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List of famous alumni from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, with photos when available. Prominent graduates from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University include celebrities, politicians, business people, athletes and more. This list of distinguished North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumni is loosely ordered by relevance, so the most recognizable celebrities who attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are at the top of the list. This directory is not just composed of graduates of this school, as some of the famous people on this list didn't necessarily earn a degree from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

List is made up of a variety of graduates, including Jesse Jackson and Taraji P. Henson.

This list answers the questions “Which famous people went to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University?” and “Which celebrities are North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumni?”

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Jesse Jackson Politician, Film Producer, Minister of religion Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. ...more

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Ronald McNair Physicist, Astronaut Ronald Ervin McNair, Ph.D. was a physicist and NASA astronaut. McNair died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L.

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Taraji P. Henson Actor, Singer Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Yvette in Baby Boy, Shug in Hustle & Flow and Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, for which ...more

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Terrence J Rapper, Model, Actor Terrence Jenkins is an actor.

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Jesse Jackson, Jr. Politician, Writer Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. is a former Democratic American Congressman who represented Illinois's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his ...more

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Edolphus Towns Politician Edolphus Towns, Jr. is an American 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 ...more

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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is an Islamic terrorist held in U.S. military custody in Guantánamo Bay for acts of terrorism including the mass murder of civilians. He was identified as "the ...more

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Elvin Bethea American football player Elvin Lamont Bethea is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career with the Houston Oilers. He played for North Carolina A&T State University and was the first ...more

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Lou Donaldson Musician, Bandleader, Composer Lou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, ...more

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Junius Coston American football player Junius Coston is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. Coston ...more

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Al Attles Coach Alvin Austin Attles Jr. is an American retired professional basketball player and coach best known for his longtime association with the Golden State Warriors. He is a graduate of Weequahic High ...more

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Maurice Hicks American football player Maurice Hicks is a former American football running back. He was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. ...more

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Walter P. Carter Walter Percival Carter was a civil rights activist and a central figure in Baltimore’s civil rights movement, organizing demonstrations against discrimination throughout Maryland. A hospital, an ...more

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Willie A. Deese Businessperson Willie A. Deese is Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division

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Dwaine Carpenter American football player Dwaine L. Carpenter is a former gridiron football defensive back. He was signed as a street free agent by the Buffalo Destroyers in 2002. He played college football for the North Carolina ...more

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Jamal Jones American football player Jamal Aman Jones is a former American football wide receiver. He was originally signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at North Carolina ...more

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Walter Stith American football player Walter Stith is an American football offensive tackle who played for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free ...more

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J. D. Smith American football player J.D. Smith, Jr. was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and the Dallas Cowboys. He was named to the Pro Bowl two times. ...more

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Dick Westmoreland American football player Richard Carl Westmoreland is a former college and professional American football defensive back. In 1963 he joined the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League. He played for the ...more

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Cornell Gordon American football player Cornell Kermit Gordon is a former college and professional American football defensive back. He played for the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos for eight seasons. He also is a substitute ...more

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Curtis Deloatch American football player Curtis Lee Deloatch is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. ...more

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Mel Phillips American football player Melvin Phillips, is a former American professional football player who played his entire 12-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers. He has been an assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins ...more

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Dwaine Board Coach, American football player Dwaine P. Board is a defensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is also a former American football defensive end who played for the San Francisco 49ers and ...more

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Qasim Mitchell American football player Qasim Mitchell is a former American football offensive lineman. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina ...more

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Onzlee Ware Lawyer Onzlee Ware is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003. He currently represents the 11th District, which is made up of part of the ...more

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George Ragsdale American football player George Ragsdale is a former professional American football player and current college football coach. Ragsdale is an alumnus of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. ...more

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Tom Day American football player Thomas Frederick Day was an American collegiate and Professional Football player. A defensive end, he played college football at North Carolina A&T State University, and professionally in ...more

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Jamain Stephens American football player Jamain Stephens is a former NFL offensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals.

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Joe Taylor American football player Joseph L. Taylor is a former professional American football cornerback who played his entire 8-year National Football League career with the Chicago Bears.

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Alma Adams Teacher 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 served as a member of ...more

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Sybil Lynch Singer Sybil Lynch, known simply as Sybil, is an American R&B and pop singer who had a successful career during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Dremiel Byers Athlete Dremiel Byers is an athlete.

