100 Notable alumni of
University of Maine
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The University of Maine is 413th in the world, 164th in North America, and 152nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Maine sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 1 individual affiliated with the University of Maine won Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine.
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Stephen King
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- 1966-1971 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in English
- Occupations
- columnistscience fiction writeractorscreenwriterfilm director
- Biography
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Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Widely known for his horror novels, he has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections.
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Tony Shalhoub
- Occupations
- film actordub actortelevision actorstage actorfilm director
- Biography
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Anthony Marc Shalhoub is an American actor. His breakout role was as Antonio Scarpacci on the sitcom Wings from 1991 to 1997. He later starred as Adrian Monk in the USA Network series Monk from 2002 to 2009, winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. For his supporting role as Abe Weissman on Amazon's The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
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Nicole Maines
- Occupations
- LGBTQ rights activistactortelevision actor
- Biography
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Nicole Amber Maines is an American actress, writer, and transgender rights activist. Prior to her acting career, she was the anonymous plaintiff in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court case Doe v. Regional School Unit 26, in which she argued her school district could not deny her access to the female bathroom for being transgender. The court ruled in 2014 that barring transgender students from the school bathroom consistent with their gender identity is unlawful, the first such ruling by a state court.
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Rick Carlisle
- Occupations
- coachbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Richard Preston Carlisle is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as head coach of the Detroit Pistons and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a player, Carlisle played for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and New Jersey Nets. He is one of only 11 people to win an NBA championship as both a player and a coach.
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Timothy Simons
- Occupations
- actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Timothy Simons is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep, for which he has received five nominations and one win for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. He has also had acting roles in the films The Interview, Christine, and The Boss. He also appears on the series Candy as Pat Montgomery and has appeared as part of the main cast in Nobody Wants This (2024).
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Lois Lowry
- Occupations
- children's writerphotographernovelistwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Lois Ann Lowry is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in works for young audiences.
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Jovan Belcher
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jovan Henry Allen Belcher was an American football linebacker who played his entire career with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He grew up in West Babylon, New York and was a standout high school athlete before attending and graduating from the University of Maine, where he played for the Maine Black Bears football team. Belcher was named an All-American twice in college after switching in his junior year from linebacker to defensive end.
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John Tortorella
- Occupations
- ice hockey playerice hockey coach
- Biography
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John Tortorella is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tortorella was previously the head coach of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Vancouver Canucks. He led Tampa Bay to the 2004 Stanley Cup championship.
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Paul Kariya
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). Known as a skilled and fast-skating offensive player, he played in the NHL for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Colorado Avalanche, Nashville Predators, and St. Louis Blues between 1995 and 2010.
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D'Lo Brown
- Occupations
- professional wrestler
- Biography
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Accie Julius Connor, better known by his ring name D'Lo Brown (also formatted as D-Lo Brown), is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to TNA Wrestling, where he works as a producer. He is best known for his time with WWE. Brown is also known for his appearances in Ring of Honor, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Noah.
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Lawrence Bender
- Occupations
- screenwriterbloggerproducerfilm producerentrepreneur
- Biography
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Lawrence Bender is an American film producer. Throughout his career, Bender-produced films have received 36 Academy Award nominations, resulting in eight wins.
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Paul LePage
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Paul Richard LePage is an American businessman and politician who served as the 74th governor of Maine from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the mayor of Waterville, Maine, from 2004 to 2011 and as a city councilor for Waterville from 1998 to 2002.
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Olympia Snowe
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Olympia Jean Snowe is an American businesswoman and politician who was a United States Senator from Maine from 1995 to 2013. Snowe, a member of the Republican Party, became known for her ability to influence the outcome of close votes, including whether to end filibusters. In 2006, she was named one of America's Best Senators by Time magazine. Throughout her Senate career, she was considered one of the most moderate members of the chamber.
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Ben Bishop
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Benjamin Manning Bishop III is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Bishop previously played for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, and Dallas Stars of the NHL. Nicknamed "Big Ben", Bishop is the tallest goaltender ever to play in the NHL, along with Mikko Koskinen, Mads Søgaard, Ivan Fedotov, and Dennis Hildeby at a height of 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). He was a three-time Vezina Trophy finalist as the NHL's top goaltender.
