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Bing Crosby Entrepreneur, Singer-songwriter, Film Producer Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby, Jr. was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, ...more

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John Stockton Basketball player John Houston Stockton is an American retired professional basketball player. He spent his entire professional playing career as a point guard for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball ...more

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James E. West Politician James Elton "Jim" West was an American politician. In 2005, while Mayor of Spokane, Washington, he was the target of allegations of the sexual abuse of boys twenty years earlier. These ...more

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Ronny Turiaf Basketball player Ronny Turiaf is a French professional basketball player who last played for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. Turiaf has been a member of the French national ...more

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Dan Dickau Basketball player Daniel David "Dan" Dickau is a retired American professional basketball player who currently works as an on-air broadcaster for the Pac-12 Network. He is a co-host of the Dickau and ...more

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Christine Gregoire Politician, Lawyer Christine O'Grady Gregoire is an American politician who served as the 22nd Governor of the state of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Gregoire defeated Republican ...more

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Sherman Alexie Poet, Comedian, Novelist Sherman Joseph Alexie, Jr. is a poet, writer, and filmmaker. Much of his writing draws on his experiences as a Native American with ancestry of several tribes, growing up on the Spokane Indian ...more

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Michael P. Farris Lawyer Michael "Mike" P. Farris is a United States constitutional lawyer. He is a founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association and Patrick Henry College, both in Purcellville in ...more

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Jason Bay Baseball player Jason Raymond Bay is a Canadian former professional baseball outfielder. Bay played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets and ...more

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Brian Ching Brian Ching is the managing director of the Houston Dash. An American retired professional soccer player, Ching played for twelve years in Major League Soccer and represented the U.S. national ...more

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Jeremy Pargo Basketball player Jeremy Raymon Pargo is an American professional basketball player who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Super League. Standing at 6 ft 2 in, he plays at the point guard position. He is ...more

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George Nethercutt Politician, Lawyer George R. Nethercutt, Jr. is an American politician, author, consultant, columnist and commentator. Nethercutt is the founder and chairman of The George Nethercutt Foundation. He was a ...more

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Josh Heytvelt Joshua Rolin "Josh" Heytvelt is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Hitachi SunRockers of the Japanese National Basketball League.

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Max Krause American football player Max Joseph Krause was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins.

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Adam Morrison Basketball player Adam John Morrison is an American retired professional basketball player. Morrison played for three years at Gonzaga University and was considered to be one of the top college basketball players ...more

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Jon Karamatsu Lawyer Jon Riki Karamatsu was a Democratic member of the Hawaii House of Representatives, representing the state's 41st district from 2002 to 2011. On October 16, 2007, at about 1:15 a.m., Karamatsu ...more

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Lenn Sakata Manager, Baseball player Lenn Haruki Sakata is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1977 to 1987 and was a member of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World ...more

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J. P. Batista João Paulo "J. P." Batista is a Brazilian professional basketball player who currently plays for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball at Gonzaga ...more

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Mary Verner Mary Verner is the former mayor of Spokane, Washington.

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Mike Redmond Manager, Baseball player Michael Patrick Redmond is an American former professional baseball catcher and current manager of the Miami Marlins. He played for 13 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins, ...more

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Tony Canadeo American football player Anthony Robert "Tony" Canadeo was a professional football player, a halfback and quarterback for the NFL's Green Bay Packers from 1941 to 1952, having missed the 1945 season while ...more

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Leon Cadore Baseball player Leon "Caddy" Joseph Cadore was a right-handed American pitcher from 1915 to 1924. Cadore shares a MLB record for the most innings pitched in a single game. In 1920, both Cadore and Joe ...more

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Joe McDermott Politician J. Joseph McDermott, usually known as Joe McDermott, is an American politician from the state of Washington and a member of King County Council, representing the 8th district. Elected to the ...more

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Ray Flaherty American football player Raymond Paul Flaherty was an American football player and coach in the National Football League, and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was part of three NFL Championship teams, one ...more

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Kevin Richardson Baseball player Kevin Grant Richardson is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Texas Rangers in 2009.