| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Richard Adler |
Songwriter |
3-Aug-1921 |
21-Jun-2012 |
Damn Yankees |
| Claude Allen |
Government |
11-Oct-1960 |
|
Former White House domestic policy advisor |
| Peter F. Allgeier |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to the WTO |
| John A. Allison |
Business |
14-Aug-1948 |
|
CEO of BB&T |
| Dan Ariely |
Economist |
29-Apr-1968 |
|
The Upside of Irrationality |
| R. G. Armstrong |
Actor |
7-Apr-1917 |
27-Jul-2012 |
Pruneface in Dick Tracy |
| Whit Ayres |
Government |
c. 1949 |
|
North Star Opinion Research |
| Brooke Baldwin |
Journalist |
12-Jul-1979 |
|
Anchor, CNN Newsroom |
| Cass Ballenger |
Politician |
6-Dec-1926 |
18-Feb-2015 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1986-2005 |
| Michael D. Barnes |
Politician |
3-Sep-1943 |
|
Congressman from Maryland, 1979-87 |
| Thomas Hart Benton |
Politician |
14-Mar-1782 |
10-Apr-1858 |
US Senator from Missouri, 1821-51 |
| Alan Bergman |
Songwriter |
11-Sep-1925 |
|
You Don't Bring Me Flowers |
| James Crawford Biggs |
Politician |
29-Aug-1872 |
30-Jan-1960 |
US Solicitor General, 1933-35 |
| Lewis Black |
Comic |
30-Aug-1948 |
|
Rants on The Daily Show |
| Edwin B. Borden |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
Borden Manufacturing Co. |
| Eric M. Bost |
Diplomat |
c. 1952 |
|
US Ambassador to South Africa |
| Edgar Bowers |
Poet |
2-Mar-1924 |
4-Feb-2000 |
For Louis Pasteur |
| Erskine Bowles |
Government |
8-Aug-1945 |
|
White House Chief of Staff, 1996-98 |
| Daryl G. Brewster |
Business |
14-Nov-1956 |
|
CEO of Krispy Kreme, 2006-08 |
| David Brinkley |
Journalist |
10-Jul-1920 |
11-Jun-2003 |
The Huntley-Brinkley Report |
| Jim Broyhill |
Politician |
19-Aug-1927 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1963-86 |
| Frank Bruni |
Journalist |
31-Oct-1964 |
|
New York Times food critic |
| Jürgen Buchenau |
Historian |
31-Mar-1964 |
|
In the Shadow of the Giant |
| Gaston Caperton |
Politician |
21-Feb-1940 |
|
Governor of West Virginia, 1989-97 |
| Howie Carr |
Columnist |
17-Jan-1952 |
|
Boston Herald columnist, talk-radio host |
| Bud Carson |
Football |
28-Apr-1931 |
8-Dec-2005 |
Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77 |
| Vince Carter |
Basketball |
26-Jan-1977 |
|
Memphis Grizzlies dunker |
| Edward Caudill |
Historian |
16-Aug-1953 |
|
Darwinism in the Press |
| Wyatt Cenac |
Comic |
19-Apr-1976 |
|
The Daily Show |
| Phillip L. Clay |
Educator |
17-May-1946 |
|
Chancellor, MIT |
| Francis Collins |
Scientist |
14-Apr-1950 |
|
Human Genome Project |
| Helene Cooper |
Journalist |
22-Apr-1966 |
|
NY Times editorial board |
| Michael Copps |
Government |
? |
|
FCC Commissioner |
| Steve Cowper |
Politician |
21-Aug-1938 |
|
Governor of Alaska, 1986-90 |
| Billy Crudup |
Actor |
8-Jul-1968 |
|
Almost Famous and Stage Beauty |
| Billy Cunningham |
Basketball |
3-Jun-1943 |
|
The Kangaroo Kid |
| Jonathan Daniels |
Government |
26-Apr-1902 |
6-Nov-1981 |
FDR and Truman's press secretary |
| Josephus Daniels |
Government |
18-May-1862 |
15-Jan-1948 |
Secretary of the Navy, 1913-21 |
| Susan Davis |
Politician |
13-Apr-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, California 53rd |
| Rick Dees |
Radio Personality |
14-Mar-1950 |
|
Disco Duck |
| Laurie Dhue |
TV Personality |
10-Feb-1969 |
|
Fox News presenter, 2000-08 |
| Reed Diamond |
Actor |
20-Jul-1967 |
|
Det. Mike Kellerman on Homicide |
