19 Notable alumni of
University of North Carolina at Asheville
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The University of North Carolina at Asheville is 2032nd in the world, 705th in North America, and 665th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 19 notable alumni from the University of North Carolina at Asheville sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Kenny George
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Kenneth George Jr. is an American former college basketball player. Somewhere between 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m), he was the tallest basketball player in the United States during the two years he played for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs, and may have been the tallest player in the history of college basketball.
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Mike Shildt
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Michael Timothy Shildt is an American professional baseball manager and coach who is the manager of the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously managed and coached for the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Jason Faunt
- Occupations
- television actorscreenwriteractorfilm producer
- Biography
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Jason Patrick Faunt is an American actor. He is best known for the role as Wesley Collins in Power Rangers Time Force, as well as his descendant Alex, the former Red Time Force Ranger.
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MaCio Teague
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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MaCio Teague is an American professional basketball player for Czarni Słupsk of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the Baylor Bears.
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Keith Hornsby
- Enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Asheville
- Studied in 2011-2013
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Keith Randall Hornsby is an American professional basketball player for Surne Bilbao Basket of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for UNC Asheville and LSU.
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Molly Burch
- Years
- 1990-.. (age 34)
- Occupations
- singersinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Molly Burch is an American singer-songwriter. Based in Los Angeles, California, her music often reflects themes of heartbreak and loss. She is the lead vocalist and writer. Burch studied jazz vocal performance at UNC Asheville and gravitated towards vocalists such as Nina Simone and Billie Holiday. A reviewer described her music as an "intoxicating ode to an unrequited love" as from a "smoky club chanteuse".
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Ty Wigginton
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ty Allen Wigginton is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Colorado Rockies, Philadelphia Phillies, and St. Louis Cardinals. He mainly played as a first and third baseman, but also platooned as an infielder and an outfielder during his career. He batted and threw right-handed. Wigginton resides in Chula Vista, California.
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Tony Campana
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Anthony Edward Campana is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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Ryan Dull
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Ryan Christopher Dull is an American professional baseball pitcher for the High Point Rockers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays.
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Andrew Rowsey
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Andrew Rowsey is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Asheville Bulldogs and the Marquette Golden Eagles.
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Nick McDevitt
- Occupations
- basketball playerbasketball coach
- Biography
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Nicholas Bryan McDevitt is a college basketball coach and the current head coach for Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). McDevitt came to MTSU from his alma mater, UNC Asheville, where he compiled a 98–66 record and led the Bulldogs to consecutive Big South Conference regular season titles in 2017 and 2018.
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Michael Cogdill
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Michael Cogdill is an American journalist, anchor, novelist, screenwriter, and film producer. His work as a journalist has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CNBC, MSNBC, and CNN. He has been the recipient of 32 Emmys and a National Edward R. Murrow Award.
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Wiley Cash
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Wiley Cash is a New York Times best-selling novelist from North Carolina. He is the author of three novels, A Land More Kind Than Home, This Dark Road to Mercy, and The Last Ballad. His work has won numerous awards, including the Southern Book Prize three times, and the Crime Writers' Association's CWA New Blood Dagger and Gold Dagger.
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Anne-Marie Baiynd
- Occupations
- writerfinancial analyst
- Biography
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Anne-Marie Baiynd is an American author, financial analyst, technical analyst. Baiynd published her Market Positioning System (MPS) in 2011 to educate beginning day traders on the tools and techniques that have her listed in Traders at Work: World's Most Successful Traders Make Their Living in the Markets. Baiynd runs a day trading room where subscribers can follow her trades online and provides swing trading set-ups as well as trading education through her web site.
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Jaleel Roberts
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Jaleel Roberts is an American professional basketball player who last played for Mantarrayas de La Paz of the Circuito de Baloncesto de la Costa del Pacífico (CIBACOPA). He played college basketball for UNC Asheville.
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Stemage
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 45)
- Enrolled in the University of North Carolina at Asheville
- Studied in 1997-2001
- Occupations
- musicianfilm score composer
- Biography
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Grant Henry, better known by his stage name Stemage, is an American guitarist and composer. He is known for his video game and television soundtracks, including Cartoon Network's animated series Steven Universe. He is also known for his involvement in several video game cover projects, including Metroid Metal and Viking Guitar.
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Dwayne Sutton
- Years
- 1997-.. (age 27)
- Occupations
- basketball player
- Biography
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Dwayne Sutton is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at UNC Asheville and Louisville.
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Roy A. Taylor
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
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Roy Arthur Taylor was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.
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Timothy Lee Barnwell
- Years
- 1955-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- journalistphotographerphotojournalist
- Biography
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Timothy Lee Barnwell is an American author, commercial photographer, and fine art photographer based in Asheville, NC. His photojournalistic work has been published in dozens of publications including Time, Newsweek, Mother Jones, Billboard, LensWork, National Parks, American Craft, Outdoor Photographer, Blue Ridge Country, Our State, Smoky Mountain Living, Ceramics Monthly, and B & W magazine. An amateur astronomer, he is one of the founding members of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. Mr. Barnwell served as club president for many years and has had images published in Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines. LensWork, a photographic magazine, ran cover stories on two portfolios of his work; "Appalachian Home" with interview in Issue #76 / May–June 2008 and "Jewels of the Southern Coast" in Issue 126 / September–October 2016.
