100 Notable alumni of
University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis is 456th in the world, 178th in North America, and 164th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Memphis sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Derrick Rose
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Studied in 2007-2008
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Derrick Martell Rose is an American former professional basketball player. He played one year of college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being drafted first overall by his hometown Chicago Bulls in the 2008 NBA draft. Nicknamed "D-Rose", and sometimes referred to as "the Windy City Assassin" or "Pooh", he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2009 and became the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 at the age of 22 years and 7 months.
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Andy Dick
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actorstage actorfilm directorfilm producer
- Biography
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Andrew Roane Dick is an American actor and comedian. Dick was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and joined The Second City and studied improvisational theater. Dick has had a long career as a stand-up comedian; he has appeared throughout the United States, has released several comedy albums, and has acted in television and film. Dick's first regular television role was on The Ben Stiller Show on Fox. In the mid-1990s, he regularly appeared on NBC's NewsRadio and as a supporting character on Less than Perfect. He also had two short-lived television series on MTV; these were the sketch comedy series The Andy Dick Show (2001) and the reality series The Assistant (2004). He also is noted for his behavior on a number of Comedy Central Roasts, stand-up comedy performances, and late night talk show appearances.
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Michael Jeter
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorvoice actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Michael Jeter was an American actor. Known for his career on stage and screen, Jeter played diverse characters. He won a Tony Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. He portrayed Herman Stiles on the sitcom Evening Shade from 1990 until 1994.
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Penny Hardaway
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Memphis Tigers men's team in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Hardaway played college basketball at Memphis and 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a four-time NBA All-Star and a three-time All-NBA Team member as a member of the Orlando Magic. He also played for the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks and the Miami Heat.
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Jerry Lawler
- Occupations
- musicianpodcasterpunditactorprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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Jerry O'Neil Lawler, better known as Jerry "the King" Lawler, is an American retired color commentator and professional wrestler signed to WWE under a Legends contract.
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Fred Thompson
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorcolumnistfilm actor
- Biography
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Freddie Dalton Thompson was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.
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Stella Stevens
- Occupations
- modelactorfashion modelfilm actorfilm producer
- Biography
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Stella Stevens was an American actress. She was the mother of actor Andrew Stevens.
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Dixie Carter
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorfilm actorvoice actorstage actor
- Biography
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Dixie Virginia Carter was an American actress. She starred as Julia Sugarbaker on the sitcom Designing Women (1986–1993) and as Randi King on the drama series Family Law (1999–2002). She was nominated for the 2007 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Gloria Hodge on Desperate Housewives (2006–2007).
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Lorenzen Wright
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lorenzen Vern-Gagne Wright was an American professional basketball player for thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted seventh overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers and also played for the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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James Wiseman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Monteinez Wiseman is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers. Listed at 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m), he plays the center position.
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Tyreke Evans
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyreke Jamir Evans is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Broncos de Caracas of the Superliga Profesional de Baloncesto (SPB). After playing college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, he was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings. Evans went on to win the 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in 2013 before being traded back to the Kings in 2017. After successive stints with the Memphis Grizzlies and Indiana Pacers, Evans, who would have become a free agent at the end of the 2019 season, was dismissed and disqualified from the NBA in May for violating the terms of the league's anti-drug program, but was reinstated in February 2022.
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Clare Grant
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actormodeltelevision actorsinger
- Biography
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Clare Grant is an American actress, model and producer. She co-founded Team Unicorn, which has produced several web series and music video parodies including "Geek and Gamer Girls" and "All About That Base". She also appeared in 2023 comedy horror film Hanky Panky.
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Paxton Lynch
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Paxton James Lynch is an American professional football quarterback for the Colorado Spartans of the National Arena League (NAL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers, and was selected in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Denver Broncos. Lynch played just two seasons in Denver and made four starts before being released prior to the 2018 season. Lynch was also a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL, the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL), the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL), and the Orlando Guardians and San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.
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Linda Thompson
- Occupations
- actortelevision actorbeauty pageant contestantfilm actorperforming artist
- Biography
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Linda Diane Thompson is an American songwriter, former actress and beauty pageant winner.
