Notable Alumni of Georgia Institute of Technology [Sorted List]

1. James D. Robinson III

1935-2024 (aged 89)

businessperson

James Dixon Robinson III was an American businessman who served as chief executive officer of American Express, from 1977 until his retirement in 1993.

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2. Irina Falconi

1990-. (aged 36)

tennis player

Irina Falconi Hartman is an Ecuadorian-born American former professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 63, which she reached in May 2016. Her career-high in doubles is world No. 70, set in June 2013.

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3. Craig Mundie

1949-. (aged 77)

manager business executive

Craig James Mundie is an American businessman. In 1982, he co-founded Alliant Computer Systems, becoming CEO. He was later Senior Advisor to the CEO at Microsoft, after being Microsoft's Chief Research and Strategy Officer from 2006 to 2012. He retired from Microsoft in 2014.

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4. John Gill

1937-. (aged 89)

mountaineer mathematician rock climber

John Gill is an American mathematician who has achieved recognition for his rock-climbing. He is widely considered to be the father of American bouldering.

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5. Michael Arad

1969-. (aged 57)

architect sculptor

Michael Arad is an Israeli-American architect who is best known for being the designer of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. He won the competition to design the memorial in 2004.

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6. Stephen Hill

1991-. (aged 35)

athletics competitor American football player

Stephen Trevon Hill is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft. Hill was also a member of the Carolina Panthers, Toronto Argonauts and...

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7. Shane Bowen

1986-. (aged 40)

American football coach coach

Shane Andrew Bowen is an American professional football coach who was most recently the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans from 2021 to 2023 and as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans.

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8. Angelo Taylor

1978-. (aged 48)

hurdler sprinter

Angelo F. Taylor is an American track and field athlete, winner of 400-meter hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. His personal record for the hurdles event is 47.25 seconds. His time puts him in a tie with Félix Sánchez for the #14 performer of all time. Sánchez also won two Olympic gold medals, in 2004 between Taylor's two...

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9. Cameron Tringale

1987-. (aged 39)

golfer

Cameron Joseph Tringale is an American professional golfer. Born in Mission Viejo, California, Tringale was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech. He was a member of the PGA Tour from 2010 until 2022, when he resigned his membership and joined LIV Golf.

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10. Ivan Allen, Jr

1911-2003 (aged 92)

politician

Ivan Earnest Allen Jr. was an American businessman who served two terms as the 51st mayor of Atlanta, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

11. Frank Bolick

1966-. (aged 60)

baseball player

Frank Charles Bolick is an American former Major League Baseball player from Ashland, Pennsylvania. He was an infielder for the Montreal Expos and Anaheim Angels. He also played four seasons in Japan with the Chiba Lotte Marines. He threw right-handed, and was a switch hitter.

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12. Alade Aminu

1987-. (aged 39)

basketball player

Abdul Wahab "Alade" Aminu Listen is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, before playing professionally in France, Turkey, Italy, Israel, and Lebanon. In 2015–16, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.

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13. D. Richard Hipp

1961-. (aged 65)

computer scientist engineer

Dwayne Richard Hipp is an American software developer and the primary author of SQLite, the Fossil SCM, and Pikchr. He also authored the Lemon parser generator, and CVSTrac; the latter became the inspiration for Trac. He was also a member of the Tcl core team.

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14. Ed Bolian

2004-2008 (aged 4)

salesperson YouTuber entrepreneur

Ed Bolian is an American auto enthusiast and YouTuber. In 2013, he broke the Cannonball Run Challenge record, with co-driver Dave Black and spotter Dan Huang, for a time of 28 hours and 50 minutes. In 2019 his record was broken, with a team having a time of 27:25. Ed also founded a car-history sharing platform, VINwiki, which has a...

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15. Keion White

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Keion White is an American professional football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Old Dominion Monarchs and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.

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16. Gani Lawal

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player

Gani Oladimeji Lawal Jr. listen is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech.

17. Alan G. Poindexter

1961-2012 (aged 51)

military officer aircraft pilot astronaut

Alan Goodwin Poindexter was an American naval officer and a NASA astronaut. Poindexter was selected in the 1998 NASA Group (G17) and went into orbit aboard Space Shuttle missions STS-122 and STS-131.

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18. Rufus Youngblood

1924-1996 (aged 72)

U.S. Secret Service agent

Rufus Wayne Youngblood, Jr. was a United States Secret Service agent best known for using his body to shield Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.

