100 Notable alumni of
University of Louisville
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The University of Louisville is 294th in the world, 121st in North America, and 115th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Louisville sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Mitch McConnell
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianlegislative assistantjudge
- Biography
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Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and retired attorney who has been serving as Senate Minority Leader since 2021 and the senior United States senator from Kentucky since 1985. He previously served as minority leader from 2007 to 2015, majority leader from 2015 to 2021 and was majority whip from 2003 to 2007. McConnell has been the leader of the Senate Republican Conference since 2007 and is the longest serving Senate party leader in US history.
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Lamar Jackson
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2015
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. is an American football quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, where he won the Heisman Trophy during his sophomore year, and was selected by the Ravens as the final first round pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. Jackson became the Ravens' starting quarterback in his rookie season after an injury to incumbent Joe Flacco and clinched a division title with the team, also becoming the youngest NFL quarterback to start a playoff game at age 21.
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Donovan Mitchell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Donovan Mitchell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Spida", he was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft and acquired by the Utah Jazz, whom he played for from 2017 to 2022. He is a five-time NBA All-Star.
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Teddy Bridgewater
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- 2011-2013 graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Theodore Edmond Bridgewater Jr. is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons.
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Gina Haspel
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- 1977-1978 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- paralegalintelligence officer
- Biography
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Gina Cheri Walker Haspel is an American intelligence officer who was the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from May 21, 2018, to January 20, 2021. She was the agency's deputy director from 2017 to 2018 under Mike Pompeo, and became acting director on April 26, 2018, after Pompeo became U.S. secretary of state. She was later nominated and confirmed to the role, making her the first woman to become CIA director on a permanent basis.
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Diane Sawyer
- Occupations
- weather presenterjournalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Lila Diane Sawyer is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News. During her tenure at CBS News, she hosted CBS Morning and was the first woman correspondent on 60 Minutes. Prior to her journalism career, she was a member of U.S. President Richard Nixon's White House staff and assisted in his post-presidency memoirs. Presently she works for ABC News producing documentaries and interview specials.
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Warren Oates
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorrancher
- Biography
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Warren Mercer Oates was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah, including The Wild Bunch (1969) and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974). Another of his most acclaimed performances was as officer Sam Wood in In the Heat of the Night (1967). Oates starred in numerous films during the early 1970s that have since achieved cult status, such as The Hired Hand (1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), and Race with the Devil (1975). Oates also portrayed John Dillinger in the biopic Dillinger (1973) and as the supporting character U.S. Army Sergeant Hulka in the military comedy Stripes (1981). Another notable appearance was in the classic New Zealand film Sleeping Dogs (1977), in which he played the commander of the American forces in the country.
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Johnny Unitas
- Occupations
- player of American footballactor
- Biography
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John Constantine Unitas was an American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Following a career that spanned from 1956 to 1973, he has been listed as one of the greatest NFL players of all time.
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Montrezl Harrell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Montrezl Dashay Harrell (/ˈmɒntrɛz ˈhærəl/ mon-TREZ HARR-əl; (born January 26, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, where he received the Karl Malone Award in 2015 as a junior, being the top power forward in the nation. Harrell was selected in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers in 2017, where he was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2020.
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Terry Rozier
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Terry William Rozier III, nicknamed "Scary Terry", is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals before being selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. Rozier spent his first 4 seasons as a reserve with the Celtics until being traded to the Hornets in a sign-and-trade deal. He was a starter for the Hornets for four-and-a-half seasons until being traded to the Heat.
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Damion Lee
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Damion Lee is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for four years at Drexel University and transferred to Louisville for his final year of eligibility. After going undrafted in 2016, Lee played in the G League before signing with the Atlanta Hawks in March 2018. He then signed a two-way contract with the Golden State Warriors the following season, winning an NBA championship with the team in 2022.
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Wes Unseld
- Occupations
- sports executivebasketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Westley Sissel Unseld Sr. was an American professional basketball player, coach and executive. He spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Baltimore/Capital/Washington Bullets. Unseld played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected with the second overall pick by the Bullets in the 1968 NBA draft. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player and NBA Rookie of the Year during his rookie season and joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only two players in NBA history to accomplish the feat. Unseld won an NBA championship with the Bullets in 1978, and the Finals MVP award to go with it. After retiring from playing in 1981, he worked with the Bullets/Wizards as a vice president, head coach, and general manager.
