100 Notable alumni of
University of Richmond
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The University of Richmond is 752nd in the world, 281st in North America, and 260th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the University of Richmond sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Lil Dicky
- Occupations
- recording artistscreenwritercomedianrapper
- Biography
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David Andrew Burd, better known by his stage name Lil Dicky, is an American rapper, comedian, and actor. He first received recognition after the music video for his 2013 song "Ex-Boyfriend", became a viral hit—earning over one million views on YouTube in 24 hours. He received his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 for his 2014 single "Save Dat Money" (featuring Fetty Wap and Rich Homie Quan), which also received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song preceded his debut album, Professional Rapper (2015), which peaked at number 7 on the Billboard 200 and was met with favorable reception.
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Charles Stanley
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- preacherwritermissionaryradio personalitypastor
- Biography
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Charles Frazier Stanley was an American Southern Baptist pastor and writer. He was senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Atlanta for 49 years and took on emeritus status in 2020. He founded and was president of In Touch Ministries, which widely broadcasts his sermons through television and radio. He also served two one-year terms as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, from 1984 to 1986.
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Dave East
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterrapperbasketball player
- Biography
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David Lawrence Brewster Jr., known professionally as Dave East, is an American rapper. East began his career in 2010, and gained attention in 2014 for his eighth mixtape, Black Rose. Its release garnered the attention of fellow New York rapper Nas, who signed East to his record label Mass Appeal Records in a joint venture with Def Jam Recordings.
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Jenna Ellis
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 40)
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- In 2011 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitical pundituniversity teacherlegal professionpodcaster
- Biography
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Jenna Lynn Ellis is an American conservative lawyer who was a member of Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign's legal team. She is a former deputy district attorney in Weld County, Colorado. During the Trump presidency, she presented herself as a "constitutional law attorney" during cable news appearances, though The New York Times reported that her background did not reflect such expertise and The Wall Street Journal reported that she had no history in any federal cases.
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Kenny Atkinson
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Kenneth Neil Atkinson is an American professional basketball coach and former player who serves as assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to 2020. Atkinson was born in Huntington, New York and played college basketball for University of Richmond leading the Spiders to a Sweet Sixteen berth in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1988.
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Kash Patel
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- lawyercivil servant
- Biography
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Kashyap Pramod "Kash" Patel is an American attorney, children's book author, and former government official. He served as a U.S. National Security Council official, senior advisor to the acting Director of National Intelligence, and chief of staff to the acting United States secretary of defense during the Trump presidency. A member of the Republican Party, Patel previously worked as a senior aide to congressman Devin Nunes when he chaired the House Intelligence Committee. He was previously a federal public defender, a federal prosecutor working on national security cases, and a legal liaison to the United States Armed Forces.
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Wesley Schultz
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 42)
- Occupations
- singerguitaristsongwriter
- Biography
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Wesley Keith Schultz is an American musician. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist for the folk rock band The Lumineers.
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Todd McShay
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Todd Marshall McShay is an American football television analyst and commentator.
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Leland D. Melvin
- Occupations
- astronautengineerinternational forum participantplayer of American football
- Biography
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Leland Devon Melvin is an American engineer and a retired NASA astronaut. He served on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis as a mission specialist on STS-122, and as mission specialist 1 on STS-129. Melvin was named the NASA Associate Administrator for Education in October 2010.
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Gregg Marshall
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- 1985-1987 graduated with Master of Arts
- Occupations
- basketball coach
- Biography
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Michael Gregg Marshall is an American college basketball coach whose most recent position was head coach at Wichita State University. Marshall has coached his teams to appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 14 of 22 years as a head coach. He is the winningest head coach in Wichita State and Winthrop history with 331 and 194 wins, respectively. He resigned on November 17, 2020, after an internal investigation following allegations by multiple former players detailing physical and verbal abuse at the hands of Marshall. Marshall was paid a settlement of $7,750,000 by Wichita State for his resignation.
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Mark Herring
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Mark Rankin Herring is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th Attorney General of Virginia from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat, he previously served in the Senate of Virginia since a 2006 special election, representing the 33rd district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties. In 2021, Herring lost re-election for a third term to Republican challenger Jason Miyares.
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Virgil Goode
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- In 1969 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 5th congressional district of Virginia from 1997 to 2009. He was initially a Democrat, but became an independent in 2000 and switched to the Republican Party in 2002. He was narrowly defeated in 2008 by Democrat Tom Perriello.
