100 Notable alumni of
University of Idaho
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The University of Idaho is 698th in the world, 259th in North America, and 239th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Idaho sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Sarah Palin
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- 1986-1987 graduated with bachelor's degree in journalism
- Occupations
- autobiographermodelanti-vaccine activistpolitician
- Biography
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Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator, and author who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee under U.S. senator John McCain.
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Mark Felt
- Occupations
- juristlawyerwhistleblowerpolitician
- Biography
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William Mark Felt Sr. was an American law enforcement officer who worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1942 to 1973 and was known for his role in uncovering the Watergate scandal. Felt was an FBI special agent who eventually rose to the position of Deputy Director, the Bureau's second-highest-ranking post. Felt worked in several FBI field offices prior to his promotion to the Bureau's headquarters. In 1980, he was convicted of having violated the civil rights of people thought to be associated with members of the Weather Underground, by ordering FBI agents to break into their homes and search the premises as part of an attempt to prevent bombings. He was ordered to pay a fine, but was pardoned by President Ronald Reagan during his appeal.
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Bill Fagerbakke
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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William Fagerbakke is an American actor. He voices Patrick Star in the SpongeBob SquarePants franchise, and played Michael "Dauber" Dybinski on the sitcom Coach. He also appeared in 12 episodes of the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Marshall Eriksen's father Marvin.
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Lou Dobbs
- Occupations
- news presentertelevision presenterwriterjournalistradio personality
- Biography
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Louis Carl Dobbs was an American conservative political commentator, author, and television host who presented Moneyline (later Lou Dobbs Tonight) from 1980 to 2009 and 2011 to 2021. From 2021 until his death, he hosted The Great America Show on iHeartRadio and loudobbs.com.
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Mark Schlereth
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mark Fremont Schlereth is an American former professional football player who is a television and radio sportscaster. Schlereth played guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons (1989–2000) with the Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos. He is currently a football analyst for Fox Sports, appearing on FS1, and other programs. He also co-hosted Sedano & Stink with Jorge Sedano from 7–10 p.m. ET on ESPN Radio until late March 2015 when he left the program to pursue other broadcast opportunities. He also appeared on the soap opera Guiding Light, and 2012's Red Dawn remake.
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Larry Craig
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- farmerhusbandry workerpolitician
- Biography
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Lawrence Edwin Craig is an American retired politician from the state of Idaho. A member of the Republican Party, Craig represented Idaho in the United States Senate from 1991 to 2009 and represented Idaho's 1st district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1991.
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Jim Risch
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- In 1965 graduated with Bachelor of Science in forestry
- In 1968 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Elroy Risch is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Kempthorne and Butch Otter, and briefly as governor between their terms.
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Douglas Wilson
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 73)
- Occupations
- theologian
- Biography
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Douglas James Wilson is an American conservative Reformed and evangelical Christian theologian and pastor. Wilson leads Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, in which capacity he has taken leading roles in the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches and the classical Christian education movement. He is a public proponent of postmillennialism, Christian nationalism, covenant theology, and biblical patriarchy.
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Gordon Herbert
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Gordon Walter Herbert is a Canadian and Finnish professional basketball coach and former player. Herbert is currently serving as the head coach of Canada national team. He was previously named the head coach of the Germany national team in 2021 and guided them to a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 2022, and to the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
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Doug Nussmeier
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Douglas Keith Nussmeier is an American professional football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). Nussmeier played college football for the Idaho Vandals football, winning the Walter Payton Award as the most outstanding offensive player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL draft. He finished his playing career with the CFL's BC Lions. Prior to joining the Saints’ coaching staff, he served as the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Jerry Kramer
- Occupations
- television presenterauthorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Gerald Louis Kramer is an American former professional football player, author and sports commentator. He played 11 years as a guard and kicker with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Kristin Armstrong
- Occupations
- sport cyclist
- Biography
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Kristin Armstrong Savola is a former professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the women's individual time trial in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for Cervélo TestTeam in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar (NRC) and UCI Women's World Cup. She announced a return to competitive cycling beginning in the 2011 season, competing for Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 at the Redlands Classic.