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19. Ollie Schniederjans

1993-. (aged 33)

golfer

Oliver Frank Schniederjans is an American professional golfer. He was a three-time NCAA All-American at Georgia Tech. He is a former number one ranked amateur golfer in the world.

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20. Mike Duke

1949-. (aged 77)

entrepreneur

Michael Terry Duke is an American businessman. He served as the fourth chief executive officer of Walmart from 2009 to 2014.

21. Shane Kimbrough

1967-. (aged 59)

astronaut engineer

Robert Shane Kimbrough is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut. He was part of the first group of candidates selected for NASA astronaut training following the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Kimbrough is a veteran of three spaceflights, the first being a Space Shuttle flight, and the second being a six-month mission to the ISS on board a...

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22. Joy Buolamwini

1989-. (aged 37)

computer scientist

Joy Adowaa Buolamwini is a Canadian-American computer scientist and digital activist formerly based at the MIT Media Lab. She founded the Algorithmic Justice League, an organization that works to challenge bias in decision-making software, using art, advocacy, and research to highlight the social implications and harms of artificial intelligence (AI).

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23. Moses Wright

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Moses Anthony Wright is an American-born naturalized Cypriot professional basketball player for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. He is also known as Wright the Right.

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24. Richard H. Truly

1937-2024 (aged 87)

naval aviator fighter pilot military officer engineer aircraft pilot

Richard Harrison Truly was an American fighter pilot, engineer and astronaut who served as a vice admiral in the United States Navy and as the eighth administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from 1989 to 1992. He was the first former astronaut to head the space agency.

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25. Ben Chestnut

1974-. (aged 52)

businessperson

Ben Chestnut is an American Internet entrepreneur. He is the co-founder (with Dan Kurzius) and former CEO of Mailchimp, an email marketing company. As of November 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$4.1 billion.

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26. Bruce Chen

1977-. (aged 49)

baseball player

Bruce Kastulo Chen is a Panamanian former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals, and Cleveland Indians, from 1998 to 2015.

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27. Derrick Morgan

1989-. (aged 37)

American football player

Derrick Lee Morgan is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons with the Tennessee Titans. He was selected 16th overall by the Titans in the 2010 NFL draft after playing college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

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28. Vern Yip

1968-. (aged 58)

interior designer

Vern Yip is an American interior designer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He periodically appeared on TLC's Trading Spaces through its fourth season, and was known for frequently including silk, candles and flowers in the rooms he designed. He is one of the panel of judges on HGTV's Design Star. Yip hosted four seasons of HGTV's show Deserving Design. Yip hosted...

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29. Matt Harpring

1976-. (aged 50)

basketball player

Matthew Joseph Harpring is an American former professional basketball player who played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was formerly paired with play-by-play broadcaster Craig Bolerjack as the color analyst in broadcasting games for the Utah Jazz.

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30. Jan Davis

1953-. (aged 73)

biologist engineer astronaut

Nancy Jan Davis is a former American astronaut. A veteran of three space flights, Davis logged over 673 hours in space. She is now retired from NASA.

31. Marlon Byrd

1977-. (aged 49)

baseball player

Marlon Jerrard Byrd is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, and Cleveland Indians. He was an All-Star in 2010 with the Cubs.

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32. Travis Best

1972-. (aged 54)

basketball player

Travis Best is an American former professional basketball player, who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Europe.

33. Avi Schafer

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Avi Koki Schafer is a Japanese professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League. He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Schafer has been a member of the Japan national basketball team.

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34. Pressley Harvin III

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Pressley Harvin III is an American professional football punter who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, where he received unanimous All-American honors and won the Ray Guy Award as the nation's top collegiate punter as a senior. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round of the 2021...

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35. Larry Mize

1958-. (aged 68)

golfer

Lawrence Hogan Mize is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour. He is well known for one career-defining shot – a chip from off the green at the 11th hole at Augusta to win the playoff for the 1987 Masters Tournament, which is his only major title to date. He...

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36. Joey Bart

1996-. (aged 30)

baseball player

Joseph Andrew Bart is an American professional baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants.

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37. Will Bynum

1983-. (aged 43)

basketball player

William Bynum is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach of the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Arizona and Georgia Tech before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA draft. He was the 2007 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.

