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This is a list of notable alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Academia

See also: Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University leaders

Name Class Major Notability
Edwin Alderman 1882 Former president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Tulane University and University of Virginia
William Brantley Aycock Grad. Law Former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M. Katherine Banks 1985 Environmental Engineering 26th president of Texas A&M University
Kemp P. Battle 1848 Former president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Erskine Bowles 1967 Business administration Former president of the University of North Carolina; former U.S. Senate candidate; former White House Chief of Staff; co-chair president of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform
Mary Sue Coleman Grad. Biochemistry Former president of the University of Michigan
Margaret Mordecai Jones Cruikshank 1904 Education Former president of St. Mary's Junior College
James Danieley Grad. Organic chemistry Former president of Elon University
B.B. Dougherty 1899 Philosophy Co-founder and first president of Appalachian State University[1]
Adam Falk 1987 Physics President of Williams College
Elson S. Floyd 1978 / Grad. Higher and adult education Former president of Washington State University
Porter Lee Fortune Jr. 1941 / Grad. History Former chancellor of the University of Mississippi
Julius Isaac Foust 1890 Philosophy Former president of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
William C. Friday Grad. Law Former president of the University of North Carolina
Carol Garrison 1974 / Grad. Epidemiology Former president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
R. Barbara Gitenstein Grad. English Current president of The College of New Jersey
Edward Kidder Graham 1898 Former president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Frank Porter Graham 1909 Former president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and United States Senator from North Carolina
Gordon Gray 1930 Former president of the University of North Carolina, Secretary of the Army, and National Security Advisor
Michael Hooker 1969 Philosophy Former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles Duncan McIver 1881 Founder of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Heather Monroe-Blum Grad. Epidemiology Former principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University
Robert Hall Morrison 1818 First president of Davidson College
Joseph S. Murphy Grad. Former president of Queens College and of Bennington College, and chancellor of the City University of New York
J. Michael Ortiz Grad. Education Former president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona)
William L. Pollard Grad. Social work Former president of Medgar Evers College and the University of the District of Columbia
Thomas Ross Grad. Law Former president of the University of North Carolina, former president of Davidson College
Terry Sanford 1939 / Grad. Law Former president of Duke University; Senator from and Governor of North Carolina
Albert Micajah Shipp 1840 Former president of Wofford College and Greensboro College
J. Carlyle Sitterson 1931 / Grad. History Former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Holden Thorp 1986 Chemistry Former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tony Waldrop 1974 / Grad. Political science / physiology President of the University of South Alabama; gold medalist, 1975 Pan American Games
George T. Winston Former president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Professors

Name Class Major Notability
Dan Ariely Grad. Cognitive Psychology Professor of behavioral economics at Duke University
Valerie Ashby Grad. Chemistry Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University
Beth Allison Barr 2004 History Professor of history at Baylor University
Donald H. Baucom 1971 / Grad. Psychology Professor of psychology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Volker Berghahn Grad. History Professor of history at Columbia University
Lewis Binford 1954 Arts & sciences Archaeologist
Sherilynn Black Psychology Assistant professor of the Practice of Medical Education at Duke University
Andrew C. Boynton Grad. Business Dean of Carroll School of Management at Boston College
Li Cai Grad. Statistics & Quantitative Psychology Professor of education and psychology at UCLA and director of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
Dan T. Carter Grad. History Professor of history at the University of South Carolina
Meredith Clark 2014 Media Studies Professor of media studies at the University of Virginia
W. H. Clatworthy Grad. Statistics Professor of mathematics at the University at Buffalo
Albert Coates 1918 Arts & Sciences Founder and director of the Institute of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David R. Colburn History Professor of history at UNC, East Carolina University, and the University of Florida
Robert Digges Wimberly Connor 1899 Philosophy UNC professor, historian, and Archivist of the United States
Frederick A. de Armas Grad. Comparative literature Professor in Spanish and comparative literature at the University of Chicago
Scott DeRue 1999 Business administration Current dean of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan[2]
David L. Downie Grad. Political science Professor of politics and environment policy at Fairfield University
Carol Fowler Durham Grad. Nursing Professor of nursing and medical simulation leader at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles Engel 1977 Economics and Political Science Professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin
Christine Blasey Ford 1988 Psychology Professor of psychology at Palo Alto University, also known for testifying against Brett Kavanaugh at his Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing
Glenda Gilmore Grad. History Professor of history at Yale University
Bud Goodall Grad. Speech Professor of communication at Arizona State University
William A. Graham 1966 Former dean of Harvard Divinity School
James Haar Grad. Musicology W.R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of Music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joseph A. Helpern Grad. Neuroscience and Radiology Professor Emeritus at the Medical University of South Carolina
Peter Blair Henry 1991 Economics Dean of New York University Stern School of Business
Robert Hobbs Grad. Art history Professor of art at Virginia Commonwealth University
C. Hugh Holman Grad. English Professor of English and Provost at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[3]
E. Philip Howrey Grad. Economics Professor of economics at University of Michigan
Rafat Hussain Grad. Public health Deputy head of the School of Rural Medicine at the University of New England
John D. Kasarda 1971 Sociology Director, Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; developer of the aerotropolis concept
Jack Knight 1974 / Grad. English & religious studies / law Professor at Duke University School of Law
E. Christian Kopff Grad. Classics Director of the Center for Western Civilization, and associate director of the honors program at the University of Colorado Boulder
Christina Kramer Grad. Slavic languages and literature Professor of Slavic and Balkan languages at University of Toronto
Leo Moser Grad. Mathematics Professor of mathematics at University of Alberta
Charles Nam Grad. Sociology Professor of sociology at Florida State University
Sharlotte Neely Grad.

Anthropology

Professor Emerita of Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University
Kai Nielsen 1949 Professor of philosophy at Concordia University
Arthur F. Raper 1924 / Grad. Sociology Professor at Agnes Scott College
Dwijendra Kumar Ray-Chaudhuri Grad. Mathematics Professor of mathematics at Ohio State University
D. W. Robertson Jr. 1935 / Grad. English Professor of medieval English at Princeton University
Caryl Rusbult Grad. Psychology Professor of psychology at Vrije Universiteit
Douglas A. Shackelford 1980 Dean of the UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School[4]
Scott Silliman 1965 / Grad. Philosophy / law Professor of the practice of law at Duke Law School
Susanne Sreedhar Grad. Philosophy Assistant professor of philosophy at Boston University
Carol Miller Swain Grad. Political science Professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School
Valerie Tiberius Grad. Philosophy Professor of philosophy at University of Minnesota
Greg Turk Grad. Computer science Professor of computer science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bruce Waller Grad. Philosophy Professor of philosophy at Youngstown State University[5]
Odd Arne Westad Grad. History Professor of international history at the London School of Economics
Ross T. Whitaker Grad. Computer science Director of the University of Utah School of Computing
Walter Lee Williams Grad. History Professor of anthropology, history, and gender studies at the University of Southern California; former FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive; arrested for sexual acts with underage boys and possession of erotic paraphernalias related to child pornography
C. Vann Woodward Grad. History Sterling Professor of History at Yale and Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University, recipient of Pulitzer Prize for History

Arts and literature

Artists

Name Class Major Notability
Richard Adler 1943 Dramatic art Composer and lyricist
Bill Bamberger 1979 American Studies Documentary photographer
Richard Kern 1977 Art Photographer
Howard Little Artist
Ben Long 1967 Did not graduate Artist

Playwrights

Name Class Major Notability
Paul Green 1921 Dramatic art Playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner
Kermit Hunter Grad. Dramatic art / English Playwright
Amon Liner 1965 Dramatic art Poet and playwright

