100 Notable alumni of Pepperdine University
Updated: June 15, 2026 EliteDegrees
Pepperdine University is ranked #1,062 in the world and #275 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from Pepperdine 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 Pepperdine University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Jason Johnson
entrepreneur
Jason Johnson is an American technology entrepreneur who has co-founded several organizations including Doma Home, August Home, Founders Den, Rethink Books, and BlueSprig. He also co-founded and chairs the Internet of Things Consortium, a non-profit organization formed by a group of companies in the Internet of things industry. Johnson is CEO of Doma Home, a next generation smart home company...
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2. Edward C. Hugler
1950-. (aged 76)
civil servant
Edward Charles Hugler is an American lawyer and former government official who served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations in the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management at the United States Department of Labor from April 2000 until March 2018. He served as Acting Secretary of Labor from February 2–24, 2009, when...
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3. Ryan Christenson
1974-. (aged 52)
baseball player
Ryan Alan Christenson is an American professional baseball former outfielder, minor league manager, and current coach. He currently serves as the first base coach for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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4. Noah Lowry
1980-. (aged 46)
baseball player
Noah Ryan Lowry is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants from 2003 to 2007.
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5. Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. She was a member of the Iceland national team from 2011 to 2023.
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6. Kameron Edwards
1996-. (aged 30)
basketball player
Kameron Edwards is an American professional basketball player and social media personality who last played for the Ontario Clippers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves.
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7. Blake Irving
1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson
Blake Irving is the American former Chief Executive Officer and Board Director of GoDaddy. Before coming to GoDaddy in 2013, Blake Irving worked for Yahoo! and Microsoft where he helped develop NetMeeting, MSN Messenger, and Hotmail.
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8. Colbey Ross
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Colbey Ross is an American professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Trieste of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves.
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9. Summer Ross
1992-. (aged 34)
beach volleyball player
volleyball player
Summer Ross is an American beach volleyball player. She was the FIVB 2010 Youth Under-19 and Junior Under-21 world champion, the only player to win both titles in the same year and was named 2010 USA Volleyball Beach Female Athlete of the Year. As of 2018, her partner is Sara Hughes.
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10. André Birotte Jr
1966-. (aged 60)
lawyer
judge
André Birotte Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and previously served as United States Attorney for the Central District of California. On July 22, 2014, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Birotte to serve as a district judge in Los Angeles after being nominated by President Barack...
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11. Sharon Draper
1948-. (aged 78)
children's writer
novelist
writer
Sharon Mills Draper is an American children's writer, professional educator, and the 1997 National Teacher of the Year. She is a two-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for books about the young and adolescent African-American experience. She is known for her Hazelwood and Jericho series, Copper Sun, Double Dutch, Out of My Mind and Romiette and Julio.
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12. Katherine Kirk
1982-. (aged 44)
golfer
Katherine Kirk is a professional golfer from Australia, currently playing on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and the ALPG Tour. She played under her maiden name, Katherine Hull, until her marriage to Tom Kirk on 2 August 2012 and also under the name Katherine Hull-Kirk.
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13. Julia Hartz
1979-. (aged 47)
businessperson
Julia Hartz is an American entrepreneur, investor, and the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, a global ticketing and event technology platform. She is known for her leadership of Eventbrite during the COVID-19 pandemic and empowering women in the technology industry. Hartz was selected as one of Fortune magazine's most powerful women entrepreneurs.
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14. Lynn Biyendolo
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Lynn Biyendolo /ˌbijɛnˈdoʊloʊ/ is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. The NWSL's all-time leading scorer, she was drafted out of Pepperdine University by the Western New York Flash in 2015.
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15. Kenneth Hahn
1920-1997 (aged 77)
politician
Kenneth Frederick Hahn was a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for forty years, from 1952 to 1992. Hahn was on the Los Angeles City Council from 1947 to 1952. He was an ardent supporter of civil rights throughout the 1960s, and met Martin Luther King Jr. in 1961.
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16. Mike Fetters
1964-. (aged 62)
baseball player
baseball coach
Michael Lee Fetters is an American former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight teams during his 16–year career from 1989 to 2004. Fetters started his playing career with the California Angels and also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, the Diamondbacks, and Minnesota Twins....
