100 Notable alumni of
University of Denver
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The University of Denver is 314th in the world, 131st in North America, and 124th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Denver sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Condoleezza Rice
- Occupations
- academicuniversity teacherdiplomatpianistpedagogue
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Condoleezza "Condi" Rice is an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 and as the 19th U.S. national security advisor from 2001 to 2005. Since 2020, she has served as the 8th director of Stanford University's Hoover Institution. A member of the Republican Party, Rice was the first female African-American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as national security advisor. Until the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch (by virtue of the secretary of state standing fourth in the presidential line of succession). At the time of her appointment as Secretary of State, Rice was the highest-ranking woman in the history of the United States to be in the presidential line of succession.
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Ruth Handler
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- screenwriterinventorentrepreneurpatent inventor
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Ruth Marianna Handler was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
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Phil Heath
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- basketball playerbodybuilder
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Phillip Jerrod Heath is an American IFBB Pro League professional bodybuilder. Known as 'the Gift', he is a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 2011 to 2017. Heath is tied with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who are joint-first with eight wins each. He was known for his rivalry with Kai Greene.
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Richard Hilton
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- business executivebusinesspersonentrepreneursocialite
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Richard Howard Hilton is an American businessman. He is the grandson of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton, and the father of socialite Paris Hilton. Hilton is the chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland, a real estate brokerage firm based in Beverly Hills, California, that specializes in homes and estates in Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and the Hollywood Hills, as well as estates from Santa Barbara to San Diego.
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Sinbad
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- film producerfilm actorcomedianbasketball playertelevision actor
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David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, most notably as Coach Walter Oakes in A Different World (1987–1991) and as David Bryan on The Sinbad Show (1993–1994). He has also appeared in films such as That's Adequate (1989), Coneheads (1993), Houseguest (1995), Jingle All the Way (1996), Good Burger (1997), Crazy as Hell (2002) and Planes (2013).
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Mary Cheney
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- writerpolitician
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Mary Claire Cheney is the younger of the two daughters of Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States and 17th United States secretary of defense, and Lynne Cheney. She is involved with a number of political action committees. She married her wife, Heather Poe, in 2012, and was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of same-sex marriage during the Hollingsworth v. Perry case in 2013.
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Michelle Kwan
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- diplomatfigure skater
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Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American retired competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time world champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996, 1998–2005). She is tied with Maribel Vinson for the all-time National Championship record.
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Robin Hobb
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- novelistscience fiction writerwriter
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Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden, known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the Realm of the Elderlings, which comprise the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies, the Rain Wild Chronicles, and the Fitz and the Fool trilogy. Lindholm's writing includes the urban fantasy novel Wizard of the Pigeons and science fiction short stories, among other works. As of 2018, her fiction has been translated into 22 languages and sold more than 4 million copies.
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Shawn Rhoden
- Occupations
- bodybuilder
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Shawn Rhoden was a Jamaican-American IFBB Pro professional bodybuilder and past Mr. Olympia. He won the 2018 Mr. Olympia contest by defeating seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath.
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Neil Simon
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- librettistplaywrightscreenwriterentrepreneurlyricist
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Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He received three Tony Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He was awarded a Special Tony Award in 1975, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1991, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995 and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2006.
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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
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- astronautpolitician
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Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. He is the first member of a royal family to fly in space, the first Arab and the first Muslim to fly in space, as well as (at 28 years old) the youngest person ever to fly on a space shuttle. On 27 December 2018, he was appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Space Commission with the rank of minister. He is the eldest surviving son of King Salman and one of the grandsons of Saudi's founder King Abdulaziz.
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Brandon Curry
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- athlete
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Brandon Curry is an American professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League. He is a former Mr. Olympia, having won the title in the 2019 Mr. Olympia competition, and two-time (2019 & 2022) Arnold Classic US winner.
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Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
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- chief executive officerbusinesspersonchairpersonpolitician
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Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is an Emirati businessman, politician and member of Dubai's ruling Al Maktoum family, who is the current chairman and CEO of the Emirates airline and the Emirates Group, second vice chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai and president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).
