69 Notable alumni of Indiana University – Purdue University – Indianapolis
Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees
Indiana University – Purdue University – Indianapolis is ranked #243 in the world and #99 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 69 notable alumni from Indiana University – Purdue University – Indianapolis sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Indiana University – Purdue University – Indianapolis won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Joseph D. Noble
1967-. (aged 59)
military officer
Joseph Douglas Noble Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as the Director of Logistics Operations of the Defense Logistics Agency and Commander of Joint Regional Combat Support from 2021 to 2024. Previously, he served as the Commander of the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support.
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2. William H. Gourley
1933-2008 (aged 75)
military officer
William Harvey Gourley was a major general in the United States Army. He served as Commanding General of the 1st Personnel Command.
3. Gary Dilley
1945-. (aged 81)
swimmer
Gary J. Dilley is an American former competition swimmer who competed for Michigan State University and was a 1964 Tokyo Olympic silver medalist. He competed for Michigan State University, where he earned all American honors twelve times and was admitted to the Michigan State Hall of Fame in 1995. After completing Dental School at Indiana University, and a Doctorate with...
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4. Alexus Laird
1993-. (aged 33)
swimmer
Alexus Lucienne Laird is an American-Seychellois swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 100 m backstroke.
5. Adam M. Robinson, Jr
1950-. (aged 76)
military officer
Adam Mayfield Robinson Jr. is a United States Navy vice admiral who served as the 36th Surgeon General of the United States Navy (2007–2011).
6. Carol I. Turner
1947-. (aged 79)
dentist
military officer
Rear Admiral Carol Irene Baker Turner is a retired United States Navy officer who served as the first female chief of the United States Navy Dental Corps from 2003 to 2007. She also served as the commanding officer of the National Naval Dental Center at Bethesda, Maryland.
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7. Salman Shah
financier
economist
politician
Salman Shah is a Pakistani economist who served as an Advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar, on Economic Affairs and Planning & Development. Previously, he has served as the caretaker Finance Minister of Pakistan. He has served as an advisor to Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on finance, economic affairs, statistics and revenues.
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8. John C. H. Spence
1946-2021 (aged 75)
physicist
researcher
John Charles Howorth Spence ForMemRS HonFRMS was Richard Snell Professor of Physics at Arizona State University and Director of Science at the National Science Foundation BioXFEL Science and Technology Center.
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9. Wayman Elbridge Adams
1883-1959 (aged 76)
painter
Wayman Elbridge Adams was an American painter best known for his portraits of famous people. His skill at painting at high speed earned him the nickname 'Lightning'.
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10. Joshua Claybourn
1981-. (aged 45)
blogger
lawyer
Joshua Claybourn is an American attorney, author, and historian. He is best known for his scholarship on Abraham Lincoln and is an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.
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11. Frank Popoff
1935-2024 (aged 89)
entrepreneur
businessperson
Frank Popoff or Frank Popov was a Bulgarian and American businessman. He served as the chairman of TCF Financial Corporation from April 2004.
12. Alex Young
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Alex Young is an American professional basketball player for Sharjah of the UAE National Basketball League. He played college basketball for the IUPUI Jaguars before playing professionally in Italy, Israel, France, Russia and China.
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13. Chet Jastremski
1941-2014 (aged 73)
swimmer
physician
Chester Andrew Jastremski was an American competition swimmer, who competed for Indiana University, and was both a 1964 Olympic bronze medalist in breaststroke and an American and world record-holder. Exceptional as a breaststroker, in his career, he set 21 national and 12 world records, and was considered by Sports Illustrated in 1961 as one of the greatest swimmers of his...
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14. Kenneth E. Tyler
1931-. (aged 95)
printer
master printmaker
printmaker
Kenneth E. Tyler, AO is a master printmaker, publisher, arts educator and a prominent figure in the American post-war revival of fine art, limited edition printmaking. Tyler established leading print workshops and publishing houses on both West and East coasts of the United States and made several innovations in printmaking technology. His technical expertise and willingness to experiment on a...
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15. Samuel D. Jackson
1895-1951 (aged 56)
lawyer
politician
Samuel Dillon Jackson was an American attorney and politician from Indiana. He was the Attorney General of Indiana from 1940 to 1941, and briefly served as a United States Senator in 1944.
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16. Harold Arthur Poling
1925-2012 (aged 87)
engineer
Harold Arthur "Red" Poling was an American automobile businessman who was CEO and chairman of Ford Motor Company from 1990 to 1993.
17. Harry G. Leslie
1878-1937 (aged 59)
politician
Harry Guyer Leslie was an American politician and Indiana Republican Party member, speaker of the state house and the 33rd governor of the state. His term as governor was marked by the start of the Great Depression.
