- Rick Pitino
Rick Pitino takes the same proven methods that have earned him and his teams legendary status in the NCAA to give you a plan of attack for achieving extraordinary success in your own life. Pitino's ten-step plan isn't for quitters or for people looking for the easy road to success. But neither is it for the superstar talents or those with a Midas touch who expect their luck to hold forever. "Success Is a Choice" is for anyone who is serious about making dreams reality.
- Brian Brohm
Brian Brohm (born September 23, 1985 in Louisville, Kentucky) is currently the starting quarterback for the University of Louisville, a member of the Big East Conference.He is a 6-foot-4, 225-pound quarterback from Louisville (Ky.) Trinity High School, Brohm was named the 2005 Big East Offensive Player of the Year while leading the Cardinals to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the 2006 Toyota Gator Bowl.
- Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell, Jr. (born February 20, 1942), is the senior United States Senator from Kentucky. A Republican, he was chosen by his peers as the Minority Leader in November 2006, making him the top-ranking Republican in the 110th Congress, which convened in January 2007.
- Steve Kragthorpe
Steve Kragthorpe (born April 28 1965 in Missoula, Montana) is the head coach for the University of Louisville football team. From 2003 through 2006 he was the head coach at the University of Tulsa. Kragthorpe earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1988 from West Texas A&M University (then known as West Texas State University) and received his MBA in 1989 from Oregon State University.
- Jim Chen
Jim Chen is the current Dean of the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law, after recently leaving his position as professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School. While at Minnesota he taught in the areas of administrative law, agricultural law, constitutional law, economic regulation, environmental law, industrial policy, legislation and statutory interpretation, and natural resources law.
- John Yarmuth
John Yarmuth is the U.S. Representative for. He is a former independent newspaper publisher. A Louisville native who graduated from Atherton High School in 1965, he graduated from Yale University, majoring in American Studies. After working for U.S. Senator Marlow Cook from 1971 to 1975, he returned to Louisville to begin his publishing career when he founded the "Louisville Today" magazine (1976–1982).
- Denny Crum
Denzil E. "Denny" Crum (born March 2, 1937 in San Fernando, California) is a former college men's basketball coach. He is well-known for coaching the University of Louisville between 1971 and 2001, compiling a 675-295 record. He guided Louisville to two NCAA championships (1980, 1986). Prior to coaching at Louisville Crum served as an assistant to John Wooden at his alma mater, UCLA.
- Michael Bush
Michael Bush (born June 16, 1984, in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American football running back player for the Oakland Raiders. He attended the University of Louisville for college. He is listed at 6'1.375" and 243 lbs.
- Chris Redman
Chris James Redman (born July 7, 1977 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American professional football player for the Atlanta Falcons. He formerly played with the Baltimore Ravens. He was a star quarterback at the University of Louisville, but has not able to reach the same level of success as a professional.
- Adam Smith
Adam Smith is an American politician and farmer from Kentucky. In the 2004 election, he campaigned as a Democrat for a seat in the House of Representatives representing Kentucky's second congressional district, losing to the incumbent by 68 percent of the vote to 32 percent. His campaign was widely considered to be futile; in the 2002 election, his opponent, Republican incumbent Ron Lewis, won 69 percent to 29 percent.
- Jerry Smith
Jerry Smith (born September 26, 1987) is a freshman on the University of Louisville men's basketball team. In his debut as a Cardinal, Smith broke the record for most points scored by a freshman in his first game. He has established himself as a consistent perimeter threat for the Cardinals, shooting 49% (48 of 98) for the season. He is also one of the most reliable free-throw shooters on the squad, connecting on over 80% of his attempts (27 of 33).
- Edgar Sosa
Edgar Sosa plays basketball for the University of Louisville at the point guard position. Sosa played high school basketball at Rice High School in New York City where he received all-American honors. His high school teammates include Curtis Kelly (UCONN) and Kashif Pratt (Seton Hall). He played under the coaching of Maurice Hicks. As a freshman along with Derrick Caracter, Earl Clark, and Jerry Smith, the young group struggled early in the 2006-07 season.
