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Leslie Michael Jasper (born October 8, 1986) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Stetson University. Jasper was selected by the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round…
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Dr. Michael K. Dorsey is an environmental scientist, advocate, scholar, and entrepreneur. He is a co-founder and principal of Around the Corner Capital, an energy advisory and impact finance platform.
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Michael K. Fauntroy is an American political scientist. He was formerly a professor in the political science department at Howard University, where he has also been the associate chair. In 2018 he became the acting director of the Ronald W. Walters…
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Michael L. McFrazier is an American academic administrator serving as a professor and dean of the Whitlowe R. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University since 2019.
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Michael Lawrence Williams (born May 31, 1953) is an American educator and attorney who served as the commissioner of the Texas Education Agency from 2012 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a member of the Texas Railroad Commission from…
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Michael Lucius Lomax (born October 2, 1947) is an American educator and former elected official who has served as president and chief executive officer of the United Negro College Fund since 2004. From 1997 to 2004, he served as president of Dillard…
1962–
Michael McMillan (born 1962) is a British playwright, artist, curator and educator, born in England to parents who were migrants from St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). As an academic, he focuses his research on "the creative process, ethnography, oral…
1966–
Michael Michele Williams (born August 30, 1966) is an American actress and fashion designer. She began her career on stage before appearing opposite Wesley Snipes in the 1991 film New Jack City. In the 1990s, Michele had leading roles in two CBS television…
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Michael A. Middleton is an American academic, a deputy chancellor emeritus, and a professor emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Law. On November 12, 2015, he was appointed interim president of the University of Missouri after the previous…
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Michael Jerome Oher (; né Williams Jr.; born May 28, 1986) is an American former professional football tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, earning unanimous…
1985–
Michael K. Okwo (born January 24, 1985) is a British-American former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal.
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Michael Robertson is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Texas Southern team. He was previously the head coach at Prairie View A&M University.
1938–2016
Michael Steven Harper (March 18, 1938 – May 7, 2016) was an American poet and English professor at Brown University, who was the Poet Laureate of Rhode Island from 1988 to 1993. His poetry was influenced by jazz and history. Among the influences which…
1966–2022
Michael S. Hinson Jr. (1966–2022) was an American Black and LGBTQ activist, educator, and researcher who lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the chief executive officer of SELF, Inc.
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Michael Alan Sam Jr. (born January 7, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive lineman who is a coach for the Berlin Thunder in the American Football League Europe. Sam played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was selected by…
1982–2026
Michael Damien Sweetney (October 25, 1982 – September 17, 2026) was an American professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He later served as an assistant coach of the Yeshiva University men's…
1975–
Michael Paul Underwood (born 26 October 1975) is an English television presenter and teacher, best known as a children's TV presenter on CBBC and CITV. He can be seen as a fifteen-year-old in an episode of The Crystal Maze, then presented by Richard…
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Michael Vincent Drake (born July 9, 1950) is an American physician. He served as the 21st president of the University of California from August 2020 to August 2025, as the 15th president of Ohio State University from 2014 to 2020, and as the 5th chancellor…
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Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is a former professional American football quarterback and currently the head coach for the Norfolk State Spartans. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons and ranks second in quarterback…
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Michael W. Twitty (born 1977) is an African-American Jewish writer, culinary historian, and educator. He is the author of The Cooking Gene, published by HarperCollins/Amistad, which won the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Book of the Year as…
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Lloyd Michael Warren is an American retired television actor and former college basketball player, who played Officer Bobby Hill on the NBC television series Hill Street Blues. He played basketball for the UCLA Bruins, winning two national titles (1967,…
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Michael Williams is a Canadian television personality; he may be best known for his work as a VJ at MuchMusic from 1984 to 1993. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Williams moved to Montreal in the 1970s to attend the Communications Arts School at Loyola (now…
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Michael Xavier Garrett (born 1961) 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…
1974–
Michael Yo Simmons is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and television host who co-hosted The Insider on CBS, and currently hosts Yo Show on Yahoo! TV. Yo also appears regularly on the comedy panel of Chelsea Lately, as a guest host for The Talk on…
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