Notable Alumni of University of Wyoming [Sorted List]

1. Amath M'Baye

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Amadou-Amath M'Baye is a French professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward position.

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2. Kenneth L. Tallman

1925-2006 (aged 81)

military officer

Kenneth L. Tallman was a United States Air Force lieutenant general. He was the eighth Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy.

3. Scott Usher

1983-. (aged 43)

swimmer

Scott Usher is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He swam for Grand Island Senior High. He then swam for years at the University of Wyoming under the direction of head coach, Thomas Johnson.

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4. Talita Te Flan

1995-. (aged 31)

swimmer

Talita Marie Te Flan is an Italian-born Ivorian swimmer who competes internationally for the Ivory Coast. She competed in the women's 800 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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5. Rick Lewis

politician

Rick Lewis is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. He represents the 18th district, which covers southern Clackamas and northeastern Marion counties.

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6. Joe Hickey

1911-1970 (aged 59)

lawyer judge politician

John Joseph Hickey, known as Joe or J. J. Hickey, was an American judge and politician who served the 24th governor of Wyoming from 1959 to 1961 and as a United States senator from 1961 to 1962. A member of the Democratic party, he later served as a judge on the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit from 1966...

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7. John Pilch

1925-1991 (aged 66)

basketball player

John A. Pilch was an American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys from 1947 to 1950. During that time, he was Wyoming's leading scorer. In his senior season, Pilch averaged 11.5 points per game and was selected as an All-American basketball player. John was drafted in the second round of...

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8. Dennis K. Jackson

1946-. (aged 80)

military officer

Major General Dennis K. Jackson is a retired general officer in the United States Army and served as the director for logistics, J-4, United States Central Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Prior to this assignment, he served as the 30th Chief of Ordnance and Commandant of the U.S. Army Ordnance School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

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9. Edwin Keith Thomson

1919-1960 (aged 41)

lawyer politician

Edwin Keith Thomson, usually known as Keith Thomson, was a United States representative from Wyoming. A highly decorated World War II veteran, Thomson served three terms in Wyoming's only U.S. House seat. On November 8, 1960, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, but died a month later of a heart attack before taking office.

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10. Randall Luthi

1955-. (aged 71)

husbandry worker lawyer politician

Randall B. Luthi is an attorney and rancher from Freedom, who served as a Republican in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1995 to 2007. He was the Speaker for his last two-year term, 2005 to 2007. Prior to 2005, he had been the House Majority Leader. Previously, he had been an intern in the Congressional office of Wyoming Congressman...

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11. Tim Stubson

1971-. (aged 55)

lawyer politician

Tim Stubson is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 56 from January 2008, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Representative Tom Walsh, until 2017.

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12. Milo Komenich

1920-1977 (aged 57)

basketball player

Milan Melvin "Milo" Komenich was an American professional basketball player. His brother was fellow professional basketball player Bill Komenich.

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13. Wade Brorby

1934-. (aged 92)

judge

John Wade Brorby is an inactive Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

14. June Downey

1875-1932 (aged 57)

psychologist philosopher

June Etta Downey was an American psychologist who studied personality and handwriting. Downey was born and raised in Laramie, Wyoming, where she received her degree in Greek and Latin from the University of Wyoming. Throughout her life Downey wrote seven books and over seventy articles. Included in this work, Downey developed the Individual Will-Temperament Test, which was one of the...

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15. David Lee Jordan

1934-. (aged 92)

politician

David Lee Jordan is an American politician who is a former Democratic member of the Mississippi State Senate, representing the 24th District from 1993 to 2025. Jordan is the son of a sharecropper who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, and worked for 33 years as a schoolteacher in Mississippi public schools. He retired in June 2025.

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16. Herbert J. Brees

1877-1958 (aged 81)

military personnel

Herbert Jay Brees was a lieutenant general in the United States Army.

17. Joe Legerski

1957-. (aged 69)

basketball coach

Joseph Julius Legerski is the retired former head women's basketball coach at the University of Wyoming.