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17. Michael Reardon
1965-2007 (aged 42)
rock climber
writer
Michael Reardon was an American professional free solo climber, filmmaker, motivational speaker and writer. Reardon died at age 42, after being swept to sea by a rogue wave, shortly after climbing a sea cliff at Dohilla in County Kerry, Ireland.
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18. Duncan Chiu
1974-. (aged 52)
businessperson
Duncan Chiu Tat-kun is a Hong Kong politician serving as a member of the Legislative Council for the Technology and Innovation functional constituency since 2021. He is the youngest child of Hong Kong entrepreneur Deacon Chiu.
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19. Jason Gore
1974-. (aged 52)
golfer
Jason William Gore is an American professional golfer.
20. Robert Lindstedt
1977-. (aged 49)
tennis player
Robert Lindstedt is a Swedish former professional tennis player who specialized in doubles. He turned professional in 1998, and reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 3 in May 2013. Lindstedt won his first Grand Slam title at the 2014 Australian Open with partner Łukasz Kubot. He has also reached four finals at the Wimbledon Championships: in 2010, 2011...
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21. Yakhouba Diawara
1982-. (aged 44)
basketball player
Yakhouba Diawara is a French former professional basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for the Pepperdine Waves.
22. Alex Acker
1983-. (aged 43)
basketball player
Alexander Maurice Acker is an American-Italian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Pepperdine University. Acker was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the final pick of the 2005 NBA draft and spent two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers.
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23. Susan Swift
1964-. (aged 62)
film actor
actor
television actor
Susan Swift is an American actress best known for her work as a child actress and her role as Ivy Templeton in Audrey Rose.
24. George Schlatter
1932-. (aged 94)
television producer
film director
television director
film producer
George Schlatter is an American television producer and director, best known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, founder of the American Comedy Awards, and author of Still Laughing: A Life in Comedy (Unnamed Press 2023).
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25. Sarah Attar
1792-. (aged 234)
middle-distance runner
Sarah Attar is a Saudi-American track and field athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the first two female Olympians representing Saudi Arabia. She also competed in the marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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26. Charles P. Rettig
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
Charles Paul Rettig is an American attorney who served as the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS). On September 12, 2018, the United States Senate confirmed Rettig's nomination to be Commissioner for the term expiring November 12, 2022. Rettig was sworn in on October 1, 2018.
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27. Gail Hopkins
1943-. (aged 83)
coach
orthopedic surgeon
basketball player
baseball player
head coach
Gail Eason Hopkins is a former Major League Baseball player and coach. Before reaching the majors, he attended David Starr Jordan High School and then a catcher at Pepperdine University, where he was named an All-American in 1963. He was primarily a first baseman and catcher in the majors, and was the first Pepperdine baseball player to play Major League...
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28. Bernard C. Parks
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Bernard C. Parks is an American politician who served as a member of the Los Angeles City Council, representing the 8th district in South Los Angeles from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Parks served as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from August 1997 to May 2002.
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29. Maya Rogers
Maya Rogers is a businesswoman and entrepreneur known for her work in the video game industry. She is the president and CEO of The Tetris Company, the company that manages the licensing and development of the Tetris brand.
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30. Malcolm Thomas
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Malcolm Iseiah Thomas is an American professional basketball player for the Sagesse Club of the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL). He played college basketball for the San Diego State Aztecs, where he twice earned second-team All-Mountain West Conference (MWC) honors.
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31. Kimberly Yee
1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Kimberly Yee is an American politician serving as the 45th Arizona state treasurer. She is the first Asian-American woman elected to the Arizona State Legislature.
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32. Michele Weaver
actor
television actor
film director
Michele Weaver is an American actress, known for playing the leading role in the Oprah Winfrey Network romantic drama series Love Is.
33. Brandon Williams
1967-. (aged 59)
business executive
naval officer
farmer
politician
Brandon McDonald Williams is an American politician who serves as the United States Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the representative for New York's 22nd congressional district from 2023 to 2025.
