19 Notable alumni of University of Nebraska at Kearney
Updated: June 14, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Nebraska at Kearney is 2029st in the world, 1st in North America, and 503st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from University of Nebraska at Kearney 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 Nebraska at Kearney won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Mason Brodine
1988-. (aged 38)
American football player
Mason Brodine is an American former football tight end. He signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on July 26, 2011. He played college football for Nebraska–Kearney.
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2. Sharon S. Steckman
1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Sharon Sue Steckman is an American politician who was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2008 to 2025. She has a B.S. degree in education from Iowa State University and a M.S. degree, also in education, from Morningside College.
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3. Tauese Sunia
1941-2003 (aged 62)
lawyer
politician
Tauese Tuailemafua Pita Fiti Sunia was an American Samoan politician who served as the fifth governor of American Samoa from 1997 until his death in 2003. He was the second governor of American Samoa to die in office; Warren Terhune was the first.
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4. Emily Balcetis
social psychologist
Emily E. Balcetis is an American social psychologist and Associate Professor of Psychology at New York University. Her research focuses on people's perception of world and how their motivations, goals, and emotions influence it, especially with regards to visual perception.
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5. Larry L. Peterson
1958-. (aged 68)
computer scientist
engineer
Larry L. Peterson is an American computer scientist, known primarily as the Director of the PlanetLab Consortium, co-author of the networking textbook "Computer Networks: A Systems Approach," and for his research on the TCP Vegas congestion control algorithm and the x-kernel operating system.
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6. Tervel Dlagnev
1985-. (aged 41)
amateur wrestler
Tervel Ivaylov Dlagnev is an American freestyle wrestler, who represented the United States in the 125 kg weight division. He earned a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and finished 5th at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.
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7. Richard G. Kopf
1946-2025 (aged 79)
lawyer
judge
Richard George Kopf was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska.
8. Mahabir Pun
1955-. (aged 71)
teacher
Dr. Mahabir Pun is a Nepalese scientist, politician, researcher, teacher, social entrepreneur and an activist who served as the Minister of Education, Science and Technology in the interim government after anti-government Gen Z protests. He is standing in election from Myagdi 1.
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9. Jack Hoffman
2005-2025 (aged 20)
student
American football player
Jack Hoffman was an American high school football player and pediatric brain cancer patient. In 2012, between his first and second brain surgeries, he was introduced to Rex Burkhead, then a football player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team. Subsequently, a close connection developed between Hoffman and the team. On April 6, 2013, at the annual Nebraska spring game, Hoffman,...
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10. Daniel Kritenbrink
diplomat
Daniel Joseph Kritenbrink is an American diplomat. He served as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs from September 2021 to January 2025. He was the United States ambassador to Vietnam from 2017 to 2021.
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11. Joba Chamberlain
1985-. (aged 41)
baseball player
Justin Louis "Joba" Chamberlain is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Cleveland Indians.
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12. Jon Bokenkamp
1970-. (aged 56)
screenwriter
showrunner
film director
television producer
Jon Bokenkamp is an American writer and producer best known for his role in writing the screenplays for Taking Lives and The Call, and creating the NBC series The Blacklist along with The Blacklist: Redemption.
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13. Harry Northup
1940-. (aged 86)
actor
Harry E. Northup is an American actor and poet. As an actor, he made frequent appearances in the films of Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme and Jonathan Kaplan.
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14. Sean Covel
1976-. (aged 50)
film producer
Sean C. Covel is an American film producer, writer, educator and philanthropist. He is best known for being a producer of the 2004 American independent coming-of-age comedy film Napoleon Dynamite.
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15. Tyrus
1973-. (aged 53)
political pundit
television presenter
professional wrestler
actor
George Timothy Murdoch is an American cable news personality, author, actor, and former professional wrestler known by his ring/stage name Tyrus. As a wrestler, he was signed to the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), where he is a former NWA World's Heavyweight Champion. As a cable news personality, he appears on Fox News, and its sister streaming service Fox Nation, primarily...
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16. Marg Helgenberger
1958-. (aged 68)
voice actor
television actor
actor
film actor
Mary Margaret "Marg" Helgenberger is an American actress. She began her career in the early 1980s and first came to attention for playing the role of Siobhan Ryan on the daytime soap opera Ryan's Hope from 1982 to 1986. She is best known for her role as Catherine Willows in the CBS police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–13),...
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17. Kamaru Usman
1987-. (aged 39)
mixed martial arts fighter
amateur wrestler
Kamarudeen Usman is a Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist, former freestyle wrestler, and graduated folkstyle wrestler. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Welterweight Champion. Usman is also The Ultimate Fighter 21 tournament winner. He is considered one of the greatest Welterweights of all time. As of February...
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18. Harry Schmidt
1886-1968 (aged 82)
military officer
Harry Schmidt was a United States Marine Corps general. During World War II, he served as the commanding general of the Fourth Marine Division during the battles of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and Saipan in the Mariana Islands, and as commanding general of the Fifth Amphibious Corps during the battles of Tinian in the Marianas and Iwo Jima in...
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19. Amy Williams
1976-. (aged 50)
basketball player
basketball coach
Amy Joy Williams is a British former skeleton racer who won a gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics. After retiring from the sport in 2012, she has worked as a television presenter on The Gadget Show and Ski Sunday.
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