Notable Alumni of University of Notre Dame [Sorted List]

1. Ian Cole

1989-. (aged 37)

ice hockey player

Ian Douglas Cole is an American professional ice hockey player who is a defenseman for the Utah Mammoth of the National Hockey League (NHL). Cole won the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017.

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2. Jack Coan

1998-. (aged 28)

Canadian football player American football player

Jack Christopher Coan is an American professional football quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for Wisconsin and Notre Dame.

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3. Demetrius Jackson

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Demetrius Montell Jackson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player. He played three seasons of college basketball for the University of Notre Dame before being drafted 45th overall by the Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft.

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4. Manti Te'o

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Manti Malietau Louis Teʻo is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, earning unanimous All-American honors and receiving multiple national awards. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft and played in...

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5. Allan Lane

1909-1973 (aged 64)

television actor voice actor film producer actor film actor

Allan "Rocky" Lane was an American studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1929 to 1966. He is best known for his portrayal of Red Ryder and for being the voice of the talking horse on the...

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6. Warren Davidson

1970-. (aged 56)

business executive trustee politician

Warren Earl Davidson is an American politician and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district since 2016. The district includes a swath of suburban and exurban territory between Cincinnati and Dayton. Davidson is a member of the Republican Party.

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7. Bryan P. Fenton

1965-. (aged 61)

military officer

Bryan P. Fenton is a retired United States Army general who served as the 13th commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, from 30 August 2022 until 3 October 2025. Earlier, he had served as the 16th commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) at Fort Bragg in North Carolina,...

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8. Kevin Warren

1963-. (aged 63)

sports executive

Kevin Fulbright Warren is an American attorney and sports executive. He is the team president and chief executive officer (CEO) for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference from 2020 to 2023, overseeing negotiations for expansion of the conference.

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9. Joe Kleine

1962-. (aged 64)

basketball player basketball coach

Joseph William Kleine is an American former professional basketball player who played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and for the US national team. He won a gold medal as a member of the United States men's basketball team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In 1998, he won the NBA championship as a member of...

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10. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Jeremiah Ernest Owusu-Koramoah Yaw is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American as a senior in 2020. Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the...

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11. Philip Agee

1935-2008 (aged 73)

writer entrepreneur intelligence agent whistleblower

Philip Burnett Franklin Agee was a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer and writer of the 1975 bestseller, Inside the Company: CIA Diary, detailing his experiences in the Agency. Agee joined the CIA in 1957, and over the next decade had postings in Washington, D.C., Ecuador, Uruguay and Mexico. After resigning from the CIA in 1968, he became a leading...

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12. Anders Lee

1990-. (aged 36)

ice hockey player

Anders Mark Lee is an American professional ice hockey player who is a winger and captain for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Lee attended the University of Notre Dame, where he played hockey for the Fighting Irish ice hockey team. The Islanders drafted him in the sixth round, 151st overall, in the 2009 NHL entry...

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13. Adriana Leon

1992-. (aged 34)

association football player

Adriana Kristina Leon is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Canada national team.

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14. Thomas Hardiman

1965-. (aged 61)

lawyer judge

Thomas Michael Hardiman is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Nominated by President George W. Bush, he began active service on April 2, 2007. He maintains chambers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was previously a United States district judge.

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15. Tony Bill

1940-. (aged 86)

director film director television actor film producer actor

Gerard Anthony Bill is an American actor, producer, and director. He produced the 1973 movie The Sting, for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Picture with Michael Phillips and Julia Phillips. As an actor, Bill had supporting roles in Come Blow Your Horn (1963), Shampoo (1975), Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985), and Less than Zero (1987). He made his...

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16. Andrew Clyde

1963-. (aged 63)

businessperson politician

Andrew Scott Clyde is an American politician and gun store owner serving since 2021 as U.S. representative from Georgia's 9th congressional district. A Republican, his district serves a large swath of exurban and rural territory northeast of Atlanta, including Gainesville, Toccoa, Hartwell and Dahlonega.

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17. Jewell Loyd

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player

Jewell Loyd is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Nicknamed the "Gold Mamba", she played college basketball at Notre Dame and was selected first overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2015 WNBA draft. Loyd won gold medals for the United States national team at the 2020 and 2024...

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18. Pedro Rosselló

1944-. (aged 82)

university teacher tennis player politician

Pedro Juan Rosselló González is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served two consecutive terms as the seventh democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Rosselló was president of the New Progressive Party (PNP) from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008. He was also a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico for the district...

