100 Notable alumni of Michigan State University

Updated: June 23, 2026 EliteDegrees

Michigan State University is ranked #40 in the world and #31 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Michigan State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Michigan State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Bob Guiney

1. Bob Guiney

1971-. (aged 55)
singer mortgage broker American football player presenter television personality
Robert Guiney is an American television personality and insurance carrier consultant for Lincoln Financial. He was a contestant on the first season of The Bachelorette and later, appeared as the bachelor in the fourth season of The Bachelor. He hosted GSN Live from 2009 until the show's ending in 2012.
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Justin Abdelkader

2. Justin Abdelkader

1987-. (aged 39)
ice hockey player
Justin Abdelkader is an American former professional ice hockey winger. He played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League (NHL), as well as EV Zug and HC Lugano of the National League (NL). He was drafted 42nd overall by the Red Wings in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
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Trae Waynes

3. Trae Waynes

1992-. (aged 34)
American football player
Trae Waynes is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round, 11th overall of the 2015 NFL draft. He also spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Derrick Mason

4. Derrick Mason

1974-. (aged 52)
American football player
Derrick James Mason is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for fifteen seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft by the Tennessee Oilers (which was renamed the Titans in 1999). After eight seasons with...
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Jayden Reed

5. Jayden Reed

2000-. (aged 26)
American football player
Jayden Kevon Reed is an American professional football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos and the Michigan State Spartans. He was selected by the Packers in the second round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Ryan Devlin

6. Ryan Devlin

1980-. (aged 46)
film actor actor television actor
Ryan Devlin is an American actor. He is known for hosting the initial seasons of Are You the One?, as well as his recurring roles in the television series Brothers & Sisters, Cougar Town, Veronica Mars, Big Shots, Jane the Virgin and Grey's Anatomy. Current host for The Struggle Climbing Show.
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Mark Mulder

7. Mark Mulder

1977-. (aged 49)
baseball player
Mark Alan Mulder is an American former professional baseball player. A left-handed starting pitcher, Mulder pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals. He is a two-time All-Star.
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Xavier Tillman

8. Xavier Tillman

1999-. (aged 27)
basketball player
Xavier Justis Tillman Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Torey Krug

9. Torey Krug

1991-. (aged 35)
ice hockey player
Torey Krug is a former American professional ice hockey defenseman under contract with the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Krug previously played for the Boston Bruins from 2012 to 2020. He has not played an NHL game since.
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Deyonta Davis

10. Deyonta Davis

1996-. (aged 30)
basketball player
Deyonta Davis is an American professional basketball player. He won the Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 2015 and appeared in the McDonald's All-American Boys Game the same year. He played one season of college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans before being drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 31st overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft before being traded...
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Craig Simpson

11. Craig Simpson

1967-. (aged 59)
ice hockey player
Craig Andrew Simpson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers and the Buffalo Sabres. He is currently the lead colour commentator with Sportsnet for Hockey Night in Canada and Toronto Maple Leafs' Sportsnet regional broadcasts.
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Joel Higgins

12. Joel Higgins

1943-. (aged 83)
actor singer
Joel Franklin Higgins is an American actor and singer with a stage career spanning over 50 years. He is perhaps best known for his role as Edward Stratton III on the sitcom Silver Spoons.
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Cassius Winston

13. Cassius Winston

1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Cassius Xavier-Lamarr Winston is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Mateen Cleaves

14. Mateen Cleaves

1977-. (aged 49)
basketball player
Mateen Ahmad Cleaves is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played parts of six seasons in the NBA. He was an All-American college player for Michigan State, where he led the Spartans to a national championship in 2000. He has also worked...
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Milt Jackson

15. Milt Jackson

1923-1999 (aged 76)
composer recording artist jazz musician singer
Milton Jackson, nicknamed "Bags", was an American jazz vibraphonist. He is especially remembered for his cool swinging solos as a member of the Modern Jazz Quartet and his penchant for collaborating with hard bop and post-bop players.
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Thom Hartmann

16. Thom Hartmann

1951-. (aged 75)
writer amateur radio operator journalist radio personality
Thomas Carl Hartmann is an American radio personality, author, businessman, and progressive political commentator. Hartmann has been hosting a nationally syndicated radio show, The Thom Hartmann Program, since 2003 and hosted a nightly television show, The Big Picture, between 2010 and 2017.
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Richard Cordray

