List of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni
Name Class Major Notability
Charles B. Aycock 1880 Oratory and essay writing Former governor of North Carolina
John Branch 1801 Arts & sciences Former governor of and U.S . Senator from North Carolina , Secretary of the Navy
Aaron V. Brown 1814 Former governor of and U.S. Representative from Tennessee ; Postmaster General
Tod Robinson Caldwell 1840 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Gaston Caperton 1963 Business administration Former governor of West Virginia
Elias Carr 1859 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Henry Toole Clark 1826 / Grad 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Roy Cooper 1979 / Grad Psychology and political science / law Current Governor of North Carolina and former North Carolina Attorney General
Steve Cowper 1960 / Grad History / law Former governor of Alaska
Locke Craig 1880 Former governor of North Carolina
Mike Easley 1972 Political science Former governor of North Carolina
John C. B. Ehringhaus 1902 Former governor of North Carolina
John Willis Ellis 1841 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Oliver Max Gardner Grad Law Former governor of North Carolina
William Alexander Graham 1824 / Grad 19th-century US Senator and governor of North Carolina ; Secretary of the Navy ; Vice-Presidential Candidate ; CSA Senator
Luther H. Hodges 1919 Former governor of North Carolina
Clyde R. Hoey Grad Law Former governor of North Carolina
James Holshouser Grad Law Former governor of North Carolina
Thomas Michael Holt Did not graduate 19th-century governor of North Carolina
Jim Hunt Grad Law Former governor of North Carolina
Politics and public life -- Governors
This is a list of notable alumni of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.