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18. Andrew Jacobs, Jr
1932-2013 (aged 81)
lawyer
writer
politician
Andrew Jacobs Jr. was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he served as an Indiana state legislator and Congressman. Jacobs represented part of Indianapolis in the United States House of Representatives for all but two years from 1965 to 1997. His father, Andrew Jacobs, was also a congressman for one term.
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19. Brian Bosma
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Brian C. Bosma is an American politician and lawyer who served as speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2004 to 2006 and 2010 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Bosma has served in the Indiana House since 1986. He replaced Gordon Harper. He was originally elected in the 50th district, but was redistricted to the 88th...
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20. Jeff M. Fettig
1957-. (aged 69)
businessperson
Jeff M. Fettig is an American businessman. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of the Whirlpool Corporation and serves on the board of directors for Dow Inc., the Indiana University Foundation, and is a PGA REACH Trustee.
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21. Scott Dorsey
1967-. (aged 59)
business executive
Scott Dorsey is an American entrepreneur, investor, and startup advisor. He is a co-founder and managing partner at High Alpha, a venture studio that conceives, launches and scales enterprise technology companies. In late 2000, Dorsey, Chris Baggott, and Peter McCormick co-founded ExactTarget, a provider of digital marketing automation and analytics software and services. ExactTarget raised $161.5 million in an initial...
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22. Jonathan Weinzapfel
1965-. (aged 61)
lawyer
politician
Jonathan David Weinzapfel is an American politician, attorney, businessman, and Democratic nominee for Indiana Attorney General in the 2020 election. Weinzapfel formerly served as the 33rd mayor of Evansville, Indiana. He was elected in November 2003 and again in 2007. He did not run for a third term in office, and was succeeded by Lloyd Winnecke. He is a member...
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23. Melanie Benjamin
1962-. (aged 64)
writer
Melanie Benjamin – is the pen name of American writer Melanie Hauser (née Miller).
24. Otis R. Bowen
1918-2013 (aged 95)
politician
physician
Otis Ray Bowen was an American politician and physician who served as the 44th Governor of Indiana from 1973 to 1981 and as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Cabinet of President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989.
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25. Randall L. Tobias
1942-. (aged 84)
diplomat
Randall L. Tobias is an American governmental figure and former chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company. A Republican, he was appointed the first United States Director of Foreign Assistance and concurrently served as the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the rank of ambassador. He resigned on April 27, 2007, after being linked to...
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26. Daniel Anthony Manion
1942-2024 (aged 82)
judge
politician
Daniel Anthony Manion was an American lawyer, politician, and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He also served in the Indiana Senate from 1978 to 1982.
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27. Edgar Whitcomb
1917-2016 (aged 99)
lawyer
writer
politician
Edgar Doud Whitcomb was an American attorney, writer and politician, who served as the 43rd governor of Indiana. His term as governor began a major rift in the Indiana Republican Party as urban Republicans became more numerous than rural Republicans, leading to a shift in the priorities of the party leadership.
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28. Greg Becker
1967-. (aged 59)
loan officer
business executive
Gregory W. Becker is an American business executive who was the chief executive officer of SVB Financial Group and its chief banking subsidiary Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) from 2011 to 2023. He also was a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco before SVB's collapse in 2023.
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29. Vija Celmins
1938-. (aged 88)
visual artist
painter
printmaker
draftsperson
Vija Celmins is a Latvian American visual artist best known for photo-realistic paintings and drawings of natural environments and phenomena such as the ocean, spider webs, star fields, and rocks. Her earlier work included pop sculptures and monochromatic representational paintings. Based in New York City, she has been the subject of over forty solo exhibitions since 1965, and major retrospectives...
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30. David Wolf
1956-. (aged 70)
physician
engineer
astronaut
military officer
David Alexander Wolf is an American astronaut, medical doctor and electrical engineer. Wolf has been to space four times. Three of his spaceflights were short-duration Space Shuttle missions, the first of which was STS-58 in 1993, and his most recent spaceflight was STS-127 in 2009. Wolf also took part in a long-duration mission aboard the Russian space station Mir which...
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31. Bill Peet
1915-2002 (aged 87)
comics artist
character designer
animator
writer
storyboard artist
William Bartlett Peet was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
32. Trischa Zorn
1964-. (aged 62)
para swimmer
Trischa Zorn is an American Paralympic swimmer. Blind from birth, she competed in Paralympic swimming (S12, SB12, and SM12 disability categories). She is the most successful athlete in the history of the Paralympic Games, having won 55 medals (41 gold, 9 silver, and 5 bronze), and was inducted into the Paralympic Hall of Fame in 2012. She took the Paralympic...