17. Richard Cordray

1959-. (aged 67)
lawyer politician
Richard Adams Cordray is an American lawyer and politician who served from 2021 to 2024 as COO of Federal Student Aid in the United States Department of Education. From 2012 to 2017, he served as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Before that, Cordray variously served as Ohio's attorney general, solicitor general, and treasurer. He was...
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Tyrone Willingham

18. Tyrone Willingham

1953-. (aged 73)
head coach American football player
Lionel Tyrone Willingham is an American former football player and coach. He was the head coach at Stanford University (1995–2001), the University of Notre Dame (2002–2004), and the University of Washington (2005–2008), compiling a career college football record of 76–88–1.
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Eli Broad

19. Eli Broad

1933-2021 (aged 88)
real estate developer financier art collector
Eli Broad was an American businessman and philanthropist. In June 2019, Forbes ranked him as the 233rd-wealthiest person in the world and the 78th-wealthiest in the United States, with an estimated net worth of $6.7 billion. He was known for his philanthropic commitment to transforming public K–12 education to a charter school model, scientific and medical research, and the visual...
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Earl Morrall

20. Earl Morrall

1934-2014 (aged 80)
American football player
Earl Edwin Morrall was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons, both a starter and reserve. He was the last remaining player from the 1950s still active in NFL football. He started for six teams, most notably with the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins. He became known as...
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Jackie Martling

21. Jackie Martling

1948-. (aged 78)
film actor screenwriter
John Coger "Jackie" Martling Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, writer, radio personality, author, actor, and musician also known as Jackie the Joke Man. He is best known as a former writer and in-studio comedian for The Howard Stern Show from 1983 to 2001.
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Eric Snow

22. Eric Snow

1973-. (aged 53)
American football player basketball player basketball coach
Eric Snow is an American former basketball player and coach. He played the point guard position in the National Basketball Association from 1995 to 2008 and appeared in three NBA Finals. Known for his defense, Snow was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2003. Following his playing career, Snow served as an assistant coach at Florida Atlantic for...
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Jack Conklin

23. Jack Conklin

1994-. (aged 32)
American football player
Jonathan Jackson Conklin is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Tennessee Titans eighth overall in the 2016 NFL draft. Conklin has been named a first-team All-Pro twice.
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Drew Stanton

24. Drew Stanton

1984-. (aged 42)
American football player
Drew Emeric Stanton is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2007 NFL draft, after playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Stanton was a journeyman quarterback who was a member of the New...
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Dee Dee Bridgewater

25. Dee Dee Bridgewater

1950-. (aged 76)
stage actor composer singer-songwriter actor film actor
Dee Dee Bridgewater is an American jazz singer and actress. She is a three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award-winning stage actress. For 23 years, she was the host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater. She is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization.
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Michelle Ruff

26. Michelle Ruff

1967-. (aged 59)
voice actor
Michelle Suzanne Ruff is an American voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. In her early voice acting career, she used her mother's name, Georgette Rose, as a pseudonym. Some of her roles include Rukia Kuchiki in Bleach, Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Yoko Littner in Gurren Lagann, Fujiko Mine in Lupin the...
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Anson Carter

27. Anson Carter

1974-. (aged 52)
ice hockey player
Anson Horace Carter is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for eight teams from 1996 to 2007, most notably with the Boston Bruins, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks. He was last active as a player with HC Lugano in the Swiss Nationalliga A. After retiring from professional hockey, he joined...
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Eduardo Suplicy

28. Eduardo Suplicy

1941-. (aged 85)
politician economist
Eduardo Matarazzo Suplicy is a Brazilian left-wing politician, economist and professor. He is one of the founders and main political figures on the Workers Party of Brazil (PT). In the municipal elections of São Paulo in 2016 was consecrated as the most voted city councilor in the history of Brazil.
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Timothy Granaderos

29. Timothy Granaderos

1986-. (aged 40)
model actor
Timothy Granaderos is an American actor and model. He is known for his portrayals of Ash Franklin in the thriller web series Tagged (2016–18), Taylor Price in the TV series In the Vault (2017), and Montgomery de la Cruz in the Netflix teen drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–20). He is currently dating Margaux Brooke.
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Kevin Willis

