100 Notable alumni of
University of Maryland - College Park
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The University of Maryland - College Park is 122nd in the world, 55th in North America, and 53rd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Maryland - College Park 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 Maryland - College Park won Nobel Prizes in Economics.
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Sergey Brin
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- 1990-1993 graduated with Bachelor of Science in computer science and mathematics
- Occupations
- business executivetechnology entrepreneurcomputer scientistinventorauthor
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Sergey Mikhailovich Brin is an American computer scientist and businessman who co-founded Google with Larry Page. He was the president of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., until stepping down from the role on December 3, 2019. He and Page remain at Alphabet as co-founders, controlling shareholders, and board members. Brin is a centibillionaire and among the richest people in the world.
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Larry Ben David
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1970 graduated with bachelor's degree in study of history and business administration
- Occupations
- writercomedianfilm produceractorfilm actor
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Lawrence Gene David is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer. He is known for his dry wit, portrayals of awkward social situations, and brutally honest takes on everyday life. He has received two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six Screen Actors Guild Awards. He received the Writers Guild of America's Laurel Award in 2010.
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Jim Henson
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1980 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- film directoranimatorfilm produceractorscreenwriter
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James Maury Henson was an American puppeteer, actor, animator, creative producer, and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets. Henson was also well known for creating Fraggle Rock (1983–1987) and as the director of The Dark Crystal (1982) and Labyrinth (1986), as well as creating the puppets for Sesame Street (1969–present).
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Karen Allen
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- television actorstage actorfilm directorfilm actor
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Karen Jane Allen is an American film, television and stage actress. She made her film debut in the comedy film Animal House (1978), which was soon followed by a small role in Woody Allen's romantic comedy-drama Manhattan (1979) and a co-lead role in Philip Kaufman's coming-of-age film The Wanderers (1979), before co-starring opposite Al Pacino in William Friedkin's crime thriller Cruising (1980).
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Dianne Wiest
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actorcharacter actor
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Dianne Evelyn Wiest is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994's Bullets Over Broadway (both directed by Woody Allen), one Golden Globe Award for Bullets Over Broadway, the 1997 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Road to Avonlea, and the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for In Treatment. In addition, she was nominated for an Academy Award for 1989's Parenthood.
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Stefon Diggs
- Occupations
- American football player
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Stefon Marsean Diggs is an American professional football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Michael Ealy
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- Studied English-language literature
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
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Michael David Brown, known professionally as Michael Ealy, is an American actor. He is known for his roles in Barbershop (2002), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), Takers (2010), Think Like a Man (2012), About Last Night (2014), Think Like a Man Too (2014), The Perfect Guy (2015), and The Intruder (2019). Ealy also portrayed two detectives on two TV shows: Stumptown (2019) and Power Book II: Ghost (2024); the latter during its fourth and final season.
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Pernell Roberts
- Occupations
- singerstage actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
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Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor, activist, and singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son Adam Cartwright on the Western television series Bonanza (1959–1965), and as chief surgeon John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986).
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Len Bias
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Leonard Kevin Bias was an American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins. In the last of his four years playing for Maryland, he was named a consensus first-team All-American. Two days after being selected by the Boston Celtics with the second overall pick in the 1986 NBA draft, Bias died from cardiac arrhythmia induced by a cocaine overdose. In 2021, Bias was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Gayle King
- Occupations
- radio personalitymagazine editorjournalist
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Gayle Patrice King is an American television personality, author and broadcast journalist for CBS News, co-hosting its flagship morning program, CBS Mornings, and before that its predecessor CBS This Morning. She is also an editor-at-large for Oprah Daily. King was named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2019".
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Angel Reese
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Angel Reese is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and formerly for Rose BC of the Unrivaled basketball league. Nicknamed "Bayou Barbie" and "Chi Barbie", she played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins and LSU Tigers.