Poets

Name Class Major Notability
Edgar Bowers 1950 Poet
Hayden Carruth 1943 Journalism Poet and winner of the National Book Award
Cid Corman Poet and translator
Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1941 Journalism Poet and publisher
Kerri French 2003 English Poet
Katherine Indermaur 2011 English Poet
Donald Justice Grad. English Poet
Amon Liner 1965 Dramatic art Poet and playwright
William Matthews Grad. English Poet
Michael McFee 1976 / Grad. English Poet
Michael Rothenberg 1973 English Poet and editor

Writers

Name Class Major Notability
Daphne Athas 1943 Arts & sciences Writer
Russell Banks 1967 English Novelist and poet
Doris Betts Author
Brian Blanchfield Essayist and poet
Will Blythe 1979 English Writer and author
Taylor Branch 1968 Author and historian
Poppy Z. Brite Novelist
Don Brown 1983 Political science Novelist and author
Blake Crouch 2000 English, Creative Writing Novelist
Tracy Deonn 2008 Novelist
Sarah Dessen 1993 English Writer and author
Clyde Edgerton 1966 / Grad. English Novelist
L. M. Elliott Grad. Journalism Young adult novelist
Thomas Fleming Grad. Classics Writer and founding editor of neo-confederate journal Southern Partisan
Shelby Foote 1992 Honorary Historian and novelist
Ben Fountain 1980 English Writer and author
Charles Frazier 1973 Novelist
Kaye Gibbons 1984 Novelist
Gail Godwin 1960 Journalism Novelist
Jenny Han 2002 Writer
Randall Kenan 1985 English Writer
Armistead Maupin 1966 English Novelist
Richard McKenna 1956 Arts & sciences Novelist
Lydia Millet 1990 Interdisciplinary studies Novelist
Joseph Mitchell Writer for The New Yorker
Lawrence Naumoff 1969 Arts & sciences Novelist
Thuc Doan Nguyen Public policy & Interdisciplinary studies Essayist and screenwriter
Jenny Offill Novelist
Mary Pope Osborne 1971 Religious studies Author
Walker Percy 1937 Arts & sciences Novelist
Charles F. Price Grad. Urban planning Novelist
James Reston Jr. 1963 Philosophy Writer and journalist
Robert Spencer Grad. Religious studies Author and blogger, known for critiques of Islam and research of Islamic terrorism
Richard G. Stern 1947 Novelist
Melanie Sumner 1986 Religious studies Novelist
Bryan Tucker 1993 Journalism Head writer for Saturday Night Live
Rysa Walker Grad. Political science Novelist
Daniel Wallace 2008 English Novelist and teacher
Brandon Wilson 1973 Theatre, radio, television & motion pictures Author and explorer
Thomas Wolfe 1920 Arts & sciences Novelist
C. Vann Woodward Grad. History author, historian, winner of Pulitzer Prize for History

Other

Name Class Major Notability
Brent Glass Grad. History Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Alexander Julian 1969 Fashion designer
Paul R. Laird Grad. Music Musicologist
Claude McKinney 1951 painting and design Chief contributor to the design of Research Triangle Park
Anne-Imelda Radice Ph.D. 1976 Art History Art historian and museum director

Business

Name Class Major Notability
John Allison 1971 Business administration Former CEO and president of Cato Institute; former chairman of BB&T Corporation/Branch Banking & Trust Co
Robert J. Bach 1984 Economics Business executive; former President of the Entertainment & Devices Division at Microsoft
Eduardo Belmont Anderson Business administration Peruvian billionaire, owner of Belcorp[6]
Caleb Bradham 1890 Pharmacist and inventor of Pepsi-Cola, president Pepsi-Cola Company
Michele Buck 1987 Business administration President and CEO of The Hershey Company[7]
Julian Carr 1860s Industrialist; Carrboro, North Carolina named for him
Max C. Chapman 1966 Economics Former president and CEO of Kidder, Peabody & Co
Ned Davis French Founder of Ned Davis Research
Warren Grice Elliott 1867 President of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
David Gardner 1988 English Co-founder of The Motley Fool
Peaches Golding 1976 Biology High Sheriff of Bristol, England, 2010–11[8]
Peter Grauer 1968 English Chairman of Bloomberg L.P.
Bowman Gray Sr. 1890 Did not graduate Former president and chairman of R.J. Reynolds
J. Frank Harrison III 1977 Business administration CEO of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
William B. Harrison Jr. 1966 Economics Former CEO and chairman of JPMorgan Chase
George Watts Hill 1922 / Grad. Commerce / law Banker and philanthropist
John Sprunt Hill 1889 Philosophy Banker and philanthropist
Walter E. Hussman Jr. 1969 Journalism Publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Richard "Dick" Jenrette 1951 Founder of the Wall Street firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and former chairman and CEO of The Equitable
William Johnson Grad. Law President and CEO of Tennessee Valley Authority
Jason Kilar 1993 Journalism / business administration Former CEO of WarnerMedia; former CEO of Hulu
Paul Kolton 1944 Journalism Former chairman of the American Stock Exchange[9]
Sallie Krawcheck 1987 Journalism CEO and co-founder, Ellevest; former chairman and CEO of Citigroup Global Wealth Management; former CFO of Citigroup Inc.
Howard R. Levine 1981 Business administration former chairman of the board and CEO of Family Dollar
Scott Livengood 1974 Industrial relations Owner and CEO of Dewey's Bakers; former CEO of Krispy Kreme
Tristan Louis 1993 Journalism / Political Science CEO of Casebook PBC
John T. Lupton II Business administration President of JTL Corporation, one-time largest Coca-Cola's bottler in U.S.
Frank J. Manheim 1932 History, French Literature Partner, Lehman Brothers; influential in the global success of Hertz Corp.; director of 20 US corporations; author
Hugh McColl 1957 Business administration Former CEO of Bank of America
John Medlin 1956 Business administration Former CEO of Wachovia
Allen B. Morgan Jr. 1965 History Founder and former CEO of Morgan Keegan & Company
Gary Parr 1979 Business administration Vice chairman of Lazard
Mercer "Merce" Reynolds III 1967 Business administration Finance chair of U.S. President George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign and a U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Chuck Robbins 1987 Mathematical sciences CEO of Cisco Systems
Julian Robertson 1955 Business administration Founded the investment firm Tiger Management Corp.
William H. Rogers Jr. Business administration Chairman and CEO of SunTrust Banks
Bill Ruger 1940 Did not graduate Founded firearms manufacturer Sturm, Ruger
Pete Rummell 1967 Chemistry / English literature Former Chairman and CEO of Walt Disney Imagineering and St. Joe Company
John Skipper 1978 English literature Executive chairman of Perform Group and former president of ESPN
Marcus G. Smith Did not graduate Journalism CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
Mitchell S. Steir 1977 Economics Chairman and CEO of Studley, Inc.
Ken Thompson 1973 American studies Former chairman and CEO of Wachovia
Hubertus van der Vaart 1977 Politics / economics Co-founder and chairman of SEAF (Small Enterprise Assistance Funds)
Thomas H. Weidemeyer Senior vice president and COO of the United Parcel Service; director of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
James M. Wells III CEO of SunTrust Banks 2007–2011[10]