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34. Brian Goorjian
1953-. (aged 73)
basketball coach
basketball player
Brian Warwick Goorjian is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Sydney Kings of the National Basketball League (NBL). In an NBL coaching career spanning over 20 years, Goorjian has won six championships: two with the South East Melbourne Magic, three with the Sydney Kings and one with the South Dragons. He...
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35. Kessler Edwards
2000-. (aged 26)
basketball player
Kessler Donovan Edwards is an American professional basketball player for the Grand Rapids Gold of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves.
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36. Francesca Marie Smith
1985-. (aged 41)
stripper
television actor
writer
voice actor
film actor
Francesca Marie Smith is an American actress known for voicing Helga Pataki on the Nickelodeon animated television series Hey Arnold!. She is also known for voicing multiple characters on Disney's Recess, most notably as Ashley B. and Swinger Girl, among others.
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37. Bradley Cole
1959-. (aged 67)
singer
actor
television actor
Bradley Thomas Cole is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and musician.
38. Luisa Stefani
1997-. (aged 29)
tennis player
Luisa Veras Stefani is a professional tennis player from Brazil who specializes in doubles. Stefani is the first Brazilian woman to reach the WTA top 10 in the Open era. This milestone for Brazilian tennis was hit on 1 November 2021, when she reached a career-high ranking of world No. 9 in doubles. On 20 May 2019, she reached a...
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39. Danielle Outlaw
1975-. (aged 51)
police officer
Danielle Outlaw is an American former law enforcement officer. She served as commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department in Philadelphia from 2020 to 2023, chief of police of the Portland Police Bureau in Oregon from 2017 to 2019, and deputy chief of the Oakland Police Department in California from 2013 to 2017.
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40. James Hahn
1950-. (aged 76)
lawyer
judge
politician
James Kenneth Hahn is a Los Angeles Superior Court judge and an American former lawyer and politician. A Democrat, Hahn was elected the 40th mayor of Los Angeles in 2001. He served until 2005, at which time he was defeated in his bid for re-election. Prior to his term as Mayor, Hahn served in several other capacities for the city...
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41. Tess Broussard
1972-. (aged 54)
model
actor
Brenda Tess Broussard is an American actress, glamour model, and media personality.
42. Adam McArthur
1982-. (aged 44)
voice actor
television actor
actor
film actor
Adam McArthur is an American actor based in Los Angeles, California. His best-known role is voicing Marco Diaz in Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Prince Lee-Char in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Ricky and Patrick in Shadows House, Yuri in Sakugan, Chifuyu Matsuno in Tokyo Revengers, and Yuji Itadori in Jujutsu Kaisen. He also voices characters on other animation...
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43. Mike Scott
1955-. (aged 71)
baseball player
Michael Warren Scott is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 13 seasons in Major League Baseball for both the New York Mets and the Houston Astros. He won the National League Cy Young Award in 1986, becoming the first Astros pitcher to win the award. Scott is part of a select group of pitchers that have thrown a...
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44. Dan Haren
1980-. (aged 46)
baseball player
Daniel John Haren is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Haren played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, and Chicago Cubs. He now serves as a pitching strategist with the Diamondbacks.
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45. Madison Hildebrand
1980-. (aged 46)
real-estate agent
Madison Pomeroy Hildebrand is an American media personality and realtor specializing in the luxury real estate market located in Malibu, California. A broker with Partners Trust Real Estate, Hildebrand formerly co-starred in the Bravo television series Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, alongside Josh Flagg and Josh Altman. In 2009, Hildebrand released a book, Activate Your Passion, Create Your Career. In...
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46. Mela Lee
1976-. (aged 50)
singer
film director
voice actor
actor
musician
Mela Lee is an American voice actress based in Los Angeles who voices characters on a number of animated series, films, television shows and video games. She is best known as the voice of Jade in Mortal Kombat 11. In anime, she voices lead characters Rin Tosaka, in Fate/stay night as well as Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and the...
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47. Mayar Sherif
1996-. (aged 30)
tennis player
Mayar Sherif Ahmed Abdel-Aziz is an Egyptian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA ranking of No. 31 in singles, making her the highest ranked Egyptian singles player, male or female, in the Open Era. She also has a career-high of No. 65 in doubles. Sherif has won one singles title on the WTA Tour and two titles in...
