100 Notable alumni of University of Denver
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Denver is ranked #509 in the world and #160 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from University of Denver sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Denver won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Simona Castro
1989-. (aged 37)
gymnast
artistic gymnast
Simona Castro is a Chilean gymnast who competed at the 2012, 2016, and 2020 Olympic Games. She has a sister who is an artistic gymnast, Martina Castro.
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2. Kerry Tipper
1983-. (aged 43)
politician
Kerry Christina Tipper is an American attorney and politician who is a former member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 28th district in Jefferson County. As Vice President of University Counsel at the University of Colorado, Tipper is the system's chief legal officer.
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3. Patrick Wiercioch
1990-. (aged 36)
ice hockey player
Patrick Wiercioch is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He formerly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Ottawa Senators, the team who drafted him in 2008, and the Colorado Avalanche. Wiercioch was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, and grew up in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
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4. Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen
1987-. (aged 39)
alpine skier
Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen is a Norwegian retired World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom.
5. Vince Boryla
1927-2016 (aged 89)
basketball player
basketball coach
Vincent Joseph Boryla was an American basketball player, coach and executive. His nickname was "Moose". He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School in 1944. He played basketball at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Denver, where he was named a consensus All-American in 1949. Boryla was part of the U.S. team that won the gold medal...
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6. Chris Butler
1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Chris Butler is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames and hometown club, St. Louis Blues. Butler was a fourth round selection of the Sabres, chosen 96th overall at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. He then played three seasons at the University of Denver before turning...
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7. Drew Shore
1991-. (aged 35)
ice hockey player
Drew Shore is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was a second round selection, 44th overall, of the Florida Panthers at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and played parts of two seasons with Florida prior to being traded to Calgary. Internationally, Shore has represented the United States at both the...
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8. Rhett Rakhshani
1988-. (aged 38)
ice hockey player
Rhett Thomas Rakhshani is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the New York Islanders in the fourth round (100th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Rakhshani is of Iranian–German–Mexican–American descent. He announced his retirement on December 14, 2022, after his wife had been diagnosed with cancer.
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9. 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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10. John Roche
1949-. (aged 77)
basketball player
lawyer
John Michael Roche is an American former professional basketball player in both the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m), 170 pounds (77 kg) guard's career spanned from 1971 to 1982.
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11. Nat Borchers
1981-. (aged 45)
association football player
Nat Borchers is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender. He won the MLS Cup in 2009 with Real Salt Lake and in 2015 with the Portland Timbers.
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12. Mark Rycroft
1978-. (aged 48)
ice hockey player
Mark A. Rycroft is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche. Rycroft is currently a color commentator for Altitude Sports and Entertainment, the local affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche.
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13. John R. Erickson
1942-. (aged 84)
husbandry worker
children's writer
John Richard Erickson is an American cowboy and author, best known for his Hank the Cowdog series of children's novels.
14. Matt Donovan
1990-. (aged 36)
ice hockey player
Matt Donovan is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Donovan was selected by the New York Islanders in the fourth round (96th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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15. Scott Mayfield
1992-. (aged 34)
ice hockey player
Scott Mayfield is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Mayfield was selected by the Islanders in the second round, 34th overall, of the 2011 NHL entry draft.
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16. Logan O'Connor
1996-. (aged 30)
ice hockey player
Logan O'Connor is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a forward for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). O'Connor won the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2022. He has become a fan favourite thanks to his gritty, hard-working style of play.
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17. Es'kia Mphahlele
1919-2008 (aged 89)
university teacher
writer
journalist
Es'kia Mphahlele was a South African writer, educationist, artist and activist celebrated as the Father of African Humanism and one of the founding figures of modern African literature.
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18. Rebecca Ann King
1950-. (aged 76)
beauty pageant contestant
lawyer
model
Rebecca King Dreman is an American attorney and beauty pageant titleholder, most noted for being Miss America 1974.
19. Erik Read
1991-. (aged 35)
alpine skier
Erik Read is a Canadian World Cup alpine ski racer specializing the technical events of slalom and giant slalom. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at two Winter Olympics and five World Championships.
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20. Mary Chase
1907-1981 (aged 74)
screenwriter
writer
journalist
playwright
children's writer
Mary Chase was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the 1944 Broadway play Harvey, which was adapted into the 1950 film starring James Stewart.
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21. Nick Shore
1992-. (aged 34)
ice hockey player
Nicholas Shore is an American professional ice hockey center who is currently playing for Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the third round (82nd overall) by the Kings in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, and has played in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs and Winnipeg...
