Notable Alumni of Southern Illinois University – Carbondale [Sorted List]

1. Michael Glisson

Michael Glisson is an Army National Guard brigadier general who currently serves as the Chairman of the Joint Staff of the Illinois National Guard. He was appointed by Governor of Illinois Bruce Rauner in 2016.

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2. Harlan Hodges

1902-1994 (aged 92)

basketball coach

Harlan Crews Hodges was an American college basketball coach and educator. He was the head coach at Murray State (1948–54) and Idaho (1954–59), then became a high school administrator.

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3. Supriyo Bandyopadhyay

1958-. (aged 68)

academic engineer

Supriyo Bandyopadhyay is an Indian-born American electrical engineer, academic and researcher. He is Commonwealth Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. Bandyopadhyay has worked on a range of topics including spintronics, straintronics, nanoelectronics and related aspects of nanotechnology.

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4. Michelle LaRue

1983-. (aged 43)

university teacher ecologist biologist

Michelle La Rue is a conservation biologist and ecologist based at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

5. Rodney P. Kelly

military officer

Rodney P. Kelly is a retired major general in the United States Air Force. He served in the Air Force from 1967 through 2001.

6. Suzi Schmidt

politician

Suzi Schmidt is a former Republican Illinois State Senator, representing the 31st district from January 2011 to January 2013. She previously served as chairman of the Board of Lake County, Illinois from 2000 to 2010.

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7. Mallica Vajrathon

1936-. (aged 90)

Mallica Vajrathon is a sociologist, political scientist and former United Nations Senior Staff member. Her grandfather was Joseph Caulfield James, a special tutor to Prince Vajiravudh of Thailand (who later became King), as well being second Chairman of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. Her father was T. Vajrathon of The Bangkok Electric Authority of Thailand and her mother is Malee...

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8. Marcin Schroeder

1953-. (aged 73)

mathematician

Marcin Schroeder is a Polish-Japanese mathematician and theoretical physicist, currently a professor and head of basic education and dean of academic affairs at Akita International University, Japan, and President Elect of the International Society for the Study of Information (IS4SI).

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9. Louise Huffman

1951-. (aged 75)

scientist

Louise Tolle Huffman is an American teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience with many years focused on polar science and climate studies, and has written educational outreach books and articles on Antarctica. She is the Director of Education and Outreach for the US Ice Drilling Program Office (IDPO), responsible for outreach efforts highlighting IDPO scientists and their research...

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10. Mike Eden

1949-. (aged 77)

baseball player

Edward Michael Eden is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) infielder who played for the Atlanta Braves in 1976 and the Chicago White Sox in 1978.

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11. Tom Laputka

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Thomas W. Laputka is an American former gridiron football player who played for the Ottawa Rough Riders and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with Ottawa in 1973, and with Edmonton in 1975. He played college football at Southern Illinois University. He is also a retired businessman and served as a councilman and in 2011 was elected mayor of...

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12. Neil D. Jones

1941-2023 (aged 82)

computer scientist pedagogue university teacher

Neil Deaton Jones was an American computer scientist. He was a Professor Emeritus in computer science at University of Copenhagen.

13. Jonathan D. George

politician

Brig. Gen. Jonathan D. George served in a variety of military and government positions. These include Director of Strategic Capabilities Policy, a member of the National Security Council, and as a national security adviser to the President from March 2009 until February 2011.

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14. Anthony Thompson

1990-. (aged 36)

Canadian football player

Anthony Thompson is a Canadian former professional football defensive back who played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted 12th overall in the 2016 CFL draft by the Lions. He played college football with the Southern Illinois Salukis.

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15. Neil Fiala

1956-. (aged 70)

baseball player

Neil Stephen Fiala is an American former Major League Baseball player. He played in five games in the majors in September 1981, all as a pinch hitter. He pinch-hit three times for the St. Louis Cardinals without a hit, then was traded to the Cincinnati Reds on September 10 along with pitcher Joe Edelen for veteran reliever Doug Bair.

