100 Notable alumni of
University of Notre Dame
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The University of Notre Dame is 77th in the world, 38th in North America, and 36th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Notre Dame sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Amy Coney Barrett
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1997 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- university teacherjuristlawyerjudge
- Biography
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Amy Vivian Coney Barrett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2020 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to serve on the court, she was nominated by President Donald Trump. Barrett was a U.S. circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2017 to 2020.
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Condoleezza Rice
- Occupations
- politicianacademicuniversity teacherdiplomatpianist
- Biography
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Condoleezza "Condi" Rice is an American diplomat and political scientist serving since 2020 as the 8th director of Stanford University's Hoover Institution. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 and as the 19th U.S. national security advisor from 2001 to 2005. Rice was the first female African-American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as national security advisor. Until the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, Rice and her predecessor, Colin Powell, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch (by virtue of the secretary of state standing fourth in the presidential line of succession). At the time of her appointment as Secretary of State, Rice was the highest-ranking woman in the history of the United States to be in the presidential line of succession.
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Joe Montana
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After winning a national championship with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Montana began his NFL career in 1979 at San Francisco, where he played for the next 14 seasons. With the 49ers, Montana started and won four Super Bowls and was the first player to be named the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in four games) and the all-time highest passer rating of 127.8. In 1993, Montana was traded to the Kansas City Chiefs, where he played for his last two seasons and led the franchise to its first AFC Championship Game. Montana was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Nicholas Sparks
- Occupations
- taekwondo athletescreenwriterwriterfilm screenwriternovelist
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Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published twenty-three novels, all New York Times bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 115 million copies sold worldwide in more than 50 languages. Among his works are The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in a Bottle all of which, along with eight other books, have been adapted as feature films.
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Manti Te'o
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Manti Malietau Louis Te'o is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning unanimous All-American honors and receiving multiple national awards. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft and played in the NFL until 2021.
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Regis Philbin
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- recording artistsingerpresenterfilm actormusician
- Biography
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Regis Francis Xavier Philbin was an American television presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest-working man in show business", he held the Guinness World Record for the most hours spent on US television.
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Phil Donahue
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Graduated with Bachelor in Business Administration
- Occupations
- film producertelevision presenterfilm directortalk show hostjournalist
- Biography
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Phillip John Donahue was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first popular talk show to feature a format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television that began in Dayton, Ohio, in 1967 and ended in New York City in 1996.
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William Mapother
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorteacheractor
- Biography
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William Reibert Mapother Jr. is an American actor, known for his role as Ethan Rom on the television series Lost and starring in the film In the Bedroom. He is also known for the film Another Earth.
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George Wendt
- Occupations
- film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
- Biography
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George Robert Wendt Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for playing Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1982–1993), which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended in 1993, he starred in his own sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995), but it was cancelled after only a few episodes. Wendt also appeared in the films Airplane II: The Sequel (1982), No Small Affair (1984), Fletch (1985), The Little Rascals (1994), Spice World (1997), Outside Providence (1999), Santa Buddies (2009), and Sandy Wexler (2017).
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Greg Olsen
- Occupations
- sports commentatorAmerican football player
- Biography
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Gregory Walter Olsen is an American professional football sportscaster and former tight end who played for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. Olsen played most of his career for the Carolina Panthers, with whom he made three Pro Bowls, and became the first tight end in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards. Olsen played his final season with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. Following his retirement Olsen joined Fox as a sportscaster and is formerly the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox.
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Rudy Ruettiger
- Occupations
- sociologistmotivational speakerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Daniel Eugene Ruettiger is an American motivational speaker and author who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film Rudy.
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Orson Scott Card
- Occupations
- children's writerscreenwriternovelistwriterscience fiction writer
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Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which Card coproduced, was released in 2013. Card also wrote the Locus Fantasy Award-winning series The Tales of Alvin Maker (1987–2003). Card's fiction often features characters with exceptional gifts who make difficult choices with high stakes. Card has also written political, religious, and social commentary in his columns and other writing; his opposition to homosexuality has provoked public criticism.