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Sue Grafton
- Occupations
- writernovelistscreenwriterauthorjournalist
- Biography
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Sue Taylor Grafton was an American author of detective novels. She is best known as the author of the "alphabet series" ("A" Is for Alibi, etc.) featuring private investigator Kinsey Millhone in the fictional city of Santa Teresa, California. The daughter of detective novelist C. W. Grafton, she said the strongest influence on her crime novels was author Ross Macdonald. Before her success with this series, she wrote screenplays for television movies.
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Kevin Ware
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kevin Ware Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He is a former player for the University of Louisville. Ware received widespread media attention when he suffered an open fracture of the tibia in his right leg during an Elite Eight game against the Duke Blue Devils on March 31, 2013. He had also represented Jordan at the 2022 Arab Basketball Championship.
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Chris Dodd
- Occupations
- lawyerscreenwriterpoliticianlobbyist
- Biography
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Christopher John Dodd is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and Democratic Party politician who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1981 to 2011. Dodd is the longest-serving senator in Connecticut's history. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981.
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Deion Branch
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Anthony Deion Branch Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He is the director of player development and alumni relations at the University of Louisville. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.
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Gorgui Dieng
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Gorgui Sy Dieng is a Senegalese former professional basketball player currently working as a basketball operations representative with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.
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DeVante Parker
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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DeVante Parker is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the first round in the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.
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Kerry Rhodes
- Occupations
- player of American footballactor
- Biography
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Kerry Rhodes is an American actor and former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft, and most recently played for the Arizona Cardinals in 2012. Rhodes was named to All-Pro teams by three publications after the 2006 NFL season. He played college football at Louisville.
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David Akers
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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David Roy Akers is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. He began his career in 1998 with the Washington Redskins after not making the main roster of the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers. The following year, he signed with the Eagles, where he spent 12 seasons. Akers was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions before retiring in 2013.
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Terrence Williams
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Terrence Deshon Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Williams was drafted 11th overall in the 2009 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. He was the senior co-captain for the 2008–09 University of Louisville Cardinals.
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Peyton Siva
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Peyton Robert Siva Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Louisville, leading the school to two Final Fours, including a national championship his senior season. Both Final Fours and the 2013 NCAA National Championship were vacated due to the teams breaking of NCAA rules. There were multiple instances of assistant coaches throwing parties for players and recruits in the university dorm that involved cash being given to players who then showered sex workers with the money, sometimes in exchange for sexual favors. While there was no evidence Siva himself took part in this, many of his teammates did, as well as a few recruits. The vacation of the 2013 National Championship was further upheld when it was found that the UofL men's basketball assistant coaching staff were caught by undercover FBI agents taking part in pay for play bribery schemes involving the shoe and apparel company Adidas, as well as at least one well known NBA agent. Again, while it was not directly related to Siva, others on the UofL team did, in fact, take part in this pay for play scheme. Leading to the vacated championship being upheld as well as the two Final Fours and 123 wins over the span of the 2011 to 2015 seasons. Including all wins from Sivas’ Junior and Senior years. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons, who selected him with the 56th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft.
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Daniel Cameron
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Daniel Jay Cameron is an American attorney and politician who served as the attorney general of Kentucky from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Republican Party, Cameron was the first African American, and the first Republican since 1943, to be elected to the office. He was the Republican nominee in the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Democrat Andy Beshear.
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Elvis Dumervil
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Elvis Kool Dumervil is an American former football defensive end and linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons. He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy and Ted Hendricks Award as a senior, and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
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Michael Bush
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Michael Warren Bush Jr. is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville.
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Charles Booker
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- 2003-2007 graduated with Bachelor of Science in political science
- Occupations
- politicianwriter
- Biography
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Charles Booker is an American politician from the commonwealth of Kentucky. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 43rd district from 2019 to 2021. During his term, he was Kentucky's youngest Black state lawmaker.
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Russ Smith
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Russ Antoin Smith is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Nardò of Serie A2, the second division in Italy. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals, playing a starring role as a junior in helping them win the 2013 NCAA championship, while earning third-team All-American by the NABC and the Sporting News. As a senior at Louisville, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. As of March 5, 2023, his 65-point performance remains the NBA G League single game scoring record.
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Will Smith
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2013-2016
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Dills Smith is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. He was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He made his major league debut in 2019.
