October Tar Heel Birthdays

Tylee Craft
October 1, 2001 (2001-2024)
Football

Mick Mixon
October 1, 1958 (66)
Radio color analyst

Colin Moran
October 1, 1992 (32)
Baseball

Dexter Strickland
October 1, 1990 (34)
Basketball

Coretta Brown
October 2, 1980 (44)
Women's Basketball

Deon Dyer
October 2, 1977 (47)
Football

Kelsey Kolojejchick
October 2, 1991 (33)
4x Field Hockey All-American

Jeff Longhany
October 2, 1982 (42)
Football, NHRA Racer

Cameron Sexton
October 2, 1986 (38)
Football

LaShonda Allen
October 3, 1979 (45)
Women's Basketball

LaQuanda Barksdale
October 3, 1979 (45)
Women's Basketball

Justin Bohlander
October 3, 1984 (40)
Basketball

Ken Rosemond
October 3, 1930 (1930-1993)
Basketball

Loren Shealy
October 3, 1992 (32)
U.S. Women's National Field Hockey Team; 2012-13 Sports Illustrated College Athlete of the Year

Thomas Wolfe
October 3, 1900 (1900-1938)
Novelist

Rich Yonakor
October 3, 1958 (1958-2022)
Basketball

Clarence Carter
October 4, 1966 (58)
Football

Jeff Lebo
October 5, 1965 (59)
Basketball

Brandon Tate
October 5, 1987 (37)
Football

Marquise Williams
October 5, 1992 (32)
Football

Brandan Wright
October 5, 1987 (37)
Basketball

Julius Chambers
October 6, 1936 (1936-2013)
Civil Rights Leader

Larry Davis
October 6, 1973 (51)
Basketball

Tommy Kearns
October 6, 1936 (88)
Basketball

Nick Weiler
October 6, 1993 (31)
Football

James Webb
October 7, 1906 (1906-1992)
Administrator of NASA, Government Official

Doug Elstun
October 8, 1968 (56)
Basketball

James Holshouser
October 8, 1934 (1934-2013)
68th Governor of North Carolina

Derrele Mitchell
October 8, 1982 (42)
Football

Bill B. Chambers
October 9, 1953 (71)
Basketball

Joe Galli
October 9, 1959 (65)
1980 ACC Wrestling Champion, National Wrestling Hall Of Fame

William Walton Kitchin
October 9, 1866 (1866-1924)
52nd Governor of North Carolina

Jarwarski Pollock
October 9, 1982 (42)
Football

Brian Roberts
October 9, 1977 (47)
Baseball

J.B. Bukauskas
October 11, 1996 (28)
Baseball

Puff Johnson
October 11, 2000 (24)
Basketball

Austin Proehl
October 11, 1995 (29)
Football

Carl Torbush
October 11, 1951 (1951-2023)
Head Football Coach

Jordan Cunningham
October 12, 1994 (30)
Football

Brandon Harris
October 12, 1995 (29)
Football

Marion Jones
October 12, 1975 (49)
Women's Basketball, Track & Field

Mike Paulus
October 12, 1988 (36)
Football

Kendrick Singleton
October 13, 1993 (31)
Football

Julie Fulp
October 14, 1974 (1974-2024)
Softball, Teacher, Coach

Frank Porter Graham
October 14, 1886 (1886-1972)
UNC President

Kentwan Balmer
October 15, 1986 (38)
Football

Bernardo Harris
October 15, 1971 (53)
Football

Jeffrey Hayden
October 15, 1926 (1926-2016)
TV Producer/Director

Jacolby Criswell
October 16, 2001 (23)
Football

Reggie Clark
October 17, 1967 (57)
Football

Dan Orner
October 17, 1980 (44)
Football

Mickey Bell
October 18, 1953 (71)
Basketball

Tommy Davis
October 18, 1982 (1982-2020)
Football

Dajuan Drennon
October 18, 1994 (30)
Football

Phil Farris
October 18, 1958 (66)
Football

Chaz Frank
October 18, 1990 (34)
Baseball

Jimmy Jerome
October 18, 1952 (1952-1975)
Football

Will Johnson
October 18, 1980 (44)
Basketball

Greg Warren
October 18, 1981 (43)
Football

Candace Wood
October 18, 1989 (35)
Women's Basketball

Brad Daugherty
October 19, 1965 (59)
Basketball

Ashlyn Harris
October 19, 1985 (39)
Women's Soccer

Errol Hood
October 19, 1978 (46)
Football

Tom Sheldon
October 19, 1988 (36)
Football

Alex Simakas
October 19, 1968 (56)
Football

Trevor Kelley
October 20, 1993 (31)
Baseball

R.J. Davis
October 21, 2001 (23)
Basketball; ACC Player of the Year

Romar Morris
October 21, 1992 (32)
Football

Jeff McInnis
October 22, 1974 (50)
Basketball

Antonio Williams
October 22, 1997 (27)
Football

Zach Brown
October 23, 1989 (35)
Football

Katelyn Falgowski
October 23, 1988 (36)
Field Hockey; US National Team; Olympian

Dwight Lowry
October 23, 1957 (1957-1997)
Baseball; MLB Catcher

William Austin
October 24, 1962 (62)
Football

William Aycock
October 24, 1915 (1915-2015)
UNC Chancellor

Tommy Coyle
October 24, 1990 (34)
Baseball

Tim Jackson
October 24, 1991 (33)
Football

Larry Stogner
October 25, 1946 (1946-2016)
TV News Anchor

Junior Edge
October 26, 1940 (1940-2020)
Football

Cormac Ryan
October 26, 1998 (26)
Basketball

Snuffy Stirnweiss
October 26, 1918 (1918-1958)
Baseball, 1939 Football All-American, 2x MLB All-Star

Sarina Wiegman
October 26, 1969 (55)
Soccer

Kara Cannizzaro
October 27, 1990 (34)
Women's Lacrosse

Kristen Carr
October 27, 1988 (36)
2010 Women's Lacrosse All-American, USWNT

Reilly Hovis
October 27, 1993 (31)
Baseball

Pearce Landry
October 27, 1972 (52)
Basketball

Philip Meyer
October 27, 1930 (1930-2023)
Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner

Sam Smiley
October 27, 1992 (32)
Football

Donnell Thompson
October 27, 1958 (1958-2024)
Football

Jonathan Yardley
October 27, 1939 (85)
Book Critic, Pulitzer Prize Winner

Jim Beatty
October 28, 1934 (90)
Track & Field; 1st person to run indoor sub-4-minute mile; 1960 Olympian

Lucy Bronze
October 28, 1991 (33)
2009 NCAA Women's Soccer Champion; 2015, 2019 Women's World Cup (England)

Michael Brooker
October 28, 1977 (47)
Basketball

Walt Pupa
October 28, 1921 (1921-2011)
Football

E.J. Wilson
October 28, 1987 (37)
Football

Patrick Moody
October 29, 1986 (38)
Basketball

Steve Robinson
October 29, 1957 (67)
Assistant Basketball Coach

Thomas Wilkins
October 29, 1983 (41)
Basketball

Ben Carnevale
October 30, 1915 (1915-2008)
Head Basketball Coach

Cedric Gray
October 30, 2002 (22)
Football

Frank Bruni
October 31, 1964 (60)
Author, Journalist, Morehead Scholar

Bobby Frasor
October 31, 1986 (38)
Basketball

Clifford Rozier
October 31, 1972 (1972-2018)
Basketball

Mark Wilson
October 31, 1974 (50)
Golf