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Brad Little
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bradley Jay Little is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2009 to 2019 and as an Idaho state senator from 2001 to 2009.
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Dan O'Brien
- Occupations
- combined track and field event athletedecathlete
- Biography
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Daniel Dion O'Brien is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist. He won the Olympic title in 1996, three consecutive world championships (1991, 1993, 1995), and set the world record in 1992.
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Scott Linehan
- Occupations
- head coachAmerican football playerAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Scott Thomas Linehan is an American football coach who serves as a senior offensive assistant for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He recently was an offensive analyst at Montana. He was the passing game coordinator for LSU in 2020. He was previously the head coach of the St. Louis Rams and the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions. Prior to becoming an NFL coach in 2002, Linehan was a college assistant coach for 13 seasons.
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Edward Elmer Smith
- Occupations
- novelistscience fiction writerwriter
- Biography
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Edward Elmer Smith was an American food engineer (specializing in doughnut and pastry mixes) and science-fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series. He is sometimes called the father of space opera.
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Gus Johnson
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Gus "Honeycomb" Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA). A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), 235-pound (107 kg) forward who occasionally played center, Johnson spent nine seasons with the Baltimore Bullets before he split his final campaign between the Phoenix Suns and Indiana Pacers, where he won the ABA championship in his final game. Johnson did not come into the NBA until he was almost 25-years old. He was a five-time NBA All-Star by age 33, before chronic knee issues took their toll late in his career.
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James F. Amos
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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James F. "Jim" Amos is a retired United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 35th commandant of the Marine Corps. As a naval aviator, Amos commanded the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing during the Iraq War in 2003 and 2006. He served as the 31st assistant commandant of the Marine Corps from 2008 to 2010, and was the first Marine Corps aviator to serve as commandant. He retired from the Marine Corps in December 2014.
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Jake Luton
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jake Luton is an American professional football quarterback. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft. He played college football for the Idaho Vandals, Ventura Pirates, and Oregon State Beavers.
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Joachim B. Olsen
- Occupations
- politicianathletics competitor
- Biography
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Joachim Brøchner Olsen is a Danish former politician and former world class shot putter. He was elected to the Danish parliament at the 2011 election, representing the Liberal Alliance in the Greater Copenhagen constituency.
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Robert L. Ghormley
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander, South Pacific Area during World War II. Ghormley was long considered to be an ineffective leader–overly cautious, pessimistic, and even defeatist–but recent scholarship has argued that while he may not have been an inspiring leader, he performed well enough under difficult circumstances.
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Dirk Kempthorne
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- Studied in 1976
- Occupations
- assistantpoliticianexecutive vice presidentcampaign managerbusiness executive
- Biography
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Dirk Arthur Kempthorne is an American politician who served as the 49th U.S. secretary of the interior from 2006 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and the 30th governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006.
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Seanbaby
- Years
- 1976-.. (age 50)
- Occupations
- comedy writer
- Biography
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Sean Patrick Reiley, better known as Seanbaby, is an American writer and video-game designer best known for his comedy website and frequent contributions to video game media outlets Electronic Gaming Monthly and 1UP.com, as well as the humor website Cracked.com.
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Guy McPherson
- Occupations
- writerecologist
- Biography
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Guy R. McPherson is an American scientist, professor emeritus of natural resources and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. He is known for inventing and promoting fringe theories (roughly synonymous with the term pseudo-scholarship) such as Near-Term Human Extinction (NTHE), which predicts human extinction by 2026.
