100 Notable alumni of
University of Georgia
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The University of Georgia is 97th in the world, 44th in North America, and 42nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Georgia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kim Basinger
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- television actorstage actorsingerfilm actorvoice actor
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Kimila Ann Basinger is an American actress. She has garnered acclaim for her work in film, for which she has received various accolades including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Initially a TV starlet, she shot to fame as a Bond girl in 1983 and enjoyed a long heyday over the next two decades. In 2011 Los Angeles Times Magazine ranked her third on the "50 Most Beautiful Women In Film".
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Bill Goldberg
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- Canadian football playerprofessional wrestlerplayer of American footballtelevision actoractor
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William Scott Goldberg, often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American professional wrestler, former American football defensive tackle and actor. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and WWE.
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Kyle Chandler
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- television actorfilm actoractorfilm producer
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Kyle Martin Chandler is an American actor. Chandler received widespread critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in Friday Night Lights (2006–2011); he received numerous award nominations for his portrayal of the character and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011 for his performance in the show's final season.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
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- politicianbusinessperson
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, also known by her initials MTG, is an American far-right politician, businesswoman, and conspiracy theorist who has been the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she was elected to Congress in 2020 following the retirement of Republican incumbent Tom Graves and was reelected in 2022.
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Ryan Seacrest
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- radio personalityactortelevision presenterfilm producervoice actor
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Ryan John Seacrest is an American media personality, game show host, and producer. Seacrest co-hosted and served as executive producer of Live with Kelly and Ryan, and has hosted other media shows including American Idol, American Top 40, and On Air with Ryan Seacrest. He became co-host and executive producer of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2006, and stayed on as host and executive producer following Clark's death in 2012.
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Andy Roddick
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- tennis playeractor
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Andrew Stephen Roddick is an American former professional tennis player. He is a major champion, having won the 2003 US Open. Roddick reached four other major finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to rival Roger Federer each time. Roddick was ranked in the year-end top 10 for nine consecutive years (2002–2010), first reaching the world No. 1 spot in 2003, while also winning five Masters titles in that period. He was also a crucial player in the U.S. Davis Cup team's successful run to the title in 2007. Roddick retired from professional tennis following the 2012 US Open to focus on his work at the Andy Roddick Foundation. In retirement, Roddick played for the Austin Aces in World Team Tennis in 2015. He was also the 2015 and 2017 champion of the QQQ Champions Series. In 2017, Roddick was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is married to Brooklyn Decker, a swimwear model and actress.
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Matthew Stafford
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- player of American football
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John Matthew Stafford is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL Draft. Ranking in the top 12 of all-time in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns, Stafford is currently fifth all-time in passing yards per game and is the fastest player in NFL history to have reached 40,000 career passing yards.
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Michael Stipe
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied visual arts, art of painting, and photography
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
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John Michael Stipe is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of alternative rock band R.E.M.
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Omari Hardwick
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- stage actortelevision actoractorfilm producer
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Omari Latif Hardwick is an American actor known for his starring role as James "Ghost" St. Patrick, the protagonist of Starz's Power and his role as Vanderohe in Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead (2021). He is also known for his roles in Saved and Dark Blue, in Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna (2008), Kick-Ass (2010), Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls (2010) and as Andre in BET Network's Being Mary Jane.
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John Isner
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- tennis player
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John Robert Isner is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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Josh Holloway
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- television actormodelfilm actoractorfilm producer
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Josh Lee Holloway is an American actor best known for his roles as James "Sawyer" Ford on the ABC television show Lost and as Will Bowman on the USA Network science fiction drama Colony. He also had a recurring role in the third season of the Paramount Network western series Yellowstone.
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Wayne Knight
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- film actortelevision actoractorsingerstage actor
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Wayne Elliot Knight is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001). He also voiced Igor on Toonsylvania (1998–1999), Mr. Blik on Catscratch (2005–2007) and Baron Von Sheldgoose on Legend of the Three Caballeros (2018).