Entertainment and broadcasting

Actors

Name Class Major Notability
Whit Bissell 1932 Arts & sciences Actor
Lewis Black 1970 Dramatic Art Actor and stand-up comedian
Wyatt Cenac 1994 Did not graduate Comedian, actor producer, and writer
Kelen Coleman[11] 2006 Communications Actress
Dan Cortese 1990 Radio, television and motion picture Actor and TV personality
Billy Crudup 1990 Speech Actor
Michael Cumpsty 1982 / Grad. English / dramatic art Actor
Melissa Claire Egan 2003 Dramatic art Soap opera actress[12]
Louise Fletcher 1957 Dramatic art Academy Award-winning actress
John Forsythe 1948 Actor
Rick Fox 1994 Radio, television and motion picture Actor; former professional basketball player
Ed Grady[13] Theater / English Actor
Andy Griffith 1949 Dramatic art Actor, comedian, writer, and producer[14]
George Grizzard 1949 Radio, television and motion picture Actor
Anne Haney 1956 Radio, television and motion picture Actress
Mamrie Hart Dramatic art Comedian, actress, writer, and performer
Liza Huber Soap opera actress; daughter of Susan Lucci
Ken Jeong Grad. Medicine Actor and comedian
Ben Jones Actor; former U.S. Representative from Georgia
Darwin Joston 1960 Dramatic art Actor
Kay Kyser 1928 Economics Bandleader, radio personality, and movie actor
Sharon Lawrence 1983 Journalism Emmy Award-nominated actress[15]
Michael Louden 1986 Did not graduate Actor
Crystal McLaurin-Coney 1993 Journalism Actress
Jane McNeill[16] Journalism Actress
Nolan North 1992 Journalism Actor, voice actor
Jack Palance Did not graduate Actor
Jim Rash 1994 Radio, television and motion picture Actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter
Adam Reed 1992 Voice actor, writer, and producer
Jeff Richards 1998 Communications Actor and comedian
Randolph Scott Did not graduate Actor
Nick Searcy English Actor
Lionel Stander Did not graduate Actor
Christine White English Actress

Broadcasters

Name Class Major Notability
Andrew Ballen 1995 Political science TV personality, producer, A&R executive in Mainland China
Howie Carr 1973 Journalism Radio personality
Rick Dees 1972 Radio, television and motion picture Radio personality and composer of novelty song "Disco Duck"
Barry Farber 1952 Journalism Conservative radio talk show host
Ashlan Gorse 2002 Journalism E! television network personality
Kit Hoover 1992 Speech Television personality
Bomani Jones Grad. Economics Radio and television personality
Chris Matthews Grad. Did not graduate Television personality and speechwriter for President Carter
Wes Moss 1998 Economics Contestant on The Apprentice 2
Elyse Ribbons 2003 Asian Studies Actress, writer and popular radio host on CRI
Rick Sebak 1975 English WQED personality
David Venable 1987 Radio, television and motion picture Host on QVC and cookbook author

Musicians

Name Class Major Notability
Richard Adler 1943 Composer, lyricist, writer and producer (Broadway, TV); Songwriters Hall of Fame; UNC Lifetime Achievement Award
Emanuel Ayvas 2005 Lead singer and guitarist for Emanuel and the Fear
Laura Ballance 1990 Anthropology Bassist in the rock band Superchunk and co-founder of Merge Records
David Burris 1987 Political Science Guitarist in the rock bands Jolene and The Veldt
Meg Christian 1968 Music Singer and founder of lesbian record company Olivia
Anoop Desai 2008 Political science / American studies American Idol 6th place finalist, singer
Don Dixon Musician, songwriter, member of Arrogance, and producer of bands such as R.E.M.
Lisa Furukawa 1999 Music / Asian studies Pianist, singer, and songwriter
George Hamilton Country music singer
Wayne Handy 1962 Business administration Rockabilly singer
Brendan James 2002 Communications Singer and songwriter
Kay Kyser 1928 Economics Bandleader, radio personality, and movie actor
Lachi 2005 Economics, management and society Alternative rock artist, author
Tift Merritt 2000 Singer
Oliver 1967 Radio, television and motion picture Pop singer
David Olney Did not graduate Musician
Chase Rice 2009 Country music singer and songwriter
Scott Routenberg 2001 Music and communications Composer
Rick Seibold 2005 Singer, songwriter, and producer
Bud Shank 1947 Musician

Writers, producers, directors

Name Class Major Notability
John Altschuler 1985 Economics and Anthropoloy TV and film writer and producer, co-writer of Blades of Glory, five-time Emmy-nominated for writing and producing Silicon Valley and King of the Hill
David Burris 1987 Political Science TV and film producer, writer, director; executive producer of Survivor; director of The World Made Straight; writer of Good vs. Evil
Norwood Cheek 1990 French Director of music videos and documentaries
Grady Cooper 1987 English Emmy-nominated film editor
Andy Griffith 1949 Dramatic art Actor, comedian, writer, and producer
Brian Hargrove 1977 Dramatic art TV writer and producer
Jeffrey Hayden 1948? Stage and TV director and writer. Director of Omnibus and episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Leave it to Beaver, Route 66, Mannix, etc.[17]
Rachael Horovitz 1984 Film and television producer, Moneyball, Grey Gardens, Patrick Melrose
Robert Klane 1963 Screenwriter, Where's Poppa? and Weekend at Bernie's
Dave Krinsky 1985 Economics TV and film writer and producer, co-writer of Blades of Glory, five-time Emmy-nominated for writing and producing Silicon Valley and King of the Hill
Bill Martin 1986 English TV producer and writer; known for In Living Color; Emmy-nominated twice for 3rd Rock from the Sun[18][19]
Doug McCaullie 1986 European Studies TV producer, four-time Emmy-nominated executive producer of Survivor[20] Also executive producer of Running Wild with Bear Grylls and shows on the Discovery, National Geographic and TLC[21]
Josh Pate 1992 English Screenwriter, director and producer
Larry Peerce 1951 Film and television director
Michael Piller 1970 Radio, television and motion picture Writer and co-creator of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager
Peyton Reed 1986 Radio, television and motion picture Director of Bring It On, The Break-Up, Down With Love, and Ant-Man
Scott Sanders 1991 Radio, television and motion picture Screenwriter and director; director of Black Dynamite, Thick as Thieves
John Schultz 1985 Business Film director of Drive Me Crazy, Like Mike, Aliens in the Attic
Hughes Winborne 1975 History Academy Award-winning film editor

Other

Name Class Major
James D. Bissell Grad. Theater Academy Award-nominated production designer
Jeff MacNelly `1970 Did not graduate Three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning; creator of Shoe and Pluggers comic strips
Caleb Pressley 2014 Communications Blogger and podcaster at Barstool Sports

Journalism

Name Class Major Notability
Dan Ashley 1985 English and Speech Communication Television news anchor, columnist, commentator
Brooke Baldwin[22] 2001 Journalism and Spanish Television journalist and anchor for CNN
Jack Betts 1968 Journalism Editor and columnist for the Charlotte Observer
Furman Bisher 1938 Journalism Sportswriter and editor
Marty Brennaman 1965 Radio, television and motion picture Sportscaster
David Brinkley – Did not graduate Television journalist
Joel Brinkley Journalist with The New York Times
Pamela Brown 2006 Journalism Television journalist, CNN[23]
Frank Bruni 1986 English Restaurant critic and op-ed columnist for The New York Times
Heather Childers 1991 English On-air personality for Fox News Channel[24]
Helene Cooper 1987 Journalism New York Times correspondent[25]
Laurie Dhue 1990 Political science TV news anchor, reporter
Woody Durham 1963 Radio, television and motion picture Sportscaster and voice of the Tar Heels[26]
Joseph Egemonye 1970 Journalism Journalist; co-founder of the Winston-Salem Chronicle
Samuel T. Francis Grad. History Syndicated conservative columnist
Molly Sullivan French 2002 Communications Team reporter for the Las Vegas Raiders[27]
Peter Gammons 1967 Sportswriter and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
Maddie Gardner Journalism News anchor and reporter for WFMY-TV[28]
Gail Gregg 1975 Journalism Artist, photographer and journalist
Carl Kasell 1956 NPR newscaster
Chavi Khanna Koneru 2006 Journalism Journalist, lawyer, and executive director and co-founder of North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT)
Charles Kuralt 1965 Radio, television and motion picture Journalist, won 13 Emmys and three Peabody Awards for broadcast journalism
Jim Lampley 1971 English Sportscaster
Tristan Louis 1993 Journalism Author, journalist, and entrepreneur
Monica Malpass 1983 Journalism News anchor and reporter for WPVI[29]
John Manuel Author; editor-in-chief of Baseball America
Philip Meyer Grad. Political science Journalist and professor of journalism
Mick Mixon 1980 Radio, television and motion picture Sportscaster and voice of the Carolina Panthers
Roger Mudd Grad. History Journalist and broadcaster
Rob Nelson 2000 Journalism Television journalist
Karen L. Parker 1965 Journalism First African-American female undergraduate; journalist for the Winston-Salem Journal
Sophie Pyle 2009 Journalism New media entrepreneur
Don Robertson 1950 Communication Sportscaster
Robert Ruark 1935 Journalism Syndicated columnist and author
Reed Sarratt 1937 Journalism Executive Director of the Southern Education Reporting Service and the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Stuart Scott 1987 Radio, television and motion picture Sportscaster[30]
Lloyd Shearer[31] 1936[32] English[32] Author of "Walter Scott's Personality Parade" column in Parade
James Surowiecki 1988 History Journalist for The New Yorker; author of The Wisdom of Crowds
David Swerdlick Grad. Law Journalist for Washington Post[33]
Kayla Tausche 2008 Journalism Reporter for CNBC[34]
Ami Vitale 1994 International studies Photographer and journalist
Tom Wicker 1948 Journalism Author and New York Times journalist
Cleve Wootson 2005 Journalism Washington Post journalist[35]
Perry Deane Young 1993 Journalism Journalist and author

