100 Notable alumni of
University of Nevada - Las Vegas
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The University of Nevada - Las Vegas is 401st in the world, 161st in North America, and 150th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Nevada - Las Vegas sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Gina Carano
- Occupations
- modelfilm actorThai boxermixed martial arts fightervoice actor
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Gina Joy Carano is an American actress and former mixed martial artist. She competed in EliteXC and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. Her popularity led to her being called the "face of women's MMA", although Carano rejected this title. She and Cris Cyborg were the first women to headline a major MMA event during their 2009 Strikeforce bout. Carano retired from competition after her first professional MMA defeat to Cyborg.
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Jimmy Kimmel
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Graduated with honorary degree
- Occupations
- comedianfilm actortelevision presenterscreenwritervoice actor
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James Christian Kimmel is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host and executive producer of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, a late-night talk show, since 2003. Kimmel hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012, 2016 and 2020. He also hosted the Academy Awards in 2017, 2018, and in 2023 and will once again be the host in 2024.
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Guy Fieri
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in hospitality
- Occupations
- restaurateurcookcelebrity cheftelevision presenter
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Guy Ramsay Fieri is an American restaurateur, author, and an Emmy Award winning television presenter. He co-owned three now defunct restaurants in California. He licenses his name to restaurants in cities all over the world, and is known for hosting various television series on the Food Network. By 2010, The New York Times reported that Fieri had become the "face of the network", bringing an "element of rowdy, mass-market culture to American food television" and that his "prime-time shows attract more male viewers than any others on the network".
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Tomi Lahren
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 2014 graduated with bachelor's degree in political science and broadcast journalism
- Occupations
- television presenterpolitical pundit
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Tomi Rae Augustus Lahren is an American conservative political commentator and television presenter. She hosted Tomi on TheBlaze, where she gained attention for her short video segments called "final thoughts", in which she frequently criticized liberal politics. Many of her videos went viral, with The New York Times describing her as "the Right's rising media star". Lahren was suspended from TheBlaze in March 2017 after saying in an interview on The View that she believed women should have legal access to abortion.
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Anthony Bennett
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Anthony Harris Bennett is a Canadian professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He was the first overall pick in the 2013 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the first Canadian to be drafted number one overall. He played only four seasons in the NBA, averaging 4.4 points, and is often considered the worst number-one pick in league history.
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Flo Rida
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- songwritercomposersingerrapper
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Tramar Lacel Dillard, known professionally as Flo Rida, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. His 2007 breakout single "Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the record for digital download sales at the time of its release.
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Dan Reynolds
- Occupations
- songwritermusiciansingerguitarist
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Daniel Coulter Reynolds is an American singer and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist of the pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Reynolds also released an EP in 2011, titled Egyptian – EP, as a duo with his then wife Aja Volkman under the moniker Egyptian. He is a recipient of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Hal David Starlight Award.
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Jo Koy
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- comedianactorscreenwriter
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Joseph Glenn Herbert, known professionally as Jo Koy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was a frequent panelist on E!'s late night show Chelsea Lately. He has since had a total of six comedy specials released by Comedy Central and Netflix. In 2024, Koy hosted the 81st Golden Globe Awards.
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Ryback
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- television producerprofessional wrestlerbaseball player
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Ryback Reeves is an American former professional wrestler and YouTuber. He is best known for his tenure with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Ryback.
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Ryan Higa
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- Twitch streamercomedianfilm actorYouTubertelevision producer
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Ryan Higa, also known as nigahiga, is an American internet personality. Best known for his comedy videos on YouTube, Higa began making YouTube videos in 2006 and was one of the most popular creators on the platform in its early years. His main YouTube channel, nigahiga, was the most subscribed channel on YouTube for 677 consecutive days from 2009 to 2011, an achievement that has only been surpassed by PewDiePie and T-Series. Higa was the first person to reach the milestones of 2 million and 3 million subscribers on YouTube. Higa launched a podcast in 2018 called Off the Pill, which has featured YouTubers and celebrities such as KevJumba, Andrew Yang, and Jeremy Lin. In 2020, Higa started streaming on Twitch, where he reacts to his past videos and broadcasts video game content, most notably in Valorant.