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Paula Broadwell
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- biographerwriterjournalist
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Paula Dean Broadwell is an American writer, academic and former military officer. Broadwell served in the US Army on both active and reserve duty for over 20 years (including time as a military school undergraduate). In 2012, she co-authored, with Vernon Loeb, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of then-International Security Assistance Force commander David Petraeus. She was later revealed to have had an affair with Petraeus, leading to his resignation.
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David Malpass
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- economist
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David Robert Malpass is an American economic analyst and former government official who served as President of the World Bank Group from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under Donald Trump, having served as an economic advisor to Trump during the 2016 U.S. presidential election; Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush. He was chief international economist at Bear Stearns from 1993 to 2002, and chief economist from 2002 to the firm's collapse in 2008.
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Jason Crow
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- military personnelpolitician
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Jason Crow is an American politician, lawyer, and former U.S. Army officer serving since 2019 as the United States representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district. Crow is the first member of the Democratic Party to represent the district, which includes most of the inner eastern and southern suburbs of Denver, including Aurora, Littleton, Centennial and a portion of Denver.
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Cevdet Yılmaz
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- businesspersonpolitician
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Cevdet Yılmaz is a Turkish politician who has been the 2nd and current vice president of Turkey since 2023. Previously, he served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He previously served as the Minister of Development from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2016.
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Chris Broderick
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- guitarist
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Christopher Alan Broderick is an American musician, best known as a former guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth. He is also formerly the lead guitarist for Jag Panzer, appearing on four albums between 1998 and 2004. He also served as a touring guitarist for Nevermore in the 2000s. Following his departure from Megadeth, Broderick formed Act of Defiance in 2014. He joined Swedish metal band In Flames in 2019 as a touring guitarist, before becoming the band's permanent guitarist in 2022.
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Paul Stastny
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Paul Stastny is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey center who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights, and Carolina Hurricanes.
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Ted Shackelford
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- screenwriterstage actortelevision actorfilm producerfilm actor
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Theodore Tillman Shackelford III is an American actor, known for his roles on television. He played Gary Ewing in the CBS prime time soap operas Dallas and its spin-off Knots Landing (1979–1993), and had a recurring role portraying twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless (2006—2015).
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Royce O'Neale
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Royce Khalil O'Neale is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Denver Pioneers and the Baylor Bears.
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Mike Enzi
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- In 1968 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- business executivebusinesspersonpoliticianaccountant
- Biography
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Michael Bradley Enzi was an American politician and Air Force veteran who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate he served as mayor of Gillette, Wyoming, in the Wyoming House of Representatives from Campbell County, and the Wyoming Senate from the 24th district. He was the third longest-serving U.S. Senator from Wyoming.
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Burak Elmas
- Occupations
- sports executivebusinessperson
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Burak Elmas is a Turkish businessman who was the 38th president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.
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Marianna Vardinoyannis
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- Studied economics
- Occupations
- diplomatactivist
- Biography
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Marianna V. Vardinogiannis was a Greek UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and an advocate for the rights of children and the family, and against child sexual abuse via her Foundation for the Child and the Family. She was the President of the Elpida (English: Hope) Association of friends of children with cancer. She was married to Greek shipping magnate Vardis Vardinogiannis.
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Pete Domenici
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- lawyerpolitician
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Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the Senate, making him the longest-tenured U.S. Senator in the state's history. To date, Domenici is the last Republican to be elected to the Senate from New Mexico. He was succeeded by Democratic U.S. Representative Tom Udall.
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Paul Laxalt
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- prosecutorlawyerpolitician
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Paul Dominique Laxalt was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator representing Nevada from 1974 until 1987. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics. After Reagan was elected president in 1980, many in the national press referred to Laxalt as "the first friend". He was the older brother of writer Robert Laxalt and maternal grandfather of Adam Laxalt, who served as the 33rd attorney general of Nevada from 2015 to 2019.
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Peter Morton
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- businessperson
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Peter Alan Morton is an American businessman. He is the co-founder of the Hard Rock Café (along with Isaac Burton Tigrett), a chain of casual dining restaurants.
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Tyler Bozak
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- ice hockey player
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Tyler Bozak is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to being signed by the Maple Leafs as a free agent, Bozak had played two seasons at the University of Denver in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 2018, after nine seasons with the Maple Leafs, Bozak signed with the Blues in free agency. In his first season with the Blues, Bozak won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Boston Bruins in 2019.
