- Frank Porter Graham
Frank Porter Graham (14 October 1886 - 16 February 1972) was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of North Carolina. Born in Fayetteville in south central North Carolina in 1886, Graham graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1909. He thereafter studied law and received his licence in 1913. He received a graduate degree in 1916 from Columbia University in New York City.
- Michael Jordan
Mike's wife Jill is a mathematician, recently achieving her Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr College. They are expecting their first child in late April or early May 2006. Mike is a graduate of Houghton College in New York and Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Liturgical Studies at Drew University in Madison, NJ.
- Roy Williams
Roy Williams (born August 1, 1950 in Marion, North Carolina) is head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina. After averaging about an 80% win percentage in 15 seasons at the University of Kansas, he became the eighteenth head coach at North Carolina when he replaced Matt Doherty in 2003. He is second all-time for most wins at Kansas behind Phog Allen, and third all-time in the NCAA for winning percentage.
- Erskine Bowles
Erskine Boyce Bowles (born August 8, 1945) is an American businessman and political figure from the U.S. state of North Carolina. He currently serves as the president of the University of North Carolina system. In 1997-98 he served as White House Chief of Staff.
- Butch Davis
Paul Hilton "Butch" Davis, Jr. is the current head football coach at the University of North Carolina. Previously, Davis was the head coach at the University of Miami and later the Cleveland Browns of the NFL.
- John Williams
John Williams (March 14, 1731 - October 10, 1799) was a signer of the United States' Articles of Confederation. He was one of the founders of the University of North Carolina. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a colonel in the North Carolina militia. In 1777 and 1778, Williams was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons and served as Speaker of the House. Williams was a member of the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779.
- John Bunting
John Bunting (b. July 15, 1950 in Portland, Maine) is a former head football coach at the University of North Carolina as well as a former NFL player. Bunting was born on July 15, 1950 in Portland, Maine. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and graduated from Springbrook High School in 1968. He was a starting linebacker for the University of North Carolina from 1969 - 1971 under Coach Bill Dooley.
- Molly Corbett Broad
Director since 2007. A leading spokesperson for American higher education, Molly Corbett Broad became the twelfth president of the American Council on Education (ACE) on May 1, 2008. She is the first woman to lead the organization since its founding in 1918. Ms. Broad came to ACE from the University of North Carolina (UNC), where she served as president from 1997 to 2006, leading UNC through a period of unprecedented enrollment growth.
- Anson Dorrance
Anson Dorrance is the head coach of the women's soccer program at the University of North Carolina. He has one of the most successful coaching records in the history of athletics. Under Dorrance's leadership, the Lady Tar Heels won 18 of the 25 NCAA Women's Soccer Championships. The Lady Tar Heels soccer record under Dorrance is an amazing 603-27-18 in the 28-year history of the program, or a .930 winning percentage.
- David Price
I am a US House Representative for the state of NC. I am a Democrat. My religion is Baptist. I am Married. I received my BA from University of North Carolina. I received my BD from Yale University. I received my PhD from Yale University. I live in Chapel Hill. I was born in Erwin, TN. For issues within my power to resolve, write me at "5400 Trinity Rd., Ste. 205, Raleigh, NC 27607".
- Paul Green
Paul Eliot Green, Jr. (born January 1924 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American electrical engineer, famous for his research in spread spectrum and radar technology. He is the son of playwright Paul Green. Green majored in physics from University of North Carolina, while serving at Naval ROTC from which he later retired as a lieutenant commander. His masters studies in electrical engineering at the same university (1948) focused on cryptographic research, …
- James Tabor
James D. Tabor is Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he has taught since 1989. He previously held positions at Ambassador College (1968-70 while a student), the University of Notre Dame (1979-85) and the College of William and Mary (1985-89).
- Antawn Jamison
Antawn Cortez Jamison [pronounced an-TWAHN] (born June 12 1976, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He currently plays power forward for the Washington Wizards and the USA National Team. Jamison played college basketball at University of North Carolina for three seasons, averaging 19.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.
- Rashad McCants
Rashad Dion McCants (born September 25, 1984 in Asheville, North Carolina, USA) is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 4", 226 lb. shooting guard, he gained prominence while playing college basketball at the University of North Carolina (UNC), before going to play professionally for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association.
