100 Notable alumni of
University of North Dakota
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The University of North Dakota is 448th in the world, 178th in North America, and 164th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of North Dakota sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Phil Jackson
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball playercoachbasketball
- Biography
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Philip Douglas Jackson is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive. A power forward, Jackson played 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and 1973. Regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time, Jackson was the head coach of the Chicago Bulls from 1989 to 1998, leading them to six NBA championships. He then coached the Los Angeles Lakers from 1999 to 2004 and again from 2005 to 2011; the team won five league titles under his leadership. Jackson's 11 NBA titles as a coach surpassed the previous record of nine set by Red Auerbach. He holds numerous other records as a coach, such as most postseason wins (229), and most NBA Conference titles (13).
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Jonathan Toews
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jonathan Bryan Toews OM is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is an unrestricted free agent. Toews most recently played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL), where he served as the team's captain between 2008 and 2023. Nicknamed "Captain Serious", Toews was selected by the Blackhawks with the third overall pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He joined the team in 2007–08 and was nominated for the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL Rookie of the Year. The following season he was named team captain, becoming the second-youngest captain in NHL history (after Sidney Crosby) at the time. Toews won the Stanley Cup in 2010, along with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the playoffs. After winning the Cup, Toews passed Peter Forsberg as the youngest player to join the Triple Gold Club. He won the Stanley Cup again in 2013 and 2015.
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T. J. Oshie
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Timothy Leif "T. J." Oshie is an American professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, as the 24th overall pick. He then spent the first seven years of his NHL career with the Blues before being traded to the Washington Capitals in 2015. Oshie won the Stanley Cup as a member of the Capitals in 2018.
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Sam Anderson
- Occupations
- film actoractortelevision actor
- Biography
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Sam Anderson is an American actor. He is best known for his character roles such as Sam Gorpley on Perfect Strangers, Principal Willis DeWitt on Growing Pains, Holland Manners on Angel, dentist Bernard Nadler on Lost, Doctor Harad in Friends, and in film, as the principal in Forrest Gump.
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Heidi Heitkamp
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- In 1977 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerdirectoractor
- Biography
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Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party, she was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from North Dakota. Heitkamp served as the 20th North Dakota tax commissioner from 1986 to 1992 and as the 28th North Dakota attorney general from 1992 to 2000. As of 2025, she is the last Democrat to hold or win statewide and/or congressional office in North Dakota.
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Zach Parise
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Zachary Justin Parise is an American former professional ice hockey left winger who played for the New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, New York Islanders, and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL) Parise captained the Devils to the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Kings in six games. Parise was also an alternate captain for the American team at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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Shadoe Stevens
- Occupations
- screenwriterradio personalityfilm producerfilm actorfilm director
- Biography
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Shadoe Stevens is an American radio host, voiceover actor, and television personality. He was the host of American Top 40 from 1988 to 1995. He currently hosts the internationally syndicated radio show Top of the World, and co-hosts Mental Radio, an approach to UFOs and paranormal topics. He was co-founder and creator of Sammy Hagar's rock station "Cabo Wabo Radio" which broadcast from the Cabo Wabo Cantina in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. In television, he was the announcer for The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS and, as of July 2015, serves as the primary continuity announcer for the Antenna TV network. His voice can also be heard as the voiceover for "G.O.D." in the Off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz. Stevens is also often heard on Hits & Favorites, calling in at least once a week to share wisdom with his brother Richard Stevens and their friend Lori St. James.
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Ed Belfour
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Edward John Belfour is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Belfour was born in Carman, Manitoba and grew up playing hockey. He played junior hockey for the Winkler Flyers before going to the University of North Dakota where he helped the school win the NCAA championship in the 1986–87 season. The following year, Belfour signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks (after not being picked in the draft) alternating time between them and the Saginaw Hawks of the International Hockey League. Many regard Belfour as an elite goaltender and one of the best of all-time. His 484 wins rank fifth all-time among NHL goaltenders. Belfour was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in the 2011 class, his first year of eligibility. In addition Belfour is one of only two players to have won an NCAA championship, an Olympic Gold medal, and a Stanley Cup (the other such player is Neal Broten).
