Biographical Records

Notable People from North Carolina

1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 5 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.

Charles Brantley Aycock
Charles Brantley Aycock
American politician (1859-1912)
1859 - 1912
prosecutorjuristgovernor
William Dodd
William Dodd
American historian and ambassador to Germany
1869 - 1940
university teacherhistoriandiplomat
Marion Butler
Marion Butler
American politician (1863-1938)
1863 - 1938
journalistpoliticianlawyer
Josiah Bailey
Josiah Bailey
American politician (1873–1946)
1873 - 1946
politicianlawyer
Luke Appling
Luke Appling
American baseball player and coach (1907-1991)
1907 - 1991
baseball player
Thomas Ferebee
Thomas Ferebee
American bombardier (1918–2000)
1918 - 2000
air force officeraircraft pilot
Joseph Tydings
Joseph Tydings
American politician
1928 - 2018
state's attorneypoliticianlawyer
Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
American diplomat
1929
historiandiplomatambassador
Junior Johnson
Junior Johnson
American racecar driver (1931–2019)
1931 - 2019
racing automobile driver
James E. Holshouser Jr.
James E. Holshouser Jr.
68th governor of North Carolina (1934-2013)
1934 - 2013
governorjuristpolitician
Reynolds Price
American writer (1933–2011)
1933 - 2011
novelistpoetwriter
Chuck Brown
Chuck Brown
American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)
1936 - 2012
guitaristsinger
Joe Lewis
kickboxer (1944-2012)
1944 - 2012
kickboxerkaratekamartial artist
Hamilton Jordan
Hamilton Jordan
Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter (1944-2008)
1944 - 2008
politician
Jeff Galloway
Jeff Galloway
American distance runner
1945 - 2026
marathon runnerathletics competitorathlete
Randy Boone
Randy Boone
actor, singer
1942 - 2025
television actorsongwritersinger-songwriter
Jo Ann Davis
Jo Ann Davis
American politician (1950-2007)
1950 - 2007
business executivepolitician
Dwight Clark
Dwight Clark
American football player and executive (1957-2018)
1957 - 2018
American football player
Lee McNeill
American track and field athlete (1964–2021)
1964 - 2021
athletics competitor
John McLean
John McLean
Illinois politician (1791-1830)
1791 - 1830
politicianlawyer
Ratliff Boon
Ratliff Boon
American politician (1781-1844)
1781 - 1844
politician
Newton Cannon
Newton Cannon
American politician (1781-1841)
1781 - 1841
politician
Theophilus H. Holmes
Theophilus H. Holmes
senior officer of the Confederate States Army (1804-1880)
1804 - 1880
army officerlieutenant general
Archibald Dixon
Archibald Dixon
American politician (1802–1876)
1802 - 1876
politicianlawyer
John J. McRae
John J. McRae
American politician (1815-1868)
1815 - 1868
politicianlawyer
Asa Biggs
Asa Biggs
politician of North Carolina (1811–1878)
1811 - 1878
politicianlawyerjudge
William Woods Holden
William Woods Holden
North Carolina politician (1818-1892)
1818 - 1892
peace activistjuristgovernor
Jacob Thompson
Jacob Thompson
American politician (1810-1885)
1810 - 1885
politician
Warren Winslow
Warren Winslow
American politician (1810–1862)
1810 - 1862
juristgovernorpolitician
William H. Smathers
William H. Smathers
American politician (1891–1955)
1891 - 1955
politicianlawyerjudge
Sarah Boone
American inventor (fl. 1878–1904)
1832 - 1904
inventor
George B. Anderson
George B. Anderson
Confederate Army officer
1831 - 1862
military personnel
Walter Hines Page
Walter Hines Page
American journalist, publisher, and diplomat (1855–1918)
1855 - 1918
opinion journalistpublishereditor
Lee Slater Overman
Lee Slater Overman
American politician (1854-1930)
1854 - 1930
politicianlawyer
Cameron A. Morrison
Cameron A. Morrison
American politician (1869-1953)
1869 - 1953
juristgovernorpolitician
Lawrence Tyson
Lawrence Tyson
United States Senator from Tennessee
1861 - 1929
politicianlawyer
Frank Porter Graham
Frank Porter Graham
Historian and politician
1886 - 1972
secondary school teacherhistorianprofessor
J. Melville Broughton
J. Melville Broughton
American politician (1888-1949)
1888 - 1949
politicianreporterteacher
Robert Rice Reynolds
Robert Rice Reynolds
American politician (1884-1963)
1884 - 1963
peace activistjournalistpolitician
William B. Umstead
William B. Umstead
American politician (1895-1954)
1895 - 1954
prosecutorjuristgovernor
William C. Lee
William C. Lee
United States general (1895-1948)
1895 - 1948
paratrooper
B. Everett Jordan
B. Everett Jordan
American politician (1896-1974)
1896 - 1974
politicianbusinessperson
W. Kerr Scott
W. Kerr Scott
American politician (1896-1958)
1896 - 1958
politician
Mary Elliott Hill
chemist (1907-1969)
1907 - 1969
chemist
Susie Sharp
Susie Sharp
American judge (1907–1996)
1907 - 1996
lawyerjudge
Richard M. Weaver
American scholar (1910–1963)
1910 - 1963
scholar of Englishessayistphilosopher
Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson
American country singer-songwriter
1932 - 2021
country musicianguitaristsongwriter
Robert F. Williams
Robert F. Williams
American civil rights activist (1925–1996)
1925 - 1996
autobiographerradio personalitycivil rights advocate
Archie Randolph Ammons
American poet (1926–2001)
1926 - 2001
university teacherpoetwriter
Murphy Anderson
Comic artist (1926–2015)
1926 - 2015
draftspersonvisual artistcomics artist
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