19 Notable alumni of
University of Nebraska at Kearney
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The University of Nebraska at Kearney is 2068th in the world, 702nd in North America, and 659th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from the University of Nebraska at Kearney sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kamaru Usman
- Occupations
- mixed martial arts fighteramateur wrestler
- Biography
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Kamarudeen Usman is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler, and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. Usman is also The Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament winner. He is considered one of the greatest Welterweights of all time. As of February 3, 2026, he is #7 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
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Tyrus
- Occupations
- political pundittelevision presenterprofessional wrestleractor
- Biography
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George Timothy Murdoch is an American cable news personality, author, actor, and former professional wrestler known by his ring/stage name Tyrus. As a wrestler, he was signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA World's Heavyweight Champion. As a cable news personality, he appears on Fox News, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily as a co-host/panelist on the late-night talk show Gutfeld!, as well as a contributor/fill-in host on other programs. In 2024, Tyrus was named host of Maintaining with Tyrus on the streaming platform OutKick, which is owned by Fox.
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Marg Helgenberger
- Occupations
- voice actortelevision actoractorfilm actor
- Biography
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Mary Margaret "Marg" Helgenberger is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1982 to 1986. She is best known for her role as Catherine Willows in the CBS police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–13), the subsequent television film Immortality (2015), and the second and third seasons of the sequel series CSI: Vegas (2022–2024). Helgenberger is also known for playing the role of K.C. Koloski in the ABC drama China Beach (1988–91), which earned her the 1990 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She is also known for roles in the TV series Under the Dome and Intelligence, and the films Species (1995), Species II (1998), Erin Brockovich (2000), and Mr. Brooks (2007).
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Sean Covel
- Occupations
- film producer
- Biography
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Sean C. Covel is an American film producer, writer, educator and philanthropist. He is best known for being a producer of the 2004 American independent coming-of-age comedy film Napoleon Dynamite.
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Joba Chamberlain
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Justin Louis "Joba" Chamberlain is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Cleveland Indians.
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Jon Bokenkamp
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- screenwritershowrunnerfilm directortelevision producer
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Jon Bokenkamp is an American writer and producer best known for his role in writing the screenplays for Taking Lives and The Call, and creating the NBC series The Blacklist along with The Blacklist: Redemption.
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Harry Northup
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
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Harry E. Northup is an American actor and poet. As an actor, he made frequent appearances in the films of Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme and Jonathan Kaplan.
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Mahabir Pun
- Occupations
- teacher
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Dr. Mahabir Pun is a Nepalese scientist, politician, researcher, teacher, social entrepreneur and an activist who served as the Minister of Education, Science and Technology in the interim government after anti-government Gen Z protests. He is standing in election from Myagdi 1.
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Jack Hoffman
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Studied in 2024-2024
- Occupations
- studentAmerican football player
- Biography
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Jack Hoffman was an American high school football player and pediatric brain cancer patient. In 2012, between his first and second brain surgeries, he was introduced to Rex Burkhead, then a football player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. Subsequently, a close connection developed between Hoffman and the team. On April 6, 2013, at the annual Nebraska spring game, Hoffman, aged 7, entered the game during the fourth quarter and ran for a 69-yard (63 m) touchdown that received national and international attention. He subsequently met with President Barack Obama, received the Best Moment ESPY Award for 2013, and the United States Senate approved a motion recognizing his role in raising awareness of pediatric brain cancer. The Team Jack Foundation was formed by his parents, Andy and Bri Hoffman, to raise money for pediatric brain research. Hoffman died on January 15, 2025, of a brain tumor.
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Daniel Kritenbrink
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Daniel Joseph Kritenbrink is an American diplomat. He served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from September 2021 to January 2025. He was the United States ambassador to Vietnam from 2017 to 2021.
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Harry Schmidt
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Harry Schmidt was a United States Marine Corps general. During World War II, he served as the commanding general of the Fourth Marine Division during the battles of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and Saipan in the Mariana Islands, and as commanding general of the Fifth Amphibious Corps during the battles of Tinian in the Marianas and Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands.
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Tervel Dlagnev
- Occupations
- amateur wrestler
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Tervel Ivaylov Dlagnev is an American freestyle wrestler, who represented the United States in the 125 kg weight division. He earned a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and finished 5th at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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Amy Williams
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
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Amy Michelle Williams is the current head coach of the Nebraska women's basketball team. She was previously the head coach at the University of South Dakota, and led the Coyotes to the 2016 WNIT championship.
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Richard G. Kopf
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Richard George Kopf was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
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Tauese Sunia
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Tauese Tuailemafua Pita Fiti Sunia was an American Samoan politician who served as the fifth governor of American Samoa from 1997 until his death in 2003. He was the second governor of American Samoa to die in office; Warren Terhune was the first.
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Emily Balcetis
- Occupations
- social psychologist
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Emily E. Balcetis is an American social psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. Her research focuses on people's perception of world and how their motivations, goals, and emotions influence it, especially with regards to visual perception.
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Larry L. Peterson
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- computer scientistengineer
- Biography
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Larry L. Peterson is an American computer scientist, known primarily as the Director of the PlanetLab Consortium, co-author of the networking textbook "Computer Networks: A Systems Approach," and for his research on the TCP Vegas congestion control algorithm and the x-kernel operating system.
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Mason Brodine
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mason Brodine is an American former football tight end. He signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on July 26, 2011. He played college football for Nebraska–Kearney.
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Sharon S. Steckman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sharon Sue Steckman is an American politician who was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2008 to 2025. She has a B.S. degree in education from Iowa State University and a M.S. degree, also in education, from Morningside College.