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Joe Theismann
- Occupations
- American football playerrestaurateurtelevision presenterCanadian football player
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Joseph Robert Theismann is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker, and restaurateur. He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Theismann spent 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and helped the team to consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl XVII over the Miami Dolphins and losing Super Bowl XVIII to the Los Angeles Raiders. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
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Sunny Hostin
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- journalisttelevision presenterlawyer
- Biography
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Asunción "Sunny" Cummings Hostin is an American lawyer, author, and television host. She is a co-host on ABC's morning talk show The View, for which she received nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards, as well as the Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst for ABC News. She was also the host and executive producer of Investigation Discovery's true crime series Truth About Murder with Sunny Hostin.
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Bill Laimbeer
- Occupations
- television actorbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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William Laimbeer Jr. is an American former professional basketball coach and player who spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Pistons. Known for his physical style of play, he played a big part in the Pistons earning the nickname the “Bad Boys" in the mid-1980s before helping them win back-to-back NBA championships.
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Monty Williams
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Tavares Montgomery Williams is an American professional basketball coach, executive, and former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who is the head coach of the TMI Episcopal’s boys basketball team. He previously served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Williams played for five NBA teams during a playing career that spanned from 1994 to 2003. His NBA coaching career has included stints as an assistant coach, associate head coach, and head coach.
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Carl Yastrzemski
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Carl Michael Yastrzemski Sr., nicknamed "Yaz", is an American former professional baseball player who played his entire career with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his career primarily as a left fielder, but also played 33 games as a third baseman. Later in his career, he was mainly a first baseman and designated hitter.
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Alexander Haig
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersonarmy officerdiplomat
- Biography
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Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was United States Secretary of State under president Ronald Reagan and White House chief of staff under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these cabinet-level positions, he was a general in the U.S. Army, serving first as the vice chief of staff of the Army and then as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. In 1973, Haig became the youngest four-star general in the Army's history.
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W. Eugene Smith
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Studied in 1936
- Occupations
- photographerwar photographerphotojournalistjournalist
- Biography
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William Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist. He has been described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay." His major photo essays include World War II photographs, the visual stories of an American country doctor and a nurse midwife, the clinic of Albert Schweitzer in French Equatorial Africa, the city of Pittsburgh, and the pollution which damaged the health of the residents of Minamata in Japan. His 1948 series, Country Doctor, photographed for Life, is now recognized as "the first extended editorial photo story".
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Jaylon Smith
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jaylon Smith is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected 34th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.
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Chase Claypool
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Chase Claypool is a Canadian professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. He has also played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills.
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John Ratcliffe
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1987 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teacherlawyer
- Biography
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John Lee Ratcliffe is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
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John Paxson
- Occupations
- sports executivebasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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John MacBeth Paxson is an American basketball administrator and former player who was vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2009 to 2020. He was their general manager from 2003 to 2009. Paxson played eleven NBA seasons for the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls, winning three championships as a member of the Bulls. He was an All-American college player at the University of Notre Dame.
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Andrew Napolitano
- Occupations
- judgewritertelevision presenterradio personalityuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Andrew Peter Napolitano is an American retired jurist and syndicated columnist whose work appears in numerous publications, including The Washington Times and Reason. Napolitano served as a New Jersey Superior Court judge from 1987 to 1995. He also served as a visiting professor at Widener University Delaware Law School, Seton Hall University School of Law, and Brooklyn Law School. He is a libertarian and has gained prominence in part due to his criticism of the administrations of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. Beginning in 1997, he became an analyst for Fox News, commenting on legal news and trials. He has written nine books on legal and political subjects.
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Craig Counsell
- Occupations
- baseball managerbaseball player
- Biography
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Craig John Counsell is an American former professional baseball infielder and current manager for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers and holds the Brewers’ franchise record for managerial wins. He led the team to five of their ten all-time postseason appearances, winning one playoff series.
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Knute Rockne
- Occupations
- American football playerwriterhead coachbusinessperson
- Biography
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Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame. Leading Notre Dame for 13 seasons, Rockne accumulated over 100 wins and three national championships.
