100 Notable alumni of Bowling Green State University
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Bowling Green State University is ranked #608 in the world and #188 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Bowling Green State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Bowling Green State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Dean L. Bresciani
Dean L. Bresciani is an American academic who served as the 14th president of North Dakota State University in Fargo from 2010 to 2022.
2. Walt Piatkowski
1945-2025 (aged 80)
basketball player
Walter Piatkowski Jr. was an American professional basketball player in the American Basketball Association (ABA). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons.
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3. Scott Vallow
1977-. (aged 49)
association football player
Scott Vallow is a retired American soccer goalkeeper, most famously for playing with the Rochester Rhinos, 2005–2010. Scott was the assistant coach of the North Carolina Courage soccer team, having followed head coach Paul Riley from the Portland Thorns FC to Western New York Flash and the Courage. He was relieved from his duties on November 19, 2021.
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4. Jordan Sigalet
1981-. (aged 45)
ice hockey player
Jordan Marvin Sigalet is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender who played one game in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins in 2006. In 2004, while playing at Bowling Green University, Sigalet was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. He continued playing until 2009 when he retired and turned to coaching. In 2014 he joined the Calgary Flames...
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5. Sara Elizabeth Lioi
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
judge
Sara Elizabeth Lioi is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, while also serving as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
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6. David Conte
1955-. (aged 71)
music educator
composer
David Conte is an American composer who has written over 150 works published by E.C. Schirmer (a division of ECS Publishing), including six operas, a musical, works for chorus, solo voice, orchestra, chamber music, organ, piano, guitar, and harp. Conte has received commissions from numerous groups including Chanticleer, the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, and the Harvard University Chorus. He was...
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7. Martin Bayless
1962-. (aged 64)
American football player
coach
Martin Ashley Bayless is an American football coach and former cornerback and safety. He was the secondary coach for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played 13 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and played college football at Bowling Green State University. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth round...
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8. Matt Bell
1985-. (aged 41)
engineer
Matt Bell is an American writer. He is the author of Appleseed (2021), How They Were Found (2010) and Cataclysm Baby (2012). He received his BA from Oakland University and his MFA from Bowling Green State University. In 2012, he took a position as an assistant professor in the English department at Northern Michigan University, and currently teaches in the...
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9. Justin Haire
1980-. (aged 46)
baseball player
Justin Haire is in American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes. He has held that position since the beginning of the 2025 season. He was catcher at Bowling Green and Indianapolis prior to his coaching career. After one season as a pitching coach at Sterling College, he moved to Ouachita Baptist where he...
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10. Steve Sanders
1982-. (aged 44)
American football player
Steven Ike Sanders is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons and was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006.
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11. Ted Sator
1949-. (aged 77)
ice hockey player
ice hockey coach
Ted Sator is an American professional ice hockey coach. He has twelve seasons of National Hockey League (NHL) coaching experience, serving as an assistant coach for various teams and head coach of the New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres. He has also spent time coaching in the American Hockey League (AHL) and ECHL along with coaching in Europe including stints...
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12. Isaac Rosefelt
1985-. (aged 41)
basketball player
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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13. Kai Kantola
1987-. (aged 39)
ice hockey player
Kai Kantola is a Finnish-American professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for KalPa of the Finnish Liiga.
14. Pierre-Célestin Rwigema
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
minister
Pierre-Célestin Rwigema is a Rwandan politician previously associated with the moderate faction of the Republican Democratic Movement (MDR) party. He was Prime Minister of Rwanda from 1995 to 2000 and Education Minister from 1994 to 1995. When he was sworn in as prime minister he pledged to reunite his then ethnically torn country.
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15. Ralfs Freibergs
1991-. (aged 35)
ice hockey player
Ralfs Freibergs is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for HC Vítkovice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH).
16. Jordan Samuels-Thomas
1990-. (aged 36)
ice hockey player
Jordan Blaine Samuels-Thomas is an American National Hockey League referee and former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Atlanta Thrashers in the seventh round (203rd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He made his officiating debut during the 2021–22 NHL season and has refereed 55 regular season games as of the start of the 2024–25 season....