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Rudy Vallée
- Occupations
- bandleaderfilm actorconductorsaxophonisttelevision actor
- Biography
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Hubert Prior Vallée, known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, saxophonist, bandleader, actor, and entertainer. He was the first male singer to rise from local radio broadcasts in New York City to national popularity as a "crooner".
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Steve Clifford
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Steven Gerald Clifford is an American professional basketball coach and executive who serves as a front office advisor for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the Hornets and the Orlando Magic.
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Jim Boylen
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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James Francis Boylen is an American basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Boylen served as head coach for the University of Utah, coaching the program from 2007 to 2011 before being fired on March 12, 2011. The Utah job was his first head coaching position after spending over a decade as an assistant at both the NBA and NCAA levels. He replaced Ray Giacoletti, who was fired from Utah on March 3, 2007. Prior to joining Utah, Boylen spent two years at Michigan State University (MSU) as assistant coach under Tom Izzo.
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Nick DiPaolo
- Occupations
- actorradio personalityscreenwritertelevision actorpodcaster
- Biography
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Nicholas Rocco Di Paolo is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio personality and podcast host. He is the host of The Nick Di Paolo Show podcast, and is best known for his appearances as a regular on Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, the Comedy Central Roasts, The Chris Rock Show, Opie and Anthony, and The Howard Stern Show, as well as recurring roles on Louie, Grace Under Fire, Tru TV's World's Dumbest, and Horace and Pete.
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Jeremy Swayman
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jeremy Ryan Swayman, nicknamed "Sway" or “Bulldog”, is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins selected him in the fourth round, 111th overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.
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Gary Thorne
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Gary Francis Thorne is an American sportscaster. He was the lead play-by-play announcer for Baltimore Orioles games on MASN from 2007 to 2020. He has also worked for ESPN and ABC, including National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, college football, and the Frozen Four hockey tournament. He also worked for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he was the narrator for the WrestleMania Rewind program on its WWE Network streaming video service.
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Lofa Tatupu
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mosiula Mea'alofa "Lofa" Tatupu is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for six seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans. Tatupu was selected by Seahawks in the second round of the 2005 NFL draft. After his playing career, he was an assistant linebackers coach with the Seahawks.
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Jimmy Howard
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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James Russell Howard III is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and currently a Detroit Red Wings studio analyst for Bally Sports Detroit. He spent his entire National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Detroit Red Wings, by whom he was drafted in 2003.
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Chellie Pingree
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianfarmer
- Biography
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Chellie Marie Pingree is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Maine's 1st congressional district since 2009. Her district includes most of the southern part of the state, centered around the Portland area.
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Jeffrey C. Hall
- Occupations
- biologistuniversity teachergeneticist
- Biography
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Jeffrey Connor Hall is an American geneticist and chronobiologist. Hall is Professor Emeritus of Biology at Brandeis University and currently resides in Cambridge, Maine.
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Gustav Nyquist
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Gustav Nyquist is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nyquist was drafted 121st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he spent the first portion of his NHL career. He has also played for the San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild.
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Matthew Kenney
- Occupations
- cookchefrestaurateurentrepreneur
- Biography
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Matthew Kenney is an American celebrity chef, entrepreneur, author, and educator specializing in plant-based cuisine. He is the author of 12 cookbooks, founder of dozens of vegan restaurants, and founder of the companies Matthew Kenney Cuisine and Matthew Kenney Culinary, a plant-based diet education business.
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Bernard Lown
- Occupations
- physicianinventorpeace activistcardiologist
- Biography
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Bernard Lown was a Lithuanian-American cardiologist and inventor. Lown was the original developer of the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation, and the cardioverter for correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms. He introduced a new use for the drug lidocaine to control heartbeat disturbances.
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Dustin Penner
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Dustin Penner is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Washington Capitals. Undrafted by any NHL team, in 2004, Penner signed with Anaheim after playing college hockey at the University of Maine in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Penner won the Stanley Cup in his first full season with Anaheim in 2007, before adding a second Stanley Cup in his first full season with Los Angeles in 2012.
