100 Notable alumni of
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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The University of Nebraska - Lincoln is 231st in the world, 100th in North America, and 97th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Warren Buffett
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 1950 graduated with Bachelor of Science in business administration
- Occupations
- entrepreneureconomistshareholderinvestorfinancier
- Biography
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Warren Edward Buffett is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist who currently serves as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. As a result of his immense investment success, Buffett is one of the best-known investors in the world. As of January 2024, he had a net worth of $122 billion, making him the tenth-richest person in the world.
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Johnny Carson
- Occupations
- writercomedianactorstage actormilitary officer
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John William Carson was an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is best known as the host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Primetime Emmy Awards, the Television Academy's 1980 Governor's Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
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Jaime King
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
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Jaime King is an American actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she used the names Jamie King and James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency already represented another Jaime—the older, then-more famous model Jaime Rishar.
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John J. Pershing
- Occupations
- military officerlawyer
- Biography
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General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing, nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I from 1917 to 1920. In addition to leading the AEF to victory in World War I, Pershing notably served as a mentor to many in the generation of generals who led the United States Army during World War II, including George C. Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, Lesley J. McNair, George S. Patton and Douglas MacArthur.
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Tyronn Lue
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Tyronn Jamar Lue is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Lue formerly served as the head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, helping them win their first NBA title in franchise history.
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Larry the Cable Guy
- Occupations
- stand-up comedianvoice actortelevision actorcomedianscreenwriter
- Biography
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Daniel Lawrence Whitney, known professionally as Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and former radio personality. He was one of the members of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which included Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Jeff Foxworthy (with whom he has starred on Blue Collar TV).
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Ndamukong Suh
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- 2005-2009 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Ndamukong Ngwa Suh is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Nebraska, where he earned All-American honors, and was selected by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He also played for the Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Philadelphia Eagles. He has played in three Super Bowls: Super Bowl LIII with the Rams, Super Bowl LV with the Buccaneers, and Super Bowl LVII with the Eagles.
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Scott Frost
- Occupations
- coachplayer of American footballhead coach
- Biography
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Scott Andrew Frost is a former American football coach and player. He was the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln from 2018 to 2022. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, Frost played college football as a quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal and the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the latter of which he led to a shared national championship in 1997. He played six years in the NFL, mostly on special teams.
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Jordan Burroughs
- Occupations
- amateur wrestler
- Biography
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Jordan Ernest Burroughs is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms.
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Gene Okerlund
- Occupations
- announcer
- Biography
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Eugene Arthur Okerlund was an American professional wrestling interviewer, announcer and television host. He was best known for his work in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) and World Championship Wrestling. Okerlund was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by Hulk Hogan. He was signed to a lifetime contract with WWE and later worked for promotional programs. He has been described by some journalists as the best interviewer in the history of professional wrestling.
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Evan Williams
- Occupations
- businesspersoncomputer scientistbloggerentrepreneur
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Evan "Ev" Clark Williams is an American billionaire technology entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of Twitter, and was its CEO from 2008 to 2010, and a member of its board from 2007 to 2019. He founded Blogger and Medium, two of the largest blogging internet platforms. In 2014, he co-founded the venture capital firm Obvious Ventures. As of February 2022, his net worth is estimated at US$2.1 billion.
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Don Winslow
- Occupations
- novelistwriterscreenwriter
- Biography
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Don Winslow is an American author best known for his award-winning and internationally bestselling crime novels, including Savages, The Force and the Cartel Trilogy.
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Willa Cather
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Willa Sibert Cather was an American writer known for her novels of life on the Great Plains, including O Pioneers!, The Song of the Lark, and My Ántonia. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for One of Ours, a novel set during World War I.
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Rulon Gardner
- Occupations
- amateur wrestlermixed martial arts fighter
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Rulon Ellis Gardner is an American retired Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal at the 2000 Olympic Games, defeating Russia's three-time reigning Olympic gold medalist Aleksandr Karelin in the final; Karelin was previously unbeaten for 13 years in international competition. Gardner won a bronze medal at the 2004 Games. In 2010, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.