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Lowell Thomas
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- In 1912 graduated with master's degree
- In 1912 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- radio personalityfilm producerfilm directorjournalistscreenwriter
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Lowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and documentary filmmaker, known as a world traveler. He authored more than fifty non-fiction books, mostly travel narratives and popular biographies of explorers and military men. Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, Thomas appeared regularly on radio and occasionally on television as a travel and news commentator. Until the 1950s, he was a narrator of Movietone newsreels shown in cinemas.
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Jason Zucker
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- ice hockey player
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Jason Alan Zucker is an American professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- Studied in 1971
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
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Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Assaf is a Saudi politician who served as finance minister, foreign minister, and state minister of Saudi Arabia.
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Craig Patrick
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- ice hockey playersports executiveice hockey coach
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Craig Patrick is an American former hockey player, coach and general manager, the son of Lynn Patrick and the grandson of Lester Patrick. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, Patrick was the assistant general manager and assistant coach under Herb Brooks for the United States men's national ice hockey team, which won the gold medal and defeated the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice". From 1989 to 2006, Patrick was the general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins where he oversaw back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992, as well as the drafting and signing of some players that would later win a Stanley Cup title for the Penguins in 2009.
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George W. Casey, Jr
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- military officer
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George William Casey Jr. is a retired four-star general who was the 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 10 April 2007 to 10 April 2011. He was Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq from June 2004 to 8 February 2007, and was in the army for his entire adult working life. He now resides in Arlington, Virginia.
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Glenn Anderson
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- ice hockey player
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Glenn Chris Anderson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Anderson was known for performing especially well in important games, which garnered him the reputation of a "money" player. His five playoff overtime goals rank third in NHL history, while his 17 playoff game-winning goals put him fifth all-time. During the playoffs, Anderson accumulated 93 goals, 121 assists, and 214 points, the fourth, ninth, and fourth most in NHL history. Anderson is also first all-time in regular season game-winning goals in Oilers history with 72.
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Ed Dwight
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- Graduated with Master of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- test pilotsculptor
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Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. is an American sculptor, author, retired test pilot, and astronaut. Dwight enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1955. In 1961, at the direction of President John F. Kennedy, he became the first African American to enter the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. Although he completed training at the Aerospace Research Pilot School in 1963 and advanced to the second round of the program, in the end he was not selected for the Astronaut Corps.
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Duane Michals
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- photographerdraftsperson
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Duane Michals is an American photographer. Michals's work makes innovative use of photo-sequences, often incorporating text to examine emotion and philosophy.
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Byron Dorgan
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- In 1966 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianlobbyist
- Biography
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Byron Leslie Dorgan is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States representative (1981–1992) and United States senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Cedar Walton
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- composerbandleaderpianistjazz musician
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Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including "Mosaic", "Bolivia", "Holy Land", "Mode for Joe" and "Ugetsu/Fantasy in D".
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Bill Scott
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- actorscreenwriterwriterdub actortelevision producer
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William John Scott was an American voice actor, writer and producer for animated cartoons, primarily associated with Jay Ward and UPA, as well as one of the founding members of ASIFA-Hollywood. He is probably best known as the head writer, co-producer and the voice of several characters from the popular programs Rocky and His Friends and The Bullwinkle Show.
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Fred Karger
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- actorpolitician
- Biography
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Fred S. Karger is an American political consultant, gay rights activist and watchdog, and former actor. His unsuccessful candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US presidential election made him the first openly gay presidential candidate in a major political party in American history. Karger has worked on nine presidential campaigns and served as a senior consultant to the campaigns of Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Gerald Ford.
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Christian Tybring-Gjedde
- Occupations
- water polo playercivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Christian Tybring-Gjedde is a Norwegian politician who represented the Progress Party until 2024. He has been a member of the Norwegian parliament since 2005, and was the leader of the Progress Party's Oslo chapter from 2010 to 2014.
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Beau Bennett
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- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Beau Daniel Bennett is an American former professional ice hockey forward.
