35 Notable alumni of North Carolina A&T State University
Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees
North Carolina A&T State University is ranked #1,241 in the world and #310 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 35 notable alumni from North Carolina A&T 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 North Carolina A&T State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Michael G. Summers
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Michael G. Summers is a former state delegate for District 47 in Prince George's County, Maryland, elected in 2010 and then defeated during the 2014 Democratic primary. He was born in and he lived in Cheverly, Maryland.
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2. Raheem Beyah
1976-. (aged 50)
dean
university teacher
systems engineer
security hacker
computer engineer
Raheem Beyah is an American computer engineer, researcher, and educator. As of November 1, 2025, he is the Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to becoming the provost, he was the Dean of the College of Engineering and Southern Company Chair at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to becoming the...
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3. Clara Leach Adams-Ender
1939-. (aged 87)
nurse
Clara Adams-Ender is a retired United States Army officer who served as Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps from September 1987 to August 1991. She was the first woman to receive her master's degree in military arts and sciences from the United States Army Command and General Staff College. She is also the first African-American nurse corps officer...
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4. Tyrone Jefferson
1953-. (aged 73)
musician
trombonist
composer
record producer
wind instrument player
Tyrone Jefferson is an American trombonist, composer, arranger and producer. Over the course of his career he has collaborated with acts such as James Brown, Public Enemy, LL Cool J and others.
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5. Larry M. Bell
1939-. (aged 87)
politician
Larry Moseley Bell Sr. is a former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's twenty-first House district, including Sampson and Wayne counties. A retired school superintendent from Clinton, North Carolina, Bell started his first term in the State House in 2001. During a portion of his time in the legislature, he served as the majority whip....
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6. Randolph Blackwell
1927-1981 (aged 54)
educator
Randolph T. Blackwell was an American activist of the Civil Rights Movement, serving in Martin Luther King Jr.'s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, amongst other organizations. Coretta Scott King described him as an "unsung giant" of nonviolent social change.
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7. Onzlee Ware
1954-2024 (aged 70)
lawyer
politician
Onzlee Ware was an American politician and judge. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003. He formerly represented the 11th District, which is made up of part of the City of Roanoke. He also served as the Minority Caucus Sergeant at Arms.
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8. Ralph C. Johnson
1953-2016 (aged 63)
businessperson
politician
Ralph C. Johnson was an American politician and businessman.
9. Janeen Uzzell
engineer
Janeen Uzzell is an American global technology executive and CEO of the National Society of Black Engineers.
10. Ryan Wesley Routh
1966-. (aged 60)
roofer
Ryan Wesley Routh is an American former roofer and activist who attempted to assassinate then-former U.S. president Donald Trump at his golf course during his 2024 presidential campaign. Routh was motivated to assassinate Trump to prevent him from being elected. The incident occurred two months after Trump survived a previous assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally near Butler,...
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11. Jake Wheatley
1971-. (aged 55)
politician
Jake Wheatley Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 19th district, covering the Hill District, North Side, South Side, Allentown, Hazelwood, Downtown Pittsburgh, The Bluff, Knoxville, Beltzhoover, Manchester, Arlington, Arlington Heights, and North, South and West Oakland.
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12. John A. Houston
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
judge
John Allen Houston is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
13. Johnnie B. Rawlinson
1952-. (aged 74)
lawyer
judge
Johnnie Mae Blakeney Rawlinson is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
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14. Al Holland
1952-. (aged 74)
baseball player
Alfred Willis Holland is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, California Angels, and New York Yankees, from 1977 to 1987.
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15. Henry Frye
1932-. (aged 94)
lawyer
military officer
legislator
judge
politician
Henry E. Frye is an American judge and politician who served as the first African-American chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
16. Harold L. Martin
1951-. (aged 75)
engineer
Harold L. Martin Sr. is an American engineer and educator who is Chancelor Emeritus of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University.
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17. Edolphus Towns
1934-. (aged 92)
teacher
politician
Edolphus "Ed" Towns Jr. is an American educator, military veteran, and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2013. A Democrat from New York, Towns was Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee from 2009 to 2011.
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18. Franklin McCain
1941-2014 (aged 73)
activist
Franklin Eugene McCain was an American civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four. McCain, along with fellow North Carolina A&T State University students Ezell Blair Jr., Joseph McNeil and David Richmond, staged a sit-in protest at the Woolworth lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina, on February 1, 1960, after they were refused service due to the color of...
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19. David Richmond
1941-1990 (aged 49)
civil rights advocate
David Leinail Richmond was a civil rights activist for most of his life, but he was best known for being one of the Greensboro Four. Richmond was a student at North Carolina A&T during the time of the Greensboro protests, but never ended up graduating from A&T. He felt pressure from the residual celebrity of being one of the Greensboro...