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Merlene Ottey
- Occupations
- sprinterathletics competitor
- Biography
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Merlene Joyce Ottey is a Jamaican-Slovenian former track and field sprinter. She began her career representing Jamaica in 1978, and continued to do so for 24 years, before representing Slovenia from 2002 to 2012. She is ranked fourth on the all-time list over 60 metres (indoor), eighth on the all-time list over 100 metres and sixth on the all-time list over 200 metres. She is the current world indoor record holder for 200 metres with 21.87 seconds, set in 1993. She was named Jamaican Sportswoman of the Year 13 times between 1979 and 1995.
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James Valentine
- Occupations
- musiciancomposerguitarist
- Biography
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James Burgon Valentine is an American musician who is the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the pop band Maroon 5.
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Bob Kerrey
- Occupations
- naval officerpoliticianentrepreneur
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Joseph Robert Kerrey is an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War, as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. During the action for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor, he was severely wounded, precluding further naval service.
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Tom Osborne
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 1963 graduated with Master of Arts
- In 1965 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- player of American footballpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas William Osborne is an American former football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and politician from Nebraska. He served as head football coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1973 to 1997 (25 seasons). After being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999, Osborne was elected to Congress in 2000 from Nebraska's third district as a Republican. He served three terms (2001–2007), returned to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as athletic director in 2007, and retired in 2013.
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Virginia Thomas
- Occupations
- lawyercorrespondentwriteractivist
- Biography
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Virginia "Ginni" Thomas is an American attorney and conservative activist. In 1987, she married Clarence Thomas, who became an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1991. Her conservative commentary and activism have made her a controversial figure, especially because spouses of Supreme Court justices typically avoid politics.
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Rainbow Rowell
- Occupations
- writerprose writernovelistchildren's writerjournalist
- Biography
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Rainbow Rowell is an American author known for young adult and adult contemporary novels. Her young adult novels Eleanor & Park (2012), Fangirl (2013) and Carry On (2015) have been subjects of critical acclaim.
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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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Howard Homan Buffett
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Studied in 1925
- Occupations
- investorpoliticianstockbroker
- Biography
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Howard Homan Buffett was an American businessman, investor, and politician. He was a four-term Republican United States Representative for the state of Nebraska. He was the father of Warren Buffett, the billionaire businessman and investor.
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Kārlis Ulmanis
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
- Biography
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Kārlis Augusts Vilhelms Ulmanis was a Latvian politician and a dictator. He was one of the most prominent Latvian politicians of pre-World War II Latvia during the Interwar period of independence from November 1918 to June 1940 and served as the country's first prime minister.
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Zach Miller
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Zachary Scott Miller is a former American football tight end. He played quarterback and tight end in college at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
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Alex Gordon
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Alexander Jonathan Gordon is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played his entire career for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2007 to 2020. Prior to playing professionally, Gordon attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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Jordan Larson
- Occupations
- volleyball playerbeach volleyball player
- Biography
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Jordan Quinn Larson is an American volleyball player and a three-time Olympic medalist. Larson won gold with the national team at the 2014 World Championship, the Rimini Volleyball Nations League, and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, silver at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, and bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Her 2020 gold medal meant that she had completed the rare trifecta of winning Olympic bronze, silver, and gold medals.
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Deb Fischer
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 1988 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianrancher
- Biography
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Debra Lynelle Fischer is an American politician and former educator serving as the senior United States senator from Nebraska, a seat she has held since 2013. A member of the Republican Party, Fischer is the third woman to represent Nebraska in the U.S. Senate (after Eva Bowring and Hazel Abel) and the first to be reelected.
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Stephanie Kurtzuba
- Occupations
- film actorstage actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Stephanie Kurtzuba is an American film, television, and theater actress. She is best known for her roles in the films The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Annie (2014), and The Irishman (2019), and on television in recurring roles on The Good Wife and Blue Bloods.
