This list of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T), a public, coeducational, high research activity, land-grant university, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
North Carolina A&T is one of 16 public universities that constitute the University of North Carolina System, and one of the first public universities in the United States.[1] Founded in 1891 as the "Agricultural and Mechanical college for the Colored Race," N.C. A&T was the first land grant college for people of color in the state of North Carolina.[2] Over the 100 plus years of the university's existence, the academic scope expanded to encompass other disciplines. The North Carolina General Assembly redefined N.C. A&T as a regional university and through legislation made it a member of the University of North Carolina System in 1971.[2]
As of 2014, North Carolina A&T had about 40,000 living alumni.[3]
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Black student to attend Auburn University | |||
| Economist; seventh president of Jackson State University; sixth president of Tennessee State University | |||
| Economist; seventh president of Tennessee State University (2005–2011) | |||
| Engineer; twelfth chancellor of Winston-Salem State University; twelfth chancellor of North Carolina A&T; first and only alumnus to serve as chancellor of the university | |||
| Ninth president of Simmons University | [4] | ||
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer scientist and former Senior Policy Advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy | |||
| Physicist and NASA astronaut; died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L | |||
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil rights activist; emphasized economic development for poor African Americans; former program director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; former director of Southern Rural Action | |||
| Civil rights activist and a central figure in Baltimore's civil rights movement, organizing demonstrations against discrimination throughout Maryland | |||
| Author; peace activist | |||
| Civil rights activist; Baptist minister; candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination (1984 and 1988); shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia (1991–1997); founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/Push Coalition | |||
| Business professor, entrepreneur, social justice advocate, national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition | |||
| (born Ezell A. Blair, Jr.) | Civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four/A&T Four; staged a sit-in at the Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960 | ||
| Civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four/A&T Four; staged a sit-in at the Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960 | |||
| Civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four/A&T Four; staged a sit-in at the Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960 | |||
| Civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four/A&T Four; staged a sit-in at the Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on February 1, 1960 | |||
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrepreneur; founder and CEO of ACT-1 Group, the largest minority woman-owned employment agency in the US | ||||
| Businessman and hair care entrepreneur; founder, president and CEO of Dudley Products Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of hair and skin care products for the African American community | ||||
| Businesswoman and philanthropist; first African-American vice president at Progress Energy Inc and Duke Energy |
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz alto saxophonist; 2012 inductee to the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame | ||||
| Actress | ||||
| Actor and television personality; host of BET's 106 & Park; co-anchor of E! News | ||||
| Sybil Lynch | R&B and pop singer–songwriter | |||
| Motivational speaker, attorney, political activist, and radio talk show host |
| Alumni | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Former Major League Baseball first baseman; first African-American player for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| Retired college basketball coach; former men's head coach at Jackson State University and Murray State University | |||
| Retired NBA player; one of the first African-American coaches in the NBA when he was named player-coach of the Golden State Warriors during the 1969–70 season | |||
| Former Olympic athlete; known for setting a 22-year world record in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |||
| World class international sprinter, broke 10-second barrier in 100 meters | |||
| 2003 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee; played with the NFL's Houston Oilers; first N.C. A&T alum elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame | |||
| Retired NBA player; played for the Portland Trail Blazers | |||
| Former NFL player and coach; played for the San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints (1979–1988); four-time Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII and XXIX) | |||
| Former NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
| Professional basketball player | |||
| NFL player for the Chicago Bears | |||
| Former ABA and NBA player | |||
| Former NFL player; played with the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, and Carolina Panthers | |||
| Former NBA referee (1972–2001); currently assistant supervisor of officials in the NBA front office | |||
| Former NFL player; played with the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and Minnesota Vikings | |||
| Retired Major League Baseball relief pitcher; 1983 National League Relief Pitcher of the Year and 1984 MLB All Star | |||
| Former professional baseball player; one of three women, and the first female pitcher, to play in the Negro leagues | |||
| Former NFL player; played with the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints | |||
| Head coach of the Hampton Pirates | |||
| Sprinter who represented the United States Virgin Islands at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympic Games; first A&T athlete to ever compete at the Olympics | |||
| NFL player for the Oakland Raiders | |||
| Former NFL player, now coach; played his entire 12-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers; assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins (1985–present) | |||
| Former professional football player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; current college football coach | |||
| World class international sprinter for the United States | |||
| College football coach at Florida A&M University; coached N.C. A&T to 2003 MEAC football championship | |||
| Former NFL player; played with the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys; fifth all-time on the 49ers' career rushing yardage list (4,370 yards) | |||
| Two-time National Basketball Association Champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers; joined the A&T golf team upon enrolling in 2021 | |||
| Retired NFL player; played with the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay Packers | |||
| Sprinter, gold and bronze medalist at 2020 Summer Olympics in the 4 X 400 and mixed 4 x 400 meter relays | |||
| Professional basketball player | |||