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Connie Chung
- Occupations
- television producernews presenterjournalist
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Constance Yu-Hwa Chung Povich is an American journalist who has been a news anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von Bülow and U.S. representative Gary Condit, whom Chung interviewed first after the Chandra Levy disappearance, and basketball legend Magic Johnson after he went public about being HIV-positive. In 1993, she became the second woman to co-anchor a network newscast, as part of CBS Evening News.
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Eric Swalwell
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 2003 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerassociation football playerpolitician
- Biography
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Eric Michael Swalwell is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative from California's 14th congressional district since 2023, having previously represented the 15th district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, his district covers most of eastern Alameda County.
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Anies Baswedan
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- activistacademicpolitician
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Anies Rasyid Baswedan is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Rector of Paramadina University before being appointed to be Minister of Education and Culture in Joko Widodo administration. He is also the founder of Indonesia Mengajar, a program that selects, trains, and assigns university graduates to serve in a one-year teaching mission across the country. He is the grandson of nationalist, journalist, and freedom fighter Abdurrahman Baswedan, and the cousin of Novel Baswedan. He was a candidate for President of Indonesia in the 2024 election.
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Susie Wiles
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- policy advisorpolitician
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Susan L. Wiles is an American political consultant and lobbyist who has served as the 32nd White House chief of staff since January 2025.
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Poorna Jagannathan
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Poorna Jagannathan is an Indian-American producer and actress. She is known for her portrayal of Safar Khan in the HBO drama miniseries The Night Of, as well as for her role as Nalini Vishwakumar in the Netflix teen comedy series Never Have I Ever. She currently portrays Lucky in the Hulu crime comedy series Deli Boys.
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Lewis Black
- Occupations
- stand-up comedianwritercomedianplaywrightfilm actor
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Lewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion and cultural trends.
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Travis Pastrana
- Occupations
- rally driverNASCAR team ownermotocross riderfilm producerstunt performer
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Travis Alan Pastrana is an American professional athlete known for his success across multiple disciplines, including freestyle motocross, rally racing, NASCAR, and stunt performance. He rose to prominence in the early 2000s, becoming a multi-time X Games gold medalist and achieving numerous milestones in freestyle motocross, including being the first to land a double backflip in competition in 2006. Prior to his freestyle career, Pastrana was also a successful motorcycle racer, winning titles in the AMA Motocross and Supercross 125cc divisions in 2000 and 2001, respectively.
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Carl Bernstein
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- biographerwriterjournalist
- Biography
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Carl Milton Bernstein is an American investigative journalist and author. While a young reporter for The Washington Post in 1972, Bernstein was teamed up with Bob Woodward, and the two did much of the original news reporting on the Watergate scandal. These scandals led to numerous government investigations and the eventual resignation of President Richard Nixon. The work of Woodward and Bernstein was called "maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time" by long-time journalism figure Gene Roberts.
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Mike Mentzer
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- bodybuilderwriterbusinessperson
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Michael John Mentzer was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder, businessman, and author. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mentzer started bodybuilding when he was eleven years old. He won several amateur bodybuilding competitions before turning professional in 1979, including the 1976 Mr. America title and the heavyweight division of the 1978 IFBB Mr. Universe.
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Boomer Esiason
- Occupations
- sports commentatortelevision presenteractorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Bengals, where he spent 10 seasons. Esiason was also a member of the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals.
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Giuliana Rancic
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- film screenwriterrestaurateurjournalisttelevision actoractor
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Giuliana Rancic is an Italian-born American entertainment reporter and television personality. She is a former co-anchor of E! News and resides in Chicago and Los Angeles.
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David Simon
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- novelistfilm producershowrunnertelevision produceractor
- Biography
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David Judah Simon is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work on The Wire (2002–2008).
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Carly Fiorina
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005. Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Fortune Top-20 company.
