100 Notable alumni of
University of Miami
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The University of Miami is 102nd in the world, 46th in North America, and 44th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Miami sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Dwayne Johnson
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 1995 graduated with Bachelor of General Studies in physiology and criminology
- Occupations
- professional wrestlerAmerican football playerfilm producerexecutive producerbusinessperson
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Dwayne Douglas Johnson, also known by his ring name the Rock, is an American actor, professional wrestler, seasonal singer and businessman. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on a part-time basis. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, Johnson was integral to the development and success of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) during the Attitude Era. He wrestled for the WWF full-time for eight years before pursuing an acting career. His films have grossed over $3.5 billion in North America and over $12.5 billion worldwide, making him one of the world's highest-grossing and highest-paid actors. He is a co-owner of the United Football League, a member of the board of directors of TKO Group Holdings—the parent company of UFC and WWE—and co-founder of Seven Bucks Productions.
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Sylvester Stallone
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwriterfilm directorfilm producer
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Sylvester Gardenzio "Sly" Stallone is an American actor and filmmaker. In a film career spanning more than fifty years, Stallone has received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Critics' Choice Award, as well as nominations for three Academy Awards and two BAFTA Awards. Stallone is one of only two actors in history (alongside Harrison Ford) to have starred in a box-office No. 1 film across six consecutive decades.
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Enrique Iglesias
- Occupations
- singer-songwritermusiciancomposerrecord producermodel
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Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler is a Spanish singer and songwriter.
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Ray Liotta
- Occupations
- film producerfilm actoractor
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Raymond Allen Liotta was an American actor. He first gained attention for his role in the film Something Wild (1986), which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was best known for his portrayals of Shoeless Joe Jackson in the film Field of Dreams (1989) and Henry Hill in the film Goodfellas (1990). Liotta appeared in numerous other films, including Unlawful Entry (1992), Cop Land (1997), Hannibal (2001), John Q., Narc (both 2002), Identity (2003), Killing Them Softly, The Place Beyond the Pines (both 2012), and Marriage Story (2019).
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Sofia Carson
- Occupations
- composeractorsingersongwriterdancer
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Sofía Lauren Daccarett Char, known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally (2014). In 2015, she received recognition as Evie, the daughter of the Evil Queen, in the Disney musical fantasy film Descendants, and later reprised her role in its sequels. She has since starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Adventures in Babysitting, A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits (both 2016), the Netflix romantic drama film Purple Hearts (2022) and thriller film Carry-On (2024).
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Kimbo Slice
- Occupations
- film actormixed martial arts fighterboxeractor
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Kevin Ferguson, better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-born American mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and actor. Originally a bare-knuckle boxer, he became noted for his role in mutual combat street fight videos which were spread online, leading Rolling Stone to call him "The King of the Web Brawlers".
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Marco Rubio
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 1996 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Marco Antonio Rubio is an American politician, diplomat, and attorney currently serving as the 72nd United States secretary of state since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2011 to 2025 as a United States senator from Florida and was a candidate for president of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries.
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Kayleigh McEnany
- Occupations
- writerspokespersonpolitical punditnews presenter
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Kayleigh Michelle McEnany is an American conservative political commentator, television personality, and writer who served as the 33rd White House press secretary under Donald Trump from April 2020 to January 2021.
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Gloria Estefan
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 1979 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in psychology
- Occupations
- writerbusinesspersonrecording artistsinger-songwriterfilm actor
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Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female singers of all time. Many of Estefan's songs became international chart-topping hits, including "1-2-3", "Don't Wanna Lose You", "Coming Out of the Dark", "Turn the Beat Around", and "Heaven's What I Feel". Other hits include "Bad Boy", "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "Get On Your Feet", and "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)".
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Fahadh Faasil
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Abdul Hameed Mohammed Fahad Faasil, professionally known as Fahadh Faasil, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Malayalam films. Noted for his diverse portrayals, Fahadh is among the highest-paid and most popular Malayalam actors. Fahadh is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Kerala State Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South.
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Grace Slick
- Occupations
- recording artistsingerpaintersinger-songwritercomposer
- Biography
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Grace Slick is an American painter and retired musician whose musical career spanned four decades. She was a prominent figure in San Francisco's psychedelic music scene during the mid-1960s to the early 1970s.
