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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
• Glenda Gilmore, Peter and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History, Yale University
• Jill S. Tietjen, electrical engineer and consultant
• Greg Gbur, author and physicist
• Shane Wighton, engineer and YouTube personality for Stuff Made Here
• Mohammad Ab Rahman,Chief of Defence Malaysian Armed Forces (Computer Science 1982-1985)

Arts and literature

• Amanda Oleander, fine artist (2013)
• Caridad Svich, playwright ^[1]

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

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• Eddie Basden, Chicago Bulls guard/forward (2005) ^[2]
• Duggar Baucom, Citadel Bulldogs head basketball coach (1995) ^[3]
• Calvin Brock, heavyweight boxer (1999)^{[ citation needed]}
• Jon Busch, Columbus Crew goalkeeper (1996) ^[4]
• 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) ^[5]
• Leemire Goldwire, professional basketball player (May 2008)^{[ citation needed]}
• Bryan Harvey, California Angels and Florida Marlins pitcher ^[6]
• Alex Highsmith, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
• DeMarco Johnson, professional basketball player (1997) ^[7]
• Bobby Lutz, Charlotte 49ers head basketball coach (1980) ^[8]
• John Maine, New York Mets pitcher ^[9]
• Cedric Maxwell, NBA great with the Boston Celtics and commentator (1983) (attended 1973–1977) ^[10]
• Kelly Earnhardt Miller, NASCAR owner ^[11]
• Benny Moss, UNC Wilmington head basketball coach (1992) ^[12]
• Larry Ogunjobi, NFL player for the Cleveland Browns
• Joe Posnanski, national columnist at NBC Sports, New York Times best-selling author^{[ citation needed]}
• Donnie Smith, professional soccer player (2013–2018) ^[13]
• Myatt Snider, NASCAR driver NASCAR Xfinity Series for joe Gibbs Racing
• Melvin Watkins, head basketball coach at Charlotte and Texas A&M (1977) ^[14]
• Rodney White, professional basketball player (2001) ^[15]

Business and law

• R. Andrew Murray, US Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina ^[16]
• 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

• Mike Davis, California State Assemblyman (2006-2012); President Pro Tem, Los Angeles Board of Public Works Commission
• Dan Forest, Lt. Governor of North Carolina (1993) ^[17]
• Richard Hudson, United States House of Representatives North Carolina's 8th congressional district (1996) ^[18]
• Lillian M. Lowery, Superintendent of the Maryland State Department of Education ^[19]

Miscellaneous

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• 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 ^[20] 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

References