Biographical Records
Notable People from North Carolina
1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 6 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.
Eileen Fulton
1933 – 2025
actor
Sonny Jurgensen
1934 – 2026
American football player
Johnny Bristol
1939 – 2004
musiciansinger-songwriterrecord producer
John D. Loudermilk
1934 – 2016
musiciansinger-songwritersinger
April Ferry
1932 – 2024
costume designeractor
Clarence Avant
1931 – 2023
film producerrecord producer
David Gergen
1942 – 2025
political analystpolitical punditjournalist
Curly Neal
1942 – 2020
basketball player
Oliver
1945 – 2000
singer
Jim Crockett
1944 – 2021
businessperson
Mike Evans
1949 – 2006
television actorscreenwriteractor
Mitchell Wiggins
1959 – 2024
basketball coachbasketball player
LeRoi Moore
1961 – 2008
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusic arranger
Timothy Bloodworth
1736 – 1814
politicianteacher
John Williams
1778 – 1837
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Junius Daniel
1828 – 1864
military personnel
John Willis Ellis
1820 – 1861
juristgovernorpolitician
Alfred Moore
1755 – 1810
politicianlawyerjudge
Robert Howe
1732 – 1786
military officerpolitician
Bedford Brown
1795 – 1870
politicianlawyer
David Stone
1770 – 1818
governorjuristpolitician
Edward Burleson
1798 – 1851
military officerpoliticianvice president
Jesse Speight
1795 – 1847
politician
William Trousdale
1790 – 1872
diplomatjuristmajor general
Thomas Hill Williams
1773 – 1850
politicianlawyer
William Smith
1762 – 1840
politicianlawyerjudge
Willie Blount
1768 – 1835
politician
Tod Robinson Caldwell
1818 – 1874
juristgovernorpolitician
David Settle Reid
1813 – 1891
juristgovernorpolitician
William W. Loring
1818 – 1886
soldierpoliticianlawyer
Solomon Meredith
1810 – 1875
military officerpolitician
Benjamin S. Turner
1825 – 1894
politician
John Pool
1826 – 1884
politicianlawyer
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch
1820 – 1862
Brigadegeneraljuristpolitician
Madie Hall Xuma
1894 – 1982
activistpedagoguepolitician
Thomas Michael Holt
1831 – 1896
governorpoliticianbusinessperson
Laurence S. Baker
1830 – 1907
military personnel
William Dorsey Pender
1834 – 1863
soldiermilitary officer
Daniel Lindsay Russell
1845 – 1908
juristgovernorpolitician
John Adams Hyman
1840 – 1891
politician
Furnifold McLendel Simmons
1854 – 1940
politicianlawyer
John Elwood Bundy
1853 – 1933
painter
Locke Craig
1860 – 1924
juristgovernorpolitician
Zealia Bishop
1897 – 1968
novelistwriter
Noble Drew Ali
1886 – 1929
circus performerreligious leader
John S. Battle
1890 – 1972
governorpoliticianlawyer
R. Gregg Cherry
1891 – 1957
juristgovernorpolitician
Ward Greene
1892 – 1956
novelistjournalistediting staff
Alice B. Russell
1892 – 1984
film actorfilm produceractor
Henry Johnson
1892 – 1929
soldierWorld War I