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Scott Darling
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Scott Darling is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks and Carolina Hurricanes. Darling was selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the sixth round, 153rd overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
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Jeff Reinebold
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Jeff Reinebold is an American gridiron football coach who is currently serving as the defensive tackles coach for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team. Reinebold has also coached for the Las Vegas Posse, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, BC Lions, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Montreal Alouettes. In addition to the CFL, he has coached in the NCAA, NFL Europe and The Spring League. He has also served in an executive for University of Hawaii—Mānoa. Reinebold appears as a football analyst on Sky Sports NFL telecasts in the United Kingdom.
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Teddy Purcell
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Edward Purcell is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angeles Kings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. He was not drafted by any NHL team.
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John Baldacci
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- In 1986 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.
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Harrison Browne
- Occupations
- ice hockey playeractor
- Biography
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Harrison Browne is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for the Metropolitan Riveters and Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
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Ben Hutton
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ben Hutton is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). Hutton was drafted 147th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Luke Robinson
- Occupations
- professional wrestlererotic photography model
- Biography
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Luke Barry Robinson is an American professional wrestler.
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Chuck Peddle
- Occupations
- computer scientistengineer
- Biography
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Charles Ingerham Peddle was an American electrical engineer best known as the main designer of the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor, the KIM-1 single-board computer, and its successor, the Commodore PET personal computer, both based on the 6502.
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Joseph E. Brennan
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- Graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph Edward Brennan was an American lawyer and politician from Maine. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 70th Governor of Maine from 1979 to 1987 and in the United States House of Representatives for Maine's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 1991. Brennan was a commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission during the Clinton, George W. Bush, and Obama administrations.
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Freelan Oscar Stanley
- Occupations
- inventor
- Biography
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Freelan Oscar Stanley was an American inventor, entrepreneur, hotelier, and architect. He made his fortune in the manufacture of photographic plates but is best remembered as the co-founder, with his brother Francis Edgar Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built steam-powered automobiles until 1920. He also built and operated the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado.
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Jack Capuano
- Occupations
- ice hockey playerice hockey coach
- Biography
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Jack C. Capuano Jr. is an American ice hockey coach and former player. He is a former head coach of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently an associate coach for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Capuano played as a defenseman and spent parts of three seasons in the NHL in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is the older brother of former NHL hockey player Dave Capuano.
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John Frank Stevens
- Occupations
- engineercivil engineerrailway engineer
- Biography
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John Frank Stevens was an American civil engineer who built the Great Northern Railway in the United States and was chief engineer on the Panama Canal between 1905 and 1907. He also led the commission of American railway experts to Russia and was later President of the Interallied Technical Board.
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Styles Bridges
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- Studied in 1918
- Occupations
- editorpoliticianacademic administratordirector
- Biography
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Henry Styles Bridges was an American teacher, editor, and Republican Party politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He served one term as the 63rd governor of New Hampshire before a twenty-four-year career in the United States Senate.
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Mark Sweeney
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Mark Patrick Sweeney is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for several teams from 1995 to 2008. He is best known for his skill as a pinch hitter, where he ranks second in career pinch hits with 175 and first in career pinch hit runs batted in with 102.
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Brian Butterfield
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian James Butterfield is an American professional baseball coach, and a former minor league player, manager and infield instructor. He has coached for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Sandy Silver
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sidney Alexander "Sandy" Silver is a Canadian politician, who served as the ninth premier of Yukon from 2016 to 2023. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election, and was re-elected in 2016. He represents the electoral district of Klondike and previously served as Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.
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Ryan Lomberg
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ryan Lomberg is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lomberg won the Stanley Cup with the Florida Panthers in 2024.
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Kevan Jones
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Kevan David Jones, Baron Beamish, PC, is a British Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham from 2001 to 2024. He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024.
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Devin Shore
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Devin Shore is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward for Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the second round (61st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Mike Bordick
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Todd Bordick is an American retired professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2003 with four teams: the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, and Toronto Blue Jays.
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Corey Harris
- Occupations
- recording artistmusicianguitarist
- Biography
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Corey Harris is an American blues and reggae musician, currently residing in Charlottesville, Virginia. Along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he raised the flag of acoustic guitar blues in the mid-1990s. He was featured on the 2003 PBS television mini-series The Blues, in an episode directed by Martin Scorsese.
