58 Notable alumni of
University of St Thomas - Minnesota
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The University of St Thomas - Minnesota is 1462nd in the world, 512th in North America, and 480th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 58 notable alumni from the University of St Thomas - Minnesota sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Vince Flynn
- Occupations
- writernovelist
- Biography
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Vincent Joseph Flynn was an American author of political thriller novels featuring the fictional assassin Mitch Rapp. He was a story consultant for the fifth season of the television series 24. He died of prostate cancer on June 19, 2013.
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Blase J. Cupich
- Occupations
- philosophertheologianCatholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Blase Joseph Cupich is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Chicago since 2014. He was made a cardinal in 2016.
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John Schneider
- Occupations
- American football player
- Biography
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John Schneider is an American professional football executive who is the president of football operations and general manager of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Schneider was previously an executive for the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers in the 2000s. He was a primary architect in building the Seahawks roster that went on to win Super Bowl XLVIII.
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Brian H. Hook
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Brian H. Hook is an American diplomat, lawyer and government official. In 2021, he joined Cerberus Capital Management as vice chairman for global investments. He is an adjunct professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.
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David Haas
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 68)
- Enrolled in the University of St Thomas - Minnesota
- Studied in 1975-1981
- Occupations
- composer
- Biography
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David Robert Haas is an American author and composer of contemporary Catholic liturgical music. In 2020, dozens of women accused him of sexual misconduct spanning several decades, and he issued a public apology for harmful behavior. As a consequence leaders in diverse Church traditions have requested local communities to remove hymns composed by Haas from use. His hymns have been removed from subscription services and from recent editions of major hymnal collections.
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Ron Fowler
- Occupations
- business executive
- Biography
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Ron Lee Fowler is an American businessman. He was an owner, executive chair and the MLB control person of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2012 until 2020. He is currently CEO of Liquid Investments Inc.
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Patrick Lucey
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyerdiplomat
- Biography
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Patrick Joseph Lucey was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th Governor of Wisconsin from 1971 to 1977. He was also independent presidential candidate John B. Anderson's running mate in the 1980 presidential election.
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Larry Bond
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Lawrence L. Bond is an American author and wargame designer. He is the designer of the Harpoon and Command at Sea gaming systems, and several supplements for the games. Examples of his numerous novels include Dangerous Ground, Day of Wrath, The Enemy Within, Cauldron, Vortex and Red Phoenix. He also co-authored Red Storm Rising with Tom Clancy.
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Jim Oberstar
- Enrolled in the University of St Thomas - Minnesota
- In 1956 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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James Louis Oberstar was an American politician and Congressman who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011. Hailing from Minnesota and a member of the state's local Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he represented the northeastern eighth congressional district, which included the cities of Duluth, Brainerd, Grand Rapids, International Falls, and Hibbing, within an area of Minnesota known as the Iron Range. He chaired the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee from 2007 until his departure, having been the ranking minority member since 1995. In November 2010, he was defeated by a margin of 4,407 votes by Republican Chip Cravaack. He had the longest tenure of any Congressman from Minnesota.
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Will Steger
- Occupations
- explorerenvironmentalist
- Biography
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Will Steger is a prominent spokesperson for the understanding and preservation of the Arctic and has led some of the most significant feats in the field of dogsled expeditions; such as the first confirmed dogsled journey to the North Pole (without re-supply) in 1986, the 1,600-mile south–north traverse of Greenland - the longest unsupported dogsled expedition in history at that time in 1988, the historic 3,471-mile International Trans-Antarctic Expedition - the first dogsled traverse of Antarctica (1989–90), and the International Arctic Project - the first and only dogsled traverse of the Arctic Ocean from Russia to Ellesmere Island in Canada during 1995.
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Robert James Carlson
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Robert James Carlson is an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the ninth archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis in Missouri from 2009 to 2020.
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David H. Bieter
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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David Harold Bieter is an American politician and attorney who served as mayor of Boise from 2004 to 2020. A Democrat, Bieter was the longest-serving mayor in the city's history. According to The New York Times, he was the only Basque-speaking mayor in the United States as of 2012. His father, Pat Bieter, was also a local politician who served in the Idaho House of Representatives.
