May Tar Heel Birthdays
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Tracey Bates
May 5, 1967 (57)
UNC Women's Soccer National Champion (1986, 1987, 1989), 3x All-American, 1991 World Cup Champion
Erin Donohue
May 8, 1983 (41)
Track & Cross Country All-American; 2008 Olympian
Cindy Parlow
May 8, 1978 (46)
4x Women's Soccer All-American; 3x NCAA Champion; 1999 ACC Female Athlete of the Year
Julia Young
May 8, 1995 (29)
2x Field Hockey All-American, USWNT
Meredith Florance
May 10, 1979 (45)
2000 Soccer National Player of the Year, NCAA Champion, All-American, UNC retired jersey #28
Courtney Banghart
May 11, 1978 (46)
Women's Basketball Coach; 2015 Naismith National Coach of the Year
George Karl
May 12, 1951 (73)
Basketball First Team All-ACC (1973); NBA Head Coach
Don McCauley
May 12, 1949 (75)
1969 & 1970 ACC Football Player of the Year; UNC single-season record 1,720 rushing yards
Charles Manly
May 13, 1795 (1795-1871)
31st Governor of North Carolina
Steve Maronic
May 13, 1917 (1917-1980)
Football First-Team All-American (1938)
William B. Umstead
May 13, 1895 (1895-1954)
63rd Governor of North Carolina
Zebulon Vance
May 13, 1830 (1830-1894)
37th, 43rd Governor of North Carolina
Jim Hunt
May 16, 1937 (87)
69th, 71st Governor of North Carolina
Hayley Carter
May 17, 1995 (29)
2x ACC Women's Tennis POY, 7x All-American, Patterson Medal
Hubert Davis
May 17, 1970 (54)
Basketball; Head Men's Basketball Coach
Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice
May 18, 1924 (1924-2003)
Football
Bill Dooley
May 19, 1934 (1934-2016)
Head Football Coach (1967-1977)
Tobin Heath
May 29, 1988 (36)
3x Women's Soccer National Champion, 2x World Cup Champ, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist
Synthia Scott Kearney
May 29, 1961 (63)
1981, 1982 National Champion, First Black Member of UNC Women's Soccer Team