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Hannah Storm
- Occupations
- film directorsports commentatordisc jockey
- Biography
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Hannah Lynn Storen Hicks, known professionally as Hannah Storm, is an American television sports journalist, serving as the anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter. She was also host of the NBA Countdown pregame show on ABC as part of the network's National Basketball Association (NBA) Sunday game coverage.
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Pat Connaughton
- Occupations
- basketball playerbaseball player
- Biography
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Patrick Bergin Connaughton is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he primarily plays as a shooting guard.
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Jerian Grant
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Holdyn Jerian Grant is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball with the University of Notre Dame and was considered one of the top college players in the nation for the 2014–15 season. After being selected with the 19th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2015 NBA draft, his rights were sent to the Atlanta Hawks and then moved to the New York Knicks on draft night.
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Skylar Diggins-Smith
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Studied in 2009-2013
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Skylar Kierra Diggins-Smith is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Diggins was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft. In high school, she was the National Gatorade Player of the Year and the Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year. She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and led the team to three consecutive Final Fours and two consecutive NCAA championship appearances. She finished her Notre Dame career ranked first in points and steals, second in assists, and as a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Award as the top point guard in the nation.
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Adrian Dantley
- Occupations
- teacherbasketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Adrian Delano Dantley is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dantley is a six-time NBA All-Star, a two-time All-NBA selection and a two-time NBA scoring champion. Dantley finished ninth on the all-time NBA scoring list at the time of his retirement and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. He served as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets of the NBA from 2003 to 2011. He played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Charlie Weis
- Occupations
- head coachcoach
- Biography
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Charles Joseph Weis Sr. is a former American football coach. He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014. He also served as an offensive coordinator in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs. Weis most recently hosted "Airing It Out," along with Bob Papa, on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
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Richard Riehle
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1970 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Richard Riehle is an American character actor. He portrayed Walt Finnerty on Grounded for Life (2001–2005). He has also appeared in over 200 films, including Of Mice and Men (1992), The Fugitive (1993), Jury Duty (1995), Executive Decision (1996), Mercury Rising (1998), Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), and Wedding Crashers (2005).
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Jacques Maritain
- Occupations
- philosopherwriterdiplomatpedagogue
- Biography
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Jacques Maritain was a French Catholic philosopher. Raised as a Protestant, he was agnostic before converting to Catholicism in 1906. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive Thomas Aquinas for modern times, and was influential in the development and drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his "Message to Men of Thought and of Science" at the close of Vatican II to Maritain, his long-time friend and mentor. The same pope had seriously considered making him a lay cardinal, but Maritain rejected it. Maritain's interest and works spanned many aspects of philosophy, including aesthetics, political theory, philosophy of science, metaphysics, the nature of education, liturgy and ecclesiology.
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Amien Rais
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Muhammad Amien Rais is an Indonesian politician. He was one of the leaders of the reform movement that forced the resignation of President Suharto in 1998. Amien Rais was the leader of Muhammadiyah, one of the two biggest Muslim organizations in Indonesia, from 1995 to 2000. He was the Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) from 1999 to 2004. During his chairmanship, the MPR passed a series of amendments to the Constitution of Indonesia. These amendments, among other things, established direct presidential elections, a presidential term limit (two terms), and the Constitutional Court.
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Alan Page
- Occupations
- judgepoliticiantelevision presenterAmerican football playerradio personality
- Biography
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Alan Cedric Page is an American former Minnesota Supreme Court judge and professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. He was the NFL's MVP in 1971. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.
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Paul Hornung
- Occupations
- basketball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Paul Vernon Hornung, nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1966 (except the 1963 NFL season, for which he was suspended after a scandal involving gambling and associating with gamblers).
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Nikole Hannah-Jones
- Occupations
- writerjournalistresearcher
- Biography
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Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones is an American investigative journalist known for her coverage of civil rights in the United States. She joined The New York Times as a staff writer in April 2015, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2017, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2020 for her work on The 1619 Project. Hannah-Jones is the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism at the Howard University School of Communications, where she also founded the Center for Journalism and Democracy.
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Jed York
- Occupations
- businesspersonchief executive officer
- Biography
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John Edward "Jed" York is an American businessman who is the CEO of the San Francisco 49ers NFL franchise. York is the son of Denise DeBartolo York and John York, nephew of former 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. and a board member at Leeds United.