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Wayne Brady
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- Studied in 1990
- Occupations
- game show hostsingerstage actorimprovisercomedian
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Wayne Alphonso Brady is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is a regular cast member on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway? He was the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show, the original host of Fox's Don't Forget the Lyrics!, and he has hosted Let's Make a Deal since its 2009 revival.
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Steven Bauer
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- film produceractorfilm actormusiciantelevision actor
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Steven Bauer is an American actor.
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Ray Lewis
- Occupations
- authorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Raymond Anthony Lewis Jr. is an American former professional football linebacker who played his entire 17-year career for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, where he earned All-America honors. He is considered one of the greatest linebackers of all time.
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Lex Luger
- Occupations
- actorprofessional wrestlerCanadian football playertelevision actorAmerican football player
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Lawrence Wendell Pfohl, better known by the ring name Lex Luger, is an American retired professional wrestler, bodybuilder, and football player. He is best known for his work with Jim Crockett Promotions, World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).
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Dany Garcia
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 1992 graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration in international marketing and finance
- Occupations
- businesspersonexecutive producertelevision producerbodybuilderfilm producer
- Biography
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Dany Garcia Rienzi is an American film producer and businesswoman. She is the founder of GSTQ and the CEO and chair of The Garcia Companies overseeing a portfolio of brands in business, entertainment, and food, including Teremana Tequila, Athleticon, and the Project Rock Collection at Under Armour, VOSS, Atom Tickets, Salt & Straw, ZOA Energy, Acorns, and the UFL.
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Tina Louise
- Occupations
- stage actorsingertelevision actorwritermodel
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Tina Louise is an American actress widely known for her role as movie star Ginger Grant in the television situation comedy Gilligan's Island. Louise is the last surviving cast member.
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Jaco Pastorius
- Occupations
- recording artistbassistbandleaderjazz musiciancomposer
- Biography
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John Francis Anthony Pastorius III, also known as Jaco Pastorius was an American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bassists of all time, Pastorius recorded albums as a solo artist, band leader, and as a member of the jazz fusion group Weather Report from 1976 to 1981. He also collaborated with numerous artists, including Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny and Joni Mitchell.
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Gene Roddenberry
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm screenwriternovelistscience fiction writerexecutive producer
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Eugene Wesley Roddenberry Sr. was an American television screenwriter and producer who created the science fiction series and fictional universe Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, where his father was a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the Army Air Forces during World War II and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. Later, he joined the Los Angeles Police Department and began to write for television.
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Mikheil Saakashvili
- Occupations
- politicianjuristlawyertelevision presenter
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Mikheil Saakashvili is a Georgian and Ukrainian politician and jurist. He was the third president of Georgia for two consecutive terms from 25 January 2004 to 17 November 2013. He is the founder and former chairman of Georgia's United National Movement party. From May 2015 until November 2016, Saakashvili was the governor of Ukraine's Odesa Oblast. After resigning, he was temporarily exiled, but returned in 2019 under a new President. Saakashvili returned to Georgia in 2021, and has been imprisoned there since then.
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Rohan Marley
- Occupations
- American football playermusicianbusinesspersonCanadian football player
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Rohan Anthony Marley is a Jamaican entrepreneur, former college football player and Canadian Football League player. He is the son of Janet Hunt and reggae artist Bob Marley. Marley is the father of model Selah Marley, reggae artist YG Marley and former NFL football player Nico Marley.
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Jeff Garlin
- Occupations
- television actortelevision producerfilm producerfilm actorfilm director
- Biography
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Jeffrey Garlin is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Murray Goldberg, patriarch of the eponymous family in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs, and Jeff Greene on the HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm. He also played Marvin on Mad About You and Mort Meyers on Arrested Development for Fox and Netflix.
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Patti Scialfa
- Occupations
- rock singerbacking vocalistcomposerguitarist
- Biography
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Vivienne Patricia Scialfa is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Scialfa has been a member of the E Street Band since 1984 and has been married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991. In 2014, Scialfa was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the E Street Band.
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Charles Grodin
- Occupations
- screenwriterwriterfilm actorcomedianstage actor
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Charles Sidney Grodin was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) where he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. As well, he starred in 11 Harrowhouse (1974), for which he also wrote the adaptation.
