100 Notable alumni of
Villanova University
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Villanova University is 318th in the world, 137th in North America, and 130th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Villanova University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Bradley Cooper
- Occupations
- screenwriterfilm actorstunt performeractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $13 billion worldwide and he has placed four times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.
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Jill Biden
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- In 1987 graduated with Master of Arts in English
- Occupations
- First Ladyauthorpoliticianteacher
- Biography
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Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden is an American educator who has been the first lady of the United States since 2021 as the wife of President Joe Biden. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president. Since 2009, Biden has been a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College, and is believed to be the first wife of a vice president or president to hold a salaried position during the majority of her husband's tenure.
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Maria Bello
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actoractorsinger
- Biography
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Maria Elena Bello is an American actress, writer, and producer. Her first major film role was in 1998's Permanent Midnight. She followed this with a range of supporting and leading parts in films such as Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Cooler (2003), Secret Window (2004), Assault on Precinct 13, A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking (all 2005), World Trade Center (2006), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Grown Ups (2010), Prisoners (2013), and Lights Out (2016).
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Jim Croce
- Occupations
- singer-songwritersongwritersingermusicianguitarist
- Biography
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James Joseph Croce was an American folk and rock singer-songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he released five studio albums and numerous singles. During this period, Croce took a series of odd jobs to pay bills while he continued to write, record and perform concerts. After Croce formed a partnership with songwriter and guitarist Maury Muehleisen in the early 1970s, his fortunes turned. Croce's breakthrough came in 1972, when his third album, You Don't Mess Around with Jim, produced three charting singles, including "Time in a Bottle", which reached No. 1 after Croce died. The follow-up album, Life and Times, included the song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", Croce's only No. 1 hit during his lifetime.
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Kyle Lowry
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kyle Terrell Lowry is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A six-time All-Star, he was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2016 and won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019, their first and only title in franchise history. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Raptors players of all time due to his work with turning the franchise around, from the post-Vince Carter era to their first-ever championship in 2019. As starting point guard, Lowry played an integral role in the Raptors' success from 2012 to 2021. Lowry was also a member of the U.S. national team that won a gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Howie Long
- Occupations
- player of American footballactor
- Biography
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Howard Matthew Moses Long is an American former football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He spent his entire career with the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders franchise, who selected him in the second round of the 1981 NFL Draft. Long received eight Pro Bowl and three first-team All-Pro selections while helping the team win Super Bowl XVIII. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Toby Keith
- Occupations
- singer-songwriterrecord produceractorsinger
- Biography
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Toby Keith Covel, known professionally as Toby Keith, was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. In the 1990s, he released his first four studio albums—Toby Keith (1993), Boomtown (1994), Blue Moon (1996), and Dream Walkin' (1997)—and Greatest Hits Volume One under Mercury Records. These albums all earned gold or higher certification and had several top ten singles, including his chart-topping debut "Should've Been a Cowboy".
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
- Occupations
- writerstretcher bearergeologisttheologianscientific collector
- Biography
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a French Jesuit priest, scientist, paleontologist, theologian, philosopher and teacher. He was Darwinian in outlook and the author of several influential theological and philosophical books.
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Jalen Brunson
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jalen Marquis Brunson is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted with the 33rd overall selection of the 2018 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks and played his first four seasons in the NBA with them. He played college basketball for Villanova University, where he was the National Player of the Year as a junior and won two national championships.
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Donte DiVincenzo
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Donte DiVincenzo is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, where he won national championships in 2016 and 2018, being named Final Four Most Outstanding Player (MOP) in 2018. Selected with the 17th overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2018 NBA draft, DiVincenzo won his first championship with the Bucks in 2021, before being traded to the Sacramento Kings the following season.
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Mikal Bridges
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mikal Bridges is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, winning national championships in 2016 and 2018. Bridges was selected with the tenth overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft before being traded to the Phoenix Suns on draft night, where he was a part of the team that reached the 2021 NBA Finals. Nicknamed “the Warden”, Bridges holds the active record for the most consecutive games played, having not missed a game in his NBA career since being drafted.