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17. Tim Hagans
1954-. (aged 72)
trumpeter
composer
jazz musician
Tim Hagans is an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and composer. He has been nominated for three Grammy Awards: Best Instrumental Composition for "Box of Cannoli" on The Avatar Sessions (Fuzzy Music, 2010); Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Animation*Imagination (Blue Note, 1999); and Best Contemporary Jazz Album for Re-Animation (Blue Note, 2000).
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18. Betty Montgomery
1948-. (aged 78)
lawyer
politician
Betty D. Montgomery is an American politician from the state of Ohio. A Republican, she formerly served as Ohio State Auditor and is the first woman Ohio Attorney General.
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19. Michael Huger
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball player
head coach
basketball coach
Michael Anthony Huger is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach for Temple. Prior to Temple, he was the head coach for his alma mater Bowling Green Falcons team. Huger is a native of New York City.
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20. Christopher Smitherman
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
Christopher E.C. Smitherman is an American politician and businessman who previously served as the Vice Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. An Independent, Smitherman has been a member of the Cincinnati City Council and the Cincinnati Planning Commission. Smitherman is the former president of the Cincinnati NAACP, serving from April 2007 to January 2014. From 2013 until January 2022 – when Smitherman...
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21. Doug Bair
1949-. (aged 77)
baseball player
Charles Douglas Bair is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for 15 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons — from 1976 to 1990 — for seven teams.
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22. Janeé Ayers
1981-. (aged 45)
trade unionist
politician
Janeé L. Ayers is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. In 2015, Ayers was appointed to Detroit City Council as an at large member after the resignation of Saunteel Jenkins, and elected for the remainder of the term on November 8, 2016. She was reelected to city council for a full four-year term on November 7, 2017....
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23. Fernando Alegría
1918-2005 (aged 87)
poet
literary critic
writer
Fernando Alegría was a Chilean poet, writer, literary critic and scholar.
24. Jarret Doege
1997-. (aged 29)
Canadian football player
American football player
Jarret Doege is an American professional football quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Bowling Green, West Virginia and Troy.
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25. David Ellett
1964-. (aged 62)
ice hockey player
David George John Ellett is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL for 16 seasons. He was born in Cleveland because his father, Bob, was a minor-league hockey player playing for the Cleveland Barons of the AHL.
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26. Greg de Vries
1973-. (aged 53)
ice hockey player
Gregory de Vries is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played over 800 games with six teams in the National Hockey League (NHL). de Vries won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2000–01 season.
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27. Jonathan Sigalet
1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Jonathan Patrick Sigalet is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
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28. Justin Turner
1984-. (aged 42)
baseball player
Justin Rafael Turner, nicknamed "Juice" or "JT", is an American professional basketball player for BC Gargždai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons.
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29. Ryan Hunter
1995-. (aged 31)
American football player
Ryan Kenneth Hunter is a Canadian professional football offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL).
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30. Kayla Williams
1976-. (aged 50)
historian
memoirist
Kayla Maureen Williams is a United States government official and a former Arabic linguist in the United States Army who wrote her experiences of the 2003 Iraq invasion in her book Love My Rifle More Than You. This book details her personal experiences during the war in Iraq.
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31. Kevin J. Coughlin
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Kevin J. Coughlin is a Republican former member of the Ohio Senate, who represented the 27th District from 2001 to 2010. He was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1997 until 2000. He served as Clerk of the Stow Municipal Court from 2013 to 2015. Since 2010, he has been president of Lexington Companies, a marketing company.
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32. Karl Brooks
1999-. (aged 27)
American football player
Karl Dermarad Brooks is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons.
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33. Burke Badenhop
1983-. (aged 43)
baseball player
Burke Heinrich Badenhop is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Badenhop played college baseball at Bowling Green State University.
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34. Kory Lichtensteiger
1985-. (aged 41)
American football player
Kory Adam Lichtensteiger is an American former professional football center who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL draft. He played college football at Bowling Green State University.
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35. Everett Piper
1959-. (aged 67)
writer
Everett Piper is an American writer, retired university administrator, and conservative commentator. He is the author of the national best seller, Not a Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth and a columnist for The Washington Times.
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36. Ken Klee
1971-. (aged 55)
ice hockey player
Kenneth William Klee is an American ice hockey coach and former professional defenseman who played most notably with the Washington Capitals in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is currently the head coach of the Minnesota Frost of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
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37. Jon Matsumoto
1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Jonathan Richard Matsumoto is a Canadian-German professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL2.
