# List of University of North Carolina at Charlotte people

This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

## Academia, science and technology

* 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
* 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)
* Amanda Oleander, fine artist (2013)
* Caridad Svich, playwright
* 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)
* Duggar Baucom, Citadel Bulldogs head basketball coach (1995)
* Calvin Brock, heavyweight boxer (1999)
* Jon Busch, Columbus Crew goalkeeper (1996)
* 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)
* Leemire Goldwire, professional basketball player (May 2008)
* Bryan Harvey, California Angels and Florida Marlins pitcher
* Alex Highsmith, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
* DeMarco Johnson, professional basketball player (1997)
* Bobby Lutz, Charlotte 49ers head basketball coach (1980)
* John Maine, New York Mets pitcher
* Cedric Maxwell, NBA great with the Boston Celtics and commentator (1983) (attended 1973–1977)
* Kelly Earnhardt Miller, NASCAR owner
* Benny Moss, UNC Wilmington head basketball coach (1992)
* Larry Ogunjobi, NFL player for the Cleveland Browns
* Joe Posnanski, national columnist at NBC Sports, New York Times best-selling author
* Layne Riggs, NASCAR driver
* Donnie Smith, professional soccer player (2013–2018)
* Myatt Snider, NASCAR driver
* Melvin Watkins, head basketball coach at Charlotte and Texas A&M (1977)
* Rodney White, professional basketball player (2001)

## Business and law

* R. Andrew Murray, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina
* 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
* Mike Davis, member of the California State Assembly (2006-2012)
* Dan Forest (1993), 34th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
* Richard Hudson (1996), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
* Lillian M. Lowery, Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education
* Vickie Sawyer, member of the North Carolina Senate
* Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee

## Miscellaneous

* Kimberly Clarice Aiken, Miss America 1994 (attended; did not graduate)
* Heather Childers, Fox News weekend anchor
* Chelsea Cooley, Miss USA 2005 (attended; did not graduate)
* Joe Posnanski, 2011 NSSA Sportswriter of the Year

## Notable UNC Charlotte faculty
### Social science, arts and humanities

* Blaine E. Brownell, Director of the School of Architecture and author of the Transmaterial book series (2006-2017)
* Blair Rudes, professor of linguistics; re-created the extinct language of Virginian Algonquian for Terrence Malick's 2005 film The New World
* James D. Tabor, Religious Studies Chair, designated occult expert in the case of Waco, Texas; author of the international bestseller The Jesus Dynasty

### Science and technology

* Kathy Reichs, bestselling author; inspiration of the Fox television drama Bones
* Raphael Tsu, physicist known for his research in man-made quantum materials, superlattices, and quantum wells