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Jacob Frey
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Graduated with law degree
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Jacob Lawrence Frey is an American politician and attorney who has served as the mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota since 2018. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, he served on the Minneapolis City Council from 2014 to 2018.
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Victor Buono
- Occupations
- television actorstage actorfilm actoractorcharacter actor
- Biography
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Victor Charles Buono was an American actor, comic, and briefly a recording artist. He was known for playing the villain King Tut in the television series Batman (1966–1968) and musician Edwin Flagg in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962), the latter of which earned him Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations. He was a busy actor from his late teens until his death at the age of 43 and, with his large size and sonorous voice, he made a career of playing men much older than he was.
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Peter Doocy
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Peter James Doocy is an American journalist and a White House correspondent for Fox News.
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Tim Donaghy
- Occupations
- basketball official
- Biography
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Timothy Francis Donaghy is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons from 1994 to 2007 until he was caught in a gambling scandal. During his career in the NBA, Donaghy officiated in 772 regular season games and 26 playoff games.
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Josh Hart
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Josh Hart is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz with the 30th overall pick before being traded on draft night to the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Ryan Arcidiacono
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Studied in 2012-2016
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Ryan Curran Arcidiacono is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Arch of Dimes", he has represented Italy in international competition. He attended Neshaminy High School, where he averaged 20.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a junior to lead Neshaminy to the PIAA playoffs.
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Chad Wolf
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- 2012-2013 graduated with graduate certificate in government and contract management
- Occupations
- officiallobbyistcivil servant
- Biography
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Chad Fredrick Wolf is an American former government official and lobbyist who was named the acting United States secretary of homeland security in November 2019. His appointment was ruled unlawful in November 2020. Wolf was also the under secretary of homeland security for strategy, policy, and plans from 2019 to 2021.
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Vincent Piazza
- Occupations
- television actorstage actordub actorfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Vincent Piazza is an American film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his portrayal of gangster Lucky Luciano in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire. He has also played Earl Hefner in the comedy-drama Rocket Science (2007) and singer Tommy DeVito in Clint Eastwood's film adaptation of Jersey Boys (2014).
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Kelly Ayotte
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- In 1993 graduated with Juris Doctor
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticianprosecutoradvisorlaw clerk
- Biography
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Kelly Ann Ayotte is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Hampshire from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Ayotte served as New Hampshire Attorney General from 2004 to 2009.
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Ali Soufan
- Occupations
- special agent
- Biography
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Ali H. Soufan is a Lebanese-American former FBI agent who was involved in a number of high-profile anti-terrorism cases both in the United States and around the world. A 2006 New Yorker article described Soufan as coming closer than anyone to preventing the September 11 attacks and implied that he would have succeeded had the CIA been willing to share information with him. He resigned from the FBI in 2005 after publicly chastising the CIA for not sharing intelligence with him which could have prevented the attacks.
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John L. Hennessy
- Occupations
- university teacherentrepreneurbusinesspersoncomputer scientistengineer
- Biography
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John Leroy Hennessy is an American computer scientist who serves as chairman of Alphabet Inc. (Google). Hennessy is one of the founders of MIPS Technologies and Atheros while also serving as the tenth President of Stanford University. Hennessy announced that he would step down in the summer of 2016. He was succeeded as president by Marc Tessier-Lavigne. Marc Andreessen called him "the godfather of Silicon Valley."
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Ed Rendell
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Edward Gene Rendell is an American lawyer, prosecutor, politician, and author who served as the 45th governor of Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2011. He previously served as chair of the national Democratic Party from 1999 to 2001, as the 96th mayor of Philadelphia from 1992 to 2000, and as district attorney of Philadelphia from 1978 to 1986.
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Saddiq Bey
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Saddiq Bey is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats.
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George Raveling
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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George Henry Raveling is an American former college basketball player and coach. He played at Villanova University, and was the head coach at Washington State University (1972–1983), the University of Iowa (1983–1986), and the University of Southern California (1986–1994).