Pulitzer Prize winners

Name Class Major Notability
Joel Brinkley 1975 Journalism Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting
W. Horace Carter 1949 Journalism Pulitzer Prize winner for public service, owner and publisher of the Tabor City Tribune
Lenoir Chambers 1914 Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing; editor of The Virginian-Pilot
Sarah Cohen 1979 Economics Pulitzer Prize winner for investigative reporting
Nikole Hannah-Jones Grad. Journalism Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary[36]
Jeff MacNelly Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial cartoons
Gene Roberts 1954 Journalism Pulitzer Prize–winning author; former executive editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer; former managing editor of The New York Times; professor of journalism at the University of Maryland
Vermont C. Royster 1935 Journalism Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing; former editor of The Wall Street Journal
Emily Steel 2005 Journalism Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter
Jim Yardley 1986 History Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter
Jonathan Yardley 1961 English Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic for The Washington Post
Edwin Yoder 1956 English Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial writing

Politics and public life

President of the United States

Name Class Major Notability
James K. Polk 1818 / Grad. 11th President of the United States[37]

Vice President of the United States

Name Class Major Notability
William R. King 1803 13th Vice President of the United States

Governors and Lieutenant Governors

Name Class Major Notability
Charles B. Aycock 1880 Oratory and essay writing Former governor of North Carolina and leader of the 1898 Wilmington Coup
John Branch 1801 Arts & sciences Former governor of and U.S. Senator from North Carolina, Secretary of the Navy
Aaron V. Brown 1814 Former governor of and U.S. Representative from Tennessee; Postmaster General[38]
Tod Robinson Caldwell 1840 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Gaston Caperton 1963 Business administration Former governor of West Virginia
Elias Carr 1859 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Henry Toole Clark 1826 / Grad. 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Roy Cooper 1979 / Grad. Psychology and political science / law Current Governor of North Carolina and former North Carolina Attorney General
Steve Cowper 1960 / Grad. History / law Former governor of Alaska
Locke Craig 1880 Former governor of North Carolina
Walter H. Dalton 1971 / Grad. Law Former Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
Mike Easley 1972 Political science Former governor of North Carolina
John C. B. Ehringhaus 1902 Former governor of North Carolina
John Willis Ellis 1841 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Oliver Max Gardner Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina
William Alexander Graham 1824 / Grad. 19th-century US Senator and governor of North Carolina; Secretary of the Navy; Vice-Presidential Candidate; CSA Senator
Luther H. Hodges 1919 Former governor of North Carolina
Clyde R. Hoey Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina
James Holshouser Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina
Thomas Michael Holt Did not graduate 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Jim Hunt Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina
William Walton Kitchin Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina
Charles Manly 1814 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Angus Wilton McLean 1892 / Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina
William Miller Did not graduate 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Dan K. Moore 1927 / Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina, former justice of N.C. Supreme Court
John Motley Morehead 1817 19th-century governor of North Carolina
William Dunn Moseley 1818 Arts & sciences First governor of the State of Florida
John Owen Did not graduate Former governor of North Carolina
Daniel Lindsay Russell Did not graduate 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Terry Sanford 1939 / Grad. Law Former senator from and governor of North Carolina; president of Duke University
Alfred Moore Scales Did not graduate 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Richard Dobbs Spaight Jr. 1815 19th-century governor of North Carolina, governor of Florida, and U.S. representative from North Carolina
David Lowry Swain Did not graduate 19th-century governor of North Carolina
John Swainson Grad. Law Former governor of Michigan
William B. Umstead 1916 Former governor of North Carolina, U.S. representative from North Carolina
Zebulon Baird Vance Former governor of North Carolina
Warren Winslow 19th-century governor of North Carolina; U.S. representative from North Carolina

U.S. Senators

Name Class Major Notability
Thomas Hart Benton – Did not graduate Former senator from Missouri
John Branch 1801 Former governor of and U.S. senator from North Carolina; Secretary of the Navy[39]
Thomas Lanier Clingman 1832 Former U.S. senator and U.S. representative from North Carolina
John Eaton Grad. Senator from Tennessee and Secretary of War
John Edwards Grad. Law Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina; 2004 Democratic candidate for vice president; 2004 and 2008 Democratic primary candidate for presidential nomination[40]
Samuel James Ervin Jr. 1917 Former senator from North Carolina
William Alexander Graham 1824 / Grad. 19th-century US senator and governor of North Carolina; Secretary of the Navy; vice-presidential candidate, and CSA Senator
William Henry Haywood Jr. 1819 / Grad. Former senator from North Carolina
Willie Person Mangum 1815 / Grad. Former senator from North Carolina
Alfred O. P. Nicholson 1827 Former senator from Tennessee
John Pool 1847 Former senator from North Carolina
Terry Sanford 1939 / Grad. Law Former senator from and governor of North Carolina; president of Duke University[41]
William R. Webb 1867 / Grad. Former senator from Tennessee
Paul Wellstone 1965 / Grad. Political science Former senator from Minnesota