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Wink Martindale
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- television presenterdisc jockeygame show hosttelevision producerradio personality
- Biography
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Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale was an American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host and television producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he was known for his outgoing and jovial demeanor and his booming voice, who was also well-known for hosting the game shows: Gambit from 1972 to 1976 (and again from 1980 to 1981), Tic-Tac-Dough from 1978 to 1985, High Rollers from 1987 to 1988, and Debt from 1996 to 1998. He also presented Wink's Vault, on his YouTube Channel, from 2014 until his death in 2025.
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Stephen Gostkowski
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Stephen Carroll Gostkowski is an American former professional football placekicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. A member of the New England Patriots for most of his career, Gostkowski is the franchise's all-time leading scorer. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Patriots, where Gostkowski spent his first 14 seasons. In his final season, Gostkowski played for the Tennessee Titans.
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William Sanderson
- Occupations
- television actorstage actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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William Sanderson is an American retired actor. He played J. F. Sebastian in the feature film Blade Runner (1982), and had regular roles on several television series, playing Larry on Newhart (1982–1990), E. B. Farnum on Deadwood (2004–2006, 2019), and Sheriff Bud Dearborne on True Blood (2008–2010, 2012).
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Emoni Bates
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Emoni James-Wayne Bates is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
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Precious Achiuwa
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Precious Ezinna AchiuwaListen is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended high school in the United States, where he was a consensus five-star recruit and named a McDonald's All-American. Achiuwa played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers, earning conference player of the year honors as a freshman in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2020. He was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft with the 20th overall pick. After his rookie year ended in Miami, he was traded to the Toronto Raptors during the 2021 offseason before being traded to the New York Knicks in 2023. He later returned to the Heat in 2025. He was waived by the Heat after the preseason but signed with the Sacramento Kings in November.
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Dajuan Wagner
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dajuan Marquett Wagner Sr. is an American former professional basketball player. He is the son of former University of Louisville and National Basketball Association player Milt Wagner and left the NBA early into his career because of debilitating health problems. He was drafted sixth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2002 NBA draft.
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Tim McCarver
- Occupations
- baseball playersports commentator
- Biography
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James Timothy McCarver was an American professional baseball catcher and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1959 to 1980 for four teams, spending almost all of his career with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. A two-time All-Star, he helped the Cardinals to the 1964 World Series title, batting.478 in the Series, including a three-run home run in the tenth inning to win Game 5. In 1966, he became the first catcher since the 19th century to lead the National League (NL) in triples with 13. McCarver was runner-up for the 1967 NL Most Valuable Player Award, behind teammate Orlando Cepeda, after batting.295 and leading NL catchers in assists and fielding percentage.
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Will Barton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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William Norman Barton III is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Memphis Tigers, earning Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year honors in 2012. He was selected 40th overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and played for the Idaho Stampede of the NBA G League before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2015, where he eventually became their franchise leader in three-pointers made. He has also played for the Washington Wizards and the Toronto Raptors.
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Angie Craig
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in journalism
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Angela Dawn Craig is an American politician, retired journalist, and former businesswoman. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she has served as the U.S. representative from Minnesota's 2nd congressional district since 2019. The district includes most of the southern suburbs of the Twin Cities and outlying rural areas to the southwest.
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Joe Salisbury
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Joe Salisbury is a British inactive professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has been ranked world No. 1 in men's doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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Bill Wallace
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1976 graduated with master's degree in kinesiology
- Occupations
- karatekakickboxermartial artistfilm actormissionary
- Biography
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William Louis Wallace, nicknamed "Superfoot", is an American martial artist, former professional kickboxer, and actor. Considered one of the first American superstars of kickboxing, he was the Professional Karate Association (PKA) World Full-Contact Champion, and the Middleweight Kickboxing Champion for six years, retiring with an undefeated 23-0-0 record. He was elected to Black Belt magazine's Hall of Fame in 1973 as "Tournament Karate Fighter of the Year" and again in 1978 as "Man of the Year". He is currently the International Ambassador for PKA Worldwide.
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Tarik Black
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tarik Bernard Black is an American professional basketball player. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Black played college basketball for the University of Memphis and the University of Kansas.