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Randy Foye
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Randy Foye is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Villanova University. He was selected seventh overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, but was immediately traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves where he began his career.
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Omari Spellman
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Omari Spellman is an American-Lebanese professional basketball player who last played for Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, winning a national championship in 2018. Spellman was drafted 30th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA draft.
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Paul Arizin
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Paul Joseph Arizin, nicknamed "'Pitchin Paul", was an American basketball player who spent his entire National Basketball Association (NBA) career with the Philadelphia Warriors from 1950 to 1962. He retired with the third highest career point total (16,266) in NBA history, and was named to the NBA's 25th, 50th and 75th anniversary teams. He was a high-scoring forward at Villanova University before being drafted by the Warriors of the fledgling NBA.
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Kris Jenkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kris Jenkins is an American former professional basketball player who is a student athlete development assistant at Villanova University. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and is best known for hitting the buzzer-beating three-point shot to win the 2016 NCAA championship game.
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Denver Riggleman
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersondistiller
- Biography
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Denver Lee Riggleman III is an American businessman and former politician from Virginia who served one term as the United States representative for Virginia's 5th congressional district. A former Air Force officer and National Security Agency contractor, Riggleman opened a craft distillery in Virginia in 2014. As a Republican, he ran for his party's nomination in the 2017 gubernatorial election, but withdrew from the race. Riggleman was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2018. Riggleman was defeated in his bid for reelection in 2020, losing to Republican primary challenger Bob Good in a drive-through party convention. Riggleman co-authored a book with Hunter Walker titled The Breach, which was published in October of 2022. The book detailed his work on the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.
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Tim Thomas
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Timothy Mark Thomas is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was a highly ranked prospect while playing at Paterson Catholic High School in his hometown of Paterson, New Jersey. Thomas played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats and declared for the 1997 NBA draft after his freshman season. He spent thirteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers and Dallas Mavericks. Thomas serves as the head coach of the boys basketball team at Paramus Catholic High School in Paramus, New Jersey.
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Greg Rikaart
- Occupations
- actorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
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Gregory Andrew Rikaart is an American actor. He is best known for playing Kevin Fisher on the television soap opera The Young and the Restless since 2003, and also playing Leo Stark on Days Of Our Lives.
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Sonia O'Sullivan
- Occupations
- middle-distance runnerlong-distance runner
- Biography
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Sonia O'Sullivan is an Irish former track and field athlete. She won a gold medal in the 5000 metres at the 1995 World Championships, and a silver medal in the 5000 metres at the 2000 Olympic Games. Her 2000 m world record of 5:25.36, set in 1994 stood until 2017.
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Richard Trumka
- Occupations
- trade unionistinternational forum participantlawyer
- Biography
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Richard Louis Trumka was an American attorney and organized labor leader. He served as president of the United Mine Workers from 1982 to 1995, and then was secretary-general of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009. He was elected president of the AFL–CIO on September 16, 2009, at the federation's convention in Pittsburgh, and served in that position until his death.
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Darrun Hilliard
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Darrun Hilliard II is an American professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
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Collin Gillespie
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Collin Gillespie is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats. Gillespie was named Big East co-Player of the Year in 2021 and won it outright the following year.
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Dante Cunningham
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dante Lamar Cunningham is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League (KBL). He played college basketball for Villanova before being selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Xavier Suarez
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Xavier Louis Suarez is an American politician who was the first Cuban-born mayor of Miami and was a Miami-Dade county commissioner.
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Anthony Zinni
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Science in economics
- Occupations
- senior advisorwritermilitary officerdiplomat
- Biography
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Anthony Charles Zinni is a former United States Marine Corps general and a former Commander in Chief of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM). From 2001 to 2003, he served as a special envoy for the United States to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. From 2017 to 2019, he served as a special envoy to help resolve the Qatar diplomatic crisis.
