100 Notable alumni of
University of Georgia
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The University of Georgia is 96th 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
- Occupations
- film actorsingerstage actortelevision 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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- professional wrestlersports commentatorpodcasterAmerican football playeractor
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William Scott Goldberg, often known mononymously as Goldberg, is an American professional wrestler, actor and former American football defensive tackle. He is signed to WWE, where he is set to retire in 2025. He is best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1996 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, sometimes referred to 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 and 2024.
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Kyle Chandler
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- television producervoice actortelevision directorfilm producerfilm actor
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Kyle Martin Chandler is an American actor. He received critical acclaim for his performance as Eric Taylor in the NBC series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2011.
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Ryan Seacrest
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- television presentervoice actoractortelevision actortelevision producer
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Ryan John Seacrest is an American television presenter and producer. Seacrest is the host of Wheel of Fortune, having hosted since replacing long-time host Pat Sajak in September 2024. Seacrest co-hosted and served as executive producer of Live with Kelly and Ryan, and has hosted other media including American Idol, American Top 40, and On Air with Ryan Seacrest. He became co-host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve in 2005, and became the sole host following Clark's death in 2012.
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Matthew Stafford
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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John Matthew Stafford is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected first overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2009 NFL draft. Ranking in the top ten of all time in pass attempts, pass completions, passing yards and passing touchdowns, Stafford is currently sixth 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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Andy Roddick
- Occupations
- actortennis player
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Andrew Stephen Roddick is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 2003. Roddick won 32 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including a major at the 2003 US Open and five Masters events, and led the United States to the 2007 Davis Cup title. He was the runner-up at four other majors (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to rival Roger Federer each time.
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Anthony Edwards
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Anthony 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, Edwards played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected with the first overall pick by the Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft. He is a three-time NBA All-Star and won a gold medal on the 2024 U.S. Olympic team.
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Michael Stipe
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied visual arts, photography, and art of painting
- Occupations
- singer-songwriter
- Biography
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John Michael Stipe is an American singer, songwriter and artist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the alternative rock band R.E.M.
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Josh Holloway
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- film produceractorfilm actormodeltelevision actor
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Joshua Lee Holloway is an American actor. He is 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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Omari Hardwick
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- television actorstage actorfilm produceractor
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Omari Latif Hardwick is an American actor known for his starring role as James St. Patrick / Ghost, 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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Wayne Knight
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- stage actorsingeractortelevision actorfilm 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). Knight 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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John Isner
- Occupations
- 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). Considered one of the best servers ever to play on the ATP Tour, Isner achieved his career-high singles ranking in July 2018 by virtue of his first Masters 1000 crown at the 2018 Miami Open and a semifinal appearance at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. He also twice reached the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2011 and 2018, the latter of which helped qualify him for an ATP Finals appearance later that year. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, he played the longest professional tennis match in history, requiring five sets and 183 games to defeat Nicolas Mahut in a match which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes, and was played over the course of three days. Isner holds the record for hitting the ATP's fastest official serve ever and third-fastest on record in tennis at 157.2 mph or 253 km/h during his first-round 2016 Davis Cup match. He has the most aces in the history of the ATP Tour, having served 14,470, as of August 31, 2023. Isner retired from professional tennis following the 2023 US Open.
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Trisha Yearwood
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- actorsingersongwritertelevision actorwriter
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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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Matt Lanter
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- actorfilm actormodeltelevision actorvoice 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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Justin Fields
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied in 2018-2019
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Justin Skyler Fields is an American professional football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Georgia Bulldogs, he played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he was twice named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and appeared in the 2021 National Championship Game.
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Todd Gurley
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Todd Jerome Gurley II is an American former professional 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
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision presenter
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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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- actorsingertelevision actor
- Biography
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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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Dominique Wilkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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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 in Hawks franchise history, with 26.4 points per game.
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Alton Brown
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- musicianactorchefcinematographerwriter
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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
- American football player
- Biography
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Stetson Fleming Bennett IV is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Jones College Bobcats and Georgia Bulldogs. 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, Matt Leinart, Tommie Frazier, and Steve Davis as the only quarterbacks to win consecutive NCAA national championships.
