List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
This is a list of notable alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
Academia
University leaders
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
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
Writers
Other
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
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 , and Mannix [17]
Rachael Horovitz
1984
Film and television producer, Moneyball , Grey Gardens , and 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 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
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
Politics and public life
President of the United States
Vice President of the United States
Governors and lieutenant governors
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
U.S. cabinet members and other executive officers
Federal judges
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
Other
Sciences
Sports
Baseball
Basketball players
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]
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
Soccer
Sports administrators
Track and field
Other sports
Miscellaneous
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