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Matt Lanter
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- television actormodelfilm actoractorvoice actor
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Matthew MacKendree Lanter is an American actor and model. He began his modeling career in 2004. The same year, he acted in the film Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius and the television series Point Pleasant. He went on to appear in numerous television series and films, including Commander in Chief and 90210. He later voiced Anakin Skywalker in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, continuing to portray him in the identically named TV show and other media of the Star Wars franchise.
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Trisha Yearwood
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- writertelevision actorsingeractormusician
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Patricia Lynn Yearwood is an American country singer. She rose to fame with her 1991 debut single "She's in Love with the Boy," which became a number one hit on the Billboard country singles chart. Its corresponding self-titled debut album would sell over two million copies. Yearwood continued with a series of major country hits during the early to mid-1990s, including "Walkaway Joe" (1992), "The Song Remembers When" (1993), "XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl)" (1994), and "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" (1996).
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Todd Gurley
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- player of American football
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Todd Jerome Gurley II is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, earning first-team All-SEC honors. He was selected by the Rams with the 10th overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.
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Amy Robach
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- television presenterjournalist
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Amy Joanne Robach is an American television reporter formerly for ABC News. She is known as co-anchor of 20/20 and as the breaking news anchor/fill-in anchor for Good Morning America. Robach first entered national television by working for NBC News from August 2003 to May 2012. She served as a national correspondent for NBC News from 2003 to 2007 and became co-host of the Saturday edition of NBC's Today as well as anchor on MSNBC from 2007 to 2012.
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Tituss Burgess
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- actor
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Tituss Burgess is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in several Broadway musicals and is known for his high tenor voice. He is best known for starring as Titus Andromedon on the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015–2020), for which he received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He was also featured in Schmigadoon! (2023).
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Justin Fields
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied in 2018-2019
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Justin Skyler Fields is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint at the Georgia, he played college football at Ohio State.
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Anthony Edwards
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- basketball player
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Anthony Dalton Edwards, nicknamed "Ant-Man" or simply “Ant,” is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A shooting guard, he played college basketball for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and was selected with the first overall pick by the Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft.
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Dominique Wilkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Jacques Dominique Wilkins is an American former professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Wilkins was a nine-time NBA All-Star, a seven-time All-NBA Team member and is widely viewed as one of the most acrobatic slam dunkers in NBA history, earning the nickname "The Human Highlight Film". In October 2021, he was honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all-time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. Wilkins is the leader in most years with the Hawks for 12 seasons, the most games played with 882 in Hawks franchise history, the most minutes played with 32,545 in Hawks franchise history, the most career points in Hawks franchise history with 23,292 points, and the most points per game with 26.4 in Hawks franchise history.
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Alton Brown
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- writercinematographerchefactormusician
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Alton Crawford Brown Jr. is an American television personality, food show presenter, food scientist, author, voice actor, and cinematographer. He is the creator and host of the Food Network television show Good Eats that ran for 16 seasons, host of the miniseries Feasting on Asphalt and Feasting on Waves, and host and main commentator on Iron Chef America and Cutthroat Kitchen. Brown is a best-selling author of several books on food and cooking. A recap series titled Good Eats Reloaded aired on Cooking Channel, and a true sequel series, Good Eats: The Return, ran from 2019 to 2021 on Food Network.
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Stetson Bennett
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied in 2017-2018
- Studied in 2019
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Stetson Fleming Bennett IV is an American football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Jones College and Georgia. Nicknamed "the Mailman", he started his career as a walk-on at Georgia before transferring to Jones College. Bennett transferred back to Georgia where he won consecutive national championships in 2021 and 2022, joining A. J. McCarron and Tommie Frazier as the only quarterbacks to win consecutive NCAA national championships.