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Frank Crowe
- Occupations
- inventorcivil engineerengineer
- Biography
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Francis Trenholm Crowe was a Canadian civil engineer and employee of Morrison-Knudsen, who later became in 1931, the General Construction Superintendent of the Hoover Dam construction contract.
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John R. McKernan
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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John Rettie "Jock" McKernan Jr. is an American politician who served two terms as the 71st Governor of Maine, from 1987 to 1995.
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Steve Kariya
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Steven Tetsuo Kariya is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger and younger brother of former National Hockey League player Paul Kariya. Kariya was born in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Biff Elliot
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Biff Elliot was an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as popular detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of I, the Jury and for his guest appearance as Schmitter in the Star Trek episode "The Devil in the Dark".
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Troy Dale Jackson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Troy Dale Jackson is an American logger and politician from Allagash, Maine who served as president of the Maine Senate. Jackson represented Senate District 1, representing northern Aroostook County, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou. Jackson served as Senate President from 2018 to 2024.
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Mike Dunham
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Michael Francis Dunham is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Dunham is the Boston Bruins goalie development coach, and the former head goaltending coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Ciarán Cuffe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ciarán Cuffe is an Irish politician who has been co-chair of the European Green Party (EGP) since December 2024. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Dublin constituency from July 2019 to July 2024. Cuffe is a member of the Irish Green Party, part of the EGP. He previously served as a Minister of State from 2010 to 2011. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 2002 to 2011.
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Janine di Giovanni
- Occupations
- war correspondentjournalist
- Biography
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Janine di Giovanni is an author, journalist, and war correspondent currently serving as the Executive Director of The Reckoning Project. She is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, a non-resident Fellow at The New America Foundation and the Geneva Center for Security Policy in International Security and a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She was named a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, and in 2020, the American Academy of Arts and Letters awarded her the Blake-Dodd nonfiction prize for her lifetime body of work. She has contributed to The Times, Vanity Fair, Granta, The New York Times, and The Guardian.
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Kenneth M. Curtis
- Occupations
- diplomatmilitary officerlawyer
- Biography
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Kenneth Merwin Curtis is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat from Maine. He was the Secretary of State of Maine from 1965 to 1966, the Governor of Maine from 1967 to 1975, and the United States Ambassador to Canada from 1979 to 1981. Curtis is a member of the Democratic Party and is currently Of Counsel at the Curtis Thaxter law firm in Portland, Maine, which he founded in 1975.
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Francis Edgar Stanley
- Occupations
- photographerinventor
- Biography
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Francis Edgar Stanley, also known as F. E. Stanley, was an American businessman and was the co-founder, along with his twin brother Freelan Oscar Stanley, of the Stanley Motor Carriage Company which built the Stanley Steamer.
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Martin Kariya
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Martin Tetsuya Kariya is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger. He is the youngest brother of former NHL players Paul Kariya and Steve Kariya.
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Stump Merrill
- Occupations
- baseball manager
- Biography
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Carl Harrison "Stump" Merrill is an American former manager in Major League Baseball. Merrill spent 38 years in the New York Yankees organization, including 1990 and 1991 as the manager of the Yankees, and he also managed several of the Yankees' minor league affiliates.
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Bobby Wilder
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 61)
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Robert S. Wilder is an American college football coach who serves as the head football coach for Tennessee Tech University. Before that, served as the head coach of the Old Dominion Monarchs football team. He was only the second coach all-time in the program's history and the first since football's rebirth at the school in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in 2009.
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Mike DeVito
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Michael Ralph DeVito is a former American football defensive end. He played for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) from 2007 to 2012, and then the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2015. He played college football at The University of Maine. DeVito attended high school at Nauset Regional High School in Eastham, Massachusetts.
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Julia Spencer-Fleming
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Julia Spencer-Fleming is an American novelist of mystery fiction. She has won the Agatha Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Award, Barry Award, Nero Award, and Gumshoe Award. She has also been a finalist for the Edgar Award. Her books feature Clare Fergusson, a retired helicopter pilot turned Episcopal priest and Russ Van Alstyne, a police chief. They are set in Millers Kill, a fictional town in upstate New York.
