Ron Clarke (1937)
Ronald William Clarke was an Australian athlete, writer, and the Mayor of the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2012. He was one of the best-known middle- and long-distance runners in the 1960s, notable for…
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John M. McHugh (1948)
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Sandra Reemer (1950)
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Joseph of Cupertino (1603)
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