Notable Alumni of Xavier University [Sorted List]

1. Todd Pratzner

1994-. (aged 32)

association football player

Todd Pratzner is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.

2. Herb Davis

1899-1997 (aged 98)

American football player

Herbert Allan Davis was an American football player.

3. Victor W. Hall

Victor W. Hall is a rear admiral in the United States Navy.

4. Edward Joseph Gardner

1898-1950 (aged 52)

politician

Edward Joseph Gardner was an American businessman, World War I veteran and politician who served one term as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's third congressional district from 1945 to 1947.

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5. Joseph A. Dixon

1879-1942 (aged 63)

politician

Joseph Andrew Dixon was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1937 to 1939.

6. Timothy Sylvester Hogan

1909-1989 (aged 80)

lawyer judge

Timothy Sylvester Hogan was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

7. Kilee Brookbank

1998-. (aged 28)

writer

Kilee Brookbank is an American burn survivor, author and fundraiser for burn treatment from Georgetown, Ohio. She is the author of the books Beautiful Scars and Digger the Hero Dog and the founder of the nonprofit Kilee Gives Back Foundation.

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8. Chet Mutryn

1921-1995 (aged 74)

American football player

Chester A. Mutryn was an American professional football halfback and return specialist who played in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steagles in the 20th round of the 1943 NFL draft.

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9. Garrett Halfhill

1993-. (aged 33)

association football player

Garrett Halfhill is an American former soccer player who last played for the New York Cosmos in the National Independent Soccer Association.

10. Brandon Cole

1984-. (aged 42)

basketball player

Brandon Cole is an American professional basketball player who played college basketball for Xavier.

11. Timothy J. Broderick

1964-. (aged 62)

surgeon physician

Timothy J. Broderick, F.A.C.S., is Professor of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, where he has been on the faculty since 2003. He also is Chief of the Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery and is Director of the Advanced Center for Telemedicine and Surgical Innovation. He has flown on the NASA KC-135 parabolic laboratory ("vomit comet")...

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12. Dave Piontek

1934-2004 (aged 70)

basketball player

David Vincent Piontek was an American professional basketball player.

13. Caspar Henry Borgess

1826-1890 (aged 64)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Caspar Henry Borgess was a German-born American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the second Bishop of Detroit, serving from 1871 to 1887.

14. Jennifer Garrison

1962-. (aged 64)

politician

Jennifer Garrison is an American politician of the Democratic party from Marietta, Ohio. From 2005 to 2010 she represented the 93rd District in the Ohio House of Representatives, which includes Guernsey, Monroe and Noble counties, most of Washington County, and part of Muskingum County, all in southeast Ohio.

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15. Anthony Coleman

1982-. (aged 44)

basketball player

Anthony Joseph Coleman is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant coach for the University of Colorado Boulder. He played professionally for the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese bj league. On November 11, 2010, he set his career high in points in a Japanese bj League game. That day he scored 14 points in Akita Northern Happinets's...

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16. Darwin Davis

1993-. (aged 33)

basketball player

Darwin "Dee" Davis is an American basketball player. He played college basketball for Xavier.

17. Red Dooin

1879-1952 (aged 73)

baseball player

Charles Sebastian "Red" Dooin was an American professional baseball player and manager. A catcher in Major League Baseball during the first two decades of the 20th century, he played 1,219 of his 1,290 games as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies and managed the Phils from 1910 through 1914.

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18. John Martinkovic

1927-2018 (aged 91)

American football player

John George Martinkovic was an American professional football player who was a defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. He played college football and basketball for the Xavier Musketeers and was selected in the sixth round of the 1951 NFL draft by the Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the...

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19. Jim McCann

1974-. (aged 52)

screenwriter writer comics writer

James Andrew McCann, II is an American writer of comic books, theatre and television programs. McCann has worked on several films and music videos before entering the ABC Daytime Writer Development Program, during which time he wrote for the ABC daytime drama One Life to Live. Upon moving to New York City in 2004 from Nashville, McCann found a position...

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20. Robert Consalvo

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Robert Consalvo is a Massachusetts State Representative, the former chief of staff for Boston Public Schools, and a former member of the Boston City Council. For 12 years he represented District 5, which includes the Hyde Park, Roslindale, Readville, and Mattapan neighborhoods of Boston, Massachusetts.

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21. Donald C. Nugent

1948-. (aged 78)

lawyer judge

Donald Clark Nugent is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

22. Patricia L. Herbold

1940-. (aged 86)

diplomat

Patricia Louise Herbold is a chemist, former city mayor, and the former United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore.

