Notable Alumni of Duke University [Sorted List]

1. John W. Campbell

1910-1971 (aged 61)

editing staff novelist science fiction writer editor screenwriter

John Wood Campbell Jr. was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from late 1937 until his death and was part of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Campbell wrote "super-science" space opera under his own name and other stories under his primary pseudonym, Don A....

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2. John Carreyrou

investigative journalist writer journalist

John Carreyrou is a French-American investigative reporter at The New York Times. Carreyrou worked for The Wall Street Journal for 20 years between 1999 and 2019 and has been based in Brussels, Paris, and New York City. He won the Pulitzer Prize twice and helped expose the fraudulent practices of the multibillion-dollar blood-testing company Theranos in a series of articles...

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3. Spencer Garrett

1963-. (aged 63)

television actor film producer actor film actor

Spencer Garrett Heckenkamp is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Air Force One (1997), 21 (2008), Public Enemies (2009), All the Way (2016), and The Front Runner (2018).

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4. Wendell Carter Jr

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Wendell Andre Carter Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

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5. Rita Volk

1990-. (aged 36)

actor television actor

Margarita Volkovinskaya, known professionally as Rita Volk, is an Uzbek-American actress. She is known for her role as Amy Raudenfeld in the MTV romantic comedy series Faking It.

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6. Dahntay Jones

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player basketball coach

Dahntay Lavall Jones is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and Duke Blue Devils. Jones played in the NBA as a small forward and shooting guard from 2003 to 2017. He won an...

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7. Martin Dempsey

1952-. (aged 74)

military personnel

Martin Edward "Marty" Dempsey is an American retired military officer who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 2011 to September 2015. He previously served as the 37th chief of Staff of the Army from April to September 2011. Before that, he served as Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, from December...

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8. Clay Helton

1972-. (aged 54)

head coach American football player American football coach

Clay Charles Helton is an American college football coach and former player, who is currently the head coach at Georgia Southern University. He was previously the head coach at the University of Southern California from 2015 to 2021. Helton has also been an assistant coach for Duke, Houston and Memphis. His father, Kim Helton, was a coach in college, the...

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9. Mo Brooks

1954-. (aged 72)

clerk lawyer politician

Morris Jackson Brooks Jr. is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Alabama's 5th congressional district from 2011 to 2023. His district was based in Huntsville and stretches across the northern fifth of the state. A member of the Republican Party, Brooks was a founding member of the Freedom Caucus.

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10. Paul Farmer

1959-2022 (aged 63)

anthropologist human rights defender physician writer

Paul Edward Farmer was an American medical anthropologist and physician. Farmer held an MD and PhD from Harvard University, where he was a University Professor and the chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He was the co-founder and chief strategist of Partners In Health (PIH), an international non-profit organization that since 1987...

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11. Marshall Plumlee

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Marshall Harrison Plumlee is an American former professional basketball player and an active-duty United States Army Ranger-Qualified officer. He played college basketball for the Duke University Blue Devils. He was one of the top-rated basketball recruits in the class of 2011, a McDonald's All-American, and is the younger brother and former high school and college teammate of both Mason and...

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12. Martin Kratt

1965-. (aged 61)

television actor television director actor voice actor film actor

Martin William Kratt is an American zoologist, educational nature show host and YouTuber. He and his brother Chris created the children's television series Kratts' Creatures and Zoboomafoo, as well as Be the Creature, which runs on the National Geographic Channel and Knowledge Network. They are the main characters on the animated television series Wild Kratts, which airs on PBS Kids.

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13. Miles Plumlee

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player

Miles Christian Plumlee is an American former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, winning a national championship in 2010. He was selected with the 26th overall pick in 2012 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers and went on to have a seven-year NBA career. He won an NBL championship with the...

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14. Sam Jenkins

1964-. (aged 62)

screenwriter film director television actor actor film actor

Sandra Lynn "Sam" Sorbo is an American actress. She played Serena in the television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and hosts the weekday, syndicated radio program, The Sam Sorbo Show.

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15. Kyle Singler

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player

Kyle Edward Singler is an American former professional basketball player. Singler was a four-year starter for the Duke men's basketball team and was instrumental in their 2010 NCAA championship run, and was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. In the 2011 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons selected Singler in the second round with the overall 33rd pick. His professional...

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16. Dylan Lauren

1974-. (aged 52)

film actor entrepreneur socialite

Dylan Lauren is an American businesswoman. She is the daughter of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, and the owner of New York City's Dylan's Candy Bar, which claims to be the "largest candy store in the world".

