Notable Alumni of Vanderbilt University [Sorted List]

1. John Seigenthaler

1927-2014 (aged 87)

editor non-fiction writer journalist

John Lawrence Seigenthaler was an American journalist, writer, and political figure. He was known as a prominent defender of First Amendment rights.

2. Randall Jarrell

1914-1965 (aged 51)

children's writer university teacher journalist poet literary critic

Randall Jarrell /dʒəˈrɛl/ jə-REL was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, and novelist. He was the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress—a position that now bears the title Poet Laureate of the United States.

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3. Ryan Flaherty

1986-. (aged 40)

baseball player

Ryan Edward Flaherty is an American professional baseball coach and former infielder. He is the current bench coach for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves, and the Cleveland Indians. Flaherty was a utility player, having played every position except for center field and catcher. Flaherty was the bench...

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4. Paul S. Atkins

civil servant lawyer

Paul Stewart Atkins is an American businessman who has served as chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission since April 2025. Atkins also previously served as a commissioner at the SEC from 2002 to 2008. Known for advocating reduced regulatory burdens and promoting financial innovation, Atkins has been a vocal supporter of free-market principles in regulatory policy.

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5. Paul Thurmond

1976-. (aged 50)

politician

Paul Reynolds Thurmond is an American politician from the state of South Carolina. A member of the Republican Party, Thurmond is a former member of the South Carolina Senate. He is the youngest child (and one of three surviving children) of Strom Thurmond, who served in the United States Senate for 48 years.

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6. Mike Minor

1987-. (aged 39)

baseball player

Michael David Minor is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, and Cincinnati Reds. Minor played college baseball at Vanderbilt University and was selected by the Braves with the seventh overall pick in the 2009 MLB draft.

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7. Leonard Lance

1952-. (aged 74)

law clerk lawyer politician

Leonard John Lance is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 7th congressional district, from 2009 to 2019. He ran for re-election in 2018, but was defeated by Democrat Tom Malinowski. He is a member of the Republican Party who previously served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2009 and the...

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8. John Jenkins

1991-. (aged 35)

basketball player

John Logan Jenkins III is an American professional basketball player for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores before being selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 23rd pick in the 2012 NBA draft. He played in the NBA for the Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns, Washington Wizards and...

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9. Kyle Wright

1995-. (aged 31)

baseball player

Kyle Hardy Wright is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves. He played college baseball at Vanderbilt University. He was selected by the Braves with the fifth overall selection of the 2017 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut in 2018.

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10. Luke List

1985-. (aged 41)

golfer

Luke Ryan List is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

11. Thomas F. Frist, Jr

1938-. (aged 88)

businessperson surgeon

Thomas Fearn Frist Jr. is an American billionaire physician and businessman. He is a co-founder of HCA Healthcare, and is the wealthiest person in Tennessee.

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12. Drew VerHagen

1990-. (aged 36)

baseball player

Drew Edward VerHagen is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and St. Louis Cardinals, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

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13. French Hill

1956-. (aged 70)

congressional staff banker businessperson politician

James French Hill is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Arkansas's 2nd congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.

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14. John Cooper

1937-. (aged 89)

head coach American football player

John Cooper is an American businessman who was the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 2019 to 2023. He served as a councilman at-large on the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 2015 until 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the brother of former U.S. representative Jim Cooper, who represented Tennessee's 5th congressional district, which was...

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15. Delbert Mann

1920-2007 (aged 87)

film director director film producer trade unionist

Delbert Martin Mann Jr. was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film Marty (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay which he had also directed. From 1967 to 1971, he was president of the Directors Guild of America. In 2002, he received the DGA's honorary life member award. Mann was credited...

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16. Greg Fischer

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Gregory Edward Fischer is an American businessman and entrepreneur who served as the second mayor of the consolidated city-county of "Louisville Metro" in Kentucky, from 2011 to 2023. In 2019, he was elected vice president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, and in 2020, he served as its president.

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17. Grantland Rice

1880-1954 (aged 74)

journalist sports journalist

Henry Grantland Rice was an American sportswriter, columnist, and poet from Tennessee known as the "Dean of American Sports Writers". He published three books of poetry, and coined the famous phrase that it was not important whether you “won or lost, but how you played the game.”