- Howard Schnellenberger
Howard Schnellenberger (born March 16, 1934) is an American football coach at both the professional and college level. He is currently married to Mrs. Beverlee Schnellenberger and is head coach of Florida Atlantic University. He previously held head coaching positions with the University of Oklahoma, University of Louisville, University of Miami, and the Baltimore Colts. He has also worked extensively as an assistant coach at the college and pro levels, …
- James R. Ramsey
Dr James R. Ramsey is the current president of the University of Louisville, located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. He became the school's acting president on August 1, 2002 and was named the permanent president on November 4, 2002. Besides twice serving as Kentucky's budget director and working as the state's chief economist, Ramsey has also directed Kentucky's Office of Financial Management, been the state's chief Economic Analyst, …
- Taquan Dean
Taquan Dean (born August 6, 1983 in Neptune, New Jersey) was a star basketball player for the University of Louisville through 2006. Throughout his four year career, he scored 1,657 career points, and 361 Three-point field goals. He went untaken in the 2006 NBA Draft, so he transferred to Pallacanestro Biella in Italian Serie A. After half of the season, he transferred again in Russia to Dynamo Moscow.
- Kolby Smith
Kolby Smith (born December 15, 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida) is a current football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football at the University of Louisville. He was selected as the 148th pick in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Justin McCarthy
Justin A. McCarthy is a history professor at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Best known for denying the Armenian Genocide, he has written books about the Balkans, Balkan history, the Middle East, and Middle Eastern history.
- Jamey Aebersold
Jamey Aebersold (born July 21, 1939) is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator. His "Play-A-Long" series of instructional book and CD collections, the first of which was released in 1967, are an internationally renowned resource for jazz education. As of 2006 more than 120 of these collections have been published by Aebersold, who currently teaches musical improvisation at the University of Louisville. He is also an adept pianist, bassist, and banjoist.
- Amobi Okoye
Amobi Okoye (born June 10, 1987 in Anambra State, Nigeria) is an American football player for the Houston Texans. He played defensive tackle at the University of Louisville from 2003 to 2006. The Houston Texans drafted Okoye as the 10th overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.
- Gene Snyder
Marion Eugene Snyder (January 26 1928 - February 16 2007) was an American politician elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts in Kentucky. Snyder was born in Louisville and attended public schools there, having graduated from duPont Manual High School. He studied at the University of Louisville and graduated from the Jefferson School of Law. He began a career as a lawyer in Louisville in 1950.
- John L. Smith
John L. Smith (b. November 15, 1948) was an American football coach, most recently the head coach at Michigan State. He was previously the head coach at Louisville, Utah State, and Idaho. Smith was born in Idaho Falls and raised in nearby Iona. He lettered in football, basketball, and track at Bonneville High School, graduating in 1967. He played college football at Weber State College in Ogden, Utah, as both a linebacker and quarterback.
- Darrell Griffith
Darrell Steven Griffith, also known by nickname Dr. Dunkenstein, (born June 16 1958 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a former NBA basketball player who spent his entire career with the Utah Jazz. Griffith, the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1981, played for the Jazz for 11 seasons and ultimately had his number 35 retired by the team on December 4 1993. He was nicknamed Dr.
- Deion Branch
Anthony Deion Branch, Jr. (born, July 18, 1979 in Albany, Georgia) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He is 5'9" and 193 pounds. He was picked by New England in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft and out of the University of Louisville. Branch was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6, 2005, …
- Irv Maze
Irv Maze is currently serving his third term as Jefferson County Attorney in Kentucky. He graduated from Indiana University in 1972 and University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 1975. He and his wife Peggy have 5 children. Prior to being elected Jefferson County Attorney, Maze was elected to multiple terms to the Jefferson County Fiscal Court before Louisville and Jefferson County were merged in 2002. In winning his first term as Jefferson County Attorney, …
- Derek Smith
Derek Ervin Smith (November 1 1961 - August 10 1996) was an American NBA player. He was born in Hogansville, Georgia and attended the University of Louisville from 1979 to 1982. He scored over 1,800 points in his NBA career from 1982 to 1991. Smith was selected by the Golden State Warriors in the 1982 NBA Draft. He played for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1983-1986. He played for the Sacramento Kings from 1986-1989, for the Philadelphia 76ers in 1989 and 1990, …
- Elvis Dumervil
Elvis Dumervil (born January 19, 1984, Miami, Florida) is a National Football League defensive end for the Denver Broncos.