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22. Jasmi Joensuu
1996-. (aged 30)
cross-country skier
athletics competitor
Jasmi Joensuu is a Finnish cross-country skier.
23. Robb Kulin
1983-. (aged 43)
Robb Michael Kulin is an American aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and former NASA astronaut candidate. He was a member of NASA Astronaut Group 22 but resigned before completing astronaut training.
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24. Henrik Borgström
1997-. (aged 29)
ice hockey player
Henrik Mikael Borgström is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is currently playing with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the National League (NL). He also played two seasons for the University of Denver in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC). Borgström was an all-American at Denver and led the Pioneers to the 2017 NCAA Championship. Borgström was selected 23rd overall in...
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25. Joe Colborne
1990-. (aged 36)
ice hockey player
Joseph William Colborne is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Colborne was a first round selection, 16th overall, of the Boston Bruins at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, but never played for the team. He was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2011 and spent parts of three seasons in the Toronto organization before joining the Calgary Flames...
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26. Ron Miles
1963-2022 (aged 59)
trumpeter
recording artist
musician
Ronald Glen Miles was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. He recorded for the labels Prolific (1986), Capri (1990), and Gramavision. His final album, Old Main Chapel, his second on the Blue Note label, was released posthumously in 2024.
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27. Alberto van Klaveren
1948-. (aged 78)
diplomat
politician
Albert Leo "Alberto" van Klaveren Stork is a Dutch-born Chilean lawyer, political scientist, and diplomat who has been serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 10 March 2023. Previously, he served as the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Chile between 2006 and 2009. Van Klaveren also represented Chile in the International Court of Justice in the case regarding the Chilean–Peruvian...
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28. Donald Howard Menzel
1901-1976 (aged 75)
university teacher
ufologist
astronomer
Donald Howard Menzel was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States. He discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere, the chemistry of stars, the atmosphere of Mars, and the nature of gaseous nebulae.
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29. Keith R. Wegeman
1929-1974 (aged 45)
ski jumper
Keith Richard Wegeman was an American ski jumper who competed in the early 1950s. He tied for 12th place in the individual large hill competition at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
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30. Troy Terry
1997-. (aged 29)
ice hockey player
Troy Nathan Terry is an American professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Terry was drafted by the Ducks at the 2015 NHL entry draft, in the fifth round, 148th overall.
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31. Debra Crew
1970-. (aged 56)
businessperson
Debra Ann Crew is an American business executive, who was the chief executive of Diageo from 2023 to 2025. She is a non-executive board member of Mondelez International, and the former chief executive of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. She has previously held senior management roles at PepsiCo, Mars, Incorporated and Dreyer's.
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32. Matt Carle
1984-. (aged 42)
ice hockey player
Matthew Carle is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. Carle played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Philadelphia Flyers and Nashville Predators. He was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 47th overall, in 2003.
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33. Morton Subotnick
1933-. (aged 93)
university teacher
music educator
composer
Morton Subotnick is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his 1967 composition Silver Apples of the Moon, the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch. He was one of the founding members of California Institute of the Arts, where he taught for many years.
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34. Gale Norton
1954-. (aged 72)
lawyer
politician
Gale Ann Norton is an American politician and attorney who served as the 48th United States Secretary of the Interior under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served as the 35th Attorney General of Colorado from 1991 to 1999. Norton was the first woman to hold each of those posts.
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35. Will Butcher
1995-. (aged 31)
ice hockey player
William Butcher is an American professional ice hockey defenseman who currently plays for the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL). Butcher was selected in the fifth round, 123rd overall, by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2013 NHL entry draft.
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36. Heidi Ganahl
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Heidi Ganahl is an American businesswoman, entrepreneur, author, and formerly an elected member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents. She is the founder and former CEO of Camp Bow Wow, an international pet care franchise. In November 2016, she was elected Regent of the University of Colorado. As of 2026, she is the most recent Republican to hold...
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37. Lilly Hiatt
1984-. (aged 42)
singer-songwriter
Lillian "Lilly" Alice Hiatt is an American, Nashville, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of singer-songwriter John Hiatt.
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38. Keith Magnuson
1947-2003 (aged 56)
ice hockey player
Keith Arlen Magnuson was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman from Wadena, Saskatchewan who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1969 and 1979.
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39. Danton Heinen
1995-. (aged 31)
ice hockey player
Danton Heinen is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Boston Bruins in the fourth round, 116th overall, of the 2014 NHL entry draft.