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16. Jeneva Stevens

1989-. (aged 37)

athletics competitor

Jeneva Stevens is an American track and field athlete specializing in the shot put and hammer throw. Her biggest successes to date are the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan and 9th place at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow.

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17. Albert E. Mead

1861-1913 (aged 52)

lawyer politician

Albert Edward Mead was an American lawyer and politician who served as the fifth governor of Washington from 1905 to 1909.

18. Rich Hacker

1947-2020 (aged 73)

baseball player

Richard Warren Hacker was an American Major League Baseball player, base coach and scout. Hacker played 16 games for the Montreal Expos in the 1971 season as a shortstop. He had a.121 batting average, with four hits in 33 at-bats. Hacker attended Southern Illinois University. After his playing career Hacker became a coach.

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19. Madre Harper

1997-. (aged 29)

American football player

Madre Madison Harper is an American professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career with the Southern Illinois Salukis.

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20. Bill Stein

1947-. (aged 79)

baseball player

William Allen Stein is an American former professional baseball player and manager. His playing career spanned 17 seasons, 14 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the St. Louis Cardinals (1972–1973), Chicago White Sox (1974–1976), Seattle Mariners (1977–1980), and Texas Rangers (1981–1985). In the majors, Stein batted.267 with 122 doubles, 18 triples, 44 home runs, and 311...

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21. Ray Rippelmeyer

1933-2022 (aged 89)

baseball player

Raymond Roy Rippelmeyer was an American professional baseball player and pitching coach. During his 12-season active career, he was a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m), 200 lb (91 kg) right-handed pitcher who spent part of one year in Major League Baseball as a member of the 1962 Washington Senators. He coached for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1970 to 1978.

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22. Brandon Wood

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Brandon Wood is an American professional basketball player who is a free agent. He played college basketball at Southern Illinois, Valparaiso and Michigan State.

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23. Randy Daniels

1951-. (aged 75)

journalist

Randy Daniels is an American businessman, politician, and journalist who served as Secretary of State of New York from 2001 to 2005.

24. Tom Huck

1971-. (aged 55)

artist

Tom Huck, a.k.a. Hück or Tom Hück, is an American artist best known for his large-scale satirical imagery that lampoons contemporary rural Midwestern culture. His technique and style has been distilled through study and response to centuries of Western Art History, particularly Northern European woodcuts. As described in the journal Art in Print, Huck's "elaborate compositions roil with bawdy images...

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25. Jim Dwyer

1950-. (aged 76)

baseball player

James Edward Dwyer is an American former baseball player who was an outfielder for 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven different teams between 1973 and 1990. Listed at 5' 10", 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.

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26. Carl Mauck

1947-. (aged 79)

American football player

Carl Frey Mauck is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons as a center for four NFL teams and later served as an offensive line coach for several teams. Mauck played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis.

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27. Jonathan Hamm

1985-. (aged 41)

American football player boxer

Jonathan Hamm is an American former standout amateur boxer, actor, football player, and current mixed martial artist. Hamm was the #1 Super-Heavyweight Amateur boxer in the United States in 2011 after winning the 2011 U.S. Nationals. Hamm was an alternate in the super-heavyweight division of the 2012 London Olympic Games for the U.S. Hamm earned Black College All-American, 1st Team...

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28. Whitney Westerfield

1980-. (aged 46)

politician

Whitney Henderson Westerfield is an American attorney, politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate who represented district 3 from 2013 to 2025. In 2015, Westerfield was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky, losing to Democrat Andy Beshear by a margin of 0.2 percent.

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29. Raj Amit Kumar

1978-. (aged 48)

author screenwriter film director

Raj Amit Kumar is a filmmaker and writer known for Bindiya ke Bahubali, Brown (2026) and for his socio-political drama Unfreedom (2015, NETFLIX) which is banned in India as it dealt with religious fundamentalism and violence against homosexuals. The film was released in the U.S. in 2015, and won a UFVA Faculty Screenwriting Award in 2009, and several other International...