30. Kevin Willis

1962-. (aged 64)
basketball player fashion designer
Kevin Alvin Willis is an American former professional basketball player mostly known for playing with the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 7-foot power forward/center. Excluding players not yet eligible, he holds the record for most games played among those not in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Eric Thomas

31. Eric Thomas

1970-. (aged 56)
motivational speaker writer businessperson
Eric D. Thomas is an American motivational speaker, author, consultant, and minister. Speeches by Thomas are popular on YouTube.
Vernor Vinge

32. Vernor Vinge

1944-2024 (aged 80)
science fiction writer writer university teacher novelist mathematician
Vernor Steffen Vinge was an American science fiction author and professor. He taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University. He was the first wide-scale popularizer of the technological singularity concept and among the first authors to present a fictional "cyberspace". He won the Hugo Award for his novels A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), A Deepness in...
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Scott Skiles

33. Scott Skiles

1964-. (aged 62)
basketball player basketball coach
Scott Allen Skiles Sr. is an American former professional basketball coach and player. A first-round draft pick from the Michigan State Spartans, Skiles played ten seasons as a point guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He holds the NBA record for assists in one game with 30, set with the Orlando Magic during a December game in the 1990-1991...
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Timothy Zahn

34. Timothy Zahn

1951-. (aged 75)
novelist
Timothy Zahn is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy. He is known best for his prolific collection of Star Wars books, chiefly the Thrawn trilogy, and has published several other series of sci-fi and fantasy novels of his own original creation, in addition to many works of short fiction.
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Duncan Keith

35. Duncan Keith

1983-. (aged 43)
ice hockey player
Duncan Keith is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers. He won three Stanley Cup championships with Chicago in 2010, 2013, and 2015. In 2017, Keith was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history.
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Gray Maynard

36. Gray Maynard

1979-. (aged 47)
mixed martial arts fighter
Bradley Gray Maynard is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight and Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Between 2008 and 2011, he competed in a noted rivalry with former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar. Maynard competed in college wrestling at Michigan State University, and made his UFC debut in 2007.
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Mat Ishbia

37. Mat Ishbia

1980-. (aged 46)
basketball player businessperson
Mathew Randall Ishbia is an American businessman who is CEO and chairman of mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage. He is the majority owner of the Phoenix Suns of the NBA and Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA alongside his older brother, Justin.
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Adreian Payne

38. Adreian Payne

1991-2022 (aged 31)
basketball player
Adreian DeAngleo Payne was an American professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Orlando Magic as well as for several European and Asian teams. Payne played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Gary Harris

39. Gary Harris

1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Gary Harris Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans.
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Denzel Valentine

40. Denzel Valentine

1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Denzel Robert Valentine is an American professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia Mestre of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. As a senior, Valentine became the first player in Michigan State history to be recognized as the National Player of the Year by the Associated Press.
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Ryan Miller

41. Ryan Miller

1980-. (aged 46)
ice hockey player
Ryan Dean Miller is an American former ice hockey goaltender who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, and Anaheim Ducks. Miller was drafted 138th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL entry draft. In 2010, he won the Vezina Trophy as the league's best goaltender. Miller...
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SungWon Cho

42. SungWon Cho

1990-. (aged 36)
voice actor YouTuber
SungWon Cho, also known as ProZD, is an American YouTuber and actor. On his YouTube channel, Cho produces short comedy skits, unboxing videos, and reviews of board games, anime and snack foods. He is also known for his many voice acting roles, including FL4K from Borderlands 3, Holst Sigiswald Goneril from Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Ratatoskr from God of...
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Rod Brind'Amour

43. Rod Brind'Amour

1970-. (aged 56)
ice hockey player ice hockey coach
Roderic Jean Brind'Amour is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Jason Richardson

44. Jason Richardson

1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Jason Anthoney Richardson Sr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Richardson was taken by the Golden State Warriors as the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft after playing college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. Richardson has also played for the Charlotte Bobcats, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic,...
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Debbie Stabenow

45. Debbie Stabenow

1950-. (aged 76)
social worker politician
Deborah Ann Stabenow is an American politician who served from 2001 to 2025 as a United States senator from Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, she was Michigan's first female U.S. senator.
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Morten Andersen