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33. Marilyn Quayle
1949-. (aged 77)
novelist
lawyer
writer
Marilyn Tucker Quayle is an American lawyer and novelist. She is married to the 44th vice president of the United States, Dan Quayle, and served as the second lady of the United States from 1989 until 1993.
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34. Deepender Singh Hooda
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Deepender Singh Hooda is an Indian politician. He is a five-term Member of Parliament from the Indian National Congress. He was elected as the Member of the Lok Sabha from Rohtak in 2024. He was also a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Haryana. He is a special invitee to the Congress Working Committee.
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35. George Hill
1986-. (aged 40)
basketball player
George Jesse Hill Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). While playing for Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) he received many honors, including Summit League Player of the Year and was an honorable mention All-American his junior season.
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36. Dan Coats
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
lawyer
diplomat
lobbyist
businessperson
Daniel Ray Coats is an American politician, attorney, and diplomat from the state of Indiana. A Republican, Coats has served in the United States House of Representatives, in the United States Senate, as United States Ambassador to Germany, and as Director of National Intelligence.
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37. Mark Cuban
1958-. (aged 68)
entrepreneur
voice actor
children's writer
television producer
blogger
Mark Cuban is an American businessman and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and co-owner of 2929 Entertainment. From 2012 to 2025, he was also one of the main "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank. As of January 2026, Forbes has...
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38. Don Gummer
1946-. (aged 80)
sculptor
Donald James Gummer is an American sculptor. His early work concentrated on table-top and wall-mounted sculpture. In the mid-1980s, he shifted his focus to large free-standing works, often in bronze. In the 1990s, he added a variety of other materials, such as stainless steel, aluminum and stained glass. His interest in large outdoor works also led him to an interest...
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39. Ed Pease
1951-. (aged 75)
director
lawyer
politician
Edward Allan Pease is an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving two terms from 1997 to 2001,
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40. Adrian Moss
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Adrian Moss is an American former professional basketball player. Born in Centralia, Illinois, he played high school basketball for Franklin Community High School. Following his graduation, he committed to IUPUI to play college basketball. After his sophomore season at IUPUI he transferred to the University of Indianapolis, where he played for two more seasons.
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41. Edward H. Kruse
1918-2000 (aged 82)
lawyer
judge
politician
Edward Herman Kruse was an American lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Indiana from 1949 to 1951.
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42. Elaine C. Wagner
dentist
Elaine C. Wagner is a retired United States Navy rear admiral. She was the first female pediatric dentist to achieve flag rank in the United States Navy, and served as the 36th Chief of the United States Navy Dental Corps. Her retirement ceremony was held on January 9, 2017, and she was transferred to the retired list the following April,...
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43. Jane Magnus-Stinson
1958-. (aged 68)
lawyer
judge
Jane Elizabeth Magnus-Stinson is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
44. David Starr Jordan
1851-1931 (aged 80)
writer
autobiographer
zoologist
ichthyologist
eugenicist
David Starr Jordan was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford University, he served as president of Indiana University from 1885 to 1891.
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45. Dan Quayle
1947-. (aged 79)
Vice President of the United States
lawyer
businessperson
politician
James Danforth Quayle is an American retired politician and US Army National guard veteran who served as the 44th vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush. A member of the Republican Party, Quayle represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1981 and in the U.S. Senate from...
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46. Marshall Goldsmith
1949-. (aged 77)
businessperson
writer
Marshall Goldsmith is an American executive leadership coach and author.
47. Jane E. Henney
1947-. (aged 79)
oncologist
physician
Jane Ellen Henney is an American physician who was the first woman to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, she served at the FDA from 1999 to 2001.
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48. Mike Pence
1959-. (aged 67)
radio personality
lawyer
politician
Michael Richard Pence is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 48th vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021 under President Donald Trump. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 50th governor of Indiana from 2013 to 2017, and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana from...
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49. Frederick Van Nuys
1874-1944 (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Frederick Van Nuys was a United States senator from Indiana. Born in Falmouth, he attended the public schools and graduated from Earlham College (Richmond, Indiana) in 1898 and from Indiana Law School (now Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law) in 1900. He was admitted to the bar in 1900 and commenced practice in Shelbyville moving shortly afterward to...
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50. Todd Rokita
1970-. (aged 56)
lawyer
politician
Theodore Edward Rokita is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 44th and current Attorney General of Indiana. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served two terms as Secretary of State of Indiana from 2002 to 2010....
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51. Marc Griffin
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
judge
Marc L. Griffin is an American lawyer appointed as a judge by the Governor of Indiana in 1974 at the age of 17, presiding over civil and criminal court proceedings.