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Daniel Snyder
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- real-estate agentfilm producer
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Daniel Marc Snyder is an American businessman and former owner of the Washington Commanders, an American football franchise belonging to the National Football League (NFL). He founded the marketing company Snyder Communications in 1989, amassing a wealth that led him to buy the Commanders, then known as the Redskins, from Jack Kent Cooke's estate in 1999 for $800 million. Snyder is widely considered among the worst owners in the history of professional sports, with the team marred by several controversies, and managing six playoff appearances, four division titles, and two playoff wins during his 24 years of ownership. Among the controversies under his leadership was his long-time refusal to change the controversial Redskins name, allegations of sexual harassment within the organization, a toxic workplace culture, and other financial issues.
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Steve Blake
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Steven Hanson Blake is an American professional basketball coach and former player. After winning the 2002 NCAA Championship with Maryland, Blake was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 38th overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. Over his 13-year NBA career, Blake had stints with the Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Detroit Pistons, and three stints with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Judith Resnik
- Occupations
- astronautengineer
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Judith Arlene Resnik was an American electrical engineer, software engineer, biomedical engineer, pilot and NASA astronaut who died in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. She was the fourth woman, the second American woman and the first Jewish woman of any nationality to fly in space, logging 145 hours in orbit.
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Camille Cosby
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- writertelevision producer
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Camille Olivia Cosby is an American television producer, philanthropist, and the wife of comedian Bill Cosby. The character of Clair Huxtable from The Cosby Show was based on her. Cosby has avoided public life, but has been active in her husband's businesses as a manager, as well as involving herself in academia and writing. In 1990, Cosby earned a master's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, followed by a Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.) in 1992.
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Steny Hoyer
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1963 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Steny Hamilton Hoyer is an American politician and retired attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 5th congressional district since 1981. From 2003 to 2023, Hoyer was the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives behind Nancy Pelosi. He served twice as House Majority Leader, from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
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Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- Studied in 1994-1998
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Šarūnas "Šaras" Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. During his playing career, standing at a height of 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, he played at the point guard position.
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Ari Shaffir
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- screenwriterpodcastertelevision actoractor
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Ari David Shaffir is an American comedian, actor, podcaster, writer, and producer. He produced and hosted the Skeptic Tank podcast from 2010 to 2023. He now hosts the podcast "You Be Trippin'" where he discusses travel experiences and stories. He also co-hosts the podcast Punch Drunk Sports with Jayson Thibault and Sam Tripoli, and is a regular guest on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast on the "Protect Our Parks" episodes with Shane Gillis and Mark Normand. He created and previously hosted and produced the This is Not Happening television series, an adaptation of his monthly stand-up show.
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Zack Steffen
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Zackary Thomas Steffen is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the United States national team.
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Mýa
- Occupations
- choreographersinger-songwriterdancersongwriteractor
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Mya Marie Harrison, known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She was born in Washington D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her career began in television as a dance posse member on BET's Teen Summit. She signed with University Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release her first album Mya (1998). The album was led by her first single, "It's All About Me" (featuring Sisqó), which peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100. Her subsequent collaborative singles, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (with Pras and Ol' Dirty Bastard) and "Take Me There" (with Blackstreet and Mase), were also met with commercial success.
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Aaron McGruder
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- cartoonistscreenwritercomics artistwritertelevision producer
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Aaron Vincent McGruder is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation.
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Joe Smith
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joseph Leynard Smith is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward, he played for 12 teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) during his 16-year career.
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Alex Len
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Oleksii Yuriyovych Len, commonly known as Alex Len (Ukrainian: Алекс Лень), is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Before being selected in the 2013 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns, he played two seasons for the Maryland Terrapins (then in the Atlantic Coast Conference) as well as a season with Dnipro. Len played twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Scott Van Pelt
- Occupations
- sports commentatortalk show host
- Biography
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Scott Van Pelt is an American sportscaster and sports talk show host employed by ESPN. He is a long time anchor of key editions of SportsCenter on ESPN, served as the co-host of SVP & Russillo alongside Ryen Russillo on ESPN Radio, and hosts various major golf events for the network. For the 2023–24 NFL season, Van Pelt took over as host of Monday Night Countdown.