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40. Ted Shawn
1891-1972 (aged 81)
ballet dancer
choreographer
dance teacher
dancer
Ted Shawn was an American dancer and choreographer. Considered a pioneer of American modern dance, he created the Denishawn School together with his wife Ruth St. Denis. After their separation he created the all-male company Ted Shawn and His Men Dancers. With his innovative ideas of masculine movement, he was one of the most influential choreographers and dancers of his...
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41. Andrew Romanoff
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Harlan Andrew Romanoff is an American politician and public servant. A Democrat, he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009, serving as Speaker of the House from 2005 to 2009. He was the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 6th congressional district in 2014 and twice sought the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate. He...
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42. Don Stansauk
1925-2004 (aged 79)
actor
American football player
professional wrestler
Don Stansauk was an American professional wrestler and actor, known by his ring name, Hard Boiled Haggerty. He was previously a professional American football player, and he became a successful character actor after his wrestling career.
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43. Peter McNab
1952-2022 (aged 70)
ice hockey player
Peter Maxwell McNab was a Canadian-born American professional ice hockey player. He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1973 to 1987, with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks, and New Jersey Devils. He later served as the color commentator for the Colorado Avalanche from their inaugural 1995–96 season until his death.
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44. Kevin Dineen
1963-. (aged 63)
ice hockey player
ice hockey coach
Kevin William Dineen is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. From 2021 to 2024, Dineen was the head coach of the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL). Dineen previously served as the head coach for the Florida Panthers and assistant coach of the Chicago Blackhawks. He was born in Quebec City, Quebec.
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45. Juho Olkinuora
1990-. (aged 36)
ice hockey player
Juho "Jussi" Olkinuora is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for Dresdner Eislöwen of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
46. Beau Bennett
1991-. (aged 35)
ice hockey player
Beau Daniel Bennett is an American former professional ice hockey forward.
47. Harold Agnew
1921-2013 (aged 92)
physicist
Harold Melvin Agnew was an American physicist, best known for having flown as a scientific observer on the Hiroshima bombing mission and, later, as the third director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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48. Cedar Walton
1934-2013 (aged 79)
composer
bandleader
pianist
jazz musician
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and composer. Several of his compositions have become jazz standards, including "Mosaic", "Bolivia", "Holy Land", "Mode for Joe" and "Ugetsu/Fantasy in D".
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49. Fred Karger
1950-. (aged 76)
actor
politician
Fred S. Karger is an American political consultant, gay rights activist and watchdog, and former actor. His unsuccessful candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US presidential election made him the first openly gay presidential candidate in a major political party in American history. Karger has worked on nine presidential campaigns and served as a senior consultant to the...
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50. Ed Dwight
1933-. (aged 93)
test pilot
sculptor
Edward Joseph Dwight Jr. is an American sculptor, author, retired test pilot, and astronaut. Dwight enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1953 and was commissioned a lieutenant in 1955. In 1961, at the direction of President John F. Kennedy, he became the first African American to enter the Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts. Although he...
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51. Duane Michals
1932-. (aged 94)
photographer
draftsperson
Duane Michals is an American photographer. Michals's work makes innovative use of photo-sequences, often incorporating text to examine emotion and philosophy.
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52. George W. Casey, Jr
1948-. (aged 78)
military officer
George William Casey Jr. is a retired four-star general who was the 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 10 April 2007 to 10 April 2011. He was Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq from June 2004 to 8 February 2007, and was in the army for his entire adult working life. He now resides in Arlington,...
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53. Glenn Anderson
1960-. (aged 66)
ice hockey player
Glenn Chris Anderson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers and St. Louis Blues. Anderson was known for performing especially well in important games, which garnered him the reputation of a "money" player. His five playoff overtime goals rank...
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54. Jason Zucker
1992-. (aged 34)
ice hockey player
Jason Alan Zucker is an American professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
55. Craig Patrick
1946-. (aged 80)
ice hockey player
sports executive
ice hockey coach
Craig Patrick is an American former hockey player, coach and general manager, the son of Lynn Patrick and the grandson of Lester Patrick. During the 1980 Winter Olympics, Patrick was the assistant general manager and assistant coach under Herb Brooks for the United States men's national ice hockey team, which won the gold medal and defeated the Soviet Union in...