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Jennifer McClellan
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- 1990-1994 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in political science and English studies
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Jennifer Leigh McClellan is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.
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Ben Cline
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- In 2007 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Benjamin Lee Cline is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 24th district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2018.
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Josh Abramson
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Josh Abramson is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the comedy website CollegeHumor. He was one of the principal owners and founders of Connected Ventures, whose properties also included Vimeo and BustedTees, and the co-founder, owner, and CEO of the crowdsourced T-shirt design company TeePublic.
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Kelly Corrigan
- Occupations
- journalistcolumnist
- Biography
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Kelly Corrigan is the author of four New York Times bestselling books about family life: The Middle Place, Glitter and Glue, Lift and Tell Me More. She is the host of the long form interview show Tell Me More on PBS, now in its 7th season, as well as the podcast and NPR radio show Kelly Corrigan Wonders, which has over 14 million downloads and many hundreds of episodes. She regularly gives keynote speeches, graduation addresses and book readings. She has appeared on The Today Show 7 times. She is a graduate of Radnor High School, the University of Richmond and received a Masters in Literature from San Francisco State University and moved to Bozeman, MT after raising her daughters, Georgia and Claire, in the Bay Area.
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Qasim Rashid
- Occupations
- activistpolitician
- Biography
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Qasim Rashid is a Pakistani-born American author, activist, and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, he is currently running for the Democratic nomination for Illinois's 11th congressional district for 2024. Previously, Rashid was an unsuccessful candidate for the Virginia State Senate in 2019 and the Democratic nominee for Virginia's 1st congressional district in the 2020 election.
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Justin Harper
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Justin Harper is an American professional basketball player for Koshigaya Alphas of the Japanese B. League. Harper played professionally in the NBA for various teams, including the Orlando Magic, Detroit Pistons, and Philadelphia 76ers. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond.
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Douglas Southall Freeman
- Occupations
- historianmilitary historianhistorian of Modern Agebiographerjournalist
- Biography
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Douglas Southall Freeman was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, radio commentator, and author. He is best known for his multi-volume biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington, for both of which he was awarded Pulitzer Prizes.
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Tim Finchem
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Timothy W. Finchem is an American lawyer and retired golf administrator, who served as commissioner of golf's PGA Tour from 1994 to 2016. He served in the White House for two years during the administration of President Jimmy Carter, from 1978 to 1979. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2021.
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Moon Tae-jong
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Moon Tae-jong is a South Korean former professional basketball player at the small forward position. He is 1.99 m in height. Moon played at the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship games, representing South Korea. He is currently a head basketball coach at Seaforth High School in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
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Thomas Garrett, Jr
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- In 1994 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 2002 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Alexander Garrett Jr. is an American politician and attorney. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 5th congressional district. A Republican, Garrett formerly represented the 22nd district in the Virginia Senate. In November 2022, Garrett announced he would run for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2023. In the 2023 Virginia House of Delegates election he was elected in the 56th district.
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Mark Budzinski
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Mark Joseph Budzinski is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played with the Cincinnati Reds in 2003, and is currently the first base coach for the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Tim Holden
- Occupations
- probation officersheriffpolitician
- Biography
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Thomas Timothy Holden is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district from 1993 to 2013. Holden was the dean of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation during the 112th United States Congress. On April 24, 2012, Holden was defeated in the Democratic primary in his attempt to seek re-election after the boundaries of his district were redrawn. He is now chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
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Michael Dunkley
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Henry Dunkley, JP, MP is a Bermudian politician and businessman who served as the 12th Premier of Bermuda from 2014 to 2017. He was an MP and member general of the One Bermuda Alliance political party and an active businessman on the island.
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Jacob Gilyard
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jacob Gilyard is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Richmond Spiders. Gilyard is the all-time NCAA career steals leader, breaking the previous record of 385 on December 5, 2021, and finishing his career with 466 steals.
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Michael Walrath
- Occupations
- financierrestaurateur
- Biography
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Michael Walrath is a investor, advisor and founder of startup and expansion stage companies. Walrath served as CEO and Founder of Right Media, an online advertising exchange marketplace who was acquired by Yahoo for $850 million in 2007.
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William J. Howell
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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William James Howell is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He represented Virginia's 28th House of Delegates district from 1992 until 2018 and served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2018. He also serves as chairman of the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. Presiding over the House during a period of Republican dominance in that chamber, Howell has been applauded by many in and out of his party as a pragmatic leader but is also notable for heading Virginia's controversial redistricting efforts following the 2010 census and firmly opposing efforts to expand Medicaid under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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Tim Stauffer
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Timothy James Stauffer is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Minnesota Twins and New York Mets.