38. Steve Mears
1980-. (aged 46)
sports journalist
Steve Mears is the television play-by-play voice of the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has also called select NHL games for TNT since 2024. He previously delivered play-by-play commentary for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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39. Grant Jackson
1942-2021 (aged 79)
baseball player
Grant Dwight Jackson was an American professional baseball pitcher who played eighteen seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos, and Kansas City Royals from 1965 to 1982. Jackson was a switch hitter who threw left-handed and served primarily as a relief pitcher.
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40. Mary Biddinger
1974-. (aged 52)
poet
writer
Mary Biddinger is an American poet, editor, and academic.
41. Nick Bailen
1989-. (aged 37)
ice hockey player
Nick Bailen is an American-Belarusian professional ice hockey defensemen. He is currently playing for Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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42. Chuck Share
1927-2012 (aged 85)
basketball player
Charles Edward Share was an American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Share has the distinction of being the first NBA draft pick ever: he was selected by the Boston Celtics as the No. 1 overall pick in the inaugural 1950 NBA draft.
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43. Mark Friedman
1995-. (aged 31)
ice hockey player
Mark Isaac Friedman is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected 86th overall in the 3rd round of the 2014 NHL entry draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, and has also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks. Prior to turning professional, Friedman played for the Bowling Green Falcons...
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44. Sean Walker
1994-. (aged 32)
ice hockey player
Sean Iain Walker is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
45. Brian MacLellan
1958-. (aged 68)
ice hockey player
Brian John MacLellan is a Canadian former ice hockey forward and current president of hockey operations of the Washington Capitals. He played in the National Hockey League with five teams between 1983 and 1992, winning the Stanley Cup in 1989 with the Calgary Flames. Internationally he played for the Canadian national team at the 1985 World Championships. He joined Washington...
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46. Ric Reitz
1955-. (aged 71)
screenwriter
television actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Kenric Lowell Reitz is an American actor, writer, composer, director and producer.
47. Jordon Crawford
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Jordon Benjamin Crawford is an American professional basketball player for Esenler Erokspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Bowling Green.
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48. Carolyn Forché
1950-. (aged 76)
writer
human rights defender
activist
translator
poet
Carolyn Forché is an American poet, editor, professor, translator, and human rights advocate. She has received many awards for her literary work.
49. James Purdy
1914-2009 (aged 95)
playwright
poet
writer
translator
novelist
James Otis Purdy was an American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and playwright who, from his debut in 1956, published over a dozen novels, and many collections of poetry, short stories, and plays. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages and in 2013 his short stories were collected in The Complete Short Stories of James Purdy.
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50. Bob Hartman
1949-. (aged 77)
guitarist
composer
musician
Robert "Bob" Hartman is a Christian artist, guitarist, writer and songwriter. He is the founder of Christian rock band Petra. Hartman was involved with the band from its foundation in 1972 to its end in 2005. (Petra is currently on tour in 2025 as part of their "50th Reunion Tour," with upcoming shows in Jacksonville, Pensacola, and other cities. While...
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51. Grant Napear
1959-. (aged 67)
sports commentator
Grant Harrington Napear is an American radio personality who currently hosts his own podcast If You Don't Like That With Grant Napear. Before this he hosted The Grant Napear Show at KHTK Sports 1140 in Sacramento, California where he was fired for tweeting "All lives matter, Every Single One" during the George Floyd protest. He was also the play-by-play announcer...
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52. Danny Ayalon
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
economist
politician
Daniel Ayalon is an Israeli diplomat, columnist and politician. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister and as a member of the Knesset. He was the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 2002 until 2006. Previously, he worked as senior foreign policy advisor to Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak, and Benjamin Netanyahu.
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53. Mike Liut
1956-. (aged 70)
ice hockey player
Michael Dennis Liut is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender.
54. Ryan Carpenter
1991-. (aged 35)
ice hockey player
Ryan Michael Carpenter is an American professional ice hockey center for the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League (AHL). He previously played for the San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights, Chicago Blackhawks, Calgary Flames, and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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55. Jon Berti
1990-. (aged 36)
baseball player
Jonathon David Berti is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, and Chicago Cubs.