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Jeff Samardzija
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Jeffrey Alan Samardzija, nicknamed "Shark", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as a two-time football All-American playing wide receiver. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft, and made his major-league (MLB) debut in 2008. He played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs from 2008 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics in 2014, the Chicago White Sox in 2015, and the San Francisco Giants from 2016 to 2020. He was an all-star in 2014.
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Barry Voight
- Occupations
- volcanologistgeologist
- Biography
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Barry Voight is an American geologist, volcanologist, author, and engineer. After earning his Ph.D. at Columbia University, Voight worked as a professor of geology at several universities, including Pennsylvania State University, where he taught from 1964 until his retirement in 2005. He remains an emeritus professor there and still conducts research, focusing on rock mechanics, plate tectonics, disaster prevention, and geotechnical engineering.
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Sean Conley
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- osteopath
- Biography
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Sean Patrick Conley is an American physician and United States Navy officer who served as the physician to the president from 2018 to 2021. Conley served as physician to president Donald Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, often serving as the president's medical advisor, and treating the president when he tested positive for COVID-19.
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Matt Schlapp
- Occupations
- lobbyist
- Biography
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Matthew Aaron Schlapp is an American political activist and lobbyist who is chairman of the American Conservative Union. He leads the lobbying firm Cove Strategies, which had strong ties to the Donald Trump administration. He is also a Fox News political contributor.
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Joe Donnelly
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1977 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1981 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- business executivepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and as a U.S. Senator from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party from, he would later serve as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See from 2022 to 2024 under President Joe Biden.
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Robert Costa
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Robert Costa is an American political reporter who is the chief election and campaign correspondent for CBS News. Prior to joining CBS in 2022, Costa was a longtime national political reporter for The Washington Post. Previously, he was a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week on PBS. He is the co-author with Bob Woodward of Peril, a # 1 New York Times bestseller on the final days of the first Trump presidency, including the 2021 United States Capitol attack.
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Quenton Nelson
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Quenton Emerson Nelson is an American professional football guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, receiving unanimous All-American honors in 2017, and was selected by the Colts sixth overall in the 2018 NFL draft. Considered among the NFL's best guards, Nelson has received Pro Bowl selections in all seven of his seasons and three first-team All-Pros.
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Brian Moynihan
- Occupations
- chief executive officerbanker
- Biography
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Brian Thomas Moynihan is an American lawyer, investment banker and businessman who is the chairman, president, and CEO of Bank of America, having been promoted to these positions in 2010.
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Doug Gottlieb
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Douglas Mitchell Gottlieb is an American basketball analyst, sports talk radio host and college basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Gottlieb played NCAA collegiate basketball, twice leading the nation in assists, and professional basketball (including USBL, leading the league in assists). In addition to his coaching duties at Green Bay, he works for Fox Sports after tenures with the Pac-12 Network, CBS Sports, and ESPN.
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Cavan Biggio
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Cavan Thomas Biggio is an American professional baseball utility player in the Kansas City Royals organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Atlanta Braves. He made his MLB debut in 2019. Biggio is the son of former MLB player and Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.
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Ian Book
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Ian Book is an American professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish where his.903 winning percentage (30-3) is second in school history to three-time national champ Johnny Lujack's.932 in the 1940s. After Notre Dame, Book was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Bob McDonnell
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Robert Francis McDonnell is an American politician, attorney, businessman, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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Trey Mancini
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Joseph Anthony "Trey" Mancini III is an American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs. His nickname "Boomer", originally "Boom Boom" after Ray Mancini, morphed into its current form when he enrolled at the University of Notre Dame. The Orioles selected Mancini in the eighth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2016 with the Orioles.
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Donald F. McGahn II
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Donald Francis McGahn II is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel for U.S. President Donald Trump, from the day of Trump's inauguration through October 17, 2018, when McGahn resigned. Previously, McGahn served on the Federal Election Commission for over five years. In November 2019, McGahn received a court order to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives. In August 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 7–2 that the House can sue him to comply.