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Harold Agnew
- Occupations
- physicist
- Biography
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Harold Melvin Agnew was an American physicist, best known for having flown as a scientific observer on the Hiroshima bombing mission and, later, as the third director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Kevin Dineen
- Occupations
- ice hockey playerice hockey coach
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Kevin William Dineen is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. From 2021 to 2024, Dineen was the head coach of the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL). Dineen previously served as the head coach for the Florida Panthers and assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec.
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Juho Olkinuora
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Juho "Jussi" Olkinuora is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for Dresdner Eislöwen of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Don Stansauk
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- actorAmerican football playerprofessional wrestler
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Don Stansauk was an American professional wrestler and actor, known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty. He was previously a professional American football player, and he became a successful character actor after his wrestling career.
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Peter McNab
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
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Peter Maxwell McNab was a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player. He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1973 to 1987, with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, and New Jersey Devils. He later served as the color commentator for the Colorado Avalanche from their inaugural 1995–96 season until his death.
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Peter Wallenberg
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- businesspersonracing driverracing automobile driver
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Peter “Poker” Åke Wallenberg is a Swedish businessman, chair of eight of the sixteen public and private foundations formed by the Wallenberg family or established in memory of family members. The foundations, which are known collectively as the Wallenberg Foundations, annually award funding of approximately SEK 2.2 billion, largely for research and education at Swedish universities.
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Danton Heinen
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Danton Heinen is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round, 116th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft.
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Ted Shawn
- Occupations
- ballet dancerchoreographerdance teacherdancer
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Ted Shawn was an American dancer and choreographer. Considered a pioneer of American modern dance, he created the Denishawn School together with his wife Ruth St. Denis. After their separation he created the all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. With his innovative ideas of masculine movement, he was one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of his day. He was also the founder and creator of Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in Massachusetts.
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Heraldo Muñoz
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Heraldo Muñoz Valenzuela is a Chilean political scientist, academic, diplomat and politician; the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile under President Michelle Bachelet; former Assistant Secretary General, Assistant Administrator, and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme; and the former Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations, to Brazil, and to the Organization of American States.
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Andrew Romanoff
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Harlan Andrew Romanoff is an American politician and public servant. A Democrat, he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009, serving as Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2009. He was the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014 and twice sought the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. He began his career at the Southern Poverty Law Center, founded the Posner Center for International Development, and has led two nonprofit organizations: Mental Health Colorado, and Great Expectations. On January 16th, 2024, he was named Executive Director for Disability Law Colorado, a non-profit legal and advocacy organization which advocates for and provides legal representation for people with disabilities.
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Lilly Hiatt
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in psychology
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
- Biography
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Lillian "Lilly" Alice Hiatt is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of singer-songwriter John Hiatt.
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Keith Magnuson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Keith Arlen Magnuson was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman from Wadena, Saskatchewan who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1969 and 1979.
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Gale Norton
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Gale Ann Norton is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 35th Attorney General of Colorado from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold each of those posts.
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Will Butcher
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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William Butcher is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL). Butcher was selected in the fifth round, 123rd overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2013 NHL entry draft.
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Heidi Ganahl
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Heidi Ganahl is an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, author, and formerly an elected member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents. She is the founder and former CEO of Camp Bow Wow, an international pet care franchise. In November 2016, she was elected Regent of the University of Colorado. As of 2026, she is the most recent Republican to hold statewide office in Colorado.
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Matt Carle
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Matthew Carle is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Carle played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators. He was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 47th overall, in 2003.
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Ed Schafer
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Edward Thomas Schafer is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000 and as the 29th United States secretary of agriculture from 2008 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. From January to July 2016 he served as interim president of the University of North Dakota.
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Morton Subotnick
- Occupations
- university teachermusic educatorcomposer
- Biography
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Morton Subotnick is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his 1967 composition Silver Apples of the Moon, the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch. He was one of the founding members of California Institute of the Arts, where he taught for many years.
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Troy Terry
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Troy Nathan Terry is an American professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Terry was drafted by the Ducks at the 2015 NHL entry draft, in the fifth round, 148th overall.