U.S. Representatives

Name Class Major Notability
Charles Laban Abernethy Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Hugh Quincy Alexander Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Sydenham Benoni Alexander 1860 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Ike Franklin Andrews 1950 / Grad. Business / law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Thomas Samuel Ashe 1832 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Cass Ballenger 1948 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Michael D. Barnes 1965 U.S. representative from Maryland
Daniel Moreau Barringer 1826 U.S. representative from North Carolina
J. Daniel Bishop 1990 U.S. representative from North Carolina
James Jefferson Britt Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Robin Britt 1963 / Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Aaron V. Brown 1814 Former U.S. representative from and governor of Tennessee; Postmaster General
Jim Broyhill 1950 Business administration U.S. representative from North Carolina
Alfred L. Bulwinkle Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Frank Ertel Carlyle U.S. representative from North Carolina
Henry Selby Clark 1828 U.S. representative from North Carolina
J. Bayard Clark Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Thomas Lanier Clingman 1832 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Howard Coble Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Jim Cooper 1975 History & economics U.S. representative from Tennessee
Francis Burton Craige 1829 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
William C. Cramer 1946 U.S. representative from Florida
William T. Crawford Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
John Reeves Jones Daniel 1821 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
Susan Davis Grad. Social work U.S. representative from California
James C. Dobbin 1832 U.S. representative from North Carolina and Secretary of the Navy
Richard Spaight Donnell 1839 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Joseph Wilson Ervin 1921 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Samuel James Ervin Jr. 1917 U.S. representative and senator from North Carolina
Alonzo Dillard Folger 1912 / Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
John Hamlin Folger Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Daniel Munroe Forney 1808 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Lawrence H. Fountain 1934 / Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Virginia Foxx 1968 / Grad. English / education U.S. representative from North Carolina elected in 2004
Hannibal Lafayette Godwin Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Gwen Graham 1984 U.S. representative from Florida
James Graham 1814 U.S. representative from North Carolina
V. Lamar Gudger 1940 / Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
William C. Hammer Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Micajah Thomas Hawkins 1807 U.S. representative from North Carolina
David N. Henderson Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
John S. Henderson 1865 Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
John Hill 1816 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Jeff Jackson 2009 Law (JD) U.S. representative from North Carolina
Charles R. Jonas 1925 / Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Ben Jones Did not graduate Former U.S. representative from Georgia and actor
Hamilton C. Jones 1906 Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
William Carter Love 1806 Former U.S. representative from North Carolina
Allard Lowenstein 1949 Former U.S. representative from New York
Willie Person Mangum 1815 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
John Y. Mason 1816 Former U.S. representative from Virginia; United States Attorney General; Secretary of the Navy
Mike McIntyre 1978 / Grad. Political science / law Former U.S. representative from North Carolina
Alex McMillan 1954 History Former U.S. representative from North Carolina
Brad Miller 1975 Former U.S. representative from North Carolina
Anderson Mitchell 1821 / Grad. Former U.S. representative from North Carolina
James Turner Morehead 1819 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Mick Mulvaney Grad. Law U.S. representative from South Carolina
William H. Murfree U.S. representative from North Carolina
David Outlaw 1824 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Ebenezer Pettigrew U.S. representative from North Carolina
David Price 1961 Arts & sciences U.S. representative from North Carolina
George M. Pritchard 1907 U.S. representative from North Carolina
Abraham Rencher 1822 / Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Sion Hart Rogers 1846 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
Charlie Rose Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Thomas Hart Ruffin U.S. representative from North Carolina
Romulus Mitchell Saunders U.S. representative from North Carolina
Samuel Tredwell Sawyer U.S. representative from North Carolina
Charles Biddle Shepard U.S. representative from North Carolina
William Crawford Sherrod U.S. representative from Alabama
Francis Edwin Shober 1851 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
Charles Manly Stedman 1861 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
Walter Leak Steele 1844 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
William B. Umstead 1916 Former governor of North Carolina; U.S. representative from North Carolina
Tim Valentine Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Alfred Moore Waddell U.S. representative from North Carolina
Hallett Sydney Ward Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Lindsay Carter Warren 1906 / Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Mel Watt 1967 Business Administration Former U.S. representative from North Carolina
Zebulon Weaver Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Edwin Y. Webb Grad. Law U.S. representative from North Carolina
Lewis Williams 1808 / Grad. U.S. representative from North Carolina
Warren Winslow 1827 19th-century governor of and U.S. representative from North Carolina
Bartlett Yancey U.S. representative from North Carolina

U.S. cabinet members and other executive officers

Name Class Major Notability
Claude Allen 1982 Political science Director of the Domestic Policy Council for the George W. Bush administration
Melody Barnes 1986 History Director of the Domestic Policy Council for the Obama administration
James Crawford Biggs 1893 / Grad. Philosophy / law Former Solicitor General of the United States
John Branch 1801 Former governor of and U.S. Senator from North Carolina; Secretary of the Navy
Duke Buchan 1985 Economics and Spanish Former U.S. Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
Jonathan W. Daniels 1921 / Grad. Former White House Press Secretary
James C. Dobbin 1832 U.S. representative from North Carolina and Secretary of the Navy
John Eaton Grad. Senator from Tennessee and Secretary of War
William Alexander Graham 1824 / Grad. 19th-century US senator and governor of North Carolina; Secretary of the Navy; vice-presidential candidate, and CSA Senator
C. Boyden Gray Grad. Law Former White House counsel; former ambassador to the EU
Gordon Gray 1930 Secretary of the Army; National Security Advisor; president of the University of North Carolina
Patricia Horoho 1982 Nursing Surgeon General of the United States Army
Karl Inderfurth 1968 Political science Former Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs; former U.S. representative for special political affairs to the United Nations
Thomas Krajeski Grad. Russian literature U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain; former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen
Kevin Martin 1989 Political Science Former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
John Y. Mason 1816 Former United States Attorney General and Secretary of the Navy
H. R. McMaster Grad. History National Security Advisor in the Trump administration[42]
Colin R. McMillan 1957 Geology Former assistant Secretary of the Navy; nominee for Secretary of Defense
Mary J. Miller Grad. City and regional planning Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets
Otto Reich 1966 International studies Former U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela
Kenneth Claiborne Royall 1914 Former Secretary of War and Secretary of the Army
Jacob Thompson 1831 Secretary of the Interior, U.S. representative from Mississippi
Shari Villarosa 1972 International studies Current ambassador to Mauritius and to the Seychelles
Daniel Werfel Grad. Law Current Commissioner of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service

Federal judges

Name Class Major Notability
Lance Africk 1973 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
James A. Beaty Jr. Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
J. Spencer Bell Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Frank William Bullock Jr. 1961 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Algernon Lee Butler Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Eric L. Clay 1969 Law Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Robert Hardy Cleland Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Max O. Cogburn Jr. 1973 Political science Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Robert P. Dick 1843 / Grad. Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Franklin Taylor Dupree Jr. 1933 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
James Carroll Fox 1950 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Donnell Gilliam 1909 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Leo M. Gordon 1973 Judge of the United States Court of International Trade
Peter W. Hall 1971 / Grad. English / education Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
David Ezekiel Henderson 1904 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Karen L. Henderson Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Truman McGill Hobbs 1942 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Algenon L. Marbley 1976 Political science Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
John Young Mason 1816 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Harold Brent McKnight 1974 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
James Bryan McMillan 1937 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
James Ward Morris 1912 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Richard E. Myers II Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
William Lindsay Osteen Jr. 1983 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
William Lindsay Osteen Sr. Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
John J. Parker 1907 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
James Dickson Phillips Jr. Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
S. Jay Plager 1952 Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Martin Karl Reidinger 1981 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
David B. Sentelle 1965 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Thomas Settle 1850 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
William Bostwick Sheppard 1881 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Lacy Thornburg 1952 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Richard Lesley Voorhees Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Wilson Warlick 1911 / Grad. Law Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
David Dortch Warriner 1951 Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Frank DeArmon Whitney Grad. Law / business Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
James A. Wynn Jr. 1975 Journalism Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Law