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Brock Boeser
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brock Michael Boeser is an American professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Chuck Klosterman
- Occupations
- music criticwriterliterary criticjournalist
- Biography
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Charles John Klosterman is an American author and essayist whose work focuses on American popular culture. He has been a columnist for Esquire and ESPN.com and wrote "The Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine. Klosterman is the author of twelve books, including two novels and the essay collection Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto. He was awarded the ASCAP Deems Taylor award for music criticism in 2002.
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Greg Brockman
- Occupations
- researcherprogrammerinvestorentrepreneur
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Gregory Brockman is an American entrepreneur, investor and software engineer who is a co-founder and currently the president of OpenAI. He began his career at Stripe in 2010, upon leaving MIT, and became their CTO in 2013. He left Stripe in 2015 to co-found OpenAI, where he also assumed the role of CTO.
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Karen L. Nyberg
- Occupations
- astronautengineer
- Biography
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Karen LuJean Nyberg is an American mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. Nyberg holds a Ph.D in mechanical engineering. She started her space career in 1991 and spent a total of 180 days in space in 2008 and 2013 as a mission specialist on STS-124 and a flight engineer on Soyuz TMA-09M.
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Dave Hakstol
- Occupations
- ice hockey playerice hockey coach
- Biography
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David Hakstol is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach. Hakstol was the head coach for Sioux City Musketeers for four seasons, followed by four years as an assistant at his alma mater, the University of North Dakota. He was promoted to head coach in 2004 and led the program for eleven seasons. Hakstol was a head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL) in 2015, leading the team until his firing in 2018. Additionally, he served as the first head coach of the NHL's Seattle Kraken from 2021 to 2024, after their expansion. Internationally, Hakstol was an assistant coach for Canada's national men's team in 2017 and 2019.
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Dick Armey
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- In 1964 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianadministratorfellowassistant professoreconomist
- Biography
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Richard Keith Armey is an American economist and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 26th congressional district (1985–2003) and House Majority Leader (1995–2003). He was one of the engineers of the "Republican Revolution" of the 1990s, in which Republicans were elected to majorities of both houses of Congress for the first time in four decades. Armey was one of the chief authors of the Contract with America. Armey is also an author and former economics professor. After his retirement from Congress, he has worked as a consultant, advisor, and lobbyist.
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Edgar Dale
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- Graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- university teacher
- Biography
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Edgar Dale was an American educator who developed the Cone of Experience, also known as the Learning Pyramid. He made several contributions to audio and visual instruction, including a methodology for analyzing the content of motion pictures.
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Chase Iron Eyes
- Years
- 1978-.. (age 47)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Chase Iron Eyes is a Native American activist, attorney, politician, and a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. He is a member of the Lakota People's Law Project and a co-founder of the Native American news website Last Real Indians. In April 2016 he announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives for North Dakota's at-large congressional district. He lost to incumbent Kevin Cramer.
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson
- Occupations
- university teacherwriterexplorerethnographer
- Biography
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Vilhjalmur Stefansson was an Arctic explorer and ethnologist. He was born in Manitoba, Canada.
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Dave Tippett
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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David G. Tippett is a Canadian former professional ice hockey coach and player.
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Mike Commodore
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Michael W. Commodore is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Commodore played for several teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2006, he won the Stanley Cup as part of the Carolina Hurricanes. Commodore was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round (42nd overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.
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Kelly M. Armstrong
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- In 2001 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 2003 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kelly Michael Armstrong is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 34th governor of North Dakota since 2024. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2019 to 2024 as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district. He also served from 2012 to 2018 as the North Dakota state senator from the 36th district and from 2015 to 2018 as chair of the North Dakota Republican Party. On January 23, 2024, he announced he would not seek reelection to the House and would instead run in the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election. Armstrong won the Republican primary on June 11, 2024, and defeated Democratic nominee Merrill Piepkorn in the general election.