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Paul W. Tibbets IV
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- Graduated with Master of Science in human factors engineering
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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Paul Warfield Tibbets IV is a former United States Air Force brigadier general. He is the grandson of Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the pilot of the aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. He was the Deputy Director for Nuclear Operations in the Global Operations Directorate of the United States Strategic Command, where he was responsible for the nuclear mission of the nation's ballistic missile submarines, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers. During his career he participated in Operation Allied Force in the Balkans and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, and was one of the few pilots qualified to fly all three of the USAF's strategic bombers: the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit and the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. In June 2015, he assumed command of the 509th Bomb Wing. In July 2017, he became Deputy Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana.
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Shiloh Keo
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Shiloh Keo is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). Selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft, he played college football for the Idaho Vandals.
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Steve Symms
- Occupations
- military officerpoliticianlobbyistjournalistaircraft pilot
- Biography
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Steven Douglas Symms was an American politician and lobbyist who served as a four-term congressman (1973–1981) and two-term U.S. Senator (1981–1993), representing Idaho. He later became a partner at Parry, Romani, DeConcini & Symms, a lobbying firm in Washington, D.C.
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Terrel Bell
- Occupations
- university teachereducatorpolitician
- Biography
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Terrel Howard Bell was the secretary of education in the cabinet of President Ronald Reagan. He was the second secretary of education, following Shirley Hufstedler.
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Claude King
- Occupations
- songwriteractorsingermusician
- Biography
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Claude King was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 1962 million-selling hit, "Wolverton Mountain".
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Philip Habib
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Philip Charles Habib was an American career diplomat active from 1949 to 1987.
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Mike O'Callaghan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Donal Neil "Mike" O'Callaghan was an American politician and educator who served as the 23rd Governor of Nevada from 1971 to 1979. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Phil Batt
- Occupations
- musicianpolitician
- Biography
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Philip Eugene Batt was an American politician who served as the 29th Governor of Idaho from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Batt had previously served as the 35th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, Chair of the Idaho Republican Party, and as a member of the Idaho Legislature.
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David H. Bieter
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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David Harold Bieter is an American politician and attorney who served as mayor of Boise from 2004 to 2020. A Democrat, Bieter was the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. According to The New York Times, he was the only Basque-speaking mayor in the United States as of 2012. His father, Pat Bieter, was also a local politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives.
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William Agee
- Occupations
- businesspersonchief executive officer
- Biography
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William McReynolds Agee was an American business executive. In 1976 at age 38, he was appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Bendix Corporation. From 1988 to 1995, Agee was the chairman, president, and CEO of Morrison-Knudsen.
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Keith Harvey Miller
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Keith Harvey Miller was an American Republican politician from Alaska. Miller was the second secretary of state of Alaska under Walter Hickel. He became the third governor of Alaska after Hickel’s resignation to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Under his tenure, Alaska came into sudden wealth after an oil lease sale on the North Slope created a revenue of $900 million.
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Megan Griffiths
- Occupations
- cinematographerscreenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Megan Griffiths is an American film and television director who resides in Seattle, and is a board member of Northwest Film Forum.
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Jeffrey Ashby
- Occupations
- astronautmilitary officer
- Biography
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Jeffrey Shears Ashby is an American mechanical engineer, and former naval officer and aviator, test pilot and NASA astronaut, a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. He is a retired Captain in the U.S. Navy. He currently works for Blue Origin as chief of mission assurance.
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Bill Stoneman
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Hambly Stoneman III is an American former professional baseball player and executive who, during his eight-year (1967–1974) pitching career in Major League Baseball, threw two no-hitters; then, as general manager of the Anaheim Angels (1999–2007), presided over the franchise's first-ever World Series championship in 2002. He later served briefly as the Angels' interim general manager from July 1 to October 4 of 2015.
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Michael Kirk
- Occupations
- film screenwritertelevision directorfilm producerfilm directorjournalist
- Biography
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Michael Kirk is a documentary filmmaker and the original senior producer of Frontline, PBS' flagship documentary series, from its inception in 1983 until the fall of 1987, when he created his own production company: the Kirk Documentary Group. He is a former Nieman Fellow in Journalism at Harvard University and has produced more than 200 national television programs covering salient stories in America's history for just over 4 decades.
