79 Notable alumni of University of Portland
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Portland is ranked #1,758 in the world and #436 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 79 notable alumni from University of Portland 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 Portland won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Michael E. O'Donnell
biochemist
Michael E. O’ Donnell is an American biochemist and a professor at the Rockefeller University specializing in the field of DNA replication.
2. Kelly Gray
1981-. (aged 45)
association football player
Kelly Gray is an American former soccer player. He does commentary for San Jose Earthquakes games on Comcast Sports Net Bay Area
3. Michelle Enyeart
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Michelle Enyeart is an American soccer player from Hemet, California. She was a forward for the University of Portland women's soccer team and the United States U-20 women's national soccer team.
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4. Elli Reed
1989-. (aged 37)
association football player
Elli Kayla Burris is an American professional soccer player who last played as a defender for OL Reign of the NWSL. She previously played for FCR 2001 Duisburg in the Frauen-Bundesliga, Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League as well as the Boston Breakers in the WPS and the WPSL Elite.
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5. Jack Wilson
1912-1995 (aged 83)
baseball player
John Francis "Black Jack" Wilson was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Washington Senators, and Detroit Tigers. He played college baseball at the University of Portland.
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6. Robert E. Glennen
1933-2015 (aged 82)
Robert Eugene Glennen Jr. was an American education administrator, who served as Emporia State University's thirteenth president in Emporia, Kansas. Before becoming president of Emporia State, Glennen also served as the tenth president at Western New Mexico University, and held various administrative jobs at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the University of Notre Dame.
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7. Matthew Dallman
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Matthew Dallman is an American soccer player.
8. Mitchell Lurie
1993-. (aged 33)
association football player
Mitchell Lurie is an American soccer player.
9. Wes Schulmerich
1901-1985 (aged 84)
baseball player
military officer
Edward Wesley Schulmerich was an American Major League Baseball player from the state of Oregon. A native of the state, he played baseball and football at what is now Oregon State University where he participated in three sports. On the football team, he played three positions and earned the nickname of Ironhorse and all-conference honors. In baseball, he was a...
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10. James M. Burns
1924-2001 (aged 77)
lawyer
judge
James Milton Burns was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
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11. George Van Hoomissen
1930-. (aged 96)
lawyer
judge
politician
George Albert Van Hoomissen is an American attorney in the state of Oregon. He previously served as the 87th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and previously served as a judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals. The Portland, Oregon native was also the district attorney for Multnomah County, Oregon, and served as a Democrat in the Oregon Legislative Assembly.
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12. Michael C. Mitchell
1946-. (aged 80)
Michael C. Mitchell is an American planner, designer, lecturer and environmentalist. He works on rural development.
13. Brittney Ryan
children's writer
novelist
writer
Brittney Ryan is an American New York Times bestselling author of children's fantasy novels with a Christmas theme.
14. Verne Duncan
1934-. (aged 92)
politician
Verne Allen Duncan is an American politician from the state of Oregon. As an educator and moderate Republican, he has become outspoken in protest of policies of his own party he views as extreme.
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15. Angie Kerr
1985-. (aged 41)
association football player
Angela Beth Woznuk Kerr is an American former soccer midfielder who played professionally through October 21, 2014. Her career culminated with Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League and she played as a member of the United States women's national soccer team in 2005, 2008, and 2009.
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16. Alex Elliott
1987-. (aged 39)
association football player
futsal player
Alexander Elliott is a Canadian former soccer player. Elliott retired from playing in 2012 and entered the coaching world of soccer. Elliott is a UEFA A Licensed Coach.
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17. Danica Evans
1995-. (aged 31)
association football player
Danica Lynn Evans is an American soccer player who last played as a forward for North Carolina Courage in the NWSL.
18. Andrew Gregor
1975-. (aged 51)
futsal player
association football coach
association football player
Andrew Gregor is an American retired soccer midfielder who played professionally in Major League Soccer, the USL First Division, the USL Premier Development League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He is now the director of scouting for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United.
