100 Notable alumni of
University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis is 456th in the world, 183rd in North America, and 169th 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 professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 simply "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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Linda Thompson
- Occupations
- film actorbeauty pageant contestanttelevision actoractorsongwriter
- Biography
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Linda Diane Thompson is an American songwriter, former actress and beauty pageant winner.
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Penny Hardaway
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- 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 two-time All-NBA First Team member.
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Michael Jeter
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorcomedianactorstage actor
- Biography
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Michael Jeter was an American actor and comedian. Known for his career on stage and screen Jeter played diverse characters taking on roles ranging from eccentric, pretentious, and wimpy 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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Jerry Lawler
- Occupations
- musicianprofessional wrestleractorpunditpodcaster
- Biography
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Jerry O'Neil Lawler, better known as Jerry "the King" Lawler, is an American color commentator and professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, although he has not performed as a full-time commentator since April 2020.
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Fred Thompson
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- columnistactortelevision actorvoice actorpolitician
- 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; Thompson was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.
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Stella Stevens
- Occupations
- Playboy Playmatemodelfilm actorfashion modelactor
- Biography
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Stella Stevens was an American actress. She is the mother of actor Andrew Stevens.
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Dixie Carter
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actoractorsingerstage 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 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He was drafted seventh overall in the 1996 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers and played for the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings, and Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Tyreke Evans
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyreke Jamir Evans is an American professional basketball player for 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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James Wiseman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Monteinez Wiseman is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons 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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Paxton Lynch
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Paxton James Lynch is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Memphis, and was drafted 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 has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers, 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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Clare Grant
- Occupations
- modelfilm actorfilm producertelevision produceractor
- 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".
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Stephen Gostkowski
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Stephen Carroll Gostkowski is an American former 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, he is the franchise's all-time leading scorer. Gostowski played college football for the Memphis Tigers and was selected in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Patriots, where he spent his first 14 seasons. In his final season, he played for the Tennessee Titans.
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William Sanderson
- Occupations
- stage actortelevision actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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William Sanderson is a retired American actor. He played J. F. Sebastian in the feature film Blade Runner (1982), and had regular roles on several television series such as 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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Wink Martindale
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- television presenterradio personalitytelevision producergame show hostdisc jockey
- Biography
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Winston Conrad "Wink" Martindale is an American disc jockey, radio personality, game show host, and television producer. He is best known for hosting 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.
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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 Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
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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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Will Barton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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William Denard Barton III is an American professional basketball player for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Memphis, where he was named the Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year 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.
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Tim McCarver
- Occupations
- sports commentatorbaseball player
- Biography
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James Timothy McCarver was an American professional baseball catcher, television sports commentator, and singer. 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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Precious Achiuwa
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Precious Ezinna Achiuwa is a Nigerian professional basketball player for the New York Knicks 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.
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Tarik Black
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tarik Bernard Black is an American professional basketball player who last played for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. 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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Bill Wallace
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1976 graduated with master's degree in kinesiology
- Occupations
- kickboxerkaratekamissionaryfilm actormartial artist
- Biography
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William Louis Wallace, nicknamed "Superfoot", is an American karateka, actor, and former professional kickboxer. 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 is currently the International Ambassador for PKA Worldwide.
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Joe Salisbury
- Occupations
- tennis player
- Biography
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Joe Salisbury is a British professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
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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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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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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 University of Memphis before being selected 17th overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers.
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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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Eric Jerome Dickey
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1983 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- novelistwriterscreenwriter
- 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 Democrat, he previously served as a member of the Memphis City Council. Strickland is also an adjunct professor at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.
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Kenneth Gainwell
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Kenneth Gainwell is an American football running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Memphis.
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Drumma Boy
- Occupations
- songwriterrecord producersingerrapper
- 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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Antonio Gibson
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Studied in 2018-2020
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Antonio Gibson is an American football running back and return specialist for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). A native of Georgia, he played college football at East Central Community College in Mississippi for two years prior to transferring to Memphis in 2018.