| C. Diddy |
Performance Artist |
23-Dec-1971 |
|
World Air Guitar Champion, 2003 |
| Robert Holt Edmunds, Jr. |
Judge |
17-Apr-1949 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Elizabeth Edwards |
Relative |
3-Jul-1949 |
7-Dec-2010 |
Wife of ex-Senator John Edwards |
| Stuart Eizenstat |
Diplomat |
15-Jan-1943 |
|
US Ambassador to the EU, 1993-96 |
| William T. Ethridge |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CEO, Pearson's Educational Publishing |
| Eric C. Fast |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Crane |
| Lawrence Ferlinghetti |
Poet |
24-Mar-1919 |
|
A Coney Island of the Mind |
| Joel L. Fleishman |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
The Foundation: A Great American Secret |
| Louise Fletcher |
Actor |
22-Jul-1934 |
|
Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
| Ray Floyd |
Golf |
4-Sep-1942 |
|
Won 4 Majors |
| Virginia Foxx |
Politician |
29-Jun-1943 |
|
Congresswoman, North Carolina 5th |
| A. D. Frazier, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
CEO of Danka Business Systems |
| William C. Friday |
Educator |
13-Jul-1920 |
12-Oct-2012 |
President of UNC, 1956-86 |
| Paul Fulton |
Business |
c. 1934 |
|
President of Sara Lee, 1988-93 |
| Kaye Gibbons |
Novelist |
5-May-1960 |
|
Ellen Foster |
| Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore |
Historian |
21-May-1949 |
|
Gender and Jim Crow |
| Gail Godwin |
Novelist |
18-Jun-1937 |
|
A Southern Family |
| Andy Griffith |
Actor |
1-Jun-1926 |
3-Jul-2012 |
Laconic sheriff on The Andy Griffith Show |
| Cheryl W. Grise |
Business |
c. 1953 |
|
Northeast Utilities senior executive |
| George Grizzard |
Actor |
1-Apr-1928 |
2-Oct-2007 |
Advise and Consent |
| Lloyd V. Hackley |
Educator |
c. 1940 |
|
Chancellor of Fayetteville State University |
| Peter W. Hall |
Judge |
9-Nov-1948 |
|
2nd Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Mia Hamm |
Soccer |
17-Mar-1972 |
|
Top US women's soccer player |
| Anne Haney |
Actor |
4-Mar-1934 |
26-May-2001 |
Mrs. Doubtfire |
| Anthony S. Harrington |
Diplomat |
9-Mar-1941 |
|
US Ambassador to Brazil, 2000-01 |
| John W. Harris |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Lincoln Harris, LLC |
| George W. Henderson III |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CEO of Burlington Industries, 1995-2003 |
| Peter Blair Henry |
Economist |
30-Jul-1969 |
|
Dean, Stern School of Business |
| Doug Heye |
Government |
c. 1972 |
|
RNC Communications Director |
| Luther H. Hodges |
Politician |
9-Mar-1898 |
6-Oct-1974 |
Governor of North Carolina, 1954-61 |
| James Holshouser |
Politician |
8-Oct-1934 |
17-Jun-2013 |
Governor of North Carolina, 1973-77 |
| N. Gerry House |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
Institute for Student Achievement |
| Robin E. Hudson |
Judge |
20-Feb-1952 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Pitt Hyde |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
Founder of Autozone |
| Richard Jenrette |
Business |
5-Apr-1929 |
|
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette |
| Ken Jeong |
Actor |
15-Jun-1969 |
|
Señor Chang on Community |
| Warren Y. Jobe |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
CFO of Georgia Power, 1982-98 |
| William D. Johnson |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
CEO of Progress Energy |
| Bryce Jordan |
Educator |
22-Sep-1924 |
12-Apr-2016 |
