List of University of North Carolina at Wilmington alumni

This is a list of notable alumni who attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW).

• Lavonne J. Adams (1986), poet and author
• Claudia Bassols (transferred), actress
• Brandon Beane (1998), Buffalo Bills General Manager
• John R. Bell, IV (2001), majority leader of the North Carolina House of Representatives
• Brett Blizzard (2003), professional basketball player
• Mark Byington (1998), basketball coach
• Devontae Cacok (2019), professional basketball player
• John Calipari (transferred) basketball coach
• Craig Callahan (2003), professional basketball player; Most Valuable Player of the Czech Republic's National Basketball League
• Kona Carmack (2000), model and actress
• Marc Antonio Carter (2008), professional basketball player
• Martha Cheney (1975), author
• Billy Donlon (1999), basketball coach
• Matt Fish (1992), professional basketball player
• John Goldsberry (2006), professional basketball player
• Carl Hart (transferred), professor at Columbia University
• Dax Harwood, professional wrestler
• Chris Hatcher (2006), professional baseball player
• Bill Haywood (1964), professional baseball player
• Kirsten Holmstedt (2006), author and journalist
• Martin Jarmond, athletic director at UCLA
• Phoebe Jeter, air defense artillery officer
• Greg Jones, professional baseball player
• Rick Jones (1975), baseball coach
• Brad Knighton (2007), professional soccer player
• Anna Kooiman (2005), reporter
• Todd Lickliter (transferred), basketball coach
• Matt Lutz (2001), actor
• Jill Mikucki (1996), microbiologist, Antarctic researcher
• Brandon Miller (2012), professional soccer player
• Hekuran Murati (2010), minister of finance, labor and transfers of the Republic of Kosovo
• Derek Nikitas, author
• Joshua Poteat (1993), poet
• Bevin Prince (2003), actress
• John Raynor (2006), professional baseball player
• Cecil R. Reynolds (1975), psychologist
• Brian Rowsom (1989), professional basketball player
• Bill Saffo, mayor of Wilmington
• Terry Schappert, television host, commentator
• Adam Smith (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Holon in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Addison Spruill, professional basketball player
• Cody Stanley (2010), professional baseball player
• John M. Tyson (1974), judge on the North Carolina Court of Appeals
• Skeet Ulrich (did not graduate) actor
• Shaun Utterson (2012), professional soccer player
• Jacob VanCompernolle (2014), professional soccer player
• Christopher Warner (1991), Anglican bishop
• Carl Willis (1990), baseball coach