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Patsy Mink
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Studied in 1947
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerlecturer
- Biography
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Patsy Matsu Mink was an American attorney and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii. She served in the United States House of Representatives for 24 years as a member of the Democratic Party, initially from 1965 to 1977, and again from 1990 until her death in 2002. She was the first woman of color and the first Asian-American woman elected to Congress, and is known for her work on legislation advancing women's rights and education.
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Barbara Hendricks
- Occupations
- actoropera singerjazz musician
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Barbara Hendricks is an American operatic soprano and concert singer. Hendricks has lived in Europe since 1977, and in Switzerland in Basel since 1985. She is a citizen of Sweden following her marriage to a Swedish citizen.
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Ted Sorensen
- Occupations
- lawyerjuristwriterpolitician
- Biography
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Theodore Chaikin Sorensen was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was a speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest advisers. President Kennedy once called him his "intellectual blood bank". Notably, though it was a collaborative effort with Kennedy, Sorensen was generally regarded as the author of the majority of the final text of Profiles in Courage, and stated in his memoir that he helped write the book. Profiles in Courage won Kennedy the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for Biography. Sorensen helped draft Kennedy's inaugural address and was also the primary author of Kennedy's 1962 "We choose to go to the Moon" speech.
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James Raschke
- Occupations
- amateur wrestlerprofessional wrestler
- Biography
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James Donald Raschke is an American retired professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Baron von Raschke.
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Bruce Perry Crandall
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Bruce Perry Crandall is a retired United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor for his actions as a pilot during the Battle of Ia Drang on November 14, 1965, in South Vietnam. During the battle, he flew 22 missions in a Bell Huey helicopter into enemy fire to evacuate more than 70 wounded and bring ammunition and supplies to United States forces. His actions in the battle of the Ia Drang valley were portrayed by actor Greg Kinnear in the Mel Gibson film, We Were Soldiers. By the end of the Vietnam War, he had flown more than 900 combat missions. He retired from the army as a lieutenant colonel and worked several jobs in different states before settling down with his wife in his home state of Washington.
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Josh Brown
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Joshua Clell Brown is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Brown was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He also played for the St. Louis Rams, Cincinnati Bengals and New York Giants.
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Barry Alvarez
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Barry Lee Alvarez is an American former college football coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career record of 119–72–4. He has the longest head coaching tenure and the most wins in Wisconsin Badgers football history. Alvarez stepped down as head coach after the 2005 season, and remained as athletic director until July 1, 2021.
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Craig Bohl
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Craig Philip Bohl is a retired American college football coach and former player. Prior to announcing his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the 2023 football season, he was the head football coach at the University of Wyoming for 10 seasons. Before being hired in Laramie, he was the head coach at North Dakota State University in Fargo from 2003 to 2013, where he led the Bison to three consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championships in his final three seasons.
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Ikuo Kabashima
- Occupations
- political scientistpolitician
- Biography
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Ikuo Kabashima is a Japanese politician and the current governor of Kumamoto Prefecture. He has been governor since 2008.
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Dick Carson
- Occupations
- television directormilitary personnel
- Biography
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Richard Charles Carson was an American television director. He was a five-time Emmy Award winner, having directed shows including The Tonight Show, Wheel of Fortune, and The Merv Griffin Show. He moved to Norfolk, Nebraska, in 1934 with his family, and graduated from Norfolk High School in 1947. Carson later attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and joined the United States Navy, where he became an officer. In 1952, Carson was stationed in San Diego, California as an ensign. He was the younger brother of comedian and television talk show host Johnny Carson.
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Sarah Pavan
- Occupations
- volleyball playerbeach volleyball player
- Biography
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Sarah Lindsey Pavan is a Canadian beach volleyball and former indoor volleyball player. She was part of the Canada women's national volleyball team at the 2010 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan. With Melissa Humana-Paredes she won the women's gold medal at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships.