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18. Saben Lee

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Saben Anthonia Lee is an American professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

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19. Chris Mann

1982-. (aged 44)

composer opera singer singer-songwriter

Christopher Michael Mann is an American singer and actor from Wichita, Kansas. He came in fourth on the second season of NBC's television singing competition The Voice in 2012. Mann came in first on Team Christina Aguilera and represented her in the final round. His album, Constellation, was released on May 6, 2016.

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20. Stanley Cohen

1922-2020 (aged 98)

endocrinologist physiologist biochemist university teacher

Stanley Cohen was an American biochemist who, along with Rita Levi-Montalcini, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1986 for the isolation of nerve growth factor and the discovery of epidermal growth factor.

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21. Pedro Álvarez

1987-. (aged 39)

baseball player

Pedro Manuel Álvarez Jr., nicknamed "El Toro" (Spanish for "The Bull"), is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles.

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22. John Michael Jumper

1985-. (aged 41)

computational biologist artificial intelligence researcher

John Michael Jumper is an American chemist and computer scientist. Jumper and Demis Hassabis were awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for protein structure prediction.

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23. James Clark McReynolds

1862-1946 (aged 84)

lawyer judge university teacher politician

James Clark McReynolds was an American lawyer and judge from Tennessee who served as United States Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He served on the Court from 1914 to his retirement in 1941. McReynolds is best known today for his sustained opposition to the domestic programs...

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24. Yun Ch'iho

1864-1945 (aged 81)

politician diplomat autobiographer philosopher missionary

Yun Ch'iho was a Korean politician. His name is sometimes spelled Yun Tchi-Ho, his art name was Chwaong (좌옹), and his courtesy name was Sŏnghŭm (성흠).

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25. Jerry Parr

1930-2015 (aged 85)

special agent U.S. Secret Service agent

Jerry S. Parr was a United States Secret Service agent who is best known for defending President Ronald Reagan during the attempt on the president's life on March 30, 1981, in Washington, D.C. Parr pushed Reagan into the presidential limousine and made the critical decision to divert the presidential motorcade to George Washington University Hospital instead of returning to the...

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26. Adena Friedman

1969-. (aged 57)

executive

Adena T. Friedman is an American businesswoman. She currently serves as the President and CEO of Nasdaq, Inc. She was formerly a managing director and CFO of The Carlyle Group. Initially joining Nasdaq in 1993, she returned to Nasdaq from Carlyle in May 2014 as President of Global Corporate and information technology solutions. She was named the CEO of Nasdaq...

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27. Bryan Reynolds

1995-. (aged 31)

baseball player

Bryan Patrick Reynolds is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). Reynolds played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, and the San Francisco Giants selected him with the 59th pick in the 2016 MLB draft. The Giants traded him to the Pirates in 2018. He made his MLB debut in 2019 and has...

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28. R. Stevie Moore

1952-. (aged 74)

singer-songwriter guitarist singer musician

Robert Steven Moore is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter who pioneered lo-fi (or "DIY") music. Often called the "godfather of home recording", he is one of the most recognized artists of the cassette underground, and his influence is particularly felt in the bedroom and hypnagogic pop artists of the post-millennium. Since 1968, he has self-released approximately 400 albums, while...

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29. Jeffery Taylor

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Jeffery Matthew Taylor is a Swedish-American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for Vanderbilt University, before being drafted 31st overall by the Charlotte Bobcats in the 2012 NBA draft.

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30. Doug Parker

1962-. (aged 64)

entrepreneur chief executive officer

William Douglas Parker is an American businessman. He spent more than 20 years as an airline executive, including as the CEO and chairman of American Airlines Group, as well as executive positions with America West Airlines and US Airways. He is a current board member of Qantas, and also the founder of the nonprofit organization Breaking Down Barriers.

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31. Tyler Beede

1993-. (aged 33)

baseball player

Tyler Joseph Beede is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cleveland Guardians, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.

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32. Anthony Kemp

1991-. (aged 35)

baseball player

Anthony Allen Kemp is an American former professional baseball second baseman and left fielder. Between 2016 and 2024, he played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics, and Baltimore Orioles.

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33. Ben Quayle

1976-. (aged 50)

business executive lawyer entrepreneur politician

Benjamin Eugene Quayle is an American lawyer and politician who is a former U.S. representative for Arizona's 3rd congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he is the son of the 44th vice president of the United States, Dan Quayle.