Name Class Major Notability
Thomas Samuel Ashe 1832 Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court; U.S. representative from North Carolina
M. V. Barnhill Grad. law Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
William Horn Battle Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
William H. Bobbitt Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Peter Carlisle 1974 Psychology Mayor of Honolulu; former Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu
J. Phil Carlton Grad. Law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Walter Clark 1864 Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Joseph J. Davis Grad. Law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court; U.S. representative from North Carolina
Walter E. Dellinger III 1963 Political science Former United States Solicitor General
William A. Devin Grad. Law Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Robert P. Dick 1843 Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court; judge for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
Robert H. Edmunds Jr. Grad. Law Current justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Elizabeth Edwards 1971 / Grad. English / Law Attorney, author and wife of John Edwards
James G. Exum 1957 Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Stormie Forte 1993 / Grad. sociology, psychology Lawyer, First black woman and first openly LGBTQ woman to serve on the Raleigh City Council
Franklin Freeman Grad. Law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Henry E. Frye Grad. Law Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court; first African American chief justice
Robin E. Hudson Grad. Law Current justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Robert N. Hunter Jr. 1969 / Grad. History / law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
J. Frank Huskins 1930 / Grad. Law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Barbara Jackson 1984 / Grad. Interdisciplinary studies / law Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
James F. Lawrence Jr. 1941 First Marine Corps lawyer to be promoted to brigadier general, Navy Cross recipient
Matthias Evans Manly 1824 Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
John H. Manning 1913 / Grad. Law Former Adjutant General of North Carolina and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Steve Marshall 1987 American studies Current Attorney General of Alabama
Mark Martin Grad. Law Current chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
John Y. Mason 1816 Former United States Attorney General and Secretary of the Navy
Jesse McClure 1994 Current Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Burley Mitchell Grad. Law Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Bartholomew F. Moore 1820 Former North Carolina Attorney General
Dan K. Moore 1927 / Grad. Law Former governor of North Carolina, former justice of N.C. Supreme Court
Paul Martin Newby Grad. Law Current justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Mike Nifong 1978 Law District attorney for Durham County, North Carolina; disbarred for his handling of the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case
Robert F. Orr 1968 / Grad. Law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Susan Owens Grad. Law Current justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Sarah Parker Grad. Law Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
William B. Rodman 1836 Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Aaron A. F. Seawell 1884 Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Susie Sharp Grad. Law Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, first female chief justice
James E. Shepherd Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Reggie Shuford 1991 Law Executive Director, ACLU of Pennsylvania
Clive Stafford Smith Lawyer; founder of Reprieve
Walter P. Stacy 1908 Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Patricia Timmons-Goodson 1976 / Grad. Speech / law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Earl W. Vaughn 1950 / Grad. Law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, former chief justice of the North Carolina Court of Appeals
John Webb Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
Willis Whichard 1962 / Grad. History / law Former justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
J. Wallace Winborne Former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court

Religious leaders

Name Class Major Notability
Clifton Daniel III 1969 Education Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania; former bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina
Thomas F. Davis 1822 Episcopal bishop of South Carolina
Sam Dixon 1971 Political science Head of the United Methodist Committee on Relief
William Mercer Green 1818 Episcopal bishop of Mississippi
Reid Larkin Neilson Grad. Religious history Managing director church history the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
James Hervey Otey 1820 / Grad. First Episcopal bishop of Tennessee
Lon Solomon 1971 Chemistry Megachurch evangelist; former member of President's Committee on Intellectual Disabilities
John Shelby Spong 1952 Arts & sciences Episcopal bishop and progressive theologian
Ruth Carter Stapleton Evangelist, sister of Jimmy Carter
G. Porter Taylor 1972 English Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Western North Carolina
Charles G. vonRosenberg 1969 Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee
Ben Witherington III 1974 English United Methodist Church minister and New Testament scholar

Other

Name Class Major Notability
Nina Albert MBA, MCRP Acting deputy mayor of Washington, D.C. for planning and economic development (2023–present)[43]
Garry Conille Grad. Public health Former Prime Minister of Haiti
Charles Dean 1972 Executed in Laos
Thad A. Eure 1921 Law North Carolina Secretary of State
Jonathan Howes Grad. City & regional planning Former Mayor of Chapel Hill; Former secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources[44]
Carolyn Leonard Hunt Education First Lady of North Carolina
Rashad Hussain 1999 Philosophy / political science United States special envoy to the Organisation of the Islamic Conference
Perrin Jones Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (2019–present)
Jim Jordan Grad. Law Political consultant
Moushira Khattab Grad. International relations Egyptian politician and diplomat
Howard Nathaniel Lee Grad. Social work Chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education
Tim Longest Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives[45]
Jack McLean Grad. African Studies Second African-American mayor of Tallahassee
Jeanne Milliken Bonds 1985 Economics Mayor of Knightdale, North Carolina, Regional Manager of Community Development for North and South Carolina for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and Deputy Director of the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts
Michael R. Nelson 1989 Political Science Mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina, Commissioner of Orange County; first openly gay mayor in North Carolina
Paul V. Nolan Grad. Two year medical program Member of Tennessee General Assembly, 1969–1970
Erica Payne 1991 Radio, television and motion picture Founder of the Agenda Project
Thomas J. Pearsall 1927 Law Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1947
Sidney Powell Grad / 1978 BA / law Former federal prosecutor; conspiracy theorist who attempted to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Ken Russell Member of the Miami City Commission
Margaret Rose Knight Sanford 1941 English First Lady of North Carolina
Matt Sherman 1994 / Grad. History/Law Longest serving U.S. government official to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Robert Sprague Grad. Business Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Samuel Barron Stephens 1832 Law Member of the Florida House of Representatives
Ivy Taylor Grad. City and regional planning Mayor of San Antonio
Don Vaughan 1974 Former member of the North Carolina State Senate
Richard Vinroot 1963 / Grad. Business / law Mayor of Charlotte

Sciences

Name Class Major Notability
Eben Alexander III 1975 Chemistry Neurosurgeon and author
Richard Bohannon Grad. Physical Therapy Physiotherapist, author, and professor
Charles E. Brady Jr. 1971 Pre-medicine Astronaut, flight surgeon
Zena Cardman 2010 Biology Astronaut and research scientist
Francis Collins Grad. Medicine Director of National Human Genome Project; director of National Institutes of Health (2009–present)
Kizzmekia Corbett Grad. Microbiology and Immunology Viral immunologist at the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; key in developing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Robert F. Furchgott 1937 Chemistry Chemist; Nobel Prize winner in 1998
Frank W. Gaskill 1997 Psychology and School Psychology Psychologist and author
Seymour Geisser Grad. Statistics Statistician and DNA evidence expert
Ma Haide 1932 Pre-medicine Doctor and public health official in China
Nancy Haigwood Grad. HIV/AIDS researcher; director of the Oregon National Primate Research Center
Marc Levoy 1989 Computer Science Computer graphics expert
Jerry M. Linenger Grad. Public health Astronaut, captain in the United States Navy Medical Corps
Howard T. Odum 1947 Zoology Ecosystem ecologist
Tamara Sher Grad. Psychology NIH researcher and IIT professor
Kevin R. Stone Grad. Medicine Orthopedic surgeon
Charles Tart Grad. Psychology Psychologist
William E. Thornton 1952 / Grad. Physics / medicine Astronaut and medical professor
Thomas A. Wadden Grad. Psychology Clinical psychologist and educator

Sports

See also: List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Olympians

Baseball

Name Class Major Notability
Dustin Ackley Professional baseball player[46]
Russ Adams Professional baseball player
Daniel Bard 2006 Professional baseball player[47]
Skye Bolt baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
Kent Emanuel Professional baseball player[48]
Mike Fox[49] 1978 Physical education College baseball coach
Zac Gallen Professional baseball player[50]
Moonlight Graham Professional baseball player[51]
Adam Greenberg Professional baseball player[52]
Matt Harvey Professional baseball player[53]
Gary Hill Professional baseball player[54]
Chris Iannetta Professional baseball player
Michael Jordan 1986 Geography Former professional baseball and basketball player; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame[55]
Mark Kingston[56] 1995 Communications Professional baseball player, college baseball coach
Andrew Miller Professional baseball player[57]
Colin Moran professional baseball player[58]
Mike Morin Professional baseball player
R. C. Orlan Professional baseball player
Brian Roberts Transferred to USC Professional baseball player
Kyle Seager Professional baseball player[59]
Paul Shuey Professional baseball player
Kyle Snyder Professional baseball player
B.J. Surhoff Former professional baseball player
Trent Thornton Professional baseball player[60]
Walt Weiss Former professional baseball player
Brad Woodall Professional baseball player