46. Morten Andersen

1960-. (aged 66)
American football player
Morten Andersen, nicknamed "the Great Dane", is a Danish-American former professional football kicker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 25 seasons, most notably with the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. Following a career from 1982 to 2007, Andersen holds the NFL record for regular season games played at 382. He also ranks second in field goals...
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Paul Stookey

47. Paul Stookey

1937-. (aged 89)
singer guitarist singer-songwriter banjoist musician
Noel Paul Stookey is an American singer-songwriter and activist who is known for being a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary along with Peter Yarrow and Mary Travers. Following the deaths of Travers in 2009 and Yarrow in 2025, Stookey is the sole surviving member of the group. He continues to work as a solo artist...
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Jim Harrison

48. Jim Harrison

1937-2016 (aged 79)
film screenwriter children's writer novelist poet essayist
James Harrison was an American poet, novelist, and essayist. He was a prolific and versatile writer publishing over three dozen books in several genres including poetry, fiction, nonfiction, children's literature, and memoir. He wrote screenplays, book reviews, literary criticism, and published essays on food, travel, and sport. Harrison indicated that, of all his writing, his poetry meant the most to...
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Pat Shurmur

49. Pat Shurmur

1965-. (aged 61)
American football coach American football player
Patrick Carl Shurmur is an American football coach. He recently was the quarterbacks coach at the University of Colorado. Prior to joining the staff at Colorado, he was the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 2020 to 2021. A 32-year coaching veteran, Shurmur has 21 seasons of NFL experience, including the last 11...
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Tyler Oakley

50. Tyler Oakley

1989-. (aged 37)
television producer writer humorist blogger YouTuber
Mathew Tyler Oakley is an American YouTuber, actor, activist, author, television personality and Twitch streamer. Much of Oakley's activism has been dedicated to LGBTQ youth, LGBTQ rights, as well as social issues including health care, education, and the prevention of suicide among LGBTQ youth. Oakley regularly posts material on various topics, including pop culture and humor.
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Kirk Gibson

51. Kirk Gibson

1957-. (aged 69)
baseball player
Kirk Harold Gibson is an American former professional baseball outfielder and manager. Gibson spent most of his career in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Detroit Tigers, but also played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, and Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw left-handed. He is currently a special assistant for the Tigers.
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Minakata Kumagusu

52. Minakata Kumagusu

1867-1941 (aged 74)
scientific collector folklorist biologist writer environmentalist
Minakata Kumagusu was a Japanese author, biologist, naturalist and ethnologist.
Dan Gilbert

53. Dan Gilbert

1962-. (aged 64)
businessperson
Daniel Bruce Gilbert is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He is the co-founder, majority owner, and chairman of Rocket Mortgage, and founder of Rock Ventures. He is also well-known as the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League, and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League. As...
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Plaxico Burress

54. Plaxico Burress

1977-. (aged 49)
American football player
Plaxico Antonio Burress is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NFL draft. He also played for the New York Giants and the...
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Jemele Hill

55. Jemele Hill

1975-. (aged 51)
writer television presenter journalist sports journalist
Jemele Juanita Hill is an American sports journalist. She worked for the Raleigh News & Observer, the Detroit Free Press, and the Orlando Sentinel. She joined ESPN in 2006 and worked in various roles until 2013, when she succeeded Jalen Rose as host of ESPN2's Numbers Never Lie. The show was rebranded to His & Hers which she co-hosted with...
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Walter Hill

56. Walter Hill

1942-. (aged 84)
film producer screenwriter manufacturer director executive producer
Walter Hill is an American filmmaker, known for his action films and revival of the Western genre. He has directed such films as The Driver, The Warriors, Southern Comfort, 48 Hrs. and its sequel Another 48 Hrs., Streets of Fire and Red Heat, and wrote the screenplay for the crime drama The Getaway. He has also directed several episodes of...
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Steve Garvey

57. Steve Garvey

1948-. (aged 78)
baseball player
Steven Patrick Garvey is an American former professional Major League Baseball player who played first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from 1969 to 1987.
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Bob Chapek