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Matt Lindland
- Occupations
- amateur wrestlermixed martial arts fighter
- Biography
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Matthew James Lindland, also known as The Law, is an American retired mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler, speaker, actor, coach, entrepreneur and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008. He also started an apparel company named Dirty Boxer. In mixed martial arts, Lindland competed primarily in the Middleweight division for the UFC, Strikeforce. Affliction, the IFL, Cage Rage, the WFA, and BodogFIGHT.
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Therese Alshammar
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Malin Therese Alshammar is a Swedish swimmer who has won three Olympic medals, 25 World Championship medals, and 43 European Championship medals. She is a specialist in short distances races in freestyle and butterfly. She is coached by former Swedish swimmer Johan Wallberg. She is the first female swimmer and the third overall (after Lars Frölander and Derya Büyükuncu) to participate in six Olympic Games.
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Adrian Martinez
- Occupations
- athlete
- Biography
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Adrian Martinez is an American football quarterback for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Kansas State and Nebraska.
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Ben Nelson
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 1970 graduated with master's degree
- Occupations
- executivepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Earl Benjamin Nelson is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 37th governor of Nebraska from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and as of 2024, the last Democrat to hold any statewide elected office in Nebraska.
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George Dern
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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George Henry Dern was an American politician, mining man, and businessman. He co-invented the Holt–Dern ore roasting process and was United States Secretary of War from 1933 to his death in 1936. He also served as the sixth governor of Utah for eight years, from 1925 to 1933. Dern was a progressive politician who fought for tax reform, public education, and social welfare. He was the grandfather of actor Bruce Dern and great-grandfather of actress Laura Dern.
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Clete Blakeman
- Occupations
- American football officiallawyer
- Biography
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Cletus W. Blakeman is an American football official in the National Football League (NFL). His uniform number is 34. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Outside of his work as an NFL official, he is a partner and personal injury attorney in the law firm of Carlson Blakeman LLP in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Christian Standhardinger
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christian Karl Hermoso Standhardinger is a Filipino-German professional basketball player for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He has won four PBA championships, two PBA Best Player of the Conference Awards, and one PBA Finals MVP Award.
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Mickey Joseph
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 56)
- Occupations
- player of American footballAmerican football coach
- Biography
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Robert L. "Mickey" Joseph is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Grambling State University; a position he will hold in 2024. He served as the interim head coach at the University of Nebraska in 2022. Joseph was the associate head coach and wide receivers coach at Louisiana State University (LSU) from 2017 to 2021, and was also head football coach at Langston University in Langston, Oklahoma, from 2011 to 2012. Joseph is currently the head football coach at Grambling State University in Grambling, Louisiana.
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Darin Erstad
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Darin Charles Erstad is an American former professional baseball player and the former head coach of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball team. Erstad spent most of his playing career with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise (1996–2006) before signing with the Chicago White Sox in 2007. Erstad batted and threw left-handed. He was a two-time MLB All-Star and a three-time Gold Glove Award winner. He was the first overall pick in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft.
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Shavon Shields
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Shavon O'Day Shields is an American-Danish professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team.
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Roscoe Pound
- Occupations
- juristwriteruniversity teacherbotanist
- Biography
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Nathan Roscoe Pound was an American legal scholar and educator. He served as dean of the University of Nebraska College of Law from 1903 to 1911 and was dean of Harvard Law School from 1916 to 1936. He was a member of Northwestern University, the University of Chicago Law School and the faculty at UCLA School of Law in the school's early years, from 1949 to 1952. The Journal of Legal Studies has identified Pound as one of the most cited legal scholars of the 20th century.
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Dan Jennings
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Daniel Lee Jennings is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Washington Nationals. He also played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the University of Nebraska.
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Isaiah Roby
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Isaiah Roby is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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Sam Koch
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Samuel David Koch is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 16-year career as a punter for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was selected by the Ravens in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He is known for developing many punting variations, revolutionizing his position in the process.