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56. Peter Morton
1947-. (aged 79)
businessperson
Peter Alan Morton is an American businessman. He is the co-founder of the Hard Rock Café (along with Isaac Burton Tigrett), a chain of casual dining restaurants.
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57. Tyler Bozak
1986-. (aged 40)
ice hockey player
Tyler Bozak is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL). Prior to being signed by the Maple Leafs as a free agent, Bozak had played two seasons at the University of Denver in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). In 2018, after...
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58. Marianna Vardinoyannis
1937-2023 (aged 86)
diplomat
activist
Marianna V. Vardinogiannis was a Greek UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and an advocate for the rights of children and the family, and against child sexual abuse via her Foundation for the Child and the Family. She was the President of the Elpida (English: Hope) Association of friends of children with cancer. She was married to Greek shipping magnate Vardis Vardinogiannis.
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59. Paul Laxalt
1922-2018 (aged 96)
prosecutor
lawyer
politician
Paul Dominique Laxalt was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd governor of Nevada from 1967 to 1971 and a United States senator representing Nevada from 1974 until 1987. A member of the Republican Party, he was one of Ronald Reagan's closest friends in politics. After Reagan was elected president in 1980, many in the national press...
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60. Mike Enzi
1944-2021 (aged 77)
business executive
businessperson
politician
accountant
Michael Bradley Enzi was an American politician and Air Force veteran who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate he served as mayor of Gillette, Wyoming, in the Wyoming House of Representatives from Campbell County, and the Wyoming Senate...
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61. Burak Elmas
1974-. (aged 52)
sports executive
businessperson
Burak Elmas is a Turkish businessman who was the 38th president of sports club Galatasaray S.K.
62. Chris Broderick
1970-. (aged 56)
guitarist
Christopher Alan Broderick is an American musician, best known as a former guitarist of the thrash metal band Megadeth. He is also formerly the lead guitarist for Jag Panzer, appearing on four albums between 1998 and 2004. He also served as a touring guitarist for Nevermore in the 2000s. Following his departure from Megadeth, Broderick formed Act of Defiance in...
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63. Paul Stastny
1985-. (aged 41)
ice hockey player
Paul Stastny is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey center who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Colorado Avalanche, St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, Vegas Golden Knights, and Carolina Hurricanes.
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64. Royce O'Neale
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Royce Khalil O'Neale is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Denver Pioneers and the Baylor Bears.
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65. Brandon Curry
1982-. (aged 44)
athlete
Brandon Curry is an American professional bodybuilder who competes in the men's open bodybuilding division in the IFBB Pro League. He is a former Mr. Olympia, having won the title in the 2019 Mr. Olympia competition, and two-time (2019 & 2022) Arnold Classic US winner.
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66. Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
1957-. (aged 69)
chief executive officer
businessperson
chairperson
politician
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum is an Emirati businessman, politician and member of Dubai's ruling Al Maktoum family, who is the current chairman and CEO of the Emirates airline and the Emirates Group, second vice chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai and president of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA).
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67. Shawn Rhoden
1975-2021 (aged 46)
bodybuilder
Shawn Rhoden was a Jamaican-American IFBB Pro professional bodybuilder and past Mr. Olympia. He won the 2018 Mr. Olympia contest by defeating seven-time Mr. Olympia Phil Heath.
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68. Neil Simon
1927-2018 (aged 91)
librettist
playwright
screenwriter
entrepreneur
lyricist
Marvin Neil Simon was an American playwright, screenwriter and author. He wrote more than 30 plays and nearly the same number of movie screenplays, mostly film adaptations of his plays. He received three Tony Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for four Academy Awards and four Primetime Emmy Awards. He was awarded a Special Tony Award...
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69. Sinbad
1956-. (aged 70)
film producer
film actor
comedian
basketball player
television actor
David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, most notably as Coach Walter Oakes in A Different World (1987–1991) and as David Bryan on The Sinbad Show (1993–1994). He has also appeared in...
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70. Robin Hobb
1952-. (aged 74)
novelist
science fiction writer
writer
Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden, known by her pen names Robin Hobb and Megan Lindholm, is an American writer of speculative fiction. As Hobb, she is best known for her fantasy novels set in the Realm of the Elderlings, which comprise the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies, the Rain Wild Chronicles, and the Fitz and the Fool trilogy. Lindholm's...