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Steve Cohen
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1973 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- 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 includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman and since 2023 has been the only Democrat in the state's congressional delegation.
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David Kustoff
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- In 1989 graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- In 1992 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- 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 two Jewish Republicans in Congress, alongside Max Miller.
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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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Bobby McCain
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Bobby Marcellous McCain is an American football safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Memphis 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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Earl Barron
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Earl Daniel Barron Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is a video and player development assistant for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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
- pianistuniversity teacherjazz musicianrecording artistcomposer
- 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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Riley Patterson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Riley Patterson is an American football placekicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Memphis and has previously played in the NFL for the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns.
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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 quit the position mid-way through his fifth term in 2009.
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Adonis Thomas
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Adonis Michael Thomas is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
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Dedric Lawson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dedric Lawson is an American professional basketball player for the Wonju DB Promy of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks.
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Marquita Bradshaw
- Occupations
- politicianenvironmentalistactivist
- Biography
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Marquita Bradshaw is an American environmentalist, activist, and former 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. She lost the general election to Republican Bill Hagerty. She is now the executive director of the environmental and political organization Sowing Justice.
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Tanner Hudson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Tanner Hudson is an American football tight end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Arkansas.
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Cities Aviv
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 35)
- Occupations
- rappercomposerrecord 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.
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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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Frank Scott Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Frank D. Scott Jr. is an American politician from the state of Arkansas. He is the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, serving since January 2019. Scott is a member of the Democratic Party.
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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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Bernice Donald
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Bernice Bouie Donald is an American lawyer and former judge who 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 of the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee from 1995 to 2011.
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Carolyn D. Wright
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- writerpoet
- 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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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. He is a member of the Democratic Party and served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Tennessee, from 1988 until 2003, when he retired to run unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
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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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Jeremiah Martin
- Occupations
- association football playerbasketball player
- Biography
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Jeremiah Oljawain Martin Jr. is an American professional basketball player who plays for Enisey Krasnoyarsk in the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers.
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Antonio Anderson
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Antonio Andrew Anderson is an American former basketball player and the current head coach at Springfield Commonwealth Academy. He majored in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Memphis and played basketball for several years professionally.
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John DeBerry
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 73)
- 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 identifies as pro-life. Republican Governor Bill Lee appointed him to become his senior advisor in 2020.
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Laura Ebke
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Laura 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. Originally a member of the Republican Party who described herself as "a conservative libertarian", Ebke changed her registration to the Libertarian Party in 2016; she was thought to be the first Libertarian member of the officially nonpartisan legislature. In July 2020, Ebke was elected to member-at-large of the Libertarian National Committee.
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Chris Crawford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marcus Christopher Crawford is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis. Crawford has an extensive career with teams in Europe and Africa. He guided AS Douanes to the 2023 BAL Final, and was named to the All-BAL First Team the same year.
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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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Tre Hargett
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gus Lusk "Tre" Hargett III is an American Republican Party politician who is serving as the 37th Secretary of State of Tennessee since 2009.
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Barbara Jo Walker
- Occupations
- beauty pageant contestantmodel
- Biography
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Barbara Jo Walker Hummel was Miss America in 1947.
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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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William R. Lucas
- 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
- ethologistacademicdog trainer
- 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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Landers Nolley II
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Landers Nolley II is an American professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Memphis Tigers and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
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Nick King
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nicolas King is an American professional basketball player for Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League. He played college basketball for Memphis, Alabama and Middle Tennessee State.
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LD Beghtol
- Years
- 1964-2020 (aged 56)
- Occupations
- songwriterwritermusiciansinger
- 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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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 player
- Biography
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Omar Jarun is a Palestinian former footballer who is the assistant coach of Huntsville City in MLS Next Pro.