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Larry Johnson
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Larry Demetric Johnson is an American former professional basketball player who spent his career as a power forward with the Charlotte Hornets and the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2008, Johnson was inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame. He was then inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame on November 24, 2019.
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Patrick McCaw
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Patrick Andrew McCaw is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels and earned second-team all-conference honors in the Mountain West Conference (MWC) as a sophomore in 2016. McCaw was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft. He won three NBA championships in his first three seasons: two with the Golden State Warriors and one with the Toronto Raptors, the first NBA player to do so while switching teams.
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Randall Cunningham
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- player of American football
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Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and is also known for his Minnesota Vikings tenure. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Cunningham is fourth in NFL quarterback rushing yards, which he led at the time of his retirement.
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Ryan Ross
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwriterguitarist
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George Ryan Ross III is an American musician, singer, and songwriter best known for his work as the former lead guitarist, backing and lead vocalist, and primary songwriter of the American rock band Panic! at the Disco before his departure in 2009. He alongside former Panic! bassist Jon Walker formed the Young Veins later that same year, in which Ross was the lead vocalist and guitarist. They broke up in 2010.
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Adam Scott
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- golfer
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Adam Derek Scott is an Australian professional golfer who plays mainly on the PGA Tour. He was the World No. 1 ranked golfer, from mid-May to August 2014. He has won 31 professional tournaments around the world (3 being unofficial money events), on many of golf's major tours.
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Shawn Marion
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- basketball player
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Shawn Dwayne Marion is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team and a one-time NBA champion, helping the Dallas Mavericks win their maiden title in 2011. Nicknamed "The Matrix" by former NBA player Kenny Smith during the preseason of his rookie year, he was widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league because of his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions. He was also known for his unorthodox shooting form.
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Christian Wood
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Christian Marquise Wood is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He has also played in the NBA for the Philadelphia 76ers, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, New Orleans Pelicans, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks.
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Arianny Celeste
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- model
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Arianny Celeste is an American ring girl and model. She is a co-host on TV show Overhaulin' and has been featured in Playboy magazine.
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Robbie Daymond
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- actorvoice actortelevision producer
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Robert Daymond Howard is an American voice actor who is mostly known for his roles in video games, animation, anime and audiobooks. Some of his best known roles include Spider-Man in Marvel’s Spider-Man and various Marvel media, SwaySway in the Nickelodeon program Breadwinners, Jesse Cosay in the second season of Infinity Train, Goro Akechi in Persona 5, Hubert von Vestra in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Prompto Argentum in Final Fantasy XV, and on-camera as Dorian Storm in the TTRPG live-play web series Critical Role.
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RiceGum
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- YouTubertelevision actortelevision producerrapper
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Bryan Quang Le, better known as RiceGum, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. He is best known for his diss tracks and online feuds with other YouTube personalities. Since creating his YouTube channel, his channel has received over ten million subscribers and over two billion video views.
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Greg Anthony
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Gregory Carlton Anthony is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Anthony also contributes to Yahoo! Sports as a college basketball analyst and serves as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio. His son, Cole Anthony, plays for the Orlando Magic.
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Derrick Jones Jr
- Occupations
- basketball player
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Derrick Labrent Jones Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He is well-known for his ability to dunk the basketball.
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Cecil Fielder
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Cecil Grant Fielder is an American former professional baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB). Fielder was a power hitter in the 1980s and 1990s. He attended college at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays (1985–1988), in Japan's Central League for the Hanshin Tigers (1989), and then in MLB for the Detroit Tigers (1990–1996), New York Yankees (1996–97), Anaheim Angels in 1998, and Cleveland Indians in 1998. With the Yankees, he won the 1996 World Series over the Atlanta Braves. In 1990, he became the first player to reach the 50–home run mark since George Foster hit 52 for the Cincinnati Reds in 1977 and the first American League player to do so since Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris famously hit 54 and 61 in 1961.
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Steve Sisolak
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 1978 graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- politicianbusinessperson
- Biography
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Stephen F. Sisolak is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of Nevada from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the Clark County Commission from 2009 to 2019 and on the Nevada Board of Regents from 1999 to 2008. Sisolak is the only Democrat in the 21st century to serve as or be elected Governor of Nevada
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Ronnie Vannucci
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- musicianpercussionist
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Ronald Vannucci Jr. is an American musician, best known for being the drummer for the rock band the Killers. He is also involved in a side project called Big Talk and became the drummer of the Rentals in 2018.