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Roosh V
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 2001 studied microbiology
- Occupations
- bloggerpickup artistwriter
- Biography
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Daryush Valizadeh, also known as Roosh Valizadeh, Roosh V and Roosh Vorek (or Vörek), is an American former alt-right blogger and pickup artist. Valizadeh wrote on his personal blog and also owned the Return of Kings website and Roosh V Forum, where he published articles by himself and others on related subjects. Valizadeh has self-published more than a dozen dating and travel guides, most of which discuss picking up and having relations with women in specific countries. His advice, his videos and his writings have received widespread criticism, including accusations of misogyny, antisemitism, homophobia, and having ties to the alt-right.
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Kevin Plank
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1996 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in business administration
- Occupations
- philanthropistentrepreneurfounderAmerican football playerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Kevin Audette Plank is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Plank is the founder and executive chairman of Under Armour, a manufacturer of sportswear, footwear and accessories, based in Baltimore, Maryland. He was CEO from its founding until 2020 and returned as CEO in April 2024. As of April 2023, his net worth was estimated at US$1.1 billion.
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James R. Clapper
- Occupations
- civil servantmilitary officer
- Biography
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James Robert Clapper Jr. is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force and former Director of National Intelligence. Clapper has held several key positions within the United States Intelligence Community. He served as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) from 1992 until 1995. He was the first director of defense intelligence within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and simultaneously the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He served as the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) from September 2001 until June 2006.
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Kevin Huerter
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kevin Joseph Huerter is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Red Velvet" and "the Big Huert", he played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.
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Robbie Rogers
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Robert Hampton Rogers III is an American former professional soccer player. He played as a winger and as a full-back. Rogers also represented the United States national team.
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Shawne Merriman
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Shawne DeAndre Merriman, nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected 12th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2005 NFL draft. He earned NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in his first season and recorded 39+1⁄2 quarterback sacks in his first three seasons, also making three Pro Bowls as well as two All-Pro selections. He was hampered by injuries his next three seasons, and the Chargers waived Merriman midseason in 2010. He was picked up through waivers by the Buffalo Bills that season, but he only played minimally with the Bills due to continued injuries. He was released by the Bills before the 2012 season however, they re-signed him midseason. He retired at the end of the 2012 season.
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Naoko Yamazaki
- Occupations
- engineerastronautdirectorvisiting professor
- Biography
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Naoko Yamazaki is a Japanese engineer and former astronaut at JAXA. She was the second Japanese woman to fly in space. The first was Chiaki Mukai.
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Mark Schwahn
- Occupations
- actorscreenwriterdirectortelevision producerfilm director
- Biography
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Mark Schwahn is an American former screenwriter, director, and producer. He is best known as the creator of the WB/CW teen drama series One Tree Hill.
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Shabbir Ahluwalhia
- Occupations
- television actor
- Biography
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Shabir Ahluwalia is an Indian actor and host who works in Hindi television and films. He is best known for portraying Abhishek Prem Mehra in Zee TV's romantic drama series Kumkum Bhagya. He won the third season of Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi and hosted Nach Baliye, Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega and Dancing Queen.
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Juan Dixon
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Juan Max Dixon is an American former professional basketball player and the previous head coach for Coppin State University in Baltimore. Dixon led the Maryland Terrapins to their first NCAA championship in 2002 and earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2002 Final Four.
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Mike Parson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Lynn Parson is an American politician and former law enforcement officer who served as the 57th governor of Missouri, from 2018 to 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Parson assumed the governorship upon the resignation of Eric Greitens, under whom he served as lieutenant governor from 2017 to 2018. Parson served the remainder of Greitens's term and was elected governor in his own right in 2020.
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Tim Sweeney
- Occupations
- video game developerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Timothy Dean Sweeney is an American video game programmer and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Epic Games, and the creator of Unreal Engine, a game development platform.
