- Mark Parker
Mark Parker is Nike, Inc.'s third CEO, after William Perez resigned in January 2006 citing differences with his predecessor as CEO, Phil Knight. Parker was born in Poughkeepsie, New York and earned his bachelor's degree in political science at Penn State University in 1977. He joined Nike in 1979 as a footwear designer based in its R&D facility in Exeter, New Hampshire. Parker has held a variety of positions during his tenure at Nike. - Tiger Woods
Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, Woods was the highest paid professional athlete in 2006, having earned an estimated $100 million from winnings and endorsements. - Phil Knight
Philip H. Knight (born February 24, 1938) is the co-founder and former CEO of Nike, Inc. and the owner of Laika Entertainment House (formerly Will Vinton Studios). Knight is also known for his monetary support of the University of Oregon, where he received his bachelor's degree in accounting in 1959. Knight received his MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1962. - Bill Bowerman
William J. Bowerman (born February 19, 1911 in Fossil, Oregon, died December 24, 1999) was an American track and field coach and co-founder of Nike, Inc. He was a very successful track and field coach, having trained 31 Olympic athletes, 51 All-Americans, 12 American record-holders, 24 NCAA champions, and 16 sub-4 minute milers. During his 24 years as coach at the University of Oregon, the track and field team had a winning season every season but one, … - Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong Facing testicular cancer and not yet knowing his own fate, in 1997 champion cyclist Lance Armstrong established the Lance Armstrong Foundation, a non-profit organization that inspires and empowers people affected by cancer. This marked the beginning of Lance's role as an advocate for cancer survivors and a world representative for the cancer community. - Li Ning
Li Ning is a famous Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. He was born in a Zhuang family on September 8 1963 in Liuzhou, Guangxi, China. Li is most famous for winning 6 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, including 3 gold medals (in floor exercise, pommel horse, and rings), 2 silver medals, and a bronze medal. In 1982, he won six of the seven medals awarded at the Sixth World Cup Gymnastic Competition, earning him the title "Prince of gymnastics". - Larry Miller
Larry G. Miller, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a American sports executive. He is currently president of the Portland Trail Blazers National Basketball Association fanchise, being hired for the position on June 20 2007.. Miller replaced interim president Tod Leiweke in the role. Miller held a variety of executive positions at Nike, Inc, most recently Vice President and General Manager, Basketball, and prior to that President of the Jordan Brand. - Bo Jackson
Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American athlete and a former multi-sport professional. Jackson played at the highest level of sports in the United States in both American football and baseball. In football, Jackson played running back for the Los Angeles Raiders of the National Football League. In baseball, Jackson played left field and designated hitter for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, … - Carolyn Davidson
Carolyn Davidson is the creator of the Nike swoosh. - John Thompson
John Thompson, Jr. (born September 2 1941 in Washington, D.C.) is a former basketball coach for the Georgetown University Hoyas. He is now a professional radio and TV sports commentator. In 1984, he became the first African-American head coach to win the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship when Georgetown defeated the University of Houston, 84-75. - Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein is a Canadian journalist, author and activist. Her grandfather was fired for labor organizing at Disney in the United States. Her father Michael, a physician, was a Vietnam War resister (draft dodger) and became a member of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Her film-maker mother, Bonnie, won fame with her anti-pornography film, "Not a Love Story". Her brother Seth is director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. - Sonny Vaccaro
John "Sonny" Vaccaro (born 1940) is a former marketing executive for sneaker companies, including Nike, Inc., Reebok and Adidas. He is best-known for founding the ABCD All America Camp, an elite showcase of high school basketball standouts held every summer in New Jersey. The camp ran from 1984 to 2007, which included future stars such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Vaccaro organized his first basketball event in 1965, in his hometown of Pittsburgh. - Marcel Wanders
Marcel Wanders is a Dutch industrial designer. He was born and grew up Boxtel and graduated cum laude from the School of the Arts Arnhem in 1988. Marcel Wanders’ fame started with his iconic Knotted Chair, which he produced for Droog Design in 1996. He is now ubiquitous, designing for the biggest European contemporary design manufacturers like B&B Italia, Bisazza, Poliform, Moroso, Flos, Boffi, Cappellini, … - William McDonough
William A. McDonough (b. 1951, Tokyo, Japan) is an American architect and founding principal of William McDonough + Partners, whose career is focused on designing environmentally sustainable buildings and transforming industrial manufacturing processes. McDonough was born in Tokyo the son of an American Seagram's executive, and trained at Dartmouth College and Yale University. - Mister Cartoon