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Reince Priebus
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Reinhold Richard "Reince" Priebus is an American politician, attorney, and naval officer who served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 2011 to 2017 and as White House chief of staff during the first six months of Donald Trump's first presidency.
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Ana María Polo
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- 1983-1987 graduated with licentiate degree in law
- Occupations
- judgepresentersingeractorlawyer
- Biography
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Ana María Cristina Polo González is a Cuban-American lawyer and television personality, best known as an arbitrator on the Spanish-language court show Caso Cerrado and the Anglophone spin-off counterpart Ana Polo Rules.
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Jim Kelly
- Occupations
- NASCAR team ownerAmerican football player
- Biography
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James Edward Kelly is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Buffalo Bills. He also spent two seasons with the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL). Kelly played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning offensive MVP honors in the 1981 Peach Bowl.
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Greg Olsen
- Occupations
- sports commentatorAmerican football player
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Gregory Walter Olsen is an American professional football sportscaster and former tight end who played for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. Olsen played most of his career for the Carolina Panthers, with whom he made three Pro Bowls, and became the first tight end in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards. Olsen played his final season with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. Following his retirement Olsen joined Fox as a sportscaster and is formerly the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox.
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Majel Barrett
- Occupations
- television producervoice actorfilm producerfilm actorstage actor
- Biography
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Majel Barrett-Roddenberry was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as various characters in the Star Trek franchise: Nurse Christine Chapel (in the original Star Trek series, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and two films of the franchise), Number One (also in the original series), Lwaxana Troi (on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), and the voice of most onboard computer interfaces throughout the series from 1966 to 2023. She married Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in 1969. As his wife and given her relationship with Star Trek—participating in some way in every series during her lifetime—she is sometimes referred to as "the First Lady of Star Trek".
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Michael Irvin
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- Studied in 1985-1988
- Occupations
- actorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Michael Jerome Irvin is an American sports commentator and former professional football player. He played his entire 12-year career as a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). In 2007, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Hasan Piker
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- punditpolitical punditgamervloggerTwitch streamer
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Hasan Doğan Piker, also known as HasanAbi, is a Turkish-American online streamer, YouTuber, influencer, and left-wing political commentator. His streams typically consist of political and social commentary, gaming, and media consumption. As of 2024, Piker is the most subscribed political commentator and has the 21st-most subscribed channel of all time on the streaming platform Twitch.
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Greg Louganis
- Occupations
- autobiographerplatform divercompetitive divercoach
- Biography
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Gregory Efthimios Louganis is an American Olympic diver who won gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics on the springboard and platform. He is the only man and the second diver in Olympic history to sweep the diving events in consecutive Olympic Games. He has been called both "the greatest American diver" and "probably the greatest diver in history".
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Pat Metheny
- Occupations
- jazz guitaristmusic educatormusiciancomposerguitarist
- Biography
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Patrick Bruce Metheny is an American jazz guitarist and composer.
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Max Landis
- Occupations
- film actorscreenwriterfilm directorfilm producer
- Biography
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Max Landis is an American filmmaker. He is the son of director John Landis. He wrote scripts for the films Chronicle (2012), American Ultra (2015), Victor Frankenstein (2015), and Bright (2017). He wrote and directed the film Me Him Her (2015), produced the first two seasons of the Syfy series Channel Zero (2016), and created the series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016) based on the novel, for BBC America. He has also written limited series published by DC and Image Comics.
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Rick Barry
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- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Richard Francis Dennis Barry III is an American retired professional basketball player who starred at the NCAA, American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) levels. Barry ranks among the most prolific scorers and all-around players in basketball history. He is the only player to lead the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), ABA, and NBA in points per game in a season. He ranks as the all-time ABA scoring leader in regular season (30.5 points per game) and postseason (33.5) play, while his 36.3 points per game are the most in NBA Finals history.
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Jimmy Graham
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- basketball playerAmerican football player
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Jimmy Graham is an American professional football tight end. He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft. Graham has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears. He played only one year of college football for the Miami Hurricanes after playing four years of basketball.