Basketball players

Name Class Major Notability
Cole Anthony Professional basketball player[61]
Harrison Barnes Business administration Professional basketball player[62]
Joel Berry 2018 exercise & sport science professional basketball player[63]
Dudley Bradley 1979 Recreation administration Professional basketball player[64]
Tony Bradley Professional basketball player[65]
Pete Brennan 1958 Industrial relations Professional basketball player[66]
Nate Britt 2017 Management & Society Professional basketball player[67]
Larry Brown 1963 History College and professional basketball coach; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
Steve Bucknall 1989 Radio, television and motion picture Professional basketball player and coach
Reggie Bullock Professional basketball player[68]
Vince Carter 2001 African-American studies Professional basketball player[69]
Pete Chilcutt 1991 Industrial relations / psychology Professional basketball player[70]
Ed Cota Professional basketball player[71]
Sylvia Crawley 1994 Radio, television and motion picture Professional basketball player[72]
Billy Cunningham 1971 History Professional basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame[73]
Brad Daugherty 1986 Radio, television and motion picture Former professional basketball player and sportscaster[74]
Ed Davis Professional basketball player[75]
Hubert Davis 1992 Criminal justice Professional basketball player[76]
Walter Davis 1988 Recreation administration Professional basketball player[77]
John Dillon 1948 Professional basketball player
Wayne Ellington Professional basketball player[78]
Darrell Elston 1974 History Professional basketball player[79]
Cecil Exum 1984 Professional basketball player[80]
Jalek Felton Attended; Later withdrew Professional basketball player[81]
Raymond Felton Professional basketball player[82]
Phil Ford 1978 Business administration Professional basketball player[83]
Joseph Forte Professional basketball player[84]
Rick Fox 1994 Radio, television and motion picture Professional basketball player and actor[85]
Marcus Ginyard 2010 Communication studies & sociology Professional basketball player[86]
George Glamack Professional basketball player
Danny Green 2009 Communications Professional basketball player[87]
PJ Hairston Communication Studies Professional basketball player[88]
Tyler Hansbrough 2009 Communications Professional basketball player[89]
Brendan Haywood 2001 Communications Professional basketball player[90]
John Henson Professional basketball player[91]
Isaiah Hicks 2017 Exercise & sport science Professional basketball player
Justin Jackson Professional basketball player[92]
Joel James 2016 History Professional basketball player[93]
Antawn Jamison Professional basketball player[94]
Brice Johnson 2016 Exercise & Sport Science Professional basketball player[95]
Cameron Johnson Grad. Sports Administration Professional basketball player[96]
Bobby Jones 1974 Psychology Professional basketball player[97]
Marion Jones Professional basketball player; former track and field athlete[98]
Michael Jordan 1986 Geography Former professional baseball and basketball player; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame[99][100]
George Karl 1973 Professional basketball player and coach[101]
Tommy Kearns 1958 History Professional basketball player[102]
Justin Knox 2011 Business Administration Professional basketball player[103]
Mitch Kupchak 1976 Political science / psychology Professional basketball player and general manager of the Charlotte Hornets[104]
York Larese 1961 Sociology Professional basketball player and coach[105]
Ivory Latta 2007 Exercise / sports science Professional basketball player
Ty Lawson Professional basketball player[106]
Nassir Little Professional basketball player[107]
George Lynch 1993 African studies Professional basketball player[108]
Kendall Marshall Professional basketball player[109]
Sean May 2009 African-American studies Professional basketball player[110]
Luke Maye 2019 Business Administration Professional basketball player[111]
Bob McAdoo Professional basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame[112]
James Michael McAdoo Professional basketball player[113]
Rashad McCants Professional basketball player[114]
Rashanda McCants 2009 Professional basketball player[115]
Leslie McDonald Professional basketball player
Jeff McInnis Professional basketball player[116]
Horace McKinney 1948 Professional basketball player and coach, college coach
Kennedy Meeks 2017 Communication studies Professional basketball player[117]
Orlando Melendez 2002 former professional basketball player[118]
Larry Miller 1968 Business administration Professional basketball player[119]
Doug Moe Professional basketball player and coach[120]
Eric Montross 1994 Professional basketball player[121]
David Noel 2006 African-American studies Professional basketball player[122]
Mike O'Koren 1980 Professional basketball player[123]
Ademola Okulaja 1999 International studies Professional basketball player[124]
Marcus Paige 2016 Journalism/History Professional basketball player
Sam Perkins 1984 Radio, television and motion picture Professional basketball player[125]
Theo Pinson 2018 communication studies Professional basketball player[126]
Dave Popson 1987 Geography Professional basketball player
J.R. Reid 1992 Radio, television and motion picture Professional basketball player[127]
Henrik Rödl 1993 Biology Professional basketball player and coach[128]
Lennie Rosenbluth 1957 Professional basketball player
Clifford Rozier Professional basketball player
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt Professional basketball player
Charlie Scott Professional basketball player[129]
Lee Shaffer 1960 Business administration Professional basketball player
Day'Ron Sharpe Professional basketball player[130]
Charlotte Smith 1999 Sociology Professional basketball player
Kenny Smith Professional basketball player and basketball analyst[131]
Jerry Stackhouse 1999 African-American studies Professional basketball player[132]
Dexter Strickland Professional basketball player
J.P. Tokoto Professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Rasheed Wallace Professional basketball player[133]
Stephanie Watts 2019 Public Policy Professional basketball player[134][135]
Coby White Professional basketball player[136]
Kenny Williams 2019 exercise & sport science Professional basketball player[137]
Marvin Williams 2014 African-American studies Professional basketball player[138]
Scott Williams Professional basketball player
Shammond Williams Professional basketball player[139]
Joe Wolf 1987 Industrial relations Professional basketball player
Al Wood 1988 Recreation administration Professional basketball player
James Worthy 1985 Recreation administration Professional basketball player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame[140]
Brandan Wright Professional basketball player[141]
Tyler Zeller 2012 Business administration Professional basketball player[142]

Basketball coaches

Name Class Major Notability
Larry Brown 1963 History College and professional basketball coach; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame[143]
Jason Capel 2002 Communications College basketball coach[144]
Scott Cherry 1993 Business administration College basketball coach
Billy Cunningham 1971 History Professional basketball coach and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
Hubert Davis 1992 Criminal justice Professional basketball player[76] and current UNC men's head coach since 2021
Matt Doherty 1984 Business administration College basketball coach, UNC men's head coach 2000–2003
Eddie Fogler 1970 / Grad. Mathematics / physical education College basketball coach
George Karl 1973 Professional basketball player and coach
John Kuester 1977 Health Professional and college coach
Jeff Lebo 1990 Business administration College basketball coach
Monk McDonald 1923 / Grad. Medicine College basketball player and coach
Wes Miller 2007 Political science College basketball coach
Doug Moe Professional basketball player and coach
Mike O'Koren 1980 Recreation administration Professional basketball player and coach
Buzz Peterson 1986 Geography College basketball coach
King Rice 1992 Radio, television and motion picture College basketball coach
Henrik Rödl 1993 Biology Professional basketball player and coach
Tony Shaver 1976 / Grad. Business administration / education College basketball coach
Roy Williams 1972 / Grad. Education College basketball coach; member of the Basketball Hall of Fame; UNC men's head coach 2003–2021[145]

Football players

Name Class Major Notability
Sam Aiken Professional football player
Ethan Albright Professional football player
Frank Aschenbrenner Professional football player
Matthew Baker Professional football player[146]
Connor Barth 2007 Communications studies Professional football player
Harris Barton Finance Professional football player
Giovani Bernard Professional football player
Dré Bly Professional football player
Brian Bollinger Professional football player
Omar Brown Professional football player
Jonathan Cooper Professional football player
Quinton Coples Professional football player
Alge Crumpler Professional football player
Ronald Curry Professional football player
Paul Davis Professional football player
Dave Drechsler Professional football player
Darian Durant Professional football player
Greg Ellis Professional football player
Brooks Foster 2008 Management & society Professional football player
Jeff Hayes Professional football player
William Henderson Professional football player
Nate Hobgood-Chittick Professional football player
Jesse Holley Professional football player
Mack Hollins Professional football player
James Hurst Professional football player
Charlie Justice Professional football player and member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Kivuusama Mays Professional football player
Don McCauley Professional football player and member of the College Football Hall of Fame
Tom McCauley Professional football player
Natrone Means Professional football player
Hakeem Nicks Professional football player, New York Giants[147]
Willie Parker Professional football player
Julius Peppers Professional football player[148]
Jeff Reed Professional football player
Dexter Reid Professional football player
Jeff Saturday Professional football player[149]
Brian Simmons Professional football player
Dave Simmons Professional football player
Lawrence Taylor Professional football player and member of the Football Hall of Fame[150]
David Thornton Professional football player
Mitchell Trubisky professional football player[151]
Art Weiner College Football Hall of Fame
Brennan Williams Professional football player
T. J. Yates Professional football player[152]

