List of people from North Carolina

The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or closely associated with the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Academia

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Kary Mullis

Artists

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Business

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James Goodnight
 
Debra L. Lee

Entertainers

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A–L
 
Jimmy Donaldson
 
Zach Galifianakis
 
Ava Gardner
 
Andy Griffith
 
Michael C. Hall
 
Ken Jeong
M–Z
 
Emily Procter
 
Jim Rash
 
Berlinda Tolbert
 
Evan Rachel Wood
 
Bellamy Young

Government, military, and public figures

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A–I
 
William Blount
 
Roy Cooper
 
Jerry K. Crump
 
Elizabeth Dole
J–Z
 
Lawrence Joel
 
Dolley Madison
 
James K. Polk
 
Hiram Rhodes Revels

Journalism and media

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Stuart Scott

Musicians

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A–G
 
Fantasia Barrino
 
J. Cole
 
Luke Combs
 
Fred Durst
H–Z
 
Tift Merritt
 
Kellie Pickler
 
Nina Simone
 
James Taylor

Sportspeople

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A–B
 
Keenan Allen
 
Walt Bellamy
 
Ricky Berens
 
Heather Bergsma
 
Madison Bumgarner
 
Smoky Burgess
C–G
 
Stephen Curry
 
Ray Durham
 
Dale Earnhardt
 
Carl Eller
 
Raymond Floyd
 
Roman Gabriel
 
David Garrard
 
Joe Gibbs
H–K
 
Kendra Harrison
 
Torry Holt
 
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
 
Dale Jarrett
 
Bobby Jones
 
Sam Jones
 
Michael Jordan
 
Sonny Jurgensen
L–N
 
Meadowlark Lemon
 
Caroline Lind
 
Camille Little
 
Pete Maravich
 
Bob McAdoo
 
Jerry Narron
O–S
 
Chris Paul
 
Julius Peppers
 
Gaylord Perry
 
Jim Perry
 
Richard Petty
 
Eddie Pope
 
Corey Seager
T–Z
 
David Thompson
 
Mario Williams
 
Roy Williams
 
Alex Wood
 
James Worthy

Writers

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Margaret Maron
 
Thomas Wolfe

Aviation and aerospace

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Charles Duke

Religious leaders

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Billy Graham

Miscellaneous

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North Carolina residents later in life, raised elsewhere

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A–L
 
Eva Clayton
 
Mike Krzyzewski
M–Z
 
Blackbeard
 
George Washington Vanderbilt II

Spent time or studied in North Carolina

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See also

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By location
By educational affiliation
Other

References

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  1. ^ "Chronicles of Oklahoma". Oklahoma State University Library Electronic Publishing Center. 2001. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ TV Week, Greensboro Daily News, December 12, 1976
  3. ^ Wertz Jr., Langston. "West Meck football standout Dyami Brown commits to North Carolina". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  4. ^ Charlie Cozart. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Lindsay Deal.The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Noden, Merrell (July 6, 1992). "Great Expectations: Melvin Stewart's Journey From the World of the PTL Ministry to his Life as the World's Best Butterflyer Has Been Well, Dickensian". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Where Are They Now?: Mel Stewart". Charlotte Magazine. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  8. ^ Rube Walker. The Baseball Cube. Retrieved April 22, 2021.