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Sally Yates
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in journalism
- Occupations
- officiallawyer
- Biography
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Sally Quillian Yates is an American lawyer. From 2010 to 2015, she was United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2015, she was appointed United States Deputy Attorney General by President Barack Obama. Following the inauguration of President Donald Trump and the departure of Attorney General Loretta Lynch on January 20, 2017, Yates served as Acting Attorney General for 10 days.
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Jake Fromm
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied in 2017
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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William Jacob Fromm is an American football quarterback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He started two games with the New York Giants in 2021.
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Brian Kemp
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- international forum participantpolitician
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Brian Porter Kemp is an American politician serving since January 2019 as the 83rd governor of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, Kemp served as the 27th secretary of state of Georgia from 2010 to 2018, and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2003 to 2007.
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Hines Ward
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- player of American footballrestaurateursports executive
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Hines Edward Ward Jr. is an American former professional football wide receiver of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft.
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Danger Mouse
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- singer-songwriterrapperrecord producermusicianrecording artist
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Brian Joseph Burton, known professionally as Danger Mouse, is an American musician and record producer. He came to prominence in 2004 when he released The Grey Album, which combined vocal performances from Jay-Z's The Black Album with instrumentals from the Beatles' The Beatles, also known as The White Album. In 2008, Esquire named him one of the "75 most influential people of the 21st century".
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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- basketball player
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Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope, also known by his initials KCP, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named a McDonald's All-American as one of the top high school basketball players in the class of 2011. He played college basketball for two years with the Georgia Bulldogs in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and was voted the SEC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2013.
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Forrest Griffin
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- writermixed martial arts fighter
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Forrest Griffin is an American retired mixed martial artist and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2013 and is the Vice President of Athlete Development at the UFC Performance Institute. Griffin, a former Georgia police officer, first rose to prominence after winning the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. In the tournament finals, he defeated Stephan Bonnar, which is widely credited as sparking the success of the UFC.
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Nancy Mace
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- politician
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Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician who has been the U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district includes much of the state's share of the East Coast, from Charleston to Hilton Head Island.
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Ernie Johnson Jr
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- sports commentator
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Ernest Thorwald Johnson Jr. is an American sportscaster for TNT Sports. He is currently the television voice and a studio host for Major League Baseball on TBS, hosts Inside the NBA for TNT, and NBA TV and contributes to the joint coverage of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament for TNT Sports and CBS Sports. His father was Ernie Johnson Sr., a Major League Baseball pitcher and Atlanta Braves play-by-play announcer.
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Nick Chubb
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied agricultural economics
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Nicholas Jamaal Chubb is an American football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Chubb has been named to four Pro Bowls during his NFL career.
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Sonny Perdue
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- politicianbusinesspersonmilitary officer
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George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III is an American politician who served as the 31st United States secretary of agriculture from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 81st governor of Georgia from 2003 to 2011 and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 1991 to 2002.
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Will Muschamp
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- coachplayer of American football
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William Lawrence Muschamp is an American football coach and former player who is a defensive analyst at the University of Georgia. He previously served as the Bulldogs' co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach from 2022 to 2024. Before his time at Georgia, he served as head football coach at the University of Florida from 2011 to 2014 and at the University of South Carolina from 2016 to 2020.
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Missy Franklin
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- swimmer
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Melissa Franklin Johnson is an American former competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic medalist. She held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke (long course). As a member of the U.S. national swim team, she also held the world records in the 4×100-meter medley relay (short course and long course).
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Terrell Davis
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- player of American football
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Terrell Lamar Davis is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2001. He is the Broncos all-time leading rusher and still holds the record for most postseason single-season touchdowns (eight), which he achieved in 1997. He is also credited with starting the "Mile High Salute", a celebratory tradition among Denver Broncos players after scoring a touchdown. Davis was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Despite his short seven year tenure (with four full seasons), Davis is often regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time.