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52. John S. Pistole
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
John S. Pistole is the former administrator of the United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA), a former deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the former president of Anderson University.
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53. John R. Gregg
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
John Richard Gregg is an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the 85th and longest-serving Democratic speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1996 to 2003. He served in the Indiana House of Representatives from 1987 to 2003.
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54. Julia Carson
1938-2007 (aged 69)
politician
Julia May Carson was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Indiana's 7th congressional district from 1997 until she died in 2007 (numbered as the 10th District from 1997 to 2003). Carson was the first woman and first African American to represent Indianapolis in the U.S. Congress. She was also the...
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55. Steven H. David
1957-. (aged 69)
judge
Steven H. David is a former justice of the Indiana Supreme Court. He previously served as a lawyer and military officer. He retired from the United States Army Reserve in September 2010 with the rank of colonel.
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56. Fady Qaddoura
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
Fady Qaddoura is an American politician from Indianapolis. A Palestinian American, and a member of the Democratic Party, he was elected to represent Senate District 30 in the Indiana Senate in the 2020 general election, becoming the first Arab Muslim lawmaker in the state's history. In the election, he defeated his Republican opponent, winning 52.5% of the vote.
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57. Jerome Adams
1974-. (aged 52)
anesthesiologist
university teacher
Jerome Michael Adams is an American anesthesiologist and a former vice admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps who served as the 20th surgeon general of the United States from September 5, 2017, until January 20, 2021. Prior to becoming Surgeon General, he served as the Indiana state health commissioner, from 2014 to 2017.
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58. Todd Young
1972-. (aged 54)
military personnel
lawyer
consultant
politician
Todd Christopher Young is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Indiana, a seat he has held since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, Young previously served as the U.S. representative for Indiana's 9th congressional district. He was elected to the United States Senate in the November 8, 2016, general election, succeeding retiring...
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59. Norman Bridwell
1928-2014 (aged 86)
illustrator
writer
Norman Ray Bridwell was an American author and cartoonist best known for creating the Clifford the Big Red Dog book series.
60. Susan Brooks
1960-. (aged 66)
lawyer
politician
Susan Lynn Brooks is an American prosecutor and politician. She is a Republican and the former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district. She was elected in 2012. The district includes the northern fifth of Indianapolis, as well as many of the city's affluent northern and eastern suburbs. Brooks served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of...
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61. Arthur Raymond Robinson
1881-1961 (aged 80)
writer
lawyer
judge
politician
Arthur Raymond Robinson was a United States senator from Indiana.
62. Henderson Haverfield Carson
1893-1971 (aged 78)
lawyer
academic
politician
Henderson Haverfield Carson was a U.S. representative from Ohio for two non-consecutive terms in the 1940s.
63. Justin Anthony Knapp
1982-. (aged 44)
writer
Wiktionarian
delivery driver
bibliographer
Wikimedian
Justin Anthony Knapp, known online as Koavf, is an American Wikipedia user who was the first person to contribute more than one million edits to Wikipedia. As of May 2025, Knapp has made over 2.1 million edits on the English Wikipedia. He was ranked No. 1 among the most active Wikipedia contributors of all time from April 18, 2012, to...
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64. Evan Bayh
1955-. (aged 71)
lawyer
lobbyist
politician
Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh III is an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Indiana from 1989 to 1997 and as a United States senator representing Indiana from 1999 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he served on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board under President Joe Biden.
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65. John Chambers
1949-. (aged 77)
computer scientist
entrepreneur
John Thomas Chambers is the former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems.
66. Chen Ching-min
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
nurse
Chen Ching-min is a Taiwanese nurse, health scientist, and politician. The American Academy of Nursing and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have awarded her fellowship. Politically, Chen is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and has served as an appointed at-large member of the Legislative Yuan twice, from 2018 to 2020, and from 2022 to 2024.
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67. Victoria Spartz
1978-. (aged 48)
politician
Victoria Spartz is a Ukrainian-born American politician and businesswoman who is the U.S. representative for Indiana's 5th congressional district. Spartz is a member of the Republican Party, but declined receiving any Republican committee assignments. She previously represented the 20th district in the Indiana Senate.
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68. Camille Chevalier
1993-. (aged 33)
golfer
Camille Chevalier is a French professional golfer playing on the Ladies European Tour since January 2017.
69. Demetrius Klee Lopes
1970-. (aged 56)
neuroscientist
neurosurgeon
Demetrius Klee Lopes is a cerebrovascular neurosurgeon specializing in neuroendovascular therapy. At Advocate Health, he serves as medical director of the cerebrovascular and neuroendovascular program and is co-director of their stroke program.
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