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Jeff Zeleny
- Occupations
- correspondentjournalist
- Biography
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Jeffrey Dean Zeleny is an American journalist and the Chief National Affairs Correspondent for CNN. He previously was Senior Washington Correspondent for ABC News. During his newspaper career, he won a Pulitzer Prize with the Chicago Tribune.
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Justine Wong-Orantes
- Occupations
- volleyball player
- Biography
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Justine Wong-Orantes is an American volleyball player. She is a libero. In 2021, she became a gold medalist at both the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the Volleyball Nations League in Rimini.
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Mahabir Pun
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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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 Kearney],and Global Ideas Bank.
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Andy Janovich
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Andy Janovich is an American football fullback who is a free agent. He played college football at Nebraska, and was selected in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns.
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Maliek Collins
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Maliek Collins Sr. is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska.
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Tony Watson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Anthony Michael Watson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Angels. Watson attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and played college baseball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Watson was drafted by the Pirates in the ninth round of the 2007 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2011, was an MLB All-Star in 2014, and is the all time MLB leader in holds.
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Alan J. Heeger
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics
- Occupations
- physicistengineeruniversity teacherchemist
- Biography
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Alan Jay Heeger is an American physicist, academic and Nobel Prize laureate in chemistry.
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Eric Piatkowski
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Eric Todd Piatkowski is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He is the son of former ABA player Walt Piatkowski.
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Adrian Smith
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 1993 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- business executivepolitician
- Biography
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Adrian Michael Smith is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 3rd congressional district since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 48th district in the Nebraska Legislature from 1999 to 2007. Smith is the dean of Nebraska's congressional delegation.
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Lloyd M. Bucher
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Lloyd Mark "Pete" Bucher was an officer in the United States Navy, who is best remembered as the captain of USS Pueblo, which was seized by North Korea on January 23, 1968.
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Stu Lantz
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Stuart Burrell Lantz is an American former professional basketball player who is a television commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Spectrum SportsNet. He played college basketball at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
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Dan Johnson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Daniel Ryan Johnson is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for six teams, over ten seasons, as well as one season in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), but never held a Major League starting job for an entire season. He is perhaps best known for hitting a dramatic two-out, two-strike home run for the Tampa Bay Rays in the bottom of the ninth inning of the last game of the 2011 season, also known as Wild Card Wednesday. That home run tied the game, which the Rays eventually won, sending them to the playoffs. His clutch hitting for the Rays, along with his red hair and beard, earned him the nickname "The Great Pumpkin".
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Tai Webster
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Tai Jack Webster is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He is also contracted with the Otago Nuggets of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). Prior to playing college basketball in the United States, Webster won a New Zealand NBL championship with the Auckland Pirates in 2012 and an Australian NBL championship with the Breakers in 2013 as a development player. He played four college seasons for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning second-team All-Big Ten as a senior in 2017. He played professionally in Germany and Turkey between 2017 and 2020.
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Aleks Marić
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Aleksandar "Aleks" Marić is an Australian-Serbian former professional basketball player. Marić gained a reputation as a winner over the course of his successful European career, securing contracts with several basketball powerhouse outfits. Rising to stardom at Partizan Belgrade in 2010, he was part of a Serbian Cup and Adriatic League championship winning team, as well as an All-EuroLeague First Team member. That breakout season earned him selection to the Australian national team for the 2010 World Championships and the 2012 London Olympics. In 2019, he became an assistant coach with the Sydney Kings.
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Spencer Long
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Spencer Long is a former American football center. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, and San Francisco 49ers.
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Bob Cerv
- Occupations
- baseball playerbasketball player
- Biography
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Robert Henry Cerv was an American professional baseball left fielder. Prior to his professional career, he was a collegiate baseball and basketball player at the University of Nebraska. He was born in Weston, Nebraska, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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Mikki Moore
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Clinton Renard "Mikki" Moore is an American former professional basketball player.