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30. Larry O. Spencer

1954-. (aged 72)

military officer

Larry Oneil Spencer is a retired United States Air Force general who served in many command, comptroller, and leadership roles during the course of his career. Some of his leadership roles included being the Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, commander of the 75th Air Base Wing at Hill AFB, commander of the 72nd Support Group...

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31. Kevin Dillard

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Kevin Andre Dillard is an American-Albanian professional basketball player for KK Gostivar of the Macedonian First League.

32. Chris Lowery

1972-. (aged 54)

basketball player basketball coach

Christopher Michael Lowery is an American college basketball coach currently serving as an assistant men's basketball coach at Northwestern University under head coach Chris Collins. He was previously the head men's basketball coach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He started in the spring of 2004 and was fired on March 2, 2012.

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33. Ernie Wheelwright

1939-2001 (aged 62)

actor television actor American football player

Ernest Lamour 'Wheels' Wheelwright was an American football player.

34. Bob Waldmire

1945-2009 (aged 64)

cartographer artist

Robert Waldmire was an American artist and cartographer who is well known for his artwork of U.S. Route 66, including whimsical maps of the Mother Road and its human and natural ecology. Being the son of Ed Waldmire Jr., he is often associated with the Cozy Dog Drive In restaurant in Springfield, Illinois (on U.S. Route 66), the elder Waldmire...

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35. Jim Bittermann

journalist

Jim Bittermann is Senior European correspondent for CNN since 1996.

36. Jason Ringenberg

1958-. (aged 68)

singer guitarist singer-songwriter

Jason Ringenberg is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and guitarist and the lead singer of Jason & the Scorchers. The band had several hits, including "Golden Ball and Chain" and a rock version of Bob Dylan's "Absolutely Sweet Marie."

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37. Jason Frasor

1977-. (aged 49)

baseball player

Jason Andrew Frasor is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his debut with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2004, recording a 4.08 ERA in 63 games that season. He would ultimately pitch in more than 500 games for the Blue Jays. He also played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Kansas City Royals and the...

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38. Joseph Nechvatal

1951-. (aged 75)

serigrapher painter composer sound artist photographer

Joseph Nechvatal is an American post-conceptual digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom computer viruses.

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39. Hamiet Bluiett

1940-2018 (aged 78)

saxophonist composer jazz musician

Hamiet Bluiett was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. His primary instrument was the baritone saxophone, and he was considered one of the finest players of this instrument. A member of the World Saxophone Quartet, he also played (and recorded with) the bass saxophone, E-flat alto clarinet, E-flat contra-alto clarinet, and wooden flute.

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40. George Vukovich

1956-. (aged 70)

baseball player

George Stephen Vukovich is an American former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians in all or part of six seasons from 1980–1985. Listed at 6' 0" (1.83 m), 198 lb. (90 kg), Vukovich batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in Chicago.

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41. Troy Hudson

1976-. (aged 50)

basketball player

Troy Elderon Hudson is an American former professional basketball point guard. He played 11 years in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after going undrafted in 1997. He averaged a career-high 14.2 points per game with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2002–03 season.

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42. Sam Coonrod

1992-. (aged 34)

baseball player

Samuel Timothy Coonrod is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets.

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43. Jerry Hairston Jr

1976-. (aged 50)

baseball player

Jerry Wayne Hairston Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder and outfielder. He played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, and Los Angeles Dodgers. He played every position except pitcher and catcher during his baseball career. He is...

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44. Robert K. Weiss

1959-. (aged 67)

screenwriter film director film producer actor television producer

Robert K. Weiss is an American film and television producer. His productions include films by director John Landis, producer Lorne Michaels and the "Z. A. Z." team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. He also co-created the science-fiction TV series Sliders. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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45. Thelma Mothershed-Wair

1940-2024 (aged 84)

activist human rights defender

Thelma Mothershed-Wair was an American activist who was the eldest member of the Little Rock Nine group, who attended Little Rock's Central High School following the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education court case. The Little Rock Nine was a group of nine African-American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Their enrollment was followed by the...

