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University of Maryland College Park
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Founded 1856 as the Maryland Agricultural College, renamed in 1916 to Maryland State College, in 1920 to University of Maryland, and finally in 1988 to the University of Maryland, College Park. It is a constituent of the University of Maryland System.
Location:
College Park, MD
Founding Date:
1856 Motto:
Fatti Maschii, Parole Femine Team:
Terrapins Mascot:
Testudo the Terrapin Enrollment:
35,000 Official Website:
http://www.umd.edu/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Roscoe Bartlett |
Politician |
3-Jun-1926 |
|
Congressman, Maryland 6th |
| Art Bell |
Radio Personality |
17-Jun-1945 |
|
Radio talk show host specializing in UFO's |
| Carl Bernstein |
Journalist |
14-Feb-1944 |
|
Broke the Watergate story |
| Len Bias |
Basketball |
18-Nov-1963 |
19-Jun-1986 |
Boston Celtics draft pick, died of cocaine OD |
| Sergey Brin |
Business |
21-Aug-1973 |
|
Co-Founder of Google |
| Albert P. Carey |
Business |
c. 1951 |
|
CEO of Frito-Lay North America |
| Kiran Chetry |
Journalist |
26-Aug-1974 |
|
CNN anchor |
| Lacy Clay |
Politician |
27-Jul-1956 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 1st |
| Gary Collins |
Football |
20-Aug-1940 |
|
Former Cleveland Browns WR |
| Tom Davis |
Basketball |
3-Dec-1938 |
|
Iowa Hawkeyes Head Coach, 1986-99 |
| Dominique Dawes |
Gymnastics |
20-Nov-1976 |
|
Olympic gymnast, Magnificent Seven |
| Roy P. Dyson |
Politician |
15-Nov-1948 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1981-91 |
| Raul J. Fernandez |
Business |
c. 1967 |
|
Founder of Proxicom |
| Carly Fiorina |
Business |
6-Sep-1954 |
|
CEO of Hewlett Packard, 1999-2005 |
| Ralph Friedgen |
Football |
4-Apr-1947 |
|
Maryland Terrapins Head Coach |
| William F. Goodling |
Politician |
5-Dec-1927 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1975-2001 |
| Clayton Greene, Jr. |
Judge |
22-Jan-1951 |
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Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals |
| Michael D. Griffin |
Government |
1-Nov-1949 |
|
NASA Administrator |
| Joe Haldeman |
Novelist |
9-Jun-1943 |
|
The Forever War |
| Jim Henson |
Performance Artist |
24-Sep-1936 |
16-May-1990 |
Creator of the Muppets |
| Gordon Humphrey |
Politician |
9-Oct-1940 |
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US Senator from New Hampshire, 1979-90 |
| Franklyn G. Jenifer |
Educator |
26-Mar-1939 |
|
President of UT-Dallas, 1994-2003 |
| Stan Jones |
Football |
24-Nov-1931 |
21-May-2010 |
Hall of Fame Lineman, Chicago Bears |
| Tom Kindness |
Politician |
26-Aug-1929 |
8-Jan-2004 |
Congressman from Ohio, 1975-87 |
| Ernest Konnyu |
Politician |
17-May-1937 |
|
Congressman from California, 1987-89 |
| John N. Lauer |
Business |
c. 1939 |
|
CEO of Oglebay Norton, 1997-2002 |
| Sean McCormack |
Government |
c. 1964 |
|
State Department Spokesman, 2005-09 |
| Brian McLaren |
Religion |
1956 |
|
Cedar Ridge Community Church |
| C. Thomas McMillen |
Politician |
26-May-1952 |
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Congressman from Maryland, 1987-93 |
| Parren J. Mitchell |
Politician |
29-Apr-1922 |
28-May-2007 |
Congressman from Maryland, 1971-87 |
| Renaldo Nehemiah |
Track and Field |
24-Mar-1959 |
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Hurdles |
| Dick Nolan |
Football |
26-Mar-1932 |
11-Nov-2007 |
49ers Head Coach, 1968-75 |
| Robert M. Parker |
Critic |
23-Jul-1947 |
|
The Wine Advocate |
| Rosendo Parra |
Business |
12-Nov-1959 |
|
Senior VP, Dell Computers |
| Jane C. Pfeiffer |
Business |
29-Sep-1932 |
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Chairman of NBC, 1978-81 |
| Amy Ridenour |
Activist |
1959 |
|
National Center for Public Policy Research |
| Dutch Ruppersberger |
Politician |
31-Jan-1946 |
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Congressman, Maryland 2nd |
| Rowan Scarborough |
Journalist |
? |
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Rumsfeld's War |
| Walter Scheib |
Chef |
3-May-1954 |
13-Jun-2015 |
White House Chef, 1994-2005 |
| David Simon |
Author |
1960 |
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The Wire |
| Michael Sitrick |
Business |
8-Jun-1947 |
|
Sitrick and Company |
