North Carolina Alumni

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and one of the oldest public universities in the United States. The athletic teams are called "Tar Heels". Name these famous people who attended UNC.

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President of the United States from 1845 to 1849

James K. Polk

Governor of North Carolina from 2001 to 2009

Mike Easley

Governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025

Roy Cooper

Senator from North Carolina from 1999 to 2005 and Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004

John Edwards

Senator from Minnesota from 1991 until his death in 2002

Paul Wellstone

Inventor of Pepsi-Cola

Caleb Bradham

Author of the "Magic Tree House" series

Mary Pope Osborne

Director of the "Ant-Man" trilogy

Peyton Reed

Actor best known for his roles as Andy Taylor in "The Andy Griffith Show" and Ben Matlock in "Matlock"

Andy Griffith

Actress, known for her role as Nurse Ratched in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"

Louise Fletcher

Actress best known for her role as Sylvia Costas in "NYPD Blue"

Sharon Lawrence

Actor, "The Morning Show" "Almost Famous" "Watchmen"

Billy Crudup

Actor and comedian, "Hangover" "Community" "Dr. Ken"

Ken Jeong

Hall of Fame linebacker who played for the New York Giants

Lawrence Taylor

Hall of Fame defensive end who played for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears

Julius Peppers

Head coach of the Chicago Bears since 2025

Ben Johnson

Quarterback who plays for the Buffalo Bills and former second overall draft pick by the Chicago Bears

Mitchell Trubisky

Running back who plays for the Los Angeles Chargers

Omarion Hampton

Hall of Fame basketball coach who won the NCAA national championship with the Kansas Jayhawks and the NBA title with the Detroit Pistons

Larry Brown

Basketball head coach of the North Carolina Tar Heels men's team since 2021

Hubert Davis

Hall of Fame center who played most notably for the Knicks, Pistons and Lakers

Bob McAdoo

Hall of Fame small forward who played for the Los Angeles Lakers

James Worthy

Hall of Fame small forward and coach who played and coached for the Philadelphia 76ers

Billy Cunningham

Hall of Fame basketball player, five times MVP winner and winner of six championships with the Chicago Bulls.

Michael Jordan

Hall of Fame shooting guard who played most notably for the Toronto Raptors and New Jersey Nets, nicknamed "Vinsanity"

Vince Carter

Former small forward who played for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers

Rick Fox

Former point guard who played most notably for the Houston Rockets and commentator on "Inside the NBA"

Kenny Smith

Former power forward who played most notably for the Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers

Rasheed Wallace

Small forward who plays for San Antonio Spurs (former Warriors, Mavericks and Kings player)

Harrison Barnes

Point guard who plays for the Orlando Magic

Cole Anthony

Former track and field athlete who won three gold medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to steroid use

Marion Jones

Soccer coach who coached the U.S. men's national team from 2018 to 2022 and again from 2023 to 2024

Gregg Berhalter

Former soccer player considered one of the best players in the history of U.S. women's national team and today co-owner of Los Angeles FC and Angel City FC

Mia Hamm

Dutch football manager and former player who has been the manager of the England women's national team since 2021

Sarina Wiegman

Soccer player who plays for Gotham FC and the U.S. women's national team

Crystal Dunn

Soccer player who plays for Chelsea and the England women's national team

Lucy Bronze

Soccer player who plays for Arsenal and the England women's national team

Alessia Russo

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