58. Bob Chapek

1960-. (aged 66)
businessperson business executive
Robert Alan Chapek is an American businessman and former media executive who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Walt Disney Company from 2020 to 2022. He joined Masimo's board of directors in 2024 and resigned in 2025.
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Atsugiri Jason

59. Atsugiri Jason

1986-. (aged 40)
board member owarai tarento actor writer
Jason David Danielson, known professionally as Atsugiri Jason (厚切りジェイソン, Atsugiri Jeison; lit. 'Thick-sliced Jason'), is an American comedian based in Japan and associated with Watanabe Entertainment. Danielson's comedic narrative is based on his confusion with kanji, ending with the punchline, "Why Japanese people?!"
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Shannon Brown

60. Shannon Brown

1985-. (aged 41)
basketball player
Shannon Brown is an American former professional basketball player. He attended Proviso East High School in Maywood, Illinois, was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in 2003, and played college basketball for Michigan State University. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 25th overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for eight seasons, and won...
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Tee Grizzley

61. Tee Grizzley

1994-. (aged 32)
songwriter rapper
Terry Sanchez Wallace Jr., known professionally as Tee Grizzley, is an American rapper. He first began posting music online following a two year prison sentence, he released the song "First Day Out" in 2017. It quickly gained viral status—earning two million views on YouTube in under three weeks—due to a social media challenge enacted by American professional basketball power forward...
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Miles Bridges

62. Miles Bridges

1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Miles Emmanuel Bridges Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. A native of Flint, Michigan, he competed for Flint Southwestern Academy (freshman season) at the high school level before moving to Huntington Prep School for his sophomore, junior, and senior year....
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Jaren Jackson Jr

63. Jaren Jackson Jr

1999-. (aged 27)
basketball player
Jaren Walter Jackson Jr., nicknamed "the Block Panther", and also known by his initials JJJ, is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. Jackson was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick of the 2018 NBA draft. In 2023, he...
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Adam Gase

64. Adam Gase

1978-. (aged 48)
American football coach coach
Adam Joseph Gase is an American football coach who is currently the pass game coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was the offensive coordinator for the Denver Broncos from 2013 to 2014, whose offense set the NFL record for points scored in 2013 and helped the team reach Super Bowl XLVIII. Following this...
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Zach Randolph

65. Zach Randolph

1981-. (aged 45)
basketball player
Zachary McKenley Randolph is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Z-Bo", the 2-time NBA All-Star played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans before being drafted in the 2001 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He played for five teams over the course of his professional career, winning the NBA Most Improved Player award with the Portland Trail...
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Brian Hoyer

66. Brian Hoyer

1985-. (aged 41)
American football player
Axel Edward Brian Hoyer is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. During his NFL career from 2009 to 2023, he started for eight different teams, the second-most in league history. Hoyer's longest stint was with the New England...
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James P. Hoffa

67. James P. Hoffa

1941-. (aged 85)
lawyer trade unionist
James Phillip Hoffa, also known as James Hoffa Jr. or Jim Hoffa, is an American labor leader and attorney who served as the tenth General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He is the son of former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa. First elected in 1998, Hoffa was subsequently re-elected in 2001, 2006, 2011, and 2016, serving five consecutive five-year...
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Michael Cimino

68. Michael Cimino

1939-2016 (aged 77)
screenwriter film director director film producer
Michael Antonio Cimino was an American film director, screenwriter, producer and author. Notorious for his obsessive attention to detail and determination for perfection, Cimino achieved widespread fame with The Deer Hunter (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
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Jon-Erik Hexum

69. Jon-Erik Hexum

1957-1984 (aged 27)
film actor television actor model
Jon-Erik Hexum was an American actor and model, known for his lead roles in the TV series Voyagers! and Cover Up, and his supporting role as Pat Trammell in the biopic The Bear. He died due to the result of a self-inflicted blank cartridge gunshot to the head in a game of Russian roulette while on the set of Cover...
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Rashad Evans

70. Rashad Evans

1979-. (aged 47)
mixed martial arts fighter
Rashad Evans is an American retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Light Heavyweight division. Evans started his professional MMA career in 2003, and was the Heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2 in 2005. In 2008, Evans won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, and in 2019, was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame.
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Bubba Smith

71. Bubba Smith

1945-2011 (aged 66)
television actor basketball player American football player actor film actor
Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was an American professional football defensive end and actor. Smith played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders, and Houston Oilers.
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Le'Veon Bell