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Tim Hauser
- Occupations
- screenwritermusicianrecord producersinger
- Biography
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Timothy DuPron Hauser was a singer and founding member of the vocal group The Manhattan Transfer. He won 10 Grammy Awards as a member of The Manhattan Transfer.
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Ryan Costello
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- In 2002 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Ryan Anthony Costello is an American politician, lobbyist and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to the Congress in the 2014 midterms. Costello previously served on the Chester County Board of Commissioners (2011–2015), which he chaired from 2013 to 2015.
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Matt Szczur
- Occupations
- player of American footballbaseball player
- Biography
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Matthew Francis Szczur is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Chicago Cubs in 2014 and also played for the San Diego Padres. Prior to his pro baseball career, Szczur played football and baseball at Villanova University, winning MVP of the 2009 FCS National Championship Game.
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Allan Ray
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Allan Nathaniel Ray is an American sports agent and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for four years at Villanova University. He played one season (2006–07) with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.
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David A. Christian
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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David A. Christian is an American who served in the United States Army as a captain during the Vietnam War. While serving as a lieutenant in South Vietnam, he was wounded in action seven times and awarded several medals including the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism. He is best known for his veterans' advocacy efforts.
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G. T. Bynum
- Occupations
- lobbyist
- Biography
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George Theron Bynum IV is an American politician and lobbyist who has served as the 40th mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, since 2016. Bynum was first elected to the Tulsa City Council, representing the ninth district in 2008 as a Republican and served four terms before running for mayor in 2016.
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Corey Fisher
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Anthony Guy Corey Fisher is an American-Georgian professional basketball player for Vichy-Clermont of the LNB Pro B. A point guard, he attended Villanova University in Pennsylvania. Fisher decided on Villanova due to its combination of athletics and academics. Fisher played high school basketball for St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where he was a Parade All-American in 2007.
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Daniel Ochefu
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Daniel Ochefu is an American-born Nigerian professional basketball player who last played for the Hsinchu Lioneers of the P. League+. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats, and had a short stint in the NBA with the Washington Wizards.
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Michael G. Rubin
- Years
- 1972-.. (age 52)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Michael G. Rubin is an American businessman. He is the CEO of Fanatics, the world's leading provider of licensed sports merchandise; and executive chairman of Rue Gilt Groupe, an e-commerce portfolio company, which includes RueLaLa.com, Gilt.com, and ShopPremiumOutlets.com. He previously founded GSI Commerce in 1998, selling it to eBay in 2011 for $2.4 billion.
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Scottie Reynolds
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Scottie Reynolds is an American professional basketball player. Prior to his professional career he played college basketball for Villanova. Reynolds also competed with the United States national team in the 2007 Pan American Games.
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John Joseph O'Connor
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Graduated with Master of Arts in ethics
- Occupations
- Catholic priestanti-abortion activistmilitary officerCatholic bishop
- Biography
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John Joseph O'Connor was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of New York from 1984 until his death in 2000, and was made a cardinal in 1985. He previously served as a U.S. Navy chaplain (1952–1979, including four years as Chief, auxiliary bishop of the Military Vicariate of the United States (1979–1983), and Bishop of Scranton in Pennsylvania (1983–1984).
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Michael J. Stack III
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Michael Joseph Stack III is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 5th district from 2001 to 2015.
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Paul X. Kelley
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Paul Xavier Kelley was a United States Marine Corps four-star general who served as the 28th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps from July 1, 1983, to June 30, 1987.
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Samuel Paparo
- Years
- 1964-.. (age 60)
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Samuel John Paparo Jr. is a United States Navy four-star admiral serving as the 64th commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, succeeding Admiral John C. Aquilino on May 5, 2021.
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Joseph Clancy
- Occupations
- Secret Service agent
- Biography
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Joseph "Joe" P. Clancy is an American law enforcement official. He was the 24th Director of the United States Secret Service. Clancy previously served as head of the agency's presidential protection division until 2011, when he retired and became director of corporate security for Comcast.
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Alvin Williams
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Alvin Leon Williams Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played for Villanova University and in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1997 to 2007.