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Olan Rogers
- Occupations
- screenwriterYouTuberactortelevision producer
- Biography
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Thomas Olan Rogers is an American filmmaker, comedian, actor, and YouTuber. He is the creator, executive producer, and star of the TBS and Adult Swim animated television series Final Space.
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Kenneth Gainwell
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kenneth Gainwell is an American professional football running back and kick returner for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers.
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Steve Cohen
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1973 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is majority-minority and includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman. Since 2023, Cohen has been the only Democrat in Tennessee's congressional delegation.
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Shawne Williams
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Shawne Brian Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers before being selected 17th overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.
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Antonio Gibson
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Studied in 2018-2020
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Antonio Gibson is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at East Central Community College in Mississippi for two years prior to transferring to Memphis in 2018. As a return specialist and wide receiver with Memphis, Gibson was named American Athletic Conference (AAC) special teams player of the year in 2019 and received conference honors for both positions. He entered the 2020 NFL draft as a running back, where he was selected by the Washington Football Team in the third round and played four seasons.
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Joey Dorsey
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Richard Elmer "Joey" Dorsey is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
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Eric Jerome Dickey
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- novelistscreenwriterwriter
- Biography
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Eric Jerome Dickey was an American author. He wrote several crime novels involving grifters, ex cons, and assassins, the latter novels having more diverse settings, moving from Los Angeles to the United Kingdom to the West Indies, each having an international cast of characters. Dickey was a New York Times bestselling novelist.
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Jim Strickland
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Steven Strickland Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 64th mayor of Memphis, Tennessee between 2016 and 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Memphis City Council. Strickland is also an adjunct professor at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
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Chris Douglas-Roberts
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chris Douglas Roberts is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
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Drumma Boy
- Occupations
- singersongwritercomposerrapperrecord producer
- Biography
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Christopher James Gholson, better known by his stage name Drumma Boy (or Drummer Boy), is an American record producer and rapper.
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Riley Patterson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Riley Patterson is an American professional football kicker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and has previously played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, and New York Jets.
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David Kustoff
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1989 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- In 1992 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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David Frank Kustoff is an American politician and attorney serving as the United States representative from Tennessee's 8th congressional district. The district includes the bulk of West Tennessee, but most of its population is in the eastern part of the Memphis area, including the eastern fourth of Memphis itself. From 2006 to 2008, Kustoff served as a United States attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. He is one of four Jewish Republicans in Congress, alongside Max Miller, Randy Fine and Craig Goldman.
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Bobby McCain
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Bobby Marcellous McCain is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft. McCain has also played for the Washington Football Team / Commanders and New York Giants.
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Jay Papasan
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Jay Papasan is an American writer and business executive. He is best known for co-authoring, with Gary Keller, books such as The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, which both became a New York Times best-seller and a BusinessWeek best-seller, and The ONE Thing, which reached #1 on the Wall Street Journal business best-seller list. Papasan is the vice president of publishing and executive editor at KellerINK, the publishing arm of Keller Williams Realty. He and his wife Wendy are owners of The Papasan Real Estate Team. In 2014 he was named one of the Most Powerful People in Real Estate by Swanepoel Power 200.
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Earl Barron
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Earl Daniel Barron Jr. is an American professional basketball former player and coach. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis and had stints in the NBA with multiple teams.
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Mulgrew Miller
- Occupations
- jazz musicianuniversity teacherpianistcomposerrecording artist
- Biography
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Mulgrew Miller was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. As a child he played in churches and was influenced on piano by Ramsey Lewis and then Oscar Peterson. Aspects of their styles remained in his playing, but he added the greater harmonic freedom of McCoy Tyner and others in developing as a hard bop player and then in creating his own style, which influenced others from the 1980s on.
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Rodney Carney
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rodney Dion Carney is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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W. W. Herenton
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Willie Wilbert Herenton is an American politician from Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected as the first elected African-American Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee. He was elected to five consecutive terms and abruptly resigned the position mid-way through his fifth term in 2009.
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Dedric Lawson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dedric Nicholaus Lawson is an American-Lebanese professional basketball player for the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks.
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Tanner Hudson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Tanner Hudson is an American professional football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Arkansas Muleriders.
