12 Notable alumni of
Winthrop University
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Winthrop University is 2478th in the world, 867th in North America, and 820th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from Winthrop 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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Andie MacDowell
- Occupations
- television actormodelfilm actoractor
- Biography
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Rosalie Anderson MacDowell is an American actress and former fashion model. MacDowell is known for her starring film roles in romantic comedies and dramas. She has modeled for Calvin Klein and has been a spokeswoman for L'Oréal since 1986.
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Shanola Hampton
- Occupations
- television actoractor
- Biography
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Shanola Hampton is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Veronica Fisher on Showtime dramedy Shameless, Gabi Mosely in the NBC drama series Found, and as the face model of Rochelle in the video game Left 4 Dead 2.
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Chris Leroux
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Christopher Adam Leroux is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and television personality. He played for the Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates, and New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB) and for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Leroux also competed for the Canadian national baseball team in international competitions.
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Xavier Cooks
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Xavier Cooks is an Australian professional basketball player for the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Winthrop Eagles, where he was named the 2018 Big South Conference Player of the Year. In 2022, he helped the Sydney Kings win the NBL championship while earning Grand Final MVP honours. In 2023, he was named NBL MVP and won his second straight NBL championship.
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Alex Wilson
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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William Alexander Wilson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers.
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Michael J. Jenkins
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Michael Jerome Jenkins is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Winthrop University.
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Steven Dillingham
- Biography
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Steven Dillingham served as the 25th director of the United States Census Bureau from January 7, 2019, to January 20, 2021.
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Darin Mastroianni
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Darin Paul Mastroianni is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.
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Marco Reda
- Occupations
- coachassociation football player
- Biography
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Marco Reda is a Canadian former soccer player who began his professional career in the USL A-League with the Toronto Lynx where he developed his skills as a solid defender. This led to his transfer to Europe to sign with Sogndal, where he would eventually have a tenure in Scandinavia for six years. Reda would return to Toronto, this time to sign with expansion franchise Toronto FC, and would conclude his career in the USL First Division. He also played at the indoor level in the National Professional Soccer League with the Toronto ThunderHawks in 2000–2001.
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Keon Johnson
- Years
- 1995-.. (age 29)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Keon Johnson is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Winthrop University, where he was named Big South Conference Player of the Year in 2017.
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Chandler Vaudrin
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 27)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Chandler Reed Vaudrin is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Walsh Cavaliers and the Winthrop Eagles.
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Cathy Smith Bowers
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- writerprofessorpoet
- Biography
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Cathy Smith Bowers is an American poet and professor. She teaches poetry in an M.F.A. program at Queens University of Charlotte. Bowers was named by Governor Bev Perdue as the sixth North Carolina Poet Laureate, 2010–2012. She has published five collections of poetry.