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48. Bill Weir
1967-. (aged 59)
journalist
William Francis Weir is an American television journalist and author based in Manhattan. Weir is a correspondent and anchor for CNN, and the creator and host of the global documentary series "The Wonder List with Bill Weir." He is the former co-anchor of Nightline on ABC television network in the United States and co-anchored the weekend edition of Good Morning...
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49. Oscar Munoz
1960-. (aged 66)
businessperson
chief executive officer
Oscar Munoz is an American businessman and board member, who was executive chairman of United Airlines from 2020 to 2021, after having been chief executive officer (CEO) of United Airlines from 2015 to 2020. Prior to his role at United Airlines, Munoz was on the board of parent company United Continental Holdings (UCH) and held executive positions at CSX Corporation...
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50. Michelle Fields
1988-. (aged 38)
journalist
Michelle Fields is an American political journalist who formerly wrote for The Huffington Post and was a reporter for Reason TV and Breitbart News, as well as a Fox News contributor. After graduating from college, Fields was hired as a reporter at The Daily Caller. She later became a correspondent for PJ Media. Fields is a former panelist on the...
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51. Darby Hinton
1957-. (aged 69)
television actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Edgar Raymond Darby Hinton is an American actor. His parents were actor Ed Hinton (1919–1958) and Marilyn Mau Hinton (1922–1982). Both of his sisters, Darcy and Daryn Hinton, were actresses from childhood. Hinton is best known for playing Israel Boone on Daniel Boone.
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52. Allegra Rose Edwards
1988-. (aged 38)
actor
film actor
Allegra Edwards is an American television actress known for playing Cindy McCabe in the USA Network anthology series Briarpatch and Ingrid Kannerman in the Amazon Prime Video comedy Upload.
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53. Michelle Park Steel
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Michelle Eunjoo Steel is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 45th congressional district from 2023 to 2025, previously representing the 48th congressional district from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, she concurrently served as a member of House minority whip Steve Scalise's Whip Team for the 117th Congress. Steel ran for re-election...
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54. Eric Thames
1986-. (aged 40)
baseball player
Eric Allyn Thames is an American former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers, and Washington Nationals, in the KBO League for the NC Dinos, and in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
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55. Michael Shermer
1954-. (aged 72)
historian of science
writer
sport cyclist
philosopher
psychologist
Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism.
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56. Doug Christie
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball player
basketball coach
Douglas Dale Christie is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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57. Pierce Brown
1988-. (aged 38)
writer
science fiction writer
novelist
screenwriter
Pierce Brown is an American science fiction author who writes the Red Rising series, consisting of Red Rising (2014), Golden Son (2015), Morning Star (2016), Iron Gold (2018), Dark Age (2019), and Light Bringer (2023). He also has written a six-issue prequel comic book series, Red Rising: Sons of Ares, that was published in 2015.
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58. Mike Richards
1975-. (aged 51)
television producer
guest host
television presenter
game show host
Michael Richards is a former American television producer, game show host, and television personality. He was most notably the executive producer of the American television game shows Let's Make a Deal and The Price Is Right from 2009 to 2019, and of Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune from 2020 to 2021. Richards also hosted other television series including High School...
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59. Teodoro Nguema
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
minister
Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, nicknamed Teodorín and Teddy, is an Equatoguinean politician who has served as the First Vice President of Equatorial Guinea since 2016. He is a son of Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the current president of Equatorial Guinea, by his wife, Constancia Mangue.
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60. Ashley Jones
1976-. (aged 50)
film director
television actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Ashley Aubra Jones is an American actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless and as Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. She also portrayed the recurring role as Daphne in the second season of the HBO drama series True Blood. From 2016 to 2017, Jones played...
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61. Montell Jordan
1968-. (aged 58)
singer
record producer
songwriter
Montell Du'Sean Jordan is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. Best known for his 1995 single "This Is How We Do It", and "Get It On Tonite", Jordan was the primary male solo artist on Def Jam's Def Soul imprint until leaving the label in 2003. He is also known for his 1998 hit single "Let's Ride" featuring Master...