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Matt Williams
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- baseball player
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Matthew Derrick Williams, nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "the Big Marine", is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed batter, Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed the Washington Nationals from 2014 to 2015, and was the third base coach for the San Diego Padres from 2022 to 2023.
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Eric Whitacre
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- choir directorconductorcomposermusicologistinternational forum participant
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Eric Edward Whitacre is an American composer, conductor, and speaker best known for his choral music. In March 2016, he was appointed as Los Angeles Master Chorale's first artist-in-residence at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.
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Kenny King
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- television actorprofessional wrestler
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Kenneth Layne is an American professional wrestler, actor, dancer, and television personality better known by his ring name Kenny King. He is best known for his time with Impact Wrestling, where he is a former TNA X Division Champion and Impact Digital Media Champion.
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Reggie Theus
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- fisherbasketball playerbasketball coachactor
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Reginald Wayne Theus is an American basketball coach and former player. He played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he was a two-time NBA All-Star. He is currently the men's basketball head coach and athletic director at Bethune–Cookman. He was the head coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings and in college with the New Mexico State Aggies and the Cal State Northridge Matadors men's teams. He was also an assistant coach for the Louisville Cardinals under Rick Pitino.
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Joel Anthony
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joel Vincent Anthony is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played for the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, and San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won two championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013. He is the General manager of the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). Previously he was a player consultant for the Hamilton Honey Badgers. He is a former member of the Canada national team.
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John Ensign
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- Studied in 1979
- Occupations
- politicianveterinariangeneral manager
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John Eric Ensign is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. A member of the Republican Party, Ensign previously represented Nevada's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Following his resignation from the Senate, Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian.
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Miki Sudo
- Occupations
- competitive eater
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Miki Victoria Sudo is an American competitive eater. She won the women's competition at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest every year from 2014 to 2020, unseating Sonya Thomas, who had won the women's competition since its inception in 2011. She captured her ninth title in 2023.
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Kevin Rose
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- podcastercomputer scientistbloggerbusinessperson
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Kevin Rose is an American Internet entrepreneur who co-founded Revision3, Digg, Pownce, and Milk. He also served as production assistant and co-host at TechTV's The Screen Savers. From 2012 to 2015, he was a venture partner at GV.
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Joe Lombardo
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- police officerpolitician
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Joseph Michael Lombardo is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving since 2023 as the 31st governor of Nevada. A member of the Republican Party, he was the 17th sheriff of Clark County from 2015 to 2023, capping a 34-year career in law enforcement.
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Ickey Woods
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- player of American football
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Elbert L. "Ickey" Woods is an American former football player who was a running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 through 1991. He played college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is best remembered for his "Ickey Shuffle" end zone dance, performed each time he scored a touchdown. After a rookie season in which he set numerous rookie franchise records, a series of injuries shortened his NFL career and he retired after four years.
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Kenny Mayne
- Occupations
- player of American footballsports commentator
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Kenny Mayne is an American sports media personality who is best known for his work on ESPN from 1994 to 2021. He appeared as host of Kenny Mayne's Wider World of Sports on ESPN.com, and he appeared as a weekly contributor to Sunday NFL Countdown with his weekly "Mayne Event" segment.
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Stacey Augmon
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- basketball coachbasketball player
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Stacey Orlando Augmon is an American basketball coach and former player. He serves as the player development coach of the Sacramento Kings. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He gained the nickname "Plastic Man" due to his athletic ability to contort his body. He was also an assistant coach at his alma mater UNLV under coach Dave Rice. He was previously the head coach of Jeonju KCC Egis of the Korean Basketball League.
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Keenan McCardell
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Keenan Wayne McCardell is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the wide receivers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, University of Maryland, College Park and Washington Redskins.
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Carolyn Goodman
- Occupations
- politiciananthropologist
- Biography
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Carolyn Goodman is an American politician who has served as mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, since 2011. She is the second female mayor of Las Vegas and is married to former mayor and attorney Oscar Goodman. She is the founder, president and trustee emerita of The Meadows School.
