Duke University: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Trinity College • Union Institute Society
Notable Alumni	Edmund M. Clarke • Richard Nixon • J.B. Pritzker • Stephen Miller • Jayson Tatum • Angela Alsobrooks • Rand Paul • Zion Williamson • Grant Hill • Cooper Flagg • Paul Farmer • Tim Cook • Ken Starr • Shelley Moore Capito • Melinda Gates • William G. Kaelin, Jr. • Ron Paul • Martin Dempsey • Fred Brooks • Jerome Bruner • Sheikha al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani • Anne Tyler • Ricardo Lagos • Nancy Hanks • Robert C. Richardson • Josephine Humphreys
Related People	Mike Krzyzewski • Nannerl Overholser Keohane • James Buchanan Duke