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62. Will Cain
1975-. (aged 51)
television presenter
columnist
sports commentator
editor
political analyst
Charles Williams Cain is an American columnist, conservative political analyst, and sports commentator. He hosts The Will Cain Show weekdays at 4 p.m. on the Fox News Channel. Previously, Cain had been a co-host of Fox & Friends Weekend. Cain was a contributor for ESPN, joining the network in March 2015, working with the features unit and E:60 and appearing...
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63. Amie Harwick
1981-2020 (aged 39)
writer
model
psychotherapist
sex therapist
Amie Nicole Harwick was an American marriage and family therapist and writer. Raised in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, she moved to Los Angeles, California in 2001, and initially worked as a personal trainer, dancer, bartender, and model. She earned a degree in psychology from California State Polytechnic University, a master's degree in clinical psychology from Pepperdine University, and a PhD from the...
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64. Leslie Landon
1962-. (aged 64)
film actor
television actor
psychologist
Leslie Landon Matthews is an American psychologist and former actress. She had a supporting role on the Little House on the Prairie television series, in which her father, Michael Landon, played the lead.
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65. Dennis Johnson
1954-2007 (aged 53)
basketball player
basketball coach
Dennis Wayne Johnson, nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a coach of the Los Angeles Clippers and an alumnus of Dominguez High School, Los Angeles Harbor College and Pepperdine University.
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66. Rick J. Caruso
1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson
Rick Joseph Caruso is an American billionaire businessman. The founder and former CEO of the real estate company Caruso, he is also the chair of the board of trustees at the University of Southern California. Caruso was previously the president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, a member of the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, and was the runner-up...
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67. Louise Linton
1980-. (aged 46)
actor
film director
Louise Linton is a Scottish actress. She has appeared in the horror films Cabin Fever and Intruder, in minor roles in the television series CSI: NY and Cold Case, and wrote, directed, produced and starred in the 2021 film Me You Madness. Linton is married to Steven Mnuchin, the former United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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68. Adam Housley
1972-. (aged 54)
baseball player
correspondent
journalist
Arthur Adam Housley is an Emmy Winning American journalist, winemaker, and former professional baseball player. He worked for Fox News from 2001 until 2018.
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69. Meredith Salenger
1970-. (aged 56)
film actor
actor
television actor
Meredith Salenger is an American actress. Her credits include the 1985 film The Journey of Natty Gann, as the title character, and the 1989 teen comedy Dream a Little Dream.
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70. Carrie Hamilton
1963-2002 (aged 39)
playwright
film actor
stage actor
television actor
singer
Carrie Louise Hamilton was an American actress, playwright and singer. Hamilton was a daughter of comedian Carol Burnett and producer Joe Hamilton. She was the elder sister of actress Jody Hamilton and singer-producer Erin Hamilton.
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71. Tamera Mowry
1978-. (aged 48)
actor
television actor
model
film actor
voice actor
Tamera Darvette Mowry-Housley is an American actress, television personality, and former singer. She first gained fame for her teen role as Tamera Campbell on the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister (opposite her twin sister Tia Mowry). She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches and its sequel, Twitches Too, and played Dr. Kayla Thornton on the medical drama...
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72. Kim Fields
1969-. (aged 57)
screenwriter
television director
film director
television actor
actor
Kim Fields Morgan is an American actress and director. She first gained fame as a child actress on the television series Good Times (1978–1979), and rose to greater prominence for her role as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey on the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1979–1981), as well as its spin-off The Facts of Life (1979–1988).
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73. Tia Mowry
1978-. (aged 48)
film actor
model
television actor
singer
actor
Tia Dashon Mowry is an American actress. She first gained recognition for her starring role as Tia Landry in the sitcom Sister, Sister (1994–1999), opposite her twin sister Tamera Mowry. The sisters then starred together in the fantasy comedy film Seventeen Again (2000) and voiced the LaBelle sisters in the animated series Detention (1999–2000). The two also starred in the...
