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 |
|
Seņor 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. |