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71. Ruth Handler
1916-2002 (aged 86)
screenwriter
inventor
entrepreneur
patent inventor
Ruth Marianna Handler was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
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72. Phil Heath
1979-. (aged 47)
basketball player
bodybuilder
Phillip Jerrod Heath is an American IFBB Pro League professional bodybuilder. Known as 'the Gift', he is a seven-time Mr. Olympia winner, having won the competition every year from 2011 to 2017. Heath is tied with Arnold Schwarzenegger for the joint-second number of all-time Mr. Olympia wins, behind Ronnie Coleman and Lee Haney, who are joint-first with eight wins each....
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73. Richard Hilton
1955-. (aged 71)
business executive
businessperson
entrepreneur
socialite
Richard Howard Hilton is an American businessman. He is the grandson of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton, and the father of socialite Paris Hilton. Hilton is the chairman and co-founder of Hilton & Hyland, a real estate brokerage firm based in Beverly Hills, California, that specializes in homes and estates in Beverly Hills, Holmby Hills, Bel-Air, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Malibu,...
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74. David Malpass
1956-. (aged 70)
economist
David Robert Malpass is an American economic analyst and former government official who served as President of the World Bank Group from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under Donald Trump, having served as an economic advisor to Trump during the 2016 U.S. presidential election; Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald...
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75. Mary Cheney
1969-. (aged 57)
writer
politician
Mary Claire Cheney is the younger of the two daughters of Dick Cheney, the 46th vice president of the United States and 17th United States secretary of defense, and Lynne Cheney. She is involved with a number of political action committees. She married her wife, Heather Poe, in 2012, and was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief submitted to...
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76. Rosemary M. Collyer
1945-. (aged 81)
lawyer
judge
Rosemary Mayers Collyer is an inactive Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and a former judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
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77. Christian Tybring-Gjedde
1963-. (aged 63)
water polo player
civil servant
politician
Christian Tybring-Gjedde is a Norwegian politician who represented the Progress Party until 2024. He has been a member of the Norwegian parliament since 2005, and was the leader of the Progress Party's Oslo chapter from 2010 to 2014.
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78. Condoleezza Rice
1954-. (aged 72)
academic
university teacher
diplomat
pianist
pedagogue
Condoleezza "Condi" Rice is an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 66th United States secretary of state from 2005 to 2009 and as the 19th U.S. national security advisor from 2001 to 2005. Since 2020, she has served as the 8th director of Stanford University's Hoover Institution. A member of the Republican Party, Rice was the first...
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79. Lowell Thomas
1892-1981 (aged 89)
radio personality
film producer
film director
journalist
screenwriter
Lowell Jackson Thomas was an American writer, broadcaster, and documentary filmmaker, known as a world traveler. He authored more than fifty non-fiction books, mostly travel narratives and popular biographies of explorers and military men. Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, Thomas appeared regularly on radio and occasionally on television as a travel and news commentator. Until the 1950s, he was a...
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80. H. Otley Beyer
1883-1966 (aged 83)
anthropologist
university teacher
Henry Otley Beyer was an American anthropologist, who spent most of his adult life in the Philippines teaching Philippine indigenous culture. A.V.H. Hartendorp called Beyer the "Dean of Philippine ethnology, archaeology, and prehistory".
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81. Michelle Kwan
1980-. (aged 46)
diplomat
figure skater
Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American retired competitive figure skater and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Belize from 2022 to 2025. In figure skating Kwan is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 1998, bronze in 2002), a five-time world champion (1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003) and a nine-time U.S. champion (1996, 1998–2005). She is tied with Maribel...
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82. Ted Shackelford
1946-. (aged 80)
screenwriter
stage actor
television actor
film producer
film actor
Theodore Tillman Shackelford III is an American actor, known for his roles on television. He played Gary Ewing in the CBS prime time soap operas Dallas and its spin-off Knots Landing (1979–1993), and had a recurring role portraying twin brothers William and Jeffrey Bardwell on the CBS daytime soap opera, The Young and the Restless (2006—2015).
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83. John Patrick Williams
1937-2025 (aged 88)
teacher
politician
John Patrick Williams was an American politician who represented Montana in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1997, as a member of the Democratic Party. He was Montana's longest serving U.S. Congressman.
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84. Pete Domenici
1932-2017 (aged 85)
lawyer
politician
Pietro Vichi "Pete" Domenici was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from New Mexico from 1973 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served six terms in the Senate, making him the longest-tenured U.S. Senator in the state's history. To date, Domenici is the last Republican to be elected to the Senate...