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19. William J. Hochul, Jr

1959-. (aged 67)

lawyer

William J. Hochul Jr. is an American attorney who served as United States attorney for the Western District of New York from 2010 to 2016. Hochul has been the first gentleman of New York since August 2021, when his wife, Kathy Hochul, ascended to the governorship following the resignation of Andrew Cuomo. He was previously the Second Gentleman while his...

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20. A. J. Pollock

1987-. (aged 39)

baseball player

Allen Lorenz "A. J." Pollock is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, and San Francisco Giants.

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21. Christopher W. Grady

1962-. (aged 64)

Christopher Watson Grady is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the 12th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2021 until 30 September 2025. He was succeeded by Christopher J. Mahoney.

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22. John DeFilippo

1978-. (aged 48)

American football coach coach

John Eugene DeFilippo is an American football coach. He played college football as a quarterback at James Madison University, and has served as offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

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23. Joe Alt

2003-. (aged 23)

American football player

Joseph George Alt is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, twice earning All-American honors before being selected fifth overall by the Chargers in the 2024 NFL draft. He is the son of former Kansas City Chiefs player John Alt...

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24. Brendan F. Boyle

1977-. (aged 49)

business consultant politician radio personality adjunct professor

Brendan Francis Boyle is an American politician serving as a Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives, since 2015 representing successive districts in the Philadelphia area.

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25. Gabby Gabreski

1919-2002 (aged 83)

aircraft pilot military officer

Francis Stanley "Gabby" Gabreski was a Polish-American career pilot in the United States Air Force who retired as a colonel after 26 years of military service. He was the top American and United States Army Air Forces fighter ace over Europe during World War II and a jet fighter ace with the Air Force in the Korean War.

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26. José Napoleón Duarte

1925-1990 (aged 65)

politician

José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes was a Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989 during the Salvadoran Civil War. He was mayor of San Salvador before running for president in 1972. He lost, but the election is widely viewed as fraudulent. Following a coup d'état in 1979, Duarte led the subsequent civil-military Junta from 1980...

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27. Mallory McMorrow

1986-. (aged 40)

politician

Mallory Ann McMorrow is an American politician who has served in the Michigan Senate since January 2019. She became senate majority whip on January 1, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents the 8th district; before that, from 2019 to 2023, she represented the 13th district. Prior to running for the Michigan Senate, McMorrow worked in industrial design....

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28. Molly Seidel

1994-. (aged 32)

long-distance runner athletics competitor

Molly Seidel is an American long distance runner. Seidel represented the United States at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country in 2012, 2013, and 2018. In her first-ever marathon, Seidel placed second at the 2020 U.S. Marathon Olympic Trials. Later, she went on to win the bronze medal in her third career marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. At...

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29. Austin Carr

1948-. (aged 78)

basketball player

Austin George Carr is an American former professional basketball player and commentator who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, and Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is known by Cleveland basketball fans as "Mr. Cavalier". He was part of the Notre Dame team which defeated the UCLA Bruins on January 19, 1971, which was UCLA's last...

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30. Mike McGlinchey

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player gridiron football player

Michael Sean McGlinchey is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

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31. Cole Kmet

1999-. (aged 27)

baseball player American football player

Cole Kmet is an American professional football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and was selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft.

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32. Brian Kelly

1931-2005 (aged 74)

actor television actor television director film actor military officer

Brian Kelly was an American actor and producer widely known for his role as Porter Ricks, the widowed father of two sons on the NBC television series Flipper.

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33. Skylar Diggins-Smith

1990-. (aged 36)

basketball player

Skylar Kierra Diggins is an American professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Lunar Owls of Unrivaled. Diggins was drafted third overall by the Tulsa Shock in the 2013 WNBA draft. In high school, she was the National Gatorade Player of the Year and the Gatorade Female Athlete of the...

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34. Kyren Williams

2000-. (aged 26)

American football player

Kyren Lawrence Williams is an American professional football running back for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Rams in the fifth round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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35. Mark Shields

1937-2022 (aged 85)

political pundit columnist political analyst writer political adviser

Mark Stephen Shields was an American political columnist, advisor, and commentator. He worked in leadership positions for many Democratic candidates' electoral campaigns.

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36. Ronnie Stanley

1994-. (aged 32)

American football player

Ronnie Garrison Stanley is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Stanley was selected by the Ravens 6th overall in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft and earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors in 2019.

