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Georgia Tech
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1885 as the Georgia School of Technology.
Location:
Atlanta, GA
Founding Date:
13-Oct-1885 Team:
Yellow Jackets Mascot:
Buzz Radio Station:
WREK 91.1 FM Enrollment:
16,000 Official Website:
http://www.gatech.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Rodney C. Adkins |
Business |
23-Aug-1958 |
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Senior VP at IBM |
| Pete Aldridge |
Business |
18-Aug-1938 |
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Under Secretary of Defense, 2001-03 |
| Ronald W. Allen |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of Delta Airlines, 1987-97 |
| Gil Amelio |
Business |
1-Mar-1943 |
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CEO of Apple, 1996-97 |
| Carter T. Barron |
Business |
30-Jan-1905 |
16-Nov-1950 |
Washington advocate for the arts |
| Marcus C. Bennett |
Business |
c. 1937 |
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CFO of Lockheed Martin, 1988-99 |
| W. Frank Blount |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Telstra, 1992-99 |
| Chris Bosh |
Basketball |
24-Mar-1984 |
|
Toronto Raptors |
| John F. Brock |
Business |
1948 |
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CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises |
| Frank Broyles |
Football |
26-Dec-1924 |
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Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76 |
| Max Burns |
Politician |
8-Nov-1948 |
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Congressman from Georgia, 2003-05 |
| Gary C. Butler |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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CEO of ADP |
| Brook Byers |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Co-Founder, Kleiner-Perkins |
| Jack Carter |
Relative |
3-Jul-1947 |
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Jimmy Carter's eldest son |
| Jimmy Carter |
Head of State |
1-Oct-1924 |
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39th US President, 1977-81 |
| Don L. Chapman |
Business |
c. 1939 |
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ChapCo Investments LLC |
| G. Wayne Clough |
Educator |
c. 1942 |
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President, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| William A. Coley |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of British Energy |
| Bill Curry |
Football |
21-Oct-1942 |
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NFL center, NCAA football coach |
| Terry G. Dallas |
Business |
c. 1950 |
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CFO of Unocal, 2000-05 |
| Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1947 |
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EVP at Mobil, 1998-2000 |
| David W. Dorman |
Business |
1954 |
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CEO of AT&T, 2002-06 |
| Jere A. Drummond |
Business |
23-Jul-1939 |
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Vice Chairman of Bellsouth, 2000-01 |
| James O. Ellis, Jr. |
Military |
20-Jul-1947 |
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C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02 |
| Jeff Foxworthy |
Comic |
6-Sep-1958 |
|
Just might be a redneck |
| Nomar Garciaparra |
Baseball |
23-Jul-1973 |
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LA Dodgers |
| William W. George |
Business |
14-Sep-1942 |
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CEO of Medtronic, 1991-2001 |
| Phil Gingrey |
Politician |
10-Jul-1942 |
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Congressman, Georgia 11th |
| Marc Goodman |
Computer Programmer |
? |
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The Bilestoad |
| Phil Gordon |
Sports Figure |
6-Jul-1970 |
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Celebrity Poker Showdown |
| Jack Guynn |
Business |
1942 |
|
CEO of FRB Atlanta, 1996-2006 |
| Warren A. Hood, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1952 |
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Hood Companies |
| Douglas W. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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Retired Partner, Ernst & Young |
| Thomas H. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1950 |
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CEO of Chesapeake Corporation, 1997-2005 |
| Bobby Jones |
Golf |
17-Mar-1902 |
18-Dec-1971 |
Winner of 13 major championships |
| Garnett L. Keith, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1936 |
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Vice Chairman of Prudential, 1984-96 |
| Alan J. Lacy |
Business |
19-Oct-1953 |
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CEO of Sears, 2000-05 |
| R. Kirk Landon |
Business |
c. 1928 |
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American Bankers Insurance Group |
| Stephon Marbury |
Basketball |
20-Feb-1977 |
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New York Knicks |
| Benjamin F. Montoya |
Military |
24-May-1935 |
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US Navy Civil Engineer, Rear Admiral |
| Charles W. Moorman |
Business |
c. 1953 |
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CEO of Norfolk Southern |
| Kary Mullis |
Chemist |
28-Dec-1944 |
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Nutball 1993 Nobel laureate |
| Craig Mundie |
Business |
c. 1949 |
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CTO of Microsoft |
| Arthur Murray |
Dancer |
4-Apr-1895 |
3-Mar-1991 |
Founded Arthur Murray dance studios |
| Joseph H. Netherland |
Business |
c. 1944 |
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CEO of FMC Technologies, 2001-07 |
| Patrick H. Nettles |
Business |
1943 |
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CEO of Ciena, 1994-2000 |