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Bruce Hornsby
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- singer-songwriterpianistjazz musiciansinger
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Bruce Randall Hornsby is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock, heartland rock, and blues rock musical traditions.
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Ana Navarro
- Occupations
- pundit
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Ana Violeta Navarro-Cárdenas is a Nicaraguan-American political strategist and commentator. She appears on various television programs and news outlets, including CNN, CNN en Español, ABC News, and Telemundo. She is also a co-host of the daytime talk show The View, garnering Daytime Emmy Award nominations for her work.
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Nancy Kulp
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- film actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Nancy Jane Kulp was an American character actor, writer and comedian best known as Miss Jane Hathaway on the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies.
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Martha Mitchell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Martha Elizabeth Beall Mitchell was the wife of John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General under President Richard Nixon. Her public comments and interviews during the Watergate scandal were frank and revealing.
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Warren Sapp
- Occupations
- television presenterAmerican football player
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Warren Carlos Sapp is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, winning the Lombardi Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and Bill Willis Trophy as a junior. Sapp was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of 1995 NFL draft. He spent nine seasons with the Buccaneers and was a member of the Oakland Raiders in his last four seasons. Since 2024, he has served as a graduate assistant for the Colorado Buffaloes.
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Alex Cora
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Jose Alexander Cora is a Puerto Rican baseball manager and former infielder who is the manager of the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for 14 seasons with the Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, and Washington Nationals. After retiring as a player, Cora served as the bench coach for the Houston Astros when they won their first World Series title in 2017. Cora was named Boston's manager the following season, winning a franchise-best 108 games and leading the team to victory in the 2018 World Series. He is the fifth MLB manager to win the World Series in his first season and the first Puerto Rican manager of a World Series-winning team.
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Terrell Suggs
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- American football playerscreenwriterfilm produceractor
- Biography
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Terrell Raymonn Suggs, nicknamed "T-Sizzle", is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 10th overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft, and is the franchise's all-time leader in sacks. He also played for the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Steve Morse
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- banjoistcomposerjazz guitaristguitarist
- Biography
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Steve J. Morse is an American guitarist and songwriter. A seven-time Grammy nominee, he is best known as the founder of the Dixie Dregs and as the longest serving guitarist for Deep Purple. Morse also enjoyed a successful solo career and was a member of the group Kansas in the mid-1980s. Most recently, Morse became a member of the supergroup Flying Colors.
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Ben Folds
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- musiciansingercomposersinger-songwriterpianist
- Biography
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Benjamin Scott Folds is an American singer-songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five from 1993 to 2000, and again during their reunion from 2011 to 2013. He has recorded a number of solo albums, most recently with Sleigher (2024). He has also collaborated with musicians such as Regina Spektor, "Weird Al" Yankovic and yMusic, and undertaken experimental songwriting projects with actor William Shatner and authors such as Nick Hornby and Neil Gaiman. Since May 2017, he has been the first artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
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David A. Siegel
- Occupations
- businesspersonfinancier
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David Alan Siegel is an American businessman who founded Westgate Resorts Ltd, a Florida-based timeshare resort firm, and is its president and chief executive officer. He has ten biological children and two adopted children. Siegel is CEO of CFI Resorts Management Inc and Central Florida Investments Inc. His other businesses include real estate, construction, hotel and apartment management, travel services, insurance, transportation, and retail.
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Jorge Ramos
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- journalistAutoractivist
- Biography
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Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos is a Mexican-American journalist and author. Regarded as the best-known Spanish-language news anchor in the United States of America, he has been referred to as "The Walter Cronkite of Latin America". Based in Miami, Florida, he anchors the Univision news television program Noticiero Univision, the Univision Sunday-morning political news program Al Punto, and the Fusion TV English-language program America with Jorge Ramos. He has covered five wars, and events ranging from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the War in Afghanistan.
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Mark Richt
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mark Allan Richt is an American former college football coach, player, and current television analyst. He was the head football coach at the University of Georgia for 15 years and at the University of Miami, his alma mater, for three. His teams won two Southeastern Conference (SEC) championships, five SEC division titles, and one Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) division title. He was a two-time SEC Coach of the Year (2002, 2005), the 2017 ACC Coach of the Year, and the winner of the national 2017 Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award. On January 10, 2023, he was inducted into College Football Hall of Fame as part of the 2023 class.