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John Ford
- Occupations
- politicianfuneral director
- Biography
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John Newton Ford, is a former Democratic member of the Tennessee State Senate and a member of Tennessee's most prominent African-American political family. He is the older brother of former U.S. Representative Harold Ford, Sr. and the uncle of former Tennessee U.S. Representative and 2006 United States Senate candidate Harold Ford, Jr.
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Adonis Thomas
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Adonis Michael Thomas is an American professional basketball player for Rahoveci 029. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
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Cities Aviv
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 37)
- Occupations
- composerrappersingerrecord producer
- Biography
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Wilbert Gavin Mays, better known by his stage name Cities Aviv, is an American rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee. He is also the founder of the independent record label Total Works (also known as D.O.T.)
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Marquita Bradshaw
- Occupations
- activistenvironmentalistpolitician
- Biography
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Marquita Bradshaw is an American environmentalist, activist, and political candidate. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2020 United States Senate election in Tennessee, the first African American woman to win a major political party nomination in any statewide race in Tennessee. Bradshaw lost the general election to Republican Bill Hagerty.
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Frank Scott Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Frank D. Scott Jr. is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Bill Waller
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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William Lowe Waller Sr. was an American politician and attorney. A Democrat, Waller served as the 56th governor of Mississippi from 1972 to 1976. Born near Oxford, Mississippi to a farming family, Waller went to law school and in 1950 established a law practice in Jackson. Nine years later, he was elected District Attorney of Hinds County, Mississippi. Waller attempted to reform the position and provoked the ire of local law enforcement for aggressively prosecuting several cases. In 1964, he twice prosecuted Byron De La Beckwith for the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, with both trials resulting in deadlocked juries. In 1967, he launched an unsuccessful campaign for governor, finishing fifth in the Democratic primary.
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Katrina Robinson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Katrina Robinson is an American former politician who served in the Tennessee Senate from the 33rd district from 2019 to 2022 as a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first sitting member of the state senate to be indicted since Operation Tennessee Waltz and later became the first person to ever be expelled from the state senate.
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Bob Clement
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1968 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Nelson Clement is an American politician and academic administrator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 5th congressional district from 1988 until 2003.
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Jeremiah Martin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jeremiah Oljawain Martin Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers.
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Carolyn D. Wright
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Carolyn D. Wright was an American poet. She was a MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island.
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Bernice Donald
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Bernice Bouie Donald is an American lawyer and former federal judge. She served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit from 2011 to 2023. She previously served as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 1995 to 2011. In January 2024, she became a member of the law firm of Burch, Porter and Johnson, PLLC.
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Joe Jackson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joseph Nathaniel Jackson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Northern Arizona Suns of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis where he was named the 2013 Conference USA Player of the Year.
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Chris Crawford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marcus Christopher Crawford is an American professional basketball player for Paisas of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis, and has had an extensive career with teams in Europe, Africa, and South America. He is a two-time All-BAL First Team selection.
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Antonio Anderson
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Antonio Andrew Anderson is an American former basketball player and the current head coach at Darrow School. He majored in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Memphis and played basketball for several years professionally.
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Laura Ebke
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Laura Lynne Schwab Ebke is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. A resident of the city of Crete in the southeastern part of the state, she served a single term in the Nebraska Legislature, from 2015 to 2019.
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Landers Nolley II
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Landers Sanchez Nolley II is an American professional basketball player for SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Memphis Tigers and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
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John DeBerry
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John J. DeBerry Jr. is an American pastor and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 90 from 1995 to 2021. Unlike many national Democrats, DeBerry is anti-abortion. Republican Governor Bill Lee appointed him to become his senior advisor in 2020.
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Tre Hargett
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tre Hargett is an American Republican Party politician who became the 37th Secretary of State of Tennessee in 2009.
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William R. Lucas
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1943 graduated with Bachelor of Science in chemistry
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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William Ray Lucas was the fourth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. He served as director from June 15, 1974, to July 3, 1986.