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Brian Kemp
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- politician
- Biography
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Brian Porter Kemp is an American politician serving as the 83rd governor of Georgia since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Kemp served as the state's 27th Secretary of State from 2010 to 2018, and as a member of the Georgia State Senate from 2003 to 2007. He is the first Republican since Reconstruction to be elected governor of Georgia who was not formerly a Democrat.
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Jake Fromm
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied in 2017
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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William Jacob Fromm is an American professional football quarterback for the Detroit Lions (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Fromm has also been a member of the New York Giants and Washington Commanders.
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Kentavious Tannell Caldwell-Pope, also known by his initials KCP, is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic 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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Sally Yates
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in journalism
- Occupations
- lawyerofficial
- 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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Hines Ward
- Occupations
- American football playersports executiverestaurateur
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Hines Edward Ward Jr. is an American football coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for Arizona State. He played as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) after being selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1998 NFL draft. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Danger Mouse
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- recording artistrapperrecord producersinger-songwriterdisc jockey
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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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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 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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Forrest Griffin
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- mixed martial arts fighterwriter
- Biography
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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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Nick Chubb
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied agricultural economics
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Nicholas Jamaal Chubb is an American professional 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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Parvati Shallow
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- reality television participantboxertelevision personalityactor
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Parvati Shallow is an American television personality, having appeared as a contestant on four seasons of the reality game show Survivor. She was the winner of Survivor: Micronesia — Fans vs. Favorites, competing as a Favorite, having 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, in which she placed 15th. She is set to compete in her 5th season of Survivor, in the upcoming Australia V The World season of Australian Survivor, which is set to air in 2025.
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Sonny Perdue
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- businesspersonpoliticianmilitary officer
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George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III is an American politician, veterinarian, and businessman 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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- American football playercoach
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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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Terrell Davis
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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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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Missy Franklin
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Melissa Franklin Johnson is an American former competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist. She held the world record in the 200-meter backstroke (long course) from 2012 to 2019. 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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Sony Michel
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied communication studies
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Sony Michel is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. 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. During his first season with the Patriots, he was a member of the team that won Super Bowl LIII, and scored the game's only touchdown. After two more seasons with the Patriots, Michel spent the 2021 season with Los Angeles Rams, winning Super Bowl LVI, and his final season with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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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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Champ Bailey
- Occupations
- American football player
- 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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Bill Berry
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied law
- Occupations
- record producercomposerfilm actordrummerfarmer
- Biography
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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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Charles Kelley
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- musiciancomposersinger-songwritersinger
- 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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Mike Mills
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- pianistkeyboardistrecord producercomposerbassist
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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, guitar 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
- Occupations
- writerpolitician
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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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Mary Katharine Ham
- Occupations
- 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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Jamie Gray Hyder
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actortelevision 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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Mecole Hardman
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Carey Mecole Hardman Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs 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 also had a brief stint with the New York Jets.
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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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Alan Ball
- Occupations
- screenwriterplaywrightfilm directortelevision producershowrunner
- Biography
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Alan Erwin Ball is an American writer and director for film and television. Ball is best known for writing the screenplay for the dramedy film American Beauty (1999), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He also created the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005) and True Blood (2008–2014), and served as an executive producer on the Cinemax action drama series Banshee (2013–2016). He wrote and directed the films Towelhead (2007) and Uncle Frank (2020).
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Deborah Norville
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- businesspersonjournalisttelevision 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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Jacob Eason
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jacob Henry Eason is an American professional football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Washington Huskies and Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Johnny Isakson
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied in 1966
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- 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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Tara Davis-Woodhall
- Occupations
- long jumperathletics competitor
- Biography
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Tara Davis-Woodhall is an American track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in women's long jump at the 2024 Summer Olympics and also a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. In 2017, she set the American junior women's record in the indoor long jump, and placed 6th in the women's long jump final at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Davis-Woodhall is also a hurdler.
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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 2011 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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Bill Anderson
- Occupations
- singer-songwritersingersongwriter
- Biography
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James William Anderson III 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
- ecologistenvironmentalistwritereconomistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish political scientist, 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
- American football player
- Biography
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Justin Donovan Houston is an American professional football linebacker. 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, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins.
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Charles Alvin Beckwith
- Occupations
- soldiermilitary personnelmilitary officer
- Biography
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Charlie Alvin 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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Richard Russell Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1918 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Richard Brevard Russell Jr. was an American politician. A Southern Democrat, 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 a leader of Southern opposition to the civil rights movement for decades.
