Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 27 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Ron Blackburn
American baseball player (1935-1998)
1935 – 1998
baseball player
Virginia Kyle Campbell
Virginia Kyle Campbell
American socialite (1822–1882)
1822 – 1882
socialite
Sam T. Beddingfield
American test pilot and aerospace engineer
1933 – 2012
aircraft pilot
Sherman Jones
Sherman Jones
American politician and baseball player (1935-2007)
1935 – 2007
baseball playerpolitician
Jim Poole
Jim Poole
American baseball player (1895-1975)
1895 – 1975
baseball player
Junior Robinson
American and Canadian football player (1968-1995)
1968 – 1995
American football playerCanadian football player
Jim Hamby
American baseball player (1897-1991)
1897 – 1991
baseball player
James Ward Morris
United States federal judge (1890–1960)
1890 – 1960
lawyerjudge
Hugh B. Hester
Hugh B. Hester
United States Army general (1895–1983)
1895 – 1983
military personnel
Harvey Grubb
American baseball player (1890–1970)
1890 – 1970
baseball player
Hank Crisp
Hank Crisp
American college coach (1896-1970)
1896 – 1970
American football playerbaseball playerbasketball coach
Cornelius C. Jadwin
Cornelius C. Jadwin
American equestrian (1896-1982)
1896 – 1982
military personnel
Wade Lefler
Wade Lefler
American baseball player (1896-1981)
1896 – 1981
baseball player
Snake Henry
Snake Henry
American baseball player (1895-1987)
1895 – 1987
baseball player
Shag Thompson
Shag Thompson
American baseball player (1893-1990)
1893 – 1990
baseball player
Sam Gibson
Sam Gibson
American baseball player
1899 – 1983
baseball player
Rube Benton
Rube Benton
American baseball player
1890 – 1937
baseball player
Elder White
American baseball player (1933-2010)
1933 – 2010
baseball player
Howie Nunn
Howie Nunn
American baseball player (1935-2012)
1935 – 2012
baseball player
Roy Crumpler
Roy Crumpler
Major League Baseball pitcher
1896 – 1969
baseball player
Robert H. Smith
Robert H. Smith
American naval officer (1898–1943)
1898 – 1943
submarinermilitary officer
Red Cox
Major League Baseball player (1895–1984)
1895 – 1984
baseball player
Ray Jenkins
American attorney (1897-1980)
1897 – 1980
lawyer
Gene White
American football player (born 1932)
1932 – 2017
American football player
Ralph Edwards
Canadian homesteader, conservationist (1894–1977)
1894 – 1977
art collectorart historiancurator
Blair Tindall
American journalist and oboist (1960-2023)
1960 – 2023
music journalistoboistjournalist
Ephraim McLean Brank
Ephraim McLean Brank
American militiaman (1791-1875)
1791 – 1875
lawyer
Virginia Clay-Clopton
Virginia Clay-Clopton
American suffragist (1825–1915)
1825 – 1915
suffragist
Henson P. Barnes
Henson P. Barnes
American politician (1934–2015)
1934 – 2015
entrepreneurpoliticianlawyer
Hoss Ellington
American stock car racing driver and team owner (1935–2014)
1935 – 2014
NASCAR team owner
Jim Tucker
Investigative journalist
1934 – 2013
journalist
Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
Hugh K. Leatherman, Sr.
American politician
1931 – 2021
politician
George Doherty Johnston
George Doherty Johnston
Confederate Army general (1832-1910)
1832 – 1910
politician
Oliver H. Dockery
Oliver H. Dockery
American politician (1830–1906)
1830 – 1906
diplomatpolitician
James M. Alexander
James M. Alexander
American politician
1815 – 1871
politicianbusinessperson
Cecil Exum
American basketball player (1962–2023)
1962 – 2023
basketball player
J. Russell Capps
J. Russell Capps
American politician
1931 – 2020
politician
Charles Hooks
American politician (1768-1843)
1768 – 1843
politician
Jack Curtis
American baseball player
1937 – 2025
baseball player
Curtis Hairston
American soul/funk singer-songwriter (1961-1996)
1961 – 1996
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
Possum Whitted
Possum Whitted
American baseball player (1890-1962)
1890 – 1962
baseball player
Gary Fortune
Gary Fortune
American baseball player
1894 – 1955
baseball player
Jay Ritchie
American baseball player (1936-2016)
1936 – 2016
baseball player
J. D. Gibbs
American racing driver (1969-2019)
1969 – 2019
NASCAR team owner
Clem Llewellyn
Clem Llewellyn
American baseball player
1895 – 1969
baseball playerlawyerjudge
John Baker
John Baker
Player of American football, born 1935
1935 – 2007
American football playersheriffpolitician
Chuck Rowland
Chuck Rowland
American baseball player (1899-1992)
1899 – 1992
baseball player
Charles Albert Cannon
Charles Albert Cannon
American businessman
1892 – 1971
businessperson
John Sears
former NASCAR driver
1936 – 1999
racing automobile driverengineer
Bunny Hearn
Bunny Hearn
Baseball player and coach
1891 – 1959
baseball player
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