robert Houston Pepper was an officer of the United States Marine Corps with the rank of lieutenant general, who is most noted for his work in the development of the Marine defense battalions during World War II and later as commanding general of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific or 3rd Marine Division.
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Vincenza Carrieri-Russo
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- activistbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Vincenza Carrieri-Russo is a model, actress, entrepreneur and beauty pageant titleholder from Newark, Delaware.
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Joe Bleymaier
- Occupations
- coachAmerican football coachplayer of American football
- Biography
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Joe Bleymaier is an American football coach who is the pass game coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a quality control coach, pass game analyst, assistant quarterbacks coach, and wide receivers coach for the Chiefs. He was previously a quality control coach at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Willard Saulsbury Sr
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- politicianjudgelawyer
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Willard Saulsbury Sr. was an American lawyer and politician from Georgetown, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served as Attorney General of Delaware, U.S. Senator from Delaware and Chancellor of Delaware.
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Gerald Hocker
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gerald W. Hocker is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Delaware Senate, where he has represented the 20th district since 2012. Hocker previously served in the Delaware House of Representatives where he represented the 38th District from 2002 to 2012. Hocker has been the Senate Minority Leader since 2019.
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Jheanelle Wilkins
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jheanelle K. Wilkins is an American politician who has represented District 20 in the Maryland House of Delegates since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she has served as the Chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland since 2022.