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George Gipp
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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George Gipp, nicknamed "the Gipper", was an American college football player at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne. Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American, and played several positions, particularly halfback, quarterback, and punter.
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Brandon Aubrey
- Occupations
- software engineerassociation football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Brandon Aubrey is an American multi-sport athlete who plays as a placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He has played professional soccer as a center back.
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Jenny Durkan
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Jenny Anne Durkan is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor, and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Seattle, Washington. She is the daughter of Martin Durkan. Durkan is a member of the Democratic Party. After earning her Juris Doctor from University of Washington School of Law in 1985, Durkan began practicing law as a criminal defense lawyer and civil litigator. In October 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington. She held that position until September 2014.
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Saskia Sassen
- Occupations
- urban plannerresearchereconomisttheoristscientist
- Biography
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Saskia Sassen is a Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is a professor of sociology at Columbia University in New York City, and the London School of Economics. The term global city was coined and popularized by Sassen in her 1991 work The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo.
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Joe Flynn
- Occupations
- actorfilm actorstage actortelevision actorvoice actor
- Biography
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Joseph Anthony Flynn III was an American actor. He was known for playing Captain Wallace Binghamton in the 1960s ABC television situation comedy McHale's Navy. Flynn was also a frequent guest star on 1960s TV shows, such as Batman, and appeared in several Walt Disney film comedies.
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Mark Shields
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- political adviserpolitical punditcolumnistpolitical analystwriter
- Biography
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Mark Stephen Shields was an American political columnist, advisor, and commentator. He worked in leadership positions for many Democratic candidates' electoral campaigns.
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Lee Kiefer
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Studied in 2012-2017
- Occupations
- medical studentfencer
- Biography
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Lee Kiefer is an American right-handed foil fencer and three-time Olympic champion in women's foil, having won the individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the most decorated women's foil fencer in American history.
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Arike Ogunbowale
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Studied in 2015-2019
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Arike Ogunbowale is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. She was the Most Outstanding Player of Notre Dame's 2018 national title run, hitting game-winning baskets in both the semi-final and championship game. Arike Ogunbowale was named WNBA All Star MVP in 2021 and 2024.
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Brian Kelly
- Occupations
- film produceractortelevision actortelevision directorfilm actor
- Biography
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Brian Kelly was an American actor and producer widely known for his role as Porter Ricks, the widowed father of two sons on the NBC television series Flipper.
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Ronnie Stanley
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Ronnie Garrison Stanley is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame. Stanley was selected by the Ravens 6th overall in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft and earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors in 2019.
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Tommy Rees
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 2013 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in management
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Thomas Kevin Rees is an American professional football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a quarterback at Notre Dame from 2010 to 2013.
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Austin Carr
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Austin George Carr is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is known by Cleveland basketball fans as "Mr. Cavalier". He was part of the Notre Dame team which defeated the UCLA Bruins on January 19, 1971, which was UCLA's last defeat until being beaten by Notre Dame exactly three years later, breaking the Bruins' NCAA men's basketball record 88-game winning streak.
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Molly Seidel
- Occupations
- long-distance runnerathletics competitor
- Biography
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Molly Seidel is an American long distance runner. Seidel represented the United States at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country in 2012, 2013, and 2018. In her first-ever marathon, Seidel placed second at the 2020 U.S. Marathon Olympic Trials. Later, she went on to win the bronze medal in her third career marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At the University of Notre Dame, Seidel was a 4-time NCAA champion, 6-time NCAA All-American, 6-time Atlantic Coast Conference champion and 2016 female ACC Athlete of the Year.
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José Napoleón Duarte
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1 June 1984 to 1 June 1989. He was mayor of San Salvador before running for president in 1972. He lost, but the election is widely viewed as fraudulent. Following a coup d'état in 1979, Duarte led the subsequent civil-military Junta from 1980 to 1982. He was then elected president in 1984, defeating ARENA party leader Roberto D'Aubuisson.
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Mike McGlinchey
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Studied film studies
- Occupations
- American football playergridiron football player
- Biography
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Michael McGlinchey is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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A. J. Pollock
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Allen Lorenz "A. J." Pollock is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, and San Francisco Giants.