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34. Linda Ellerbee

1944-. (aged 82)

actor screenwriter news presenter writer children's writer

Linda Ellerbee is an American journalist, anchor, producer, reporter, author, speaker and commentator, noted as longtime Washington correspondent for NBC News and host of NBC News Overnight. She is widely known as the twenty-five year host of Nick News, Nickelodeon's highly rated and recognized news program for older school-aged children and teens that addressed substantive issues, including wars, disease and...

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35. Susanna Kwan

1958-. (aged 68)

actor

Susanna Kwan Kuk-ying is a Hongkonger singer and actress.

36. Mike MacIntyre

1965-. (aged 61)

head coach American football player

George Michael MacIntyre is an American football coach who serves as a defensive coordinator for Oregon State. He previously served as the head football coach at FIU.

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37. Michelle Alexander

1967-. (aged 59)

author human rights defender lawyer university teacher

Michelle Alexander is an American writer, attorney, and civil rights activist. She is best known for her 2010 book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. Since 2018, she has been an opinion columnist for the New York Times.

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38. Casey Hayward

1989-. (aged 37)

American football player

Casey Hayward Jr. is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Hayward was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2012 NFL draft and has played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Packers, San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers, Las Vegas Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons.

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39. Brandt Snedeker

1980-. (aged 46)

golfer

Brandt Newell Snedeker is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2012 FedEx Cup with a victory in the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. Following this victory, he moved into the top ten of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career. In February 2013, after winning the...

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40. David Brinkley

1920-2003 (aged 83)

writer news presenter journalist television presenter

David McClure Brinkley was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.

41. James Dickey

1923-1997 (aged 74)

writer poet novelist screenwriter

James Lafayette Dickey was an American poet, novelist, critic, and lecturer. He was appointed the 18th United States Poet Laureate in 1966. His other accolades included the National Book Award for Poetry and a Guggenheim Fellowship.

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42. Charlie Soong

1863-1918 (aged 55)

missionary businessperson politician

Charles Jones Soong, also known by his courtesy name Soong Yao-ju (Chinese: 宋耀如; pinyin: Sòng Yàorú; Wade–Giles: Sung Yao-ju), was a Chinese businessman who first achieved prominence as a publisher in Shanghai. His children became some of the most prominent politicians of the Kuomintang-ruled Nationalist China.

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43. Cal Cunningham

1973-. (aged 53)

lawyer politician

James Calvin Cunningham III is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. A member of the Democratic Party and a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserve, he served one term as a North Carolina state senator from 2001 to 2003. Having previously run for United States Senate in a 2010 primary, Cunningham was the Democratic nominee for...

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44. James Eastland

1904-1986 (aged 82)

plantation owner lawyer farmer politician

James Oliver Eastland was an American attorney, plantation owner, and politician from Mississippi. A Democrat, he served in the United States Senate in 1941 and again from 1943 until his resignation in late 1978. Eastland was a segregationist who led the Southern resistance against racial integration during the civil rights movement, often speaking of African Americans as "an inferior race"....

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45. Ross Perot, Jr

1958-. (aged 68)

businessperson military officer

Henry Ross Perot Jr. is an American real estate developer and businessman best known for his development of Alliance, Texas, an inland port near Fort Worth, and for making the first circumnavigation of the world in a helicopter, at age 23.

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46. Diego Pavia

2022-2024 (aged 2)

American football player

Diego Pavia is an American college football quarterback for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He previously played for the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos and New Mexico State Aggies.

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47. Wade Baldwin

1996-. (aged 30)

basketball player

Wade Manson Baldwin IV is an American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He primarily plays as combo guard, but he can also play as small forward due to his 6 ft 11 in wingspan.

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48. Amanda Sudano

1982-. (aged 44)

model singer-songwriter singer songwriter

Amanda Grace Sudano Ramirez is an American singer-songwriter and model. She is a member of the musical duo Johnnyswim.

49. Robert Penn Warren

1905-1989 (aged 84)

poet literary critic writer children's writer novelist

Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, literary critic and professor at Yale University. He was one of the founders of New Criticism. He was also a charter member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He founded the literary journal The Southern Review with Cleanth Brooks in 1935. He received the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel for All...