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Rashad Vaughn
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rashad DeAndre Vaughn is an American professional basketball player who last played for Apollon Patras of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels.
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Ruben Kihuen
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 2004 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politiciangraduate advisor
- Biography
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Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for Nevada's 4th congressional district, serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a member of the Nevada Senate from 2006 to 2016. He was Nevada's first Latino member of the U.S. House of Representatives and Kihuen described himself as the first "Dreamer" elected to Congress. In December 2017, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called on Kihuen to resign in response to sexual misconduct allegations against him by a female campaign staff member, as reported by BuzzFeed. He refused to resign but did not run for reelection in 2018.
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Danny Tarkanian
- Occupations
- lawyerbasketball playerbasketball coachpolitician
- Biography
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Daniel George John Tarkanian is an American attorney, businessman and perennial candidate for elective office. A Republican, he has mounted unsuccessful campaigns for the Nevada Senate (2004), Nevada Secretary of State (2006), the United States Senate (2010 and 2018), and the United States House of Representatives (2012, 2016, 2018 and 2022). In 2020, Tarkanian finally won his first office, being elected to the Douglas County Commission.
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Stephen Zimmerman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Stephen Eric Zimmerman Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for UNLV before being selected with the 41st overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
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Louis Amundson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Louis Gabriel Amundson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for UNLV and 12 years professionally, including 10 seasons in the NBA.
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Anthony E. Zuiker
- Occupations
- screenwritertelevision produceractorfilm producer
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Anthony E. Zuiker is an American television writer, television producer, and author. He is best known as the creator of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He produced all five editions of the CSI franchise: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY,CSI: Cyber and CSI: Vegas. His production company is Dare to Pass.
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Zsuzsanna Jakabos
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Zsuzsanna "Zsu" Jakabos is a Hungarian swimmer. She competed at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics in seven events in total, with the best achievement of sixth place in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 2008 and 2016.
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Efren Navarro
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Efrén Navarro is a Mexican-American professional baseball first baseman and left fielder for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League, and Tomateros de Culiacán of the Mexican Pacific League. He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers. He also plays on the Mexico national baseball team.
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Marcus Banks
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Arthur Lemarcus "Marcus" Banks III is an American former professional basketball player.
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Lucy Flores
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Lucy Flores is an American lawyer and former politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was a member of the Nevada State Assembly representing the 28th district in the eastern Las Vegas Valley from 2010 to 2014. She unsuccessfully ran for Lieutenant Governor of Nevada in 2014, losing to Republican nominee Mark Hutchison.
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Paul Taylor
- Occupations
- diaristballet masterballet dancer
- Biography
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Paul Belville Taylor Jr. was an American dancer and choreographer. He was one of the last living members of the third generation of America's modern dance artists. He founded the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1954 in New York City.
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Miki Berkovich
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Moshe "Miki" Berkovich is an Israeli former professional basketball player. A 193 cm shooting guard, he is considered to be one of the greatest Israeli basketball players of all time.
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Kaspars Kambala
- Occupations
- boxerbasketball player
- Biography
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Kaspars Kambala is a Latvian semi-professional basketball player, currently for BK Jūrmala, and a former professional boxer. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the position of forward-center.
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Armen Gilliam
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Armen Louis Gilliam was an American professional basketball player who played 13 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1987 to 2000. He also played one season for the Pittsburgh Xplosion of the American Basketball Association. Gilliam returned to the court after retirement as the head basketball coach for the (NCAA) Division III Penn State Altoona Lions from 2002 to 2005.
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Lucio Malan
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lucio Malan is an Italian politician.
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Rosie Mercado
- Occupations
- modelradio personalitytelevision presentermake-up artistmotivational speaker
- Biography
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Rosie Mercado is an American plus-size model, celebrity makeup artist, fashion designer and television personality of Mexican descent. She is best known for starring in reality television show Curvy Girls on NuvoTV and featuring on National Geographic Channel's Taboo. She is currently a special correspondent and life coach on the TV shows The Doctors and Dr. Phil and a co-host on the entertainment talk show Face The Truth.
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Chad Campbell
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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David Chad Campbell is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, where he has won four times. He also notably finished as a runner-up at the 2009 Masters, after losing in a sudden-death playoff.