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Gabby Gabreski
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotmilitary officer
- Biography
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Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American and United States Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.
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Cole Kmet
- Occupations
- baseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Cole Kmet is an American professional football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, and was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.
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Kevin Farrell
- Occupations
- philosophermissionaryCatholic bishopLatin Catholic priest
- Biography
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Kevin Joseph Cardinal Farrell, KGCHS, is an Irish-born senior-ranking prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life (since 2016), as Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (since 2019) and as President of the Supreme Court of Vatican City (since 2024).
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John DeFilippo
- Occupations
- American football coachcoach
- Biography
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John Eugene DeFilippo is an American football coach who recently served as the Head Coach the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football as a quarterback at James Madison University, and has served as offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Kyren Williams
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Kyren Williams is an American professional football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Rams in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.
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Brendan F. Boyle
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1999 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- radio personalityadjunct professorbusiness consultantpolitician
- Biography
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Brendan Francis Boyle is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing a district in the Philadelphia area since 2015. Since January 2023, he has served as Ranking Member of United States House Committee on the Budget. He represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2019, serving much of Northeast Philadelphia and most of suburban Montgomery County. Since 2019, he has represented the 2nd district, which is entirely within the City of Philadelphia, including all of Northeast Philadelphia and portions of North Philadelphia and Center City Philadelphia, largely east of Broad Street. Boyle represented the 170th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from 2009 to 2015.
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Pedro Rosselló
- Occupations
- politicianuniversity teachertennis player
- Biography
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Pedro Juan Rosselló González is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008, and served as Senator for the District of Arecibo from 2005 to 2008. His son, Ricardo, was also Governor of Puerto Rico from 2017 to 2019.
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Thomas Hardiman
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1987 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyerjudge
- Biography
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Thomas Michael Hardiman is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Nominated by President George W. Bush, he began active service on April 2, 2007. He maintains chambers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was previously a United States district judge.
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Philip Agee
- Occupations
- intelligence agentwhistleblowerwriterentrepreneur
- Biography
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Philip Burnett Franklin Agee was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and writer of the 1975 bestseller, Inside the Company: CIA Diary, detailing his experiences in the Agency. Agee joined the CIA in 1957, and over the next decade had postings in Washington, D.C., Ecuador, Uruguay and Mexico. After resigning from the CIA in 1968, he became a leading opponent of its practices. A co-founder of the CounterSpy and CovertAction series of periodicals, he died in Cuba in January 2008.
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Tony Bill
- Occupations
- film produceractordirectorfilm directortelevision actor
- Biography
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Gerard Anthony Bill is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. As an actor, Bill had supporting roles in Come Blow Your Horn (1963), Shampoo (1975), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), and Less than Zero (1987). He made his directorial debut with My Bodyguard (1980) and directed movies Six Weeks (1982), Five Corners (1987), Crazy People (1990), Untamed Heart (1993), and Flyboys (2006).
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Matt Ryan
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Matthew Richard Ryan is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and Chattanooga.
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Jewell Loyd
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jewell Loyd is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted first overall in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm. She played college basketball at Notre Dame.
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Adriana Leon
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Adriana Kristina Leon is a Canadian professional women's soccer player who plays as a winger for English Women's Super League club Aston Villa and the Canadian national team.
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Anders Lee
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Anders Marcus Lee is an American professional ice hockey winger and captain of the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lee attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played hockey for the Fighting Irish ice hockey team. The Islanders drafted him in the sixth round, 151st overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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Andrew Clyde
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Andrew Scott Clyde is an American politician and gun store owner serving since 2021 as U.S. representative from Georgia's 9th congressional district. A Republican, his district serves a large swath of exurban and rural territory northeast of Atlanta, including Gainesville, Toccoa, Hartwell and Dahlonega.
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Allan Lane
- Occupations
- film produceractorfilm actortelevision actorvoice actor
- Biography
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Allan "Rocky" Lane was an American studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1929 to 1966. He is best known for his portrayal of Red Ryder and for being the voice of the talking horse on the television series Mister Ed, beginning in 1961.