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Christopher George
- Occupations
- modelfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Christopher John George was an American television and film actor who starred in the 1960s television series The Rat Patrol. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1967 as Best TV Star for his performance in the series. He was also the recipient of a New York Film Festival award as the Best Actor in a Television Commercial. George was married to actress Lynda Day George.
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Shane Larkin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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DeShane Davis Larkin is an American-born naturalized Turkish professional basketball player and the team captain for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Turkish national team in international competition. He played college basketball for the University of Miami. He was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 18th overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft, where he was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks. He last played in the NBA in 2018 with the Boston Celtics. Larkin is the son of Hall of Fame baseball player Barry Larkin.
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Andre Johnson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Andre Lamont Johnson is an American former professional football wide receiver who played 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Houston Texans. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, and was selected by the Texans third overall in the 2003 NFL draft. He is 11th all-time in NFL career receptions, and in NFL receiving yards. Johnson holds nearly every Texans receiving record. He was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans.
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Jon Secada
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- recording artistmusiciansingersongwritercomposer
- Biography
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Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez, better known as Jon Secada, is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 15 million records, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. His music fuses funk, soul music, pop, and Latin percussion.
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Ryan Braun
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryan Joseph Braun is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played his entire career for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 to 2020. Braun also played right field and first base during his career, and was a third baseman during his rookie season.
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Jo Ann Pflug
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in broadcasting
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Jo Ann Pflug is a retired American film and television actress.
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Marilyn Milian
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianpresenterlecturerlawyer
- Biography
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Marilyn Milian, known professionally as Judge Milian, is an American television personality, lecturer, retired Florida Circuit Court judge and court-show arbitrator. For 22 seasons from March 12, 2001 to July 21, 2023, Milian starred in the American courtroom television series The People's Court, replacing Jerry Sheindlin. Justice for the People with Judge Milian, another arbitration-based reality court show, premiered in the fall of 2023. The show follows suit of The People's Court in which she handles legal disputes.
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Suzy Kolber
- Occupations
- sports commentator
- Biography
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Suzy Kolber is an American football sideline reporter, co-producer, and a former ESPN sports anchor and reporter. She was one of the original anchors of ESPN2 when it launched in 1993. Three years later, she left ESPN2 to join Fox Sports, but returned to ESPN in late 1999. In 2023, she and several other ESPN employees were terminated by the network in what was described as a cost-cutting measure.
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Somy Ali
- Occupations
- modelfilm directorjournalistactor
- Biography
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Somy Ali is a Pakistani-American actress, writer, filmmaker, model and activist who has worked in Bollywood films. She runs a non-profit organization named No More Tears since 2007.
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Mario Cristobal
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mario Manuel Cristobal is an American college football coach who is the head football coach for the University of Miami. He previously served as the head football coach at Florida International University (FIU) from 2007 to 2012 and the University of Oregon from 2017 to 2021. He was an all-conference offensive tackle on the Miami Hurricanes football team that won national championships in 1989 and 1991.
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Maria Canals-Barrera
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Maria Pilar Canals-Barrera is an American actress. She is known for starring as Theresa Russo in the Disney Channel series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012), Connie Torres in Camp Rock (2008) and Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010), and Daniela in the ABC comedy series Cristela (2014–2015).
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Fernando Belaúnde Terry
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- politicianuniversity teacherarchitect
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Fernando Sergio Marcelo Marcos Belaúnde Terry was a Peruvian politician who twice served as President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985). Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected in 1980 after twelve years of military rule.
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Ernie Sabella
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- film actortelevision actorvoice actorstage actor
- Biography
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Ernest Sabella is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Pumbaa from The Lion King franchise, voicing the character in all media except the 2019 and 2024 films. Sabella's TV roles include Mr. Donald "Twinkie" Twinkacetti in Perfect Strangers (1986-1987), George Shipman in A Fine Romance, and Leon Carosi in Saved by the Bell (1991). His work in Broadway theatre includes starring roles in Guys and Dolls, Chicago, Curtains, and Man of La Mancha.