| Sam Nunn |
Politician |
8-Sep-1938 |
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US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97 |
| William S. Oglesby |
Business |
c. 1959 |
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Managing Director, Blackstone Group |
| Peter J. Perrone |
Business |
c. 1968 |
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VP at Goldman Sachs |
| Parker H. Petit |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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CEO of Matria Healthcare |
| Robert M. Price |
Business |
c. 1930 |
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CEO of Control Data Corporation, 1986-89 |
| Paul Craig Roberts |
Economist |
1939 |
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The Supply-Side Revolution |
| Pernell Roberts |
Actor |
18-May-1928 |
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Trapper John, M.D. |
| James D. Robinson III |
Business |
19-Nov-1935 |
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CEO of American Express, 1977-93 |
| Chip Saltsman |
Business |
? |
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Saltsman Construction, Inc. |
| A. Eugene Sapp, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1937 |
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CEO of SCI Systems, 1999-2001 |
| Randolph Scott |
Actor |
23-Jan-1898 |
2-Mar-1987 |
Ride the High Country |
| C. J. Silas |
Business |
15-Apr-1932 |
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CEO of Phillips Petroleum, 1985-94 |
| Sinbad |
Comic |
10-Nov-1956 |
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Women be different from men |
| William P. Sovey |
Business |
c. 1933 |
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Twice CEO of Newell Rubbermaid |
| Gene Spafford |
Computer Programmer |
c. 1957 |
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Spaf |
| Stanley Steinberg |
Business |
c. 1933 |
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Navigant Capital Advisors |
| J. Leland Strange |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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CEO of Intelligent Systems |
| Orson Swindle |
Government |
8-Mar-1937 |
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Federal Trade Commissioner, 1997-2005 |
| William L. Thacker |
Business |
c. 1945 |
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Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Co. |
| Richard H. Truly |
Astronaut |
12-Nov-1937 |
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NASA Administrator, 1989-92 |
| Jason Varitek |
Baseball |
11-Apr-1972 |
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Boston Red Sox |
| Ken Whisenhunt |
Football |
28-Feb-1962 |
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Head Coach, Arizona Cardinals |
| Dennis K. Williams |
Business |
c. 1946 |
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CEO of IDEX Corporation, 2000-05 |
| John Y. Williams |
Business |
c. 1943 |
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Grubb & Williams |
| Vern Yip |
TV Personality |
27-Jun-1968 |
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Interior decorator on Trading Spaces |
| John Young |
Astronaut |
24-Sep-1930 |
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9th to walk on the Moon |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Jean-Lou Chameau |
Educator |
1953 |
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President, California Institute of Technology |
| John Patrick Crecine |
Educator |
22-Aug-1939 |
28-Apr-2008 |
President of Georgia Tech, 1987-94 |
| James F. Dunnigan |
Historian |
Aug-1943 |
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Military historian, wargame designer |
| Ralph Merkle |
Scientist |
2-Feb-1952 |
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Public key cryptographer |
| Sam Nunn |
Politician |
8-Sep-1938 |
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US Senator from Georgia, 1972-97 |
| John B. Peatman |
Educator |
? |
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Engineering Professor at Georgia Tech |
| John A. White |
Business |
c. 1940 |
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Chancellor, University of Arkansas |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Frank Broyles |
Football |
26-Dec-1924 |
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Arkansas Head Coach, 1958-76 |
| Bud Carson |
Football |
28-Apr-1931 |
8-Dec-2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77 |
| Bobby Cremins |
Basketball |
4-Jul-1947 |
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Head Coach, College of Charleston |
| Romeo Crennel |
Football |
18-Jun-1947 |
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Head Coach, Cleveland Browns |
| Bill Curry |
Football |
21-Oct-1942 |
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NFL center, NCAA football coach |
| Bobby Dodd |
Football |
11-Nov-1908 |
21-Jun-1988 |
Georgia Tech Head Coach, 1945-67 |
| Randy Edsall |
Football |
27-Aug-1958 |
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Head Coach, University of Connecticut |
| Ralph Friedgen |
Football |
4-Apr-1947 |
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Maryland Terrapins Head Coach |
| Chan Gailey |
Football |
5-Jan-1952 |
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Head Coach, GA Tech, 2002-07 |
| John Heisman |
Football |
23-Oct-1869 |
3-Oct-1936 |
Namesake of the Heisman Trophy |
| George O'Leary |
Football |
17-Aug-1946 |
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Head Coach, U. of Central Florida |
| Bobby Ross |
Football |
23-Dec-1936 |
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Retired college, NFL football coach |
| Steve Spurrier |
Football |
20-Apr-1945 |
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Head Coach, South Carolina Gamecocks |
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