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Peter Rosenberg
- Occupations
- podcastercolor commentator
- Biography
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Peter Elliot Rosenberg is an American radio disc jockey, television show host, and professional wrestling personality. He was a co-host of two New York City radio programs: Ebro in the Morning, the weekday morning show at hip hop radio station WQHT (Hot 97), and Don, Hahn, & Rosenberg, the afternoon drive show on ESPN Radio affiliate WHSQ.
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Rei Ami
- Occupations
- singerrapper
- Biography
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Sarah Yeeun Lee, known professionally as Rei Ami (pronounced RAY-AH-mee), is a South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper. Lee rose to prominence with her guest performance on Sub Urban's 2020 song "Freak" which gained virality on TikTok. The song would peak at number 28 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. She is also known for providing the singing voice for the character Zoey in the film KPop Demon Hunters. "Golden", one of the songs she co-performed for the film, topped the Billboard Hot 100, as well as charts in several other countries.
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Kene Holliday
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Kenneth Earl Holliday is an American actor of stage, film, and television. He is known for his role as Ben Matlock's original private investigator, Tyler Hudson, on Matlock, and as Sgt. Curtis Baker on Carter Country from 1977 until 1979. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film Great World of Sound.
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Seema Verma
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Biography
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Seema Verma is an American healthcare executive who is currently a general manager and executive vice president at Oracle Corporation. She was administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the first Donald Trump administration from 2017 to 2021. During her tenure, she supported policies aimed at repealing elements of the Affordable Care Act and implementing changes to Medicaid. Her time in office drew scrutiny over her use of federal funds, leading to investigations regarding legal compliance.
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Greivis Vásquez
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Greivis Josué Vásquez Rodríguez is a Venezuelan former professional basketball player, who spent eight seasons in the NBA. He is currently a coach, most recently working as the associate head coach for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League. Vásquez also represented the Venezuela national team in international competitions, as he was born in Caracas and moved to the United States to attend high school at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Maryland in 2004.
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Randy White
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Randall Lee White, nicknamed "the Manster", is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League (NFL) from 1975 to 1988. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins from 1972 to 1974. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame (1994), the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1994) and the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame (1994).
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Jalen Smith
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jalen Rasheed Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Stix", he played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.
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Thomas Schelling
- Occupations
- university teachereconomistpolitical scientist
- Biography
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Thomas Crombie Schelling was an American economist and professor of foreign policy, national security, nuclear strategy, and arms control at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was also co-faculty at the New England Complex Systems Institute.
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Aaron Wiggins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Aaron Daniel Wiggins is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Thunder in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the Thunder in 2025.
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Sarah Cooper
- Occupations
- bloggercomediantelevision producerwriter
- Biography
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Sarah Anne Cooper is a Jamaican-American author, YouTuber and comedian. Her first two books, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings and Draw What Success Looks Like were published in 2016, with her third book, How to Be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings, being published in 2018.
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Bruno Fernando
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bruno Afonso David Fernandes, also known as Bruno Fernando, is an Angolan professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Serbian League (KLS), ABA League, and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. Fernando is the first NBA player from Angola, and also plays for the Angola national team and won a gold medal at AfroBasket 2025.
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Anita Dunn
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anita Dunn is an American political strategist who served as a senior advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, holding the post from January 20, 2021, to August 12, 2021, and again from May 5, 2022, to August 2024. She is currently serving as a senior adviser to the Future Forward PAC.
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Florent Groberg
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Florent Ahmed Groberg is a French-American soldier, retired United States Army officer and civilian employee of the United States Department of Defense. Born in France to an American father and Algerian mother, he became a naturalized United States citizen in 2001. He renounced his French citizenship prior to joining the United States Army in 2008.
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Diamond Stone
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Diamond Louis Stone is an American professional basketball player for the Taipei Taishin Mars of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played one season of college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins before being drafted 40th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Omar Gonzalez
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Omar Alejandro Gonzalez is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
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John Lucas II
- Occupations
- tennis playerbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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John Harding Lucas II is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played basketball and tennis at the University of Maryland, College Park and was an All-American in both.