18. Charles Pelkey

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Charles Pelkey is a German-born American attorney, politician, and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the Democratic Party, Pelkey represented the 45th state House district from 2015 to 2021.

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19. Hayden Dalton

1996-. (aged 30)

basketball player

Hayden Matthew Dalton is an American professional basketball player for Uralmash Yekaterinburg of the VTB United League. He plays the power forward position. He played college basketball for Central Wyoming College and the Wyoming Cowboys.

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20. Harold Garde

1923-2022 (aged 99)

painter

Harold Garde was an American abstract expressionist painter and the originator and namer of the Strappo technique.

21. Jillian Balow

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Jillian Balow is an American politician who was appointed as the Virginia superintendent of public instruction in January 2022. She resigned from the position in March 2023. From 2014 to January 2022, she was the Wyoming superintendent of public instruction.

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22. Clive Spash

1962-. (aged 64)

university teacher economist

Clive L. Spash is an ecological economist. He currently holds the Chair of Public Policy and Governance at Vienna University of Economics and Business, appointed in 2010. He was Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Environmental Values until 2021, having served the journal in various roles over three decades.

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23. Curt Meier

1953-. (aged 73)

politician

Curt Meier is an American politician. A Republican, he is currently serving as Wyoming State Treasurer. He was a member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 3rd district from 1995 through 2019.

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24. Affie Ellis

politician

Affie Ellis is an American politician who serves in the Wyoming Senate from the 8th district as a member of the Republican Party. She is a member of the Navajo Nation and is the first Native American to serve in the Wyoming Senate.

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25. Jack R. Gage

1899-1970 (aged 71)

politician

Jack Robert Gage was an American author, educator, and politician who served as the 25th governor of Wyoming as a member of the Democratic Party.

26. Hunter Maldonado

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Hunter Alan Maldonado is an American professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys.

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27. Josh Davis

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player

Joshua Warren Davis is an American former professional basketball player.

28. Gideon Ariel

1939-. (aged 87)

athlete athletics competitor

Gideon Ariel is an Israeli authority in biomechanics, as well as a former Olympic track and field athlete who competed in the discus throw.

29. George Nostrand

1924-1981 (aged 57)

basketball player

George Thomas Nostrand was an American professional basketball player.

30. Kali Fajardo-Anstine

university teacher academic writer

Kali Fajardo-Anstine is an American novelist and short story writer from Denver, Colorado. She won the 2020 American Book Award for Sabrina & Corina: Stories and was a 2019 finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. Her first novel, Woman of Light: A Novel (2022), is a national bestseller and won the 2023 WILLA Literary Award in Historical Fiction....

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31. Harriet Elizabeth Byrd

1926-2015 (aged 89)

teacher politician

Harriet Elizabeth Byrd was an American politician and educator from Wyoming who was the first African-American elected to the Wyoming Legislature.

32. Scott W. Skavdahl

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer judge

Scott Wesley Skavdahl is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming.

33. Chris Baumann

1987-. (aged 39)

rugby union player

Chris Baumann is an American rugby union player who currently plays for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR) as a tighthead prop.

34. Kathy Karpan

1942-2025 (aged 83)

politician

Kathleen Marie Karpan was an American politician who served as Secretary of State of Wyoming from 1987 to 1995, and as the director of the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement from 1997 to 2000. A member of the Democratic Party, she unsuccessfully ran for Wyoming's governor and United States senator as the Democratic nominee in 1994 and...

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35. Floyd Dominy

1909-2010 (aged 101)

Floyd Elgin Dominy was appointed commissioner of the United States Bureau of Reclamation from May 1, 1959, to December 1, 1969, by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Dominy joined the Bureau in 1946. He was the assistant commissioner from 1957 to 1958. He was responsible for building Glen Canyon Dam and the creation of Lake Powell behind it. He died in Boyce,...

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36. Ron Warner

1968-. (aged 58)

baseball player

Ronald Michael "Pop" Warner is an American professional baseball coach and former minor league manager who is the third base coach for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). His professional career began in 1991 and its entirety has been spent in the Cardinals' organization.