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19. Pinhas Hozez
1957-. (aged 69)
basketball player
Pinhas Hozez is an Israeli former basketball player. He played the forward position. He played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League and for the Israeli national basketball team.
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20. Skeeter Newsome
1910-1989 (aged 79)
baseball player
Lamar Ashby "Skeeter" Newsome was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1935–1939), Boston Red Sox (1941–1945) and Philadelphia Phillies (1946–1947).
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21. Robin Smeulders
1987-. (aged 39)
basketball player
Robin Smeulders is a Dutch retired professional basketball player who played nine seasons in the Basketball Bundesliga. He was also a regular member of the Netherlands national team. Smeulders also owns the German and Austrian nationality.
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22. Alec Wintering
1995-. (aged 31)
basketball player
Alec Wintering is an American basketball player for Palencia Baloncesto of the Primera FEB. Standing at 180 cm (5 ft 11 in), he plays as point guard.
23. Danielle Foxhoven
1989-. (aged 37)
association football player
Danielle Lauren Foxhoven is an American college soccer coach and retired professional women's soccer forward. She most recently played for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League and previously played for Portland Thorns FC as well as Russian side, FC Energy Voronezh.
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24. Thomas van der Mars
1990-. (aged 36)
basketball player
Thomas van der Mars is a Dutch professional basketball player who last played for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he usually plays as center.
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25. Volodymyr Gerun
1994-. (aged 32)
basketball player
Volodymyr Gerun is a Ukrainian professional basketball player for Osaka Evessa of the B.League.
26. Andy Johnson
1932-2002 (aged 70)
basketball player
Andrew Johnson Jr. was an American professional basketball player and coach.
27. Joseph Franklin Ada
1943-. (aged 83)
politician
Joseph Franklin Ada is an Guamanian politician who served as the fifth governor of Guam from 1987 to 1995. Before his accession to the governorship, Ada previously served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Guam from 1979 to 1983. He is a member of the Republican Party of Guam. He is the member of the Guam Legislature as the lead...
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28. Stuart Dobson
1970-. (aged 56)
association football player
Stuart Dobson is an English retired footballer who played in various indoor soccer leagues in the United States. He serves as the goalkeeping coach for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL Championship.
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29. Elden Francis Curtiss
1932-. (aged 94)
Catholic priest
Catholic bishop
Elden Francis Curtiss is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Helena in Montana from 1976 to 1993, and as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha in Nebraska from 1993 to 2009.
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30. Keelin Winters
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Keelin Winters Pattillo is an American retired soccer defensive midfielder who last played for the Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), a team she captained to two consecutive NWSL Shield wins. She previously played for 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the Frauen-Bundesliga, Boston Breakers in Women's Professional Soccer, the Seattle Sounders of the American USL W-League,...
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31. Jazz Johnson
1996-. (aged 30)
basketball player
Jaaziel "Jazz" Johnson is an American professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Italian Serie A2. He played college basketball for Portland and Nevada.
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32. Amanda Frisbie
1992-. (aged 34)
association football player
Amanda Paige Frisbie is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender.
33. Nate Jaqua
1981-. (aged 45)
association football player
Jonathan "Nate" Jaqua is an American former soccer player.
34. Edward Leavy
1929-2023 (aged 94)
lawyer
judge
Edward John Leavy was an American jurist who served as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, and the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
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35. Mohammed Jaham Al Kuwari
1958-. (aged 68)
diplomat
Mohammed Jaham Abdulaziz Al Kuwari is a Qatari diplomat who has been Ambassador of Qatar to the United States from March 2014 to December 2016.
36. Darren Sawatzky
1973-. (aged 53)
association football player
association football coach
Darren Sawatzky is an American soccer coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Richmond Kickers in USL League One. He spent four seasons in Major League Soccer, one season in the Major Indoor Soccer League, one in USISL and five in the United Soccer Leagues. He currently holds several coaching positions at the high school,...
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37. Bill Krueger
1958-. (aged 68)
basketball player
baseball player
William Culp Krueger is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher, who played from 1983 to 1995 for eight teams. He pitched for the Oakland A's, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Seattle Mariners (twice), Minnesota Twins, Montreal Expos, Detroit Tigers, and San Diego Padres.
