100 Notable alumni of
University of Maine
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The University of Maine is 428th in the world, 170th in North America, and 157th 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
- film directorjournalistteacherdirectornovelist
- Biography
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Stephen Edwin King is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and 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
- stage actorfilm directortelevision producervoice actorfilm producer
- Biography
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Anthony Marc Shalhoub is an American actor. He is known for a variety of roles ranging from comedic to dramatic on stage and screen. He has received several accolades including five Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, six Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Tony Award as well as a nomination for a Grammy Award.
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Nicole Maines
- Occupations
- television actorcomics artistactorLGBTQ rights activist
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Nicole Amber Maines is an American actress, comic book 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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Rick 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, winning the 2011 NBA Finals with the latter. As a player, Carlisle played for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, and New Jersey Nets. He is one of only 14 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. He is best known for his roles as Jonah Ryan on the HBO television series Veep (2012–2019) and as Sasha on the Netflix series Nobody Wants This (2024–present).
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Lois Lowry
- Occupations
- novelistwriterjournalistchildren's writerphotographer
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Lois Ann Lowry is an American writer. She is the author of many books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, the Anastasia series, 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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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. He most recently served as head coach for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Tortorella has also been the head coach of the NHL's New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Vancouver Canucks and Columbus Blue Jackets. He led Tampa Bay to the 2004 Stanley Cup championship.
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Jovan Belcher
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jovan Henry Allen Belcher was an American professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire three-year career with the Kansas City Chiefs before murdering his girlfriend and committing suicide.
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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 speedy and intelligent offensive force with exceptional vision, 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
- film producerentrepreneurexecutive produceractorscreenwriter
- 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, representing Maine for three terms from 1995 to 2013. A lifelong member of the Republican Party, Snowe played an influential role in influencing the outcome of close votes in the U.S. Senate and in ending U.S. Senate filibusters. In 2006, Time magazine named her one of "America's Best Senators". Throughout her U.S. Senate career, she was considered one of the chamber's most moderate members.
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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 player. As a goaltender, he 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
- film actorconductorsaxophonisttelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Hubert Prior Vallée, known professionally as Rudy Vallée, was an American singer, musician, actor, and radio host. He was one of the first modern pop stars of the teen idol type.
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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 coaching advisor for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has previously served as the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets and 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 previously served as the head coach for the Chicago Bulls from 2018 to 2020 before being fired on August 14, 2020 and the University of Utah 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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Jeremy Swayman
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jeremy Rion Swayman, nicknamed "Sway" or "Bulldog", is an American professional ice hockey player who is a 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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Nick DiPaolo
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision actorpodcasteractorradio personality
- 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, World's Dumbest..., 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 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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Chellie Pingree
- Occupations
- farmerbusinesspersonpolitician
- 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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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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Jeffrey C. Hall
- Occupations
- university teachergeneticistbiologist
- 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 player who is a forward for the Winnipeg Jets 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, Minnesota Wild and Nashville Predators.
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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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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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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 Athletic 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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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 in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and in the Maine Senate from 1982 to 1994.
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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 for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Reinebold has also coached for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, 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. Purcell is a current pro scout for the Montreal Canadiens.
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Harrison Browne
- Occupations
- ice hockey playeractor
- Biography
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Harrison Browne is a Canadian actor and former professional ice hockey player. Before transitioning, he was a centre for the Metropolitan Riveters and Buffalo Beauts of the National Women's Hockey League.
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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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Ryan Lomberg
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ryan Lomberg is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a 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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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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Luke Robinson
- Occupations
- professional wrestlererotic photography model
- Biography
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Luke Barry Robinson is an American professional wrestler.
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John Frank Stevens
- Occupations
- civil engineerrailway engineerengineer
- 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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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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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 from 2018 to 2024. A Democrat, Jackson represented Senate District 1, representing northern Aroostook County, including the towns of Fort Kent, Madawaska and Caribou. He is currently running for governor of Maine.