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Sinuhe Wallinheimo
- Occupations
- ice hockey playerpolitician
- Biography
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Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo is a Finnish politician and former professional ice hockey goaltender. As the last team he represented JYP in the SM-liiga. After his sporting career he entered politics and was elected to the Parliament of Finland as an MP for the National Coalition Party in the 2011 election and reelected in 2015 and 2019. His parents derived his name Sinuhe from the protagonist of the novel The Egyptian. Wallinheimo was the first person in Finland to be named Sinuhe.
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Trevor Moore
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Trevor Moore is an American professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). While playing college ice hockey with the University of Denver, Moore was named to the NCAA Second All-American Team and NCHC Forward of the Year. Moore helped lead the American Hockey League (AHL)'s Toronto Marlies to their first Calder Cup in 2018.
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John Patrick Williams
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- In 1961 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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John Patrick Williams was an American politician who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997, as a member of the Democratic Party. He was Montana's longest serving U.S. Congressman.
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Dean Baker
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistscientist
- Biography
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Dean Baker is an American macroeconomist who co-founded the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) with Mark Weisbrot. Baker has been credited as one of the first economists to have identified the 2007–08 United States housing bubble.
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Rosemary M. Collyer
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Rosemary Mayers Collyer is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and a former judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
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Debra Crew
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Debra Ann Crew is an American business executive, who was the chief executive of Diageo from 2023 to 2025. She is a non-executive board member of Mondelez International, and the former chief executive of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. She has previously held senior management roles at PepsiCo, Mars, Incorporated and Dreyer's.
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Donald Howard Menzel
- Occupations
- university teacherufologistastronomer
- Biography
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Donald Howard Menzel was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States. He discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere, the chemistry of stars, the atmosphere of Mars, and the nature of gaseous nebulae.
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Keith R. Wegeman
- Occupations
- ski jumper
- Biography
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Keith Richard Wegeman was an American ski jumper who competed in the early 1950s. He tied for 12th place in the individual large hill competition at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
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Byron Beck
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Byron Beck is an American former professional basketball player.
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Ron Miles
- Occupations
- trumpeterrecording artistmusician
- Biography
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Ronald Glen Miles was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. He recorded for the labels Prolific (1986), Capri (1990), and Gramavision. His final album, Old Main Chapel, his second on the Blue Note label, was released posthumously in 2024.
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Carl A. Anderson
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Carl Albert Anderson GCSG GCSS KGCHS is an American lawyer who served as the thirteenth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from October 2000 until his retirement in February 2021.
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Alberto van Klaveren
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Albert Leo "Alberto" van Klaveren Stork is a Dutch-born Chilean lawyer, political scientist, and diplomat who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 10 March 2023. Previously, he served as the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Chile between 2006 and 2009. Van Klaveren also represented Chile in the International Court of Justice in the case regarding the Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute. Before assuming his post as a minister, he taught at the University of Chile.
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Robb Kulin
- Enrolled in the University of Denver
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering
- Biography
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Robb Michael Kulin is an American aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and former NASA astronaut candidate. He was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 22 but resigned before completing astronaut training.
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Henrik Borgström
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Henrik Mikael Borgström is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the National League (NL). He also played two seasons for the University of Denver in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Borgström was an all-American at Denver and led the Pioneers to the 2017 NCAA Championship. Borgström was selected 23rd overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers.
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Feng Ting-kuo
- Years
- 1950-2018 (aged 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Feng Ting-kuo was a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1985 to 1988, and was a member of the National Assembly between 1992 and 1996, then represented Taichung County in the Legislative Yuan until 2008.
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Joe Colborne
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Joseph William Colborne is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Colborne was a first round selection, 16th overall, of the Boston Bruins at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, but never played for the team. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2011 and spent parts of three seasons in the Toronto organization before joining the Calgary Flames in a 2013 trade. After three seasons with the Flames, Colborne signed as a free agent with the Colorado Avalanche in the 2016 off-season. He played in the Avalanche organization for parts of two seasons before a concussion abruptly ended his career partway through the 2017–18 season.
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H. Otley Beyer
- Occupations
- anthropologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Henry Otley Beyer was an American anthropologist, who spent most of his adult life in the Philippines teaching Philippine indigenous culture. A.V.H. Hartendorp called Beyer the "Dean of Philippine ethnology, archaeology, and prehistory".