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Gary Barnidge
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Gary Michael Barnidge is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft (picked 141st overall). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals. He has also played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns.
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Earl Clark
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Earl Rashad Clark is an American professional basketball player for Hsinchu Lioneers of the P. League+. He played college basketball for the University of Louisville and was drafted 14th overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2009 NBA draft.
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Pervis Ellison
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Pervis Ellison is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Never Nervous Pervis" for his clutch play with the University of Louisville, after leading Louisville to a national championship, Ellison was the first overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. His professional career was largely hindered by injuries, though he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1992.
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Chinanu Onuaku
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chinanu Michael Onuaku is an American professional basketball player for the Goyang Sono Skygunners of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. In 2021–22, he led the Israeli Basketball Premier League in rebounds per game.
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Jordan Nwora
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2017
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jordan Ifeanyi Nwora is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals. He plays internationally for the Nigeria men's national basketball team. Nwora won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021 before being traded to the Indiana Pacers in 2023 and again to the Toronto Raptors in 2024.
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Justin Cornwell
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Justin Michael Cornwell is an American actor, writer and musician best known for playing Young Jeronicus Jangle in the hit Netflix original movie Jingle Jangle, Marcus Hargreeves in The Umbrella Academy and Kyle Craig in the CBS crime drama, Training Day, based on the 2001 film of the same name.
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Darrell Griffith
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Darrell Steven Griffith, also known by his nickname Dr. Dunkenstein, is an American former basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association from 1980 to 1991. He played collegiately at the University of Louisville.
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Hailey Van Lith
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2020-2023
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Hailey Van Lith is an American college basketball player for the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). She previously played for the Louisville Cardinals.
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Angel McCoughtry
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Angel Lajuane McCoughtry is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. McCoughtry completed her college career at the University of Louisville in 2009. She was selected first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2009 WNBA draft and was considered its franchise player during her tenure with the team. McCoughtry has also played overseas in Turkey, Slovakia, Lebanon, Hungary and Russia.
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Kyle Kuric
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kyle Matthew Kuric is an American-Slovak professional basketball player for Zenit Saint Petersburg of the VTB United League. Kuric grew up in Evansville, Indiana, and graduated from Memorial High School in 2008. Kuric is most noted for leading the Louisville Cardinals to a win in the last game Louisville played at Freedom Hall, and being named winner of the "2011 Papa John's Dunk of the Year". Kuric is of Slovak descent, and also has a Slovak passport.
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Kenny Payne
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Kenneth Victor Payne is an American college basketball coach and former player who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Louisville. Prior to being hired at Louisville, Payne spent two seasons as an assistant coach with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 195 lb (88 kg) small forward, Payne played college basketball at Louisville and was a member of the 1986 NCAA championship squad. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 19th pick of the 1989 NBA draft.
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Brian Blair
- Occupations
- politicianprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Brian Leslie Blair is an American retired professional wrestler and politician. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name B. Brian Blair as one half of the tag team The Killer Bees in the 1980s.
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Adam Hadwin
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Adam Jerald Hadwin is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won once on the PGA Tour, twice on the Web.com Tour, and twice on the Canadian Tour.
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Samaki Walker
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Samaki Ijuma Walker is an American retired professional basketball power forward and center. Walker played college basketball at the University of Louisville and was drafted in 1996 by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played until 1999. Walker continued to play for the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs (1999–2001), Los Angeles Lakers (2001–2003), Miami Heat (2003–2004), Washington Wizards (2004–2005), and Indiana Pacers (2005–2006). Afterwards, Walker played in various international and minor leagues.
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Samardo Samuels
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Samardo Samuels is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Mayrouba Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is an NBA Veteran, Italian League Champion and Greek League All-Star. With a global career spanning over 15 years as a professional basketball player, he has played in over 13 countries across the world and represented Jamaica in the FIBA Americas Championship.
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Chad Green
- Occupations
- professional baseball playerbaseball player
- Biography
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Chad Keith Green is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played MLB for the New York Yankees. He made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2016 as a starting pitcher, and became a relief pitcher in 2017.
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Robert Nardelli
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Robert Louis Nardelli is an American businessman who was the CEO of Freedom Group from September 2010 to March 2012. Prior to that role, Nardelli served as chairman and CEO of Chrysler from August 2007 to April 2009 and CEO of The Home Depot from December 2000 to January 2007. Before joining The Home Depot, Nardelli spent most of his career at General Electric and had risen to become one of the top three executives competing to succeed Jack Welch.