President of Penn State, 1983-90 |
| Donald Justice |
Poet |
12-Aug-1925 |
6-Aug-2004 |
The Summer Anniversaries |
| George Karl |
Basketball |
12-May-1951 |
|
Coach, Sacramento Kings |
| Carl Kasell |
Radio Personality |
2-Apr-1934 |
|
NPR broadcaster |
| Barnaby C. Keeney |
Educator |
17-Oct-1914 |
18-Jun-1980 |
President of Brown University, 1955-66 |
| Morton Keller |
Historian |
1-Mar-1929 |
|
Regulating a New Economy |
| Richard Kern |
Film Director |
1954 |
|
Underground filmmaker, fetish photographer |
| Jason Kilar |
Business |
c. 1971 |
|
CEO of Hulu |
| William R. King |
Politician |
7-Apr-1786 |
18-Apr-1853 |
Vice President under Franklin Pierce |
| Thomas C. Krajeski |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Yemen, 2004-07 |
| Sallie L. Krawcheck |
Business |
c. 1965 |
|
CFO of Citigroup, 2004-07 |
| H. Martin Lancaster |
Politician |
24-Mar-1943 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1987-95 |
| Jeff Lebo |
Basketball |
5-Oct-1966 |
|
Head Coach, Auburn University |
| Arthur S. Link |
Historian |
8-Aug-1920 |
26-Mar-1998 |
Wilson |
| David C. Litt |
Diplomat |
27-Dec-1949 |
|
US Ambassador to the UAE, 1995-98 |
| Ann M. Livermore |
Business |
c. 1958 |
|
HP Technology Solutions Group |
| Davis Love III |
Golf |
13-Apr-1964 |
|
Winner, 1997 PGA Championship |
| Kenneth W. Lowe |
Business |
c. 1950 |
|
CEO of EW Scripps |
| Lewis W. Lucke |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Swaziland, 2004-06 |
| Jeff MacNelly |
Cartoonist |
17-Sep-1948 |
8-Jun-2000 |
Editorial cartoonist, Shoe |
| Rudolph A. Marcus |
Chemist |
21-Jul-1923 |
|
Electron-transfer reactions |
| Sherrie P. Marshall |
Attorney |
c. 1952 |
|
FCC Commissioner, 1989-93 |
| Kevin J. Martin |
Government |
14-Dec-1966 |
|
FCC Chairman, 2005-09 |
| Chris Matthews |
Talk Show Host |
17-Dec-1945 |
|
Hardball with Chris Matthews |
| Armistead Maupin |
Author |
13-May-1944 |
|
Tales of the City series |
| Sean McCloud |
Educator |
c. 1978 |
|
Making the American Religious Fringe |
| Mike McIntyre |
Politician |
6-Aug-1956 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 7th |
| J. Alex McMillan |
Politician |
9-May-1932 |
|
Congressman from North Carolina, 1985-95 |
| John G. Medlin, Jr. |
Business |
23-Nov-1933 |
7-Jun-2012 |
CEO of Wachovia, 1977-93 |
| Brad Miller |
Politician |
19-May-1953 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 13th |
| Joseph Mitchell |
Author |
27-Jul-1908 |
24-May-1996 |
The New Yorker |
| Doug Moe |
Basketball |
21-Sep-1938 |
|
Head Coach, Denver Nuggets, 1980-90 |
| Dan K. Moore |
Politician |
2-Apr-1906 |
7-Sep-1986 |
Governor of North Carolina, 1965-69 |
| Mick Mulvaney |
Politician |
21-Jul-1967 |
|
Congressman, South Carolina 5th |
| Jim Neal |
Politician |
6-Nov-1956 |
|
Sought Elizabeth Dole's Senate seat in 2008 |
| Paul Martin Newby |
Judge |
5-May-1955 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Frank T. Nickell |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Kelso & Company |
| Susan Owens |
Judge |
c. 1949 |
|
Justice, Washington Supreme Court |
| Sarah Parker |
Judge |
23-Aug-1942 |
|
North Carolina Chief Justice |
| Willie Parker |
Football |
11-Nov-1980 |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Earl N. Phillips |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Barbados, 2002-03 |
| Samuel F. Phillips |
Attorney |
18-Feb-1824 |
18-Nov-1903 |
US Solicitor General, 1872-85 |
| Arthur F. Raper |
