Biographical Records
Notable People from North Carolina
1,702 notable figures born in North Carolina, showing page 9 of 35, ranked by historical prominence.
Buck Leonard
1907 – 1997
baseball player
Carl Kasell
1934 – 2018
radio personalityjournalist
Tom Dula
1844 – 1868
soldier
Tim Valentine
1926 – 2015
politicianlawyer
Chris Smith
1992 – 2023
American football player
Kenneth Bryan Raper
1908 – 1987
microbiologistmycologistbotanist
Joseph Wilson Ervin
1901 – 1945
politicianlawyer
Nick Galifianakis
1928 – 2023
politicianlawyer
Bob Gantt
1922 – 1994
basketball player
Harold Covington
1953 – 2018
white supremacistpodcasterscience fiction writer
Dixie Gilmer
1901 – 1954
politicianlawyer
Phil Valentine
1959 – 2021
political activistradio personalitywriter
Thomas Frederick Price
1860 – 1919
priest
Robert Tripp Ross
1903 – 1981
executivepharmacistpolitician
Robert Robinson Taylor
1868 – 1942
architect
Dan K. Moore
1906 – 1986
prosecutorjuristgovernor
Dan Bullock
1953 – 1969
military personnel
J. Smith Young
1834 – 1916
politicianlawyerjudge
Charles Manly
1795 – 1871
governorjuristpolitician
Paris C. Dunning
1806 – 1884
juristgovernorpolitician
Van. H. Manning
1839 – 1892
military officerpoliticianlawyer
Boyce McDaniel
1917 – 2002
nuclear physicistuniversity teacherphysicist
William S. Hatcher
1935 – 2005
Baháʼíphilosopheruniversity teacher
Daniel Gould Fowle
1831 – 1891
juristgovernorpolitician
Elias Carr
1839 – 1900
governorpolitician
Edward Bishop Dudley
1789 – 1855
politician
Harold Nicholas
1921 – 2000
danceractor
Nappy Brown
1929 – 2008
blues musiciansongwritermusician
Louis Dupree
1925 – 1989
archaeologistanthropologist
Roman Gabriel
1940 – 2024
American football playerathletebusinessperson
Daniel Moreau Barringer
1806 – 1873
diplomatpoliticianlawyer
Tiny Broadwick
1893 – 1978
stunt performerskydivershowman
Samm-Art Williams
1946 – 2024
television producerplaywrightactor
John Owen
1787 – 1841
governorpolitician
Tilghman Tucker
1802 – 1859
politicianlawyer
Henry Toole Clark
1808 – 1874
juristgovernorpolitician
Terry Plumeri
1944 – 2016
jazz musicianfilm score composerpianist
David Lowry Swain
1801 – 1868
juristgovernorpolitician
Margaret Marley Modlin
1927 – 1998
sculptorpainterphotographer
Glenn McDuffie
1927 – 2014
basketball player
Gabriel Holmes
1769 – 1829
politicianlawyer
Wilbur Little
1928 – 1987
jazz musician
Allyn King
1899 – 1930
stage actorZiegfeld girlsinger
Charles Aurelius Smith
1861 – 1916
governorpolitician
James Iver McKay
1793 – 1853
politicianlawyer
Jack Tatum
1948 – 2010
American football player
Charlie Sanders
1946 – 2015
American football player
Bill Mathis
1938 – 2020
American football player
Harold Vick
1936 – 1987
jazz musiciansaxophonistmusician
Robert B. Vance
1828 – 1899
military officerpolitician