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74. Eric Christian Olsen
1977-. (aged 49)
screenwriter
television actor
film producer
actor
film actor
Eric Christian Olsen is an American actor, writer and producer. He is known for his portrayals of Investigator Marty Deeks on the CBS television series NCIS: Los Angeles, Austin in the film Not Another Teen Movie, Lloyd Christmas in Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd and as producer/executive producer on the 2024 reboot of Matlock.
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75. Chace Crawford
1985-. (aged 41)
model
television actor
actor
film actor
Christopher Chace Crawford is an American actor. He is known for his television portrayals of Nate Archibald on the series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and of Kevin Moskowitz / The Deep in the television series The Boys (2019–present) and the resulting franchise. He is also known for starring in the films The Covenant (2006), The Haunting of Molly Hartley (2008), Twelve...
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76. Brandy Norwood
1979-. (aged 47)
socialite
film actor
child actor
recording artist
actor
Brandy Rayana Norwood is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her intricate vocal riffs, and is regarded as an influential figure in contemporary R&B.
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77. Kelly Hu
1968-. (aged 58)
actor
television actor
beauty pageant contestant
model
film actor
Kelly Ann Hu is an American actress. She starred as Dr. Rae Chang on the American television soap opera Sunset Beach and as Michelle Chan on the American television police drama series Nash Bridges. She has starred in numerous films including The Scorpion King (2002) as Cassandra, Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) as Sona, X2 (2003) as Yuriko Oyama /...
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78. William B. Allen
1944-. (aged 82)
university teacher
philosopher
politician
William Barclay Allen is an American author, professor, and political scientist from Fernandina Beach, Florida. He was a member of the National Council on the Humanities from 1984 to 1987 and chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights from 1988 to 1989. Allen ran as a Republican for a U.S. Senate seat in California in 1986 and 1992,...
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79. John Lasseter
1957-. (aged 69)
film producer
executive producer
film director
film editor
animator
John Alan Lasseter is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Disneytoon Studios, as well as the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering, and has served as the head of animation at Skydance Animation since 2019.
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80. Jami Miscik
1958-. (aged 68)
intelligence analyst
Judith A. "Jami" Miscik is an American intelligence analyst who was also the Central Intelligence Agency's Deputy Director for Intelligence, the Agency's most senior analytic post. In 2005 she left CIA to become Global Head of Sovereign Risk for the now-bankrupt financial services firm Lehman Brothers. Miscik is former President and Vice-Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc. in New York and...
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81. Matt Fong
1953-2011 (aged 58)
politician
Matthew Kipling Fong was an American Republican politician who served as the 30th California State Treasurer. He was a government appointee, finance industry director, and consultant after retiring from the Air Force Reserve. As of 2026, Fong is the last Republican to have served as California State Treasurer.
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82. Nadia Bolz-Weber
1969-. (aged 57)
theologian
comedian
pastor
Nadia Bolz-Weber is an American author, Lutheran minister and public theologian. She served as the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in Denver, Colorado, until July 8, 2018.
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83. Jenna Sanz-Agero
1969-. (aged 57)
lawyer
singer
Jenna Leah Sanz-Agero is the former lead singer of the female rock band Vixen from 2001-2013, and a former president of Media 8.
84. Tahj Mowry
1987-. (aged 39)
singer
television actor
voice actor
actor
film actor
Tahj Dayton Mowry is an American actor and singer. He is the brother of identical twin actresses, Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry, and is known for his role as TJ on Smart Guy. Mowry was cast as the voice of ten-year-old super genius, Wade Load, on Kim Possible as a nod to this role. He is also known for his...
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85. Rod Blagojevich
1956-. (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Rod R. Blagojevich, often referred to by his nickname "Blago", is an American former politician who served as the 40th governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Blagojevich previously worked in both the state and federal legislatures. He served as an Illinois state representative from 1993 to 1997, and the U.S. representative from Illinois's...
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86. Mike Cernovich
1977-. (aged 49)
journalist
Michael Cernovich is an American right-wing social media personality and political commentator. Though he initially called himself alt-right, he dissociated from the movement after Richard Spencer became its public face. Cernovich describes himself as part of the new right and some have described him as part of the alt-lite.
