List of Lumbees

This is a list of notable members of the Lumbee tribe.

List

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• Dean Chavers, Ph.D., Director of Catching the Dream, formerly called the Native American Scholarship Fund.
• Ben Chavis, Ph.D., author, and advocate of high-quality urban education. Founder of Oakland's American Indian Public Charter School. Dr. Chavis' school won several major academic awards in public education from the California Department of Education and the United States Department of Education during his leadership.
• Chris Chavis, a professional wrestler.
• Kenwin Cummings, NFL player (linebacker); attended Wingate University.
• Carmen Hart, former pornographic actress.
• Johnny Hunt, a Southern Baptist clergyman, senior pastor, former national president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
• Ashton Locklear, elite artistic gymnast and 2014 world champion with the United States team and 2016 Olympic Team Alternate
• Clint Lowery, lead guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band, Sevendust and Dark New Day^[1]
• Julian Pierce, the lawyer. In 1988, Pierce ran for a newly created Superior Court Judgeship in Robeson County but was shot and killed at home. Ballot counts gave the victory to Pierce. He would have been the first Native American to hold the position of Superior Court Judge in the state.
• Jana (born Jana Sampson), two-time Grammy-nominated singer. She has won 10 Grammy Awards.
• Kelvin Sampson, athletic collegiate and professional coach, the assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team of the National Basketball Association.
• Helen Maynor Scheirbeck was appointed by Congress to the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) Board of Directors, and continues to serve as NMAI's Assistant Director of Public Programs.

References

1. Hasty, Kim (May 27, 2012). "Sunday Salute: Willie French Lowery's musical legacy stretches far". Fayettville Observer. Retrieved 21 February 2014.