100 Notable alumni of
University of Maine
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The University of Maine is 407th in the world, 163rd 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
- television producernovelistdirectorteacherjournalist
- Biography
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Stephen Edwin King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Called the "King of Horror", his books have sold more than 350 million copies as of 2006, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections. His debut, Carrie, was published in 1974, and was followed by 'Salem's Lot, The Shining, The Stand and The Dead Zone. Different Seasons, a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the horror genre. The novellas provided the basis for the films Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption. King has published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has cowritten works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King.
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Tony Shalhoub
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision producerfilm directorstage actortelevision actor
- 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, earning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead 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
- actorLGBTQI+ rights activisttelevision 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 coachbasketball player
- 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 also one of only eleven people to win an NBA championship both as a player and as a coach.
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Lois Lowry
- Occupations
- writernovelistphotographerchildren's writerjournalist
- 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
- player of American football
- 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 coachice hockey player
- Biography
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John Tortorella is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He serves as the head coach of 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 best known for his time in Impact Wrestling and 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
- executive producerentrepreneurfilm producerproducerblogger
- 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
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Paul Richard LePage is 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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Ben Bishop
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Benjamin Manning Bishop III is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 and Mads Søgaard 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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Olympia Snowe
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- 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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Rudy Vallée
- Occupations
- saxophonistconductorfilm actorbandleadersinger
- 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 playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Steven Gerald Clifford is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the Orlando Magic.
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Jim Boylen
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- 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
- television actorscreenwriterradio personalityactorpodcaster
- 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, Opie and Anthony, and The Howard Stern Show, as well as recurring roles on Louie and Horace and Pete.
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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 works for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), where he is the narrator for the WrestleMania Rewind program on its WWE Network streaming video service.
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Lofa Tatupu
- Occupations
- player of American football
- 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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Jeffrey C. Hall
- Occupations
- university teacherbiologistgeneticist
- 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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Chellie Pingree
- Occupations
- farmerpoliticianbusinessperson
- 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, including Portland and Augusta.
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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 also played for the San Jose Sharks, Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild.
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Matthew Kenney
- Occupations
- restaurateurchefcookentrepreneur
- 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
- cardiologistpeace activistinventorphysician
- 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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Jeremy Swayman
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jeremy 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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Jeff Reinebold
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Jeff Reinebold is an American gridiron football coach who is currently serving as the special teams coordinator and assistant defensive backs coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Reinebold has also coached for the Las Vegas Posse, Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions, 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 has appeared as 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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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
- erotic photography modelprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Luke Barry Robinson is an American professional wrestler.
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Harrison Browne
- Occupations
- actorice hockey player
- Biography
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Harrison Browne is a Canadian 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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Chuck Peddle
- Occupations
- engineercomputer scientist
- 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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Jack Capuano
- Occupations
- ice hockey coachice hockey player
- 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 Ottawa Senators 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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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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John Frank Stevens
- Occupations
- engineerrailway engineercivil 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.
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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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Styles Bridges
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- Studied in 1918
- Occupations
- academic administratorpoliticianeditordirector
- 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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Joseph E. Brennan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joseph Edward Brennan is an American Democratic Party lawyer and politician from Maine. He served as the 70th Governor of Maine from 1979 to 1987. He is a former commissioner on the Federal Maritime Commission.
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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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Devin Shore
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Devin Shore is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Seattle Kraken 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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Frank Crowe
- Occupations
- inventorengineercivil engineer
- 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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Corey Harris
- Occupations
- musicianrecording artistguitarist
- 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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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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John R. McKernan
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersonlawyer
- 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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Biff Elliot
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision 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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Kevan Jones
- Occupations
- politiciantrade unionist
- Biography
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Kevan David Jones is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham since 2001. He served as a defence minister under Gordon Brown, and resigned as a shadow defence minister in January 2016 in protest against a front bench reshuffle by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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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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Troy Dale Jackson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Troy Dale Jackson is an American logger and politician from Allagash, Maine serving as president of the Maine Senate. Jackson represents Senate District 1, representing northern Aroostook County, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou. Jackson has served as Senate President since 2018.