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50. Aaron Nesmith

1999-. (aged 27)

basketball player

Aaron Joshua Nesmith is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores before being drafted 14th overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics. He was part of the roster that reached the 2022 NBA Finals before he was traded to the Pacers...

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51. Bill Hagerty

1959-. (aged 67)

diplomat businessperson politician

William Francis Hagerty IV is an American politician, businessman, and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.

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52. Kumar Rocker

1999-. (aged 27)

baseball player

Kumar Rocker is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Rocker played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. He was selected with the 10th pick in the 2021 MLB draft by the New York Mets but was not signed. After one year with the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Frontier League, he was selected...

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53. Zac Stacy

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Zachary Latrell Stacy is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL draft. He was also a member of the New York Jets, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Memphis...

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54. Mark Prior

1980-. (aged 46)

baseball player

Mark William Prior is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current coach. A onetime top prospect of the Chicago Cubs, he pitched for the team from 2002 to 2006 in a career that was marred by injuries. In his prime, his repertoire of pitches included a mid-90s mph fastball, a curveball, and a changeup. He is the pitching coach...

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55. John Irving Bloom

1953-. (aged 73)

film critic television actor writer journalist actor

John Irving Bloom, known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, comic performer, and horror host. He is known for having hosted Joe Bob's Drive-in Theater on The Movie Channel from 1986 to 1996, the TNT series MonsterVision from 1996 to 2000, and The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder...

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56. Damian Jones

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Damian William Jones is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was selected in the first round of the 2016 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors with the 30th overall pick. Jones is a two-time NBA champion, having won both with...

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57. Sonny Gray

1989-. (aged 37)

baseball player

Sonny Douglas Gray is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, and St. Louis Cardinals.

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58. DeMarre Carroll

1986-. (aged 40)

basketball player basketball coach

DeMarre LaEdrick Carroll is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as the 27th overall pick by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA draft. Carroll played in the NBA for 11 seasons with the Grizzlies, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Utah...

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59. Lamar Alexander

1940-. (aged 86)

academic administrator lawyer lobbyist politician

Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr. is an American politician, academic administrator, and attorney who served as a U.S. senator from Tennessee from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he was previously the 45th governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987 and the 5th United States Secretary of Education under President George H. W. Bush, serving from 1991 to...

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60. Clay Travis

1979-. (aged 47)

talk show host radio personality writer sports journalist television producer

Richard Clay Travis is an American writer, lawyer, radio host and television analyst, and founder of OutKick.

61. Festus Ezeli

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Ifeanyi Festus Ezeli-Ndulue Listen is a Nigerian-American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores before being selected with the 30th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors, where he won an NBA Championship in 2015. Ezeli last appeared in the...

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62. Luke Kornet

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Luke Francis Kornet is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Vanderbilt and is the all-time leader for blocked shots in the school's history and the NCAA all-time leader for three-pointers made by any player seven feet tall or taller. Kornet became an NBA champion upon...

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63. John Nance Garner

1868-1967 (aged 99)

lawyer judge politician

John Nance Garner III, known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941 under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the Democratic Party, Garner served as the 39th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933, having been a U.S. representative from Texas from...

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64. Willie Geist

1975-. (aged 51)

television presenter presenter

William Russell Geist is an American television personality and journalist. He is co-anchor of MS NOW's Morning Joe and anchor of Sunday Today with Willie Geist. Geist also frequently serves as a fill-in anchor on both the 7-9 a.m. and 10 a.m. hours of Today. Geist is a correspondent for NBC News and NBC Sports, hosting and contributing to NBC's...

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65. Darius Garland

2000-. (aged 26)

basketball player

Darius Kinnard Garland is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Born in Gary, Indiana, Garland is the son of former professional basketball player Winston Garland. Garland attended Brentwood Academy in high school, joining the varsity basketball team in eighth grade and leaving...

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66. Walker Buehler

1994-. (aged 32)

baseball player

Walker Anthony Buehler is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies.

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67. Logan Browning

1989-. (aged 37)

television actor dancer actor film actor

Logan Laurice Browning is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Samantha White in the 2017 Netflix satirical-drama series Dear White People. She is also known for playing Sasha in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie, Brianna Brown in Meet the Browns, Jelena Howard on the VH1 series Hit the Floor, and Zora in the PlayStation Network...