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Monica Malpass
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- journalist
- Biography
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Monica Malpass is an American journalist and former television anchor for WPVI Action News in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She co-anchored the WPVI 5 p.m. weekday newscast and hosted the station's political talk show, Inside Story.
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Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jeremiah Christian Robinson-Earl is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats.
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William J. Fallon
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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William Joseph Fallon is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who retired after serving for over 41 years. His last military assignment was as Commander, U.S. Central Command from March 2007 to March 2008. ADM Fallon was the first Navy officer to hold that position. His other four-star assignments include Commander, U.S. Pacific Command from February 2005 to March 2007, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command from October 2003 to February 2005, and 31st Vice Chief of Naval Operations from October 2000 to August 2003. On March 11, 2008, he announced his resignation from CENTCOM and retirement from active duty, citing administrative complications caused in part by an article in Esquire Magazine, which described him as the only thing standing between the Bush Administration and war with Iran.
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Eamonn Coghlan
- Occupations
- long-distance runnerpoliticianmiddle-distance runner
- Biography
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Eamonn Christopher Coghlan is an Irish former track and field athlete who specialised in middle distance track events and the 5,000 metres. He is a three-time Olympian, held the world indoor mile record and was world champion in the 5,000 m. Coghlan served as a senator from 2011 to 2016.
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Adrienne Arsht
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Adrienne Arsht is an American businesswoman and philanthropist.
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Phil Booth
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Phil Booth is an American professional basketball player for SIG Strasbourg of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats.
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Megan Rice
- Occupations
- peace activistnunmissionary
- Biography
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Megan Gillespie Rice S.H.C.J. was an American nuclear disarmament activist, Catholic nun, and former missionary. She was notable for illegally entering the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, at the age of 82, with two fellow activists of the Transform Now Plowshares group. The action was a nuclear disarmament protest referred to as "the biggest security breach in the history of the nation's atomic complex."
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Maalik Wayns
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Maalik Benjamin Wayns is an American-Belarusian former basketball player and coach. He played high school basketball for Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, where he was a Parade All-American as well as a McDonald's All-American before playing college basketball for Villanova University under coach Jay Wright. He is now head coach at Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey.
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Jeanne Marie Laskas
- Occupations
- writerjournalist
- Biography
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Jeanne Marie Laskas is an American writer, journalist, and professor.
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Malik Allen
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Malik Omar Allen is an American former professional basketball player, currently serving as an assistant coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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James Bell
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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James Tahj Mainor-Bell is an American professional basketball player for Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Villanova before playing professionally in Italy, France, Israel, Turkey and Croatia. Born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, he moved to Orlando, Florida to attend Montverde Academy. In his senior year at Montverde, he averaged 18.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game to lead Montverde to a 23–5 record and was named a third team All-American by USA Today. Both his freshman and sophomore years at Villanova were hampered by injuries to his leg and ankle. He increased his scoring average to 8.6 points per game as a junior to lead Villanova to the NCAA tournament.
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James K. A. Smith
- Occupations
- theologian
- Biography
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James Kenneth Alexander Smith is a Canadian-American philosopher who is currently Professor of Philosophy at Calvin University, holding the Gary & Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology & Worldview. He is the current editor-in-chief of the literary journal Image.
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Frank J. Larkin
- Occupations
- Secret Service agent
- Biography
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Francis J. "Frank" Larkin III served as the 40th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate after his nomination by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on January 6, 2015, succeeding Andrew B. Willison. Larkin assumed his post as Sergeant at Arms after a distinguished career in both the public and private sector, including work in law enforcement, national security, information technology and cyber security. McConnell nominated Michael C. Stenger to succeed Larkin on April 16, 2018.
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Reggie Redding
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Studied in 2006-2010
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Reggie Redding is an American former professional basketball player who is a player development coach for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at Villanova University.
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Ron Delany
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Ronald Michael Delany is an Irish former athlete who specialised in middle-distance running. He won a gold medal in the 1500 metres event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He later earned a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 1958 European Athletics Championships in Stockholm.