23. John A. McMahon

1833-1923 (aged 90)

lawyer politician

John A. McMahon was a three-term United States Representative from Ohio from 1875 to 1881. He was the nephew of Clement Vallandigham, another Representative from Ohio.

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24. James Farr

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

James Farr is an American professional basketball player for Al Khaleej of the Saudi Basketball League.

25. Jimmy Boyle

1904-1958 (aged 54)

baseball player

Jimmy "Browntown" Boyle, a catcher for the 1926 New York Giants, has the distinction of having one of the shortest known Major League Baseball careers. Although Boyle is only one of about 900 ballplayers who have played in only a single major league game, he is distinguished by having played for only one inning, the ninth inning of a game...

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26. Ken Lucas

1933-. (aged 93)

military officer aircraft pilot politician

Kenneth Ray Lucas is an American politician. Lucas, a Democrat, was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky's 4th congressional district from 1999 until 2005.

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27. John Logsdon

1937-. (aged 89)

social scientist

John Logsdon is the founder and from 1987 to 2008 was the director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University.

28. Cary Pigman

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Cary Pigman is a Republican politician from Florida. he was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, representing the 55th District, includes Glades, Highlands, Okeechobee, and western St. Lucie County.

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29. Donald D. Clancy

1921-2007 (aged 86)

lawyer politician

Donald D. Clancy was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 2nd District of Ohio for eight terms from 1961 until 1977.

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30. Francis Xavier Lasance

1860-1946 (aged 86)

writer

Francis Xavier Lasance [F. X. Lasance] was an American priest and writer of Roman Catholic devotional works.

31. Kenny Frease

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Kenneth Eugene Frease III is a former American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Xavier University.

32. Luke Spencer

1990-. (aged 36)

association football player

Luke Spencer is an American soccer coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for FC Tulsa in the USL Championship.

33. David T. Zabecki

1947-. (aged 79)

writer engineer military historian non-fiction writer

David T. Zabecki is an American military historian, author and editor. Zabecki served in the U.S. Army both in the Vietnam War and in United States Army Europe in Germany attaining the rank of major general. Zabecki holds PhDs in engineering and in military science. He is the author, editor and translator of several books on the military history of...

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34. Mike Shoemaker

1945-. (aged 81)

politician

Michael C. Shoemaker is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was born in 1945 in Nipgen, Ohio (Ross County). Shoemaker's father, Myrl Shoemaker, was Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.

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35. George J. McKenna III

1940-. (aged 86)

head teacher

George J. McKenna III is an American former politician and educator who served as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education for District 1 from 2014 until 2024. Prior to his board tenure, McKenna served as the principal of George Washington Preparatory High School. During his tenure, he led reforms to address issues related to...

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36. David Young

1936-2025 (aged 89)

lawyer businessperson

David Martin Young is an American former basketball player who graduated from Xavier University and North Carolina Central University and was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the 2004 NBA draft. He was signed to a contract but waived a month later, before he played in any NBA games.

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37. Dennis E. Eckart

1950-. (aged 76)

lawyer politician

Dennis Edward Eckart is an American lawyer and politician who is a former member of the United States House of Representatives. Eckart, a member of the Democratic Party, represented Ohio's 11th congressional district from 1983 to 1993, and Ohio's 22nd congressional district from 1981 to 1983. Before being elected to Congress, Eckart served in the Ohio House of Representatives from...

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38. Francis M. Forster

1912-2006 (aged 94)

university teacher neurologist physician

Francis Michael Forster was an eminent physician and neurologist, a former dean of the Georgetown University School of Medicine, and an internationally recognized expert on the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Forster was born on February 14, 1912, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Michael Joseph and Louise Barbara Forster, and he died on February 23, 2006, also in Cincinnati.

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39. Charles Wolf

1926-2022 (aged 96)

basketball coach baseball player

Charles Anthony Wolf was an American professional basketball coach. He coached two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams: the Cincinnati Royals from 1960 through 1963 and the Detroit Pistons from 1963 through 1964.

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40. Charles G. Cleveland

1927-2021 (aged 94)

military officer

Charles Goold Cleveland was an American Air Force lieutenant general and flying ace who was commander of the Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. He was the longest lived American fighter ace of the Korean War. After the death of Wang Hai in August 2020, he was the last living flying ace from the Korean war. He was the...

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41. Dallas Jaye

1993-. (aged 33)

association football player

Dallas Jeffrey Jaye is a soccer coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. Born in the United States, he represented Guam internationally.

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42. Rhine McLin

1948-. (aged 78)

politician funeral director

Rhine Lana McLin is an American Democratic politician from Ohio who served as the 54th mayor of Dayton, Ohio, from 2002 to 2010. McLin previously served as a member of both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly.