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38. Frank Broyles

1924-2017 (aged 93)

sports commentator basketball player American football player

John Franklin Broyles was an American college football player and coach, college athletics administrator, and broadcaster. He served as the head football coach for one season at the University of Missouri in 1957 and at the University of Arkansas from 1958 to 1976, compiling a career coaching record of 149–62–6. Broyles was also the athletic director at Arkansas from 1974...

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39. Thomas McGuire

1920-1945 (aged 25)

aircraft pilot military personnel

Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr. was an American United States Army major who was killed in action while serving as a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. He was one of the most decorated American fighter pilots and the second-highest scoring American ace of the war.

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40. Philip M. Breedlove

1955-. (aged 71)

military officer

Philip Mark Breedlove is a retired four-star general in the United States Air Force who served as the commander of U.S. European Command, as well as the 17th Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations, from May 2013 until May 4, 2016. He previously served as the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe, which he concurrently served...

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41. Shaq Mason

1993-. (aged 33)

American football player

Shaquille Olajuwon Mason is an American professional football offensive guard. Mason played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 2011 to 2014 and was selected by the New England Patriots in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft.

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42. Kevin Hern

1961-. (aged 65)

businessperson politician

Kevin Ray Hern is an American politician and businessman from Oklahoma. A Republican, he is serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Oklahoma's 1st congressional district since 2018.

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43. Matt Wieters

1986-. (aged 40)

baseball player

Matthew Richard Wieters is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, and St. Louis Cardinals.

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44. Dmitri Alperovitch

1980-. (aged 46)

entrepreneur

Dmitri Alperovitch is an American think-tank founder, author, philanthropist, podcast host and former computer security industry executive. He is the chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a geopolitics think-tank in Washington, D.C., and a co-founder and former chief technology officer of CrowdStrike. Alperovitch is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Russia who immigrated from the country in 1994 with his family.

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45. Anthony Morrow

1985-. (aged 41)

basketball player

Anthony Jarrad Morrow is an American former professional basketball player and executive who was most recently an executive for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Georgia Tech. He went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft but was later signed by the Golden State Warriors. He was best known for his three-point...

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46. Brent Key

1978-. (aged 48)

head coach American football coach

Donald Brent Key is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the head football coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology, his alma mater, which he has held the position of since 2022.

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47. Derek Dietrich

1989-. (aged 37)

baseball player

Derek Richard Dietrich is an American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Texas Rangers. Prior to playing professionally, Dietrich starred at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio and played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. While primarily a second baseman, he has also played left...

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48. Kevin Brown

1965-. (aged 61)

baseball player

James Kevin Brown is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2005 for the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Florida Marlins, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Yankees. Brown led the American League in wins once and led the National League in earned run average twice. He was...

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49. Glen Rice Jr

1991-. (aged 35)

basketball player

Glen Anthony Rice Jr. is an American professional basketball player. He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2013 NBA draft, but was immediately traded on draft night to the Washington Wizards. Rice played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, but was dismissed from the team during his junior season. He is the son of NBA All-Star...

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50. Paul Craig Roberts

1939-. (aged 87)

conspiracy theorist politician journalist blogger economist

Paul Craig Roberts is an American economist and author. He formerly held a sub-cabinet office in the United States federal government as well as teaching positions at several U.S. universities. He is a promoter of supply-side economics and an opponent of recent U.S. foreign policy.

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51. Dennis Scott

1968-. (aged 58)

basketball player

Dennis Eugene Scott Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. A 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) small forward from Georgia Tech, and the 1990 ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year, Scott was selected by the Orlando Magic with the fourth pick of the 1990 NBA draft after being the leading scorer on a Yellow Jackets team that...

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52. Geoff Duncan

1975-. (aged 51)

baseball player businessperson politician

Geoffrey L. Duncan is an American politician, businessman, and public speaker. Elected as a Republican, he served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Georgia from 2019 to 2023, and was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. He joined the Democratic Party in 2025.

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53. Jaime Gilinski

1957-. (aged 69)

engineer banker

Jaime Gilinski Bacal is a Panama-based Colombian banker, investor, and real estate developer. According to Forbes, he is the second richest person in Colombia, with a net worth of US$15.1 billion as of 2026.

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54. Jarrett Jack

1983-. (aged 43)

basketball player basketball coach

Jarrett Matthew Jack is an American professional basketball coach and former player and an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended four high schools in North Carolina, Maryland and Massachusetts before playing collegiately at Georgia Tech. He was selected with the 22nd overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets,...