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Sophida Jiratritarn
- Occupations
- model
- Biography
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Sophida Jiratritarn is a Thai beauty pageant titleholder and banker who won Miss Universe Thailand 2018 and represented Thailand at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, ending as a Top 10 finalist.
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Shelley Berkley
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- In 1972 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Rochelle "Shelley" Berkley is an American businesswoman, politician and attorney who served as the U.S. Representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2013. In 2012, she was the unsuccessful Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate. She is a member of the Democratic Party, and is currently running in the upcoming 2024 Las Vegas Mayoral Election.
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Joe Hawley
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Joseph Kelly Hawley is a former American football center who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons with the 117th pick in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He retired after becoming a free agent in March 2018.
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Xavier Scruggs
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Xavier Ladel Scruggs is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins, and in the KBO League for the NC Dinos.
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Ryan Ludwick
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryan Andrew Ludwick is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds. His brother Eric also played four MLB seasons as a pitcher.
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Erick Fedde
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Erick James Fedde is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nationals and in the KBO League for the NC Dinos. He played college baseball at UNLV.
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Mel Stottlemyre, Jr
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Jr. is an American professional baseball pitching coach and a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who played for the Kansas City Royals.
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Garrick Higgo
- Occupations
- golfer
- Biography
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Garrick Higgo is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won three times on the European Tour, winning the 2020 Open de Portugal and the Gran Canaria Lopesan Open as well as the Canary Islands Championship in 2021.
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Laurie Kilmartin
- Occupations
- stand-up comedianwriter
- Biography
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Laurie Kilmartin is an American comedian and writer best known for being a finalist on Last Comic Standing season 7. She was also a staff writer for Conan O'Brien's show Conan.
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Dave LaRoche
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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David Eugene LaRoche is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. LaRoche is most famous for throwing his own variant of the eephus pitch, which he called "La Lob". Over his career, LaRoche went 65–58, with 819 strikeouts in 1,049 1⁄3 innings pitched. He has a career 3.53 ERA.
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Dave Rice
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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David Wayne Rice is an American college basketball coach and is the former head men's basketball coach at UNLV where he ranks as the program's third-winningest coach. He spent the 2016-2017 season as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Reno, and an assistant coach at the University of Washington for the past three seasons (2017–present).
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Brandon McCoy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Brandon Lee McCoy is an American professional basketball player for the Sioux Falls Skyforce of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He stands 7’0’’ (213 cm) tall and plays center.
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Lamar Neagle
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Lamar Neagle is an American professional soccer player who plays for the Tacoma Stars in the Major Arena Soccer League. He has spent most of his career with the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer over the course of several stints; Neagle has also played for Montreal Impact and D.C. United in Major League Soccer, as well as Mariehamn in Finland.
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Mark Hutchison
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Mark Alan Hutchison is an American attorney and politician who served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Nevada from 2015 to 2019. He was elected to the Nevada State Senate on November 6, 2012, to represent Senate District 6, which encompasses the Northwest part of the Las Vegas Valley, including portions of the communities of Summerlin, Desert Shores and Sun City. He is a member of the Republican Party. As a state senator, Hutchison served on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as the Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee.
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Gloria Navarro
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Gloria Maria Navarro is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
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Johnny Stanton
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Johnny Richard Stanton IV is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at UNLV. He signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
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Karam Mashour
- Occupations
- Arabicbasketball player
- Biography
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Karam Mashour is an Arab-Israeli professional basketball player for Ironi Kiryat Ata of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Morehead State University, before playing professionally in Israel and France. In 2016–17, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
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Michael Umeh
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michael Umeh is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player who last played for ESSM Le Portel of the French LNB Pro A. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Nigeria because both of his parents immigrated from Nigeria.
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Chris Obekpa
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Christopher Ewaoche Obekpa is a Nigerian professional basketball player who plays for the ABC Fighters. He played college basketball for St. John's University in Jamaica, New York from 2012 to 2015. As a freshman in 2012–13 he led NCAA Division I in blocks per game with a 4.03 average. After three years at St. John's, Obekpa transferred to UNLV, redshirted 2015–16, but then declared for the 2016 NBA draft. On 23 April 2016, Obekpa hired an agent, which officially prohibited him from finishing his college career.