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17. Eric Ken Shinseki

1942-. (aged 84)

politician military commander

Eric Ken Shinseki is a retired United States Army general who served as the seventh United States secretary of veterans affairs from 2009 to 2014 and as the 34th chief of staff of the Army from 1999 to 2003. Shinseki is a veteran of two tours of combat in the Vietnam War, in which he was awarded three Bronze Star...

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18. Tucker Max

1975-. (aged 51)

film producer screenwriter

Tucker Max is an American author and public speaker. He chronicles his drinking and sexual encounters in the form of short stories on his website TuckerMax.com, which has received millions of visitors since Max launched it as the result of a bet in 2000.

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19. Kara DioGuardi

1970-. (aged 56)

manufacturer songwriter record producer musician singer

Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi is an American songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, and singer. She primarily writes music in the pop rock genre. She has worked with many popular artists; sales of albums on which her songs appear exceed 160 million worldwide. DioGuardi is a 2011 NAMM Music for Life Award winner, 2009 NMPA Songwriter Icon Award winner, 2007...

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20. David Lauren

1971-. (aged 55)

entrepreneur

David Lauren is an American businessman. He is the middle child and younger son of designer Ralph Lauren, and is married to Lauren Bush.

21. Jay Bilas

1963-. (aged 63)

basketball coach color commentator lawyer basketball player actor

Jay Scot Bilas is an American college basketball analyst who currently works for ESPN. Bilas is a former professional basketball player and coach who played for and served as an assistant under Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, as well as a practicing attorney in North Carolina. In February 2024, Bilas signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Washington Speakers Bureau (WSB).

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22. Quinn

1995-. (aged 31)

association football player

Quinn is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Vancouver Rise FC in the Northern Super League and the Canada national team. Quinn previously played professionally for Paris FC in France's top league Division 1 Féminine (D1F), Vittsjö GIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, as well as Washington Spirit and Seattle Reign in the NWSL. They were...

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23. Mike Dunleavy Jr

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player

Michael Joseph Dunleavy Jr. is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is the general manager for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, earning consensus second-team All-American honors in 2002. Dunleavy was selected by Golden State with the third overall pick of the 2002 NBA...

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24. Gary Trent Jr

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Gary Dajaun Trent Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

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25. Paul W. Downs

1981-. (aged 45)

screenwriter film director television actor film producer actor

Paul William Downs is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He is the co-creator, co-showrunner and one of the stars of the HBO Max series Hacks, for which he has received two Golden Globes, a Peabody Award, and three Primetime Emmy Awards, among others. Downs first gained attention for his role in the Comedy Central series Broad City, which...

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26. Benjamin Watson

1980-. (aged 46)

American football player

Benjamin Seth Watson is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils and Georgia Bulldogs. Watson was selected by the New England Patriots with the 32nd overall pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft and won Super Bowl XXXIX...

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27. Andrew Giuliani

1986-. (aged 40)

politician

Andrew Harold Giuliani is an American politician, political commentator, and former professional golfer. He is the son of former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani.

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28. Aileen Cannon

1981-. (aged 45)

lawyer judge

Aileen Mercedes Cannon is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. She was appointed in 2020 by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Cannon previously worked for the corporate law firm Gibson Dunn from 2009 to 2012 and was a federal...

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29. Shelden Williams

1983-. (aged 43)

basketball player basketball coach

Shelden DeMar Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Landlord", he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played in the NBA for parts of seven seasons.

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30. Justise Winslow

1996-. (aged 30)

basketball player

Justise Jon Winslow is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, with whom he won the 2015 NCAA championship.

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31. Jason Carter

1975-. (aged 51)

lawyer politician

Jason James Carter is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Georgia. Carter served in the Georgia State Senate from 2010 to 2015 and was the Democratic Party nominee for governor of Georgia in 2014. He is the grandson of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

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32. Cam Reddish

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Cameron Elijah Reddish is an American professional basketball player who recently played for BC Šiauliai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and currently plays for the Los Angeles Clippers. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was selected 10th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft.

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33. Tyus Jones

1996-. (aged 30)

basketball player

Tyus Robert Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The older brother of NBA player Tre Jones, he previously played for his hometown team, the Minnesota Timberwolves for four seasons, before signing with the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2019 offseason. After 4 seasons with the team, he was traded to...

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34. Shane Battier

1978-. (aged 48)

basketball player

Shane Courtney Battier is an American former professional basketball player.