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56. Don Nehlen
1936-. (aged 90)
head coach
American football player
Donald Eugene Nehlen is an American former college football player and coach. He was head football coach at Bowling Green State University (1968–1976) and at West Virginia University (1980–2000). Nehlen retired in 2001 with a career head coaching record of 202–128–8 and as the 17th-winningest coach in college football history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame...
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57. Bob Latta
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Robert Edward Latta is an American politician who is the United States representative for Ohio's 5th congressional district. Currently in his 10th term, Latta has served in Congress since 2007, and prior to that he served four terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party. The fifth district includes many of Toledo's suburbs,...
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58. Bob Hill
1948-. (aged 78)
basketball coach
basketball player
Robert W. Hill is an American basketball coach. Hill grew up in Mount Sterling, Ohio, moving to Worthington, Ohio, for high school. Hill attended Bowling Green State University.
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59. Andrew Hammond
1988-. (aged 38)
ice hockey player
Andrew Robert Hammond is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils. Nicknamed the "Hamburglar", he rose to fame in 2014–15 when he was called up from the minors and led the Senators to a 20–1–2 record to clinch a previously...
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60. Sandi Jackson
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Sandra Lee Jackson is an American politician. She was elected to the Chicago City Council as an alderman of the 7th ward of the City of Chicago in the 2007 municipal elections held on February 27, 2007. She succeeded Darcel A. Beavers who had been appointed by Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley after the 2006 November elections to succeed her...
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61. William Easterly
1957-. (aged 69)
university teacher
economist
William Russell Easterly is an American economist specializing in economic development. He is a professor of economics at New York University, joint with Africa House, and co-director of NYU's Development Research Institute. He is a Research Associate of NBER, senior fellow at the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) of Duke University, and a nonresident senior fellow...
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62. Ken Morrow
1956-. (aged 70)
ice hockey player
Kenneth Arlington Morrow is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman and a member of the 1980 USA Olympic Miracle on Ice hockey team. He is currently serving as the New York Islanders' director of pro scouting. A member of the United States Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 550 regular season games in the National Hockey League between 1980...
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63. Greg Kampe
1955-. (aged 71)
gridiron football player
basketball player
basketball coach
Greg Charles Kampe is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Oakland University.
64. Beth Macy
writer
non-fiction writer
journalist
Beth Macy is an American journalist and non-fiction writer. She is the author of five books including the four national bestsellers Factory Man (2014), Truevine (2016), Dopesick (2018) and Paper Girl (2025). Macy is a Democratic candidate for Virginia's 6th congressional district.
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65. George McPhee
1958-. (aged 68)
ice hockey player
general manager
George McPhee is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player who is the president of hockey operations for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). McPhee served as the general manager of the Washington Capitals and has also served as alternate governor, vice president and special assistant to the general manager of the New York Islanders....
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66. Jay Crawford
1965-. (aged 61)
sports commentator
Jason Crawford is an American TV news and sports anchor, who is best known nationally for his time at ESPN. Crawford anchored the live 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter with Chris McKendry until April 2017. Prior to that, Crawford spent nine years hosting ESPN's morning show Cold Pizza, its successor ESPN First Take, and First Take spinoff 1st and 10....
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67. Alissa Czisny
1987-. (aged 39)
figure skater
Alissa Czisny is an American former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Grand Prix Final champion, a two-time Skate Canada champion (2005, 2010), the 2011 Skate America champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion (2009, 2011). She is also the 2019 and the 2021 U.S. Professional Open Grand Champion.
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68. Marian McPartland
1918-2013 (aged 95)
jazz musician
pianist
composer
recording artist
radio personality
Margaret Marian McPartland OBE, was an English and American jazz pianist, composer, and writer. She was the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio from 1978 to 2011.
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69. Dan Bylsma
1970-. (aged 56)
ice hockey player
ice hockey coach
Daniel Brian Bylsma is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was previously head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Seattle Kraken in the NHL, as well as an assistant coach for the Detroit Red Wings, and head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Coachella Valley Firebirds of the American Hockey League (AHL). He also...
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70. Rob Blake
1969-. (aged 57)
ice hockey player
Robert Bowlby Blake is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and executive who most recently served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted by the Kings in 1988, appearing in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy and serving as team captain for...
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71. Antonio Daniels
1975-. (aged 51)
basketball player
Antonio Robert Daniels is an American former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the television color analyst for the New Orleans Pelicans on Bally Sports New Orleans and co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio.