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37. Joe Flynn

1924-1974 (aged 50)

stage actor television actor voice actor actor film actor

Joseph Anthony Flynn III was an American actor. He was known for playing Captain Wallace Binghamton in the 1960s ABC television situation comedy McHale's Navy. Flynn was also a frequent guest star on 1960s TV shows, such as Batman, and appeared in several Walt Disney film comedies.

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38. Tommy Rees

1992-. (aged 34)

American football player

Thomas Kevin Rees is an American professional football coach and former player who is the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns in 2025. He played college football as a quarterback at Notre Dame from 2010 to 2013.

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39. Lee Kiefer

1994-. (aged 32)

medical student fencer

Lee Kiefer is an American right-handed foil fencer, three-time Olympic champion in women's foil, having won the individual event at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and the individual and team events at the 2024 Summer Olympics and World champion in women's foil, having won the individual and team event at the 2025 World Championships and team events at the 2018 World...

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40. Trey Mancini

1992-. (aged 34)

baseball player

Joseph Anthony "Trey" Mancini III is an American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Houston Astros, and Chicago Cubs. His nickname "Boomer", originally "Boom Boom" after Ray Mancini, morphed into its current form when he enrolled at the University...

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41. George Gipp

1895-1920 (aged 25)

American football player

George Gipp, nicknamed "the Gipper", was an American college football player at the University of Notre Dame under head coach Knute Rockne. Gipp was selected as Notre Dame's first Walter Camp All-American and played several positions, particularly halfback, quarterback, and punter.

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42. Arike Ogunbowale

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Arike OgunbowaleListen is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Mist of Unrivaled. She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. She was the Most Outstanding Player of Notre Dame's...

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43. Robert Costa

1985-. (aged 41)

journalist

Robert Costa is an American journalist who is a national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and the chief Washington analyst for CBS News. Prior to joining CBS in 2022, Costa was a longtime national political reporter for The Washington Post. Previously, he was a political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC and the moderator and managing editor of Washington Week...

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44. Ian Book

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Ian Michael Book is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he is the winningest quarterback in school history, going 30–5 as a starter. After Notre Dame, Book was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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45. Doug Gottlieb

1976-. (aged 50)

sports commentator basketball player basketball coach

Douglas Mitchell Gottlieb is an American basketball analyst, sports talk radio host and college basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. Gottlieb played NCAA collegiate basketball, twice leading the nation in assists, and professional basketball (including USBL, leading the league in assists). In addition to his coaching duties at Green Bay, he...

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46. Cavan Biggio

1995-. (aged 31)

baseball player

Cavan Thomas Biggio is an American professional baseball utility player in the Houston Astros organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, and Kansas City Royals. He made his MLB debut in 2019. Biggio is the son of former MLB player and Hall of Famer Craig Biggio.

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47. Joe Donnelly

1955-. (aged 71)

lawyer business executive politician

Joseph Simon Donnelly Sr. is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013 and as a U.S. senator from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party from Indiana, he would later serve as the United States ambassador to the Holy See from 2022 to 2024 under President Joe...

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48. Quenton Nelson

1996-. (aged 30)

American football player

Quenton Emerson Nelson is an American professional football guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2017. Nelson was selected by the Colts sixth overall in the 2018 NFL draft. Considered among the NFL's best guards, he has received Pro Bowl selections in all eight...

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49. Brian Moynihan

1959-. (aged 67)

chief executive officer banker

Brian Thomas Moynihan is an American lawyer and banker. He is the chairman, president, and CEO of Bank of America, having been promoted to these positions in 2010.

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50. Jed York

businessperson chief executive officer

John Edward York is an American businessman who is the principal owner and chief executive officer of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League, co-owner of Leeds United and Rangers. He is the son of 49ers co-chairs Denise DeBartolo York and John York, nephew of former 49ers owner Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. and a board member at Leeds...

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51. Jeff Samardzija

1985-. (aged 41)

baseball player American football player

Jeffrey Alan Samardzija, nicknamed "Shark", is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as a two-time football All-American playing wide receiver and a two-time Baseball All-American as a pitcher. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the fifth round of the 2006 Major League Baseball...

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52. Jacques Maritain

1882-1973 (aged 91)

writer diplomat pedagogue philosopher

Jacques Maritain was a French Catholic philosopher and theologian. An author of more than 60 books, he helped to revive Thomas Aquinas for modern times, and was influential in the development and drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Pope Paul VI presented his "Message to Men of Thought and of Science" at the close of Vatican II to...