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43. Jim Brosnan

1929-2014 (aged 85)

baseball player

James Patrick Brosnan was an American baseball player and author who played in Major League Baseball in 1954 and from 1956 through 1963. A right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 385 games, largely in relief, for the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. Brosnan was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 197...

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44. Zach Hankins

1996-. (aged 30)

basketball player

Zach Hankins is an American professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Ligat HaAl and EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers his senior season. As a power forward/center, Hankins was named the NCAA Division II National Player of the Year for the 2017–18 season while playing for Ferris State.

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45. Kaiser Gates

1996-. (aged 30)

basketball player

Kaiser Evan Bray-Gates is an American professional basketball player who last played for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers.

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46. Jeff Berding

1967-. (aged 59)

sports executive politician

G. Jeffrey Berding is an American sports executive and politician. He serves as co-chief executive officer of FC Cincinnati, a professional soccer team he co-founded in 2015. He is also a Democratic politician, having served on the Cincinnati City Council from 2005 to 2011. From 1996 to 2015, he worked as an executive for the Cincinnati Bengals. Berding is currently...

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47. Tom Luken

1925-2018 (aged 93)

military officer lawyer politician

Thomas Andrew Luken was an American politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio, serving in the United States House of Representatives during the 1970s and 1980s.

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48. Mark Lyons

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Mark Steven Lyons is an American professional basketball player for Al Ahly of the Egyptian Basketball Premier League and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). He played college basketball for Xavier and Arizona before playing professionally in countries including France, Croatia, Israel, Turkey, China, Russia, Lebanon, Italy and Saudi Arabia.

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49. Andrew Hickenlooper

1837-1904 (aged 67)

military officer surveyor

Andrew Hickenlooper was an Ohioan civil engineer, politician, industrialist, and a Union Army lieutenant colonel of artillery and engineers. In recognition of his service, in 1866, he was nominated and confirmed for appointment as a brevet brigadier general of volunteers to rank from March 13, 1865.

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50. Jack Miles

1942-. (aged 84)

university teacher writer Catholic priest

John R. Miles is an American author. He is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the MacArthur Fellowship. His writings on religion, politics, and culture have appeared in numerous national publications, including The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and Commonweal Magazine.

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51. Josh Duncan

1986-. (aged 40)

basketball player

Joshua Dwight Duncan is an American professional basketball player for Ryukyu Golden Kings of the Japanese B.League.

52. Rich Donnelly

1946-. (aged 80)

baseball player racquetball player

Richard Francis Donnelly is an American professional baseball coach. On March 7, 2014, he was named third-base coach of the Seattle Mariners, replacing John Stearns. He served in the post for two seasons, through 2015, before his release on October 9, 2015. Donnelly was a Major League Baseball (MLB) coach for over 25 years, and was a catcher during his...

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53. Lionel Chalmers

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player basketball coach

Lionel Chalmers Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who currently works as an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) in height and played at the point guard position.

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54. Julianne Smith

policymaker expert

Julianne Smith is an American foreign policy advisor and former diplomat who served as the United States Permanent Representative to NATO in the Biden administration from 2021 until 2024. She previously served as deputy national security advisor to then-Vice President Biden in the Obama administration.

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55. Nick Hagglund

1992-. (aged 34)

association football player

Nicholas Stuart Hagglund is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

56. Tu Holloway

1989-. (aged 37)

basketball player

Terrell "Tu" Holloway is an American professional basketball player. As a junior at Xavier, he was selected as the 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference player of the year and was named to several All-America teams in the 2010–11 season.

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57. Danny Abramowicz

1945-. (aged 81)

American football player

Daniel Stanley Abramowicz is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Xavier Musketeers. He played in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. He was named a first-team All-Pro with the Saints in 1969, when he led the league in...

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58. Francis McDonald

1891-1968 (aged 77)

film actor actor television actor

Francis McDonald was an American actor whose career spanned 52 years.

59. J. P. Macura

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Jonathan Paul Macura is an American professional basketball player who last played for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League. He played college basketball for Xavier University.

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60. Trevon Bluiett

1994-. (aged 32)

basketball player

Trevon Nykee Bluiett is an American professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers.

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61. Dez Wells

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Dezmine Jamaal Lavonte Wells is an American professional basketball player for Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers and Maryland Terrapins.

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62. Jalen Reynolds

1992-. (aged 34)

basketball player

Jalen Reynolds is an American professional basketball player for UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for Xavier University before playing professionally in Italy, Spain, Russia, China and Israel.

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63. Derrick Brown

1998-. (aged 28)

American football player

Derrick Paul Brown is an American former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he played at the power forward position.

