Biographical Records
Notable People from North Carolina
1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 13 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.
Linton Garner
1915 - 2003
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
John C. B. Ehringhaus
1882 - 1949
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Kristina Holland
1944 - 2023
film actortelevision actorvoice actor
John Hamlin Folger
1880 - 1963
politicianlawyer
Evelyn Cunningham
1916 - 2010
journalist
George W. Ashburn
1814 - 1868
politician
Big John Hamilton
1916 - 1984
actor
Herbert Coward
1938 - 2024
actor
Romulus Mitchell Saunders
1791 - 1867
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Charles George
1932 - 1952
military personnel
Robert Ruark
1915 - 1965
film directornovelistjournalist
Katherine G. Langley
1888 - 1948
suffragettepolitician
Robert Lee Doughton
1863 - 1954
politician
Johnny Perry
1972 - 2002
strongmanathlete
Preston Henn
1931 - 2017
racing automobile driver
Charles R. Thomas
1861 - 1931
politicianlawyerjudge
Meshack Franklin
1772 - 1839
politician
William Shepperd Ashe
1814 - 1862
politicianlawyer
Luke Lea
1783 - 1851
politician
Zachary D. Massey
1864 - 1923
politician
Lewis Williams
1786 - 1842
politician
Lemuel J. Alston
1760 - 1836
politicianlawyerjudge
William Kennedy
1768 - 1834
politicianlawyer
Rufus Harley
1936 - 2006
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
William T. Crawford
1856 - 1913
politicianlawyer
James B. Dudley
1859 - 1925
academic
Henry G. Connor
1852 - 1924
politicianlawyerjudge
Evan Shelby Alexander
1767 - 1809
politicianlawyer
Francis D. Winston
1857 - 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Henry C. De Mille
1853 - 1893
playwrightwriter
Robert Taylor Thorp
1850 - 1938
politicianlawyer
Daniel Newnan
1780 - 1851
military officerpolitician
Lacy Gibson
1936 - 2011
guitaristsongwritersinger
Charley Jones
1850 - 1911
baseball player
Jean R. Preston
1935 - 2013
politician
Lemuel Benton
1754 - 1818
politicianjudge
Harry Skinner
1855 - 1929
politicianlawyer
Walter B. Jones, Sr.
1913 - 1992
politician
Donald L. Shaw
1936 - 2021
communication scholaruniversity teacherjournalist
Mabel Hampton
1902 - 1989
activistdancer
Daniel Laurens Barringer
1788 - 1852
politicianlawyer
Loretta Braxton
1934 - 2019
mathematician
Lori Wilson
1937 - 2019
politician
Don Cardwell
1935 - 2008
baseball player
Isham Warren Garrott
1816 - 1863
military officerpolitician
James E. Cheek
1932 - 2010
theologianeducator
Fred Foster
1931 - 2019
songwriterrecord producer
Edward Stanly
1810 - 1872
politicianlawyer
Roland Jones
1813 - 1869
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles O'Neal
1904 - 1996
novelistwriterscreenwriter