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Richard Cullen
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Richard Cullen is an American attorney currently serving as counselor to Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin. He is a former Attorney General of Virginia, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and partner and chairman of McGuireWoods LLP.
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M. Caldwell Butler
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Manley Caldwell Butler was an American lawyer and politician widely admired for his integrity, bipartisanship and courage. A native of Roanoke, Butler served his hometown and wider community first as a member of the Republican Party in the Virginia General Assembly (1962–1972) and later the United States House of Representatives (1972–1983).
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Megan Beyer
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Megan Carroll Beyer is an American journalist, activist, and lifelong advocate of women’s rights and gender issues. Beyer is the Director of the Office of Art in Embassies at the U.S. Department of State, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2022. She has served as an advisor to many arts and civic organizations, including Civic Nation, the American Film Institute, and the Better Angels Society.
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John Garland Pollard
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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John Garland Pollard was a Virginia lawyer and American Democratic politician, who served as the 21st Attorney General of Virginia (1914-1918) and as the 51st Governor of Virginia (1930 to 1934), as well as on the Federal Trade Commission (1919-1921) and as chairman of the Board of Veterans Appeals (1934-1937).
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Kelley B. Hodge
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Kelley Brisbon Hodge is an American attorney and politician who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She served as the 25th District Attorney of Philadelphia. She is a member of the Democratic Party. After being elected on July 20, 2017, by the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Board of Judges, Hodge was sworn in on July 24, 2017, making her the first African American woman to serve as district attorney in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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Kevin Eastman
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Kevin Eastman is a former American basketball coach. He was assistant coach and Vice President for Basketball Operations of the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. Eastman joined the Clippers' coaching staff before the 2013–14 season.
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Paul Galanti
- Years
- 1939-.. (age 85)
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- Graduated with master's degree in commerce
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Paul Edward Galanti is a retired Commander in the United States Navy and Naval Aviator. Serving on active duty from 1962 to 1982, he was a Prisoner of War from 1966 to 1973 during the Vietnam War. He was also a member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and the 2nd commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services. He was married to the former Phyllis Eason, who died on April 23, 2014. He has two grown sons.
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Kevin Baron
- Years
- 1975-.. (age 49)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Kevin Baron is an American journalist, and the founding executive editor of Defense One, a subdivision of Atlantic Media.
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Schuyler van Valkenburg
- Occupations
- politicianteacher
- Biography
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Schuyler Thomas VanValkenburg is an American teacher and politician. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 72nd District on November 7, 2017, to replace retiring delegate Jimmie Massie. He defeated Republicans Eddie Whitlock and GayDonna Vandergriff in the 2017 and 2019 elections, respectively. In the 2023 state elections, VanValkenburg was elected over incumbent Siobhan Dunnavant in the newly redrawn 16th District. The race was considered highly competitive for control of the State Senate.
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Curtis Blair
- Occupations
- basketball officialbasketball player
- Biography
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Curtis Blair is a retired American professional basketball player and current referee in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Blair Brandt
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Blair Brandt is an American real estate entrepreneur, former reality television personality, animal welfare advocate, and political advisor. He is the co-founder of Next Step Realty. Forbes listed Brandt in their annual 30 under 30 list, at the age of 23.
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Dejon Brissett
- Occupations
- player of American footballCanadian football player
- Biography
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Dejon Brissett is a professional Canadian football wide receiver for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Richmond Spiders and the Virginia Cavaliers.
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Andrew Jackson Montague
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Andrew Jackson Montague was a Virginia lawyer and American politician. He served as the 44th governor of Virginia, from 1902 to 1906, and a Congressman from 1912 until his death in 1937. A Democrat, Montague was the first Virginia governor since the American Civil War not to have served in the Confederate military. Initially a Progressive, Governor Montague expanded the state capitol building, supported public education and the Good Roads Movement and opposed the Martin Organization. However, later as U.S. Congressman, he became a Conservative Democrat and supporter of the Byrd Organization.
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Brett Wigdortz
- Occupations
- entrepreneur
- Biography
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Brett Harris Wigdortz OBE is the Founder and Honorary President of Teach First, an educational charity working to break the link between low family income and poor educational attainment in England and Wales. He founded Teach First and was its CEO from its launch in 2002 until October 2017. He is originally from Ocean Township, New Jersey, United States and is a dual US/UK citizen.
