100 Notable alumni of
University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis is 451st in the world, 179th in North America, and 165th 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
- musicianplaywrighttelevision actorfilm actorvoice actor
- 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 U.S., 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
- actorfilm actorstage actortelevision actorvoice 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
- actorprofessional wrestlermusicianpodcasterpundit
- Biography
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Jerry O'Neil Lawler, better known as Jerry "the King" Lawler, is an American 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
- lobbyistpoliticianvoice actortelevision actoractor
- 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
- film screenwriterfilm directorPlayboy Playmatefilmmakermodel
- 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
- stage actorsingeractortelevision actorfilm 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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Tyreke Evans
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tyreke Jamir Evans is an American 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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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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Paxton Lynch
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Paxton James Lynch is an American professional football quarterback. 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 has also been 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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Clare Grant
- Occupations
- television producerfilm producerfilm actormodeltelevision actor
- 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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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, he is the franchise's all-time leading scorer. Gostkowski 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
- film actortelevision actorstage 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, 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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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
- game show hosttelevision producerradio personalitytelevision presenterdisc 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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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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Will Barton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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William Norman Barton III is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). 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
- baseball playersports commentator
- 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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Tarik Black
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tarik Bernard Black is an American professional basketball player for LDLC ASVEL of the LNB Élite (LNB) and Turkish Airlines 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
- film actormissionarykaratekakickboxermartial artist
- 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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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 professional tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in doubles.
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Olan Rogers
- Occupations
- television producerscreenwriterYouTuberactor
- 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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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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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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Kenneth Gainwell
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kenneth Gainwell is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Memphis Tigers.
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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
- writernovelistscreenwriter
- 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. Strickland is 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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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 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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Drumma Boy
- Occupations
- record producersongwriterrappersinger
- 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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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 three Jewish Republicans in Congress, alongside Max Miller and Craig Goldman.
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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 Atlanta Falcons 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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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
- American football player
- Biography
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Bobby Marcellous McCain is an American professional football safety. 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 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
- recording artistjazz musicianuniversity teacherpianistcomposer
- 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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Adonis Thomas
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Adonis Michael Thomas is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Macau Black Bears of the East Asia Super League. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis.
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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 at Southern Arkansas.
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Dedric Lawson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dedric Lawson is an American 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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Marquita Bradshaw
- Occupations
- environmentalistpoliticianactivist
- 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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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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Cities Aviv
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- composerrapperrecord 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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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 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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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
- basketball playerassociation football 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 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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Chris Crawford
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Marcus Christopher Crawford is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Urunani. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis. Crawford has had an extensive career with teams in Europe and Africa. He is a two-time All-BAL First Team selection.
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John DeBerry
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- 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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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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Tre Hargett
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tre Hargett is an American Republican Party politician who is serving as the 37th Secretary of State of Tennessee since 2009.
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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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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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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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Landers Nolley II
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Landers Nolley II is an American professional basketball player for the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the Virginia Tech Hokies, the Memphis Tigers and the Cincinnati Bearcats.
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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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Nick King
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Nicolas King is an American professional basketball player for Taipei Fubon Braves of the P. League+. 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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LD Beghtol
- Years
- 1964-2020 (aged 56)
- Occupations
- musicianwritersongwritersinger
- 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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Beverly Lowry
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Beverly Lowry is an American educator, novelist and short story writer.
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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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Andy Nelson
- Occupations
- American football player
- 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
- psychologistresearcherneuroscientist
- 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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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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D. J. Jeffries
- Years
- 1999-.. (age 26)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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D. J. Jeffries is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
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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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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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John R. Bradford III
- Enrolled in the University of Memphis
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politician
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John Ray Bradford III is a former 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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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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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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Jon Phipps McCalla
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- lawyerjudge
- 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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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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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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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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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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Adam Jay Harrison
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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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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Thomas L. Carter
- Born in
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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 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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Kathryn Sophia Belle
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 47)
- Occupations
- philosopheruniversity teacheracademic
- 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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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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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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Fred D. Robinson, Jr
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
- 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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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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Spurgeon Neel
- Occupations
- military physiciansurgeon
- 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
- 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. She is known for her work in constitutional law, 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.
