Biographical Records
Notable People from North Carolina
1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 13 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.
Herbert Coward
1938 – 2024
actor
Ivey Foreman Lewis
1882 – 1964
botanistgeneticist
George W. Ashburn
1814 – 1868
politician
Linton Garner
1915 – 2003
jazz musicianmusicianpianist
Big John Hamilton
1916 – 1984
actor
Romulus Mitchell Saunders
1791 – 1867
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Robert Ruark
1915 – 1965
film directornovelistjournalist
Bob Northern
1934 – 2020
horn playerjazz musicianmusician
Duncan Lamont Clinch
1787 – 1849
politician
Robert Lee Doughton
1863 – 1954
politician
Claude Kitchin
1869 – 1923
juristpoliticianlawyer
Evelyn Cunningham
1916 – 2010
journalist
Ed Brown
1928 – 2007
American football player
Jim Caldwell
1943 – 2023
basketball player
William Shepperd Ashe
1814 – 1862
politicianlawyer
Lewis Williams
1786 – 1842
politician
Lemuel J. Alston
1760 – 1836
politicianlawyerjudge
Zachary D. Massey
1864 – 1923
politician
William Kennedy
1768 – 1834
politicianlawyer
Evan Shelby Alexander
1767 – 1809
politicianlawyer
Rufus Harley
1936 – 2006
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Lacy Gibson
1936 – 2011
guitaristsongwritersinger
William T. Crawford
1856 – 1913
politicianlawyer
James B. Dudley
1859 – 1925
academic
Henry G. Connor
1852 – 1924
politicianlawyerjudge
Daniel Newnan
1780 – 1851
military officerpolitician
Francis D. Winston
1857 – 1941
politicianlawyerjudge
Walter B. Jones, Sr.
1913 – 1992
politician
Daniel Laurens Barringer
1788 – 1852
politicianlawyer
Henry C. De Mille
1853 – 1893
playwrightwriter
Robert Taylor Thorp
1850 – 1938
politicianlawyer
Mabel Hampton
1902 – 1989
activistdancer
Jean R. Preston
1935 – 2013
politician
Donald L. Shaw
1936 – 2021
communication scholaruniversity teacherjournalist
Lemuel Benton
1754 – 1818
politicianjudge
Charley Jones
1850 – 1911
baseball player
Loretta Braxton
1934 – 2019
mathematician
Lori Wilson
1937 – 2019
politician
John H. Hager
1936 – 2020
politicianbusinessperson
Harry Skinner
1855 – 1929
politicianlawyer
John Outterbridge
1933 – 2020
artistsculptor
Fred Foster
1931 – 2019
songwriterrecord producer
James E. Cheek
1932 – 2010
theologianeducator
Isham Warren Garrott
1816 – 1863
military officerpolitician
Edward Stanly
1810 – 1872
politicianlawyer
Carr Smith
1901 – 1989
baseball player
Roland Jones
1813 – 1869
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles O'Neal
1904 – 1996
novelistwriterscreenwriter
Algernon Lee Butler
1905 – 1978
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Fisher
1789 – 1849
politician