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55. Leonard Wood

1860-1927 (aged 67)

military officer politician surgeon governor physician

Leonard Wood was a United States Army major general, physician, and public official. He served as the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, Military Governor of Cuba, and Governor-General of the Philippines. He began his military career as an army doctor on the frontier, where he received the Medal of Honor. During the Spanish–American War, he commanded the...

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56. Josh Okogie

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Joshua Aloiye Okogie is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and was selected 20th overall in the 2018 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he spent his first four seasons before signing with the Phoenix Suns in 2022. He also...

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57. Stewart Cink

1973-. (aged 53)

golfer

Stewart Ernest Cink is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2009 Open Championship, defeating Tom Watson in a four-hole aggregate playoff. He spent over 40 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Ranking from 2004 to 2009, reaching a career best ranking of 5th in 2008.

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58. Nagesh Kukunoor

1967-. (aged 59)

screenwriter film director film producer actor

Nagesh Kukunoor is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as Hyderabad Blues (1998), Rockford (1999), Iqbal (2005), Dor (2006), Aashayein (2010), Lakshmi (2014), and Dhanak (2016). Kukunoor has received seven International Awards, and two National Film...

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59. Derrick Favors

1991-. (aged 35)

basketball player

Derrick Bernard Favors is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League. Favors played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for one season before being selected by the New Jersey Nets with the third overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft.

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60. Jose Alvarado

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Jose Alvarado is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the New Orleans Pelicans and played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Since 2022, he has represented Puerto Rico in international competitions. Alvarado is nicknamed "Grand Theft Alvarado" because of his exceptional ability to generate...

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61. Juan Carlos Varela

1963-. (aged 63)

minister entrepreneur politician

Juan Carlos Varela Rodríguez is a Panamanian businessman and former politician who served as the 37th president of Panama from 2014 to 2019. Varela previously was the vice president of Panama from 2009 to 2014 and Minister of Foreign Relations from 2009 to 2011 under President Ricardo Martinelli. He led the Panameñistas, the third-largest political party in Panama, from 2006...

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62. David Duval

1971-. (aged 55)

golfer

David Robert Duval is an American professional golfer who competed on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He is a former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. Duval won 13 PGA Tour tournaments between 1997 and 2001, including one major championship, the 2001 Open Championship.

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63. Matt Murton

1981-. (aged 45)

baseball player

Matthew Henry Murton is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and Colorado Rockies. Murton also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.

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64. Javaris Crittenton

1987-. (aged 39)

basketball player

Javaris Cortez Crittenton is an American former professional basketball player. During his four year career, Crittenton played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association, and the Dakota Wizards of the NBA D-League. He was previously the starting point guard for the Georgia Tech...

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65. Bryan Shelton

1965-. (aged 61)

tennis coach tennis player

Bryan Shelton is an American former professional tennis player and coach. During his playing career, he won two singles and two doubles ATP tour titles, and reached the mixed doubles final at the 1992 French Open, partnering Lori McNeil. Shelton played collegiately for Georgia Tech from 1985 to 1988, and then played professionally from 1989 to 1997.

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66. Thaddeus Young

1988-. (aged 38)

basketball player

Thaddeus Charles Young Sr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, before being selected 12th overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. In 2018, Young became 5th player in NBA history with at least 800...

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67. Matt Kuchar

1978-. (aged 48)

golfer

Matthew Gregory Kuchar is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and formerly the Nationwide Tour. He has won nine times on the PGA Tour. Kuchar briefly enjoyed success in the early 2000s before suffering a slump where he struggled to maintain his playing status on the PGA Tour. He rejuvenated himself and built a new, one-plane...

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68. Mark Teixeira

1980-. (aged 46)

baseball player

Mark Charles Teixeira, nicknamed "Tex", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and New York Yankees. Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national...

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69. Kenny Anderson

1970-. (aged 56)

basketball player basketball coach

Kenneth Anderson is an American former professional basketball player. After a college career at Georgia Tech, he played point guard professionally from 1991 to 2006, mostly in the National Basketball Association.

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70. Christopher Eubanks

1996-. (aged 30)

tennis player

Christopher Eubanks is an American former professional tennis player. He had a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 29, achieved on 31 July 2023 and a best doubles ranking of No. 142, reached on 12 August 2024. His most notable result was reaching the quarterfinals at the 2023 Wimbledon.