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Leonard J. Arrington
- Occupations
- historianbiographer
- Biography
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Leonard James Arrington was an American author, academic and the founder of the Mormon History Association (MHA). He is known as the "Dean of Mormon History" and "the Father of Mormon History" because of his contributions to the field. From 1972 to 1982, he was Church Historian for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the first non-general authority to fill the assignment since it began in 1842. He was director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History from 1982 until 1986.
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Frank Shrontz
- Biography
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Frank Anderson Shrontz was an American corporate executive and government official. He was chief executive officer and chairman of the Boeing Company. He also served in the United States Department of Defense during the presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
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Harry Huskey
- Occupations
- computer scientistengineeruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Harry Douglas Huskey was an American computer design pioneer.
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Dave Upthegrove
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- Graduated with graduate certificate
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Paul Upthegrove is an American politician who is currently serving as the 17th Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands since 2025. He previously was a member of the King County Council, representing the 5th district from 2014 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 33rd district from 2002 to 2013.
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Herman Welker
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Herman Orville Welker was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957.
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Bill Sali
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- In 1984 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Thomas Sali is an American lawyer and politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. A Republican, he served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Idaho's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2009. Sali previously served in the Idaho Legislature as a member of the House.
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Kelli Johnson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kelli Johnson is an American journalist and former sports anchor on NBC Sports Bay Area in San Francisco, California. She provided coverage on the Golden State Warriors and San Francisco Giants as well as other teams. She co-hosted the shows SportsNet Central and The Happy Hour. Growing up in Moscow, Idaho, she played basketball for University of Idaho and went into sports broadcasting with various places such as Medford, Oregon; Austin, Texas; and St. Louis, Missouri. With Comcast, she worked with Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic in the Washington D.C. region, Comcast SportsNet Houston, and eventually NBC Sports Bay Area.
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Danielle J. Forrest
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Danielle Jo Forrest, formerly known as Danielle Jo Hunsaker, is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Forrest was previously an Oregon state court judge for the Washington County Circuit Court from 2017 to 2019.
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Victor Sanders
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Victor Sanders is an American basketball player for Parma of the VTB United League. He competed in college for Idaho.
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Angela Whyte
- Occupations
- hurdler
- Biography
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Angela Whyte is a Canadian hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She is a three-time Olympian (2004, 2008, and 2016) in the 100m hurdles at the Summer Olympics. She has won multiple medals at both the Pan American Games and the Commonwealth Games in the 100 metres hurdles. She was a four-time All-American and a five-time Big West Conference champion in two years of competition at the University of Idaho and holds school records in the sprints, hurdles, jumps, multi-events and relays at both Idaho and the University of New Mexico. She also holds two Big West records in the 100m hurdles. She is currently an assistant track and field coach at Washington State University.
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JuJu Hughes
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Juwuane "JuJu" Hughes is an American professional football safety. He played college football at Fresno State.
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Rebecca Zanetti
- Occupations
- writereditor-in-chiefnovelistlawyer
- Biography
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Rebecca Zanetti is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and romantic suspense.
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Mary Brooks
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mary Elizabeth Thomas Peavey Brooks was an American politician. She directed the United States Mint from September 1969 to February 1977.
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Mao Tosi
- Occupations
- basketball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Falemao "Mao" Tosi is a former American football player, a defensive tackle for two seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is the only Samoan to date to be named Alaska's high school basketball player of the year.
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Jim Norton
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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James Charles Norton was an American professional football safety and punter who played for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL). An original member of the Oilers franchise, he played in their first nine seasons from 1960 to 1968. Norton was an AFL All-Star for three seasons and holds the franchise record for career interceptions. His jersey No. 43 was the first of eight retired by the Oilers/Titans franchise.