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68. Dansby Swanson

1994-. (aged 32)

baseball player

James Dansby Swanson is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Atlanta Braves. The Arizona Diamondbacks selected him first overall in the 2015 MLB draft.

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69. David Price

1940-. (aged 86)

lawyer political scientist university teacher politician

David Taylor Price is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Price was selected first overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in September 2008. He also played for the Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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70. Andrew East

1991-. (aged 35)

American football player

Andrew Dean East is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores, and had multiple stints with various NFL teams, including the Washington Redskins.

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71. Scotty Pippen Jr

2000-. (aged 26)

basketball player

Scotty Maurice Pippen Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores, where he earned Southeastern Conference (SEC) All-Freshman Team recognition in 2020 and First-team All-conference recognition in 2021 and 2022.

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72. Molly Sims

1973-. (aged 53)

television presenter model television actor actor film actor

Molly Sims is an American fashion model and actress. She was featured in campaigns for Jimmy Choo, Escada, Giorgio Armani, Michael Kors, and Chanel, among others. She frequently modeled for the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in the early 2000s and walked the runway for the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2001.

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73. Vince Foster

1945-1993 (aged 48)

jurist lawyer politician

Vincent Walker Foster Jr. was an American attorney who served as deputy White House counsel during the first six months of the Clinton administration.

74. Nikki Cox

1978-. (aged 48)

television actor dancer actor film actor

Nikki Cox is an American actress, known for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After, Las Vegas, The Norm Show, and Nikki.

75. Skip Bayless

1951-. (aged 75)

author television personality celebrity

Skip Bayless is an American sports columnist, commentator, and television personality. He is well-known for his work as a commentator on the ESPN2 show First Take with Stephen A. Smith, a show which he left in June 2016. Bayless debuted his show Skip and Shannon: Undisputed with Shannon Sharpe on Fox Sports 1 in September 2016, which he led for...

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76. Shawn Johnson East

1992-. (aged 34)

gymnast artistic gymnast

Shawn Johnson East is an American former artistic gymnast. She is the 2008 Olympic balance beam gold medalist and team, all-around and floor exercise silver medalist. Johnson is also the 2007 all-around World Champion, and a five-time Pan American Games gold medalist, winning the team titles in 2007 and 2011, as well as titles in the all-around, uneven bars, and...

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77. Amy Grant

1960-. (aged 66)

voice actor singer-songwriter singer songwriter

Amy Lee Grant is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She began her music career in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the mid-1980s. Grant has been referred to as "The Queen of Christian Pop". Grant was formerly married to fellow Christian musician Gary Chapman; after their divorce in 1999, she married country music singer Vince...

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78. Bettie Page

1923-2008 (aged 85)

Playboy Playmate erotic photography model model

Bettie Mae Page was an American model who gained notoriety in the 1950s for her pin-up photos and other services. She was often referred to as the "Queen of Pinups": her long jet-black hair, blue eyes, and trademark bangs have influenced artists for generations. After her death, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner called her "a remarkable lady, an iconic figure in...

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79. Dinah Shore

1916-1994 (aged 78)

golfer film actor television actor singer screenwriter

Dinah Shore was an American singer, actress, television personality, author, and talk show host. Born in Winchester, Tennessee and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, She rose to prominence as a recording artist during the Big Band era. She achieved even greater success a decade later in television, mainly as the host of a series of variety programs sponsored by Chevrolet. After...

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80. Rosanne Cash

1955-. (aged 71)

singer recording artist singer-songwriter

Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of country musician Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Cash.

81. Al Gore

1948-. (aged 78)

climate activist orator financier writer environmentalist

Albert Arnold Gore Jr. is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously represented Tennessee in both houses of the U.S. Congress, first as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to...

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82. Duncan Jones

1971-. (aged 55)

screenwriter film director director film producer

Duncan Zowie Haywood Jones is a British film director, film producer and screenwriter. He directed the films Moon (2009), Source Code (2011), Warcraft (2016), and Mute (2018). For Moon, he won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. He is the son of English singer-songwriter David Bowie and Cypriot-born American model, actress, and journalist...

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83. James Patterson

1947-. (aged 79)

actor writer film producer television producer screenwriter

James Brendan Patterson is an American author. Among his works are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch & Wizard, Private and Middle School series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction, and romance novels. Patterson's books have sold more than 425 million copies, and he was the first person to sell...