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Francisco García
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Francisco Alberto García Gutiérrez is a Dominican former professional basketball player who played ten seasons in the NBA. The 6'7", 195-pound swingman played college basketball at the University of Louisville before being selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 23rd overall pick of the 2005 NBA draft, where he spent eight year of his NBA career. He also played three seasons for the Houston Rockets.
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Fabian Ver
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Fabian Crisologo Ver was a Filipino military officer who served as the Commanding Officer of the Armed Forces of the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos.
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Ward Hill Lamon
- Occupations
- writerlawyer
- Biography
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Ward Hill Lamon was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon was famously absent the night Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, having been sent by Lincoln to Richmond, Virginia.
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Brendan McKay
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2014
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brendan Joel McKay is an American professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. The Rays selected McKay in the first round, with the fourth overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He played college baseball at the University of Louisville.
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Luke Hancock
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2011-2014
- Occupations
- financial plannerbasketball player
- Biography
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Patrick Lucas Hancock is an American former professional basketball player. He played in six games for Panionios of the Greek Basket League before tearing a muscle in his calf, ending his career. He played college basketball for the University of Louisville after transferring from George Mason University. While at Louisville, he won the 2013 NCAA championship and was named the Final Four Most Outstanding Player, becoming the first substitute to ever win the award (later vacated due to the 2015 University of Louisville basketball sex scandal, but then restored after Hancock settled a lawsuit with the NCAA). On September 30, 2019, the NCAA reinstated Luke Hancock's MOP status (without an *) in his individual capacity. This decision did not, however, change the status of the vacated 2013 Louisville Cardinals Division I Championship.
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Milton Wagner
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Milton E. Wagner Jr. is an American former basketball coach and former professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at Louisville, Wagner played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He served as assistant coach for the UTEP Miners and the Auburn Tigers. He is currently the Director of Player Development and Alumni Relations at the University of Louisville.
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Jacqueline Coleman
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- In 2008 graduated with Master of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- politicianbasketball coachteacher
- Biography
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Jacqueline Layne Coleman is an American educator and politician serving as the 58th lieutenant governor of Kentucky since 2019. She has worked as a high school administrator, teacher, and basketball coach. Coleman is also the founder and president of Lead Kentucky, a nonprofit organization focused on education policy reform. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Deng Adel
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2015
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Deng Adel is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for Boulazac Basket Dordogne of the LNB Pro B. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.
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David Padgett
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 2004-2008
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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David Christopher Padgett is an American former basketball coach and player. As a college basketball player, he played at Louisville after transferring from Kansas.
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Mark Clayton
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Mark Gregory Clayton is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League, primarily with the Miami Dolphins. He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL Draft. He played with the Dolphins until 1992, earning five Pro Bowl and three second-team All-Pro selections. He finished his career playing one season with the Green Bay Packers in 1993.
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Joe Jacoby
- Occupations
- player of American footballbusinessperson
- Biography
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Joseph Erwin Jacoby is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He won three Super Bowls during his tenure with the team.
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Chris Thieneman
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Christopher Allen Thieneman is a former American college football player who was a defensive lineman in the World League of American Football (WLAF) and the Canadian Football League (CFL) during the early 1990s. He played for the San Antonio Riders of the WLAF, and the Sacramento Gold Miners of the CFL. Thieneman played collegiately at the University of Louisville, where he was an honorable mention All-American.
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Reid Detmers
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Reid Kristien Detmers is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Joseph M. Martin
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Joseph Matthew Martin is a retired general in the United States Army who served as the 37th Vice Chief of Staff of the Army from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as the director of the Army Staff in Washington, D.C.
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Henry Davis
- Years
- 1999-.. (age 25)
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Henry Davis is an American professional baseball right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the University of Louisville. Davis was the first overall selection in the 2021 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut in 2023.
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Aryeh Kaplan
- Occupations
- writerphysicisttranslatorrabbiBible translator
- Biography
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Aryeh Moshe Eliyahu Kaplan was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, and translator best known for his Living Torah edition of the Torah and extensive Kabbalistic commentaries. He became well-known as a prolific writer and was lauded as an original thinker. His wide-ranging literary output, inclusive of introductory pamphlets on Jewish beliefs, and philosophy written at the request of NCSY are often regarded as significant factors in the growth of the baal teshuva movement.