Sociologist |
8-Nov-1899 |
10-Aug-1979 |
The Tragedy of Lynching |
| Jim Rash |
Actor |
15-Jul-1970 |
|
Dean Pelton on Community |
| Peyton Reed |
Film Director |
3-Jul-1964 |
|
Yes Man |
| James Reston, Jr. |
Author |
8-Mar-1941 |
|
The Conviction of Richard Nixon |
| Mercer Reynolds |
Politician |
17-Jun-1945 |
|
Chief fundraiser behind GWB presidential campaigns |
| Charles G. Rose |
Politician |
10-Aug-1939 |
3-Sep-2012 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1973-97 |
| Kenneth C. Royall |
Attorney |
24-Jul-1894 |
27-May-1971 |
US Secretary of the Army, 1947-49 |
| Terry Sanford |
Politician |
20-Aug-1917 |
18-Apr-1998 |
Governor and Senator from North Carolina |
| Lars Schoultz |
Historian |
23-Aug-1942 |
|
Beneath the United States |
| Stuart Scott |
Sports Journalist |
19-Jul-1965 |
4-Jan-2015 |
ESPN Sportscaster |
| Nick Searcy |
Actor |
7-Mar-1959 |
|
Art Mullen on Justified |
| Charles G. Sellers |
Historian |
9-Sep-1923 |
|
James K. Polk |
| M. Rust Sharp |
Attorney |
27-Jan-1941 |
|
Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young |
| Robert Spencer |
Activist |
27-Feb-1962 |
|
Jihad Watch |
| John Shelby Spong |
Religion |
16-Jun-1931 |
|
Retired bishop of Newark, NJ |
| Lionel Stander |
Actor |
11-Jan-1908 |
30-Nov-1994 |
Chauffer Max on Hart to Hart |
| Frank C. Sullivan |
Business |
c. 1961 |
|
CEO of RPM International |
| G. Kennedy Thompson |
Business |
25-Nov-1950 |
|
CEO of Wachovia, 2000-08 |
| Patricia Timmons-Goodson |
Judge |
18-Sep-1954 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| John L. Townsend III |
Business |
9-Aug-1955 |
|
Former Partner, Goldman Sachs |
| Tim Valentine |
Politician |
15-Mar-1926 |
10-Nov-2015 |
Congressman from North Carolina, 1983-95 |
| Bruce W. Van Saun |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
Vice Chairman, Bank of New York Mellon |
| Shari Villarosa |
Diplomat |
? |
|
Chief of Mission in Burma |
| Richard Vinroot |
Politician |
14-Apr-1941 |
|
Mayor of Charlotte, 1991-95 |
| David C. Vorhoff |
Business |
c. 1955 |
|
Bank of America Securities Healthcare Group |
| M. Keith Waddell |
Business |
c. 1957 |
|
President of Robert Half International |
| Karl Edward Wagner |
Novelist |
12-Dec-1945 |
14-Oct-1994 |
Creator of Kane, the mystic swordsman |
| Donnie Walsh |
Basketball |
1-Mar-1941 |
|
President of the New York Knicks |
| Zach Wamp |
Politician |
28-Oct-1957 |
|
Congressman from Tennessee, 1995-2011 |
| John Webb |
Judge |
18-Sep-1926 |
18-Sep-2008 |
NC State Supreme Court Justice, 1986-98 |
| Frederick Weller |
Actor |
1966 |
|
Marshall Mann on In Plain Sight |
| Paul Wellstone |
Politician |
21-Jul-1944 |
25-Oct-2002 |
US Senator from Minnesota, 1991-2002 |
| Tom Wicker |
Journalist |
18-Jun-1926 |
25-Nov-2011 |
The New York Times |
| Roy Williams |
Basketball |
1-Aug-1950 |
|
Head Coach, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| Loyal W. Wilson |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
Primus Venture Partners |
| Rob Wittman |
Politician |
3-Feb-1959 |
|
Congressman, Virginia 1st |
| Edwina D. Woodbury |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CFO of Avon, 1993-98 |
| Phail Wynn, Jr. |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
Durham Technical Community College |
| Jonathan Yardley |
Critic |
27-Oct-1939 |
|
Influential book critic |
| G. Smedes York |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
York Properties Inc. |