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84. Kim Dickens

1965-. (aged 61)

film actor actor television actor

Kim Dickens is an American actress. She is known for starring as Madison Clark in the AMC horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead, Joanie Stubbs in HBO's Deadwood (2004–2006; 2019), and Detective Rhonda Boney in Gone Girl (2014).

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85. Steve Cohen

lawyer writer

Stephen Ira Cohen is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Tennessee's 9th congressional district since 2007. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is majority-minority and includes the western three-fourths of Memphis. Cohen is Tennessee's first Jewish congressman. Since 2023, Cohen has been the only Democrat in Tennessee's congressional delegation.

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86. Fred Thompson

1942-2015 (aged 73)

voice actor television actor actor columnist film actor

Freddie Dalton Thompson was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election.

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87. Bill Bain

1937-2018 (aged 81)

consultant

William Worthington Bain Jr. was an American management consultant, known for his role as one of the founders of the management consultancy that bears his name, Bain & Company. Prior to founding Bain & Company, he was a vice-president at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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88. John W. Rose

1965-. (aged 61)

politician

John Williams Rose is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 33rd agriculture commissioner of Tennessee from 2002 to 2003.

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89. Justin Jones

1995-. (aged 31)

politician activist

Justin Jones is an American activist and politician from the state of Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he serves in the Tennessee House of Representatives for District 52, representing parts of Nashville. As of 2025, Jones is the second youngest member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and the youngest Democratic lawmaker. He was expelled in April 2023...

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90. Greg Abbott

1957-. (aged 69)

lawyer judge politician

Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. As of 2025, Abbott is the longest-serving...

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91. Dierks Bentley

1975-. (aged 51)

singer songwriter singer-songwriter composer guitarist

Frederick Dierks Bentley is an American country singer and songwriter. Bentley moved to Nashville in the late 90s to pursue a career in music, leading up to his releasing the self-funded and independent album Don't Leave Me in Love in 2001. In 2003, he signed to Capitol Nashville and released his eponymous debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's...

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92. Andy Beshear

1977-. (aged 49)

lawyer politician

Andrew Graham Beshear is an American politician and attorney serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2016 to 2019 as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky. He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear, who served from 2007 to 2015.

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93. John N. Kennedy

1951-. (aged 75)

lawyer politician

John Neely Kennedy is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from Louisiana since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 2000 to 2017, as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Revenue from 1996 to 1999, and as special counsel and then cabinet member to...

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94. R. Scott Bakker

1967-. (aged 59)

writer novelist

Richard Scott Bakker is a Canadian fantasy author. He grew up on a tobacco farm in the Simcoe area.

95. Faisal Basri

1959-2024 (aged 65)

politician economist

Faisal Basri was an Indonesian economist and politician. He was a faculty member at University of Indonesia, specializing in political economics, and a member of KPPU, Indonesian competition regulator. Basri was the grandnephew of Indonesia's third Vice President, Adam Malik.

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96. Alev Alatlı

1944-2024 (aged 80)

columnist journalist philosopher translator economist

Alev Alatlı was a Turkish columnist, bestselling novelist, academic and economist.

97. Muhammad Yunus

1940-. (aged 86)

economist banker entrepreneur university teacher

Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and social business entrepreneur who served as the chief adviser of Bangladesh from 2024 to 2026. Yunus pioneered the modern concept of microcredit and microfinance, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. He is the founder of Grameen Bank and the first Bangladeshi to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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98. Richard Quest

1962-. (aged 64)

television presenter discussion moderator journalist

Richard Austin Quest is a British journalist and non-practising barrister working as a news anchor for CNN International. He is also an editor-at-large of CNN Business.

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99. John Amaechi

1970-. (aged 56)

blogger basketball player politician

John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi //, OBE is an English psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Penn State Nittany Lions, and professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Amaechi played in France, Greece, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States. Since retiring from basketball, Amaechi has worked as a...

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100. Jack Thompson

1951-. (aged 75)

lawyer

John Hadley Thompson, AM is an Australian actor and a major figure of Australian cinema, particularly Australian New Wave. He is best known for his role as a lead actor in several acclaimed Australian films, including such classics as The Club (1980), Sunday Too Far Away (1975), The Man from Snowy River (1982) and Petersen (1974). He won Cannes and...

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