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Nick Shore
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Nicholas Shore is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the third round (82nd overall) by the Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and has played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets. Shore has played for multiple other teams in Europe, including HC Sibir Novosibirsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL); however, after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Shore elected to leave the team.
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Jasmi Joensuu
- Occupations
- cross-country skierathletics competitor
- Biography
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Jasmi Joensuu is a Finnish cross-country skier.
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Rebecca Ann King
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantlawyermodel
- Biography
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Rebecca King Dreman is an American attorney and beauty pageant titleholder, most noted for being Miss America 1974.
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Erik Read
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
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Erik Read is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at two Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
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Mary Chase
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriterjournalistplaywrightchildren's writer
- Biography
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Mary Chase was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the 1944 Broadway play Harvey, which was adapted into the 1950 film starring James Stewart.
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Logan O'Connor
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Logan O'Connor is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). O'Connor won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022. He has become a fan favourite thanks to his gritty, hard-working style of play.
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Es'kia Mphahlele
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Es'kia Mphahlele was a South African writer, educationist, artist and activist celebrated as the Father of African Humanism and one of the founding figures of modern African literature.
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Matt Donovan
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Matt Donovan is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Donovan was selected by the New York Islanders in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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Scott Mayfield
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Scott Mayfield is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mayfield was selected by the Islanders in the second round, 34th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft.
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Nat Borchers
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Nat Borchers is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He won the MLS Cup in 2009 with Real Salt Lake and in 2015 with the Portland Timbers.
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Mark Rycroft
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Mark A. Rycroft is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche. Rycroft is currently a color commentator for Altitude Sports and Entertainment, the local affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche.
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John R. Erickson
- Occupations
- husbandry workerchildren's writer
- Biography
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John Richard Erickson is an American cowboy and author, best known for his Hank the Cowdog series of children's novels.
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Jami Miscik
- Occupations
- intelligence analyst
- Biography
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Judith A. "Jami" Miscik is an American intelligence analyst who was also the Central Intelligence Agency's Deputy Director for Intelligence, the Agency's most senior analytic post. In 2005 she left CIA to become Global Head of Sovereign Risk for the now-bankrupt financial services firm Lehman Brothers. Miscik is former President and Vice-Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. in New York and currently CEO of Global Strategic Insights, a private consulting firm. In 2009 she was appointed to President Obama's Intelligence Advisory Board.
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John Roche
- Occupations
- basketball playerlawyer
- Biography
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John Michael Roche is an American former professional basketball player in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m), 170 pounds (77 kg) guard's career spanned from 1971 to 1982.
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Drew Shore
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Drew Shore is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a second round selection, 44th overall, of the Florida Panthers at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and played parts of two seasons with Florida prior to being traded to Calgary. Internationally, Shore has represented the United States at both the junior and senior levels; He was a member of the American entry at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.
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Rhett Rakhshani
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Rhett Thomas Rakhshani is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the New York Islanders in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Rakhshani is of Iranian–German–Mexican–American descent. He announced his retirement on December 14, 2022, after his wife had been diagnosed with cancer.
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Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
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Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen is a Norwegian retired World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
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Vince Boryla
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Vincent Joseph Boryla was an American basketball player, coach and executive. His nickname was "Moose". He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School in 1944. He played basketball at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Denver, where he was named a consensus All-American in 1949. Boryla was part of the U.S. team that won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
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Chris Butler
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Chris Butler is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames and hometown club, St. Louis Blues. Butler was a fourth round selection of the Sabres, chosen 96th overall at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He then played three seasons at the University of Denver before turning professional in 2008.
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Simona Castro
- Occupations
- gymnastartistic gymnast
- Biography
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Simona Castro is a Chilean gymnast who competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games. She has a sister who is an artistic gymnast, Martina Castro.
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Kerry Tipper
- Years
- 1983-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kerry Christina Tipper is an American attorney and politician who is a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 28th district in Jefferson County. As Vice President of University Counsel at the University of Colorado, Tipper is the system's chief legal officer.
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Patrick Wiercioch
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Patrick Wiercioch is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, the team who drafted him in 2008, and the Colorado Avalanche. Wiercioch was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