35. Jack Coleman

1958-. (aged 68)

actor television actor screenwriter

John MacDonald Coleman is an American actor known as Steven Carrington on Dynasty (1982–1988), Noah Bennet in Heroes (2006–2010), State Senator Robert Lipton on The Office (2010–2013), and US Senator William Bracken on Castle (2012–2015).

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36. Bailey Chase

1972-. (aged 54)

film actor television actor stage actor

Bailey Chase is an American film and television actor.

37. Cody Ko

1990-. (aged 36)

comedian YouTuber Viner television producer podcaster

Cody Michael Kolodziejzyk, better known as Cody Ko, is a Canadian YouTuber, podcaster, comedian, and rapper. His style of content is often crudely comedic and profane. As of April 2023, his five YouTube channels have collectively earned over 9.37 million subscribers and 1.86 billion views.

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38. Prince Hashem bin Al-Hussein of Jordan

1981-. (aged 45)

military personnel

Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein is the younger of the two sons of King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan. In her autobiography, Queen Noor states that Hashim was named after the clan of Hashim (Banu Hashim), the clan to which the Islamic prophet Muhammad and King Hussein belong. He is in the line of succession to the Jordanian throne.

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39. Ken Wilber

1949-. (aged 77)

writer philosopher

Kenneth Earl Wilber Jr. is an American theorist and writer on transpersonal psychology and his own integral theory, a four-quadrant grid which purports to model all human knowledge and experience. Starting publishing in the 1970s, his works were popular among a section of readers in the 1980s, but have lost popularity since the 1990s, retaining some popularity at dedicated web...

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40. Jon Scheyer

1987-. (aged 39)

basketball player basketball coach

Jonathan James Scheyer is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

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41. Mason Plumlee

1990-. (aged 36)

basketball player

Mason Alexander Plumlee is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily plays the center position. As a freshman in 2009–10, he was a back-up forward for the Duke Blue Devils national championship team, playing with his older brother Miles. He was a 2009 McDonald's All-American in high school. During...

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42. JB Pritzker

1965-. (aged 61)

lawyer businessperson politician

Jay Robert "JB" Pritzker is an American politician, lawyer, and businessman serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Illinois. A member of the Democratic Party, Pritzker is widely seen as an opposition leader during the second Trump administration.

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43. Eric Bolling

1963-. (aged 63)

presenter journalist television presenter baseball player

Eric Thomas Bolling is an American television personality, conservative political commentator, author, and financial commentator. He has occupied numerous roles as a commentator on financial issues for television, most notably for Fox News. He hosted Fox Business Channel's Cashin' In and Fox News Channel's The Five before leaving in May 2017. A staunch ally of President Donald Trump, Bolling has...

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44. Quin Snyder

1966-. (aged 60)

basketball player basketball coach

Quin Price Snyder is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After being named a McDonald's All American as a high school player in Washington, he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. He was previously the head coach of the Utah Jazz for eight seasons.

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45. Andrew G. McCabe

1968-. (aged 58)

lawyer

Andrew George McCabe is an American attorney who served as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from February 2016 to March 2018 and as the acting Director of the FBI from May 9, 2017, to August 2, 2017. McCabe joined the FBI as a special agent in 1996 and served with the bureau's SWAT team. He...

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46. Elton Brand

1979-. (aged 47)

basketball player film producer

Elton Tyron Brand is an American former professional basketball player and the general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After playing college basketball for Duke, he was selected with the first overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, and later played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks...

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47. Dan Abrams

1966-. (aged 60)

television presenter lawyer entrepreneur

Daniel Abrams is an American media entrepreneur, television host, and author. He is currently the host of On Patrol: Live on Reelz, and The Dan Abrams Show: Where Politics Meets The Law on SiriusXM's P.O.T.U.S. channel. He is also the Chief Legal Analyst of ABC News. In 2021, he became the host of the primetime show Dan Abrams Live on...

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48. David Rubenstein

1949-. (aged 77)

entrepreneur podcaster merchant jurist financier

David Mark Rubenstein is an American lawyer and businessman. He is a co-founder and co-chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C. Rubenstein is also the principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB), acquiring the team in 2024 for $1.7 billion, and former federal government official.

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49. Jessica Springsteen

1991-. (aged 35)

equestrian

Jessica Rae Springsteen is an American equestrian. The daughter of musicians Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, she is a show jumping champion rider who has represented the United States Equestrian Team in international competition and won a silver medal in the Team jumping at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo.

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50. Marcus Stroman

1991-. (aged 35)

baseball player

Marcus Earl Stroman is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees. Stroman's height is listed at 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m), making him one of only six pitchers shorter than 5 feet 10...