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53. Brandon Aubrey

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player software engineer association football player

Brandon Scott Aubrey is an American multi-sport athlete who plays as a placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He has also played professional association football as a center back.

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54. Paul Hornung

1935-2020 (aged 85)

basketball player American football player

Paul Vernon Hornung, nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1966 (except the 1963 NFL season, for which he was suspended after a scandal involving gambling and associating with gamblers).

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55. Jerian Grant

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Holdyn Jerian Grant is an American professional basketball player for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball with the University of Notre Dame and was considered one of the top college players in the nation for the 2014–15 season. After being selected with the 19th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the...

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56. Adrian Dantley

1956-. (aged 70)

teacher basketball player basketball coach

Adrian Delano Dantley nicknamed A.D. is an American former professional basketball player and coach who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dantley is a six-time NBA All-Star, holds two-time All-NBA honours, and is a two-time NBA scoring champion. Dantley finished ninth on the all-time NBA scoring list at the time of his retirement and was inducted into...

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57. Knute Rockne

1888-1931 (aged 43)

head coach businessperson American football player writer

Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame. Leading Notre Dame for 13 seasons, Rockne accumulated over 100 wins and three national championships.

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58. Hannah Storm

1962-. (aged 64)

sports commentator disc jockey film director

Hannah Lynn Storen Hicks, known professionally as Hannah Storm, is an American television sports journalist, serving as the anchor of ESPN's SportsCenter. She was also host of the NBA Countdown pregame show on ABC as part of the network's National Basketball Association (NBA) Sunday game coverage.

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59. Pat Connaughton

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player baseball player

Patrick Bergin Connaughton is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), where he primarily plays as a shooting guard. He is also a former professional baseball player.

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60. Craig Counsell

1970-. (aged 56)

baseball manager baseball player

Craig John Counsell is an American former professional baseball infielder and active manager for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers and holds the Brewers’ franchise record for managerial wins. He led the team to five post-season appearances, winning one playoff series. After joining the Cubs he led them to...

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61. John Paxson

1960-. (aged 66)

sports executive basketball player basketball coach

John MacBeth Paxson is an American basketball administrator and former player who was vice president of basketball operations for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2009 to 2020. He was their general manager from 2003 to 2009. Paxson played eleven NBA seasons for the San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls, winning three championships as a member...

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62. Andrew Napolitano

1950-. (aged 76)

television presenter radio personality university teacher journalist lawyer

Andrew Peter Napolitano is an American retired jurist and syndicated columnist whose work appears in numerous publications, including The Washington Times and Reason. Napolitano served as a New Jersey Superior Court judge from 1987 to 1995. He also served as a visiting professor at Widener University Delaware Law School, Seton Hall University School of Law, and Brooklyn Law School. He...

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63. Jaylon Smith

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player

Jaylon Smith is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected 34th overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft.

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64. Chase Claypool

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Chase Claypool is a Canadian professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft. He has also played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears, Miami Dolphins, and Buffalo Bills.

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65. W. Eugene Smith

1918-1978 (aged 60)

war photographer photojournalist journalist photographer

William Eugene Smith was an American photojournalist. He has been described as "perhaps the single most important American photographer in the development of the editorial photo essay." His major photo essays include World War II photographs, the visual stories of an American country doctor and a nurse midwife, the clinic of Albert Schweitzer in French Equatorial Africa, the city of...

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66. Bill Laimbeer

1957-. (aged 69)

television actor basketball player basketball coach

William J. Laimbeer Jr. is an American former professional basketball coach and player who spent the majority of his career with the Detroit Pistons. Known for his physical style of play, he played a big part in the Pistons earning the nickname the “Bad Boys" in the mid-1980s before helping them win back-to-back NBA championships.

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67. Monty Williams

1971-. (aged 55)

basketball player basketball coach

Tavares Montgomery Williams is an American professional basketball coach, executive, and former player of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who is the head coach of the TMI Episcopal’s boys basketball team. He most recently served as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons. Williams played for five NBA teams during a playing career that spanned from 1994 to 2003. His...

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68. Greg Olsen

1985-. (aged 41)

sports commentator American football player

Gregory Walter Olsen Jr. is an American professional football sportscaster and former tight end who played for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. Olsen played most of his career for the Carolina Panthers, with...

