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
 * 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

 * Amanda Oleander, fine artist (2013)
 * Caridad Svich, playwright

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
 * Donnie Smith, professional soccer player (2013–2018)
 * Myatt Snider, NASCAR driver NASCAR Xfinity Series for joe Gibbs Racing
 * 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

 * 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
 * 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

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