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Styles Bridges
- Enrolled in the University of Maine
- Studied in 1918
- Occupations
- academic administratordirectoreditorpolitician
- 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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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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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 represented the electoral district of Klondike and previously served as Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.
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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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John R. McKernan
- Occupations
- lawyerbusinesspersonpolitician
- 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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Kevan Jones
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Kevan David Jones, Baron Beamish, PC, is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Durham from 2001 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been a member of the House of Lords and chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) 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 HC Sparta Praha of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the second round (61st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Corey Harris
- Occupations
- guitaristrecording artistmusician
- Biography
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Corey Harris is an American blues and reggae musician, currently living in Charlottesville, Virginia. In the 1990s, along with Keb' Mo' and Alvin Youngblood Hart, he was a prominent acoustic guitar blues player.
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Mike Bordick
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Todd Bordick is an American former 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
- civil engineerengineerinventor
- 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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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 detective Mike Hammer in the 1953 version of I, the Jury.
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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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Janine di Giovanni
- Occupations
- war correspondentjournalist
- Biography
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Janine di Giovanni is an American author, journalist, and war correspondent currently serving as the Executive Director of The Reckoning Project, a war crimes documentation organization. She is a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson School of Global Affairs, a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a recipient of the 2019 Guggenheim Fellowship.
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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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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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Bobby Wilder
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 62)
- 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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Francis Edgar Stanley
- Occupations
- photographerinventor
- Biography
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Francis Edgar 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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James Tierney
- Occupations
- lawyerprofessorpolitician
- 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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Stump Merrill
- Occupations
- baseball manager
- Biography
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Carl Harrison "Stump" Merrill is an American former manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). 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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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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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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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 68th 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 was later Of counsel at the Curtis Thaxter law firm in Portland, Maine, which he founded in 1975. Since the death of George Nigh in July 2025, Curtis is the earliest serving living former American governor, and is the last living former American governor who assumed office in the 1960s.
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Mike DeVito
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Michael Ralph DeVito is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears. He played in the NFL for the New York Jets from 2007 to 2012, and then the Kansas City Chiefs from 2013 to 2015.
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Matthew Mulligan
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Matthew Ben Mulligan is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears. 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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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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Matthew Dunlap
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Matthew Dunlap is an American politician from Maine, who is the Maine state auditor since November 2022, and previously from January to October 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Dunlap was secretary of state of Maine from January 7, 2013, to January 4, 2021, and previously 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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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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Stephen Cooper
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Stephen Cooper is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears. 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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Stanley Falkow
- Occupations
- biologistbacteriologistmicrobiologistuniversity teacher
- 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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Mother Mary Alphonsa
- Occupations
- nunwriternursesocial workerpoet
- 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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Robert Aitken Rushworth
- Occupations
- military officermilitary flight engineeraircraft pilotengineerastronaut
- 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
- botanical collectorscientific collectorbotanistuniversity 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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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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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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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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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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John H. Reed
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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John Hathaway Reed was an American diplomat and politician who served as 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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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 Dukla Trenčín in Slovakia.
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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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William Diamond
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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G. William Diamond was an American Democratic politician, educator, small business owner, legislator and onetime Maine Secretary of State. He served 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 ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently serving as the head coach to the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. He 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Doris Twitchell Allen
- Occupations
- university teacherclinical psychologistpsychologist
- Biography
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Doris Twitchell Allen was a noted American 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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Tereza Vanišová
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Tereza Vanišová is a Czech professional ice hockey player for the Vancouver Goldeneyes of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and a member of the Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team.
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John A. Woodcock Jr
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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John Alden Woodcock Jr. is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine.
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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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Gregory G. Johnson
- Years
- 1946-.. (age 80)
- 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 an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football for the Maine Black Bears.
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Jerron McMillian
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jerron McMillian is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maine Black Bears. 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.