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Edward Lodge
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Edward James Lodge is an American jurist who is an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho in Boise, Idaho.
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William Conan Davis
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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William Conan Davis was a professor emeritus and was chair of natural sciences at St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas. The William C. Davis Science Building is named in his honor.
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Lawrence H. Gipson
- Occupations
- historianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Lawrence Henry Gipson was an American historian, who won the 1950 Bancroft Prize and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for History for volumes of his magnum opus, the fifteen-volume history of "The British Empire Before the American Revolution", published 1936–70. He was a leader of the "Imperial school" of historians who studied the British Empire from the perspective of London, and generally praised the administrative efficiency and political fairness of the Empire.
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Bernard Lo
- Occupations
- television presenter
- Biography
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Bernard Lo is a former television news anchor and talk show host.
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Kyle Barone
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kyle James Barone is an American basketball player who played for the Saga Ballooners of the B2 League. He was the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a senior in 2012–13 after leading the WAC in scoring (18.2) and rebounding (10.9) in conference games. Barone became the first player from the University of Idaho to be named the men's basketball player of the year in the WAC.
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Tzvetelina Yanchulova
- Occupations
- beach volleyball player
- Biography
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Tzvetelina "Lina" Yanchulova, also known as Lina Taylor, is a Bulgarian beach volleyball player. She represented her nation Bulgaria in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), along with her partner and younger sister Petia. As a junior player in her native Bulgaria, Yanchulova became a four-time National Champion with her club Levski. She trained for most of her beach volleyball sporting career in San Diego, California, United States, while directing and coaching at Coast Volleyball Club.
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Robert J. Lamphere
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Robert J. Lamphere was a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) involved in the cases of atomic spies Klaus Fuchs, Harry Gold, Julius Rosenberg, and Ethel Rosenberg, as well as British spy Kim Philby. "He had a hand in every major Soviet spy case from the end of World War II through the mid-1950s."
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Erik C. Peterson
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in cartography
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Erik C. Peterson is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who last served as the deputy chief of staff for programs of the United States Army from 2021 to 2024. Previously, he was director of force development of the same directorate, and prior to that was the Commanding General of First Army Division West.
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H. Rex Lee
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hyrum Rex Lee was an American government employee and diplomat who was the last unelected governor of American Samoa. Lee served as governor from 1961 to 1967, and again briefly from 1977 to 1978. Governor Lee's administration from 1961 to 1967 saw the establishment of schools, a new airport, roads, Rainmaker Hotel, an educational television system, new harbor facilities, and a fisheries cannery. Tourism boomed and there was an increasing acceptance of Western institutions, lifestyles, and ideas. Many residents relocated to California and Hawai'i or joined the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Bret Ingalls
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Bret Alexander Ingalls is an American football coach. He is currently an offensive analyst at the University of Michigan, a position he has held since 2022. Ingalls was an assistant coach with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) from 2009 to 2016. He also served as an offensive coordinator at San Diego State University, the University of Louisville, Northern Iowa University, and the University of Idaho between 1992 and 2003.
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Hawthorne C. Gray
- Occupations
- balloonist
- Biography
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Hawthorne Charles Gray was a captain in the United States Army Air Corps. On May 4, 1927, he succeeded in setting a new altitude record in a silk, rubberized, and aluminum-coated balloon launched from Scott Field near Belleville, Illinois, reaching a human world altitude record of 42,470 ft (12.94 km). This record was not recognized by the FAI because Gray parachuted out of the balloon and did not land with his vehicle as per FAI rules. On November 4, 1927, Gray broke his own record by reaching more than 43,000 ft (13.1 km), but died during his descent after his oxygen supply became depleted. The record was recognized by the National Aeronautical Association, but not by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale because the dead aeronaut "was not in personal possession of his instruments." Gray was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his three ascents on March 9, May 4 and November 4.