- Marvin Williams
Marvin Gaye Williams, Jr. (born June 19, 1986 in Bremerton, Washington) is an American professional basketball player. He gained notoriety while playing college basketball under coach Roy Williams at the University of North Carolina. Williams currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association and is listed at 6' 9" and 230 pounds.
- Mohammed Reza Taheri-Azar
Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar (born May 5, 1983 in Tehran) is an Iranian-born American citizen who confessed to intentionally hitting people with a car on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to "avenge the deaths of Muslims worldwide" and to "punish" the United States government. While no one was killed in the attack, nine people were injured (none seriously). Shortly after the attack, he turned himself in and was arrested. He currently awaits trial.
- William C. Friday
William Clyde "Bill" Friday was born on July 13, 1920 in Raphine, VA. He was raised in Dallas, NC. He served as the head of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986. Friday graduated from Dallas High School in Dallas, NC where he played baseball and basketball. He holds a bachelor's degree from North Carolina State University and a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His entire professional life was spent in higher education.
- Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988 in Washington, D.C.) is a 6'9" basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics, taken second in the 2007 NBA Draft from the University of Texas. He was selected as the 2006-2007 Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Year and received numerous other awards. After his freshman season, Durant opted to enter the NBA Draft and was selected #2 overall, behind fellow freshman Greg Oden.
- Heather O'Reilly
Heather Ann O'Reilly (born January 2, 1985 in New Brunswick, New Jersey and a graduate of East Brunswick High School) is an American women's soccer player. She currently divides her time as a striker between the University of North Carolina, the US Women's National Team, and the New Jersey Wildcats, a W-League team. Heather made her first appearance with the full National Team on March 1, 2002 against Sweden.
- Rasheed Wallace
Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17 1974, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He currently plays power forward for the Detroit Pistons. At 6 ft 11 in (213 cm) and 230 lb (104.3 kg), Wallace plays power forward or center depending on the opposition. Originally selected out of the University of North Carolina by the Washington Bullets (now the Wizards) in the 1995 NBA Draft, …
- Gordon Gray
Gordon Gray (May 30, 1909 - November 26, 1982) was an official in the government of the United States during the administrations of Harry Truman (1945-53) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953-61) associated with defense and national security. Gordon Gray was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Bowman Gray, Sr. and Nathalie Lyons Gray. He was married in 1938 to the former Jane Boyden Craige, and they had four sons: Gordon Gray, Jr., Burton Gray, C. Boyden Gray and Bernard Gray.
- Brad Miller
Ralph Bradley "Brad" Miller (born May 19, 1953) is an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina, currently representing the state's Thirteenth District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Carl Ernst
Carl W. Ernst is a scholar of Islamic studies. He is professor of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is also the director of the Carolina Center for the Study of the Middle East and Muslim Civilizations. Ernst's recent book, "Following Muhammad: Rethinking Islam in the Contemporary World" (UNC Press, 2003), has received several international awards, …
- William Miller
William Miller (1770 -- 1825) was the Democratic-Republican governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1814 to 1817. Born in Warren County, North Carolina, William Miller was orphaned at the age of 22 and inherited a substantial plantation. He briefly attended the University of North Carolina in 1802, but did not complete a degree. He began practicing law in 1805 and was named North Carolina Attorney General in 1810.
- Alan Feduccia
Alan Feduccia is a paleornithologist, specializing in the origins and phylogeny of birds. He is the S. K. Henniger Professor at the University of North Carolina. Feduccia's authored works include "The Age of Birds" and "The Origin and Evolution of Birds". Feduccia is best known for his view that birds have their origin not in the advanced theropods, the most widely-held view, but basally withiin the archosaurs.
- Reyshawn Terry
Reyshawn Terry is a National Basketball Association player for the Dallas Mavericks. Terry played collegiately at the University of North Carolina and was drafted in the second round, 44th overall, by the Orlando Magic in the 2007 NBA Draft. He was traded on draft day by the Magic to the Mavericks for the rights to the 60th overall pick, Milovan Raković, and cash.