- David L. Williams
David L. Williams (born May 28, 1953) is President of the Kentucky Senate. He grew up in Cumberland County, Kentucky, attended and graduated from the University of Kentucky, and later earned his Juris Doctor from the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1985, and served through 1986, and then was elected to the Kentucky Senate in 1987 where he continues to serve, …
- Hunter Cantwell
Hunter Cantwell (born December 30, 1985 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is currently the backup quarterback for the University of Louisville, a member of the Big East Conference.He is 6-foot-5, 227-pounds, and graduated from Paducah Tilghman High School in Paducah, Kentucky. ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr., many NFL scouts, and former Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino believe Cantwell has NFL talent, …
- Matthew Scott
Matthew Scott (born July 30 1985 in Longreach, Queensland) is a rugby league player for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League competition. Scott broke his leg in the opening minutes of his debut game against the Parramatta Eels in 2004, which in turn ruled him out for the rest of the season. Scott made his representative debut for Queensland in the State of Origin series in 2006.
- Louis Brandeis
Louis Dembitz Brandeis was an American litigator, Supreme Court Justice, advocate of privacy, and developer of the Brandeis Brief. In addition, he helped lead the American Zionist movement. Justice Brandeis was appointed by Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1916 (sworn-in on June 5), and served until 1939.
- Tone Belt
Tone Belt (born Feb. 10, 1987 in Bethesda, Maryland) is an All American Long Jumper for the University of Louisville. Belt, while a freshman, finished 5th at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championship with a jump of 25 feet, 7.25 inches. Belt is a native of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.
- Jeff Brohm
Jeffrey Scott Brohm (born on April 24, 1971 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an Assistant Head Coach and the Passing Game Coordinator for the Louisville Cardinals football team, after he served as the Quarterbacks Coach from 2003 to 2006. He is the older brother of current Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm. Brohm played college football at the University of Louisville. He won the Kentucky "Mr. Football" Award in 1988. Brohm played professionally for the San Diego Chargers, …
- Sebastian Telfair
Sebastian Telfair (born June 9, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Boston Celtics. Telfair was the 13th overall pick in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers out of Abraham Lincoln High School. At 6', he is the shortest high school player ever to be drafted. He had committed to the University of Louisville and coach Rick Pitino during his senior year, but decided to turn professional instead.
- Jacek M. Zurada
Jacek M. Zurada received his MS and PhD degrees (with distinction) in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Gdansk, Poland in 1968 and 1975, respectively. Since 1989 he has been a Professor, and since 1993 a distinguished Samuel T. Fife Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. He was Department Chair from 2004 to 2006.
- Joe B. Hall
Joe Beasman Hall, better known as Joe B. Hall (born November 30, 1928 in Cynthiana, Kentucky) was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky from 1972 to 1985. He previously coached at Central Missouri State University and Regis University before returning to UK in 1965 to serve as an assistant coach under Adolph Rupp. Coach Hall was given a difficult task, to follow in the footsteps of his legendary predecessor, Adolph Rupp.
- Trystan Magnuson
Trystan Magnuson (born June 6, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a minor league pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played college baseball for the University of Louisville. The start to Magnuson's baseball career didn't begin very promising as he was cut twice from his high school baseball team, and wasn't offered any NCAA scholarships. He decided to walk-on at the University of Louisville.
- Reggie Theus
Reggie Theus was fired as coach of the Sacramento Kings on Monday after a 6-18 start to his second season with the club. Assistant coach Kenny Natt took over the Kings at their shootaround before Monday night's victory over Minnesota, spokesman Troy...
- Tom Owen
Tom Owen is a historian and Democratic politician in Louisville, Kentucky, currently councilman for Metro Council District 8, a position he has held since it was created in 2002. Prior to that, he had served on the old Board of Aldermen from 1990 to 1998. He is a full professor at the University of Louisville, and has worked at the school since 1968.
- Reece Gaines
Clifton Reece Gaines (born January 7 1981 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA) is a professional basketball player for Armani Jeans Milano in the Italian Serie A. Gaines, a 6'6", 205 lb (1.98 m, 93 kg) point guard played high school basketball at Madison West in his hometown. He then played four years at University of Louisville, earning AP All-America 3rd team honors his senior season while leading the Cardinals to a 25-7 win-loss record.
- Dave Ragone
Dave Ragone (born 3 October, 1979) is an American football player. He is currently a free agent. At the University of Louisville, Ragone was the second all time leading passer. Professionally Ragone was a member of the NFL's St. Louis Rams. He was a three-time All-American Honorable Mention and three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. He was selected in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft by the Houston Texans and started in two games behind David Carr.