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Cammie Dunaway
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 61)
- Biography
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Cammie Dunaway is an American marketer. She was the chief marketing officer for Yahoo! before joining Nintendo of America in 2007 as the company's executive vice president of sales & marketing, replacing Reggie Fils-Aimé in the role after he was promoted to his position as president and COO of the company. Before joining Yahoo! in 2003, she worked for Frito-Lay for 13 years.
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A. Willis Robertson
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- In 1907 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Absalom Willis Robertson was an American politician from Virginia who served in public office for over 50 years. A member of the Democratic Party and lukewarm ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Robertson represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives (1933–1946) and the U.S. Senate (1946–1966), and had earlier served in the Virginia General Assembly. A member of the conservative coalition during his congressional career, Robertson was a vocal opponent of civil rights. Robertson was also the father of televangelist and political commentator Pat Robertson.
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Edda Garðarsdóttir
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Edda Garðarsdóttir is an Icelandic football coach and former player who last managed Úrvalsdeild club KR. Since her debut in 1997 she has accrued over 100 caps for Iceland's national team and competed at the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 finals in Finland.
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Bob McCurdy
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Robert McCurdy was an American college basketball player for the Richmond Spiders from 1973 to 1975. He began his collegiate career with the Virginia Cavaliers before transferring to Richmond. McCurdy was the nation's leading scorer during his senior season of 1974–75, averaging 32.9 points per game for the Spiders. He became a radio sales and management executive after college.
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Terry Allen
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Terry Du'Aun Allen is an American professional basketball player for Treviso Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond before playing professionally in Hungary, France and Israel. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he plays at the power forward and small forward positions.
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Michael Stinziano
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Stinziano Jr. is an American politician serving as the auditor of Franklin County, Ohio. He took office on March 11, 2019, after winning the election in November 2018. Stinziano previously a member of the Columbus City Council from 2016 to 2019 and the Ohio House of Representatives from 2013 to 2016.
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Darrius Garrett
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Darrius Garrett is American-Rwandan professional basketball player who last played for Iraklis of the Greek Basket League. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond.
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Olga Troyanskaya
- Occupations
- bioinformatician
- Biography
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Olga G. Troyanskaya is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University and the Deputy Director for Genomics at the Flatiron Institute's Center for Computational Biology in NYC. She studies protein function and interactions in biological pathways by analyzing genomic data using computational tools.
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Paul D. Fraim
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Paul David Fraim is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he was elected to the City Council of Norfolk, Virginia in 1986, was appointed mayor of Norfolk July 1, 1994 and re-appointed every two years until May 2006 when he became the first popularly elected mayor since 1916. He was twice re-elected mayor and did not seek re-election in 2016. He is the longest serving mayor in the history of Norfolk.
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Stephen E. Farmen
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Major General Stephen E. Farmen was the 21st Commanding General of the U.S. Army Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, the Army Service Component Command to the U.S. Transportation Command and a Major Subordinate Command to U.S. Army Materiel Command. SDDC provides deployment and distribution capabilities to meet national objectives.
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Owen B. Pickett
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- In 1955 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Owen Bradford Pickett was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia.
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Tony Pham
- Years
- 1973-.. (age 51)
- Biography
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Tuong Tony Huu Pham is an American attorney who served as an Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from August 25, 2020 to December 31, 2020. A Vietnamese refugee, Pham emigrated from Saigon to the United States with his family in 1975, gaining citizenship in 1985. He graduated from William & Mary Law School in 1995 and from University of Richmond School of Law in 1999, becoming a prosecutor and earning awards from the Old Dominion Bar Association and Style Weekly.
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Vinny Capra
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Vincent James Capra is an American professional baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Robert E. Trono
- Biography
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Robert E. Trono is the current Vice President and Chief Security Officer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Mirta Martin
- Occupations
- educator
- Biography
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Mirta Maria Martin, is an American former educator who was the president of Fairmont State University from 2018 to 2022 and the president of Fort Hays State University from 2014 to 2016. Prior to Fort Hays State, Martin served as the Dean of Virginia State University's Reginald F. Lewis School of Business, a position she held from August 1, 2009 until June 30, 2014.
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Frederic W. Boatwright
- Occupations
- educator
- Biography
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Frederic William Boatwright was president of Richmond College, now the University of Richmond, from 1895 to 1946.
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Jay M. Ipson
- Occupations
- exhibition curator
- Biography
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Jay M. Ipson is a Litvak-American Holocaust survivor and co-founder of the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia.