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Derek Smith
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Derek Ervin Smith was an American professional basketball player. He won a national championship with the Louisville Cardinals in 1980, and spent nine years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a career shortened by a knee injury. He would later become an assistant coach for the Washington Bullets from 1994 until his death.
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Carlik Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Carlik Anthony Jones is an American-South Sudanese professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Radford Highlanders and the Louisville Cardinals.
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Sue Ellspermann
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sue Ellspermann is an American academic administrator and politician who served as the 50th lieutenant governor of Indiana, from 2013 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party, from 2010 to 2012 Ellspermann served in the Indiana House of Representatives from the 74th District, representing Warrick, Spencer, and parts of Dubois, and Perry County, Indiana. She resigned as lieutenant governor on March 2, 2016, to become the president of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, a position she has held since July 1, 2016.
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Delfeayo Marsalis
- Occupations
- jazz musiciancomposer
- Biography
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Delfeayo Marsalis is an American jazz trombonist, record producer and educator.
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Ray Spalding
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Raymond Mark Spalding is an American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Louisville.
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Sam Gilliam
- Occupations
- sculptorpainterdrawerprintmaker
- Biography
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Sam Gilliam was an American abstract painter, sculptor, and arts educator. Born in Mississippi, and raised in Kentucky, Gilliam spent his entire adult life in Washington, D.C., eventually being described as the "dean" of the city's arts community. Originally associated with the Washington Color School, a group of Washington-area artists that developed a form of abstract art from color field painting in the 1950s and 1960s, Gilliam moved beyond the group's core aesthetics of flat fields of color in the mid-60s by introducing both process and sculptural elements to his paintings.
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Sherrone Moore
- Occupations
- coachAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Sherrone Banfield Moore is an American football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Michigan. He served as Michigan's acting head coach for four games during the 2023 season.
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Bob Edwards
- Occupations
- radio personalityjournalist
- Biography
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Robert Alan Edwards was an American broadcast journalist who was a Peabody Award-winning member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He hosted both of National Public Radio's flagship news programs, the afternoon All Things Considered, and Morning Edition, where he was the first and longest serving host in the latter program's history. Starting in 2004, Edwards hosted The Bob Edwards Show on Sirius XM Radio and Bob Edwards Weekend distributed by Public Radio International to more than 150 public radio stations. Those programs ended in September 2015.
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Rodney McCray
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rodney Earl McCray is an American former basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, he spent 10 seasons (1983–93) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), tallying 9,014 career points and 5,087 career rebounds.
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Howard Fineman
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Howard David Fineman is an American journalist and television commentator. In a career that spanned nearly five decades, Fineman has covered nine presidential campaigns as a reporter, writer, and analyst. For 30 years, he drove Newsweek magazine's political coverage. At the height of the publication's influence, Fineman was its chief political correspondent, senior editor and deputy Washington bureau chief. His "Living Politics" column was posted weekly on Newsweek.com. Following Newsweek,he was named global editorial director of the AOL Huffington Post Media Group.
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Andre McGee
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Andre Jerome McGee is a former American basketball coach and player who was most recently assistant coach at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). McGee played college basketball at Louisville under Rick Pitino and one year professionally in Germany before returning to Louisville as an assistant, first a graduate assistant then director of operations.
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Richard F. Natonski
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Richard F. Natonski is a retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant general whose last assignment was as the Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command. He assumed the post in August 2008, having previously served as the United States Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations from 2006. He retired at Marine Barracks 8th & I on 8 September 2010.
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Mangok Mathiang
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mangok Mathiang is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the University of Louisville.
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Derrick Caracter
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Derrick Eugene Caracter is an American former professional basketball player who last played for Capitanes de Arecibo of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He played college basketball for Louisville and UTEP. Caracter played one season in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Bobby Miller
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Robert Anthony Miller is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected 29th overall by the Dodgers in the 2020 MLB draft.
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Terry Bisson
- Enrolled in the University of Louisville
- Studied in 1964
- Occupations
- novelistscience fiction writerwriterfantasy author
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Terry Ballantine Bisson was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire", which won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, and "They're Made Out of Meat".
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Marsha Norman
- Occupations
- music teacherwriterscreenwriter
- Biography
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Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother. She wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as The Secret Garden, for which she won a Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and The Red Shoes, as well as the libretto for the musical The Color Purple and the book for the musical The Bridges of Madison County. She is co-chair of the playwriting department at The Juilliard School.