Mark Machado, better known as Mister Cartoon, is a Mexican American tattoo artist and graffiti artist based in Los Angeles, California. Machado designed the logo for Cypress Hill. He has tattooed the bodies of Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Eminem, Method Man, Travis Barker, Scott Raynor, Justin Timberlake, and Beyoncé Knowles. In addition to tattoos, Machado's work has been used by Nike, Toyota, T-Mobile and in Grand Theft Auto. - Steve Miller
Steve Miller was the President and CEO of the Professional Bowlers Association until the fall of 2005. He retired from Nike as director of global sports marketing relations in September 2000, after nine years with the company. While at Nike, Miller held several positions including director of athletics, director of U.S. sports marketing, director of sports marketing for the Asia Pacific region, and director of NCAA sports marketing. - David West
David Moorer West (born August 29 1980, in Teaneck, New Jersey) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. His nicknames include "D-West" and "DX". West is considered one of the game's most promising young power forwards, and his playing style is often compared to Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon and Kevin Garnett. He went to high school at Garner High School in Garner, … - Yi Jianlian
Yi Jianlian (pronounced: E TEE-an-LEE-an), born on October 27, 1987 (disputed, see below), in Heshan, Guangdong, China, located in Guangdong's famous Si Yi region and then raised in Shenzhen is a Chinese professional basketball player. As a power forward, Yi previously played for Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association. He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks of National Basketball Association as the 6th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. - Alan Webb
Alan Webb (born January 13, 1983, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American track athlete. He holds a personal best of 3:30.54 in the 1500m, making him the third fastest American of all time at that distance. He competes professionally for Nike. - Grace Park
Grace Park was born Park Ji-eun on March 6, 1979 in Seoul, South Korea, and is a professional golfer on the LPGA Tour. - Paul Rodriguez Jr.
Paul Rodriguez Jr. (born on December 31 1984, in Chatsworth, California, USA), is a professional skateboarder and son of comedian Paul Rodriguez. He goes by the name "Paul Rodriguez", without the "Jr.", and is also referred to by the nickname "P-Rod", which was given to him by his older cousin George Rodriguez (G-Rod). - Jim Kelly
Jim Kelly (born May 5 1946 in Paris, Kentucky) is an American athlete, actor and martial artist who came to prominence in the early 1970s. Kelly began his athletic career in high school, competing successfully in basketball, football, and track and field. He attended the University of Louisville and left during his freshman year to begin studying Shorin-ryu karate. After winning the 1971 International Middleweight Karate Championship, he opened his own martial arts school. - Bobbito Garcia
Robert "Bobbito" Garcia (born September 25 1966 in New York City), also known as "DJ Cucumberslice" and formerly known as "Bobbito The Barber", "Make It Happen", "Boogie Bob", "Kool Bob Love", "Soul Food Bob", and "Bag of Tricks" is a Puerto Rican streetball player, DJ, writer and member of the Rock Steady Crew. From 1990 to 1998 he co-hosted The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show on WKCR. - M. Frank Rudy
Marion Frank Rudy is a former aeronautical engineer who patented a cushioning system based on an inert gas encapsulated in polyurethane plastic. It was trademarked by Nike as the "Air" sole. He is a member of Case Western Reserve University's class of 1950, and a graduate of Fairview High School, in Fairview Park, Ohio. - Vernon Macklin
Vernon Macklin (born September 25, 1986) is currently a player on the Georgetown University men's basketball team, the Hoyas. At 6'9" and 225 pounds, Macklin is widely considered a five-star recruit at the power forward position. Rivals.com, in fact, ranks him as the 12th best overall player and the 3rd best power forward in the high school class of 2006. Macklin attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia and was named a McDonald's All-American. - John Murphy
John Murphy (born 1965, Liverpool, England) is a British film composer. He is a self taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s working notably with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang and Claudia Brucken. He began composing music for films in the early 1990s and scored his first hit with "Leon the Pig Farmer". Together with former OMD member David Hughes he worked on several successful British movies, … - Brian Wood
Brian Wood (born January 29, 1972) is a writer, illustrator, and graphic designer living in Brooklyn, New York. He is known primarily as a comic book creator; Wood both writes and illustrates graphic novels and serialized monthly comic books for a variety of publishers. During his comics career, Wood held a day job for several years as a staff designer for Rockstar Games, designing for video game franchises such as "Grand Theft Auto", "Midnight Club", … - Lashawn Merritt
LaShawn Merritt (born 26 July 1986) is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. LaShawn is a native of Portsmouth, Virginia where he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. LaShawn spent one year as a college athlete at East Carolina University before signing an endorsement contract with Nike, making him no longer eligible to compete in an NCAA event. - Jay Chiat