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Kaniel Dickens
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kaniel Dickens is an American former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Utah Jazz in the second round (50th pick overall) in the 2000 NBA draft.
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T. J. Conley
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Timothy Joseph Conley Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a punter in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Idaho Vandals and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Jets in 2009.
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Orval H. Hansen
- Occupations
- military officerlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Orval Howard Hansen was an American politician who served as a congressman from Idaho. He served three terms as a Republican in the House from 1969 to 1975, representing the state's 2nd district.
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Art Anderson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Arthur Anthony Anderson was a professional American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He is one of the few tackles to prevent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Deacon Jones from accomplishing any sacks in a game (1961 season). His teammates on the Chicago Bears under George Halas included Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Stan Jones (his close friend), Doug Atkins, and 1961 rookie Mike Ditka.
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Pat Bailey
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Patrick Bailey is an American former college baseball coach. He served as the head coach of the NCAA Division III George Fox Bruins (1996–2007). He was then the interim coach of the Oregon State Beavers (2019), and its assistant coach the following year. In 2020 it was announced that Bailey would not be returning to the Beavers' coaching staff in 2021.
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Benjamin R. Merkle
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 54)
- Biography
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Benjamin R. Merkle is president of New Saint Andrews College, a Christian college in Idaho, United States.
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Ken Schrom
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kenneth Marvin Schrom is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher and current minor league executive.
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Bob Twiggs
- Occupations
- university teacherscientistengineer
- Biography
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Robert J. Twiggs is an American professor of Astronautics and Space Science at Morehead State University. He is responsible, along with Jordi Puig-Suari of California Polytechnic State University, for co-inventing the CubeSat reference design for miniaturized satellites which became an Industry Standard for design and deployment of the satellites.
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Arden L. Bement, Jr
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Arden Lee Bement Jr. is an American engineer and scientist and has served in executive positions in government, industry and academia.
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Dennis Eichhorn
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Dennis P. Eichhorn was an American writer, best known for his adult-oriented autobiographical comic book series Real Stuff. His stories, often involving sex, drugs, and alcohol, have been compared to those of Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, and Charles Bukowski.
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Mike McKevitt
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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James Douglas "Mike" McKevitt was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Colorado from 1971 to 1973.
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Bart Davis
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bart McKay Davis is an American attorney and politician who is serving as the United States attorney for the District of Idaho since October 10, 2025. He previously served as the U.S. attorney from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate, representing District 33 from 2002 to 2017. He represented District 29 from 1998 to 2002. During his time in the Idaho Senate, he served as state senate majority leader.
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Hamer H. Budge
- Occupations
- lawyerjudgepolitician
- Biography
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Hamer Harold Budge was an American attorney politician. He was a five-term congressman from Idaho and later chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Gladys Lehman
- Occupations
- television writerscreenwriterfilm screenwriter
- Biography
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Gladys Lehman was a prolific American screenwriter who had a long career in Hollywood.
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Dell Bull
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Dell David Bull is a retired United States Navy Rear Admiral and Naval Flight Officer bombardier/navigator currently assigned as Deputy Director for Operations and Intelligence Integration at the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization (JIDO). He previously served as Special Assistant for Naval Air Systems Command in Washington, D.C. From July 2015 to June 2017, Bull was Chief of Naval Air Training at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.
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Mary Dye
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mary Lurintha "Mary Lou" Dye is an American politician from Washington. She is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives from District 9.
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Jesse Walters
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Jesse Raymond Walters Jr. is a former justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, a member from 1997 to 2003.
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George Mattson
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- inventor
- Biography
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George Mattson is an American inventor, and is an early pioneer in electronic music synthesizer technology. He is credited with the invention of the Syntar, the first fully self-contained "keytar", in 1978, and is founder and owner of Mattson Mini Modular. Mattson lives in the Seattle area.