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David Bentley Hart
- Occupations
- church historianuniversity teacherOrthodox theologiannon-fiction writerreligious studies scholar
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David Bentley Hart is an American philosopher, theologian, essayist, cultural commentator, fiction author, and religious studies scholar. He is the author of twenty-four books (including translations), as well as over one thousand essays, reviews, and papers. From a predominantly Anglican family background, Hart became Eastern Orthodox when he was twenty-one. His academic works focus on Christian metaphysics, philosophy of mind, Indian and East Asian religion, Asian languages, classics, and literature as well as a New Testament translation. Books with wider audiences include The Doors of the Sea, Atheist Delusions, The Experience of God, That All Shall Be Saved, Roland in Moonlight, A Roland Colonnade, and All Things Are Full of Gods.
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Jennifer Wexton
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jennifer Lynn Wexton is an American politician and lawyer who served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district from 2019 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the Virginia Senate from 2014 to 2019.
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George Pelecanos
- Occupations
- screenwriternovelistwriterfilm producertelevision producer
- Biography
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George P. Pelecanos is an American author, producer, and television writer. Many of his 20 books are in the genre of detective fiction and set primarily in his hometown of Washington, D.C. On television, he frequently collaborates with David Simon, writing multiple episodes of Simon's HBO series The Wire and Treme, and is also the co-creator (with Simon) of the HBO series The Deuce and We Own This City.
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Valdis Dombrovskis
- Occupations
- economistpoliticianphysicist
- Biography
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Valdis Dombrovskis is a Latvian politician serving as European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, and Commissioner for Implementation and Simplification. He previously served as Executive Vice President of the European Commission for An Economy that Works for People (2019-2024), European Commissioner for Trade (2020-2024). European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (2016-2020) and Prime Minister of Latvia from 2009 to 2014.
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William Lacy Clay
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William Lacy Clay Jr. is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative from Missouri's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2021. His congressional career ended after he lost in a Democratic primary to Cori Bush in 2020, after successfully defeating her in the 2018 primary.
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Philip Emeagwali
- Occupations
- computer scientistmathematicianengineer
- Biography
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Philip Emeagwali is a Nigerian computer scientist. He is accused of making controversial statements about his achievements, such as inventing the Internet and creating the world's fastest computer, the Connection Machine, which are disputed by the scientific society or community
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Cheri Bustos
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- business executivepoliticianjournalistlobbyistbusinessperson
- Biography
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Cheryl Lea Bustos is an American lobbyist. Formerly a journalist, healthcare executive, and politician, she served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman elected to Congress from her district in the northwestern part of the state, anchored by the Illinois side of the Quad Cities and partially including Peoria and Rockford. In 2019, Bustos became chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
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Melo Trimble
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Romelo Delante Trimble is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He played at Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia, where he was a McDonald's All-American. He played college basketball at the University of Maryland. He is considered to be one of Maryland's greatest point guards in recent history.
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Kathleen Hicks
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1993 graduated with Master in Public Administration in national security
- Occupations
- civil servantacademic
- Biography
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Kathleen Anne Holland Hicks is a former American civil servant who served as the United States deputy secretary of defense from 2021 to 2025. She is the first Senate-confirmed woman in this role and is the highest-ranking woman to have served in the United States Department of Defense.
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Christine Wormuth
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- 1992-1995 graduated with master's degree in public policy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christine Elizabeth Wormuth is an American defense official and career civil servant who served as the United States secretary of the Army from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first female United States secretary of the Army.
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Buck Williams
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Charles Linwood "Buck" Williams is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers. He was well known for his rebounding ability and trademark goggles.
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Jessica Kirson
- Occupations
- film producerstand-up comedianproducercomedian
- Biography
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Jessica Kirson is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and producer. Kirson is known for performing regularly at comedy venues in New York City, including Gotham Comedy Club, Laugh Factory, Caroline's, and the Improv.
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Jake Layman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jake Douglas Layman is an American professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.