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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
- university teacherpoliticianhistorianbusinessperson
- 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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Murphy Jensen
- Occupations
- film actortennis playertelevision 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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George Pickens
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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George Malik Pickens Jr. is an American professional football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia and was selected by the Steelers in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Travon Walker
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Yury Travon Walker is an American professional football defensive end 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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Sonny Shroyer
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- 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 best 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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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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San E
- Occupations
- singer
- Biography
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Jung San, more commonly known by his stage name San E (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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James Cook
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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James Dalvin Cook is an American professional football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Bills in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft. Cook is the younger brother of fellow NFL running back Dalvin Cook.
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Richard Seymour
- Occupations
- poker playerAmerican football 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) for the New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders. 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
- record producercomposersinger-songwritersinger
- 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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Brock Bowers
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied engineering
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Brock Allen Bowers is an American professional football tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Bowers played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was a three-time All-American, two-time John Mackey Award winner, and won two national championships. He was selected by the Raiders in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft, setting rookie season records for receptions in a season and the most receiving yards by a tight end, earning Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors in the process.
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Mike Bobo
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Robert Michael Bobo is an American college football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Georgia, his alma mater. He was the head coach at Colorado State from 2015 to 2019. Bobo is known for his pro-style type offensive schemes which cater to the ability to control clock and create long methodical drives.
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Ladd McConkey
- Years
- 2001-.. (age 24)
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied finance
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Andrew Ladd McConkey is an American professional football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, winning two national championships and the 2023 Wuerffel Trophy. He was selected by the Chargers in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.
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David Platt
- Occupations
- pastortheologianuniversity teacherreligious writerwriter
- 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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Jalen Carter
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jalen Da'Quan Carter is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, 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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Keith Robinson
- Occupations
- film actorsingertelevision actor
- Biography
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Keith Robinson is an American actor and R&B singer.
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Chip Caray
- Occupations
- sports announcersports commentator
- 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, the grandson of broadcaster Harry Caray, and the father of broadcaster Chris Caray.
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T. Colin Campbell
- Occupations
- nutritionistbiochemist
- 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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Phil Gramm
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1967 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianuniversity teacherwriterentrepreneur
- 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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Geno Atkins
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Gene Reynard Atkins Jr. is an American former professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL draft. Atkins was twice selected as a first-team All-Pro, once selected as a second-team, and is also an eight-time Pro Bowler.
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Dave Haywood
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterpianist
- 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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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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IronE Singleton
- Occupations
- film actorcomediantelevision actor
- Biography
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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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David Bruckner
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 47)
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm directorfilm producer
- 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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Chee Soon Juan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Chee Soon Juan is a Singaporean politician, activist, and former lecturer who was appointed Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) in 1993.
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Stuart Woods
- Occupations
- writernovelistsociologistactor
- Biography
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Stuart Woods was an American novelist, known best for his first novel Chiefs and his series of novels featuring protagonist Stone Barrington.
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Shuler Hensley
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Shuler Paul Hensley is an American singer and actor.
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Alec Ogletree
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Alec Ogletree is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). 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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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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Franco Parisi
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied business administration
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- 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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Reshad Jones
- Occupations
- American football player
- 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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Saxby Chambliss
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1966 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- 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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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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Brandon Stanton
- Occupations
- photographerblogger
- 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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Lera Lynn
- Occupations
- film actorcomposersongwritersinger
- Biography
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Lera Lynn is an American singer, songwriter, and musician.
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Chris Conley
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Christian Conley is an American professional football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Georgia. He was selected in the third round of the 2015 NFL draft by the Kansas City Chiefs and has also played in the NFL for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, and Tennessee Titans.
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Dina Titus
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- In 1973 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Alice Constandina "Dina" Titus is an American 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). She was the Democratic nominee for governor of Nevada in 2006.
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Trey Thompkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Howard Samuel "Trey" Thompkins III is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he play at the power forward position for Básquet Coruña of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
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Tae Crowder
- Enrolled in the University of Georgia
- Studied international relations
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Dequartavous "Tae" Crowder is an American professional football linebacker for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). 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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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 three times.
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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 who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers.
