Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 22 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Clyde King
Clyde King
American baseball manager, executive
1924 – 2010
baseball player
Edward E. David Jr.
American engineer
1925 – 2017
electrical engineerengineer
Eleanor Ross Taylor
American poet (1920-2011)
1920 – 2011
poetwriter
Ernest Angley
Christian evangelist
1921 – 2020
writer
Floyd McKissick
Floyd McKissick
Civil Rights Activist
1922 – 1991
civil rights advocatelawyerjudge
George Wilson
baseball outfielder from the United States (1925-1974)
1925 – 1974
baseball player
Tom Wicker
American journalist (1926-2011)
1926 – 2011
novelistjournalistwriter
Hal Brown
Hal Brown
American baseball player (1924-2015)
1924 – 2015
baseball player
Bob Mann
Bob Mann
American football player (1924–2006)
1924 – 2008
American football player
Allen Bunn
musical artist
1923 – 1977
guitaristsingersinger-songwriter
Harry Martin
Harry Martin
American judge
1920 – 1988
judge
Ben Flowers
Ben Flowers
American baseball player
1927 – 2009
baseball player
Ben Wade
Ben Wade
American baseball player
1922 – 2002
baseball player
Bobby Myers
American racing driver (1927-1957)
1927 – 1957
racing driver
Charlie Justice
Charlie Justice
Player of American football (1924–2003)
1924 – 2003
American football player
Tal Abernathy
American baseball player (1921–2001)
1921 – 2001
baseball player
Lacy Thornburg
Lacy Thornburg
American politician
1929
politicianlawyerjudge
Red O'Quinn
American football player (1925-2002)
1925 – 2002
Canadian football playerAmerican football playerbasketball player
Richard Erwin
United States federal judge (1923–2006)
1923 – 2006
politicianlawyerjudge
Rogers McKee
American baseball player (1926-2014)
1926 – 2014
baseball player
Tom Wright
Tom Wright
Major League Baseball player (1923–2017)
1923 – 2017
baseball player
Wilma Dykeman
American writer
1920 – 2006
novelistbiographerhistorian
Charles Orville Whitley
Charles Orville Whitley
American politician (1927-2002)
1927 – 2002
politicianlawyer
Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr.
American diplomat (1924-1983)
1924 – 1983
university teacherjuristdiplomat
Clarence Lightner
American politician (1921-2002)
1921 – 2002
funeral directorpolitician
John Moore
American costume designer, set decorator and production designer for films
1924 – 2006
theatre designerset decoratorproduction designer
Pee Wee Moore
Pee Wee Moore
American jazz saxophonist (1928-2009)
1928 – 2009
jazz musiciansaxophonist
Jim Paschal
American racing driver (1926–2004)
1926 – 2004
racing automobile driverracing driverengineer
Jimmy Soul
American male singer (1942–1988)
1942 – 1988
musiciansinger
Bobby Bennett
American singer
1938 – 2013
singer-songwritersinger
Bobby Speight
Bobby Speight
American basketball player (1930-2007)
1930 – 2007
basketball player
Donald A. Bonner
Donald A. Bonner
American politician
1935 – 2021
politician
Doris Betts
author and English professor (1932–2012)
1932 – 2012
novelistwriter
Doug Cline
Doug Cline
American football player (1938-1995)
1938 – 1995
American football player
Ed Cooke
American football player (1935–2022)
1935 – 2022
American football player
Ted Abernathy
Ted Abernathy
American baseball player (1933–2004)
1933 – 2004
baseball player
Tom Overton
sound engineer (1930-1988)
1930 – 1988
audio engineer
Tony Rand
Tony Rand
American politician (1939–2020)
1939 – 2020
politicianlawyer
Vernon Malone
Vernon Malone
American politician (1931-2009)
1931 – 2009
politician
Robert Charles Soles Jr.
Robert Charles Soles Jr.
American politician (1934-2021)
1934 – 2021
politicianlawyer
Ruby Johnson
American soul singer
1936 – 1999
singer
George Younce
Southern Gospel singer (1930–2005)
1930 – 2005
songwritersinger
George Butler
American jazz record producer
1931 – 2008
jazz record producercomposer
George Harris
member of the first United States Olympic judo team
1933 – 2011
judoka
Harold Dunaway
Harold Dunaway
American racing driver (1933–2012)
1933 – 2012
racing drivermilitary personnel
Humpy Wheeler
Humpy Wheeler
American auto racing promoter, manager and consultant (1938–2025)
1938 – 2025
manager
I. Beverly Lake
I. Beverly Lake
American politician (1934–2019)
1934 – 2019
politicianlawyerjudge
Jerry Rushing
American bootlegger (1937-2017)
1937 – 2017
stunt doubleactor
J. D. McDuffie
American racing driver (1938-1991)
1938 – 1991
racing driver
J. William Kime
J. William Kime
Commandant of the United State Coast Guard (1934-2006)
1934 – 2006
military officer
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