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Matthew Mulligan
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Matthew Ben Mulligan is a former American football tight end. He played college football at The University of Maine. Mulligan was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He was also a member of the Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, St. Louis Rams, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, and Detroit Lions. He currently serves as a volunteer strength and conditioning coach for the Maine Black Bears.
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James Tierney
- Occupations
- professorpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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James E. Tierney is an American lawyer, lecturer in law at Harvard Law School, and founding director of State AG, an educational resource on the office of state attorney general. He served as Attorney General of Maine from 1980 until 1990.
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Mike Flynn
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Michael Patrick Flynn is a former NFL center. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football at Maine.
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Stephen Cooper
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Stephen Cooper is a former American football linebacker for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Maine. He was signed by the Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003, and played his entire professional career for the Chargers.
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Eric Weinrich
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Eric John Weinrich is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils, Hartford Whalers, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver Canucks. He played 1,157 career NHL games, scoring 70 goals and 318 assists for 388 points.
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Stanley Falkow
- Occupations
- university teacherbiologistbacteriologistmicrobiologist
- Biography
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Stanley "Stan" Falkow was an American microbiologist and a professor of microbiology at Georgetown University, University of Washington, and Stanford University School of Medicine. Falkow is known as the father of the field of molecular microbial pathogenesis. He formulated molecular Koch's postulates, which have guided the study of the microbial determinants of infectious diseases since the late 1980s. Falkow spent over 50 years uncovering molecular mechanisms of how bacteria cause disease and how to disarm them. Falkow also was one of the first scientists to investigate antimicrobial resistance, and presented his research extensively to scientific, government, and lay audiences explaining the spread of resistance from one organism to another, now known as horizontal gene transfer, and the implications of this phenomenon on our ability to combat infections in the future.
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Ethan Strimling
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ethan King Strimling is an American non-profit executive, television personality, and politician from Maine. Strimling was elected to 3 terms in the Maine Senate (2003–2009), one term a Mayor of Portland, Maine (2015–2019), serving one term. Strimling previously served as a Democratic state senator from 2003 to 2009. He was the Executive Director of LearningWorks, a West End non-profit organization, and has served as a political columnist and commentator for the Portland Press Herald.
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John H. Reed
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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John Hathaway Reed was the 67th Governor of Maine, holding office during the 1960s. He was once an Aroostook County potato farmer. Reed was a Republican who took office following the death of Governor Clinton Clauson.
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Robert A. Rushworth
- Occupations
- engineerastronautmilitary officermilitary flight engineeraircraft pilot
- Biography
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Robert Aitken "Bob" Rushworth was a United States Air Force major general, World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War pilot, mechanical and aeronautical engineer, test pilot and astronaut. He was one of twelve pilots who flew the North American X-15, an experimental spaceplane jointly operated by the Air Force and NASA. He flew 34 of the program's 199 flights, more than any other pilot.
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Zach Sill
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Zach Sill is a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who is currently playing for HC Pustertal Wölfe of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). In North America, he most recently played for the Hershey Bears in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Brian Flynn
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Michael Flynn is an American professional ice hockey forward who is an unrestricted free agent. Originally undrafted by teams in the National Hockey League (NHL), Flynn has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens.
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Peter Ferraro
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Peter Joseph Ferraro is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He and his twin brother Chris became the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team, (the New York Rangers) in the 1995–1996 NHL hockey season. The first was Ron and Rich Sutter.
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Elmer Drew Merrill
- Occupations
- university teacherbotanist
- Biography
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Elmer Drew Merrill was an American botanist and taxonomist. He spent more than twenty years in the Philippines where he became a recognized authority on the flora of the Asia-Pacific region. Through the course of his career he authored nearly 500 publications, described approximately 3,000 new plant species, and amassed over one million herbarium specimens. In addition to his scientific work he was an accomplished administrator, college dean, university professor and editor of scientific journals.
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Matthew Dunlap
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Matthew Dunlap is an American politician from Maine who has served as the Maine State Auditor since November, 2022, and previously from January to October, 2021. A Democrat, Dunlap served as Secretary of State of Maine from January 7, 2013, to January 4, 2021, and previously served in that same post from 2005 to 2011. In 2012, he sought to become his party's nominee to replace retiring Olympia Snowe but lost in the primary to State Senator Cynthia Dill.