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Jerel Blassingame
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jerel Romaine Blassingame is an American professional basketball player for AIK Basket of the Swedish second-tier Superettan. He is 1.75 metres (5 ft 9 in) in height and plays at the point guard position.
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Elijah Mitrou-Long
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Elijah Isa Mitrou-Long is a Canadian professional basketball player for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball for Mount St. Mary's, Texas, and UNLV.
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Rod Dyachenko
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Rodion Sergeyevich Dyachenko is a Russian former footballer who played as a forward.
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Toby Hall
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Toby Jason Hall is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 to 2008, primarily with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.
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James Bilbray
- Occupations
- politicianjudgelawyer
- Biography
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James Hubert Bilbray was an American politician, lawyer, and postal executive who served as the U.S. representative for Nevada's 1st congressional district from 1987 to 1995. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Blake L. Sartini
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Blake L. Sartini is an American entrepreneur in the Nevada gaming and entertainment industry.
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Mason Trafford
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Mason Trafford is a retired Canadian soccer player who most recently played for Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. Besides Canada, Trafford has played in the United States, Finland, and China.
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Todd Simon
- Occupations
- basketball coachhead coach
- Biography
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Todd Andrew Simon is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach at Bowling Green State University.
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Kyle Isbel
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 27)
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Kyle Grant Isbel is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021.
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Cat Brooks
- Occupations
- stage actoractivistpoliticianactor
- Biography
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Cat Brooks is an American activist, playwright, poet and theater artist. She was a mayoral candidate in Oakland's 2018 election.
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Jennifer A. Dorsey
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Jennifer Anna Dorsey is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
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Oksana Marafioti
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 50)
- Enrolled in the University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- 2012-2016 graduated with Master of Fine Arts
- Occupations
- pianistwritercinematographer
- Biography
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Oksana Marafioti is a writer.
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Rod Chandler
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rodney Dennis Chandler is an American politician and journalist who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Washington from 1983 to 1993.
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Wendell White
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Wendell Derek White is an American former professional basketball player. He has played professionally in the US, South Korea and Japan.
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Jason Frierson
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jason Frierson is an American lawyer and politician from Nevada who has served as the United States attorney for the District of Nevada since 2022. He was a member of the Nevada Assembly from 2011 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2022 and serving as speaker 2017 to 2022.
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David Lundquist
- Occupations
- baseball coachbaseball player
- Biography
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David Bruce Lundquist Jr. is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current bullpen coach for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his big league playing career, Lundquist pitched for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres.
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David Saxe
- Occupations
- theatrical producer
- Biography
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David Saxe is a Las Vegas-born show producer and theater owner. He is the owner of both the V Theater and the Saxe Theater.
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Steven L. Herman
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Steven L. Herman is a journalist and author, and, as of June 2022, Voice of America's chief national correspondent. From 2017 through 2021, Herman was senior White House correspondent and subsequently VOA's White House bureau chief.
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Dennis Mackrel
- Occupations
- jazz musiciancomposerbandleader
- Biography
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Dennis Mackrel is an American jazz drummer, composer, and arranger who was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
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Donovan Osborne
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Donovan Alan Osborne is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992-2004.
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Zach Conine
- Years
- 1981-.. (age 43)
- Occupations
- international forum participantpolitician
- Biography
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Zachary Beare Conine is an American attorney, businessman and politician from the U.S. state of Nevada. He is currently the Nevada State Treasurer.
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Jennifer Ruiz
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Jennifer Marie Ruiz Brown, known in the United States as Jenny Ruiz-Williams, is a US-born Mexican football coach and former professional player who played as a defender. She is currently the head coach of the UNLV Rebels women's soccer team. As a player, Ruiz-Williams played for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Mexico women's national football team.
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Bryce Hamilton
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Bryce Evan Hamilton is an American professional basketball player for the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels of the Mountain West Conference (MWC).
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Vu Tran
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Vu Hoang Tran is a Vietnamese American writer. His debut novel, Dragonfish, was released in 2015.
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René Rougeau
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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René Anthony Rougeau is an American professional basketball player for Helsinki Seagulls of the Korisliiga. He played college basketball for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he starred in his four seasons with the Runnin' Rebels.
