Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 11 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Thelma C. Davidson Adair
Thelma C. Davidson Adair
American civil rights activist
1920 – 2024
human rights defender
Joseph J. McDowell
American politician
1800 – 1877
politicianlawyer
Gil Coan
Gil Coan
American baseball player (1922–2020)
1922 – 2020
baseball player
William Rabun
American politician
1771 – 1819
politician
George Shuffler
American bluegrass guitar player
1925 – 2014
songwriterguitaristmusician
Romulus Zachariah Linney
Romulus Zachariah Linney
American politician (1841-1910)
1841 – 1910
politicianlawyer
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Canadian journalist, writer and actor
1890 – 1932
soldierjournalistauthor
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace R. Kornegay
American politician (1924-2009)
1924 – 2009
politicianlawyer
Thomas Gregory Skinner
Thomas Gregory Skinner
American politician (1842-1907)
1842 – 1907
politicianlawyer
Bubba Brooks
Bubba Brooks
American musician
1922 – 2002
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Robert W. Welch, Jr.
American businessman and anti-communist conspiracy theorist (1899–1985)
1899 – 1985
journalistentrepreneurpolitician
Cindy Garner
Cindy Garner
American actress (1924-2002)
1924 – 2002
actor
Buddy Shuman
American stock car racing driver (1915–1955)
1915 – 1955
racing automobile driverengineer
Goo Kennedy
American basketball player (1949–2020)
1949 – 2020
basketball player
Charles Manly Stedman
Charles Manly Stedman
Confederate Army officer (1841-1930)
1841 – 1930
politicianlawyer
John Baptista Ashe
John Baptista Ashe
American politician (1748-1802)
1748 – 1802
politician
Kristina Holland
actress (1944–2023)
1944 – 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell
American basketball player (1943–2023)
1943 – 2023
basketball player
Herbert Coward
Herbert Coward
American actor
1938 – 2024
actor
Jared Irwin
Jared Irwin
American politician (1750-1818)
1750 – 1818
politician
John Kerr Hendrick
John Kerr Hendrick
American politician (1849-1921)
1849 – 1921
politicianlawyer
William Marshall Inge
American politician (1802–1846)
1802 – 1846
politicianlawyer
Bob Northern
American jazz musician
1934 – 2020
horn playerjazz musicianmusician
William Ruffin Cox
William Ruffin Cox
American soldier and politician (1832-1919)
1832 – 1919
politicianlawyerjudge
Nathaniel Alexander
American physician and politician (1756-1808)
1756 – 1808
politicianphysician
Whitey Lockman
Whitey Lockman
American baseball player and coach (1926–2009)
1926 – 2009
baseball player
Walter E. Johnston, III
Walter E. Johnston, III
American politician (1936-2018)
1936 – 2018
politicianlawyer
William Bowman
William Bowman
American film director (1884-1960)
1884 – 1960
film directoractor
Robert A. Holton
American academic
1944 – 2025
university teacherchemist
Belus Smawley
Belus Smawley
American basketball player-coach
1918 – 2003
basketball playerbasketball coach
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
American civil rights and criminal defense lawyer (1914-2018)
1914 – 2018
lawyer
Richard Dobbs Spaight
Richard Dobbs Spaight
27th governor of North Carolina (1796-1850)
1796 – 1850
farmerpoliticianlawyer
June Tyson
American jazz singer (1936–1992)
1936 – 1992
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Kenneth Lamar Holland
Kenneth Lamar Holland
American politician (1934–2021)
1934 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Linton Garner
American musician (1915–2003)
1915 – 2003
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
George W. Smyth
George W. Smyth
American politician (1803-1866)
1803 – 1866
politician
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones III
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones III
American politician (1884-1957)
1884 – 1957
politicianlawyerjudge
Howell Cobb
American congressman for Georgia (1772-1818)
1772 – 1818
politician
Evelyn Cunningham
American journalist (1916-2010)
1916 – 2010
journalist
M. A. Foster
American writer (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
science fiction literaturescience fiction writernovelist
Archibald Henderson
Archibald Henderson
American politician (1768-1822)
1768 – 1822
politicianlawyer
Edmund Strother Dargan
Edmund Strother Dargan
American politician (1805-1879)
1805 – 1879
politicianlawyerjudge
John C. B. Ehringhaus
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Governor of North Carolina from 1933 to 1937
1882 – 1949
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Big John Hamilton
Big John Hamilton
American restaurateur and actor (1916-1984)
1916 – 1984
actor
John McQueen
John McQueen
American politician (1804-1867)
1804 – 1867
politicianlawyer
William Grainger Blount
American politician (1784-1827)
1784 – 1827
politicianlawyer
George Altman
George Altman
American baseball player
1933 – 2025
baseball player
Carl Thomas Durham
Carl Thomas Durham
American politician (1892-1974)
1892 – 1974
pharmacistpolitician
James McEachin
James McEachin
American actor and writer
1930 – 2025
writeractor
Maxwell R. Thurman
Maxwell R. Thurman
United States general (1931–1995)
1931 – 1995
military personnel
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