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Jake Funk
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jake Funk is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins. In Maryland's four games during the 2020 season, which was shortened due to COVID-19, Funk averaged 129 rushing yards per game. He also led the Big Ten Conference and ranked second among all Football Bowl Subdivision running backs with an average of 8.6 rushing yards per carry. Funk was selected in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams, and won a Super Bowl with the team in 2021.
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Diana Trujillo
- Occupations
- military flight engineer
- Biography
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Lady Diana Trujillo Pomerantz is a Colombian-American aerospace engineer at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She currently leads the engineering team at JPL responsible for the robotic arm of the Perseverance rover. On February 18, 2021, Trujillo hosted the first ever Spanish-language NASA transmission of a planetary landing, for the Perseverance rover landing on Mars.
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Ann Burgess
- Years
- 1936-.. (age 90)
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- Graduated with Master of Science
- Occupations
- university teachernursepsychiatrist
- Biography
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Ann C. Wolbert Burgess is an American researcher and psychiatric clinical nurse specialist whose work has focused on victims of trauma and abuse, and is author of A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind (2021) and Expert Witness: The Weight of Our Testimony When Justice Hangs in the Balance (2025). She is a professor at the William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College and professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She received her master's degree from the University of Maryland and her doctorate from Boston University.
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Michael A. Grinston
- Occupations
- soldier
- Biography
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Michael Anthony Grinston is a retired soldier of the United States Army who served as the 16th Sergeant Major of the Army from 2019 to 2023. Prior to his term as Sergeant Major of the Army, he served as the senior enlisted leader for United States Army Forces Command.
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James Gist
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Clough Gist III is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played as a power forward and small ball center. Born in Adana, Turkey, he played high school basketball for Our Lady of Good Counsel, before enrolling to the University of Maryland to play college basketball for the Terrapins, from 2004 to 2008. Gist was considered for a time one of the best forward-centers in Europe, due to his defensive abilities and for his dunks, alley-oops, and his athleticism.
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Frank J. Tipler
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- 1969-1976 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- theoretical physicistcosmologistnon-fiction writeruniversity teachermathematician
- Biography
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Frank Jennings Tipler is an American mathematical physicist and cosmologist, holding a joint appointment in the Departments of Mathematics and Physics at Tulane University. Tipler has written books and papers on the Omega Point based on Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's religious ideas, which he claims is a mechanism for the resurrection of the dead. He is also known for his theories on the Tipler cylinder time machine. His work has attracted criticism from many, for example cosmologist George Ellis, who has argued that his theories are largely pseudoscience.
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Big Tigger
- Occupations
- radio personalitydisc jockeyrapper
- Biography
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Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan, also known as Big Tigg, is an American television and radio personality, DJ and rapper best known as the host of BET's Rap City and 106 & Park.
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Alexander Butterfield
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1956 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officerentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Alexander Porter Butterfield is a retired United States Air Force officer, public official, and businessman.
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Dan Brouillette
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Danny Ray Brouillette is an American government official, lobbyist and businessman who served as the 15th United States Secretary of Energy in the Donald Trump administration from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Energy from August 2017 to December 2019. In 2023, Brouillette was named president and chief executive officer elect of the Edison Electric Institute.
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Julio Guzmán
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Julio Armando Guzmán Cáceres is a Peruvian economist, politician, and leader of the Purple Party who ran for President in the 2021 general elections getting just over 2% of valid votes. He was formerly the leader of the All for Peru political party, running for president for the party in the 2016 general elections, but was disqualified, due to the irregularities of the nomination process.
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D. J. Strawberry
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Darryl Eugene "D. J." Strawberry Jr. is an American-born naturalized Cameroonian former professional basketball player. He is the son of former Major League Baseball player Darryl Strawberry.