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Penelope Heyns
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Penelope Heyns OIS (born 8 November 1974) is a South African former swimmer, who is best known for being the only woman in the history of the Olympic Games to have won both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events – at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games – making her South Africa's first post-apartheid Olympic gold medallist following South Africa's re-admission to the Games in 1992. Along with Australian champion Leisel Jones, Heyns is regarded as one of the greatest breaststroke swimmers.
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James Abdnor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ellis James Abdnor was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
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Ruth Bryan Owen
- Occupations
- writerpoliticiannursediplomat
- Biography
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Ruth Baird Leavitt Owen Rohde, also known as Ruth Bryan Owen, was an American politician and diplomat who represented Florida's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933 and served as United States Envoy to Denmark from 1933 to 1936. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Florida and just the second woman ever elected to the House from the American South, after Alice Mary Robertson of Oklahoma. Owen became the first woman to earn a seat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the first woman chief of mission at the minister rank in U.S. diplomatic history under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Leta Stetter Hollingworth
- Occupations
- educational psychologistwriterpsychologist
- Biography
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Leta Stetter Hollingworth was an American psychologist, educator, and feminist. Hollingworth also made contributions in psychology of women, clinical psychology, and educational psychology. She is best known for her work with gifted children.
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Kevin Meyer
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- politician
- Biography
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Kevin Gerald Meyer is an American politician who served as the 14th lieutenant governor of Alaska from 2018 to 2022. He was a Republican member of the Alaska Senate from January 20, 2009 to December 3, 2018, representing District M. He was president of the Alaska Senate, leading a caucus of 14 Republicans and 1 Democrat from 2015 to 2017. Meyer served in the Alaska Legislature continuously from 2003 to 2018, in both the Alaska House of Representatives and Senate, previously representing the district when it was District O. He works as an investment recovery coordinator for ConocoPhillips.
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Cody Asche
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- baseball player
- Biography
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Cody James Asche is an American professional baseball coach and former third baseman and left fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago White Sox.
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Trey Palmer
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Studied sociology of the family
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Raymontre Palmer is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at LSU and Nebraska. He was selected by the Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
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Charles Greene
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- athletics competitor
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Charles Edward "Charlie" Greene was an American track and field sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Edith Abbott
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- writerteachereconomiststatisticiansocial worker
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Edith Abbott was an American economist, statistician, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Abbott was a pioneer in the profession of social work with an educational background in economics. She was a leading activist in social reform with the ideals that humanitarianism needed to be embedded in education. Abbott was also in charge of implementing social work studies to the graduate level. Though she was met with resistance on her work with social reform at the University of Chicago, she ultimately was successful and was elected as the school's dean in 1924, making her one of the first female deans in the United States. Abbott was foremost an educator and saw her work as a combination of legal studies and humanitarian work which shows in her social security legislation. She is known as an economist who pursued implementing social work at the graduate level. Her younger sister was Grace Abbott.
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Kirk Bovill
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- television actoractor
- Biography
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Kirk Bovill is an American actor, writer, voice-over artist and producer. His film credits include Vice, 20th Century Women, Free State of Jones, Get On Up, Contraband, Texas Killing Fields, White Lightnin', The Butterfly Circus, and God Bless America.
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Danielle Page
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- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Danielle Nicole Page is an American-Serbian women's basketball coach and former player. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), she played at the small forward position. She also represented the Serbian national basketball team.
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Michael T. Franken
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- 1978-1981 graduated with Bachelor of Science in finance and civil engineering
- Occupations
- military officerpolitician
- Biography
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Michael Thane Franken is an American retired United States Navy vice admiral. His final posting was as deputy director of military operations for the United States Africa Command. Franken was a Democratic candidate in the 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa, but lost the June 2 primary to Theresa Greenfield. Franken was the Democratic nominee for the 2022 United States Senate election in Iowa, which he lost to Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley.