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Joe Kleine
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Joseph William Kleine is an American former professional basketball player who played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for the US national team. He won a gold medal as a member of the United States men's basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1998, he won the NBA championship as a member of the Chicago Bulls. Kleine is now a restaurant proprietor, owning a number of successful Corky's Ribs & BBQ restaurants.
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William J. Hochul, Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1981 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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William J. Hochul Jr. is an American lawyer who served as United States attorney for the Western District of New York from 2010 to 2016. Hochul has been the first gentleman of New York since August 2021, when his wife, Kathy Hochul, ascended to the governorship following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. He was previously the Second Gentleman while his wife was lieutenant governor from 2015 to 2021.
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Joe Alt
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Studied mechanical engineering
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Joseph Alt is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, twice earning All-American honors before being selected fifth overall by the Chargers in the 2024 NFL draft. He is the son of former Kansas City Chiefs player John Alt and younger brother of ice hockey player Mark Alt.
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Ian Cole
- Occupations
- ice hockey player
- Biography
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Ian Douglas Cole is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Utah Hockey Club of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cole won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.
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Demetrius Jackson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Demetrius Montell Jackson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played three seasons of college basketball for the University of Notre Dame before being drafted 45th overall by the Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft.
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Mike Kelly
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 1970 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpoliticianbusinessperson
- Biography
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George Joseph "Mike" Kelly Jr. is an American politician and businessman who has been a U.S. representative since 2011, currently representing Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district. The district, numbered as the 3rd district from 2011 to 2019, is based in Erie and stretches from the northwest corner of the state to the outer northern suburbs of Pittsburgh.
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Kevin Warren
- Occupations
- sports executive
- Biography
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Kevin Fulbright Warren is an American attorney and sports executive. He is the team president and chief executive officer (CEO) for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference from 2020 to 2023, overseeing negotiations for expansion of the conference.
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Jack Coan
- Occupations
- Canadian football playerAmerican football player
- Biography
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Jack Coan is an American professional football quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Wisconsin and Notre Dame.
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Christopher W. Grady
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Biography
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Christopher Watson Grady is a United States Navy admiral who is currently serving as the 12th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since 20 December 2021.
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Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American as a senior in 2020. Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, and was named a Pro Bowler in 2023.
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José Antonio Ocampo
- Occupations
- politiciansociologisteconomist
- Biography
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José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria is a Colombian writer, economist and academic who was the professor of professional practice in international and public affairs and director of the Economic and Political Development Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University from July 2007 to August 2022. Prior to his appointment, Ocampo served in a number of positions in the United Nations and the Government of Colombia, most notably in the United Nations as Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in Colombia as Minister of Finance and Public Credit and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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John Hall
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Studied in 1964-1965
- Occupations
- business executivepoliticianmusicianguitaristsongwriter
- Biography
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John Joseph Hall is an American musician, songwriter, politician, environmentalist, and community activist. He was elected to the legislature of Ulster County, New York, in 1989 and the Saugerties, New York Board of Education in 1991, and he was the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district, serving from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Hall also founded the rock band Orleans in 1972 and continues to perform with them.
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Brad Lidge
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Bradley Thomas Lidge, nicknamed "Lights Out", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Lidge played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 2002–2012. He played for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, and Washington Nationals. As a relief pitcher Lidge saved 225 games during his career. He was a two-time All-Star, and in 2008 won the Delivery Man of the Year Award and the National League (NL) Rolaids Relief Man Award. Lidge was a host on SiriusXM's MLB Network Radio.
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Mallory McMorrow
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- In 2008 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in industrial design
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mallory Ann McMorrow is an American politician who has served in the Michigan Senate since January 2019. She became senate majority whip on January 1, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 8th district; before that, from 2019 to 2023, she represented the 13th district, which included Berkley, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Clawson, Rochester Hills, Royal Oak, and Troy, Michigan. Prior to running for the Michigan Senate, McMorrow worked in industrial design.
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Warren Davidson
- Enrolled in the University of Notre Dame
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- trusteepoliticianbusiness executive
- Biography
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Warren Earl Davidson is an American politician and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district since 2016. The district includes a swath of suburban and exurban territory between Cincinnati and Dayton. Davidson is a member of the Republican Party.