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Henry Douglas American football player Henry Douglas III is a former Arena Football League offensive specialist for the Los Angeles Avengers, the Chicago Rush and the Columbus Destroyers.

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Tevester Anderson Coach Tevester Anderson is a retired American college basketball coach and former men's basketball head coach at Jackson State University and Murray State University. He is a native of Canton, ...more

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Hugh Evans Basketball player, Baseball player Hugh Evans is a former basketball referee in the National Basketball Association for 28 seasons from 1972 to 2001. During his NBA officiating career, Evans worked 1,969 regular season NBA games ...more

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Jason Horton American football player Jason Horton is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Toronto Argonauts as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. Horton was ...more

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Henry Frye Henry E. Frye is an American judge and politician who concluded his public-service career as the first African-American chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

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James A. Hefner Professor James A. Hefner was president of Tennessee State University from 1991 to 2005. Before serving as the president of Tennessee State University he served as president of Jackson State University in ...more

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Maurice Smith Maurice 'Moe' Eugene Smith is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay ...more

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John A. Houston John Allen Houston is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

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Donald Willis Donald Kirk Willis is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He played college football at ...more

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George Small Coach George Michael Small is a college football coach and former NFL player. He is currently the associate head coach and defensive line coach at Florida A&M University, a position he has held ...more

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Janice Bryant Howroyd Janice Bryant Howroyd is an African American entrepreneur. She is founder and chief executive officer of ACT-1 Group, the largest minority woman-owned employment agency in the United States. ...more

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Melvin Holmes Melvin Holmes is an American former football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971 - 1973.

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Warren Ballentine Warren Ballentine is a former African American motivational speaker, attorney, political activist, and radio talk show host.

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Johnnie B. Rawlinson Judge Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Jonathan Jackson Activist, Businessperson, Teacher Jonathan Luther Jackson is a business professor, entrepreneur and social justice advocate. He is the national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and a partner in a Chicago-based beer ...more

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Jake Wheatley Politician Jake Wheatley, Jr. is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He represents the 19th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives which includes a number of areas ...more

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Percy Watson Nick McNeil is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is best known for his work in WWE under the ring name Percy Watson.

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Will Billingsley

1 Jesse Jackson Politician, Film Producer, Minister of religion Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. ...more

2 Ronald McNair Physicist, Astronaut Ronald Ervin McNair, Ph.D. was a physicist and NASA astronaut. McNair died during the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger on mission STS-51-L.

3 Taraji P. Henson Actor, Singer Taraji Penda Henson is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Yvette in Baby Boy, Shug in Hustle & Flow and Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, for which ...more

4 Terrence J Rapper, Model, Actor Terrence Jenkins is an actor.

5 Jesse Jackson, Jr. Politician, Writer Jesse Louis Jackson, Jr. is a former Democratic American Congressman who represented Illinois's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his ...more

6 Edolphus Towns Politician Edolphus Towns, Jr. is an American 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 ...more

7 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is an Islamic terrorist held in U.S. military custody in Guantánamo Bay for acts of terrorism including the mass murder of civilians. He was identified as "the ...more

8 Elvin Bethea American football player Elvin Lamont Bethea is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career with the Houston Oilers. He played for North Carolina A&T State University and was the first ...more

9 Lou Donaldson Musician, Bandleader, Composer Lou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, ...more

10 Junius Coston American football player Junius Coston is a former American football guard. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. Coston ...more

11 Al Attles Coach Alvin Austin Attles Jr. is an American retired professional basketball player and coach best known for his longtime association with the Golden State Warriors. He is a graduate of Weequahic High ...more

12 Maurice Hicks American football player Maurice Hicks is a former American football running back. He was originally signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. ...more

13 Walter P. Carter Walter Percival Carter was a civil rights activist and a central figure in Baltimore’s civil rights movement, organizing demonstrations against discrimination throughout Maryland. A hospital, an ...more

14 Willie A. Deese Businessperson Willie A. Deese is Executive Vice President and President, Merck Manufacturing Division

15 Dwaine Carpenter American football player Dwaine L. Carpenter is a former gridiron football defensive back. He was signed as a street free agent by the Buffalo Destroyers in 2002. He played college football for the North Carolina ...more

16 Jamal Jones American football player Jamal Aman Jones is a former American football wide receiver. He was originally signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at North Carolina ...more

17 Walter Stith American football player Walter Stith is an American football offensive tackle who played for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free ...more