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38. Collen Warner
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Collen Warner is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He last played for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
39. Ken Dayley
1959-. (aged 67)
baseball player
Kenneth Grant Dayley is an American former professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Dayley played all or part of eleven seasons in Major League Baseball between 1982 and 1993.
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40. T.J. Campbell
1988-. (aged 38)
basketball player
Terrance Orlando "T. J." Campbell Jr. is an American professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of LNB Pro A.
41. Rocky Gale
1988-. (aged 38)
baseball player
Rocky Michael Gale is an American former professional baseball catcher. He attended the University of Portland where he was named the West Coast Conference defensive player of the year before being drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2010 MLB draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2015 for the Padres and also played in MLB...
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42. Scott Fauble
1991-. (aged 35)
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
Scott Fauble is an American long distance runner. His best marathon time is 2:08:52. He is the co-author of Inside a Marathon: An All-Access Pass to a Top-10 Finish at NYC. Fauble explains how testing blood levels in Boulder has benefited his training in 2022.
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43. Jules Boykoff
1970-. (aged 56)
political scientist
poet
writer
university teacher
political activist
Jules Boykoff is an American academic, author, and former professional soccer player. His research focuses on the politics of the Olympic Games, social movements, the suppression of dissent, and the role of the mass media in US politics, especially regarding coverage of climate change issues. Boykoff has written six books on the Olympic Games. His work has been featured in...
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44. Laura Österberg Kalmari
1979-. (aged 47)
association football player
Laura Elina Österberg Kalmari is a Finnish former professional footballer. Immediately prior to her retirement in early 2012, she had been playing as a forward for American Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) team Sky Blue FC. She is the Finland women's national football team's third most capped player.
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45. Suzanne LaFrance
1969-. (aged 57)
project manager
financial analyst
politician
Suzanne M. LaFrance is an American businesswoman and politician from the state of Alaska. She is the 38th mayor of Anchorage, having unseated incumbent mayor Dave Bronson in the 2024 election. She is an independent.
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46. Larry LaRocco
1946-. (aged 80)
businessperson
politician
Lawrence Paul LaRocco is an American politician who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the Idaho's 1st congressional district from 1991 to 1995.
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47. Ray Scott
1938-. (aged 88)
basketball player
basketball coach
John Raymond Scott is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played twelve seasons in professional basketball, ten in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Detroit Pistons and Baltimore Bullets, and two with the Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association (ABA). After he retired from playing basketball, he was selected an assistant coach of the Pistons...
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48. Shannon MacMillan
1974-. (aged 52)
association football player
association football coach
Shannon Ann MacMillan is an American retired soccer player, coach, FIFA Women's World Cup champion, Olympic gold and silver medalist. Named U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year for 2002, MacMillan played for the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 2006 and was part of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup-winning team (commonly known as the '99ers). She...
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49. Casten Nemra
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Casten Ned Nemra is a Marshallese politician who was President of the Marshall Islands for 17 days in January 2016. He was elected by the Nitijeļā (Parliament) as President in January 2016, following the 2015 general election, narrowly defeating Senator Alvin Jacklick, a seven-term member of Parliament, by a 17–16 vote. He was the youngest person to hold the job...
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50. Josh Simpson
1983-. (aged 43)
association football player
Joshua Christopher 'Josh' Simpson is a Canadian former professional soccer player who is currently the president of Canadian Premier League team Pacific FC. During a career that included stops in England, Germany, Turkey, and Switzerland, he earned 43 caps for Canada before retiring from professional soccer after being unable to recover from a leg injury.
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51. Lee Seung-jun
1978-. (aged 48)
basketball player
Lee Seung-Jun is an American-born South Korean professional basketball player. He last played for Alab Pilipinas of the ASEAN Basketball League.