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John Pilley
- Years
- 1928-2018 (aged 90)
- Occupations
- ethologistdog traineracademic
- Biography
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John W. Pilley was an American behavioral psychologist best known for his research into canine cognition and language learning with his Border collie, Chaser, who had the largest tested memory of any non-human animal. He was a professor emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Wofford College and was an avid kayaker throughout his life. Pilley was awarded an honorary Doctor of Psychology from Wofford College in 2016.
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Nick King
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nicholas Demario King is an American professional basketball player for the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for Memphis, Alabama and Middle Tennessee State.
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Alan Amron
- Occupations
- inventor
- Biography
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Alan Amron is an American inventor who holds 40 United States patents. Amron invented the Photo Wallet and Battery operated water guns.
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Jon Leicester
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jonathan David Leicester is a former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played for the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball.
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Barbara Jo Walker
- Occupations
- modelbeauty pageant contestant
- Biography
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Barbara Jo Walker Hummel won the Miss America pageant in 1947. Walker was from Memphis, Tennessee and competed at the Miss America 1947 pageant as Miss Memphis. After her Miss America reign, she married John Vernon Hummel and had three children; she resided in Memphis, Tennessee with her family until she died in 2000.
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Beverly Lowry
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Beverly Lowry is an American educator, novelist and short story writer.
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LD Beghtol
- Years
- 1964-2020 (aged 56)
- Occupations
- writersongwritersingermusician
- Biography
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LD Beghtol, also known as "Uncle LD", was an American musician, art director and writer. He was best known for participating in The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs and writing the illustrated companion book 69 Love Songs, A Field Guide for the 33 1/3 book series.
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Sam Moll
- Occupations
- professional baseball player
- Biography
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Samuel John Moll is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Colorado Rockies selected Moll in the third round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Oakland Athletics.
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Andy Nelson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Andrew Vaughan Nelson was an American professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants. He played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was selected by the Colts in the 11th round of the 1957 NFL draft. Nelson owned and ran a small BBQ establishment, Andy Nelson's Barbecue.
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Caroline C. Hunter
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Caroline Critchfield Hunter is a former Republican member of the United States Federal Election Commission. She was appointed in June 2008, and served as chair in 2012, 2018, and 2020. On June 26, 2020, she resigned from the FEC, effective July 3, 2020, leaving the FEC without a quorum.
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Omar Jarun
- Occupations
- association football playerassociation football coach
- Biography
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Omar Jarun is a former footballer who is the assistant coach of Austin FC II in MLS Next Pro. Born in Kuwait, he represented Palestine internationally.
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Jonathan Abramowitz
- Occupations
- researcherneuroscientistpsychologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Jonathan Stuart Abramowitz is an American clinical psychologist and professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). He is an expert on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety disorders whose work is highly cited. He maintains a research lab and currently serves as the director of the UNC-CH Clinical Psychology PhD Program. Abramowitz approaches the understanding and treatment of psychological problems from a cognitive-behavioral perspective.
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Wayne Yates
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Wayne Edward Yates was an American professional basketball player who played 37 games for the Los Angeles Lakers in one National Basketball Association (NBA) season in 1961–62. He later worked as a college basketball coach, most notably at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis).
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D.J. Jeffries
- Years
- 1999-.. (age 27)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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De'Corian Terrell Jeffries is an American professional basketball player for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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Joey Hensley
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joey Hensley is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate representing District 28 since January 8, 2013. Hensley served consecutively in the Tennessee General Assembly from January 2003 until January 8, 2013, in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 70 seat.
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John Barnhill
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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John Henry "Barnie" Barnhill was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at the University of Tennessee (1941–1945) and the University of Arkansas (1946–1949), compiling a record of 54–22–5.
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Shaquille Goodwin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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William Shaquille Goodwin standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward and center positions. After playing four years of college basketball at Memphis, Goodwin entered the 2016 NBA draft, but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.
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Jay Busbee
- Occupations
- journalistnovelist
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Jay Busbee is an American journalist, novelist, sportswriter and writer of comic books.
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Geron Johnson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Geron Marquis Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons of college basketball for the University of Memphis after playing for two community colleges.
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Jonahan Romero
- Occupations
- association football player
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Jonahan Artiga "Jonah" Romero, is a soccer player who plays for Rovers FC in the Guam Soccer League. Born in the United States, he made 32 appearances the Guam national team.