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72. Dean Pees
1949-. (aged 77)
American football coach
coach
Russell Dean Pees is an American football coach who is a senior advisor for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He was the defensive coordinator for the Ravens, New England Patriots, Tennessee Titans, and Atlanta Falcons. Pees was also the head coach at Kent State University from 1998 to 2003, compiling a record of 17–51.
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73. Mike Emrick
1946-. (aged 80)
journalist
sports commentator
Michael "Doc" Emrick is an American former network television play-by-play sportscaster and commentator noted mostly for his work in ice hockey. He was the lead announcer for National Hockey League national telecasts on both NBC and NBCSN. Among the many awards Emrick has received is the NHL's Lester Patrick Award in 2004, making him the first of only six to...
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74. Richaun Holmes
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Richaun Diante Holmes is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Bowling Green Falcons where he was named to multiple All-Mid-American Conference teams. Holmes previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers for three seasons before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in the 2018 offseason. He...
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75. Quinton Flynn
1964-. (aged 62)
film producer
writer
singer-songwriter
voice actor
stage actor
Quinton Flynn is an American voice actor and comedian, who has provided the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the Metal Gear series, Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad, and Axel and his original self Lea in the Kingdom Hearts series.
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76. Kevin Bieksa
1981-. (aged 45)
ice hockey player
Kevin Francesco Bieksa is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and television personality. As a defenceman, Bieksa started and played most of his career with the Vancouver Canucks and later played for the Anaheim Ducks. After a three-year career in the Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) with the Burlington Cougars, Bieksa was awarded a scholarship to Bowling Green State...
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77. JP Sears
1981-. (aged 45)
comedian
television producer
YouTuber
Jonathan Patrick Sears, known as JP Sears, is an American conservative YouTube comedian. Sears produces satirical YouTube videos where he parodies lifestyle gurus, wellness coaches, and government policies.
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78. D. J. Durkin
1978-. (aged 48)
American football coach
American football player
Daniel John Durkin is an American college football coach who is the defensive coordinator at Auburn. He was formerly the head coach for the University of Maryland. Durkin began serving as the head coach of the University of Maryland football team in 2015. Following the practice-related death of player Jordan McNair, Durkin was placed on leave in August 2018. Matt...
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79. Dave Wottle
1950-. (aged 76)
athletics competitor
middle-distance runner
David James Wottle is an American retired middle-distance track athlete. He was the gold medalist in the 800 meter run at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and a world record holder in the 800 meters. In 1973, Wottle became the then-3rd fastest miler in history. He was known for wearing a golf cap while running.
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80. Nate Thurmond
1941-2016 (aged 75)
basketball player
restaurateur
Nathaniel Thurmond was an American professional basketball player who spent the majority of his 14-year career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Golden State Warriors franchise. He played the center and power forward positions. Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star and the first player in NBA history to record an official quadruple-double. In 1965, he grabbed 42 rebounds in...
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81. Jack Harbaugh
1939-. (aged 87)
American football player
coach
Jack Avon Harbaugh is an American college football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Western Michigan University from 1982 to 1986 and Western Kentucky University from 1989 to 2002, compiling a career college football head coaching record of 116–95–3. In his final year at Western Kentucky, he led the 2002 Hilltoppers to an NCAA...
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82. Anthony Doerr
1973-. (aged 53)
novelist
writer
journalist
Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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83. James Pickens
1954-. (aged 72)
film actor
actor
television actor
James Pickens Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy (since 2005), and for his supporting roles as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on later seasons of the Fox Network science fiction series The X-Files and Chuck Mitchell on Roseanne (1990–96; 2018) and...
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84. Tim Ryan
1968-. (aged 58)
activist
Timothy John Ryan is an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for the state of Ohio from 2003 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Ohio's 13th congressional district from 2013 to 2023, having previously represented Ohio's 17th congressional district from 2003 to 2013. Ryan's district included a large swath of northeastern...
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85. Scott Hamilton
1958-. (aged 68)
figure skater
Scott Scovell Hamilton is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics, four consecutive World Championships (1981–84) and four consecutive U.S. championships (1981–84). His signature move, the backflip, a feat few other figure skaters could perform at the time, was against U.S. Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules at...