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Sony Michel
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied communication studies
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Sony Maurice Michel is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
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Parvati Shallow
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- boxerreality television participantactortelevision personality
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Parvati Shallow is an American television personality and was the $1 million winner of the reality television series Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites. She had previously competed in Survivor: Cook Islands in which she placed sixth, and later was the runner-up in Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. In 2020, she competed on the show's 40th season, Survivor: Winners at War, where she placed 15th. She is widely considered by fans and critics to be one of the most skilled contestants ever to participate.
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Champ Bailey
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Roland "Champ" Bailey Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he earned consensus All-American honors, and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 1999 NFL Draft.
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Charles Kelley
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- singer-songwritercomposermusiciansinger
- Biography
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Charles Burgess Kelley is an American musician who is the co-lead vocalist and founding member of the country music trio Lady A, which was formed in 2006 and are signed to Big Machine Records.
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Bill Berry
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied law
- Occupations
- songwritermusicianrecord producerfarmerdrummer
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William Thomas Berry is an American musician who was the drummer for the alternative rock band R.E.M. Although best known for his economical drumming style, Berry also played other instruments, including guitar, bass guitar and piano, both for songwriting and on R.E.M. albums. In 1995, Berry suffered a cerebral aneurysm onstage and collapsed. After a successful recovery he left the music industry two years later to become a farmer, and has since maintained a low profile, making sporadic reunions with R.E.M. and appearing on other artists' recordings. His departure made him the only member of the band to not remain with them during their entire run. Berry eventually returned to the industry in 2022.
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Mike Mills
- Occupations
- guitaristrecord producermusicianbassistkeyboardist
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Michael Edward Mills is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer who was a founding member of the alternative rock band R.E.M. Though known primarily as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist of R.E.M., his musical repertoire also includes keyboards and occasional lead vocals. He contributed to a majority of the band's musical compositions and is the only member to have had formal musical training.
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Alexander H. Stephens
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- politicianwriter
- Biography
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Alexander Hamilton Stephens was an American politician who served as the first and only vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented the state of Georgia in the United States House of Representatives before and after the Civil War.
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Johnny Isakson
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied in 1966
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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John Hardy Isakson was an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2005 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served in the Georgia legislature and the United States House of Representatives.
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Mary Katharine Ham
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- journalist
- Biography
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Mary Katharine Ham is an American journalist. She has been a contributing editor for Townhall and Hot Air, a writer at The Federalist, and a CNN contributor.
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Deborah Roberts
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Deborah Ann Roberts is an American television journalist for the ABC News division of the ABC broadcast television network.
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Jacob Eason
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jacob Henry Eason is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington and Georgia and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Jamie Gray Hyder
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- television actorvoice actorfilm actoractor
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Jamie Gray Hyder is an American actress and model. She performed voice and motion capture work for the role of Lieutenant Nora Salter in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and voice acted for the operator Roze in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. She also played Lucia Solano in season 2 of Graceland, and the werewolf Danielle in Seasons 5 and 6 of True Blood. Hyder starred as Detective Katriona "Kat" Tamin on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from 2019 to 2021.
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Deborah Norville
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- journalistbusinesspersontelevision journalist
- Biography
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Deborah Anne Norville is an American television journalist and businesswoman. Norville is the anchor of Inside Edition, a syndicated television news magazine, a position she has held since March 6, 1995. She markets and sells a line of yarns (Deborah Norville Collection) for knit and crochet enthusiasts, manufactured by Premier Yarns. Previously, she was an anchor and correspondent for CBS News and earlier co-host of Today on NBC. Her book Thank You Power was a New York Times best-seller.
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Alan Ball
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- executive producerwritershowrunnertelevision producerfilm director
- Biography
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Alan Erwin Ball is an American writer, director and producer.
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Todd Duffee
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Todd Duffee is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). He trains predominantly with the Combat Sports Academy and the American Kickboxing Academy in California. Duffee has also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Super Fight League in India, Jungle Fight in Brazil, and Dynamite!! 2010 in Japan. In addition to his mixed martial arts career he had a role in the 2010 film Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown as well as minor roles in both film and television. Duffee has also appeared on the front cover of Muscle & Fitness magazine.