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46. Robert Coover

1932-2024 (aged 92)

writer novelist university teacher screenwriter

Robert Lowell Coover was an American novelist, short story writer, and T. B. Stowell Professor Emeritus in Literary Arts at Brown University. He is generally considered a writer of fabulation and metafiction. He became a proponent of electronic literature and was a founder of the Electronic Literature Organization.

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47. Joan Higginbotham

1964-. (aged 62)

astronaut engineer

Joan Elizabeth Higginbotham is an electrical engineer and a former NASA astronaut. She flew aboard Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-116 as a mission specialist and is the third African American woman to go into space, after Mae Jemison and Stephanie Wilson.

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48. Steve Finley

1965-. (aged 61)

baseball player

Steven Allen Finley is an American former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for eight teams between 1989 and 2007, most notably the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, and Arizona Diamondbacks. He is one of only two players, along with Matt Herges, to play for all five National League West teams. An outstanding all-around player with power, speed,...

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49. Gwen Berry

1989-. (aged 37)

hammer thrower athletics competitor

Gwendolyn Denise Berry is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. Her mark of 77.78 m (255 ft 2 in) on June 8, 2018, ranks her #7 on the all-time list. She also holds the world record in the weight throw with a mark of 25.60 m ( 83 ft 11+3⁄4 in) set in March...

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50. Dave Stieb

1957-. (aged 69)

baseball player

David Andrew Stieb is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) starting pitcher who spent the majority of his career with the Toronto Blue Jays. A seven-time All-Star, he won The Sporting News' Pitcher of the Year Award in 1982. His 56.9 career wins above replacement (according to Baseball-Reference) are the highest of any Blue Jays player, and he also...

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51. Jeremy Chinn

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Jeremy Chinn is an American professional football safety for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. Chinn has also played for the Washington Commanders.

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52. Roland Burris

1937-. (aged 89)

lawyer bank examiner executive politician

Roland Wallace Burris is an American politician and attorney who served as Attorney General of Illinois from 1991 to 1995 and as a United States senator from Illinois from 2009 until 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Burris was the first African-American elected to statewide office in Illinois.

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53. Kim Foxx

1972-. (aged 54)

politician

Kimberly M. Foxx is an American politician who served as State's Attorney (district attorney) for Cook County, Illinois from 2016 to 2024. She managed the second largest prosecutor's office in the United States, consisting of approximately 700 attorneys and 1,100 employees. In 2016, she won the Democratic nomination for State's Attorney against incumbent Anita Alvarez and went on to win...

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54. Open Mike Eagle

1980-. (aged 46)

comedian songwriter rapper

Michael W. Eagle II, better known by his pseudonym Open Mike Eagle, is an American rapper, record producer and comedian. Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he is now based in Los Angeles, California, where he is a member of the hip hop collective Project Blowed. He has also been a member of Thirsty Fish, Swim Team, and Cavanaugh.

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55. Brandon Jacobs

1982-. (aged 44)

American football player

Brandon Christopher Jacobs is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the New York Giants. He played college football for the Auburn Tigers and Southern Illinois Salukis. He was selected by the Giants in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft, and won two Super Bowl rings...

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56. Bart Scott

1980-. (aged 46)

American football player

Bartholomew Edward Scott is an American sports analyst and former professional football player. Scott was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. After playing college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis, he was signed by the NFL's Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2002. Scott was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2006. After...

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57. Walt Frazier

1945-. (aged 81)

basketball player actor

Walter "Clyde" Frazier Jr. is an American former professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As their floor general and top perimeter defender, he led the New York Knicks to the franchise's only two championships (1970 and 1973), and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Upon his retirement from basketball, Frazier went...

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58. Joe Swanberg

1981-. (aged 45)

television actor film director actor television producer cinematographer

Joe Swanberg is an American independent filmmaker. Known for micro-budget films which make extensive use of improvisation, Swanberg is considered a major figure in the mumblecore film movement. His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process. He is also known for his early collaborations with Greta Gerwig.

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59. Richard Roundtree

1942-2023 (aged 81)

stage actor model television actor American football player film actor

Richard Arnold Roundtree was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel and its 2019 sequel, as well as the television series (1973–1974). He was also known for featuring in several TV...

