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Florida A&M University
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Historically black college founded 1887 as State Normal College for Colored Students. Changed 1909 to the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, and later to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
Location:
Tallahassee, FL
Founding Date:
3-Oct-1887 Team:
Rattlers Enrollment:
12,800 Official Website:
http://www.famu.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Corrine Brown |
Politician |
11-Nov-1946 |
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Congresswoman, Florida 5th |
| Vince Coleman |
Baseball |
22-Sep-1960 |
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St. Louis Cardinal, base stealer |
| Althea Gibson |
Tennis |
25-Aug-1927 |
28-Sep-2003 |
First black woman to win Wimbledon |
| Al Green |
Politician |
1-Sep-1947 |
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Congressman, Texas 9th |
| Alcee Hastings |
Politician |
5-Sep-1936 |
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Congressman, Florida 20th |
| Bob Hayes |
Football |
20-Dec-1942 |
18-Sep-2002 |
Sprinter, Cowboy, NFH Hall-of-Famer |
| Frederick S. Humphries |
Business |
c. 1935 |
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Former President, Florida A&M University |
| T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh |
Actor |
13-Oct-1962 |
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Tonya Baxter on That's So Raven |
| Kwame Kilpatrick |
Politician |
8-Jun-1970 |
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Mayor of Detroit, 2002-08 |
| Meadowlark Lemon |
Basketball |
25-Apr-1932 |
27-Dec-2015 |
Harlem Globetrotter |
| Carrie P. Meek |
Politician |
29-Apr-1926 |
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Congresswoman from Florida, 1993-2003 |
| Kendrick Meek |
Politician |
6-Sep-1966 |
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Congressman from Florida, 2003-11 |
| David Scott |
Politician |
27-Jun-1946 |
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Congressman, Georgia 13th |
| Daniel Sunjata |
Actor |
30-Dec-1971 |
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Franco Rivera on Rescue Me |
| Meshach Taylor |
Actor |
11-Apr-1947 |
28-Jun-2014 |
Anthony Bouvier on Designing Women |
| Dorothy A. Terrell |
Business |
12-Jun-1945 |
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VP at NMS Communications, 1998-2002 |
| John W. Thompson |
Business |
24-Apr-1949 |
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Ex-CEO of Symantec |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Frederick S. Humphries |
Business |
c. 1935 |
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Former President, Florida A&M University |
| Carrie P. Meek |
Politician |
29-Apr-1926 |
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Congresswoman from Florida, 1993-2003 |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Jake Gaither |
Football |
11-Apr-1903 |
18-Feb-1994 |
Head Coach, Florida A&M, 1945-69 |
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