52. Nadine Woodward
1962-. (aged 64)
journalist
Nadine Woodward is an American politician who served as the mayor of Spokane, Washington from December 30, 2019 to January 1, 2024. She succeeded David Condon in December 2019. Prior to her election, Woodward worked as a news anchor. Woodward lost her bid for reelection in 2023 and was succeeded by former Washington State Department of Commerce Director Lisa Brown.
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53. Conor Casey
1981-. (aged 45)
association football player
association football coach
Conor Patrick Casey is an American former soccer player. He played for 16 seasons as a forward, finishing his career with Columbus Crew SC, before turning to coaching with his former club Colorado Rapids.
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54. Tiffeny Milbrett
1972-. (aged 54)
association football player
association football coach
Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett is an American former professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national team. In May 2018, the National Soccer Hall of Fame announced Milbrett will be enshrined in the Hall. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during...
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55. Sophie Schmidt
1988-. (aged 38)
association football player
Sophie Diana Schmidt is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash. From 2005 until retiring from international football in 2023, she was a member of the Canadian national team, with whom she won an Olympic gold medal in 2020 and bronze in both 2012 and 2016. She previously played...
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56. Heath Pearce
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Heath Pearce is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender for teams in Europe and North America. He represented his national team on 35 occasions. Pearce is the host of "The Mixer," "KPR" (Kick Power Rankings) and "WTF" (Walk Talk Football), all programs on the YouTube channel COPA90 US (formerly known as KICKTV).
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57. Eugene Jeter
1983-. (aged 43)
basketball player
Eugene "Pooh" Jeter III is an American-born naturalized Ukrainian professional basketball coach, executive and former player, currently serving as a player development coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and assistant GM for the Rip City Remix of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Portland Pilots and was a naturalized player...
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58. Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi
1960-. (aged 66)
minister
Majid bin Abdullah bin Osman Al Qasabi is the Saudi Arabian Minister of Commerce, having held the position since May 2016. He also served as the Acting Minister of Media from February 25, 2020 to March 5, 2023 and is a member of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs. Al Qasabi has held several prominent roles throughout his career,...
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59. Jack O'Neill
1923-2017 (aged 94)
surfer
entrepreneur
environmentalist
Jack O'Neill was an American businessman and founder of the surfwear and surfboard company O'Neill.
60. Luke Sikma
1989-. (aged 37)
basketball player
Lucas Clayton Sikma is an American professional basketball player who last played for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the Euroleague. He is the son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Jack Sikma.
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61. Luis Robles
1984-. (aged 42)
association football player
Luis Angel Robles is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Robles holds the MLS record for most consecutive regular-season starts with 183, spanning September 2012 to May 2018.
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62. Ed Murray
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Edward Bernard Patrick Murray is an American politician from the state of Washington who most recently served as the 53rd mayor of Seattle from 2014 to 2017. A Democrat, he was previously a state legislator, first with the Washington State House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007, then the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2013.
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63. Steve Cherundolo
1979-. (aged 47)
association football player
association football coach
Steven Emil Cherundolo is an American soccer coach and former player who recently was the head coach of Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC. A right-back, he was the captain of Hannover 96 of the German Bundesliga, where he spent his entire club career. He represented the United States at the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.
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64. Chris Lattner
1978-. (aged 48)
computer scientist
Christopher Arthur Lattner is an American software engineer and creator of LLVM, the Clang compiler, the Swift programming language and the MLIR compiler infrastructure.
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65. Noah Beck
2001-. (aged 25)
YouTuber
influencer
TikToker
association football player
Noah Timothy Beck is an American media personality and actor, widely known for his content on TikTok. In 2019, Beck was a midfielder for the Portland Pilots men's soccer team. Beck's content includes dances and skits to audio clips of songs, movies, and TV shows. Beck has 33.5 million followers on TikTok, 7.8 million on Instagram, and over 1.51 million...
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66. Greg Anthony
1967-. (aged 59)
basketball player
Gregory Carlton Anthony is an American former professional basketball player who is a television analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Anthony also contributes to Yahoo! Sports as a college basketball analyst and serves as a co-host/analyst on SiriusXM NBA Radio. His son, Cole Anthony, plays for the Phoenix Suns.