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Byron Dorgan
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- In 1964 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- politicianlobbyist
- Biography
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Byron Leslie Dorgan is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Tyson Jost
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Tyson Jost is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Maxwell Anderson
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- screenwriterplaywrightlyricisttelevision writerjournalist
- Biography
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James Maxwell Anderson was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist.
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Nick Schmaltz
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Nick Schmaltz is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL, as well as the Arizona Coyotes until the team suspended operations and all hockey assets were transferred to the expansion Utah Hockey Club.
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Brock Nelson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brock Christian Nelson is an American professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Nelson was drafted 30th overall in the first round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Islanders. Prior to playing professional hockey, Nelson played at the University of North Dakota. His first experience in professional hockey was at the American Hockey League (AHL) level with the Islanders' affiliate, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
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Travis Zajac
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Travis Zajac is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Zajac was selected in the first round, 20th overall, by the New Jersey Devils in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he would go on to play for 15 years and over 1,000 NHL games. He also briefly played for the New York Islanders.
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Brandon Bochenski
- Occupations
- ice hockey playerpolitician
- Biography
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Brandon Louis Bochenski is an American former professional ice hockey player and politician. He played 156 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for several teams before serving as captain of Barys Astana in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Internationally Bochenski represented both the United States and Kazakhstan, playing in several World Championships. In June 2020, Bochenski was elected mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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Jocelyne Lamoureux
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jocelyne Nicole Lamoureux-Davidson is an American former ice hockey player. She scored the game-winning shootout goal to win the gold medal for Team USA at the 2018 Winter Olympics against Canada after her twin sister Monique tied the game near the end of regulation.
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Warren Magnuson
- Occupations
- politicianprosecutorsecretarylawyerUnited States Attorney
- Biography
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Warren Grant Magnuson was an American lawyer and politician who represented the state of Washington in Congress for 44 years, first as a Representative from 1937 to 1944, and then as a senator from 1944 to 1981. Magnuson was a member of the Democratic Party. He was Washington state's longest-serving senator, serving over 36 years. During his final two years in office, he was the most senior senator and president pro tempore.
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Irv Kupcinet
- Occupations
- American football playerwriterjournalisttelevision presenter
- Biography
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Irving Kupcinet was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, television talk-show host, and radio personality based in Chicago, Illinois. He was popularly known by the nickname "Kup".
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Jason Blake
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jason Wayne Blake is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Rocco Grimaldi
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Rocco Niccolas Grimaldi is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). Grimaldi was drafted in the second round, 33rd overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2011 NHL entry draft.
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David Toews
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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David Toews is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the 3rd round, 66th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He is the younger brother of former Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews.
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Monique Lamoureux
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Monique Edith Lamoureux-Morando, previously known as Monique Lamoureux-Kolls, is an American former ice hockey player. She scored the game-tying goal in the final of the 2018 Winter Olympics before her twin sister Jocelyne scored the last shootout goal of the game to clinch the gold medal.
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Shane Pinto
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Shane Pinto is an American professional ice hockey center for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 32nd overall by the Senators, the first pick in the second round of the 2019 NHL entry draft.
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Ed Schafer
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Edward Thomas Schafer is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000 and as the 29th United States secretary of agriculture from 2008 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. From January to July 2016 he served as interim president of the University of North Dakota.
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Drew Stafford
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Drew Stafford is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. Stafford was drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, and has played for the Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, Boston Bruins, and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Drake Caggiula
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Drake Caggiula is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing currently playing for the Bakersfield Condors of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Arizona Coyotes, Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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Jim Kleinsasser
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jimmy Carter Kleinsasser is an American former football tight end who played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux and played for the Vikings his entire career after being selected in the 1999 NFL draft.
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Derek Forbort
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Derek Forbort is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Los Angeles Kings, Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets, and Boston Bruins. He was originally selected by the Kings, 15th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
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Aaron Dell
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Aaron Dell is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the San Jose Barracuda of the American Hockey League. He most recently played with the Ontario Reign of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). Undrafted, Dell has previously played for the San Jose Sharks, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres.
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William Langer
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- Studied in 1906
- Occupations
- politicianprosecutorlawyerstate's attorney
- Biography
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William "Wild Bill" Langer was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and the 21st governor from 1937 to 1939. His governorship was demarcated by a scandal that forced him out of office and into multiple trials.