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Patti Stanger
- Occupations
- presentertelevision producer
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Patricia Stanger is an American businesswoman, reality television personality, and founder and CEO of matchmaking service Millionaire's Club International. She is known for starring in and producing her own matchmaking reality series, The Millionaire Matchmaker, on Bravo.
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Dawnn Lewis
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- Graduated with Bachelor of Music
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
- Biography
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Dawnn Jewel Lewis is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jaleesa Vinson–Taylor on the NBC television sitcom A Different World from the series beginning in 1987 until the end of its fifth season in 1992, in addition to co-writing the opening theme song for the series.
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Mark Wallace
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Mark David Wallace is an American businessman, former diplomat, and lawyer who has served in a variety of government, political, and private sector posts. He served in several positions during the administration of President George W. Bush, including as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations for UN Management and Reform. As of 2019, Wallace was the CEO of United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), and the Turkish Democracy Project.
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Vincent Bugliosi
- Occupations
- writerjuristlawyerpoet lawyer
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Vincent T. Bugliosi Jr. was an American prosecutor and author who served as Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office between 1964 and 1972. He became best known for successfully prosecuting Charles Manson and other defendants accused of the Tate–LaBianca murders that took place between August 9 and August 10, 1969.
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Lari White
- Occupations
- film actoractormusiciansingersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Lari Michele White Cannon was an American country musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her debut in 1988 after winning You Can Be a Star, a televised talent competition on The Nashville Network. After an unsuccessful stint on Capitol Records Nashville, she signed to RCA Records Nashville in 1993.
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Burgess Owens
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- American football playerpoliticianbusiness executivesalesperson
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Clarence Burgess Owens is an American politician, nonprofit executive, and former professional football player serving as the U.S. representative for Utah's 4th congressional district since 2021. He played safety for 10 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders, winning a championship with the Raiders in Super Bowl XV in 1980. Since leaving the NFL, Owens has founded several businesses and is the CEO of a nonprofit dedicated to helping troubled and incarcerated youth. A Republican, Owens was first elected to Congress in 2020, when he narrowly defeated incumbent Democrat Ben McAdams in the 2020 election. Owens is one of four black Republicans in the House of Representatives.
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Lyor Cohen
- Occupations
- businesspersontalent manager
- Biography
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Lyor Cohen is an American music industry executive and entrepreneur. He has been actively involved in hip hop at various record labels for more than 30 years. He started by managing rappers for Rush Productions, then led Def Jam. After Def Jam, Cohen took on a leadership role at Warner Music Group. In September 2012, Cohen resigned from Warner and started his own independent label, 300 Entertainment. On September 28, 2016, Cohen was named YouTube's Global Head of Music.
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Micky Arison
- Occupations
- entrepreneurship-owner
- Biography
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Micky Arison is an Israeli-American billionaire businessman and chairman of Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise operator. From 1979 until 2013, he was also the company's chief executive officer. Arison is also the owner of the NBA's Miami Heat, which under his ownership has won three NBA Championships.
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David Njoku
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- American football player
- Biography
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David Njoku is an American professional football tight end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami (FL). He was selected by the Browns in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft.
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Michael Dunn
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- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
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Michael Dunn was an American actor and singer with dwarfism. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for The Ballad of the Sad Café, and for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Stanley Kramer's Ship of Fools, but is best remembered for a recurring role as antagonist Dr. Miguelito Quixote Loveless in the 1960s television adventure series The Wild Wild West. He inspired a number of later actors with dwarfism, including Zelda Rubinstein, Eric the Actor, and Mark Povinelli.
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Bruce Brown Jr
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- basketball player
- Biography
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Bruce Brown Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected 42nd overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2018 NBA draft. He has also played for the Brooklyn Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors. In 2023, he was a key contributor of the Nuggets' championship run off the bench. Despite being undersized, Brown plays the small forward and both guard positions.
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Tiago Leifert
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- journalist
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Tiago Rodrigues de Leifert is a Brazilian journalist and television presenter.
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Lonnie Walker
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Lonnie Walker IV is an American professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. In high school, he was named Mr. Pennsylvania Basketball and earned McDonald's All-American honors. Walker played college basketball for the Miami Hurricanes.