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51. Quinn Cook

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player

Quinn Alexander Cook is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was one of the top-rated basketball recruits in the class of 2011. Cook won the 2015 NCAA national championship with Duke, and won two NBA championships, one with...

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52. Douglas Brunt

1971-. (aged 55)

historian novelist entrepreneur writer

Douglas Brunt is an American biographer, novelist, and podcast host with SiriusXM and former president and CEO of the cybersecurity firm Authentium.

53. MatPat

1986-. (aged 40)

television producer YouTuber voice actor

Matthew Robert Patrick, known professionally as MatPat, is an American internet personality, political advisor, and former YouTuber.

54. Elizabeth Dole

1936-. (aged 90)

lawyer politician

Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in five presidential administrations, including as U.S. Secretary of Transportation under Ronald Reagan from 1983 to 1987 and as U.S. Secretary of Labor under Reagan's successor,...

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55. RJ Barrett

2000-. (aged 26)

basketball player

Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected third overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the New York Knicks after one year of college basketball with the Duke Blue Devils.

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56. Marvin Bagley III

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Marvin Bagley III is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was a 2018 Consensus All-American.

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57. Jerome Bruner

1915-2016 (aged 101)

university teacher pedagogue psychologist

Jerome Seymour Bruner was an American psychologist who made significant contributions to human cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology. Bruner was a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law. He received a BA in 1937 from Duke University and a PhD from Harvard University in 1941. He taught and conducted research at Harvard...

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58. Luol Deng

1985-. (aged 41)

basketball player sports official

Luol Ajou Deng OBE is a South Sudanese-born British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan, then part of Sudan, Deng fled the country with his family as a child, eventually settling in the United Kingdom. He became a British citizen in...

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59. Bobby Hurley

1971-. (aged 55)

basketball player basketball coach

Robert M. Hurley is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He was previously the head coach at the University at Buffalo.

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60. Carlos Boozer

1981-. (aged 45)

basketball player

Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. A two-time NBA All-Star, he played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, and then spent his last season playing overseas with the Guangdong Southern Tigers. As a member of Team USA, Boozer won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and...

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61. Grayson Allen

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Grayson James Allen is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played four years of college basketball at Duke University, where he helped Duke win a national championship in 2015. He has often been called one of Duke's best players of the 2010s. Allen was drafted with the 21st overall pick...

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62. Jahlil Okafor

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Jahlil Obika Okafor Listen is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Levanga Hokkaido of the B.League. He played his freshman season of college basketball for the 2014–15 Duke national championship team. He was selected with the third overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.

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63. Austin Rivers

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Austin James Rivers is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a sports analyst for ESPN and NBC Sports. The son of basketball coach and former player Doc Rivers, he played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In the 2012 NBA draft, Rivers was selected with the 10th overall pick by the New Orleans Hornets...

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64. Retta

1970-. (aged 56)

television actor actor comedian film actor

Marietta Sangai Sirleaf, known professionally as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles as Donna Meagle on NBC's Parks and Recreation and Ruby Hill on NBC's Good Girls. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central's Premium Blend.

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65. Charlie Rose

1942-. (aged 84)

television presenter interviewer journalist

Charles Peete Rose Jr. is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive producer of the talk show Charlie Rose on PBS and Bloomberg LP. On the show, he interviewed writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, businesspersons, leaders, scientists, intellectuals, and fellow journalists. The show was known for its distinguished stature and intellectual...

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66. Jabari Parker

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Jabari Ali Parker is an American professional basketball player for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the Serbian League (KLS), the ABA League and the EuroLeague. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the second overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, after one season of playing for Duke University. He played four seasons for the Bucks before spending time with...

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67. Sylvia A. Earle

1935-. (aged 91)

explorer biologist oceanographer marine biologist botanist

Sylvia Alice Earle is an American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, writer, and lecturer. She has been a National Geographic Explorer at Large (formerly Explorer in Residence) since 1998. Earle was the first chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was named by Time Magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.

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68. Christian Laettner

1969-. (aged 57)

basketball player basketball coach

Christian Donald Laettner is an American former professional basketball player. His college career for the Duke Blue Devils is widely regarded as one of the best in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) history. He was the star player on back-to-back Duke National Championship teams of 1991 and 1992, and the NCAA player of the year in his senior year. He...