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37. Mike Sullivan

1939-. (aged 87)

diplomat lawyer

Michael John Sullivan is an American lawyer, diplomat, and politician who served as the 29th governor of Wyoming from 1987 to 1995, and United States ambassador to Ireland from 1998 to 2001, as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to his gubernatorial tenure he was active in local politics in Natrona County, Wyoming.

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38. Les Brownlee

1939-2022 (aged 83)

politician

Romer Leslie "Les" Brownlee served as the Under Secretary of the Army from November 2001 to December 2004 and as Acting United States Secretary of the Army from 17 November 2004 until his resignation effective 19 November 2004, staying at the Undersecretary's office.

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39. Edgar Herschler

1918-1990 (aged 72)

lawyer politician

Edgar Jacob Herschler was an American politician and attorney who served as the 28th governor of Wyoming from 1975 to 1987. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the longest-serving governor of Wyoming, with three full terms; since a two-term limit for governors was approved by a ballot initiative in 1992, he has remained as such.

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40. Nancy D. Freudenthal

1954-. (aged 72)

lawyer judge

Nancy Dell Freudenthal is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming. She is the first female judge to serve in the District of Wyoming. Freudenthal was also the First Lady of Wyoming from January 6, 2003, to January 3, 2011, as the wife of Governor Dave Freudenthal.

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41. Susan Pamerleau

1945-. (aged 81)

peace officer military leader politician

Susan Lewellyn Pamerleau is a retired United States Air Force major general who served from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2016, as the Republican sheriff of Bexar County, Texas. She is the United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas.

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42. Eli Bebout

1946-. (aged 80)

husbandry worker politician

Eli Daniel Bebout is an American athlete and politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from a multi-member district in Fremont County and the 55th district from 1987 to 2001, and later served in the Wyoming Senate from the 26th district 2007 to 2021, as a member of the Democratic and Republican parties. He was the first person...

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43. Douglas W. Owsley

1951-. (aged 75)

archaeologist curator anthropologist

Douglas W. Owsley is an American anthropologist who is the curator of Biological Anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). He is a respected and well-known forensic anthropologist and archaeologist who has been involved in several high-profile investigations. In September 2001, he provided scientific analysis at the military mortuary located at Dover Air Force Base, following the...

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44. Chris Rothfuss

1972-. (aged 54)

politician

Chris Rothfuss is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 9th District, which is based in Albany County, from 2011 to 2025

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45. Stanley K. Hathaway

1924-2005 (aged 81)

lawyer military officer

Stanley Knapp Hathaway was an American politician who served as the 27th governor of Wyoming from 1967 to 1975 and as the 40th United States secretary of the interior under President Gerald Ford from June to October 1975.

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46. Gregory A. Phillips

1960-. (aged 66)

judge

Gregory Alan Phillips is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and former Wyoming Attorney General.

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47. Charles Bradley

1959-. (aged 67)

basketball player basketball coach

Charles Warnell Bradley is an American former basketball player and coach. He was selected by the Boston Celtics in the first round (23rd pick overall) of the 1981 NBA draft. Born in Havre de Grace, Maryland, Bradley was a 6'5" shooting guard from the University of Wyoming. He played in three National Basketball Association (NBA) seasons, from 1981 to 1984,...

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48. Emory S. Land

1879-1971 (aged 92)

engineer military officer

Emory Scott Land was an officer in the United States Navy, noted for his contributions to naval architecture, particularly in submarine design. Notable assignments included serving as Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Construction and Repair during the 1930s, and as Chairman of the U.S. Maritime Commission during World War II.

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49. Justin Williams

1984-. (aged 42)

basketball player

Justin Williams is an American former professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), 260 pounds (120 kg) power forward-center.

50. Tom Tait

1958-. (aged 68)

lawyer politician

Tom Tait is an American politician and businessman who was the 45th mayor of Anaheim, California from 2010 to 2018. He previously served on the Anaheim City Council beginning in 1995 to 2004 and served as Mayor Pro Tem from 2002 to 2003.