72. Le'Veon Bell

1992-. (aged 34)
American football player
Le'Veon Andrew Bell Sr. is an American professional boxer and former football running back. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft. Bell also played for the New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Chris Hansen

73. Chris Hansen

1959-. (aged 67)
television actor YouTuber television personality film actor voice actor
Christopher Edward Hansen is an American television presenter, journalist, and YouTube personality. During his tenure as a correspondent for Dateline NBC, he hosted the program's segment To Catch a Predator (2004–2007), which revolved around catching potential Internet predators using a sting operation. When the segment's three-year run concluded, Hansen continued to host similarly formatted shows on other networks.
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Draymond Green

74. Draymond Green

1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player podcaster
Draymond Jamal Green is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Green, who plays primarily at the power forward position, is a four-time NBA champion, a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Considered one of the greatest defensive players of all-time,...
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Kirk Cousins

75. Kirk Cousins

1988-. (aged 38)
American football player
Kirk Daniel Cousins is an American professional football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft. Cousins ranks sixth all-time in completion percentage with at least 1,500 pass attempts and is 11th...
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Robert Urich

76. Robert Urich

1946-2002 (aged 56)
actor television producer
Robert Michael Urich was an American film, television, and stage actor and television producer. Over the course of his 30-year career, he starred in a record 15 television series.
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Magic Johnson

77. Magic Johnson

1959-. (aged 67)
entrepreneur basketball player film producer businessperson actor
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, Johnson spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). After winning a national championship with the Michigan State Spartans in 1979, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA...
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Sam Raimi

78. Sam Raimi

1959-. (aged 67)
film director director actor executive producer film producer
Samuel Marshall Raimi is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse...
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Ulana Suprun

79. Ulana Suprun

1963-. (aged 63)
statesperson physician
Ulana Nadia Suprun is a Ukrainian-American physician, activist, and philanthropist who served as the acting Minister of Healthcare from 2016 to 2019. Prior to her government career, Suprun served as Director of Humanitarian Initiatives for the Ukrainian World Congress.
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George Steele

80. George Steele

1937-2017 (aged 80)
teacher television actor film actor actor professional wrestler
William James Myers, better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. His career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he made occasional wrestling appearances into the 1990s and 2000s.
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Ted Raimi

81. Ted Raimi

1965-. (aged 61)
actor television actor screenwriter television director film actor
Theodore Raimi is an American character actor, director and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in The Evil Dead, possessed Henrietta in Evil Dead II, and Ted Hoffman in the Spider-Man trilogy. He later reprised his role as Henrietta in the television series Ash vs. Evil Dead,...
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Gary Peters

82. Gary Peters

1958-. (aged 68)
instructor vice president professor university teacher military officer
Gary Charles Peters is an American politician, lawyer, and former naval officer serving as the senior United States senator from Michigan, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 14th congressional district, which included the eastern half of Detroit, the Grosse Pointes, Hamtramck, Southfield, and Pontiac, from 2009...
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Thomas McGuane

83. Thomas McGuane

1939-. (aged 87)
autobiographer screenwriter writer novelist short story writer
Thomas Francis McGuane III is an American writer. His work includes ten novels, short fiction and screenplays, as well as three collections of essays devoted to his life in the outdoors. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the NCHA Members Hall of Fame and the Fly Fishing Hall of Fame. McGuane's papers, manuscripts, and...
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Kwame Kilpatrick

84. Kwame Kilpatrick

1970-. (aged 56)
politician American football player
Kwame Malik Kilpatrick is an American former politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented the 9th district in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. Kilpatrick resigned as mayor in September 2008 after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. He was...
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Gretchen Whitmer

85. Gretchen Whitmer

1971-. (aged 55)
prosecutor lawyer politician
Gretchen Esther Whitmer is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 49th governor of Michigan since 2019. A Democrat, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015.
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Richard Ford

86. Richard Ford

1944-. (aged 82)
screenwriter novelist short story writer writer author
Richard Ford is an American novelist and short story author and writer of a series of novels featuring the character Frank Bascombe.
Richa Gangopadhyay

87. Richa Gangopadhyay

1986-. (aged 40)
model actor
Richa Langella is an Indian former actress and model who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. She presently resides at Portland, Oregon.
James Caan