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Steph Davis
- Occupations
- climbing specialist
- Biography
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Stephanie "Steph" Davis is an American rock climber, BASE jumper, and wingsuit flyer. She is one of the world's leading climbers, having completed some of the hardest routes in the world. She has free soloed up to 5.11a (6b+), and was the first woman to summit all the peaks of the Fitzroy Range in Patagonia, the second woman to free climb El Capitan in a day, the first woman to free climb the Salathė Wall on El Capitan, the first woman to free solo The Diamond on Longs Peak in Colorado, and the first woman to summit Torre Egger. Davis was married to fellow climbers and BASE jumpers Dean Potter and Mario Richard (both of whom died wingsuiting), and currently to sky-diving instructor, flyer, and jumper Ian Mitchard. Davis is also a blogger who writes about her interests in climbing, BASE jumping, yoga, and veganism.
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Tim Kurkjian
- Occupations
- sports journalistwriter
- Biography
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Tim Kurkjian is a Major League Baseball (MLB) analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight and SportsCenter. He is also a contributor to ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com.
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Gary Williams
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- Studied in 1968
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coachassociation football coach
- Biography
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Gary Bruce Williams is an American university administrator and former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Maryland, the Ohio State University, Boston College, and American University. In 2002, he led Maryland to win the NCAA tournament championship. Williams retired after the 2010–11 season.
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Ed Snider
- Occupations
- sports executivebusinessperson
- Biography
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Edward Malcolm Snider was an American business executive. He was the chairman of Comcast Spectacor, a Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company that owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League; Xfinity Mobile Arena; the regional sports network Comcast SportsNet; and Global Spectrum, an international facilities management company. He formerly owned the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, and ran the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League for a few years in the 1960s.
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Ryan Grim
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision producer
- Biography
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Ryan W. Grim is an American author and journalist. Grim was Washington, D.C., bureau chief for HuffPost and formerly the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for The Intercept. In July 2024, Grim and The Intercept's co-founder Jeremy Scahill left The Intercept to co-found Drop Site News. He is an author and has published some of his books through Strong Arm Press, an independent progressive publishing house he cofounded. Grim and conservative journalist Emily Jashinsky were the regular Friday hosts of Rising before they resigned in September 2022 and joined Breaking Points, where they hosted the now defunct show Counterpoints and frequently appear on episodes as hosts.
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Tom McMillen
- Occupations
- basketball playerpolitician
- Biography
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Charles Thomas McMillen is an American politician, businessman, and former professional basketball player. A Rhodes Scholar, McMillen represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from 1987 to 1993. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Bullets from 1975 until 1985.
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Monica McNutt
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- Graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- basketball playersports analyst
- Biography
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Monica McNutt is an American basketball analyst for ESPN and the MSG Network. She played college basketball for the Georgetown Hoyas.
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Kiran Chetry
- Occupations
- journalistnews presenter
- Biography
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Kiran Carrie Chetry is a Nepalese American former television broadcast journalist who, until 2011, was a cable news anchor for CNN's American Morning. From 2001 to 2007 she reported—and then anchored—cable news at Fox News.
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Brandon Lowe
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brandon Norman Lowe is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Tampa Bay Rays. Lowe has been named an MLB All-Star in 2019 and 2025. He made his MLB debut in 2018.
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Bonnie Bernstein
- Occupations
- journalistsports commentator
- Biography
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Bonnie Lynn Bernstein is an American sports journalist and media executive. She has been named one of the most accomplished female sportscasters in history by the American Sportscasters Association, spending nearly 20 years as a reporter and studio host at ESPN, ABC and CBS Sports, covering the NFL, NBA, MLB and college football and basketball. Bernstein is currently the founder and CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions, a multimedia production company specializing in non-scripted sports and entertainment content.
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Dawn Flythe Moore
- Enrolled in the University of Maryland - College Park
- In 1997 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science
- Occupations
- political advisercampaign managercommunity organizerphilanthropist
- Biography
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Dawn Chanté Flythe Moore is an American philanthropist, community organizer, campaign strategist, and the current First Lady of Maryland as the wife of Governor Wes Moore. She is the first African-American First Lady in Maryland history.