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51. Eric Ambel

1957-. (aged 69)

musician guitarist composer recording artist record producer

Eric "Roscoe" Ambel is an American guitarist and record producer.

52. Edward Bryant

1945-2017 (aged 72)

novelist science fiction writer writer

Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. was an American science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave. At the time of his death, he resided in North Denver.

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53. Edward Buchanan

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer politician

Edward Allen Buchanan is an American politician, attorney, and military veteran, who served as the Wyoming Secretary of State from 2018 to 2022. Prior to being Secretary of State, Buchanan was a member and past Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives.

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54. Corey Mace

1985-. (aged 41)

American football player

Corey Mace is a Canadian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played as a defensive tackle in the CFL and National Football League (NFL). Mace played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys. He was signed by the NFL's Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free...

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55. Derek Cooke

1991-. (aged 35)

basketball player

Derek Vincent Cooke Jr. is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He played three years of Division I college basketball for Wyoming.

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56. Teno Roncalio

1916-2003 (aged 87)

politician

Teno Domenico Roncalio, was an American politician and writer who served in the United States House of Representatives. To date, he is the last Democrat to have represented Wyoming in Congress.

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57. Ryann Torrero

1990-. (aged 36)

association football player association football coach

Ryan Danielle Torrero Rojas, known as Ryann Torrero, is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Colo-Colo. Born in the United States, she plays for the Chile women's national team.

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58. Chad Muma

1999-. (aged 27)

American football player

Chad Tyler Muma is an American professional football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys and was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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59. Carl Granderson

1996-. (aged 30)

American football player

Carl Allen Granderson is an American professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Wyoming Cowboys, he was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2019.

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60. Pete Gosar

1967-. (aged 59)

politician

Peter Thomas Gosar is an American politician. Gosar was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wyoming in 2014 but lost to Republican Matt Mead. Gosar also served as chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party and as chair of the Wyoming Board of Education.

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61. Milward Simpson

1897-1993 (aged 96)

baseball player lawyer politician

Milward Lee Simpson was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator and as the 23rd governor of Wyoming, the first born in the state. In 1985, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

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62. Mohammed Al Mady

executive scientist

Mohamed Al-Mady was the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC).

63. Francisco Cruz

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Francisco "Pako" Javier Cruz Saldívar is a Mexican professional basketball player for Mersin MSK of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He also represents the senior Mexico national basketball team. He played NCAA Division I college basketball at Wyoming. He is a 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) tall shooting guard, that can also play as a small forward.

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64. M. Margaret McKeown

1951-. (aged 75)

lawyer judge

Mary Margaret McKeown is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in San Diego. McKeown has served on the Ninth Circuit since her confirmation in 1998.

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65. Clifford Hansen

1912-2009 (aged 97)

husbandry worker politician

Clifford Peter Hansen was an American politician from the state of Wyoming. A Republican, he served as the 26th governor of Wyoming from 1963 to 1967 and subsequently as a United States senator from 1967 to 1978. He served as a member of the board of trustees from 1946–1966 to his alma mater, the University of Wyoming located in Laramie....

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66. Chris Carney

1959-. (aged 67)

intelligence analyst teacher military officer politician

Christopher Paul Carney is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

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67. Justin James

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Justin Taylor James is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Kaohsiung Aquas of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys. He was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2019 NBA draft.

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68. Craig L. Thomas

1933-2007 (aged 74)

politician military officer

Craig Lyle Thomas was an American politician who served as United States senator from Wyoming from 1995 until his death in 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party. In the Senate, Thomas was considered an expert on agriculture and rural development. He had served in key positions in several state agencies, including a long tenure as Vice President...

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69. Brian Hill

1995-. (aged 31)

American football player

Brian Hill is an American former professional football running back. Hill played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys, and he was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL draft. He has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals.