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87. Michelle Monaghan
1976-. (aged 50)
model
television actor
film producer
film actor
Michelle Lynn Monaghan is an American actress. She has starred in the films Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Made of Honor (2008), Eagle Eye (2008), Trucker (2008), Source Code (2011), Pixels (2015), and Patriots Day (2016). She also received recognition for her role in the action spy film series Mission: Impossible, making appearances in Mission: Impossible...
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88. Jim Everett
1963-. (aged 63)
American football player
James Samuel Everett III, is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected third overall in the 1986 NFL draft by the Houston Oilers. Unable to work out a contract agreement with Everett, the...
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89. Fiona Ma
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Fiona Ma is an American politician and accountant. She has been serving as the California state treasurer since January 7, 2019. She previously was a member of the California Board of Equalization (2015–2019), the California State Assembly (2006–2012), and the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (2002–2006).
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90. Robert Kyncl
1970-. (aged 56)
manager
scientist
Robert Kyncl is an American business executive. He became the CEO of Warner Music Group on January 1, 2023. He was previously the Chief Business Officer at YouTube where he oversaw all business functions, partnerships and operations. Before YouTube, Kyncl was Vice President of Content Acquisitions at Netflix, where he spearheaded the company's content acquisition for streaming TV shows and...
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91. Christine Blasey Ford
1966-. (aged 60)
university teacher
biostatistician
writer
professor of psychology
psychologist
Christine Margaret Blasey Ford is an American professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a research psychologist at the Stanford University School of Medicine. She specializes in designing statistical models for research projects. During her academic career, Ford has worked as a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine Collaborative Clinical Psychology Program.
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92. Molefi Kete Asante
1942-. (aged 84)
university teacher
philosopher
writer
Molefi Kete Asante is an American philosopher who is involved in the fields of African-American studies, African studies, and communication studies. He is currently a professor in the Department of Africology at Temple University, where he founded the PhD program in African-American Studies. He is president of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies.
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93. Mike Leach
1961-2022 (aged 61)
American football coach
Michael Charles Leach was an American college football coach who primarily coached at the NCAA Division I FBS level. Nicknamed "the Pirate", he was a two-time national coach of the year, three-time conference coach of the year and the mastermind behind the NCAA record-setting air raid offense. He was the head coach at Texas Tech University from 2000 to 2009,...
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94. Rich Cho
1965-. (aged 61)
general manager
Richard Cho is an American basketball executive who currently serves as the Vice President of Basketball Strategy of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Prior to the Grizzlies, Cho was the general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Charlotte Hornets, and the assistant general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Cho was the first Asian-American general...
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95. Jon McBride
1943-2024 (aged 81)
fighter pilot
military flight engineer
astronaut
military officer
Jon Andrew McBride was an American naval officer, test pilot, astronaut and administrator for NASA.
96. Jeffrey Sprecher
1955-. (aged 71)
businessperson
Jeffrey Craig Sprecher is an American businessman, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, and chairman of the New York Stock Exchange.
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97. Izabella St. James
1975-. (aged 51)
film actor
actor
model
Izabella St. James is a television personality and a former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner, editor/publisher of Playboy magazine. She is best known as the author of a memoir entitled Bunny Tales: Behind Closed Doors at the Playboy Mansion, published 2006, about activities at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles.
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98. Chung Sye-kyun
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Chung Sye-kyun is a South Korean politician who served as the speaker of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2018 and as the prime minister of South Korea from 2020 to 2021.
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99. Tommy Cheung
1949-. (aged 77)
justice of the peace
politician
Tommy Cheung Sau-yin is a Hong Kong activist and a former Yuen Long District Councillor. He is the former spokesman of Scholarism, president of the Student Union of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the standing committee of the Hong Kong Federation of Students (HKFS). In July 2024 he was declared bankrupt by High Court of Hong Kong.
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100. Reuven Bar-On
1944-. (aged 82)
psychologist
Reuven Bar-On is a psychologist and one of the leading pioneers, theorists and researchers in emotional intelligence. Bar-On introduced the concept of an “EQ” (“Emotional Quotient”) to measure “emotional and social competence”, although the acronym was used earlier to describe ideas that were not associated with emotional intelligence per se. In the first copy of his doctoral dissertation, which was...
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