List of University of North Carolina at Charlotte people
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This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
- Benjamin Chavis, civil rights activist, head of NAACP
- Greg Gbur, author and physicist
- Glenda Gilmore, Peter and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History, Yale University
- Lily "Appalachian" Gross, a member of the inaugural United States Women's Cyber Team[1]
- Mohammad Ab Rahman, Chief of Defence, Malaysian Armed Forces (Computer Science 1982–1985)
- Jill S. Tietjen, electrical engineer and consultant
- Shane Wighton, engineer and YouTube personality for Stuff Made Here
Arts and literature
- Jeffery Beam, poet (1975)[2]
- Amanda Oleander, fine artist (2013)
- Caridad Svich, playwright[3]
- Toby Witte, Architect (2004)
Music
- Clay Aiken, singer, Broadway star, and 1st runner-up of the second season of American Idol
- Nicole Atkins, pop singer (2001)
- Seth Avett, musician, of The Avett Brothers (2002)
- Chris Lane, musician, of the Chris Lane Band
- The Moody Brothers, Grammy-nominated musicians
- Dave Moody, Dove Award-winning artist, producer, songwriter and indie filmmaker
Athletics
- Eddie Basden, Chicago Bulls guard/forward (2005)[4]
- Duggar Baucom, Citadel Bulldogs head basketball coach (1995)[5]
- Calvin Brock, heavyweight boxer (1999)[citation needed]
- Jon Busch, Columbus Crew goalkeeper (1996)[6]
- Cameron Clark, NFL player for the New York Jets
- Fieldin Culbreth, former Major League Baseball umpire
- Jon Davis, professional basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Nate Davis, NFL player for the Tennessee Titans
- Floyd Franks, Chicago Fire midfielder (2006)[7]
- Leemire Goldwire, professional basketball player (May 2008)[citation needed]
- Bryan Harvey, California Angels and Florida Marlins pitcher[8]
- Alex Highsmith, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- DeMarco Johnson, professional basketball player (1997)[9]
- Bobby Lutz, Charlotte 49ers head basketball coach (1980)[10]
- John Maine, New York Mets pitcher[11]
- Cedric Maxwell, NBA great with the Boston Celtics and commentator (1983) (attended 1973–1977)[12]
- Kelly Earnhardt Miller, NASCAR owner[13]
- Benny Moss, UNC Wilmington head basketball coach (1992)[14]
- Larry Ogunjobi, NFL player for the Cleveland Browns
- Joe Posnanski, national columnist at NBC Sports, New York Times best-selling author[citation needed]
- Layne Riggs, NASCAR driver[15]
- Jordan Rinaldi, UFC fighter[16]
- Donnie Smith, professional soccer player (2013–2018)[17]
- Myatt Snider, NASCAR driver
- Orlando E. Toledo, full-contact and kick-boxing (Valera Style)
- Melvin Watkins, head basketball coach at Charlotte and Texas A&M (1977)[18]
- Rodney White, professional basketball player (2001)[19]
Business and law
- R. Andrew Murray, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina[20]
- Robert A. Niblock, Lowe's Chairman, President, and CEO (1984)
- Anne Tompkins, former US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
Politics and public life
- W. Ted Alexander, member of the North Carolina Senate[21]
- Mike Davis, member of the California State Assembly (2006-2012)
- Dan Forest (1993), 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina[22]
- Richard Hudson (1996), U.S. Representative from North Carolina[23]
- Cassanni Laville, Dominican politician, MP and cabinet minister[24]
- Lillian M. Lowery, Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education[25]
- Vickie Sawyer, member of the North Carolina Senate[21]
- Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee[26]
- Dean Arp, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senior Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee[27]
- Addison McDowell, U.S. representative from North Carolina's 6th congressional district (2025–present)[28]