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20. Patrick Cannon
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Patrick DeAngelo Cannon is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served on the City Council of Charlotte, North Carolina from 1994 through 2013 and was subsequently elected the city's 56th Mayor in November 2013. On March 26, 2014, Cannon was arrested on charges of accepting over $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen...
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21. Alma Adams
1946-. (aged 80)
artist
politician
Alma Shealey Adams is an American politician who represents North Carolina's 12th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A Democrat, Adams represented the state's 58th House district in Guilford County in the North Carolina General Assembly from her appointment in April 1994 until her election to Congress, succeeded by Ralph C. Johnson.
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22. Jonathan Jackson
1966-. (aged 60)
academic
civil rights advocate
businessperson
politician
Jonathan Luther Jackson is an American activist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party and son of Rev. Jesse Jackson, he was previously the national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a financial analyst, and a partner in the beer distributorship River North Sales and Service, based in...
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23. Joseph McNeil
1942-2025 (aged 83)
military personnel
Joseph Alfred McNeil was a major general in the United States Air Force who was best known for being a member of the Greensboro Four – a group of African American college students who, on February 1, 1960, sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, challenging the store's policy of denying service to non-white...
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24. Jesse Jackson Jr
1965-. (aged 61)
taekwondo athlete
lawyer
politician
Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. is an American former politician. He served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the son of activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson and, prior to his career in elected office, worked for his father in both the...
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25. Michael S. Regan
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Michael Stanley Regan is an American environmental regulator who served as the 16th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Joe Biden from 2021 to 2024. He was the first African American man to serve in the role.
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26. Terrence J
1982-. (aged 44)
model
actor
Terrence Jenkins is an American actor, television presenter, model and entertainment reporter best known as the host of BET's popular music video countdown show 106 & Park from 2006 until 2012. He was the co-anchor of E! News from 2012 until 2015.
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27. J. R. Smith
1985-. (aged 41)
basketball player
Earl Joseph "J. R." Smith III is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Smith played high school basketball at New Jersey basketball powerhouse Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark. He entered the NBA out of high school after being selected in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 18th overall pick...
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28. Jesse Jackson
1941-. (aged 85)
religious leader
human rights defender
pastor
civil rights advocate
founder
Jesse Louis Jackson was an American civil rights activist, politician, and ordained Baptist minister. A protégé of Martin Luther King Jr. and James Bevel during the civil rights movement, he became one of the most prominent civil rights leaders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. From 1991 to 1997, he served as a shadow delegate and shadow senator...
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29. Ronald McNair
1950-1986 (aged 36)
saxophonist
astronaut
physicist
karateka
Ronald Erwin McNair was an American NASA astronaut and physicist. He died at the age of 35 during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L, in which he was serving as one of three mission specialists in a crew of seven.
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30. Taraji P. Henson
1970-. (aged 56)
film actor
film director
television actor
singer
actor
Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress. Her accolades include a Golden Globe Award, alongside nominations for an Academy Award, six Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2016 and 2024, Time named Henson one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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31. Percy Watson
1981-. (aged 45)
amateur wrestler
American football player
professional wrestler
Nicholas Christopher McNeil, better known by his ring name Percy Watson, is an American professional wrestler, commentator, and former professional football player. He is best known for his time with WWE as an in-ring performer and later as a commentator on NXT, 205 Live, and WWE Main Event.
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32. John Mack
1937-2018 (aged 81)
activist
John Mack was an American oboist.
33. Bob Beamon
1946-. (aged 80)
basketball player
athletics competitor
Robert Beamon is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968. By jumping 8.90 m ( 29 ft 2+1⁄4 in), he broke the existing record by a margin of 55 cm (21+3⁄4 in) and his world record stood for almost 23 years until it...
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34. Hugh Evans
1940-2022 (aged 82)
baseball player
basketball player
basketball official
Hugh Evans is an Australian humanitarian. Evans is the co-founder of both The Oaktree Foundation and Global Citizen, formerly called Global Poverty Project, and Executive Producer of One World:Together at Home and Global Citizen Live. He has received domestic and international accolades for his work in promoting youth advocacy and volunteerism in order to reduce extreme poverty in developing countries.
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35. Mark Robinson
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Mark Andrew Robinson is an Australian politician who is a former Deputy Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. From 2017 to 2024, he held the seat of Oodgeroo in the Legislative Assembly for the Liberal National Party (LNP), having previously represented the seat of Cleveland from 2009-2017.
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