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70. Billie Sutton

1984-. (aged 42)

politician

Billie Harmon Sutton is an American former professional bronc rider and politician. He was a member of the South Dakota Senate from 2011 to 2019, served as Minority Leader, and was the 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of South Dakota, which he narrowly lost to Republican nominee Kristi Noem in the general election.

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71. John A. List

1968-. (aged 58)

university teacher economist

John August List is an American economist known for his work in establishing field experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis. Since 2016, he has served as the Kenneth C. Griffin Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, where he was Chairman of the Department of Economics from 2012 to 2018, and Director of the Becker...

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72. Bradley R. Wilcox

1959-. (aged 67)

writer children's writer priest teacher

Bradley Ray Wilcox is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University (BYU) and was a counselor in the Young Men general presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from April 2020 to August 2025. He is the author of several books, most notably The Continuous Atonement. He often speaks at various LDS Church...

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73. John Bugas

1908-1982 (aged 74)

basketball player

John Stephen Bugas was the second in command at Ford Motor Company during the presidency and chairmanship reign of Henry Ford II (the oldest grandson of founder Henry Ford). He is best known for taking control of the company away from Harry Bennett so that John could be in command of it—including drawing pistols on each other—following the death of...

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74. Malcom Floyd

1981-. (aged 45)

American football player

Malcom Maiuu Floyd is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers in the National Football League (NFL). He played his entire NFL career with San Diego after signing with them as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys.

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75. Dave Freudenthal

1950-. (aged 76)

lawyer

David Duane Freudenthal is an American politician, attorney and economist who served as the 31st Governor of Wyoming from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served from 1994 to 2001 as the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming. To date, he is the last Democrat to have won or held statewide office in...

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76. Marcus Epps

1996-. (aged 30)

American football player

Marcus Epps is an American professional football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys.

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77. Peter Schoomaker

1946-. (aged 80)

military personnel

Peter Jan Schoomaker is a retired four-star general of the United States Army who served as the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from June 2003 to April 2007. Schoomaker's appointment as Chief of Staff was unusual in that he was recalled and came out from retirement to assume the position. Schoomaker voluntarily retired from the Army...

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78. Dennis Shepard

engineer

Dennis Shepard is the father of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old student at University of Wyoming who was murdered in October 1998 in what became one of the most high-profile hate crimes against LGBTQ people in the United States. He and his wife, Judy Shepard, are co-founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and advocate for LGBT rights. He has been an...

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79. Wayde Preston

1929-1992 (aged 63)

actor television actor

Wayde Preston was an American actor cast from 1957 to 1960 in the lead role in 67 episodes of the ABC/Warner Bros. Western television series, Colt.45.

80. Amath M'Baye

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Amadou-Amath M'Baye is a French professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward position.

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81. Josh Adams

1987-. (aged 39)

comics artist artist

Joshua Taylor Adams is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brisbane Bullets of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys before playing professionally in Russia, Turkey, China, the NBA G League, Spain, Italy, Australia, Slovenia and Greece.

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82. James G. Watt

1938-2023 (aged 85)

politician

James Gaius Watt was an American lawyer, lobbyist, and civil servant who served as Secretary of the Interior in the Ronald Reagan administration from 1981 to 1983. He was described as "anti-environmentalist" and was one of Ronald Reagan's most controversial cabinet appointments.

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83. Curt Gowdy

1919-2006 (aged 87)

sports commentator film producer actor announcer

Curtis Edward Gowdy was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. He coined the nickname "The Granddaddy of Them All" for the Rose Bowl Game, taking the moniker from Cheyenne Frontier...

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84. Theo Ratliff

1973-. (aged 53)

basketball player

Theophalus Curtis Ratliff is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

85. Josh Doctson

1993-. (aged 33)

American football player

Josh Doctson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs, earning unanimous All-American honors in 2015. Doctson was selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. He was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings,...