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Joseph Mascolo
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- television actorfilm actor
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Joseph Peter Mascolo was an American musician and dramatic actor. During his long career, he acted in numerous motion pictures and television series. He played villain Stefano DiMera on NBC's soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1982 to 2016. He also starred as Massimo Marone on the CBS' soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful from 2001 to 2006.
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Cristina Saralegui
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- television presentertelevision actoractorradio personalityfilm actor
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Cristina María Saralegui de Ávila is a Cuban-born American journalist, television personality, actress and talk show host of the Spanish-language eponymous show, El show de Cristina. Before her television career, she worked for ten years as editor-in-chief of the Spanish-language version of Cosmopolitan magazine distributed throughout Latin America.
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Alix Earle
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- TikTokerInternet celebrity
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Alix Ashley Earle is an American social media personality on the video-sharing platform TikTok. With over six million followers on social media, she has been called TikTok's "It girl" and "hot best friend" from the popularity of her "Get Ready With Me" confessional videos, in which she openly shares details of her personal life. Her ability to drive sales for the brands she promotes on her accounts has been dubbed the "Alix Earle effect".
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Joshua Henry
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- stage actoractortelevision actorcomposerlyricist
- Biography
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Joshua Anthony Charlton Henry is a Canadian-American actor and singer of stage and screen.
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Marc Trestman
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- American football coachCanadian football playerAmerican football player
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Marc Marlyn Trestman is an American professional football coach. He led the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) to back-to-back Grey Cup victories in 2009 and 2010, and another as head coach of the Toronto Argonauts in 2017. He was also named CFL Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2017. He has also coached in the National Football League (NFL).
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Frederica Wilson
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 1972 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- head teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Frederica Smith Wilson is an American politician who has been a member of the United States House of Representatives since 2011, representing Florida's 24th congressional district. Located in South Florida, Wilson's congressional district, numbered 17th during her first term, covers a large swath of eastern Miami-Dade County. The district contains most of Miami's majority-black precincts. Wilson gained national attention in 2012 for her comments on the death of Trayvon Martin.
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Jason Silva
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- philosopherfilm producerfuturist
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Jason Luis Silva Mishkin is a Venezuelan-American television personality, short filmmaker, futurist, and public speaker. He is known for hosting the National Geographic documentaries Brain Games and Origins. He has stated that his goal is to use technology to excite people about philosophy and science. The Atlantic describes Silva as "A Timothy Leary of the Viral Video Age". Silva writes and produces short films, is a former presenter on Current TV, and lectures internationally on such topics as creativity, spirituality, technology, and humanity.
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David Nutter
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- executive producertelevision producermanufacturerdirectorfilm director
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David Nutter is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television. In 2015, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, for his work on the HBO series Game of Thrones.
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James Jones
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- basketball player
- Biography
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James Andrew Jones is an American professional basketball executive and former player. He is both the president of basketball operations and general manager for the Phoenix Suns. He played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Drew Rosenhaus
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- lawyer
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Drew Jordan Rosenhaus is an American sports agent who represents professional football players. He owns the Miami-based sports agency Rosenhaus Sports, and has negotiated over $7 billion of NFL contracts.
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 2004 graduated with Doctor of Education
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ileana Ros-Lehtinen is an American politician and lobbyist from Miami, Florida, who represented Florida's 27th congressional district from 1989 to 2019. By the end of her tenure, she was the most senior U.S. Representative from Florida. She was Chairwoman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee from 2011–2013. In 1989, Ros-Lehtinen won a special election and became the first Cuban American elected to Congress. She was also the first Republican woman elected to the House from Florida. Ros-Lehtinen gave the first Republican response to the State of the Union address in Spanish in 2011, and gave the third in 2014.
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Lamar Miller
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Lamar N. Miller is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Houston Texans, New England Patriots, Chicago Bears, Washington Football Team, and New Orleans Saints.
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Alysha Newman
- Occupations
- pole vaulter
- Biography
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Alysha Eveline Newman is a Canadian track and field athlete who specializes in the pole vault. She is 2024 Summer Olympics bronze medallist and 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, and holds both the Canadian national and Commonwealth Games records in the women's pole vault. Newman represented Canada at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This marked her as the first Canadian woman to medal in pole vaulting at the Olympics. Her vault of 4.85 meters also set a new Canadian national record.