64. Romain Sato

1981-. (aged 45)

basketball player

Romain Guessagba-Sato-Lebel, generally known as Romain Sato, is a former Central African professional basketball player. Standing at a height of 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in), he played as a swingman.

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65. Justin Doellman

1985-. (aged 41)

basketball player

Justin Joseph Doellman is an American-born naturalized Kosovan former professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played at the power forward position.

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66. Tyrique Jones

1997-. (aged 29)

basketball player

Tyrique Daniel Jones is an American professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers.

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67. Michael X. Garrett

1961-. (aged 65)

military personnel

Michael Xavier Garrett is a former General in the United States Army who served as commanding general of United States Army Forces Command from 2019 to 2022. He previously served as the commanding general of United States Army Central, chief of staff of United States Central Command and commanding general of United States Army Alaska.

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68. Ken Blackwell

1948-. (aged 78)

politician

John Kenneth Blackwell is an American politician, author, and conservative activist who served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio (1979–1980), the Ohio state treasurer (1994–1999), and Ohio secretary of state (1999–2007). He was the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio in 2006, the first African American major-party candidate for governor of Ohio. He is a senior fellow at the Family...

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69. Naji Marshall

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Naji Maurice Marshall is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers.

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70. Edmond Sumner

1995-. (aged 31)

basketball player

Edmond Byron Sumner is an American professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). A point guard, he played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers and averaged 15.0 points per game as a junior.

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71. Jason Kokrak

1985-. (aged 41)

golfer

Jason Kenneth Kokrak is an American professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League. Previously he played on the PGA Tour.

72. Garry Wills

1934-. (aged 92)

biographer cultural historian historian journalist author

Garry Wills is an American historian, author, and political philosopher. He has written on American history, politics, and religion, particularly the history of the Catholic Church. He won a Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1993 for his book, Lincoln at Gettysburg.

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73. Ron Ziegler

1939-2003 (aged 64)

politician

Ronald Louis Ziegler was the 13th White House Press Secretary, serving during President Richard Nixon's administration.

74. Jim Bunning

1931-2017 (aged 86)

investment company baseball player politician

James Paul David Bunning was an American professional baseball pitcher and politician from Kentucky who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1999 and a member of the United States Senate from 1999 to 2011. He is the only Major League Baseball athlete to have been...

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75. Chris Mack

1969-. (aged 57)

basketball coach basketball player

Christopher Lee Mack is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at the College of Charleston. He formerly served as head coach for the University of Louisville and Xavier University.

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76. James Posey

1977-. (aged 49)

basketball player basketball coach

James Mikely Mantell Posey Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played the small forward position for the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, New Orleans Hornets, and Indiana Pacers. Posey won NBA championships as a member of...

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77. Charles Geschke

1939-2021 (aged 82)

computer scientist entrepreneur university teacher

Charles Matthew "Chuck" Geschke was an American businessman and computer scientist best known for founding the graphics and publishing software company Adobe Inc. with John Warnock in 1982, with whom he also co-created the PDF document format.

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78. John Boehner

1949-. (aged 77)

business executive businessperson entrepreneur politician

John Andrew Boehner is a retired American politician and lobbyist who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district from 1991 to 2015. The district included several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati...

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79. David West

1980-. (aged 46)

basketball player

David Moorer West is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the New Orleans Hornets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors. He played college basketball for the Xavier Musketeers, earning national college player of the year honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United States Basketball Writers...

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80. Henry Richter

1838-1916 (aged 78)

Catholic priest Catholic bishop

Henry Joseph Richter was a German-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1883 until his death in 1916.

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81. Richard J. Griffin

1949-. (aged 77)

diplomat politician

Richard Joseph Griffin is an American politician who served as the assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, as well as director of the Office of Foreign Missions with the rank of Ambassador, from June 2005 until November 2007. His early career was with the U.S. Secret Service. He served as the Inspector General in the U.S. Department of Veterans...

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82. Ben Stanley

1998-. (aged 28)

basketball player

Benjamin Alfred Stanley is an American professional basketball player for LTH CASTINGS SKOFJA LOKA of the Slovenian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Hampton Pirates, Xavier Musketeers and the Old Dominion Monarchs.

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83. 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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84. Henry K. Moeller

1849-1925 (aged 76)

Catholic priest

Henry K. Moeller was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Columbus in Ohio (1900–1903) and archbishop of Cincinnati in Ohio (1904–1925).

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85. Luis Fernando Correa Bahamon

1955-. (aged 71)

diplomat economist

Luis Fernando Correa Bahamon is a Colombian business man, philanthropist, and investor. He is an important leader in the hotel and construction industry in Colombia.

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