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Holly Graf
- Born in
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United States - Enrolled in Villanova University
- Graduated with master's degree in civil engineering
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Holly Ann Graf is a retired United States Navy officer. Until January 2010 she was commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens, a major surface combatant vessel of the fleet. She was the first woman to command a cruiser in the history of the U.S. Navy. Earlier, she had been the first woman in the U.S. Navy to command a destroyer when she served as skipper of the guided missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG-81). Her personal decorations include the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star, among others. Graf was relieved of command for abusive behavior unbecoming of an officer and was featured in Time magazine that characterized her as a modern-day female "Captain Bligh". The U.S. Navy forced Graf into early retirement in 2012, but allowed her to do so at her current rank of captain and under "honorable circumstances".
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Marty Liquori
- Occupations
- middle-distance runner
- Biography
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Martin William Liquori is a retired American middle distance athlete.
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Baker Dunleavy
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Baker Dunleavy is an American college basketball coach who is currently serving as general manager of basketball operations at his alma mater, Villanova University. He was previously the head coach for the Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team.
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Rory Sparrow
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Rory Darnell Sparrow is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Howard Porter
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Howard Porter was an American professional basketball player. At 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) and 220 lb (100 kg), he played as a forward and a center.
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Charles Stanley Witkowski
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- politician
- Biography
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Charles Stanley Witkowski was mayor of Jersey City from 1957 to 1961.
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Dotsie Bausch
- Occupations
- sport cyclistanimal rights advocatetrack cyclist
- Biography
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Dorothy Lee "Dotsie" Bausch is an American cyclist, Olympic silver medalist, advocate, speaker, and the executive director of the nonprofit, Switch4Good. She is the founder of two nonprofits.
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Barbara Harris
- Occupations
- priest
- Biography
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Barbara Clementine Harris was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. She was the first woman consecrated a bishop in the Anglican Communion. She was elected suffragan bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, on September 24, 1988, and was consecrated on February 11, 1989. Eight thousand people attended the service, which was held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts. She served in the role of suffragan bishop for 13 years, retiring in 2003.
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Marjorie Rendell
- Occupations
- judgelawyer
- Biography
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Marjorie "Midge" Rendell is an American attorney and jurist serving as a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and a former First Lady of Pennsylvania. In 2003, she was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women".
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Maite Oronoz Rodríguez
- Years
- 1976-.. (age 48)
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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Maite Oronoz Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican jurist, the 17th and current chief justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Oronoz Rodríguez is Puerto Rico's first openly gay chief justice.
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Maddy Siegrist
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Studied in 2019-2023
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Madison Siegrist is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played her collegiate basketball for the Villanova Wildcats of the Big East Conference. She is the Big East's all-time leading scorer in Women's Basketball. She was selected 3rd overall in the 2023 WNBA draft by the Dallas Wings.
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Kathy Jennings
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Kathleen Jennings is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Delaware. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Mickey Vernon
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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James Barton "Mickey" Vernon was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–1948, 1950–1955), Cleveland Indians (1949–1950, 1958), Boston Red Sox (1956–1957), Milwaukee Braves (1959) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1960). He also was the first manager in the history of the expansion edition of the Senators (now the Texas Rangers), serving from 1961 through May 21, 1963, and was a coach for four MLB teams between 1960 and 1982.
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Don Bragg
- Occupations
- athletics competitorpole vaulter
- Biography
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Donald George Bragg was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault and won a gold medal in that event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Harold Pressley
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Harold Pressley is an American former professional basketball player. He spent four years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Sacramento Kings between 1986 and 1990 before playing a major role in Joventut Badalona's success both in the Spanish league and the Euroleague until 1993.
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Andrew M. Allen
- Occupations
- military officerastronaut
- Biography
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Andrew Michael "Andy" Allen is a retired American astronaut. A former Marine aviator and lieutenant colonel, he worked as a test pilot before joining NASA in 1987. He flew three Space Shuttle missions before retiring in 1997.