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Bob Beers
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Robert Charles Beers is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He is a radio commentator on Boston Bruins broadcasts on the 98.5 The Sports Hub Bruins radio network and is an occasional contributor to NESN Bruins and College Hockey broadcasts. Beers played Division 1 College Hockey at the University of Maine, in Orono, Maine. He is one of many former Black Bear players who went on to play in the NHL.
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Chris Ferraro
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Christopher M. Ferraro is an American former professional ice hockey player who formerly played in the National Hockey League. Along with his twin brother, Peter, became the second set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team: the New York Rangers in the 1995–96 season.
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Spencer Abbott
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Spencer Abbott is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks.
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Mike Lundin
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Michael Robert Lundin is an American professional ice hockey player, who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, Minnesota Wild, and Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Mother Mary Alphonsa
- Occupations
- poetnunwriternursesocial worker
- Biography
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Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, OP, also known as Mother Mary Alphonsa, was an American Dominican religious sister, writer, social worker, and foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne.
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Todd Bjorkstrand
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Todd Bjorkstrand is an American professional ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey player. He is currently serving as head coach for the HK Poprad in Slovakia.
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Kendall James
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kendall James is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football for the Maine Black Bears.
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Rick Joy
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Rick Joy is an American architect. Rick Joy is Principal of Studio Rick Joy, an architecture and planning firm established in 1993 in Tucson, Arizona.
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William Diamond
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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G. William Diamond is an American Democratic politician, educator, small business owner, legislator and former Maine Secretary of State. Diamond currently serves in the Maine Senate representing Senate District 26, which comprises the towns of Windham, Raymond, Standish, Casco, Baldwin and Frye Island.
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Greg Moore
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Gregory Moore is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently served as the head coach of the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers and Columbus Blue Jackets and for the Augsburger Panther of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Matthias Trattnig
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Matthias Trattnig is an Austrian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 4th round (94th overall) of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft and was a leader at the University of Maine. Trattnig most notably played as the longtime Captain of EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League.
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Pamela White
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Pamela A. White is an American diplomat. In November 2010, White was named United States ambassador to The Gambia by President Barack Obama. In January 2012, White was appointed United States ambassador to Haiti.
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Wallace Rider Farrington
- Occupations
- publisher
- Biography
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Wallace Rider Farrington was an American journalist who served as the sixth Territorial Governor of Hawaii, serving from 1921 to 1929. Prior to his term, he was editor of The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspapers.
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Lance E. Walker
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Lance Edward Walker is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine. He was formerly a justice of the Maine Superior Court.
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Bettina Gorton
- Occupations
- lexicographerlinguist
- Biography
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Bettina Edith Gorton, Lady Gorton was an American-born Australian academic who was best known as the first wife of John Gorton, the 19th Prime Minister of Australia. She was born in Portland, Maine, and met her husband while studying in France. They married in 1935. She developed an interest in South-East Asian culture relatively late in life, learning to speak Malay and Javanese and completing her first university degree at the age of 50. She was involved with a long-running Australian National University project to compile a Malay–English dictionary, although she curtailed her involvement during her husband's prime ministership (1968–1971).
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Doris Twitchell Allen
- Occupations
- psychologistuniversity teacherclinical psychologist
- Biography
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Doris Twitchell Allen was a noted psychologist and the founder of Children's International Summer Villages (now CISV International, CISV). She specialized in development and psychodrama.
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Niko Dimitrakos
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Nicholas Dimitrakos is a Greek-American former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks and Philadelphia Flyers.
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Brett Clark
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brett Barry Clark is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He previously played in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, Atlanta Thrashers, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Minnesota Wild.
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Jerron McMillian
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jerron McMillian is a former American football safety. He played college football at Maine. McMillian was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Gregory G. Johnson
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 79)
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Admiral Gregory Gordon Johnson is a retired United States Navy admiral and former commander of United States Naval Forces Europe and Allied Forces Southern Europe.
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Brandon McGowan
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Brandon McGowan is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at Maine.
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Jeremy Kelley
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Jeremy Kelley is a former gridiron football wide receiver. He attended the University of Maine. Kelley was a member of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Utah Blaze, Jacksonville Sharks, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Power, San Jose SaberCats, Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Hudson Valley Fort and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
