3 Notable alumni of Elizabeth City State University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
Elizabeth City State University is ranked #4,092 in the world and #1,064 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 3 notable alumni from Elizabeth City State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Elizabeth City State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. John Walton
1947-. (aged 79)
American football player
John Booker Walton is an American former professional football player and coach. He played professionally as a quarterback in the Continental Football League (CFL), World Football League (WFL), National Football League (NFL), and United States Football League (USFL). Walton played college football at Elizabeth City State University. He served two stints at the head football coach at Elizabeth City State,...
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2. Alex Haley
1921-1992 (aged 71)
screenwriter
writer
novelist
military personnel
journalist
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of...
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3. Larry Johnson
1969-. (aged 57)
basketball player
Larry Alphonso Johnson Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions, winning the Maxwell Award and earning unanimous All-American honors in 2002. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2003 NFL draft,...
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