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71. Jeff Foxworthy

1958-. (aged 68)

children's writer comedian songwriter actor screenwriter

Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and radio and television host. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and formerly Ron White. Known for his "You might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified triple...

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72. Nomar Garciaparra

1973-. (aged 53)

baseball player sports commentator

Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is an American former Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. He retired after nine seasons in Major League Baseball, spending most of his career as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox and later playing third and first base with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Oakland Athletics. Garciaparra is one of...

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73. Bobby Jones

1902-1971 (aged 69)

jurist golfer lawyer

Robert Tyre Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design the Augusta National Golf Club, and co-founded the Masters Tournament. The innovations that he introduced at the Masters have been copied by virtually every professional...

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74. David Perdue

1949-. (aged 77)

business consultant businessperson entrepreneur business executive politician

David Alfred Perdue Jr. is an American diplomat, politician, and businessman serving as the 14th United States ambassador to China since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, Perdue previously served as a United States senator for Georgia from 2015 to 2021. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Georgia in 2022.

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75. John Young

1930-2018 (aged 88)

autobiographer military flight engineer naval officer military aviator test pilot

John Watts Young was an American astronaut, naval officer and aviator, test pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He became the ninth person to walk on the Moon as commander of the Apollo 16 mission in 1972.

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76. Kary Mullis

1944-2019 (aged 75)

chemist biochemist molecular biologist

Kary Banks Mullis was an American biochemist. In recognition of his role in the invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, he shared the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Michael Smith and was awarded the Japan Prize in the same year. PCR became a central technique in biochemistry and molecular biology, described by The New York Times as...

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77. John Salley

1964-. (aged 62)

film actor actor basketball player

John Thomas Salley is an American former professional basketball player. He was the first player in NBA history to win championships with three franchises (since joined by Robert Horry, Danny Green, and LeBron James), as well as the first player in the NBA to win a championship in three different decades (since joined by Tim Duncan).

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78. Iman Shumpert

1990-. (aged 36)

basketball player

Iman Asante Shumpert is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the New York Knicks with the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Shumpert was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2015 and won an NBA championship with them...

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79. Randolph Scott

1898-1987 (aged 89)

screenwriter film producer actor film actor

George Randolph Scott was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies, musicals, adventures, war, horror and fantasy films, and Westerns. Out of his more than 100 film appearances, more than 60 of them were Westerns.

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80. Stephon Marbury

1977-. (aged 49)

basketball player

Stephon Xavier Marbury is an American former professional basketball player and coach. A point guard, Marbury played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for one season. He was selected as the fourth overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks; shortly thereafter, he was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. A two-time NBA All-Star and two-time...

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81. Roman Reigns

1985-. (aged 41)

actor American football player professional wrestler

Leati Joseph Anoaʻi, better known by his ring name Roman Reigns, is an American professional wrestler, actor and former football player. As a wrestler, he has been signed to WWE since 2010, where he performs on the Raw brand on a part-time basis. Regarded as one of the best professional wrestlers in the world, Reigns' 1,316-day reign as WWE Universal...

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82. Chris Bosh

1984-. (aged 42)

basketball player

Christopher Wesson Bosh is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech before declaring for the 2003 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the Toronto Raptors. Bosh is considered to be one of the greatest power forwards for the Toronto Raptors, and...

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83. Sam Nunn

1938-. (aged 88)

lawyer partner farmer politician

Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr. is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia (1972–1997) as a member of the Democratic Party.

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84. Rosalind Picard

1962-. (aged 64)

computer scientist engineer university teacher artificial intelligence researcher

Rosalind Wright Picard is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist who is Grover M. Hermann Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at MIT, founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab, and co-founder of the startups Affectiva and Empatica.

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85. Charlie Blackmon

1986-. (aged 40)

baseball player

Charles Cobb Blackmon, nicknamed "Chuck Nazty", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who spent his entire 14-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Colorado Rockies. He made his MLB debut in 2011. Blackmon throws and bats left-handed, stands 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m), and weighs 220.4 pounds (100.0 kg).

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86. John Boyd

1927-1997 (aged 70)

military officer

John Richard Boyd was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Pentagon consultant during the second half of the 20th century. His theories have been highly influential in military, business, and litigation strategies and planning.