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67. Kasey Keller
1969-. (aged 57)
sports commentator
association football coach
association football player
Kasey C. Keller is an American former professional soccer player who played in Europe and the United States, and was the starting goalkeeper for the U.S. national team. He is a four-time FIFA World Cup participant and was the first American goalkeeper to become a regular in the German Bundesliga, the English Premier League, and the Spanish La Liga.
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68. Christine Sinclair
1983-. (aged 43)
association football player
Christine Margaret Sinclair is a Canadian former professional soccer player. An Olympic gold medallist, two-time Olympic bronze medallist, CONCACAF champion, and 14-time winner of the Canada Soccer Player of the Year award, Sinclair is officially the world's all-time leader for international goals scored for men or women with 190 goals, and is one of the most-capped international soccer players with...
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69. Erik Spoelstra
1970-. (aged 56)
basketball player
basketball coach
Erik Jon Spoelstra, is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the U.S. national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest coaches of all time, he has won three NBA championships with the Heat, including two as the team's head coach.
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70. Paul Winfield
1939-2004 (aged 65)
television actor
voice actor
stage actor
film actor
Paul Edward Winfield was an American actor. He was known for his portrayal of a Louisiana sharecropper who struggles to support his family during the Great Depression in the landmark film Sounder (1972), which earned him an Academy Award nomination. Winfield portrayed Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1978 television miniseries King, for which he was nominated for an Emmy...
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71. Megan Rapinoe
1985-. (aged 41)
actor
entrepreneur
association football player
Megan Anna Rapinoe is an American former professional soccer player who played as a winger. She spent most of her career playing for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. Winner of the Ballon d'Or Féminin and named The Best FIFA Women's Player in 2019, Rapinoe won gold with the national team...
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72. Mel White
1940-. (aged 86)
writer
film director
university teacher
theologian
James Melville White is an American clergyman and author. White was a behind-the-scenes member of the Evangelical Protestant movement through the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, writing film and television specials and ghostwriting autobiographies for televangelists such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and Billy Graham. After years of writing for the Christian right, he came out as gay in 1994 and...
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73. Kunal Nayyar
1981-. (aged 45)
stage actor
television actor
writer
actor
film actor
Kunal Nayyar is an actor and philanthropist who gained recognition for playing Raj Koothrappali on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019). He also voiced Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated sitcom Sanjay and Craig (2013–2016). Nayar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 2021 British Academy Television Awards for his role in Criminal: UK.
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74. Steve Wilson
1964-. (aged 62)
baseball player
Steve Wilson is an American jazz multi-instrumentalist, who is best known in the musical community as a flutist and an alto and soprano saxophonist. He also plays the clarinet and the piccolo. Wilson performs on many different instruments and has performed and recorded on over twenty-five albums. His interests include folk, jazz, classical, world music, and experimental music. Wilson is...
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75. Annika Holopainen
1993-. (aged 33)
basketball player
Annika Alexandra Holopainen is a Finnish professional basketball player and a member of the Finnish national team. She played college basketball for the University of Portland and later Old Dominion University. Following her college career, she has played professionally in Europe.
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76. Tom Lampkin
1964-. (aged 62)
baseball player
Thomas Michael Lampkin is an American former catcher in Major League Baseball who played in 1988, 1990–1993, and 1995–2002.
77. Mohammed Hasan Alwan
1979-. (aged 47)
writer
novelist
journalist
short story writer
Mohammed Hasan Alwan is a Saudi Arabian novelist and the Chief Executive Officer of the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission affiliated with the Ministry of Culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, appointed in 2020. He was born in Riyadh and studied Computer Information Systems at King Saud University, obtaining a bachelor's degree in 2002. He also obtained an MBA...
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78. Pat Casey
1959-. (aged 67)
basketball player
baseball player
Pat Casey is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a senator for the Labour Panel since April 2020. He previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 2016 to 2020.
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79. Laura Hottenrott
1992-. (aged 34)
long-distance runner
athletics competitor
Laura Hottenrott is a German long-distance runner. In 2020, she competed in the women's half marathon at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.
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