19 Notable alumni of
University of Nebraska at Kearney
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The University of Nebraska at Kearney is 2012th in the world, 689th in North America, and 649th 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 Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. Usman is also The Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament winner. As of December 10, 2024, he is #3 in the UFC welterweight rankings.
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Marg Helgenberger
- Occupations
- film actorvoice actortelevision actoractor
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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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Tyrus
- Occupations
- political pundittelevision presenterprofessional wrestleractor
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George Murdoch is an American cable news personality, actor, and former professional wrestler known by his ring/stage name Tyrus. As a wrestler, he was formerly signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA Worlds 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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Sean Covel
- Occupations
- film producer
- Biography
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Sean Covel is an American film producer best known for being a producer of 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
- Occupations
- television producerscreenwritershowrunnerfilm director
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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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Mahabir Pun is a Nepali researcher, teacher, social entrepreneur and an activist known for his work in applying wireless technologies to develop remote areas of the Himalayas, also known as the Nepal Wireless Networking Project. He is a widely known figure in Nepal, and his work has been recognised by the Ashoka Foundation, the Ramon Magsaysay Foundation, University of Nebraska at Kearney, and Global Ideas Bank.
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Jack Hoffman
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska at Kearney
- Studied in 2024-2024
- 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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Harry Schmidt
- Occupations
- military officer
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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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Daniel Kritenbrink
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Daniel Joseph Kritenbrink is an American diplomat who has served as the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs since September 2021. He previously served as the United States ambassador to Vietnam from 2017 to 2021.
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Tervel Dlagnev
- Occupations
- amateur wrestler
- Biography
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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 player
- Biography
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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
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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
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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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Larry L. Peterson
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- computer scientistengineer
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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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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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Mason Brodine
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Mason Brodine is a former American 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
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Sharon S. Steckman is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 59th District since 2008. She has a B.S. degree in education from Iowa State University and a M.S. degree, also in education, from Morningside College.
