Yet Another "Famous People In Alternate Realities" Thread

These are the rules
1. The US split up in 1937, into the following states, the ISA (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia), Dixie (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Missouri), the Rocky Mountain States (Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota), and California (California, Oregon, and Washington).
2. Iran is still a theocracy, but the ayatollahs lack final say and often half to collaborate.
3. There is only one Korea.
4. Japan is split into two, North Japan and South Japan.
5. There is a remnant USSR consisting only of European Russia.
6. Siberia is independent.
7. Cuba is a theocracy.
8. Italy is a theocracy.
9. France still exists.
10. The UK split apart, and India is a theocracy. Canada still exists and has influence with California and the Rocky Mountain States.
 
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Let me start:
Marshawn Lynch: Running back for the Portland Lumberjacks of the California Football League.
Adolph Rupp: 10-time Dixie college basketball champion (1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1960, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1984). Retired as the head coach of Kentucky in 1985. Ran for Governor of Kentucky on the Dixie Liberal ticket in 1989.
William Jefferson Clinton III: Lawyer, who ran for Governor of Arkansas on the Dixie Liberal ticket in 1992.
Hillary Rodham: ISA ambassador to the Rocky Mountain States (1978-1993), and to Dixie (1993-1997). Assistant specializing in guard play and recruiting for the Northwestern women's basketball team, 1997-2002.
Donald J. Trump: Player for the Philadelphia Phillies in the ISA Major League Baseball (1967-1986). Manager for the New York Yankees (1987-1993). Manager for the Olympic baseball team of the ISA at the 1992 Olympics, in London, UK.
 
The POD is in 1937, when the US broke apart. Basically the states are the ISA (Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the District of Columbia), Dixie (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Missouri), the Rocky Mountain States (Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota), and California (California, Oregon, and Washington).
@Obengruppenfuhrer Smith (love the reference), how do you like my Trump and Clinton (Rodham). Comments on my Adolph Rupp and Marshawn Lynch would be welcome as well.
How about some celebrities for you to do?:
Albert Gore, Jr.
Bruce Springsteen
Richard Nixon
Walt Disney (1901-1978)
Ronald Reagan (1911-2013)
Bruce Campbell
Lowell McAdam
Mike Pence
Pat Robertson
 
William H. Gates III: California ambassador to the ISA, 1996-2002.
Giannis Antetokounmpo: Small guard for the Tennessee Titans of the Dixie Basketball Association.
Wardell Stephen Curry III: Dixie-born point guard whose family immigrated to the ISA in the early 1990s. His father played for the New York Knicks, and Wardell Stephen Curry III took on a scholarship at Indiana, where he was a three time ISA champion in college basketball. He was drafted by the Buffalo Braves.
Paul George: Assistant for guard play at UCLA.
Bruce Springsteen: Drug dealer in Atlantic City, NJ, ISA, who was arrested in 1997.
Stephen Colbert: Host of the Dixie state television network "TV Dixie"'s popular late night show "Up Late With Stephen Colbert".
Jonathan Stewart Leibowitz: Rabbi in New York City, ISA.
Paul Simon: Former rabbi turned casino musician in the Catskills mountains of New York, ISA.
Lloyd Ruby: Racer in the Dixie NASCAR circuit, 1952-1985. Racing broadcaster TV Dixie, 1987-1989. Immigrated from Dixie to California in 1997. Operated the "Lloyd Ruby California Dirt" team racing dirt tracks in California, 1997-2002. TV broadcaster for the Universal Network in California, 2002-2005. Currently: paying attention to being a father.
Robin Roberts: TV Dixie broadcaster.
 
In OTL these people were contestants for The New Celebrity Apprentice
Matt Iseman
Boy George
Brooke Burke-Charvet
Lalia Alia
Lisa Leslie
Carson Kressley
Ricky Williams
Porsha Williams
Chael Sonnen
Vince Neil
Jon Lovits
Kyle Richards
Nicole "Snooki" Polizi
Eric Dickerson
Carnie Wilson
Carrie Keagan

But what roles might they have played in this TL?
 
Rik Smits-The Netherlands ambassador to Dixie, 1993-2002. Never played basketball.
Ed O'Bannon-Never played basketball either. Entered politics. In 1997, became a City Council member in Los Angeles (California Liberal). Ran on the California Liberal ticket for Mayor of Los Angeles in 1999. In 2000, he ran for governor of California and won. He ran for President of California in 2005, and lost by an overwhelming majority.
 
Another one :

Robert Heinlein: Former California Socialist organizer turned founder of the "Church of All Worlds" cult centered in San Francisco.
 
Brian Littrell - Basketball Hall of Famer. University of Kentucky 1994-97; Played in the NBA for the New Orleans Jazz and Hollywood Blockbusters from 1997 until 2017.
Nick Carter - Comic book artist at Image from 2000-04, National 2004-13, Freelancer since 2014.
Kevin Richardson - Author, philanthropist, owner of several KFC franchises in Greater Lexington. Recently named Kentucky Colonel by Governor Mitch McConnell.
AJ McLean - Movie star. Played Peter Parker in James Cameron's Spider-Man film in 1992. Inducted in to Disney Legends Hall of Fame this past July.
Howie Dorough - Bankable Hollywood name. Took the Transformers role played IOTL by Mark Wahlberg.
 
Jerry Pournelle: Current head of the Church of All Worlds since the death of Heinlein. Official media spokesmen.

Isaac Asimov: ISA Surgeon General from 1972-1976

Bruce Campbell: Explorer and Adventurer from the ISA. Famed for journeys to the Namibian and Gobi Desert.
 
Jim Harbaugh: Played for Michigan in College Football before being chosen in the Pro Football Draft by the Oakland Invaders in which he ran a successful career from 1987 until 2004 for this QB.

Eric Dickerson: Played for the Oakland Invaders in the California Football League from 1983 to 1993 as a RB
 
Susana Martínez: Current Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Chimeca (Presidenta de la Junta de la Mancomunidad de Chimeca)
Rosa Díez: Current Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Spain (Presidenta del Gobierno Federal del Reino de España)
Man(u)el Valls: Current President of the Generalitat of Catalonia.
Henrique Capriles: Current President of the United States of Venezuela (Presidente de los Estados Unidos Venezolanos)
Soledad Alvear: Current President of the Republic of Chile
 
LeBron James President of the UAW after having negotiated a merger between the UAW and several smaller athletes' unions after he suffered a career-ending injury due to an excessive international schedule
 
Monty Oum a internationally famed TV writer, known for RWBY series.
Shaquille O'Neal Basketball player who played in Miami Heat in dixie basketball league from 1995-2013. After retiring, he is now a coach.
 
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Elizabeth Herring: former bankrupcy lawyer, who in 1995 published an expose of several of Dixie's largest banks' criminal actions.
Shirley Manson: currently on her third term representing Edinburgh North in the Scottish assembly, possible candiate for leadership of the Social Democrat party.
 
Howard Philips Lovecraft: Famous writer in United states, after its breakup, moved to ISA and wrote The grim School , which was later adapted into RWBY series.
 
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