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Jordan Schmaltz
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jordan Schmaltz is an American entrepreneur, media personality, and former professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted 25th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft and last played for EHC Kloten of the Swiss National League (NL).
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Ben Jacobson
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Ben Scott Jacobson is an American basketball coach. He is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Northern Iowa, a position he has held since 2006. He served as an assistant at North Dakota, North Dakota State, and Northern Iowa before taking over as head coach at Northern Iowa in 2006.
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Lynn Frazier
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lynn Joseph Frazier was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 1923 to 1941. He was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office. The only other American governor to ever be recalled is Gray Davis, who was recalled in 2003.
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Brady Oliveira
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Brady Oliveira is a Canadian football running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). After finishing his college career among the University of North Dakota's all-time leading rushers, he was drafted with the 14th overall pick in the 2019 CFL Draft, making him the first overall running back selected.
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Corban Knight
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Corban Knight is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently a free agent. He was a fifth-round selection, 135th overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, but was traded to the Calgary Flames after the Panthers were unable to sign him to a contract. Knight played four seasons of college hockey with the University of North Dakota and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2012–13.
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Gregory R. Page
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Gregory "Greg" R. Page is an American businessman. He served as executive chairman of Cargill, Inc. of Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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Matt Frattin
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Matthew Frattin is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who is currently a free agent. He began his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the organization that drafted him 99th overall in 2007. Frattin also played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings and Columbus Blue Jackets before rejoining Toronto in 2014 via a trade. Frattin spent a further season and a half in the Maple Leafs organization before being included in a nine-player trade with the Ottawa Senators.
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Craig Smith
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Craig Francis Smith is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach for the Utah Utes men's team of the Big 12 Conference. He served as an assistant for Tim Miles at four schools – Mayville State, North Dakota State, Colorado State, and Nebraska. Smith was also the head coach at Mayville State from 2004 to 2007, at South Dakota from 2014 to 2018, and at Utah State from 2018 to 2021.
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David C. Jones
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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David Charles Jones was a United States Air Force general and the ninth chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, Jones served as the highest-ranking uniformed officer of the United States Armed Forces. He previously served as the ninth Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force and fifteenth commander of the United States Air Forces in Europe.
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Matt Greene
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Matthew George Greene is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Originally drafted in the second round, 44th overall, at the 2002 NHL entry draft by the Edmonton Oilers, he most notably served as an alternate captain for the Los Angeles Kings, with whom he won the Stanley Cup twice. Greene has worked in the Kings' organization as a professional scout after retiring from playing.
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Wayne Stenehjem
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Wayne Stenehjem was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 29th Attorney General of North Dakota from 2000 until his death in 2022. He sought the Republican nomination for governor of North Dakota in 2016 but lost the primary to Doug Burgum on June 14 by 20%.
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Craig Ludwig
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Craig Lee Ludwig is an American former professional hockey player. He played as a defenceman in the National Hockey League from 1982 to 1999 and was renowned for his shot-blocking ability. Ludwig was the color analyst for the Dallas Stars television and radio broadcasts for two seasons from 2016 to 2018.
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William Lemke
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- Studied in 1902
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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William Frederick Lemke was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He was also the Union Party's presidential candidate in the 1936 presidential election.
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Brad Malone
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Bradley Malone is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played with the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he was drafted, the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Taylor Chorney
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Taylor Chorney is a Canadian-born American former ice hockey defenceman. He played parts of eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Susanna Tapani
- Occupations
- ice hockey playerringette player
- Biography
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Susanna Jenni "Suski" Tapani is a Finnish multi-sport athlete who competes in ice hockey, ringette, and in-line hockey. She plays professional ice hockey in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) with the Boston Fleet and is a member of both the Finnish national ice hockey team and Finnish national ringette team.
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Zane McIntyre
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Zane McIntyre is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing with the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). McIntyre was selected by the Boston Bruins in the sixth round (165th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
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Earl Pomeroy
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1979 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lobbyistpoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Earl Ralph Pomeroy III is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He currently serves as senior counsel for the Washington, D.C. branch of Alston & Bird.
