Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

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

Matt Baker
American artist (1921-1959)
1921 - 1959
pencillercomics artistillustrator
Emerson Etheridge
Emerson Etheridge
American politician (1819–1902)
1819 - 1902
politicianlawyer
John Allen Wilcox
Confederate Army officer and politician (1819-1864)
1819 - 1864
politicianlawyer
Richard McCoy, Jr.
Richard McCoy, Jr.
American aircraft hijacker (1942–1974)
1942 - 1974
military personnel
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
Doris Coley
Doris Coley
American singer (1941–2000)
1941 - 2000
singer
James Madison Leach
James Madison Leach
American politician (1815-1891)
1815 - 1891
politicianlawyer
William Paul Roberts
William Paul Roberts
Confederate States Army general (1841–1910)
1841 - 1910
military officer
Elmer Modlin
actor (1925-2003)
1925 - 2003
television actoractor
Walter Clark
Walter Clark
American judge (1846–1924)
1846 - 1924
lawyerjudge
Thelma C. Davidson Adair
Thelma C. Davidson Adair
American civil rights activist
1920 - 2024
human rights defender
Cindy Garner
Cindy Garner
American actress (1924-2002)
1924 - 2002
actor
Samuel Ashe
American politician (1725–1813)
1725 - 1813
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Joseph J. McDowell
American politician
1800 - 1877
politicianlawyer
Charlie Poole
Charlie Poole
American musician (1892–1931)
1892 - 1931
banjoistsongwritermusician
Mary Jane Patterson
Mary Jane Patterson
American educator (1840-1894)
1840 - 1894
educator
Louise Nixon Sutton
African-American mathematician (1925-2006)
1925 - 2006
professor of mathematicsmathematician
Robert A. Holton
American academic
1944 - 2025
university teacherchemist
George Shuffler
American bluegrass guitar player
1925 - 2014
songwriterguitaristmusician
Gil Coan
Gil Coan
American baseball player (1922–2020)
1922 - 2020
baseball player
Katie Geneva Cannon
Katie Geneva Cannon
American theologian, first African American woman ordained by the Catawba Presbytery of the Presbyterian church (1950–2018)
1950 - 2018
religious leadertheologian
Romulus Zachariah Linney
Romulus Zachariah Linney
American politician (1841-1910)
1841 - 1910
politicianlawyer
Richard Darman
Richard Darman
American businessman and government official (1943–2008)
1943 - 2008
university teachereconomistbusinessperson
Thomas Gregory Skinner
Thomas Gregory Skinner
American politician (1842-1907)
1842 - 1907
politicianlawyer
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace R. Kornegay
American politician (1924-2009)
1924 - 2009
politicianlawyer
Alma Holland Beers
U.S. botanist (1892-1974)
1892 - 1974
scientific illustratorbotanistbotanical collector
Bubba Brooks
Bubba Brooks
American musician
1922 - 2002
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Jethro Pugh
Player of American football (1944-2015)
1944 - 2015
American football playerbusinessperson
Charles Manly Stedman
Charles Manly Stedman
Confederate Army officer (1841-1930)
1841 - 1930
politicianlawyer
Robert W. Welch, Jr.
American businessman and anti-communist conspiracy theorist (1899–1985)
1899 - 1985
journalistentrepreneurpolitician
John Kerr Hendrick
John Kerr Hendrick
American politician (1849-1921)
1849 - 1921
politicianlawyer
William Marshall Inge
American politician (1802–1846)
1802 - 1846
politicianlawyer
John Baptista Ashe
John Baptista Ashe
American politician (1748-1802)
1748 - 1802
politician
Red Prysock
Red Prysock
American rhythm and blues tenor saxophonist
1926 - 1993
jazz musiciansaxophonistbandleader
Goo Kennedy
American basketball player (1949–2020)
1949 - 2020
basketball player
Kristina Holland
actress (1944–2023)
1944 - 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
George W. Smyth
George W. Smyth
American politician (1803-1866)
1803 - 1866
politician
Jared Irwin
Jared Irwin
American politician (1750-1818)
1750 - 1818
politician
William Ruffin Cox
William Ruffin Cox
American soldier and politician (1832-1919)
1832 - 1919
politicianlawyerjudge
William Rabun
American politician
1771 - 1819
politician
Nathaniel Alexander
American physician and politician (1756-1808)
1756 - 1808
politicianphysician
Herbert Coward
Herbert Coward
American actor
1938 - 2024
actor
Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell
American basketball player (1943–2023)
1943 - 2023
basketball player
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
American civil rights and criminal defense lawyer (1914-2018)
1914 - 2018
lawyer
Bob Northern
American jazz musician
1934 - 2020
horn playerjazz musicianmusician
Evelyn Cunningham
American journalist (1916-2010)
1916 - 2010
journalist
Belus Smawley
Belus Smawley
American basketball player-coach
1918 - 2003
basketball playerbasketball coach
Linton Garner
American musician (1915–2003)
1915 - 2003
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Maxwell R. Thurman
Maxwell R. Thurman
United States general (1931–1995)
1931 - 1995
military personnel
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