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69. Joe Theismann

1949-. (aged 77)

restaurateur television presenter Canadian football player baseball player American football player

Joseph Robert Theismann is an American former professional football player, sports commentator, corporate speaker, and restaurateur. He rose to fame playing quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Theismann spent 12 seasons with the Washington Redskins, where he was a two-time Pro Bowler and led the team to consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning Super Bowl...

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70. Phil Donahue

1935-2024 (aged 89)

television presenter film director talk show host journalist film producer

Phillip John Donahue was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, later known simply as Donahue, was the first popular talk show to feature a format that included audience participation. The show had a 29-year run on national television that began in Dayton, Ohio, in 1967 and...

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71. William Mapother

1965-. (aged 61)

television actor teacher actor film actor

William Reibert Mapother Jr. is an American actor, known for his role as Ethan Rom on the television series Lost and starring in the film In the Bedroom. He is also known for the film Another Earth.

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72. Joe Montana

1956-. (aged 70)

American football player

Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Comeback Kid", Montana is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. After winning a national championship with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Montana...

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73. Nicholas Sparks

1965-. (aged 61)

film screenwriter novelist film producer athletics competitor taekwondo athlete

Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. He has published 24 novels, 16 of which are New York Times bestsellers, and two works of nonfiction, with over 130 million copies sold worldwide (92 million in the U.S. alone) in more than 50 languages. Among his works are The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and Message in...

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74. Regis Philbin

1931-2020 (aged 89)

presenter film actor musician television presenter television actor

Regis Francis Xavier Philbin was an American television presenter, comedian, actor, and singer. Once called "the hardest-working man in show business", he held the Guinness World Record for the most hours spent on US television.

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75. 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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76. Rudy Ruettiger

1948-. (aged 78)

motivational speaker American football player sociologist

Daniel Eugene "Rudy" Ruettiger is an American motivational speaker and author who played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. His early life and career at Notre Dame were the inspiration for the 1993 film Rudy.

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77. Matt Schlapp

1967-. (aged 59)

lobbyist

Matthew Aaron Schlapp is an American political activist and lobbyist who is chairman of the American Conservative Union. He leads the lobbying firm Cove Strategies, which had strong ties to the Donald Trump administration. He is a former Fox News political contributor.

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78. Carl Yastrzemski

1939-. (aged 87)

baseball player

Carl Michael Yastrzemski Sr., nicknamed "Yaz", is an American former professional baseball player who played his entire 23-year career with the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He started his career primarily as a left fielder, but also played 33 games as a third baseman. Later in his career, he was mainly a first baseman and designated hitter.

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79. Alan Page

1945-. (aged 81)

American football player radio personality lawyer judge politician

Alan Cedric Page is an American former Minnesota Supreme Court judge and professional football player for the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. He was the NFL's MVP in 1971. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2018.

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80. Richard Riehle

1948-. (aged 78)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Richard Riehle is an American character actor. He has appeared in over 400 films, television shows and other projects.

81. George Wendt

1948-2025 (aged 77)

television actor stage actor comedian film actor

George Robert Wendt Jr. was an American actor. Wendt played Norm Peterson on the NBC sitcom Cheers from 1982 to 1993, which earned him six consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. After Cheers ended, he starred in his own short-lived CBS sitcom, The George Wendt Show (1995).

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82. Barry Voight

1937-. (aged 89)

volcanologist geologist

Barry Voight is an American geologist, volcanologist, author, and engineer. After earning his PhD at Columbia University, Voight worked as a professor of geology at several universities, including Pennsylvania State University, where he taught from 1964 until his retirement in 2005. He remains an emeritus professor there and still conducts research, focusing on rock mechanics, plate tectonics, disaster prevention, and...

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83. Sunny Hostin

1968-. (aged 58)

television presenter lawyer journalist

Asunción "Sunny" Cummings Hostin is an American lawyer, author, and television host. She is a co-host on ABC's morning talk show The View, for which she received nominations for Daytime Emmy Awards, as well as the Senior Legal Correspondent and Analyst for ABC News. She was also the host and executive producer of Investigation Discovery's true crime series Truth About...

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84. Alexander Haig

1924-2010 (aged 86)

businessperson army officer diplomat politician

Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House chief of staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Prior to and in between these cabinet-level positions, he was a general in the U.S. Army, serving first as the vice chief of staff of the Army...

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85. Matt Ryan

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Matthew Ryan is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played for several teams in Europe as well as the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL.