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60. Dennis Franz

1944-. (aged 82)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Dennis Franz Schlachta, known professionally as Dennis Franz, is an American retired actor best known for his role as NYPD Detective Andy Sipowicz in the ABC television series NYPD Blue (1993–2005), a role that earned him a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He also portrayed two different characters on the similar NBC...

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61. Dick Gregory

1932-2017 (aged 85)

comedian political activist social activist writer autobiographer

Richard Claxton Gregory was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. Gregory became popular among the African-American communities in the southern United States with his "no-holds-barred" sets, poking fun at the bigotry and racism in the United States. In 1961 he became a staple in the comedy clubs, appeared on television, and released comedy record albums.

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62. Randy Savage

1952-2011 (aged 59)

baseball player voice actor film actor actor professional wrestler

Randy Mario Poffo, better known by his ring name "Macho Man" Randy Savage, was an American professional wrestler, Rapper and professional baseball player. He is best known for his time in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW).

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63. Jim Belushi

1954-. (aged 72)

voice actor composer actor comedian television actor

James Adam Belushi is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include Saturday Night Live (1983–1985), According to Jim (2001–2009), and Good Girls Revolt (2015–2016).

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64. Hannibal Buress

1983-. (aged 43)

actor comedian television actor writer film actor

Hannibal Amir Buress is an American comedian, actor, producer, writer, musician, and venue owner. He started performing comedy in 2002 while attending Southern Illinois University. He starred on Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show from 2012 to 2020, and was featured on Comedy Central's Broad City from 2014 to 2019. He is also known for his October 16, 2014 stand-up...

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65. Justin Hartley

1977-. (aged 49)

television actor film director actor executive producer writer

Justin Scott Hartley is an American actor, television producer, and director. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera Passions (2002–2006), Oliver Queen on the WB/CW television series Smallville (2006–2011), and Adam Newman on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2014–2016) which earned him a Daytime Emmy nomination. He also had recurring roles...

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66. Melissa McCarthy

1970-. (aged 56)

comedian television producer television director voice actor fashion designer

Melissa Ann McCarthy is an American comedian, actress, and producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. McCarthy was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016, and she has been featured multiple times in annual...

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67. Jenny McCarthy

1972-. (aged 54)

autobiographer film producer Playboy Playmate anti-vaccine activist presenter

Jennifer Ann McCarthy-Wahlberg is an American actress, model, television personality, and anti-vaccine activist. She began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy magazine and was later named their Playmate of the Year.

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68. Phillipe Cunningham

1982-. (aged 44)

politician

Phillipe M. Cunningham is a former city council member for Minneapolis Ward 4 and was the first transgender man of color to be elected to public office in the United States. Cunningham won the council position in the 2017 Minneapolis City Council election and lost it in the 2021 election.

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69. Donald McHenry

1936-. (aged 90)

diplomat university teacher

Donald Franchot McHenry is an American former diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from September 1979 until January 20, 1981.

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70. Jason Ervin

1974-. (aged 52)

politician

Jason C. Ervin is an American politician who serves on the Chicago City Council. He became the alderman for Chicago's 28th ward, located on the west side of Chicago, in 2010.

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71. Mary Louise Marshall

1893-1986 (aged 93)

librarian

Mary Louise Marshall was Librarian and Professor of Medical Bibliography at Tulane University School of Medicine, and the longest-running president of the Medical Library Association (1941–46).

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72. Jared Yates Sexton

1981-. (aged 45)

writer

Jared Yates Sexton is an American author and political commentator from Linton, Indiana. He was an associate professor in the Department of Writing and Linguistics at Georgia Southern University.

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73. Thad Matta

1967-. (aged 59)

basketball player basketball coach

Thad Michael Matta is an American college basketball coach who is currently in his second stint as head coach of the Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team, having been head coach of the Bulldogs for the 2000–01 season. From 2004 to 2017, Matta led the Ohio State Buckeyes to five Big Ten Conference regular season championships (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011 and...