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87. Pernell Roberts

1928-2010 (aged 82)

singer stage actor television actor actor film actor

Pernell Elven Roberts Jr. was an American stage, film, and television actor, activist, and singer. In addition to guest-starring in over 60 television series, he was best known for his roles as Ben Cartwright's eldest son Adam Cartwright on the Western television series Bonanza (1959–1965), and as chief surgeon John McIntyre, the title character on Trapper John, M.D. (1979–1986).

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88. Merian C. Cooper

1893-1973 (aged 80)

aircraft pilot journalist producer military officer fighter pilot

Merian Caldwell Cooper was an American filmmaker, actor, producer and military aviator. In film, his most famous work was the 1933 movie King Kong, and he is credited as co-inventor of the Cinerama film projection process. He was awarded an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement in 1952 and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. He...

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89. Dean Kamen

1951-. (aged 75)

entrepreneur inventor

Dean Lawrence Kamen is an American engineer, inventor, and businessman. He is known for his invention of the Segway and iBOT, as well as founding the non-profit organization FIRST with Woodie Flowers. Kamen holds over 1,000 patents.

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90. Sandra Magnus

1964-. (aged 62)

astronaut engineer

Sandra Hall Magnus is an American engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew to space three times, as mission specialist on STS-112, as ISS crewmember during Expedition 18 and as mission specialist on STS-135. She is also a licensed amateur radio operator with the call sign KE5FYE. From 2012 until 2018 Magnus was the executive director of the American...

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91. Daniel Webster

1949-. (aged 77)

politician business executive

Daniel Webster was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the 14th and 19th U.S. secretary of state under presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over 200 cases before the United States...

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92. James C. McConville

1959-. (aged 67)

army officer

James Charles McConville is a retired United States Army general who served as the 40th chief of staff of the Army from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as the 36th vice chief of staff of the Army from 2017 to 2019.

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93. Jimmy Carter

1924-2024 (aged 100)

environmentalist farmer human rights defender humanitarian naval officer

James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. He is the only U.S. president from Georgia,...

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94. Dylan Baker

1959-. (aged 67)

stage actor film director television actor actor film actor

Dylan Baker is an American actor. He gained recognition for his roles in films such as Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987), Happiness (1998), Thirteen Days (2000), Road to Perdition (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Trick 'r Treat (2007), Revolutionary Road (2008), Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013), and Selma (2014). On television he has had prominent roles in...

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95. Mark Price

1964-. (aged 62)

basketball player basketball coach

Mark Ian Price, Baron Price CVO is a British businessman, Founder of WorkL for Business and WorkL, Chairman of Fair Trade UK, writer, President of the Chartered Management Institute and member of the House of Lords. He was a former Managing Director of Waitrose, and Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. He joined the Conservative government as the Minister...

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96. Timothy Kopra

1963-. (aged 63)

astronaut aircraft pilot

Timothy Lennart Kopra is an American engineer, a colonel in the United States Army, and a retired NASA astronaut. He served aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer for Expedition 20, returning to Earth aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on the STS-128 mission on September 11, 2009. He returned to the ISS for the second time in December 2015,...

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97. Ángel Cabrera

1967-. (aged 59)

university teacher economist manager

Ángel Cabrera Izquierdo is a Spanish-American academic. He is the 12th and current president of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Previously, he was the president of George Mason University and of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and the former dean of IE Business School. His scholarship includes work on learning, management and leadership.

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98. Pat Kenny

1948-. (aged 78)

presenter journalist television presenter radio personality

Patrick Kenny is an Irish broadcaster, who currently hosts the daily radio show The Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk and the current affairs show Pat Kenny Tonight on Virgin Media One.

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99. Alexandra Elbakyan

1988-. (aged 38)

computer scientist programmer neuroscientist activist

Alexandra Asanovna Elbakyan is a Kazakhstani computer programmer and creator of the website Sci-Hub, which provides free access to research papers without regard for copyright. According to a study published in 2018, Sci-Hub provides access to nearly all scholarly literature.

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100. Alejandro Char

1966-. (aged 60)

civil engineer engineer politician

Alejandro Char Chaljub, commonly known as Alex Char, is a Colombian politician. He is Mayor of Barranquilla for the third time, having previously served two terms from 2008 to 2011 and 2016 to 2019. A civil engineer and member of the Radical Change Party, he was councilor for the Liberal Party in 1997 and in 2000 ran for the Governorship...

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