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Josh Duinker
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Joshua Duinker is an Australian-Dutch former professional basketball player who last played for the Kumamoto Volters of the Japanese B.League. He has been a member of the Dutch national basketball team and holds a New Zealand passport because of his mother.
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A. L. Philpott
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Albert Lee Philpott was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates for 33 years starting in 1958, and was its Speaker from 1980 until his death.
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Ward Armstrong
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Ward Lynn Armstrong is an American trial lawyer and Democratic politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2011, and served as the minority leader from 2007 to 2011.
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Tom Moss
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Thomas Warren Moss, Jr. was an American politician, most recently serving as the City Treasurer of Norfolk, a post to which he was elected in 2001. Prior to that, he served 36 years as a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and was its Speaker 1991–2000.
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Phil Hamilton
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Phillip A. Hamilton is a former Virginia Republican Party politician. A member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1988 until his resignation in 2009, he represented the 93rd district on the Virginia Peninsula, made up of parts of James City County and the city of Newport News.
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Kendall Anthony
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kendall Lamont Anthony is an American professional basketball player for Élan Béarnais Pau-Orthez for the French Pro A. He played college basketball for the University of Richmond before playing professionally in Turkey, the Czech Republic, Brazil, Iceland, France and Israel.
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Richard Cranwell
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Charles Richard "Dick" Cranwell is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1972–2001, and was its Democratic floor leader 1991–2001. From 2005 to 2010, he was chairman of the Democratic Party of Virginia.
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Barry Redden
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Barry Redden is a former American football running back who played for the Los Angeles Rams, the San Diego Chargers, and the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Richmond and was selected in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the Rams, where he spent much of his career as a back-up to Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson.
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Kaleigh Kurtz
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Kaleigh Nicole Kurtz is an American professional soccer defender who plays for the North Carolina Courage in the National Women's Soccer League and Canberra United in the Australian W-League.
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Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir is an Icelandic football defender and a former member of the Icelandic national football team.
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David E. Satterfield III
- Occupations
- politicianlawyermilitary officer
- Biography
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David Edward Satterfield III was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served in eight consecutive terms in U.S. Representative from Virginia's 3rd congressional district (1965 until 1981). His father, Dave E. Satterfield, Jr., served in the House of Representatives from 1937–1945.
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Michael Rocco
- Born in
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United States - Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Michael Rocco is an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and the University of Richmond Spiders football team.
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George T. French Jr
- Occupations
- university president
- Biography
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George T. French Jr. is an American academic administrator and university president. He is the fifth president of Clark Atlanta University in downtown Atlanta, serving since September 2019. He previously served as the 14th president of Miles College from March 2006 until August 2019.
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Walter Stosch
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Walter Allen Stosch is an American politician in the Republican Party. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 until 1992, when he was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He was Majority leader 1998–2007, after which he was named Republican Leader Emeritus. He served as the President Pro Tempore of the Senate for his final term, except for a six-month period when Democrats controlled the chamber. He represented the 12th district, made up of parts of Hanover and Henrico Counties. In 2009, responding to the request of constituent Em Bowles Locker Alsop, Stosch sponsored a monument to Virginia women in Capitol Square, which became law in 2010, and was unveiled in October 2018.
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Blake Francis
- Years
- 1998-.. (age 26)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Blake Francis is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Montreal Alliance of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Wagner Seahawks and the Richmond Spiders.
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Joseph Berg Esenwein
- Occupations
- lecturerjournalistwriter
- Biography
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Joseph Berg Esenwein was an American editor, lecturer and writer. He was noted for contributions to the Library of the World's Best Literature.
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Bob Thalman
- Occupations
- head coach
- Biography
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Robert Joseph Thalman was an American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Hampden–Sydney College from 1956 to 1959 and at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from 1971 to 1984, compiling a career college football record of 80–103–4. He led the VMI Keydets to Southern Conference championships in 1974 and 1977. Thalman played football at the University of Richmond, from which he graduated in 1948.
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Julian Vaughan Gary
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- In 1912 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- In 1915 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- lawyerjuristpoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Julian Vaughan Gary was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
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Renie Martin
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Donald Renie Martin is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher.
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ShawnDre' Jones
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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ShawnDre' Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Richmond Spiders.
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Watkins Moorman Abbitt
- Enrolled in the University of Richmond
- Studied in 1931
- Occupations
- politicianlawyerbank officer
- Biography
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Watkins "Wat" Moorman Abbitt was an American politician and lawyer. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from February 17, 1948 to January 3, 1973. He was a top lieutenant within the Byrd Organization, the political machine named for its leader, U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd.