| Daniel Snyder |
Business |
1965 |
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Owner, Washington Redskins |
| Eric Swalwell |
Politician |
16-Nov-1980 |
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Congressman, California 15th |
| Esteban Torres |
Politician |
27-Jan-1930 |
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Congressman from California, 1983-99 |
| Stansfield Turner |
Government |
1-Dec-1923 |
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CIA Director, 1977-81 |
| Larry D. Welch |
Military |
9-Jun-1934 |
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USAF Chief of Staff, 1986-90 |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Benjamin R. Barber |
Scholar |
2-Aug-1939 |
|
Jihad vs. McWorld |
| Roscoe Bartlett |
Politician |
3-Jun-1926 |
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Congressman, Maryland 6th |
| Donna Brazile |
Author |
15-Dec-1959 |
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Al Gore's 2000 campaign manager |
| Rachel Carson |
Scientist |
27-May-1907 |
14-Apr-1964 |
Mother of the environmental movement |
| Robert A. Corrigan |
Educator |
21-Apr-1935 |
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President, San Francisco State University |
| Ivo Daalder |
Diplomat |
20-Mar-1960 |
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US Ambassador to NATO |
| Donald Devine |
Government |
c. 1937 |
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Director, Office of Personnel Management, 1981-85 |
| William H. Gerdts |
Art Historian |
18-Jan-1929 |
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Art Across America |
| Paul W. Glad |
Historian |
15-Aug-1926 |
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The Trumpet Soundeth |
| Parris Glendening |
Politician |
11-Jun-1942 |
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Governor of Maryland, 1995-2003 |
| Janet L. Holmgren |
Educator |
c. 1946 |
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President, Mills College |
| Haynes Johnson |
Journalist |
9-Jul-1931 |
24-May-2013 |
Sleepwalking Through History |
| John J. McCusker |
Historian |
12-Aug-1939 |
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The Economy of British America, 1607-1789 |
| Horace Samuel Merrill |
Historian |
31-Jan-1910 |
2-Oct-1996 |
The Republican Command, 1897-1913 |
| Jim Moody |
Politician |
2-Sep-1935 |
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Congressman from Wisconsin, 1983-93 |
| C. D. Mote, Jr. |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
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President, University of Maryland |
| William D. Phillips |
Physicist |
5-Nov-1948 |
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Trapped atoms with laser light |
| Martin Puryear |
Sculptor |
23-May-1941 |
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Post-minimalist |
| David B. Ruderman |
Historian |
29-May-1944 |
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Jewish Enlightenment in an English Key |
| Larry N. Vanderhoef |
Educator |
20-Mar-1941 |
15-Oct-2015 |
Chancellor of UC Davis, 1994-2009 |
| Kathryn J. Whitmire |
Politician |
15-Aug-1946 |
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Mayor of Houston, 1982-91 |
| Paul Wonnacott |
Economist |
16-Mar-1933 |
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Council of Economic Advisers, 1991-93 |
ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES
COACHES
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Bear Bryant |
Football |
11-Sep-1913 |
26-Jan-1983 |
Legendary Alabama head coach |
| Ralph Friedgen |
Football |
4-Apr-1947 |
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Maryland Terrapins Head Coach |
| Mike Gundy |
Football |
12-Aug-1967 |
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OSU Head Coach |
| Dick MacPherson |
Football |
4-Nov-1930 |
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Syracuse Head Coach, 1981-90 |
| Bobby Ross |
Football |
23-Dec-1936 |
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Retired college, NFL football coach |
| Lou Saban |
Football |
13-Oct-1921 |
29-Mar-2009 |
Head Coach in AFL, NFL, and NCAA |
| Clark Shaughnessy |
Football |
6-Mar-1892 |
15-May-1970 |
Invented football T-Formation |
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