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Percival Everett
- Occupations
- university teacherscholar of Englishwriternovelist
- Biography
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Percival Leonard Everett II is an American writer and Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Southern California. He has described himself as "pathologically ironic" and has played around with numerous genres such as western fiction, mysteries, thrillers, satire and philosophical fiction. His books are often satirical, aimed at exploring race and identity issues in the United States.
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Anthony Eisley
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- film actoractortelevision actor
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Anthony Eisley was an American actor best known as one of the detective leads, Tracy Steele, in the ABC/Warner Brothers television series Hawaiian Eye. Early in his career, he was credited as Fred Eisley and later was sometimes billed as Tony Eisley.
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Dean Barrow
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Dean Oliver Barrow, SC PC is a politician from Belize who served as the fourth prime minister of Belize from 2008 until 2020 and as leader of Belize's United Democratic Party.
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Olivier Vernon
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- American football player
- Biography
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Olivier Alexander Vernon is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and outside linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the Miami Hurricanes. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft and also played for the New York Giants and the Cleveland Browns.
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Patrick Murphy
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 2006 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- constructionpoliticianscholar of Englishaccountantuniversity teacher
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Patrick Erin Murphy is an American businessman, accountant, and politician. A Southern Democrat, he served as the U.S. representative from Florida's 18th congressional district from 2013 to 2017. He is a former Republican, having switched parties in 2011.
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Bjarni Benediktsson
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- politicianstatespersonlawyer
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Bjarni Benediktsson, known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, is an Icelandic former politician who served as the prime minister of Iceland from January to November 2017 and again from April to December 2024. He has been the leader of the Icelandic Independence Party since 2009, and served as the minister of finance and economic affairs from 2013 to 2017, a post he later retained under Katrín Jakobsdóttir and held until his resignation in October 2023. After serving briefly as the minister for foreign affairs from 2023 to 2024, Bjarni became prime minister again on 9 April 2024.
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María Elvira Salazar
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- journalistpolitician
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María Elvira Salazar is an American journalist, author, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 27th congressional district. She is a Republican assistant whip. Before entering politics, Salazar worked for the Spanish-language network Telemundo for three decades after serving as a news anchor for Miami-based WSBS TV. She has also worked for CNN Español and Univision.
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Jerry Herman
- Enrolled in the University of Miami
- In 1953 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in drama
- Occupations
- lyricistcomposersongwriterpianist
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Gerald Sheldon Herman was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre.
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Jaelan Phillips
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jaelan Everett Phillips is an American professional football linebacker for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins for two seasons before medically retiring after the 2018 season due to sustaining several concussions and other injuries.
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Gail Edwards
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- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
- Biography
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Gail Edwards is an American retired actress. She has appeared as Dot Higgins in ABC's It's a Living, Sharon LeMeure in NBC's Blossom, and Vicky Larson in ABC's Full House.
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Kidd Kraddick
- Occupations
- radio personality
- Biography
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David Peter Cradick was an American radio host and television personality, known as Kidd Kraddick. His nationally syndicated morning radio show, The Kidd Kraddick Morning Show, is based in Irving, Texas, and aired throughout the United States, syndicated by Kraddick's company, YEA Networks. He was also seen on the nationally syndicated Dish Nation television show weeknights around the United States.
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Jarrett Payton
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- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Jarrett Walter Payton is an American former professional football running back. He is the son of Walter Payton. Payton was previously signed as an undrafted free agent by the National Football League (NFL)'s Tennessee Titans. Payton also played for the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts. Payton hosts his own internet radio show named the Jarrett Payton Show on ChicagolandSportsRadio.com.
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Randy Shannon
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- defensive coordinatorhead coachAmerican football player
- Biography
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Randy Leonard Shannon is an American football coach and former player. He is the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Florida State University, positions he has held since 2022. Shannon was the head coach at the University of Miami from 2007 to 2010 and has served as an assistant coach for the National Football League (NFL)'s Miami Dolphins and several college teams, including stints as the defensive coordinator for the Miami Hurricanes, the Florida Gators, and the UCF Knights. He won the Frank Broyles Award as the nation's top collegiate assistant coach while at Miami in 2001.