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Ralph R. Erickson
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- In 1984 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Ralph Robert Erickson is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
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Carl Ben Eielson
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotexplorer
- Biography
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Carl Benjamin "Ben" Eielson was an American aviator, bush pilot and explorer. Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, Carl Ben Eielson Middle School Fargo, ND and Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School Grand Forks, ND as well as Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School Eielson AFB, AK are named in his honor.
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Quentin Burdick
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Quentin Northrup Burdick was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S. Senate (1960–1992). At the time of his death, he was the third longest-serving senator (after Strom Thurmond and Robert Byrd) among current members of the Senate.
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Kurt Daudt
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kurt Louis Daudt is an American politician and former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He is also a former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 27B, which included portions of Anoka, Isanti, and Sherburne counties in east-central Minnesota, north of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He lives on his family farm in Crown, Minnesota.
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Carter Rowney
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Carter Rowney is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently under contract with Löwen Frankfurt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Rowney has previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings.
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Tucker Poolman
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Tucker Poolman is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets.
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Brent Sanford
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Brent Sanford is an American politician who was the 38th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2016 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was Mayor of Watford City from 2010 to 2016.
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Mark Andrews
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mark Andrews II was an American politician from the state of North Dakota. He was a member of the Republican Party who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, the United States House of Representatives from 1963 to 1981 and the United States Senate from 1981 to 1987.
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Rick Becker
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Graduated with Doctor of Medicine
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianplastic surgeon
- Biography
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Ricky Clark Becker is an American businessman and politician from Bismarck. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives as a Republican from 2012 to 2022.
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Dave Osborn
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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David Vance Osborn is an American former professional football player who was a running back for 12 seasons for the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Dakota Fighting Sioux, where is he the only player in program history to have his number retired.
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Christian Wolanin
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Christian Wolanin is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Abbotsford Canucks of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Wolanin was selected by the Ottawa Senators in the fourth round, 107th overall, in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
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Joe Finley
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Joseph Scott Finley is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played twenty-one games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders between 2011 and 2013. The rest of his career, which lasted from 2009 to 2018, was spent in the minor leagues and ended with three seasons with HIFK in the Finnish Liiga. Finley was selected by the Washington Capitals 27th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
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Tony Hrkac
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Anthony John Hrkac is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player of Croatian and Ukrainian ancestry who played eighteen seasons of professional hockey.
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Ryan Johnson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ryan M. Johnson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He currently works as assistant general manager for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and as the general manager for their American Hockey League (AHL) development team, the Abbotsford Canucks.
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Drew Wrigley
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Drew Howard Wrigley is an American attorney, lawyer, and politician from North Dakota. Wrigley currently serves as the attorney general of North Dakota. He declared his candidacy for the office in early January 2022. Weeks later, then-incumbent Wayne Stenehjem died unexpectedly, and Governor Doug Burgum appointed Wrigley to serve the final year of that term. Wrigley was elected to a four-year term in November 2022, garnering 71% of the vote. Wrigley previously served as the United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2019 to 2021, appointed by President George W. Bush and Donald Trump, respectively. Between his terms as United States attorney, Wrigley served as the 37th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016.
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Jacob Bernard-Docker
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jacob Bernard-Docker is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bernard-Docker was drafted in the first round, 26th overall, by the Senators in the 2018 NHL entry draft.
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Danny Kristo
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Daniel Kristo is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Coventry Blaze in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was selected in the second round, 56th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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Ray Holmberg
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Raymon Everett Holmberg is an American former educator, school counselor, and Republican North Dakota state senator. Once tied for the longest-serving state legislator in the United States, Holmberg resigned from the Senate in 2022 after 45.5 years upon investigation into his child sex tourism and alleged receipt of child sexual abuse material.
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Jean-Philippe Lamoureux
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Jean-Philippe Lamoureux is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the EC VSV of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL).