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Maria Taylor
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Suzette Maria Taylor is an American sportscaster for NBC Sports. She has worked for ESPN and the SEC Network. She has covered college football, college volleyball, National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL), and men's and women's college basketball.
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Bill Anderson
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwritersongwriter
- Biography
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James William Anderson III, known professionally as Bill Anderson, is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television host. His soft-spoken singing voice was given the nickname "Whispering Bill" by music critics and writers. As a songwriter, his compositions have been covered by various music artists since the late 1950s, including Ray Price and George Strait.
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Bjørn Lomborg
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistwriterenvironmentalistecologist
- Biography
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Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish author and the president of the think tank Copenhagen Consensus Center. He is the former director of the Danish government's Environmental Assessment Institute (EAI) in Copenhagen. He became internationally known for his best-selling book The Skeptical Environmentalist (2001).
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Justin Houston
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Justin Donovan Houston is an American football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, where he earned All-American honors, and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he was also named to the All-Pro team in 2014. He also played for the Indianapolis Colts and Baltimore Ravens.
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Mecole Hardman
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Carey Mecole Hardman Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Chiefs in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft. He has won Super Bowl LIV, Super Bowl LVII, and Super Bowl LVIII with the Chiefs. In Super Bowl LVIII, Hardman scored the game-winning walk-off touchdown in overtime. Hardman has also briefly played for the New York Jets.
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Charles Alvin Beckwith
- Occupations
- military personnelsoldiermilitary officer
- Biography
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Charles Alvin "Charlie" Beckwith was a career United States Army Special Forces officer best remembered for creating Delta Force, the premier counterterrorism and asymmetric warfare unit of the United States Army, based on his experience serving with the British Special Air Service. He served in the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and the Vietnam War, and attained the rank of colonel before his retirement.
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Zell Miller
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1957 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1958 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- historianpoliticianuniversity teacherbusinessperson
- Biography
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Zell Bryan Miller was an American politician who served as a United States senator representing Georgia from 2000 to 2005 and as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Richard Russell Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1918 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 66th Governor of Georgia from 1931 to 1933 before serving in the United States Senate for almost 40 years, from 1933 to 1971. Russell was a founder and leader of the conservative coalition that dominated Congress from 1937 to 1963, and at his death was the most senior member of the Senate. He was for decades a leader of Southern opposition to the civil rights movement.
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Murphy Jensen
- Occupations
- television actortennis playerfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Murphy Jensen is an American former professional tennis player and Grand Slam doubles champion. He is the younger brother of former professional tennis player Luke Jensen, with whom he teamed to win the 1993 French Open Doubles title.
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San E
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Jung San, more commonly known by his stage name San E (Korean: 산이), is a South Korean rapper. He debuted in 2010 under JYP Entertainment, where he was the label's first solo rapper. He left the company in 2013 to sign with hip hop label Brand New Music. He left the company in 2018 and established hip hop label FameUs Entertainment in 2019.
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Shaunae Miller
- Occupations
- sprinter
- Biography
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Shaunae Miller-Uibo is a Bahamian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. She is a two-time Olympic champion after winning the women's 400 metres at the 2016 Rio Olympics and again at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Sonny Shroyer
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Otis Burt "Sonny" Shroyer Jr. is an American actor and singer who has appeared in various television and movie roles. He is known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate in the television series The Dukes of Hazzard. He also starred in the short-lived spin-off series Enos based around his Dukes of Hazzard character. Shroyer is married and has two sons, Chris and Mark.