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Bob Krist
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert J. Krist is an American politician who served as the Nebraska State Senator from the 10th district from 2009 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party until 2017, his district includes Bennington and part of Omaha. Krist joined the Democratic Party in 2018; he was its nominee for Governor of Nebraska in the 2018 election.
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Paul D. Etienne
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Paul Dennis Étienne is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State since 2019.
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Bruce Vento
- Enrolled in the University of St Thomas - Minnesota
- Studied in 1958-1959
- Occupations
- teacherpolitician
- Biography
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Bruce Frank Vento was an American educator and politician, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 until his death in 2000, representing Minnesota's 4th congressional district.
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Michelle Curran
- Years
- 1987-.. (age 38)
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotmilitary personnel
- Biography
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Michelle Curran is a veteran United States Air Force (USAF) major and a pilot in the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron, or Thunderbirds. Curran was the lead solo pilot for the Squadron. Curran is the fifth woman to fly with the Thunderbirds, her callsign (or nickname) is "MACE".
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John A. Ryan
- Occupations
- Catholic priesteconomist
- Biography
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John Augustine Ryan was an American Catholic priest who was a noted moral theologian and advocate of social justice. Ryan lived during a decisive moment in the development of Catholic social teaching within the United States. The largest influx of immigrants in America's history, the emancipation of American slaves, and the Industrial Revolution had produced a new social climate in the early twentieth century, and the Catholic Church faced increasing pressure to take a stance on questions of social reform.
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Alexander King Sample
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Alexander King Sample is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Portland since 2013. He previously served as Bishop of Marquette from 2005 to 2013.
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Albert Hofstede
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Albert "Al" J. Hofstede was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, both times representing the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.
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LemonNation
- Years
- 1989-.. (age 36)
- Occupations
- professional gamer
- Biography
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Daerek Hart, better known as LemonNation, is a League of Legends player, formerly the support for OpTic Gaming of the NA LCS. During his time on Cloud9, Hart played the support role, winning the North American League of Legends Championship Series split titles and appeared in three consecutive League of Legends World Championships.
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Michelle Benson
- Years
- 1968-.. (age 57)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michelle R. Benson is an American accountant, politician, and Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. She represents District 31, which includes portions of Anoka, Isanti and Sherburne counties in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. Benson is the Deputy Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate.
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Semhar Araia
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Semhar Araia is an Eritrean American social activist, professor and international lawyer. She is the founder and Executive Director of the Diaspora African Women's Network non-governmental organization. Semhar was recently appointed as UNICEF USA Managing Director of Diaspora and Multicultural Partnership.
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Isaac Rosefelt
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Isaac Daniel "Ike" Rosefelt is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Bowling Green Falcons and St. Thomas Tommies before playing professionally in Spain, Portugal, France and Israel, where he was named four-time Israeli League All-Star.
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Scott Dibble
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Scott Dibble is an American politician serving as a member of the Minnesota Senate since 2003. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Dibble represents District 61, which includes parts of Minneapolis in Hennepin County. From 2001 to 2003, he served in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
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Peter F. Christensen
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Peter Forsyth Christensen is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Boise in Idaho since 2014. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Superior in Wisconsin from 2007 to 2014.
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David Housewright
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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David Housewright is an Edgar Award-winning author of crime fiction and past President of the Private Eye Writers of America best known for his Holland Taylor and Rushmore McKenzie detective novels as well as other tales of murder and mayhem in the Midwest. Housewright won the Edgar from the Mystery Writers of America as well as a nomination from the PWA for his first novel "Penance." He has also earned three Minnesota Book Awards. Most of his novels take place in and around the greater St. Paul and Minneapolis area of Minnesota, USA and have been favorably compared to Raymond Chandler, Ross MacDonald and Robert B. Parker.
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Tad Jude
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
- Biography
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Thaddeus Victor Jude is a Republican politician and lawyer from Minnesota. Jude was a candidate in the 2022 Minnesota Attorney General election, but withdrew and endorsed Jim Schultz on May 13, 2022 after being eliminated at the convention. He subsequently ran for Hennepin County Attorney that same year, finishing 4th in the primary.