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Chane Behanan
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chane Xavier Behanan is an American professional basketball player for Santeros de Aguada of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). Behanan, who won an NCAA title at Louisville, was going to transfer to Colorado State to redshirt the 2014–15 season but instead declared for the 2014 NBA draft in which he subsequently went undrafted.
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Nick Solak
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nicholas Blake Solak is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder in the Seattle Mariners organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers. Solak attended Naperville North High School in Naperville, Illinois, and the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Edgar Sosa
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Édgar Sosa is a Dominican-American professional basketball player for Al-Naft SC of the Iraqi Basketball League. He played college basketball for Louisville.
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James B. Edwards
- Occupations
- politiciandentist
- Biography
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James Burrows Edwards was an American politician and administrator from South Carolina. He was the first Republican to be elected governor of South Carolina since the post-Civil War Reconstruction era in the 1870s. He later served as the U.S. secretary of energy under Ronald Reagan.
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Juan Palacios
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Juan Diego Tello Palacios is a Colombian professional basketball player for the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League (KBL).
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Lawrence Wetherby
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Lawrence Winchester Wetherby was an American politician who served as Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Kentucky. He was the first of only two governors in state history born in Jefferson County, despite the fact that Louisville (the county seat) is the state's most populous city. The second governor born in Jefferson County is the incumbent governor, Andy Beshear.
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Louie B. Nunn
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Louie Broady Nunn was an American politician who served as the 52nd governor of Kentucky. Elected in 1967, he was the only Republican to hold the office between the end of Simeon Willis's term in 1947 and the election of Ernie Fletcher in 2003.
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Chad Fortune
- Occupations
- player of American footballprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Chad A. Fortune is a former monster truck driver, former American football tight end and former professional wrestler in both the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
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Antoine Harris
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Antoine Glenn Harris is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Louisville.
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Marlon Hairston
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Marlon Hairston is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder and full-back for USL Championship club Hartford Athletic.
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Wayne Blackshear
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Wayne Fitzgerald Blackshear is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Maine Celtics of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals.
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Kenneth Preston
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Kenneth O. Preston is a retired United States Army soldier who served as the Sergeant Major of the Army. He was sworn in as the 13th Sergeant Major of the Army on January 15, 2004. Preston served 7 years and 2 months as Sergeant Major of the Army (January 2004-March 2011) making him the longest serving Sergeant Major of the Army to date.
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Doug Buffone
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Douglas John Buffone was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). Buffone, the son of a coal miner (whose parents were Italian immigrants from the southern province of Cosenza, regione di Calabria), attended high school at Shannock Valley High School in Rural Valley, Pennsylvania.
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Reece Gaines
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Clifton Reece Gaines is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach at Austin Spurs. He is currently a video coordinator for Louisville.
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Nick Burdi
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Nicholas Edward Burdi is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Yankees organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. Burdi played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals of the University of Louisville.
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Simon Flexner
- Occupations
- university teachernon-fiction writerbiologistpathologistphysician
- Biography
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Simon Flexner was a physician, scientist, administrator, and professor of experimental pathology at the University of Pennsylvania (1899–1903). He served as the first director of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1901–1935) (later developed as Rockefeller University) and a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation. He was also a friend and adviser to John D. Rockefeller Jr.
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Greg Scruggs
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Greg Scruggs is the defensive line coach for the University of Michigan. Prior to Michigan Scruggs was a defensive line coach for the New York Jets, and the Wisconsin Badgers. Scruggs is a former NFL player, he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 after playing college football at Louisville. Scruggs won two Super Bowls during his NFL career.
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Geron Christian
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Geron Christian Sr. is an American football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Gene Snyder
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Marion Eugene Snyder was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in his native Kentucky.
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Henry D. Hatfield
- Occupations
- politiciansurgeon
- Biography
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Henry Drury Hatfield was an American Republican politician from Logan County, West Virginia. He served a term as the 14th Governor of the state, in addition to one term in the United States Senate. Hatfield was nephew to Devil Anse Hatfield, leader of the Hatfield clan.
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Frank Minnifield
- Occupations
- player of American footballbusinessperson
- Biography
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Frank LyDale Minnifield is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) from 1984 to 1992. He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals.
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Marlow Cook
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Marlow Webster Cook was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican.