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Dan Spivey
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Daniel Eugene Spivey is an American retired professional wrestler best known under the ring names "Dangerous" Dan Spivey, Dangerous Dan The Left Hand Man, Danny Spivey, Mr. America, and Waylon Mercy, initially working under the name Starship Eagle. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively for World Championship Wrestling, the World Wrestling Federation, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He retired from wrestling in 1995 due to injuries and now works in alcoholism counselling in his native Florida.
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Richard Seymour
- Occupations
- player of American footballpoker player
- Biography
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Richard Vershaun Seymour is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New England Patriots. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, and was drafted by the Patriots sixth overall in the 2001 NFL Draft.
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Washed Out
- Occupations
- singer-songwritercomposerrecord producersinger
- Biography
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Ernest Weatherly Greene Jr., known professionally as Washed Out, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Commonly associated with the chillwave genre in the 2010s, Pitchfork dubbed him "the godfather of chillwave".
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Mike Bobo
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Robert Michael Bobo is an American college football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Georgia Bulldogs. He was the head coach of the Colorado State Rams football team from 2015 to 2019.
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Travon Walker
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Yury Travon Walker is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, winning the 2022 National Championship prior to being selected first overall by the Jaguars in the 2022 NFL Draft.
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David Platt
- Occupations
- writerreligious writeruniversity teachertheologianpastor
- Biography
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David Joseph Platt is an American evangelical Baptist pastor. He was senior pastor at the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama, from 2006 to 2014. At the time he was the youngest megachurch pastor in the United States. From 2014 to 2017, Platt was president of the International Mission Board. He became pastor-teacher at McLean Bible Church in 2017. He is the author of the 2010 New York Times Best Seller Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream.
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Keith Robinson
- Occupations
- singerfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Keith Robinson is an American actor and R&B singer.
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Chip Caray
- Occupations
- sports commentatorsports announcer
- Biography
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Harry Christopher "Chip" Caray III is an American television broadcaster for Bally Sports Midwest coverage of St. Louis Cardinals baseball. He joined the Cardinals' broadcast team after leaving the Atlanta Braves, where he had served as the television play-by-play voice from 2005 to 2022. Chip is also known from his time as a broadcaster for the Fox Saturday Game of the Week and as the television play-by-play broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs from 1998 to 2004. He is the son of broadcaster Skip Caray and the grandson of broadcaster Harry Caray.
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Jordan Davis
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied religious studies
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jordan X. Davis is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, where he was a part of the team that won the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship while being named the Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy winner as a senior in 2021. Davis was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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T. Colin Campbell
- Occupations
- biochemistnutritionist
- Biography
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Thomas Colin Campbell is an American biochemist who specializes in the effect of nutrition on long-term health. He is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University.
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Geno Atkins
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Gene "Geno" Raynard Atkins Jr. is an American former football defensive tackle. He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Atkins has twice been selected as a first-team All-Pro, once been selected as a second-team All-Pro and is an eight-time Pro Bowler.
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George Pickens
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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George Malik Pickens Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Steelers in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Phil Gramm
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1967 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- university teacherentrepreneurwriterinternational forum participanteconomist
- Biography
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William Philip Gramm is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both chambers of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. Gramm was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1996 Republican Party presidential primaries against eventual nominee Bob Dole.
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Dave Haywood
- Occupations
- pianistsinger-songwriter
- Biography
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David Wesley Haywood is an American country musician and songwriter. He is one-third of the American country music band Lady A, in which he plays guitar, piano and mandolin, and sings backing vocals.
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Chee Soon Juan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chee Soon Juan is a Singaporean politician, activist, and former lecturer who has been appointed as Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party since 1993.
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IronE Singleton
- Occupations
- comedianfilm actortelevision actor
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Robert "IronE" Singleton is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Alton in The Blind Side and for starring as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas in the AMC series The Walking Dead. Since leaving the cast of The Walking Dead he has continued to be involved in fan events and conventions as well as developing his own one-man show Blindsided by The Walking Dead.