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Jeremy Yoder
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- LGBTQ rights activistscreenwriterevolutionary biologistscience communicatorecologist
- Biography
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Jeremy B. Yoder is an American evolutionary biologist, science communicator and LGBTQIA+ advocate. He is an assistant professor of biology at California State University, Northridge.
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Verne Duncan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Verne Allen Duncan is an American politician from the state of Oregon. As an educator and moderate Republican, he has become outspoken in protest of policies of his own party he views as extreme.
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Robert S. Neuman
- Occupations
- painter
- Biography
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Robert Sterling Neuman was an American abstract painter, printmaker, and an art teacher.
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Ross Erastus Rowell
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotmilitary officer
- Biography
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Ross Erastus Rowell was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps aviator who served as the Marine Corps' Director of Aviation from May 30, 1935, until March 10, 1939, and was one of the three senior officers of Marine Corps Aviation during World War II. He achieved the rank of lieutenant general by the end of his 40 years of service.
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Jessica Draskau-Petersson
- Occupations
- marathon runner
- Biography
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Jessica Draskau Petersson is a Danish long-distance runner. Her fastest marathon time was set at the 2015 Bank of America Chicago marathon, where she ran a time of 2:30:07. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Olympic Marathon in Rio She finished eighth in the marathon at the 2014 European Athletics Championships.
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Abe McGregor Goff
- Enrolled in the University of Idaho
- In 1924 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lecturerlawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Abe McGregor Goff was an attorney and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho, most notably as a one-term congressman from 1947 to 1949. He served in the U.S. Army in both world wars.
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Burton L. French
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Burton Lee French was a congressman from Idaho. French served as a Republican in the House from 1903 to 1909, 1911 to 1915 and 1917 to 1933. With a combined 26 years in office, he remains the longest-serving U.S. House member in Idaho history.
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Pete T. Cenarrusa
- Occupations
- military personnelmilitarypolitician
- Biography
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Pete Thomas Cenarrusa was an American politician from Idaho. He served continuously for over half a century in elective office, first as a member of the Idaho Legislature and then as Secretary of State. He was a member of the Republican Party.
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James A. McClure
- Occupations
- lawyermilitary officerlobbyistpolitician
- Biography
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James Albertus McClure was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate for three terms from 1973 to 1991. He also served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973.
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Lonny R. Suko
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Lonny Ray Suko is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
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Compton I. White, Jr
- Occupations
- military flight engineerengineerpolitician
- Biography
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Compton Ignatius White Jr. was a two-term congressman from northern Idaho. A Democrat, he was elected to the open seat in the first district in 1962 and re-elected in 1964. White left office in January 1967 and was the last from the Idaho Panhandle region to represent the state in Congress.
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Grant Burgoyne
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Grant T. Burgoyne is an American attorney, politician, and a former Democratic member of the Idaho Senate representing Idaho's District 16. Burgoyne was born on August 9, 1953, in Ketchikan, Alaska.
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Frank Reberger
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Frank Beall Reberger is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs, San Diego Padres, and San Francisco Giants from 1968 to 1972.
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J. Blaine Anderson
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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J. Blaine Anderson was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.
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Red Morrison
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dwight Willard "Red" Morrison was an American professional basketball player and FBI agent.
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Jane Roskams
- Occupations
- neuroscientistresearcher
- Biography
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Angela Jane Roskams is a neuroscientist at the University of British Columbia with a joint appointment in Neurosurgery at the University of Washington. She is professor at the Centre for Brain Health at UBC, and directed the laboratory of neural regeneration and brain repair, before winding down her lab in 2015–16 to become Executive Director of the Allen Institute for Brain Science, and a leader in the Open Science movement. After leading Strategy and Alliances for the Allen institute's multiple branches, she has become an influencer in the fields of neuroinformatics, public-private partnerships, and Open Data Sharing.
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Kelly Talavou
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kelly Simone Talavou is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2007, and was also a member of the Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens.