Football coaches

Name Class Major Notability
Charlie Baggett College and professional football coach
Rod Broadway College football coach
Bud Carson 1951 College and professional football coach
Scot Dapp Grad. Physical education College football coach
Arthur Smith Professional football coach
Jim Tatum 1939 Business administration College football coach
Kevin Wilson 1984 / Grad. Mathematics / physical education College football coach

Golfers

Name Class Major Notability
Donna Andrews 1989 Business administration Professional golfer[153]
Raymond Floyd Professional golfer
Meaghan Francella 2005 Communications Professional golfer[154]
Casey Grice Professional golfer
Cathy Johnston Professional golfer
Davis Love III Professional golfer
Ashley Prange Professional golfer
Harvie Ward 1951 Economics Amateur golfer
Mark Wilson 1997 Mathematics Professional golfer

Soccer

Name Class Major Notability
Ryan Adeleye 2008 Israeli-American professional soccer player
Yael Averbuch 2008 Psychology U.S. Women's National Team soccer player[155]
Gregg Berhalter Professional soccer player
Lucy Bronze England women's national team footballer
Chris Carrieri Professional soccer player
Lori Chalupny 2006 U.S. Women's National Team soccer player
Matt Crawford 2003 Biology Professional soccer player[156]
Crystal Dunn 2013 Sociology U.S Women's National Team soccer player[157]
Whitney Engen 2010 U.S Women's National Team soccer player
Lorrie Fair U.S Women's National Team soccer player
Michael Farfan Professional soccer player
Robyn Gayle 2008 Canada Women's National Team soccer player
Jordan Graye 2010 Professional soccer player
Mia Hamm 1993 Political science U.S Women's National Team soccer player[158][159]
Ashlyn Harris 2009 Communications U.S. Women's National Team soccer player
Tobin Heath 2010 Communications U.S. Women's National Team soccer player
April Heinrichs 1986 Radio, television and motion picture U.S Women's National Team soccer player
Meghan Klingenberg 2011 U.S. Women's National Team soccer player
Chris Leitch Professional soccer player
Eric Lichaj Professional soccer player
Kristine Lilly 1992 U.S. Women's National Team soccer player
Allie Long 2009 U.S. Women's National Team Soccer player[160]
Kealia Ohai 2013 Professional soccer player
Heather O'Reilly 2006 U.S. Women's National Team soccer player
Cindy Parlow Cone U.S. Women's National Team soccer player; soccer coach
Logan Pause 2007 Economics Professional soccer player
Eddie Pope Professional soccer player
Eddie Robinson Professional soccer player
Alessia Russo England women's national team footballer
David Stokes 2009 Communications Professional soccer player
Carey Talley Professional soccer player
Lindsay Tarpley 2005 U.S. Women's National Team soccer player
David Testo 2009 Management & society Professional soccer player
Nikki Washington 2011 Communications Professional soccer player
Cat Whitehill 2003 United States Women's National Team soccer player
Sarina Wiegman Dutch women's national team footballer; manager to Dutch and England women's national team
Sheanon Williams Professional soccer player
Lotte Wubben-Moy England women's national team footballer
Kerry Zavagnin 2000 Exercise & sports science Professional soccer player

Sports administrators

Name Class Major Notability
James Delany 1970 / Grad. Political science / law Commissioner of the Big Ten
Rick Hart 1994 Physical education, health and sport science Athletic director at Southern Methodist University
Mike Hill 1990 Athletic director at UNC Charlotte
Mitch Kupchak 1976 Political science / psychology Professional basketball player and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers
Ryan McDonough 2002 Journalism General manager of the Phoenix Suns
Danny Morrison Grad. Education administration & supervision President of the Carolina Panthers
John Swofford 1971 Psychology Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference[161]
Norwood Teague 1988 Political science Former athletic director at the University of Minnesota
Malcolm Turner Business Athletic director at Vanderbilt University
Travis Tygart 1993 Philosophy CEO of the United States Anti-Doping Agency
Donnie Walsh 1962 / Grad. Political science / law Former president of New York Knicks, former CEO of Indiana Pacers
Doug Bennett 2007 / Grad. Exercise & Sports Science Head Athletic Trainer Carolina Hurricanes

Track and field

Name Class Major Notability
Jim Beatty First person to run a four-minute mile indoors
Samuel Bryan 2010 Steeplechase
LaTasha Colander 1998 Communications Former track and field athlete
Dominic Demeritte 1999 Economics Former track and field athlete
Vikas Gowda 2006 Gold medalist 2014 Commonwealth Games in discus throw
Allen Johnson Former track and field athlete
Marion Jones Former track and field athlete and professional basketball player[162]
Earl Owens Professional runner and triathlete
Alice Schmidt 2004 Middle-distance runner
Ola Sesay 2001 Long jumper
Tony Waldrop 1974 / Grad. Political science / physiology Gold medalist, 1975 Pan American Games in the 1500 meter; president of the University of South Alabama

Other sports

Name Class Major Notability
Rachel Dawson 2007 Field hockey[163]
Katelyn Falgowski 2011 Field hockey
Shalane Flanagan 2004 Distance runner
John Friedberg 1984 Olympic fencer; NCAA champion
Rinky Hijikata Professional tennis player
Rob Koll 1989 Speech College wrestling coach
Jamie Loeb Sports administration NCAA singles champion; professional tennis player
Sanaz Marand 2010 Psychology Professional tennis player
Richie Meade 1976 / Grad. College lacrosse coach
Nick Monroe Professional tennis player
Bill Roy Grad. U.S. Olympic and world champion skeet shooter; professor of English at United States Air Force Academy
Vic Seixas 1949 Tennis player, International Tennis Hall of Fame
Amy Swensen 2002 Field hockey
Naya Tapper 2016 Exercise and Sport Science Rugby Player; U.S. Olympic Sevens team
Peter Warfield 1971 Rugby player; England national team
Cindy Werley U.S. Olympic field hockey player

Miscellaneous

Name Class Major Notability
Robert D. Atkinson Grad. City and regional planning President of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Rye Barcott 2001 Peace, war, and defense Founder of Carolina for Kibera
Christine Burckle 1988 Mathematics Brigadier general, retired Assistant Adjutant General - Air - Utah Air National Guard[164]
Eve Carson 2008 Biology and political science Student body president; murdered in 2008
Laura M. Dickey 1990 Law US Coast Guard Rear Admiral[165][166]
Julia Compton Moore 1950 Wife of Hal Moore
Charles Moose 1975 History Former police chief of Montgomery County, Maryland; investigated Beltway snipers in 2002
Johnston Pettigrew 1847 Arts & sciences Confederate general in the American Civil War who participated in Pickett's Charge
Jonathan Reckford Political science CEO of Habitat for Humanity International
Hunter Scott 2007 Economics / physics Researcher on history of USS Indianapolis
Joey Tynch 1987 Business Administration Rear admiral of the United States Navy
George D. Webster 1940 / Grad. Arts & sciences Brigadier general in the Marine Corps

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External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill_alumni