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Lee A. Piché
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Lee Anthony Piché is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota beginning in 2009, resigned from public ministry in 2015, and returned to ministry in 2023 as vicar for retired priests.
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John Francis Doerfler
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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John Francis Doerfler is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in Michigan since 2014.
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Joe Dunn
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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Joseph Lawrence Dunn is an American former California State Senator who represented California's 34th Senate District in central Orange County from 1998 to 2006.
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Frederick F. Campbell
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Frederick Francis Campbell is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Campbell served as bishop of the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 2005 to 2019 and as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota from 1999 to 2004.
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Hussein Samatar
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Hussein Samatar was a Somali American politician, banker and community organizer. He established the African Development Center in 2004, which provided microloans and technical expertise to recent immigrant businesses.
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Eric Pratt
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Eric R. Pratt is a Minnesota politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represents District 54 in the southwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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Joyce Peppin
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joyce J. Peppin is an American politician and former majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 34A, which included portions of Hennepin County in the northwestern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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Richard DeMillo
- Occupations
- university teachercomputer scientistbusiness executiveacademic administrator
- Biography
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Richard Allan DeMillo is an American computer scientist, educator and executive. He is Professor and holds the Charlotte B. and Roger C. Warren Chair in Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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Marion McClinton
- Enrolled in the University of St Thomas - Minnesota
- Studied in 1973
- Occupations
- theatrical directorwritertheatre manageractor
- Biography
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Marion Isaac McClinton was an American theatre director, playwright, and actor. He was nominated for the Tony Award for King Hedley II. He won the 2000 Vivian Robinson Audelco Black Theatre Awards, Director/Dramatic Production and the 1999–2000 Obie Awards, Direction, for Jitney, and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award.
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William Edward Riley
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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William Edward Riley was a lieutenant general in the United States Marine Corps, who served on the staff of Admiral William Halsey Jr. during World War II. He was also Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization in Palestine from 1948 to 1953.
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Pam Myhra
- Years
- 1957-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pamela J. Myhra is an American politician and served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives during the 87th and 88th legislative sessions. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented portions of Dakota and Scott counties in the southern Twin Cities metropolitan area. During her first term representing Minnesota House District 40A; January 4, 2011 to January 7, 2013; Myhra served as a member of the Capital Investment, Education Finance, Education Policy and Tax committees. During her second term representing Minnesota House District 56A; January 8, 2013 to January 5, 2015; Myhra served as the minority lead member on the Early Childhood and Youth Development Policy committee and as a member of the Education Finance and Tax committees. In her second term she was appointed the minority party House legislative liaison to the Minnesota Early Learning Council and to the Minnesota Youth Council.
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Rose Thering
- Years
- 1920-2006 (aged 86)
- Occupations
- writernun
- Biography
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Rose Thering was a Roman Catholic Dominican religious sister, who gained note as an activist against antisemitism, educator and a professor of Catholic-Jewish dialogue at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. She played a crucial role in the implementation of the landmark Vatican II document Nostra Aetate, which repudiated anti-Semitism and laid the groundwork for improved relations between Catholics and Jews. A strong advocate for interfaith dialogue and understanding, she participated in numerous conferences, lectures, and seminars aimed at promoting mutual respect and cooperation between people of different faiths. In recognition of her interfaith work, Seton Hall established the Rose Thering Endowment for Jewish-Christian Studies, which provides scholarships for teachers to take courses in this department.
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Melvin Maas
- Occupations
- politicianmilitary officer
- Biography
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Melvin Joseph Maas was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota and decorated Major General of the United States Marine Corps Reserve during World War II.
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Kaohly Her
- Years
- 1970s
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kaohly Her is a Hmong-American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Her represents District 64A, which includes parts of Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota.
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Ben Anderson
- Biography
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Ben Anderson is a Minneapolis-born entrepreneur and the founder of Cinemotion, LLC. Anderson, a graduate of the University of Saint Thomas is currently CEO of AutoMotion.