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74. Michael M. Crow

1955-. (aged 71)

university teacher academic administrator opinion journalist

Michael Maurice Crow is an American academic administrator who has been serving as the 16th president of Arizona State University (ASU) since July 2002. He proposed the New American University model at ASU. He served as executive vice provost at Columbia University from 1998 to 2002.

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75. Tim Lee Hall

1925-2008 (aged 83)

politician

Tim Lee Hall was an American politician and Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois for one term from 1975 to 1977.

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76. Don S. Davis

1942-2008 (aged 66)

actor television actor film actor sculptor voice actor

Donald Sinclair Davis was an American actor best known for playing General George Hammond in the television series Stargate SG-1 (1997–2007), and earlier for playing Major Garland Briggs on the television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991) and Captain William Scully in The X-Files. In animation, he was also known as Wild Bill in the 2003 direct-to-video animated movie G.I. Joe: Spy...

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77. Jordan Caroline

1996-. (aged 30)

basketball player

Jordan Christopher Caroline is an American professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis and the Nevada Wolf Pack.

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78. David Coss

politician

David Coss is an American politician and civil servant who served as mayor of Santa Fe, New Mexico from 2006 to 2014. He was elected to a four-year term in March 2006 after serving on the Santa Fe City Council from 2002 to 2006, representing the third district. He was elected to a second four-year term in March 2010.

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79. Thomas McClelland

1942-. (aged 84)

military officer

Thomas McClelland is a decorated U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm.

80. Charles R. Johnson

1948-. (aged 78)

man of letters novelist philosopher literary scholar screenwriter

Charles Richard Johnson is an American scholar and the author of novels, short stories, screen-and-teleplays, and essays, most often with a philosophical orientation. Johnson has directly addressed the issues of black life in America in novels such as Dreamer and Middle Passage. Johnson was born in 1948 in Evanston, Illinois, and spent most of his career at the University of...

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81. Charles H. Page

1843-1912 (aged 69)

lawyer politician

Charles Harrison Page was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.

82. Stuart Vyse

1950-. (aged 76)

university teacher psychologist writer

Stuart Vyse is an American psychologist, teacher, speaker and author who specializes in belief in superstitions and critical thinking. He is frequently invited as a speaker and interviewed by the media as an expert on superstitious behavior. His book Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition won the American Psychological Association's William James Book Award. He is a Fellow of...

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83. Aaron Cook Jr

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Aaron Cook Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for ZZ Leiden of the BNXT League. He played college basketball for the Southern Illinois Salukis, Gonzaga Bulldogs, and Georgia Bulldogs.

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84. Elizabeth Scott

1966-. (aged 60)

politician

Elizabeth K. Scott is an American politician and educator who served as member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 39th district from 2013 to 2017. A member of the Republican Party, she ran unsuccessfully for the state house in 2010 in the "heavily Democratic" 21st district, but since moved to the 39th district and was first elected to...

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85. Lena Taylor

1966-. (aged 60)

politician

Lena C. Taylor is an American lawyer, judge, and former politician serving as a Wisconsin circuit court judge in Milwaukee County, since January 2024. She previously served 19 years as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 4th Senate district from 2005 to 2024, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for one term before that.

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86. Bob Odenkirk

1962-. (aged 64)

film director writer comedian film producer film actor

Robert John Odenkirk is an American actor, screenwriter, comedian, and producer. His accolades include two Primetime Emmy Awards (out of 18 nominations), three Critics' Choice Television Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award.

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87. Chen Jian

1952-. (aged 74)

historian university teacher

Chen Jian is a Chinese historian who holds the Hu Shih emeritus professorship of History and China-US Relations at Cornell University. His specialties include modern Chinese history, the history of Chinese-American relations, and Cold War international history. He is also Zijiang Distinguished Visiting professor at East China Normal University and Distinguished Global Network Professor of History at New York University...

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88. Milcho Manchevski

1959-. (aged 67)

photographer film producer film director screenwriter director

Milcho Manchevski is a Macedonian-American film director, photographer and artist.