86. Nikole Hannah-Jones

1976-. (aged 50)

researcher writer journalist

Nikole Sheri Hannah-Jones is an American investigative journalist known for her coverage of civil rights in the United States. She joined The New York Times as a staff writer in April 2015, was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2017, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2020 for her work on The 1619 Project. Hannah-Jones is the inaugural Knight...

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87. Michael Whatley

1968-. (aged 58)

law clerk general counsel

Michael David Whatley is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 66th chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) from March 2024 to August 2025. He previously served as chair of the North Carolina Republican Party from 2019 to 2024, the last year of which he also served as the RNC's general counsel.

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88. Donald F. McGahn II

1968-. (aged 58)

lawyer

Donald Francis McGahn II is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel for U.S. president Donald Trump, from the day of Trump's inauguration through October 17, 2018, when McGahn resigned. Previously, McGahn served on the Federal Election Commission for over five years. In November 2019, McGahn received a court order to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives....

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89. Sean Conley

1980-. (aged 46)

osteopath

Sean Patrick Conley is an American physician and United States Navy officer who served as the physician to the president from 2018 to 2021. Conley served as physician to president Donald Trump during the COVID-19 pandemic, often serving as the president's medical advisor, and treating the president when he tested positive for COVID-19. He is currently Director and acting Chief...

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90. Charlie Weis

1956-. (aged 70)

head coach coach

Charles Joseph Weis Sr. is an American former football coach. He was the head coach for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish from 2005 to 2009 and the Kansas Jayhawks from 2012 to 2014. He also served as an offensive coordinator in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets, New England Patriots, and Kansas City Chiefs. Weis most...

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91. Amy Coney Barrett

1972-. (aged 54)

jurist lawyer judge university teacher

Amy Vivian Coney Barrett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2020 as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The fifth woman to serve on the court, she was nominated by President Donald Trump. She was a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2017 to 2020.

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92. John Ratcliffe

1965-. (aged 61)

university teacher lawyer politician

John Lee Ratcliffe is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.

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93. Orson Scott Card

1951-. (aged 75)

screenwriter novelist writer science fiction writer children's writer

Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). A feature film adaptation of Ender's Game, which...

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94. Bob McDonnell

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer politician

Robert Francis McDonnell is an American politician, academic administrator, and former military officer who served as the 71st governor of Virginia from 2010 to 2014. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 44th attorney general of Virginia and in the Virginia House of Delegates.

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95. Jenny Durkan

1958-. (aged 68)

lawyer politician

Jenny Anne Durkan is an American attorney, former federal prosecutor, and politician who served as the 56th mayor of Seattle, Washington. She is the daughter of Martin Durkan. Durkan is a member of the Democratic Party. After earning her Juris Doctor from University of Washington School of Law in 1985, Durkan began practicing law as a criminal defense lawyer and...

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96. Kevin Farrell

1947-. (aged 79)

Latin Catholic priest philosopher Legionary of Christ Catholic bishop missionary

Kevin Joseph Farrell is an Irish-born American Catholic prelate who has served as the prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life since 2016, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church since 2019, and president of the Supreme Court of Vatican City since 2024. He served as the regent of Vatican City after the death of Pope Francis on...

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97. Saskia Sassen

1947-. (aged 79)

economist theorist scientist university teacher writer

Saskia Sassen is a Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration. She is a professor of sociology at Columbia University in New York City, and the London School of Economics. The term global city was coined and popularized by Sassen in her 1991 work The Global City: New York, London, Tokyo.

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98. Francis Arinze

1932-. (aged 94)

university teacher Catholic priest theologian Catholic bishop television producer

Francis Arinze is a Nigerian prelate of the Catholic Church, who served as the Prefect of the Secretariat for Non-Christians from 1984 to 2002 and Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments from 2002 to 2008. He previously served as the Archbishop of Onitsha from 1967 to 1985 and as the president of the...

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99. Amien Rais

1944-. (aged 82)

politician

Muhammad Amien Rais is an Indonesian politician and conspiracy theorist. He was one of the leaders of the reform movement that forced the resignation of President Suharto in 1998. Amien Rais was the leader of Muhammadiyah, one of the two biggest Muslim organizations in Indonesia, from 1995 to 2000. He was the Chairman of the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) from...

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100. Mike Kelly

1942-2016 (aged 74)

businessperson chief executive officer aircraft pilot politician

Colonel Michael Joseph Kelly, AM is an Australian former politician who twice represented the Division of Eden-Monaro in the Parliament of Australia, from 2007 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2020. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

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