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Ken Bentsen, Jr
- Enrolled in the University of St Thomas - Minnesota
- In 1982 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- investment bankerpolitician
- Biography
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Kenneth Edward Bentsen Jr. is an American lobbyist and former politician from Texas, serving four terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003. He is the nephew of former senator and secretary of the treasury, Lloyd Bentsen.
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Patrick J. Ryan
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Patrick James Ryan was an American major general and Catholic priest who served as the 9th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1954 to 1958. Only briefly serving in a parish after his ordination for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul in 1927, he entered the Army Reserve as a chaplain in 1928. During World War II he served in North Africa and Italy where he earned numerous honors and awards, including appointment as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. After the war, he held various roles at the Pentagon and at the Sixth Army in San Francisco before becoming Chief of Chaplains in 1954. At the time of his appointment he was the youngest man to have held the role, at 51 years old.
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Gerald Francis O'Keefe
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Gerald Francis O'Keefe was a 20th-century bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul in the state of Minnesota from 1961 to 1966 and bishop of the Diocese of Davenport in the state of Iowa from 1966 to 1993.
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Connie Bernardy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Connie Bernardy is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 41A in the north-central Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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Leah Berard
- Occupations
- rugby union match officialrugby union player
- Biography
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Leah Berard is a USA Rugby national panel referee. She currently serves as a referee in the PRO Rugby competition. She has refereed women's international rugby matches and worked as an assistant referee for men's international matches.
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Thomas Anthony Welch
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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Thomas Anthony Welch was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Duluth from 1926 until his death in 1959.
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Sandy Layman
- Years
- 1950-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sandy Layman is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, she represented District 5B in northern Minnesota.
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Kari Tauring
- Occupations
- songwriter
- Biography
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Kari Christine Tauring is an American folk musician, author, and teacher. She sings and writes Nordic folk music of her familial Norwegian heritage. Her career began in the early 1990s in Rose Absolute, a duo with vocalist Gina Sauer, while her first solo studio album, Faith in Me, was released in 1998. Tauring has released five albums, and an extended play.
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James Keane
- Occupations
- Catholic priestCatholic bishop
- Biography
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James John Keane was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Cheyenne in Wyoming from 1902 to 1911, and then as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Iowa from 1911 until his death in 1929.
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Paul Kohls
- Years
- 1974-.. (age 51)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Paul Kohls is a Republican politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 34A, which covers central and western Carver County and part of Scott County in the southern part of the state. He was first elected in 2002, and was re-elected in 2004, 2006 and 2008. After running for Minnesota Governor for several months in 2010, he dropped out, citing no support from party delegates. On May 3, 2010, he announced that he would not seek a fifth term, stating "I enjoyed the opportunity to be here for eight years and to serve my constituents, but I never intended to be here forever."
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Bob Vogel
- Years
- 1951-.. (age 74)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bob Vogel is an American politician served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the 20A district from 2015 to 2021.
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D.D. Wozniak
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Daniel Donald "D.D." Wozniak, Sr. was a Minnesota lawyer, politician, and judge, who served as Chief Judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
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Terry Dempsey
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Terence M. Dempsey was an American politician who was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented the old House districts 23A and 28B, which included all or portions of Brown, Cottonwood, Nicollet and Redwood counties in the south central part of the state. A Republican, he was an attorney and partner in the New Ulm law firm of Somsen, Dempsey and Schade. Later, he served as a Minnesota district court judge. His brother Jerry Dempsey also served in the Minnesota Legislature.
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Phil Sterner
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Phillip M. Sterner is a Minnesota politician, DFL Party member and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented State Senate District 37B, which included portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
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Kurt Weaver
- Biography
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John Kurtis Weaver is a Rugby union match official for World Rugby and USA Rugby competitions. He has refereed men's and women's international matches for World Rugby and professional and top-level club matches and National Championships for USA Rugby.
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James N. Azim, Jr
- Occupations
- lawyerpolitician
- Biography
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James N. Azim Jr. was an American attorney and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Grant County from 1964 until his death in 1976.