- Bill Guthridge
Bill Guthridge (born July 27, 1937 in Parsons, Kansas) is a retired American basketball coach. He gained recognition after serving for 30 years as Dean Smith's assistant. He coached the Tar Heels for three seasons before retiring in 2000
- Walter Davis
Walter Paul Davis (born September 9, 1954 in Pineville, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'6" forward/guard, Davis spent 15 years in the National Basketball Association, spending the bulk of those years with the Phoenix Suns. As a standout college player at the University of North Carolina, he was selected to play on the USA men's basketball team coached by UNC's Dean Smith that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- Darian Durant
Darian Durant (born August 19, 1982 in Florence, South Carolina) is a quarterback playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. Durant was signed as a free agent by Saskatchewan in 2006. He is currently their fourth-string quarterback and has yet to make the active roster. Durant attended the Baltimore Ravens training camp in 2005 before making the transition to the CFL.
- George Karl
George Matthew Karl (born May 12, 1951 in Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA) player and current head coach of the Denver Nuggets. Karl is currently 12th on the all-time win list for coaches in the NBA. After a college career at the University of North Carolina he signed with the ABA's San Antonio Spurs in 1973. When the Spurs joined the NBA in 1976, …
- Mary Sue Coleman
Mary Sue Coleman (born October 2, 1943 in Kentucky) is the current president of the University of Michigan, having served since 2002. Coleman previously was president of the University of Iowa. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Grinnell College, …
- Susan Davis
Susan A. Davis (born April 13, 1944), is an American politician who has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing California's 53rd congressional district (map). The district includes just under half the city of San Diego, as well as the entire cities of Coronado, Imperial Beach and Lemon Grove. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but has spent most of her life in California.
- Charles Frazier
Charles Frazier (born November 4, 1950) is an award-winning American historical novelist. Frazier was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1973. He earned an M.A. from Appalachian State University in the mid-1970s, and received his Ph.D. in English from the University of South Carolina in 1986.
- Davis Love III
Davis Milton Love III (born April 13, 1964) is an American professional golfer. Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina before turning professional in 1985. He quickly established himself on the PGA Tour, winning his first tour event in 1987. He was later to be in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for several years and reaching a high of third.
- Mike McIntyre
Douglas Carmichael "Mike" McIntyre II (born August 6, 1956) is an American politician from the state of North Carolina. A Democrat, McIntyre represents North Carolina's 7th Congressional district (see map) in the United States House of Representatives. McIntyre was born in Lumberton, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Morehead Scholar, …
- Alan Taylor
Alan Taylor (born 1955) is an historian specializing in early American history. He is the author of a number of books about Colonial America, the American Revolution, and the Early American Republic. Taylor was born in Portland, Maine. He graduated from Colby College, in Waterville, Maine, in 1977. He earned his Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1986. Currently he is a professor of history at the University of California, …
- Arturo Escobar
Arturo Escobar V. (born in Manizales, Colombia) is a Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His research interests are related to political ecology; the anthropology of development, social movements; latin american development and politics. Escobar's research uses critical techniques in his provocative analysis of development discourse and practice in general.
- Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn (born 1944) is a British academic philosopher also known for his efforts to popularise philosophy. He attended Clifton College and went on to receive his bachelor's degree in Moral Sciences (i.e. philosophy) in 1965 from Trinity College, Cambridge. He is currently Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, a position formerly held by such philosophers as Elizabeth Anscombe, G.H. Von Wright, Wittgenstein, and G.E. Moore, and a fellow of Trinity College, …
- Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton nicknamed "Old Bullion" (March 14, 1782 - April 10, 1858), was an American Senator from Missouri and a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He served in the Senate from 1821 to 1851, becoming the first member of that body to serve 5 terms. Benton was an architect and champion of westward expansion by the United States, a cause that became known as Manifest Destiny.
- Brad Daugherty
Bradley Lee Daugherty (born October 19 1965 in Black Mountain, North Carolina) is an American former basketball player at the University of North Carolina and later with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. Brad played basketball at Charles D. Owen High School in Black Mountain, North Carolina. There he led the Warhorses to the 1982 state finals. Daugherty accepted a scholarship to play at the University of North Carolina under legendary college basketball coach Dean Smith.