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Michael Francis Burbidge
- Occupations
- Catholic bishopCatholic priest
- Biography
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Michael Francis Burbidge is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of the Latin Church Diocese of Arlington in Virginia since 2016. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania from 2002 to 2006 and as bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh in North Carolina from 2006 to 2016. He is the chairman of the Pro-Life Activities Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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William J. Green III
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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William Joseph Green III is an American politician from Pennsylvania. A Democrat, Green served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1964 to 1977 and as the 94th Mayor of Philadelphia from 1980 to 1984.
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Carrie Tollefson
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Carrie Anne Tollefson is an American former middle-distance runner who was on the US 2004 Summer Olympic team.
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Will Sheridan
- Occupations
- singerbasketball player
- Biography
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Will Sheridan Jr. is a former college basketball player who played for the Villanova Wildcats Men's Basketball program from 2003 to 2007. After graduation, he played as an international basketball player in Italy. He is now a rapper, musician and recording artist initially signed with Royal Advisor Records and an EP released entitled Ngoma. Since then, he has released six other projects including G.I.A.N.T, his first full-length LP, G2R, LexIcon, all available on all online music outlets. Sheridan also released critically acclaimed and pioneering LGBT Hip Hop EP, S.O.A.P (Sex on a Platter) and follow up Giant album G2, which he opted to give away for free. Sheridan is also a DJ, event curator and professional MC and Host. In addition to being an LGBT Sports and Music pioneer, he is a professional event coordinator with a New York City-based production company.
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Mari Carmen Aponte
- Occupations
- lawyerdiplomat
- Biography
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Mari Carmen Aponte is an American attorney and diplomat who has served as the United States Ambassador to Panama in the Biden administration since November 2022. She previously served as acting assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs on May 5, 2016. She also served as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador from August 2010 until December 2011 and again from June 14, 2012, until December 2015. Before that she was serving as a member of the board of directors of Oriental Group, a major financial and banking services enterprise in Puerto Rico. President Obama also nominated her as the United States' permanent representative to the Organization of American States, but the Senate had not acted upon that nomination upon adjournment in December 2014.
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Jermaine Samuels
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jermaine Samuels Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Villanova Wildcats.
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Joanna McClinton
- Years
- 1982-.. (age 42)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Joanna E. McClinton is an American politician from Pennsylvania currently serving as the 143rd Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since February 28, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman and woman of color to serve as Speaker.
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George B. Crist
- Enrolled in Villanova University
- Graduated with bachelor's degree
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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George Brainard Crist is a retired four-star general of the United States Marine Corps and was the first Marine to be designated as a Unified Commander — serving as Commander in Chief, United States Central Command from 1985 to 1988
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Patrick Tiernan
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Patrick Tiernan is an Australian long-distance runner. While competing for Vilanova University, he won the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. He has represented Australia in several global competitions, including the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. He held the Australian record in the 10000 m from 2020 to 2022. Tiernan competes professionally for PUMA.
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Edward Joseph Adams
- Occupations
- Catholic priest
- Biography
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Edward Joseph Adams is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1976. He was the apostolic nuncio to Great Britain from 2017 to 2020 and held earlier postings in Greece, Asia, Africa and Central America.
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Karen Dunn Kelley
- Occupations
- international forum participant
- Biography
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Karen Dunn Kelley is an American financial investment manager and government official who served as Deputy Secretary of Commerce from 2018 to 2021. Prior to her appointment to the Department of Commerce, she was senior managing director of investments at Invesco.
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Charles Jenkins Sr
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Charles Lamont "Charlie" Jenkins is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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Sydney Maree
- Occupations
- athletics competitor
- Biography
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Sydney Maree OIS is a former middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He was the first South African to run officially under 3:30 in the 1500m. He was born in Cullinan, South Africa, but later became a U.S. citizen, running for the United States in various competitions.
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Mouphtaou Yarou
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Mouphtaou Monra Yarou is a Beninese professional basketball player who last played for ESSM Le Portel of the LNB Pro A. He played at the collegiate level for the Villanova University Wildcats.
