Notable Alumni of Appalachian State University

Ted Budd 1971–

US Senator from North Carolina

Bachelor of Science

Also attended: Wake Forest University, Dallas Theological Seminary

Howard Coble 1931–2015

U.S. representative from North Carolina

Attended until 1950

Also attended: Guilford College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Gregory Bovino 1970–

US Border Patrol officer

Also attended: Western Carolina University

Mark Harris 1966–

US representative from North Carolina and pastor

Robert P. Ashley, Jr. 1960–

Retired Army lieutenant general, former DIA director

Morris Davis 1958–

Former chief prosecutor of Guantanamo military commissions

Also attended: George Washington University, North Carolina Central University

Jo Zayner 1981–

Biohacker, artist and scientist

Master of Science · Class of 2008

Also attended: University of Chicago

Laura Wright 1970–

English professor who proposed vegan studies

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, East Carolina University

Luke Combs 1990–

American country singer

David Weber 1952–

Science fiction author of the Honor Harrington series

Also attended: Warren Wilson College

Eric Church 1977–

Country singer-songwriter and Charlotte Hornets part-owner

Charles Frazier 1950–

Novelist, author of Cold Mountain

Also attended: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina-Columbia

Stephen J. Dubner 1963–

Freakonomics co-author and podcast host

Also attended: Columbia University in the City of New York

Matt Lutz 1978–

Film, television and theater actor

Also attended: University of North Carolina--Wilmington, Wake Forest University

Charlotte Flair 1986–

WWE professional wrestler and 14-time world champion

Attended until 2007

Also attended: North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Father: Ric Flair (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Melissa Morrison-Howard 1971–

Hurdler and two-time Olympic bronze medalist

D. J. Thompson 1985–

Professional basketball point guard

Harrison Delbridge 1992–

Australian soccer centre-back

C.J. Huntley 2002–

Basketball player in the NBA G League

Thompson Usiyan 1956–2021

Nigerian footballer and NCAA scoring record holder

Alec Dufty 1987–

Former soccer player and goalkeeper coach

Also attended: University of Evansville

Belus Smawley 1918–2003

Basketball player and coach

Steven M. Greer 1955–

Ufologist and retired physician, founded CSETI

Also attended: East Tennessee State University

Franklin Graham 1952–

Evangelist and missionary, son of Billy Graham

Also attended: Montreat College, LeTourneau University

Father: Billy Graham (Trinity College of Florida, Wheaton College (IL))

Mother: Ruth Bell Graham (Wheaton College (IL))