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Michael D. Steele
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Michael Dane Steele is a retired colonel of the United States Army. He was a company commander in the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment during the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) in Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent, which resulted in the now famous book and film Black Hawk Down, wherein he was portrayed by actor Jason Isaacs. He briefly appears in the documentary I Am an American Soldier.
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Stuart Woods
- Occupations
- novelistwriteractorsociologist
- Biography
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Stuart Woods was an American novelist, known best for his first novel Chiefs and his series of novels featuring the Stone Barrington character.
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Alec Ogletree
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Alec Ogletree is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Georgia and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He also played in the NFL for the New York Giants, New York Jets, and Chicago Bears.
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David Bruckner
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 46)
- Occupations
- film producerfilm directorscreenwriter
- Biography
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David Bruckner is an American film director. With Jacob Gentry and Dan Bush, he co-wrote and co-directed the 2007 horror film The Signal. Bruckner also co-wrote and directed the "Amateur Night" segment of the 2012 horror anthology film V/H/S, as well as directed the 2017 film The Ritual and the 2020 film The Night House.
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Jalen Carter
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jalen Da'Quan Carter is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, where he was a unanimous All-American in 2022 and a two-time CFP national champion before being selected by the Eagles ninth overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Franco Parisi
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied business administration
- Occupations
- economistpolitician
- Biography
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Franco Aldo Parisi Fernández is a Chilean business engineer and economist. He received recognition for doing radio and television programs about economy along with his brother Antonino Parisi, and has been nicknamed "the economist of the people". In 2012 he launched his independent candidacy for president for the 2013 elections in Chile. Parisi ideologically identifies himself as a social liberal. In November 2021 he reached the third place of votes in the first round of the presidential elections, behind José Antonio Kast and Gabriel Boric.
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Shuler Hensley
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Shuler Paul Hensley is an American singer and actor.
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Brandon Stanton
- Occupations
- bloggerphotographer
- Biography
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Brandon Stanton is an American author, photographer, and blogger. He is the author of Humans of New York, a photoblog and book. He was named to Time magazine's "30 Under 30 People Changing The World" list.
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Allison Schmitt
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Allison Rodgers Schmitt is an American competition swimmer who specializes in freestyle events. She is a four-time Olympian and a ten-time Olympic medalist.
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Reshad Jones
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Reshad Monquez Jones is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the Georgia Bulldogs. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
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James Cook
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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James Dalvin Cook is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
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Saxby Chambliss
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1966 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Clarence Saxby Chambliss is an American lawyer and retired politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2003.
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Lera Lynn
- Occupations
- songwritercomposerfilm actorsinger
- Biography
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Lera Lynn is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
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Dina Titus
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1973 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Alice Constandina "Dina" Titus is an American political scientist and politician who has been the United States representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district since 2013. She served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011, when she was defeated by Joe Heck. Titus is a member of the Democratic Party. She served in the Nevada Senate and was its minority leader from 1993 to 2009. Before her election to Congress, Titus was a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where she taught American and Nevada government for 30 years. She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.
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Nic Claxton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nicolas Devir Claxton is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Sepp Straka
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Josef "Sepp" Straka is an Austrian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won twice.
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Tae Crowder
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied international relations
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Dequartavous "Tae" Crowder is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Georgia. He was selected by the New York Giants with the final pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, making him that draft's Mr. Irrelevant.
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Trey Thompkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Howard Samuel "Trey" Thompkins III is an American professional basketball. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays at the power forward position for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.
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Brock Bowers
- Years
- 2002-.. (age 22)
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied engineering
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Brock Allen Bowers is an American football tight end. He played college football at Georgia, where he was a two-time national champion and John Mackey Award winner and holds the school record for single-season receiving touchdowns with 13. A three-time All-American with Georgia, Bowers has been cited as among the greatest tight ends in college football history.
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Jared Walsh
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jared James Walsh is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder in the Texas Rangers organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
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Hamilton Jordan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan was an American politician who served as Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter.