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Chay Genoway
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Charles "Chay" Genoway is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with EC Red Bull Salzburg of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). He was selected and played for the Canadian men's ice hockey team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Brian Lee
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brian Lee is an American former professional ice hockey player. Lee played in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators, who drafted him in the first round, ninth overall in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Originally considered one of the top defensive prospects, Lee had a solid NHL career but arguably did not live up to expectations of the 9th overall draft selection, only playing in 209 career NHL games.
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LaDonna Brave Bull Allard
- Occupations
- historianenvironmentalist
- Biography
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LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, known as Tamakawastewin ("Good Earth Woman"), was a Native American Dakota and Lakota historian, genealogist, and a matriarch of the water protector movement.
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Chris VandeVelde
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Chris VandeVelde is an American former professional ice hockey player. He last played for EC Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL). VandeVelde was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the 4th round (97th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft and played in the National Hockey League for the Oilers and the Philadelphia Flyers.
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Brett Hextall
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Brett Hextall is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player and current coach, who played four seasons in the American Hockey League (AHL) for the Portland Pirates and Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
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Dillon Simpson
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Dillon Simpson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an assistant coach for the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fourth round (92nd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He is the son of former NHL forward Craig Simpson.
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Adam Tambellini
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Adam Tambellini is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for HC Davos of the National League (NL). Tambellini was selected by the New York Rangers in the third round (65th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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Ben Blood
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ben Blood is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for Lahti Pelicans of the Liiga. He was drafted in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators.
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Nick Begich
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nicholas Joseph Begich Sr. was an American counselor, educator and politician. He served in the Alaska state senate for eight years before being elected in 1970 as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alaska. He is presumed to have died in the crash of a light aircraft in Alaska in October 1972; his body was never found. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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Maxie Anderson
- Occupations
- balloonist
- Biography
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Maxie Anderson was an American hot air balloonist and Congressional Gold Medal recipient. He was part of the balloon crews that made the first Atlantic ocean crossing by balloon in the Double Eagle II and the first Pacific ocean crossing by balloon in the Double Eagle V.
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Chris Porter
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Chris Porter is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota Wild. He was drafted in the ninth round, 282nd overall, by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
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Shane Gersich
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Shane Gersich is an American professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Västerås IK in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Gersich was selected 134th overall by the Washington Capitals at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
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Kevin Locke
- Enrolled in the University of North Dakota
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- teachermusician
- Biography
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Kevin Edward Locke was of Lakota descent of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Anishinaabe of White Earth. He was a preeminent player of the North American Indigenous Flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist and educator. He was best-known for his hoop dance, The Hoop of Life.
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Julie Fedorchak
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Julie Ann Fedorchak is an American politician who is the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district and the first woman elected to the House of Representatives from North Dakota. She previously served as a member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission. She was appointed to the commission by Governor Jack Dalrymple in December 2012 and easily won reelection to that position three times: to a two-year term in 2014, to a six-year term in 2016, and to another six-year term in 2022.
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Homer N. Wallin
- Occupations
- engineermilitary officer
- Biography
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Homer Norman Wallin was a vice admiral in the United States Navy, best known for his salvage of ships sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Mario Lamoureux
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Mario Lamoureux is an American hockey coach and former professional ice hockey forward. He last played with Dresdner Eislöwen of the DEL2.
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David Hale
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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David M. Hale is an American former professional ice hockey player. He played for the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes, Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators over an eight-year National Hockey League (NHL) career. Hale is noteworthy for holding the record for most games needed to score his first NHL goal, with it taking him 231 games, scoring it in his 6th professional season.
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Colby Genoway
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Colby Genoway is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Kölner Haie of the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Paul LaDue
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Paul LaDue is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the sixth round, 181st overall, in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.
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Allen I. Olson
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Allen Ingvar Olson is an American Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1985. He defeated incumbent Art Link in the 1980 election and served one term.
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John Moses
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- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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John Moses was the 22nd governor of North Dakota from 1939 to 1945, and served in the United States Senate in 1945 until his death that year. Excluding those appointed to fill brief vacancies, and those not seated at the beginning of their lawful terms, Moses is the shortest-serving U.S. senator ever, in office for just 59 days.
