Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 10 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Allyn King
Allyn King
American actress (1899-1930)
1899 – 1930
stage actorZiegfeld girlsinger
Roman Gabriel
Roman Gabriel
American football player (1940-2024)
1940 – 2024
American football playerathletebusinessperson
Samm-Art Williams
American playwright and screenwriter
1946 – 2024
television producerplaywrightactor
Robert B. Vance
Robert B. Vance
Confederate Army general (1828–1899)
1828 – 1899
military officerpolitician
Robert Robinson Taylor
Robert Robinson Taylor
American architect (1868-1942)
1868 – 1942
architect
Rufus Barringer
Rufus Barringer
Confederate Army general (1821-1895)
1821 – 1895
politicianlawyer
Thomas Frederick Price
Thomas Frederick Price
co-founder of American religious group (1860-1919)
1860 – 1919
priest
Louis Dupree
American archaeologist (1925–1989)
1925 – 1989
archaeologistanthropologist
George Moses Horton
American writer
1797 – 1883
poet
Margaret Marley Modlin
American artist
1927 – 1998
sculptorpainterphotographer
Glenn McDuffie
Glenn McDuffie
American basketball player
1927 – 2014
basketball player
Wilbur Little
American musician (1928–1987)
1928 – 1987
jazz musician
Alonzo Dillard Folger
Alonzo Dillard Folger
American politician (1888–1941)
1888 – 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Carl Kasell
Carl Kasell
American radio personality
1934 – 2018
radio personalityjournalist
Jack Tatum
American football player (1948-2010)
1948 – 2010
American football player
Charles Aurelius Smith
Charles Aurelius Smith
American politician (1861-1916)
1861 – 1916
governorpolitician
Kristina Holland
actress (1944–2023)
1944 – 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace R. Kornegay
American politician (1924-2009)
1924 – 2009
politicianlawyer
Goo Kennedy
American basketball player (1949–2020)
1949 – 2020
basketball player
Samuel Williams Inge
American politician (1817–1868)
1817 – 1868
politicianlawyer
Bubba Brooks
Bubba Brooks
American musician
1922 – 2002
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Courtney W. Hamlin
Courtney W. Hamlin
American politician (1858-1950)
1858 – 1950
politicianlawyer
Frederick Augustus Woodard
Frederick Augustus Woodard
American politician (1854-1915)
1854 – 1915
politicianlawyer
Robert N. Page
Robert N. Page
American politician (1859-1933)
1859 – 1933
politician
John C. B. Ehringhaus
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Governor of North Carolina from 1933 to 1937
1882 – 1949
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Buddy Shuman
American stock car racing driver (1915–1955)
1915 – 1955
racing automobile driverengineer
Herbert Coward
Herbert Coward
American actor
1938 – 2024
actor
Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell
American basketball player (1943–2023)
1943 – 2023
basketball player
Benjamin Newton Duke
Benjamin Newton Duke
American businessman
1855 – 1929
entrepreneur
A. C. Dixon
A. C. Dixon
American pastor (1854–1925)
1854 – 1925
theologian
Walter E. Johnston, III
Walter E. Johnston, III
American politician (1936-2018)
1936 – 2018
politicianlawyer
Richmond Pearson
Richmond Pearson
American politician (1852–1923)
1852 – 1923
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Nathan T. Hopkins
Nathan T. Hopkins
American politician (1852-1927)
1852 – 1927
politician
Henry P. Cheatham
Henry P. Cheatham
American politician (1857-1935)
1857 – 1935
politician
Maxwell R. Thurman
Maxwell R. Thurman
United States general (1931–1995)
1931 – 1995
military personnel
Bob Northern
American jazz musician
1934 – 2020
horn playerjazz musicianmusician
Belus Smawley
Belus Smawley
American basketball player-coach
1918 – 2003
basketball playerbasketball coach
William Nathan Harrell Smith
William Nathan Harrell Smith
American politician (1812-1889)
1812 – 1889
politicianlawyerjudge
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
American civil rights and criminal defense lawyer (1914-2018)
1914 – 2018
lawyer
June Tyson
American jazz singer (1936–1992)
1936 – 1992
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Evelyn Cunningham
American journalist (1916-2010)
1916 – 2010
journalist
Kenneth Lamar Holland
Kenneth Lamar Holland
American politician (1934–2021)
1934 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Linton Garner
American musician (1915–2003)
1915 – 2003
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Emerson Etheridge
Emerson Etheridge
American politician (1819–1902)
1819 – 1902
politicianlawyer
John Allen Wilcox
Confederate Army officer and politician (1819-1864)
1819 – 1864
politicianlawyer
Ivey Foreman Lewis
Ivey Foreman Lewis
American botanist (1882-1964)
1882 – 1964
botanistgeneticist
Cornelius Harnett
American politician (1723-1781)
1723 – 1781
politicianjudge
Samuel Hill
Samuel Hill
American businessman, lawyer and railroad executive
1857 – 1931
businessperson
Meredith P. Snyder
Meredith P. Snyder
American politician and mayor (1859–1937)
1859 – 1937
politician
William Paul Roberts
William Paul Roberts
Confederate States Army general (1841–1910)
1841 – 1910
military officer
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