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69. Melinda Gates

1964-. (aged 62)

philanthropist entrepreneur founder patron of the arts businessperson

Melinda French Gates is an American philanthropist. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she attended Duke University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics and an MBA. She joined Microsoft in 1987 as a multimedia product developer. In the same year, she began dating the company's co-founder and then-chief executive Bill Gates, whom she married in...

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70. Adam Silver

1962-. (aged 64)

chief operating officer lawyer jurist businessperson deputy commissioner

Adam Silver is an American lawyer and sports executive who is serving as the fifth and current commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He joined the NBA in 1992 and has held various positions within the league, becoming chief operating officer and deputy commissioner under his predecessor and mentor David Stern in 2006. When Stern retired in 2014, Silver...

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71. Mike Posner

1988-. (aged 38)

singer singer-songwriter disc jockey composer record producer

Michael Robert Henrion Posner is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, poet, and record producer from Detroit. He signed with J Records in 2009 and released his debut single "Cooler Than Me" the following year. The song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and received septuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His follow-up...

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72. JJ Redick

1984-. (aged 42)

basketball player basketball coach

Jonathan Clay "JJ" Redick is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, winning many individual awards, including the Naismith College Player of the Year. Selected 11th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2006...

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73. Grant Hill

1972-. (aged 54)

art collector basketball player

Grant Henry Hill is an American professional basketball executive and former player who is a co-owner of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and a part-owner of Orlando City SC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He is also part of an ownership group that purchased the Baltimore...

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74. Annabeth Gish

1971-. (aged 55)

screenwriter television actor actor film actor

Annabeth Gish is an American actress. She played roles in the films Shag, Hiding Out, Mystic Pizza, SLC Punk!, The Last Supper and Double Jeopardy. On television, she played Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing, Diane Gould on Halt and Catch Fire, Eileen Caffee on Brotherhood, Sarah Gunning on Midnight Mass, Charlotte...

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75. Brandon Ingram

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Brandon Xavier Ingram is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named the NBA Most Improved Player in 2020. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the second overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie...

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76. Jayson Tatum

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Jayson Christopher Tatum Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a McDonald's All-American in high school in Missouri and played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Tatum was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft and was voted to...

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77. Zion Williamson

2000-. (aged 26)

basketball player

Zion Lateef Williamson is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the power forward position. Following a freshman-year stint with the Duke Blue Devils, Williamson was selected by the Pelicans with the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team...

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78. Ayda Field

1979-. (aged 47)

film actor actor television actor

Ayda Sabahat Evecan Williams is an American actress. She has appeared as a panellist on the British television chat show Loose Women, as well as being a judge on the British version of The X Factor, alongside her husband, singer Robbie Williams. Her acting roles include Fresh Meat and Days of Our Lives.

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79. Richard Nixon

1913-1994 (aged 81)

military officer politician lawyer autobiographer statesperson

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 until his resignation in 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he represented California in both houses of the United States Congress before serving as the 36th vice president under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. His presidency saw the reduction of U.S. involvement...

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80. Kyrie Irving

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player diarist

Kyrie Andrew Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. A nine-time All-Star and three-time member of the All-NBA Team, Irving won an NBA championship with...

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81. Ken Jeong

1969-. (aged 57)

film actor game show host comedian television actor actor

Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He rose to prominence for playing Leslie Chow in The Hangover film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom Community (2009–2015). He created, wrote and produced the ABC sitcom Dr. Ken (2015–2017), in which he portrays the titular character, and he has appeared in the films Knocked Up...

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82. William Styron

1925-2006 (aged 81)

novelist military personnel writer

William Clark Styron Jr. was an American novelist and essayist who won major literary awards for his work, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1968 for The Confessions of Nat Turner.

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83. Judy Woodruff

1946-. (aged 80)

journalist news presenter

Judy Carline Woodruff is an American broadcast journalist who has worked in local, network, cable, and public television news since 1970. She was the anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour through the end of 2022. Woodruff has covered every presidential election and convention since 1976. She has interviewed several heads of state and moderated U.S. presidential debates.

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84. Jay Williams

1981-. (aged 45)

basketball player

Roy Kojo Jawara "Jay" Williams is a United States politician who served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development from 2014 to 2017. Previously, he served as the executive director of the federal Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers and as Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio. Since July 17, 2017, he has served as the President and CEO...

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85. Luis von Ahn

1978-. (aged 48)

computer scientist university teacher

Luis von Ahn is a Guatemalan-American entrepreneur and software developer. He is the founder of the company reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo. For these projects and others, von Ahn is known as one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing.