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Kenneth M. Curtis
- Occupations
- diplomatlawyermilitary officer
- Biography
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Kenneth Merwin Curtis is an American attorney, Democratic politician, and diplomat. He was the Maine Secretary of State from 1965-1966, the Governor of Maine from 1966-1974, 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
- inventorphotographer
- 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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Matthew Mulligan
- Occupations
- player of American football
- 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 has also been 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 Black Bears.
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Mike DeVito
- Occupations
- player of American football
- 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
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Julia Spencer-Fleming is an American novelist of Mystery fiction. She has won the Agatha Award, Anthony Award, Macavity Awards, Dilys Award, Barry Award (for crime novels), the Nero Award, and Gumshoe Awards. 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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Bobby Wilder
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Robert S. Wilder is an American football coach who serves as the head 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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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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Ciarán Cuffe
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ciarán Cuffe is an Irish politician serves as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the Dublin constituency since July 2019. He is a member of the Green Party, part of the European Green Party. 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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Mike Flynn
- Occupations
- player of American football
- 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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James Tierney
- Occupations
- politicianprofessorlawyer
- 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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Ryan Lomberg
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ryan Lomberg is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Stanley Falkow
- Occupations
- bacteriologistbiologistuniversity teachermicrobiologist
- 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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Stephen Cooper
- Occupations
- player of American football
- 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 San Diego 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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John H. Reed
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- 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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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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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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Brian Flynn
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Michael Flynn is an American professional ice hockey forward currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played in the NHL with the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens.
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Robert A. Rushworth
- Occupations
- aerospace engineermilitary officerastronautengineeraircraft 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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Elmer Drew Merrill
- Occupations
- botanistuniversity teacher
- 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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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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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. Prior to his first election as secretary of state in 2005, he represented Old Town in the Maine House of Representatives for four terms beginning in 1996. On December 2, 2020, Dunlap was elected Maine State Auditor by the Maine Legislature and took office on January 4, 2021. Dunlap had to vacate the position after failing the exams needed to meet the requirements of the position the following October, and was replaced by Jacob Norton. He did later meet the requirements and was selected for the position again on November 14, 2022.
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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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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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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
- player of American football
- Biography
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Kendall James is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Maine.
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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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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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William Diamond
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- 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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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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Janet Bewley
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Janet Bewley is an American politician and former Democratic minority leader in the Wisconsin State Senate. She was a member of the Wisconsin Senate from 2015 through 2023, and previously served four years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Iron, Ashland, Bayfield, and Price counties in the northwest of the state.
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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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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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Mother Mary Alphonsa
- Occupations
- writernunpoetsocial workernurse
- Biography
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Rose Hawthorne Lathrop, OP, also known as Mother Mary Alphonsa, was an American Dominican, writer, social worker, and foundress of the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne.
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Doris Twitchell Allen
- Occupations
- university teacherpsychologistclinical psychologist
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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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Libby Mitchell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Elizabeth H. Mitchell is an American politician from Maine. Mitchell, a Democrat, represented Vassalboro, which is part of Kennebec County in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2010. Mitchell was also the Democrats' 2010 candidate for the office of Governor of Maine. She finished in third place behind Republican Paul LePage and unenrolled attorney Eliot Cutler. She is the only woman in United States history to have been elected as both speaker of her state house of representatives and president of her state senate.
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Bettina Gorton
- Occupations
- linguistlexicographer
- 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, met her husband while studying in France, and 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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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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Lance E. Walker
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Lance Edward Walker is a 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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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
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jerron McMillian is a former American football safety. He played college football at Maine. McMillian was drafted 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 78)
- 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
- player of American football
- 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
- player of American footballCanadian 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.
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Doug Janik
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Douglas John Janik is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He last played for the SV Kaltern of the Italian Serie A before ending his playing career.
