6 Notable alumni of University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Updated: June 16, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of North Carolina at Pembroke is ranked #2,334 in the world and #601 in United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from University of North Carolina at Pembroke sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of North Carolina at Pembroke won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sascha Görres
1980-. (aged 46)
association football player
Sascha Görres is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.
2. Jerry P. Lanier
1948-2022 (aged 74)
diplomat
Jerry P. Lanier He was a career diplomat with the Department of State. Lanier was a former acting U.S. Ambassador to Sudan. He was in this position from May 13, 2014 to February 26, 2016. He was the Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism in the Bureau of Counterterrorism, at the Department of State from December 2012 to February 2014. He was...
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3. Dmytro Yakushyn
1978-. (aged 48)
ice hockey player
Dmytro Viktorovych Yakushyn is a Ukrainian former professional ice hockey player. He also played two games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1999–00 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2013, was spent in the minor leagues and then later in Europe. Internationally Yakushyn played for the Ukrainian national team in three World Championships. As...
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4. Kelvin Sampson
1955-. (aged 71)
basketball coach
baseball player
Kelvin Dale Sampson is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the University of Houston of the Big 12 Conference.
5. Charles Graham
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
Charles Vinson Graham Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 47th district. Graham, a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, was the only Native American who was serving in the General Assembly until the election of his successor Jarrod Lowery.
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6. Stephen Ademolu
1982-. (aged 44)
association football player
Stephen Olasumbo Ademolu Listen is a former Canadian soccer player and current coach/trainer.