13 Notable alumni of
Valencia College
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Valencia College is 2081st in the world, 723rd in North America, and 682nd in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from Valencia College sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Howie Dorough
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- actorrecording artistsingershareholder
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Howard Dwaine Dorough, also known as Howie D, is an American singer. He is a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys.
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Scott Stapp
- Occupations
- songwritersinger
- Biography
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Scott Stapp is an American singer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Creed. He has also fronted the band Art of Anarchy and has released three solo albums: The Great Divide (2005), Proof of Life (2013), and The Space Between the Shadows (2019).
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Chris Kirkpatrick
- Occupations
- singermusicianvoice actor
- Biography
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Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, podcaster, and actor. He founded the pop group NSYNC, in which he sang countertenor. The band has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Kirkpatrick was the lead singer in various songs including "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "Together Again", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "I Thought She Knew", "Just Got Paid", and many songs from their Christmas album, Home for Christmas. He has also regularly worked as a voice actor, most notably as the character Chip Skylark on the Nickelodeon series The Fairly OddParents, and participant in numerous reality TV shows, including Celebrity Big Brother, The Masked Singer, and Gone Country.
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Dave Martinez
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- baseball playerbaseball manager
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David Martinez is an American professional baseball coach and former outfielder who is the manager for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously served as the bench coach for the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago Cubs. He played in MLB for the Cubs, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, and Atlanta Braves from 1986 to 2001. Martinez had a.276 career batting average, 1,599 hits, 91 home runs, 795 runs scored, and 580 runs batted in.
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Maxwell Frost
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- activistpolitician
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Maxwell Alejandro Frost is an American politician and activist serving as the U.S. representative for Florida's 10th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously the national organizing director for March for Our Lives. Elected at age 25, Frost is the first member of Generation Z to serve in the United States Congress.
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Brian Butterfield
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Brian James Butterfield is an American professional baseball coach, and a former minor league player, manager and infield instructor. He has coached for the New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Olindo Mare
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- player of American football
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Olindo Franco Mare is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He was originally signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at MacMurray College and Syracuse. Mare, who was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1999, has also played for the Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.
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Scott Fletcher
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Scott Brian Fletcher, is a former professional baseball player who played shortstop and second base in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995. Fletcher is related to Michael Barrett, who also played for the Chicago Cubs. Fletcher graduated from Wadsworth High School in Wadsworth, Ohio, in 1976.
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Sharon Lewis
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Canada - Occupations
- film directortelevision presenter
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Sharon M. Lewis is a Canadian television personality and film director from Toronto, Ontario. She studied political science at the University of Toronto. She was an actress and author before being the host of counterSpin on CBC Television in 2001, and then hosted ZeD, also for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She began her career on counterSpin with a special on the September 11 attacks. She called herself an "activist", saying "it's a journalist's job to activate change through information... Who isn't passionate and is in the journalist field, otherwise I don't know what would drive you?" After leaving ZeD, Ziya Tong took over as host. Lewis subsequently established the company urbansoul inc., which promotes the art of minority women.
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Bob Allen
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bob Allen is an American Republican politician and member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 until 2008, representing the 32nd district. His district included portions of Brevard and Orange Counties.
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Linda Stewart
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Linda Stewart is a Democratic member of the Florida Senate, representing the 13th district, which includes northeast and central Orange County, since 2016. She previously served one term in the Florida House of Representatives, representing central Orange County from 2012 to 2014.
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Chris Latvala
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christopher John Latvala is an American politician and former Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives. He currently serves as a Pinellas County Commissioner for District 5; previously, he represented the 67th District from 2014 to 2022. The district included Clearwater and Largo in northern Pinellas County.
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Dick Batchelor
- Years
- 1947-.. (age 77)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dick J. Batchelor is a former member of the Florida House of Representatives. He is president of Dick Batchelor Management Group, Inc., a management consulting firm that specializes in business development, strategic governmental affairs and public policy issues. He has been featured numerous times as one of the "50 Most Powerful People in Orlando."