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Yijun Liao
- Occupations
- photographer
- Biography
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Yijun Liao, also known as Pixy Liao, is a Chinese photographer based in Tokyo.
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Hickman Ewing
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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W. Hickman Ewing Jr. is an American attorney. Ewing served as the United States Attorney for the western district of Tennessee from 1981 to 1991. He later served as the special prosecutor overseeing the Whitewater investigation.
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Jon Phipps McCalla
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- lawyerjudge
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Jon Phipps McCalla is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
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Adam Jay Harrison
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- writer
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Adam Jay Harrison is an American defense industry entrepreneur, inventor, and advocate for military acquisition reform. He works as a startup founder and investor and is the John R. Boyd National Security Innovation Fellow at New York University, where he researches the efficacy of national innovation policies that capitalize on collaboration between the public and private sectors. In 2006 Harrison founded Mav6, a defense technology company recognized by Inc. magazine in 2011, 2012, and 2013 as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America. From 2016 to 2017 he served as the inaugural director of the MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator (now the National Security Innovation Network), a human capital innovation program within the Office of the Secretary of Defense and part of the Defense Innovation Unit. And from 2018 to 2019 he was the Command Innovation Officer of the US Army Futures Command, where he designed and implemented the organization's efforts to collaborate with the civilian high-tech sector in the development of advanced, military-relevant capabilities.
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Robert Fisher
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Robert Fisher is an American academic administrator. He served as the president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. from 2000 to 2021. He was one of the highest paid university presidents in the United States.
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Kathryn Sophia Belle
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- university teacherphilosopher
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Kathryn Sophia Belle, formerly known as Kathryn T. Gines, is an American philosopher. She is associate professor of philosophy at Pennsylvania State University. Much of her work has focused on increasing diversity within philosophy, and she is the founding director of the Collegium of Black Women Philosophers.
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Thomas L. Carter
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United States - Occupations
- aircraft pilot
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Thomas L. Carter is a former military and commercial pilot and retired major general in the Air Force Reserve Command who recently served as the U.S. representative to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization. He served over 34 years with the U.S. Air Force and AF Reserve, retiring in 2009. Carter was also a US Airways pilot for 13 years. He previously served as Vice President for Government Relations at Elbit Systems of America and President of Commonwealth Consulting Corporation. He was Senior Counselor to the Coalition Provisional Authority for Legislative Affairs in Baghdad from late 2003 to 2004 and also served as Assistant to the Chairman for Government Affairs of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board in 2003. Carter is a former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and a National Security Affairs staffer for Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole.
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Edward L. Stanton III
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- lawyer
- Biography
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Edward Lesley Stanton III is a former United States attorney for the Western District of Tennessee and is a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
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Fred D. Robinson, Jr
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 72)
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Master of Science in industrial systems analysis
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Major General Fred "Doug" Robinson Jr. a native of Bolivar, Tennessee, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army from the University of Tennessee. As of 2007, he was commanding general of Army Research, Development and Engineering Command in the United States Army.
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Mike Paxton
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael De Wayne Paxton is an American former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed.
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Meaghan Francella
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Meaghan Francella is an American professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
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Omar Sneed
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Omar Shariff Sneed is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Beaumont Panthers of The Basketball League (TBL). A Texas native, Sneed played high school basketball at West Brook in Beaumont.
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Joshua Eargle
- Occupations
- American football coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Joshua King Eargle is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Texas A&M University–Texarkana. The Texas A&M–Texarkana Eagles football will begin play in 2027. Eargle served as the head football coach at East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) from 2013 to 2015, compiling a record of 14–16. In 2015, he led his East Texas Baptist team to an American Southwest Conference (ASC) championship, and was named ASC Coach of the Year.
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Tina Fernandes Botts
- Occupations
- university teacherphilosopher
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Tina Fernandes Botts is an American legal scholar and philosophy professor currently teaching at Washburn University School of Law.
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Spurgeon Neel
- Occupations
- military physiciansurgeon
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Major General Spurgeon Neel, MD, was a United States Army physician who pioneered the development of aeromedical evacuation of battlefield casualties.