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Chantae McMillan
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Chantae McMillan is an American heptathlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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Ben Kuroki
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Ben Kuroki was the only American of Japanese descent in the United States Army Air Forces to serve in combat operations in the Pacific theater of World War II. He flew a total of 58 combat missions over Europe, North Africa, and Japan during World War II.
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Jared Crick
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Jared Verlon Crick is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The Houston Texans selected him in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
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Brandon Jackson
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Brandon Lamar Jackson is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He later won Super Bowl XLV with the Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at Nebraska.
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Mike Flood
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- politician
- Biography
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Michael John Flood is an American attorney, businessman, and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Nebraska's 1st congressional district since July 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served two stints as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 19th district, from 2005 to 2013 and 2021 to 2022. He served as speaker of the legislature from 2007 to 2013.
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Herbert Brownell
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- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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Herbert Brownell Jr. was an American lawyer and Republican politician. From 1953 to 1957, he served as United States Attorney General in the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Charles Edward Magoon
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianjudgediplomat
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Charles Edward Magoon was an American lawyer, judge, diplomat, and administrator who is best remembered as a governor of the Panama Canal Zone; he also served as Minister to Panama at the same time. He was Provisional Governor of Cuba during the American occupation of Cuba from 1906 to 1909.
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Aaron Douglas
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- paintermuralistarchitectural draftspersongraphic artistillustrator
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Aaron Douglas was an American painter, illustrator and visual arts educator. He was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He developed his art career painting murals and creating illustrations that addressed social issues around race and segregation in the United States by utilizing African-centric imagery. Douglas set the stage for young, African-American artists to enter the public-arts realm through his involvement with the Harlem Artists Guild. In 1944, he concluded his art career by founding the Art Department at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. He taught visual art classes at Fisk until his retirement in 1966. Douglas is known as a prominent leader in modern African-American art whose work influenced artists for years to come.
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Shane Osborn
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Shane Osborn is an American politician and naval aviator who served as the 42nd Nebraska State Treasurer from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was the U.S. pilot during the Hainan Island incident.
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Clayton Keith Yeutter
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianuniversity teacherfarmer
- Biography
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Clayton Keith Yeutter, ONZM was an American politician who served as United States secretary of agriculture under President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1991 before serving as counselor to the president in 1992. He served as United States trade representative from 1985 to 1989 and as chairman for the Republican National Committee from 1991 until 1992. Yeutter was employed as a senior advisor at the international law firm Hogan Lovells in Washington, D.C. He additionally founded the Clayton Yeutter Institute of International Trade and Finance at his alma mater, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university subsequently published his biography, Rhymes with Fighter.
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Lee Terry
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 1984 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Lee Raymond Terry is a former American politician and a senior law firm adviser. From 1999 to 2015, he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district as a member of the Republican Party. Since 2015, Terry reactivated his law license and is a senior adviser to the government relations and public group for the international law firm Kelley Drye & Warren.
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Chris Carney
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 1993 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- intelligence analystpoliticianmilitary officerteacher
- Biography
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Christopher Paul Carney is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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L. Steven Grasz
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Leonard Steven Grasz is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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Khalil Davis
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Khalil Davis is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Nebraska. He has been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, and Birmingham Stallions.
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Dale E. Wolf
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dale Edward Wolf was an American businessman and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Republican Party, who served for three weeks as the 70th governor of Delaware. As of 2024, he remains the most recent Republican governor of Delaware.
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Hal Daub
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Harold John Daub Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Nebraska who served four terms in the United States House of Representatives and as the 48th Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. In 2012, Daub was elected to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska system. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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J.D. Scholten
- Enrolled in the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- In 2003 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
- Occupations
- politicianparalegalbaseball player
- Biography
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James Dennis Scholten is an American paralegal, politician and retired professional baseball player from the state of Iowa. He is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives for District 1. Scholten was the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in the 2018 and 2020 elections.
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Ineta Radēviča
- Occupations
- athletics competitorjournalist
- Biography
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Ineta Radēviča is a retired Latvian athlete, competing in the long jump and triple jump.