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86. Pat Kelsey

1975-. (aged 51)

basketball coach basketball player

Patrick Kelsey is an American college basketball coach. He is the current head men's basketball coach at the University of Louisville. He previously served as head coach for the College of Charleston and Winthrop University.

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87. Cynthia Lummis

1954-. (aged 72)

husbandry worker lawyer politician

Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wyoming since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Lummis served as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2009 to 2017. She served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1993, in...

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88. Harriet Hageman

1962-. (aged 64)

lawyer politician

Harriet Maxine Hageman is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district since 2023. She is a member of the Republican Party.

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89. Brian Baird

1956-. (aged 70)

clinical psychologist professor politician

Brian Norton Baird is an American psychologist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as a U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district from 1999 to 2011.

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90. Gerry Spence

1929-2025 (aged 96)

judge lawyer writer

Gerald Leonard Spence was an American trial lawyer and author. He was a member of the Trial Lawyer Hall of Fame and was the founder of the Trial Lawyers College. Spence never lost a criminal trial before a jury, either as a prosecutor or a defense attorney, and did not lose a civil trial after 1969, although several verdicts were...

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91. Greg Gagne

1948-. (aged 78)

professional wrestler

Gregory Alan Gagne is an American retired professional wrestler. He is the son of Verne Gagne. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he achieved his biggest success as one-half of tag team the High Flyers with Jim Brunzell. The High Flyers enjoyed a number of high-profile feuds within the American Wrestling Association (AWA) with the likes of Bobby Duncum...

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92. Chuck Pagano

1960-. (aged 66)

American football coach American football player

Charles David Pagano is an American football coach who most recently served as a senior defensive assistant and secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He served as the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2012 to 2017. Pagano previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens in 2011, of the Chicago...

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93. Alan Simpson

1931-2025 (aged 94)

lawyer politician

Alan Kooi Simpson was an American politician from Wyoming. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing Park County, Wyoming from 1965 to 1977 and as a member of the United States Senate from 1979 to 1997. Simpson was Republican whip of the U.S. Senate from 1985 to 1995, serving...

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94. Steve Cochran

1917-1965 (aged 48)

stage actor film director television actor actor film actor

Steve Cochran was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy, Cochran developed his acting skills in local theatre and gradually progressed to Broadway, film and television.

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95. Josh Allen

1996-. (aged 30)

American football player

Joshua Patrick Allen is an American professional football quarterback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). A lightly regarded high school prospect, Allen began his college football career with the Reedley Tigers before transferring to the Wyoming Cowboys. His success at Wyoming led to him being selected seventh overall by the Bills in the 2018 NFL draft.

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96. Jerry Buss

1933-2013 (aged 80)

film producer businessperson entrepreneur poker player basketball player

Gerald Hatten Buss was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 league championships that were highlighted by the team's Showtime era during the 1980s. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a contributor. Buss owned other professional...

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97. Larry Nance, Jr

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player

Larry Donnell Nance Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered by many as one of the best big men ever to play in the Mountain West Conference, he played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys before being drafted 27th overall in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles...

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98. Art Howe

1946-. (aged 80)

baseball player

Arthur Henry Howe Jr. is an American former professional baseball infielder, coach, scout, and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974–1975), Houston Astros (1976–1982), and St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985). Howe managed the Astros (1989–1993), Oakland Athletics (1996–2002), and New York Mets (2003–2004), compiling a career managerial record of 1,129 wins and 1,137 losses.

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99. Dick Cheney

1941-2025 (aged 84)

autobiographer businessperson entrepreneur vice president merchant

Richard Bruce Cheney was an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He is widely considered to be the most powerful vice president in United States history. A member of the Republican Party, Cheney previously served as White House chief of staff for...

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100. W. Edwards Deming

1900-1993 (aged 93)

economist composer university teacher industrial engineer engineer

William Edwards Deming was an American business theorist, composer, economist, industrial engineer, management consultant, statistician, and writer. Educated initially as an electrical engineer and later specializing in mathematical physics, he helped develop the sampling techniques still used by the United States Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He is also known as the father of the quality movement,...

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