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85. Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
1956-. (aged 70)
astronaut
politician
Sultan bin Salman Al Saud is a Saudi prince and former Royal Saudi Air Force pilot who flew aboard the American STS-51-G Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. He is the first member of a royal family to fly in space, the first Arab and the first Muslim to fly in space, as well as (at 28 years old)...
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86. Trevor Moore
1995-. (aged 31)
ice hockey player
Trevor Paul Moore was an American comedian, actor, filmmaker, and musician. He was a founding member of the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know (WKUK), alongside Sam Brown, Zach Cregger, Timmy Williams and Darren Trumeter. The troupe had a sketch comedy series which aired for five seasons on IFC from March 2007 until June 2011.
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87. Ed Schafer
1946-. (aged 80)
businessperson
politician
Edward Thomas Schafer is an American businessman and politician who served as the 30th governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000 and as the 29th United States secretary of agriculture from 2008 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. From January to July 2016 he served as interim president of the University of North Dakota.
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88. Byron Dorgan
1942-. (aged 84)
politician
lobbyist
Byron Leslie Dorgan is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States representative (1981–1992) and United States senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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89. Dean Baker
1958-. (aged 68)
university teacher
economist
scientist
Dean Baker is an American macroeconomist who co-founded the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) with Mark Weisbrot. Baker has been credited as one of the first economists to have identified the 2007–08 United States housing bubble.
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90. Bill Scott
1920-1985 (aged 65)
actor
screenwriter
writer
dub actor
television producer
Bill Scott was a college men's basketball coach and athletics administrator. He was the head coach of Hardin–Simmons from 1951 to 1962. He coached Hardin–Simmons to a 129–161 record, winning one Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship and two NCAA tournament appearances. He was inducted into the Hardin–Simmons athletics Hall of Fame in 1982.
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91. Carl A. Anderson
1951-. (aged 75)
lawyer
Carl Albert Anderson GCSG GCSS KGCHS is an American lawyer who served as the thirteenth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from October 2000 until his retirement in February 2021.
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92. Byron Beck
1945-. (aged 81)
basketball player
Byron Beck is an American former professional basketball player.
93. Jason Crow
1979-. (aged 47)
military personnel
politician
Jason Crow is an American politician, lawyer, and former U.S. Army officer serving since 2019 as the United States representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district. Crow is the first member of the Democratic Party to represent the district, which includes most of the inner eastern and southern suburbs of Denver, including Aurora, Littleton, Centennial and a portion of Denver.
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94. Feng Ting-kuo
1950-2018 (aged 68)
politician
Feng Ting-kuo was a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1985 to 1988, and was a member of the National Assembly between 1992 and 1996, then represented Taichung County in the Legislative Yuan until 2008.
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95. Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf
1949-. (aged 77)
politician
economist
Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Assaf is a Saudi politician who served as finance minister, foreign minister, and state minister of Saudi Arabia.
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96. Cevdet Yılmaz
1967-. (aged 59)
businessperson
politician
Cevdet Yılmaz is a Turkish politician who has been the 2nd and current vice president of Turkey since 2023. Previously, he served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from 28 August to 17 November 2015. He previously served as the Minister of Development from 2011 to 2015 and...
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97. Paula Broadwell
1972-. (aged 54)
biographer
writer
journalist
Paula Dean Broadwell is an American writer, academic and former military officer. Broadwell served in the US Army on both active and reserve duty for over 20 years (including time as a military school undergraduate). In 2012, she co-authored, with Vernon Loeb, All In: The Education of General David Petraeus, a biography of then-International Security Assistance Force commander David Petraeus....
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98. Peter Wallenberg
1959-. (aged 67)
businessperson
racing driver
racing automobile driver
Peter "Pirre" Wallenberg Sr. was a Swedish business leader who was chairman of Investor AB for ten years.
99. Sinuhe Wallinheimo
1972-. (aged 54)
ice hockey player
politician
Mika Sinuhe Wallinheimo is a Finnish politician and former professional ice hockey goaltender. As the last team he represented JYP in the SM-liiga. After his sporting career he entered politics and was elected to the Parliament of Finland as an MP for the National Coalition Party in the 2011 election and reelected in 2015 and 2019. His parents derived his...
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100. Heraldo Muñoz
1948-. (aged 78)
diplomat
Heraldo Muñoz Valenzuela is a Chilean political scientist, academic, diplomat and politician; the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile under President Michelle Bachelet; former Assistant Secretary General, Assistant Administrator, and Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations Development Programme; and the former Chilean Ambassador to the United Nations, to Brazil, and to the Organization...
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