Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

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

Walter Clark
Walter Clark
American judge (1846–1924)
1846 - 1924
lawyerjudge
James Madison Leach
James Madison Leach
American politician (1815-1891)
1815 - 1891
politicianlawyer
Elmer Modlin
actor (1925-2003)
1925 - 2003
television actoractor
Mary Jane Patterson
Mary Jane Patterson
American educator (1840-1894)
1840 - 1894
educator
William Rabun
American politician
1771 - 1819
politician
Joseph J. McDowell
American politician
1800 - 1877
politicianlawyer
Thelma C. Davidson Adair
Thelma C. Davidson Adair
American civil rights activist
1920 - 2024
human rights defender
George Shuffler
American bluegrass guitar player
1925 - 2014
songwriterguitaristmusician
Gil Coan
Gil Coan
American baseball player (1922–2020)
1922 - 2020
baseball player
Claude Kitchin
Claude Kitchin
American politician (1869–1923)
1869 - 1923
juristpoliticianlawyer
Jethro Pugh
Player of American football (1944-2015)
1944 - 2015
American football playerbusinessperson
Romulus Zachariah Linney
Romulus Zachariah Linney
American politician (1841-1910)
1841 - 1910
politicianlawyer
Alma Holland Beers
U.S. botanist (1892-1974)
1892 - 1974
scientific illustratorbotanistbotanical collector
Thomas Gregory Skinner
Thomas Gregory Skinner
American politician (1842-1907)
1842 - 1907
politicianlawyer
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Canadian journalist, writer and actor
1890 - 1932
soldierjournalistauthor
Robert W. Welch, Jr.
American businessman and anti-communist conspiracy theorist (1899–1985)
1899 - 1985
journalistentrepreneurpolitician
Louise Nixon Sutton
African-American mathematician (1925-2006)
1925 - 2006
professor of mathematicsmathematician
Richard Darman
Richard Darman
American businessman and government official (1943–2008)
1943 - 2008
university teachereconomistbusinessperson
William Bowman
William Bowman
American film director (1884-1960)
1884 - 1960
film directoractor
John Baptista Ashe
John Baptista Ashe
American politician (1748-1802)
1748 - 1802
politician
Charles Manly Stedman
Charles Manly Stedman
Confederate Army officer (1841-1930)
1841 - 1930
politicianlawyer
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
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace R. Kornegay
American politician (1924-2009)
1924 - 2009
politicianlawyer
John Kerr Hendrick
John Kerr Hendrick
American politician (1849-1921)
1849 - 1921
politicianlawyer
Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell
American basketball player (1943–2023)
1943 - 2023
basketball player
William Marshall Inge
American politician (1802–1846)
1802 - 1846
politicianlawyer
Herbert Coward
Herbert Coward
American actor
1938 - 2024
actor
Jared Irwin
Jared Irwin
American politician (1750-1818)
1750 - 1818
politician
Nathaniel Alexander
American physician and politician (1756-1808)
1756 - 1808
politicianphysician
Bruton Smith
promoter and owner of NASCAR track (1927–2022)
1927 - 2022
chief executive officerbusinessperson
William Ruffin Cox
William Ruffin Cox
American soldier and politician (1832-1919)
1832 - 1919
politicianlawyerjudge
Bubba Brooks
Bubba Brooks
American musician
1922 - 2002
saxophonistjazz musicianmusician
Kristina Holland
actress (1944–2023)
1944 - 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
Maxwell R. Thurman
Maxwell R. Thurman
United States general (1931–1995)
1931 - 1995
military personnel
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Dovey Johnson Roundtree
American civil rights and criminal defense lawyer (1914-2018)
1914 - 2018
lawyer
Belus Smawley
Belus Smawley
American basketball player-coach
1918 - 2003
basketball playerbasketball coach
Evelyn Cunningham
American journalist (1916-2010)
1916 - 2010
journalist
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
Richard Dobbs Spaight
Richard Dobbs Spaight
27th governor of North Carolina (1796-1850)
1796 - 1850
farmerpoliticianlawyer
John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger
American politician (1880-1963)
1880 - 1963
politicianlawyer
Linton Garner
American musician (1915–2003)
1915 - 2003
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Howell Cobb
American congressman for Georgia (1772-1818)
1772 - 1818
politician
Edmund Strother Dargan
Edmund Strother Dargan
American politician (1805-1879)
1805 - 1879
politicianlawyerjudge
M. A. Foster
American writer (1939–2020)
1939 - 2020
science fiction literaturescience fiction writernovelist
John McQueen
John McQueen
American politician (1804-1867)
1804 - 1867
politicianlawyer
June Tyson
American jazz singer (1936–1992)
1936 - 1992
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Samuel Ashe
American politician (1725–1813)
1725 - 1813
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Katherine G. Langley
Katherine G. Langley
American politician (1888-1948)
1888 - 1948
suffragettepolitician
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