88. James Caan

1940-2022 (aged 82)
television actor film director director actor karateka
James Edmund Caan was an American actor. He came to prominence playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather (1972), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1978.
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Bryn Forbes

89. Bryn Forbes

1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Bryn Jerrel Forbes is an American professional basketball player for Aris of the Greek Basketball League. He played college basketball for Cleveland State and Michigan State, and became a reliable three-point shooter. He plays both guard positions.
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Rollo May

90. Rollo May

1909-1994 (aged 85)
psychologist psychotherapist writer
Rollo Reece May was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work.
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Tom Sizemore

91. Tom Sizemore

1961-2023 (aged 62)
actor television actor screenwriter film actor voice actor
Thomas Edward Sizemore Jr. was an American actor. Born in Detroit, he started his career with supporting appearances in Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Lock Up (1989), and Blue Steel (1990). The appearances led to more prominent roles in films like Passenger 57 (1992), True Romance (1993), Striking Distance (1993), Natural Born Killers (1994), Strange Days (1995), Heat...
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Ben McAdoo

92. Ben McAdoo

1977-. (aged 49)
American football coach coach
Benjamin Lee McAdoo is an American football coach who is currently serving as a senior defensive assistant of the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL). McAdoo was most notably the head coach of the New York Giants from 2016 to 2017, after serving as their offensive coordinator the previous two years under former head coach Tom Coughlin....
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Brian Sims

93. Brian Sims

1978-. (aged 48)
lawyer politician
Brian Kendall Sims is an American politician, activist and attorney. A Democrat, he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 182nd district from 2013 until 2022. Sims is also a lawyer and advocate for LGBT civil rights. Sims became the first openly gay elected state legislator in Pennsylvania history. He won re-election on November 6, 2018....
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Nick Foles

94. Nick Foles

1989-. (aged 37)
American football player
Nicholas Edward Foles is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons. A member of six teams, he achieved his greatest success with the Philadelphia Eagles, leading them to the franchise's first Super Bowl title.
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Ko Chih-en

95. Ko Chih-en

1962-. (aged 64)
university teacher politician television presenter
Ko Chih-en is a Taiwanese educational psychologist and politician who is a member of the Legislative Yuan. She previously served as a legislator from 2016 to 2020 and was reelected in 2024. She is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT).
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Verghese Kurien

96. Verghese Kurien

1921-2012 (aged 91)
screenwriter mechanical engineer engineer entrepreneur
Verghese Kurien was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur. He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution.
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Fang Zhouzi

97. Fang Zhouzi

1967-. (aged 59)
writer
Fang Shimin, better known by his pen name Fang Zhouzi (Chinese: 方舟子; pinyin: Fāng Zhōuzǐ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Png Chiu-chú; born 28 September 1967), is a Chinese popular science writer who is primarily known for his campaign against pseudoscience and fraud in China. President and co-director of New Threads (simplified Chinese: 新语丝; traditional Chinese: 新語絲; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sin-gí-si), a publication and website that...
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Russell Kirk

98. Russell Kirk

1918-1994 (aged 76)
historian writer peace activist political scientist literary critic
Russell Amos Kirk was an American political philosopher, moralist, historian, social critic, literary critic, lecturer, author, and novelist who influenced 20th century American conservatism. In 1953, he authored The Conservative Mind, which traced the development of conservative thought in the Anglo-American tradition and Edmund Burke. The book helped establish the intellectual framework for a religious and humanistic understanding of conservatism...
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Andrey Malakhov

99. Andrey Malakhov

1972-. (aged 54)
lecturer manufacturer editor-in-chief television producer television journalist
Andrey Nikolayevich Malakhov is a Russian television personality and presenter on the main Russian television channel, Russia-1.
Marta Suplicy

100. Marta Suplicy

1945-. (aged 81)
psychologist politician
Marta Teresa Smith de Vasconcellos Suplicy is a Brazilian politician, sexologist and psychologist. She was Mayor of São Paulo from 2001 to 2004. She later served as the Brazilian Minister of Tourism between 14 March 2007, and 4 June 2008, when she resigned to run again for the mayoralty of São Paulo. In 2015, she left the Brazilian Workers' Party...
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