Jacob Morton "Jay" Chiat (October 25, 1931 - April 23, 2002) was an American advertising designer. Chiat was born in the Bronx in New York City and grew up in Fort Lee, New Jersey. He attended Rutgers College, graduating in 1953 and was inducted in its Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2000. He served in the United States Air Force. In 1962, Chiat teamed up with Guy Day to form the Chiat/Day advertising agency in Los Angeles (now TBWAChiatDay). - Cullen Jones
Cullen Jones (born 29 February 1984, The Bronx, New York, United States) is an American freestyle sprint swimmer. He swims for the NC State Aquatics Team (NCST-NC) where he is coached by Brooks Teal JR. He burst onto the international swimming scene at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, BC. He is a student athlete at North Carolina State University and is majoring in English with a minor in Psychology. - Ben Drury
Ben Drury (born 4 January 1972, Southampton) is a British freelance designer living and working in Topsham, Devon. He was art director of Mo' Wax recordings and has worked extensively in the music industry, creating album artwork for Turin Brakes and Dizzee Rascal amongst others. He maintains long-term creative collaborations with James Lavelle of Mo' Wax and Singapore based clothing label Surrender & Will Bankhead, also formerly of Mo' Wax, … - Neil Goldschmidt
Neil Goldschmidt has served as Governor, Mayor of its major city, U.S. Cabinet Secretary, and executive officer of a Fortune 500 corporation. Today he has a small consulting firm focused primarily on strategic planning and problem solving for national and international businesses. He serves a limited number of clients on a continuing basis. In addition, he chairs Drug Strategies, Inc. and the Oregon Children's Foundation. - Antone Smith
Antone Smith (born in Pahokee, Florida) is a tailback with the Florida State University NCAA football team. He signed with Florida State after his senior season at Pahokee High School ended in 2005. In his senior year of high school, Smith led Pahokee to the state football title and rushed for 276 yards and three touchdowns in the championship game, finishing with an outstanding 2814 yards and 44 touchdowns on the season. - Adam Goucher
Adam Goucher (born February 18 1975) is an American cross-country and track and field athlete. He primarily competes in middle distance events and is featured in "Running With The Buffaloes", a book revolving around the 1998 season of the University of Colorado cross country team. Goucher attended Doherty High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado and graduated in 1994. He won the Foot Locker National High School Cross Country Championship in 1993, … - Richard Dean
Richard Dean (born "Richard Cowen" in Bethesda, Maryland — (1956 - December 27, 2006) at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York) was an athlete, model and photographer. He also co-hosted a television makeover show, "Cover Shot", on the American cable TV network TLC. Dean attended Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, Maryland and the Lawrenceville School in Princeton, New Jersey. He attended the University of Delaware on a football scholarship and, … - Pushead
Pushead (a.k.a. Brian Schroeder) is a hardcore punk and heavy metal artist most famous for his artwork for Metallica, and The Misfits although he has worked with many musical acts such as Dr. Octagon. Artwork for Metallica includes illustrations for "Two of One" (music video for "One"), the album cover for grammy award winning album St. Anger, numerous interior album illustrations, various web graphics and t-shirt designs. - David Kennedy
David Kennedy (born 1940) is an American advertising executive who co-founded Wieden+Kennedy. He and Dan Wieden were listed as number 22 on the "Advertising Age" 100 ad people of the 20th century. Kennedy graduated from University of Colorado at Boulder with a fine art degree. During the 1960s and 70s he worked for Leo Burnett Worldwide and Young & Rubicam in Chicago. He met Wieden at McCann-Erickson while working on the Nike, Inc. account in 1980. - Walter Lafeber
Walter LaFeber was a Marie Underhill Noll Professor and a Steven Weisse Presidential Teaching Fellow of History in the Department of History at Cornell University. He is one of the nation’s most distinguished historians of United States Foreign Relations. The son of a grocer, he received his BA from Hanover College in 1955, his MA from Stanford University in 1956 and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1959, after which Cornell hired him. - Mark Stevens
Mark Stevens is the CEO of MSCO, a results-driven management and marketing firm. He is a best selling author and popular media commentator on the intersection of business and private life. Mr. Stevens delivers business insights with blunt truths and unconventional wisdom. - Alex Steffen
Alex Steffen Alex Steffen has been the Executive Editor of Worldchanging since he co-founded the organization in 2003, as the next phase in a lifetime of work exploring ways of building a better future. In a very short time, Worldchanging has become the most widely-read sustainability-related publication on the Internet, with an archive of over 7,000 articles by leading thinkers around the world.
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