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José M. Cabanillas
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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José M. Cabanillas, was a rear admiral in the United States Navy who as an executive officer of the USS Texas participated in the invasions of North Africa and the Battle of Normandy (also known as D-Day) during World War II.
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J. Donald Millar
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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John Donald Millar was a physician and public health administrator who rose to prominence as the director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health from 1981 through 1993.
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John Loyd
- Occupations
- player of American footballphysician
- Biography
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John Edward Loyd was an American college football player and physician.
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Jeff Ray Clark
- Occupations
- economist
- Biography
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Jeff Ray Clark is an American economist specializing in public finance, public choice, and managerial economics. He is the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
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J. Hillis Miller
- Occupations
- psychologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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J. Hillis Miller Sr. was an American university professor, education administrator and university president. Miller was a native of Virginia, and earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees before embarking on an academic career. He served as a psychology professor at the College of William & Mary and Bucknell University, the president of Keuka College, a senior administrator with the New York Department of Education, and the president of the University of Florida.
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Todd Haymore
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Todd Patterson Haymore is an American civil servant who served as Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade in the administration of Governor Terry McAuliffe. He previously served as the Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry under Governor Bob McDonnell and Terry McAuliffe. Prior to these two posts, he served in then-Governor Tim Kaine's administration in the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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Nathan H. Miller
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nathan Huff Miller is an American lawyer and political figure from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A Republican, he served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. He is currently the managing partner of Harrisonburg law firm Miller, Earle & Shanks.
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Carlos Hopkins
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Carlos LeMont Hopkins is an American attorney and National Guard soldier. Previously serving as counsel to Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, he was selected to serve as Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs following the departure of John C. Harvey Jr. in 2017, and was retained in that post when Ralph Northam took office as Governor in January 2018.
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William Randolph Barbee
- Years
- 1818-1868 (aged 50)
- Occupations
- sculptorlawyer
- Biography
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William Randolph Barbee was an American sculptor recognized for creating idealized, sentimental classical figures. Barbee's most notable works were the marble sculptures entitled Coquette and Fisher Girl.
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William Henry Roberts
- Years
- 1847-1919 (aged 72)
- Occupations
- missionary
- Biography
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William Henry Roberts was a Baptist minister from the United States who worked for many years as a missionary in Burma.
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Pete Emelianchik
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
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Peter Adam Emelianchik, is a retired American football player. Emelianchik is one of two players to have played football at Abraham Lincoln High School in Brooklyn and reach the National Football League.
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John Ambler Smith
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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John Ambler Smith was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
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Vern Morgan
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Vernon Thomas Morgan was an American third baseman and coach in Major League Baseball, and a manager and longtime player (1948–64) at the minor league level. A native of Emporia, Virginia, who attended the University of Richmond, Morgan threw right-handed, batted left-handed, stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) (185 cm) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
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Joseph Whitehead
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Joseph Whitehead was a United States Representative from Virginia, serving from 1925 to 1931.
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Eric H. du Plessis
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 64)
- Occupations
- teacher
- Biography
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Éric Hollingsworth du Plessis is an author, translator and educator living in Virginia. He is a professor at Radford University, where he teaches writing in the Department of English.
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Frederick Thomas Gray
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Frederick Thomas Gray was a Virginia attorney and Democratic Party politician. Governor J. Lindsay Almond appointed Gray to serve as Attorney General of Virginia after the resignation of Attorney General Albertis Harrison (a member of the Democratic political organization led by Senator Harry F. Byrd) to run for Governor of Virginia during the Massive Resistance crisis in Virginia. Gray returned to private practice at Williams Mullen after Robert Young Button (elected Attorney General during the same 1961 election in which Harrison became Governor) took office. Gray later served in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate (both part-time positions) as he continued his law practice.
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Joseph B. Benedetti
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Joseph Benedict "Joe" Benedetti was an American politician and lawyer.
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Marshall B. Booker
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Marshall Brunskill Booker was an American Democratic politician who served as a member of the Virginia Senate. Prior to this, he served one term in the Virginia House of Delegates before being elected clerk of the Senate in 1908. He resigned this position in 1912 to become Commonwealth's Attorney for Halifax County. He died at age 59 in Hailfax Virginia
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D. Page Elmore
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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D. Page Elmore was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He had served from January 2003 until his death, representing district 38A which encompasses Somerset and Wicomico Counties. Elmore was also the chairman of the Eastern Shore Delegation.