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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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Beverly Lowry
- Occupations
- novelistwriter
- Biography
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Beverly Lowry is an American educator, novelist and short story writer.
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Andy Nelson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Andrew Vaughan Nelson is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants. He owns and runs a small BBQ establishment, Andy Nelson's Barbecue.
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Jonathan Abramowitz
- Occupations
- psychologistneuroscientist
- 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 coachbasketball player
- 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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Shaquille Goodwin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Shaquille Goodwin is an American professional basketball player for AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot League. Standing at 2.06 m (6'9"), 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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John Barnhill
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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John Henry "Barnie" Barnhill was an American football player and 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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Jay Busbee
- Occupations
- novelistjournalist
- Biography
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Jay Busbee is an American journalist, novelist, sportswriter and writer of comic books.
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Jonahan Romero
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jonahan Artiga "Jonah" Romero, is an American born-Guamanian footballer who plays for SYC United in the United Premier Soccer League and the Guam national football team.
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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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D. J. Jeffries
- Years
- 1999-.. (age 25)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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D. J. Jeffries is an American college basketball player for the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He previously played for the Memphis Tigers.
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Yijun Liao
- Occupations
- photographer
- Biography
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Yijun Liao, also known as Pixy Liao, is a Chinese artist, living in New York City.
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Edward L. Stanton III
- Occupations
- 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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Robert Fisher
- Biography
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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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Jon Phipps McCalla
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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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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Thomas L. Carter
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- aircraft pilot
- Biography
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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 US 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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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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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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John R. Bradford III
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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John Ray Bradford III is a member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 98th House district, including constituents in Mecklenburg County. Bradford, a Republican succeeded Thom Tillis after his successful run for the United States Senate in 2014.
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Mike Paxton
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael De Wayne Paxton is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He batted and threw right-handed.
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Kathryn Sophia Belle
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 46)
- Occupations
- university teacherphilosopheracademic
- Biography
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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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Spurgeon Neel
- Occupations
- surgeonmilitary physician
- Biography
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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.
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Tina Fernandes Botts
- Occupations
- philosopheruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Tina Fernandes Botts is an American legal scholar and philosophy professor currently teaching at the San Joaquin College of Law. She is known for her work in legal hermeneutics, intersectionality, feminist philosophy, and philosophy of race. Previous posts include Visiting Scholar at Dartmouth College; Visiting Professor of Law at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law; Assistant Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fresno; Visiting Assistant Professor of philosophy at Oberlin College; Fellow in Law and Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; and Assistant Professor of Philosophy, and Faculty Associate and Area Leader in Public Policy and Diversity, at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She is the former chair of the American Philosophical Association's Committee on the Status of Black Philosophers (2013-2016).
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Fred D. Robinson, Jr
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 70)
- 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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Joshua Eargle
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Joshua King Eargle is an American football coach and former player. He is the Deputy Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach at Florida International University (FIU). Eargle served as the head football coach at East Texas Baptist University (ETBU) from 2013 to 2015, winning the 2015 ASC Championship and named ASC Coach of the Year.
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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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Tracey Baker-Simmons
- Occupations
- television producerfilm producer
- Biography
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Tracey Baker-Simmons is an American producer, best known as one of the pioneers of urban reality television, is a 17-year production veteran and President/ Co Owner of Simmons-Shelley Entertainment formerly B2 Entertainment Studios. She is an instructor at the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Baker–Simmons is co-founder of B2 Behind the Scenes, a non-profit organization that seeks to educate young minority men and women on the career opportunities available to them in the field of television and film production.
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Chanel Hudson-Marks
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Chanel Simone Hudson-Marks is a Canadian-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a forward for the Jamaica women's national team.
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Chick King
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Charles Gilbert King was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Detroit Tigers (1954–1956), Chicago Cubs (1958–1959), and St. Louis Cardinals (1959).
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Mike Butler
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michael Edward Butler was an American professional basketball player born in Memphis, Tennessee.
