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Traditions - Carolina's Famous Alumni
July 15, 2012 | General
Some of Carolina's Famous Alumni
- Richard Adler, composer/lyricist
- Don Baer, White House communications director
- Jim Beatty, first sub-four-minute indoor mile
- Doris Betts, author
- Dre Bly, NFL player
- Stuart Bondurant, pioneer, heart attack research
- Erskine Bowles, former White House chief of staff
- Joel Brinkley, journalist with the New York Times
- Gaston Caperton, Two-term governor of West Virginia
- Julius Chambers, chancellor, N.C. Central University
- Francis Collins, DNA researcher
- Dan Cortese, actor
- Rick Dees, radio entertainer
- Jim Delany, Commissioner of the Big Ten
- Don Dixon, musician
- Anson Dorrance, head coach 17-time national champ women's soccer team
- John Edwards, former U.S. Senator
- Louise Fletcher, actress
- David Gardner, founder to The Motley Fool
- Andy Griffith, actor
- George Grizzard, actor
- Mia Hamm, soccer star
- Allen Johnson, track and field star
- Don Johnson, tennis player
- Michael Jordan, NBA star
- Alexander Julian, fashion designer
- Charles Kuralt, journalist
- Sharon Lawrence, actress
- Davis Love III, golf star
- Hugh McColl, corporate banker
- Roger Mudd, journalist
- Jack Palance, actor
- Deborah Potter, journalist
- Stuart Scott, journalist
- Tally Sessions, actress
- Charlotte Smith, former WNBA player
- Josh Tower, actor
- Tom Wicker, journalist
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