Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 12 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

John Horace Forney
John Horace Forney
Confederate Army general (1829-1902)
1829 - 1902
military personnel
William Miller
William Miller
Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina (1770-1825)
1770 - 1825
envoyjuristgovernor
Joseph Jonathan Davis
Joseph Jonathan Davis
Confederate Army officer and American politician (1828-1892)
1828 - 1892
politicianlawyerjudge
George Shuffler
American bluegrass guitar player
1925 - 2014
songwriterguitaristmusician
Jethro Pugh
Player of American football (1944-2015)
1944 - 2015
American football playerbusinessperson
Bryan Grimes
Bryan Grimes
Confederate Army general (1828–1880)
1828 - 1880
military personnel
George E. Harris
George E. Harris
American politician (1827-1911)
1827 - 1911
politicianlawyer
William Hawkins
William Hawkins
Governor of North Carolina (1777-1819)
1777 - 1819
politicianlawyer
Robert Williams
Robert Williams
American politician (1773–1836)
1773 - 1836
militantpolitician
Gil Coan
Gil Coan
American baseball player (1922–2020)
1922 - 2020
baseball player
William S. Williams
William S. Williams
American frontiersman
1787 - 1849
explorer
Robert Ransom, Jr.
Robert Ransom, Jr.
Confederate Army general (1828-1892)
1828 - 1892
military officer
Thomas Morton
Thomas Morton
English playwright
1764 - 1838
playwrightwriter
William H. Forney
William H. Forney
Confederate Army general and politician (1823–1894)
1823 - 1894
politicianlawyer
Alma Holland Beers
U.S. botanist (1892-1974)
1892 - 1974
scientific illustratorbotanistbotanical collector
Buddy Shuman
American stock car racing driver (1915–1955)
1915 - 1955
racing automobile driverengineer
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance
Canadian journalist, writer and actor
1890 - 1932
soldierjournalistauthor
Goo Kennedy
American basketball player (1949–2020)
1949 - 2020
basketball player
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
Kristina Holland
actress (1944–2023)
1944 - 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
William Bowman
William Bowman
American film director (1884-1960)
1884 - 1960
film directoractor
Archibald Henderson
Archibald Henderson
American politician (1768-1822)
1768 - 1822
politicianlawyer
Benjamin Williams
Benjamin Williams
11th and 14th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina (1751-1814)
1751 - 1814
politician
John Hamlin Folger
John Hamlin Folger
American politician (1880-1963)
1880 - 1963
politicianlawyer
John Hosea Kerr
John Hosea Kerr
American politician (1873-1958)
1873 - 1958
politicianlawyerjudge
Horace R. Kornegay
Horace R. Kornegay
American politician (1924-2009)
1924 - 2009
politicianlawyer
Hannibal Lafayette Godwin
Hannibal Lafayette Godwin
American politician (1873-1929)
1873 - 1929
politicianlawyer
Katherine G. Langley
Katherine G. Langley
American politician (1888-1948)
1888 - 1948
suffragettepolitician
Robert W. Welch, Jr.
American businessman and anti-communist conspiracy theorist (1899–1985)
1899 - 1985
journalistentrepreneurpolitician
Linton Garner
American musician (1915–2003)
1915 - 2003
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Herbert Coward
Herbert Coward
American actor
1938 - 2024
actor
Jim Caldwell
Jim Caldwell
American basketball player (1943–2023)
1943 - 2023
basketball player
Big John Hamilton
Big John Hamilton
American restaurateur and actor (1916-1984)
1916 - 1984
actor
Robert Digges Wimberly Connor
Robert Digges Wimberly Connor
American historian; Archivist of the US (1878–1950)
1878 - 1950
university teacherarchivisthistorian
Mills Darden
Mills Darden
Alleged largest man in history
1799 - 1857
Edwin Yates Webb
Edwin Yates Webb
American politician (1872-1955)
1872 - 1955
politicianlawyerjudge
Maxwell R. Thurman
Maxwell R. Thurman
United States general (1931–1995)
1931 - 1995
military personnel
John C. B. Ehringhaus
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Governor of North Carolina from 1933 to 1937
1882 - 1949
prosecutorjuristgovernor
James Moore
Continental Army general, born 1737
1737 - 1777
military officer
Robert Ruark
American writer (1915-1965)
1915 - 1965
film directornovelistjournalist
M. A. Foster
American writer (1939–2020)
1939 - 2020
science fiction literaturescience fiction writernovelist
June Tyson
American jazz singer (1936–1992)
1936 - 1992
jazz singerjazz musiciansinger
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones III
Hamilton Chamberlain Jones III
American politician (1884-1957)
1884 - 1957
politicianlawyerjudge
James McEachin
James McEachin
American actor and writer
1930 - 2025
writeractor
Ivey Foreman Lewis
Ivey Foreman Lewis
American botanist (1882-1964)
1882 - 1964
botanistgeneticist
Kenneth Lamar Holland
Kenneth Lamar Holland
American politician (1934–2021)
1934 - 2021
politicianlawyer
Bob Northern
American jazz musician
1934 - 2020
horn playerjazz musicianmusician
Annie Lowrie Alexander
Annie Lowrie Alexander
American physician
1864 - 1929
physician
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