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86. William Kennedy Smith

1960-. (aged 66)

physician

William Kennedy Smith is an American physician and a member of the Kennedy family who founded an organization focused on land mines and the rehabilitation of landmine victims. He is known for being charged with rape in a nationally publicized 1991 trial that ended with his acquittal.

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87. Ron Paul

1935-. (aged 91)

gynecologist air force officer surgeon television producer obstetrician

Ronald Ernest Paul is an American author, activist, medical doctor, and former politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1985, as well as for Texas's 14th congressional district from 1997 to 2013. On three occasions, he sought the presidency of the United States, first as the...

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88. Ken Starr

1946-2022 (aged 76)

prosecutor university teacher lawyer judge politician

Kenneth Winston Starr was an American lawyer and judge who as independent counsel authored the Starr Report, which served as the basis of the impeachment of Bill Clinton. He headed an investigation of members of the Clinton administration, known as the Whitewater controversy, from 1994 to 1998. Starr previously served as a federal appellate judge on the U.S. Court of...

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89. Rand Paul

1963-. (aged 63)

physician ophthalmologist politician

Randal Howard Paul is an American politician serving as the junior United States senator from Kentucky since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he is the chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

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90. Shelley Moore Capito

1953-. (aged 73)

school counselor politician

Shelley Wellons Moore Capito is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from West Virginia. A member of the Republican Party, Capito served from 2001 to 2015 as the U.S. representative from West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. She is the daughter of three-term West Virginia governor and six-term U.S. representative Arch Alfred Moore Jr.

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91. Nabeel Qureshi

1983-2017 (aged 34)

missionary writer

Nabeel Asif Qureshi was a Pakistani-American evangelical Christian apologist. Raised in a devout Ahmadi Muslim family, Qureshi converted to Christianity as a university student following several years of debate with David Wood.

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92. Seth Curry

1990-. (aged 36)

basketball player

Seth Adham Curry is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for one year at Liberty University before transferring to Duke. He is the son of former NBA player Dell Curry and the younger brother of NBA player Stephen Curry. He currently ranks seventh in NBA history...

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93. Ben Mulroney

1976-. (aged 50)

actor television presenter

Benedict Martin Paul Mulroney is a Canadian radio and television host. He is the eldest son of Brian Mulroney, the 18th Prime Minister of Canada.

94. Katsuei Hirasawa

1945-. (aged 81)

bureaucrat politician

Katsuei Hirasawa is a Japanese politician who served as the Minister of Reconstruction in Yoshihide Suga's cabinet. A member of the House of Representatives, Hirasawa is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

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95. Dan Ariely

1967-. (aged 59)

university teacher writer pedagogue psychologist economist

Dan Ariely is an Israeli-American professor and author. He serves as a James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He is the co-founder of several companies implementing insights from behavioral science. Ariely wrote an advice column called "Ask Ariely" in The Wall Street Journal from June 2012 until September 2022. He is the author of...

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96. Jared Harris

1961-. (aged 65)

stage actor film director television actor actor film actor

Jared Francis Harris is a British actor. The son of actor Richard Harris, he went on to study drama at Duke University and the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He has received various accolades including a British Academy Television Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime...

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97. Sara Danius

1962-2019 (aged 57)

university teacher literary critic philosopher

Sara Maria Danius was a Swedish literary critic and philosopher, and a scholar of literature and aesthetics. Danius was professor of aesthetics at Södertörn University, docent of literature at Uppsala University and professor in literary science at Stockholm University.

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98. Arkady Dvorkovich

1972-. (aged 54)

chess official economist chess player politician

Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich is a Russian politician and economist, currently serving as the president of the International Chess Federation, FIDE. He was Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet from 21 May 2012 until 7 May 2018. He was previously an Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation from May 2008 to May 2012. He has the federal state...

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99. Ricardo Lagos

1938-. (aged 88)

politician lawyer diplomat professor economist

Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar is a Chilean lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician who served as president of Chile from 2000 to 2006. During the 1980s he was a well-known opponent of the Chilean military dictatorship and astounded contemporaries in 1988 by openly denouncing dictator Augusto Pinochet on live television. He served as Minister of Education from 1990 to 1992 and...

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100. Tim Cook

1960-. (aged 66)

chief executive officer businessperson presenter engineer manager

Timothy Raleigh Brown Cook CM FRSC was a Canadian military historian and author. Cook was a historian at the Canadian War Museum and the author of thirteen books about the military history of Canada. Having written extensively about World War I, Cook's focus shifted to Canada's involvement in World War II with the 2014 publication of the first volume in...

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