18 J. D. Smith American football player J.D. Smith, Jr. was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, and the Dallas Cowboys. He was named to the Pro Bowl two times. ...more

19 Dick Westmoreland American football player Richard Carl Westmoreland is a former college and professional American football defensive back. In 1963 he joined the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League. He played for the ...more

20 Cornell Gordon American football player Cornell Kermit Gordon is a former college and professional American football defensive back. He played for the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos for eight seasons. He also is a substitute ...more

21 Curtis Deloatch American football player Curtis Lee Deloatch is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. ...more

22 Mel Phillips American football player Melvin Phillips, is a former American professional football player who played his entire 12-year NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers. He has been an assistant coach with the Miami Dolphins ...more

23 Dwaine Board Coach, American football player Dwaine P. Board is a defensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. He is also a former American football defensive end who played for the San Francisco 49ers and ...more

24 Qasim Mitchell American football player Qasim Mitchell is a former American football offensive lineman. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina ...more

25 Onzlee Ware Lawyer Onzlee Ware is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2003. He currently represents the 11th District, which is made up of part of the ...more

26 George Ragsdale American football player George Ragsdale is a former professional American football player and current college football coach. Ragsdale is an alumnus of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University. ...more

27 Tom Day American football player Thomas Frederick Day was an American collegiate and Professional Football player. A defensive end, he played college football at North Carolina A&T State University, and professionally in ...more

28 Jamain Stephens American football player Jamain Stephens is a former NFL offensive tackle who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals.

29 Joe Taylor American football player Joseph L. Taylor is a former professional American football cornerback who played his entire 8-year National Football League career with the Chicago Bears.

30 Alma Adams Teacher 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 served as a member of ...more

31 Sybil Lynch Singer Sybil Lynch, known simply as Sybil, is an American R&B and pop singer who had a successful career during the 1980s and 1990s.

32 Dremiel Byers Athlete Dremiel Byers is an athlete.

33 Henry Douglas American football player Henry Douglas III is a former Arena Football League offensive specialist for the Los Angeles Avengers, the Chicago Rush and the Columbus Destroyers.

34 Tevester Anderson Coach Tevester Anderson is a retired American college basketball coach and former men's basketball head coach at Jackson State University and Murray State University. He is a native of Canton, ...more

35 Hugh Evans Basketball player, Baseball player Hugh Evans is a former basketball referee in the National Basketball Association for 28 seasons from 1972 to 2001. During his NBA officiating career, Evans worked 1,969 regular season NBA games ...more

36 Jason Horton American football player Jason Horton is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Toronto Argonauts as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at North Carolina A&T. Horton was ...more

37 Henry Frye Henry E. Frye is an American judge and politician who concluded his public-service career as the first African-American chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

38 James A. Hefner Professor James A. Hefner was president of Tennessee State University from 1991 to 2005. Before serving as the president of Tennessee State University he served as president of Jackson State University in ...more

39 Maurice Smith Maurice 'Moe' Eugene Smith is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons and Green Bay ...more

40 John A. Houston John Allen Houston is a United States district judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

41 Donald Willis Donald Kirk Willis is a former American football guard in the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He played college football at ...more

42 George Small Coach George Michael Small is a college football coach and former NFL player. He is currently the associate head coach and defensive line coach at Florida A&M University, a position he has held ...more

43 Janice Bryant Howroyd Janice Bryant Howroyd is an African American entrepreneur. She is founder and chief executive officer of ACT-1 Group, the largest minority woman-owned employment agency in the United States. ...more

44 Melvin Holmes Melvin Holmes is an American former football player with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971 - 1973.

45 Warren Ballentine Warren Ballentine is a former African American motivational speaker, attorney, political activist, and radio talk show host.

46 Johnnie B. Rawlinson Judge Johnnie Blakeney Rawlinson is a judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

47 Jonathan Jackson Activist, Businessperson, Teacher Jonathan Luther Jackson is a business professor, entrepreneur and social justice advocate. He is the national spokesman for the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and a partner in a Chicago-based beer ...more

48 Jake Wheatley Politician Jake Wheatley, Jr. is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He represents the 19th district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives which includes a number of areas ...more

49 Percy Watson Nick McNeil is an American professional wrestler and former professional football player. He is best known for his work in WWE under the ring name Percy Watson.

50 Will Billingsley

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