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86. Orel Hershiser
1958-. (aged 68)
baseball player
Orel Leonard Hershiser IV is an American former baseball pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 to 2000. He later became a pitching coach for the Texas Rangers from 2002 to 2005 and a broadcast color analyst for the Dodgers. He is also a professional poker player.
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87. James Baldwin
1924-1987 (aged 63)
university teacher
civil rights advocate
social critic
novelist
essayist
James Arthur Baldwin was an American writer and civil rights activist who garnered acclaim for his essays, novels, plays, and poems. His 1953 novel Go Tell It on the Mountain has been ranked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 English-language novels. His 1955 essay collection Notes of a Native Son helped establish his reputation as a voice...
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88. Tim Conway
1933-2019 (aged 86)
dancer
comedian
television producer
voice actor
film director
Thomas Daniel "Tim" Conway was an American actor, comedian, writer, and director. Conway is perhaps best known as a regular cast member (1975–1978) on the TV comedy-variety series The Carol Burnett Show where he portrayed his recurrent iconic characters Mister Tudball and the Oldest Man. Conway was known for his physical comedy. Over his career he received numerous accolades, including...
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89. Eva Marie Saint
1924-. (aged 102)
television actor
voice actor
stage actor
film actor
Eva Marie Saint is an American retired actress. In a career spanning more than seven decades, she received an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. As of July 2024, Saint is the oldest-living and earliest-surviving Academy Award winner. She is one of the last living stars from the Golden Age of...
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90. Robert Patrick
1958-. (aged 68)
television actor
voice actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Robert Hammond Patrick is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures, Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations.
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91. Don Plusquellic
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
Donald L. Plusquellic is an American politician who served as mayor of Akron, Ohio. First elected in 1987, he became the 59th Mayor of Akron after previously serving 13 years on Akron City Council. Plusquellic has served his seventh term, making him the longest-serving mayor of the city. Plusquellic announced his resignation effective May 31, 2015, citing unfriendly coverage from...
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92. John R. Adams
1955-. (aged 71)
lawyer
judge
John Randell Adams Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
93. Tom Luken
1925-2018 (aged 93)
military officer
lawyer
politician
Thomas Andrew Luken was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio, serving in the United States House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s.
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94. Judson Laipply
1976-. (aged 50)
dancer
television producer
YouTuber
Judson Laipply is an American internet celebrity from Bucyrus, Ohio. He served as the state president of The Ohio Association of Student Councils from 1993 to 1994. He is best known for his performance in the "Evolution of Dance" viral video clip, which became one of the most famous YouTube videos ever and was the most-viewed YouTube video over three...
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95. Jennifer Higdon
1962-. (aged 64)
composer
music teacher
Jennifer Elaine Higdon is an American composer of contemporary classical music. She has received many awards, including the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her Violin Concerto and three Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for her Percussion Concerto in 2010, Viola Concerto in 2018, and Harp Concerto in 2020. Elected a Member of the American Philosophical Society in...
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96. David Peters
1987-. (aged 39)
poker player
David M. Peters is an American politician who represented the 6th Worcester District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 1998. From 1995 to 1997 he was the Minority Whip and from 1997 to 1999 he was the House Minority Leader. Peters was appointed Commissioner of the Division of Fisheries, Wildlife & Environmental Law Enforcement on December 12,...
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97. John N. Abrams
1946-2018 (aged 72)
military personnel
General John Nelson Abrams was a United States Army four-star general who commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from 1998 to 2002.
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98. Sally Miller Gearhart
1931-2021 (aged 90)
university teacher
novelist
writer
science fiction writer
women's rights activist
Sally Miller Gearhart was an American teacher, radical feminist, science-fiction writer, and political activist. In 1973, she became the first open lesbian to obtain a tenure-track faculty position when she was hired by San Francisco State University, where she helped establish one of the first women and gender study programs in the country. She later became a nationally known gay...
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99. Shantanu Narayen
1963-. (aged 63)
computer scientist
businessperson
Shantanu Narayen is an Indian-American business executive who has been the chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of Adobe Inc. since December 2007. Before this, he was the company's president and chief operating officer since 2005.
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100. Stefan Rinke
1965-. (aged 61)
historian
university teacher
Stefan Rinke is a German historian. Since 2005, he has been professor of Latin American History at the Latin American Institute and at the Friedrich-Meinecke-Institut at Freie Universität Berlin.
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