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Famous Natives
People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors. ![]() Ryan Adams singer, songwriter ![]() Clay Aiken singer ![]() Tori Amos singer, songwriter ![]() Sunshine Anderson singer ![]() Ernest Angley evangelist ![]() Fantasia Barrino singer, songwriter, actress ![]() Thomas Hart Benton "Old Bullion" statesman ![]() William Blount statesman, governor southwest territory ![]() Erskine Bowles politician ![]() Caleb Bradham inventor pepsi cola ![]() Braxton Bragg general confederate army ![]() David Brinkley television journalist ![]() Curtis "Curt" Brown astronaut ![]() Rebecca Bryan wife of daniel boone ![]() Eliza Bryant humanitarian ![]() Betsy Byars author ![]() Robert Byrd politician ![]() Shirley Caesar singer ![]() Fred Chappell author, poet ![]() Joey Cheek olympic medalist ![]() Dwight Clark football player ![]() Thomas Clingman politician, general confederate army ![]() George Clinton musician ![]() Levi Coffin educator, abolitionist, "president" underground railroad ![]() John Coltrane saxophonist, composer ![]() Howard Cosell television sports journalist ![]() Bucky Covington singer ![]() Charlie Daniels musician ![]() Josephus Daniels politician, publisher ![]() Virginia Dare first english child born in americas ![]() Brad Daugherty basketball player ![]() Chris Daughtry singer, songwriter, guitarist ![]() Walter Davis basketball player ![]() Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany civil rights activist, author, dentist ![]() Sarah Louise "Sadie" Delany civil rights activist, author, educator ![]() Adolph Dial indian rights advocate, politician ![]() Thomas Dixon, Jr. playwright, author ![]() Elizabeth Hanford Dole politician ![]() Charles Duke astronaut ![]() James Buchanan Duke industrialist ![]() Pamela Duncan author ![]() Jermaine Dupri (JD) record producer, rap artist ![]() Dale Earnhardt, Jr. automobile racer ![]() Dale Earnhardt, Sr. automobile racer ![]() Clyde Edgerton author ![]() Jennifer Ehle actress ![]() John Ehle author ![]() Sam Ervin politician ![]() Donna Fargo singer, songwriter ![]() Roberta Flack singer ![]() Ben Folds singer, songwriter ![]() John Hope Franklin historian, author ![]() Charles Frazier author ![]() Henry Frye jurist ![]() "Blind Boy" Fuller singer, guitarist ![]() Roman Gabriel football player ![]() Zach Galifianakis comedian, actor, writer ![]() Leo Gallagher comedian ![]() Ava Gardner actress ![]() Richard Jordan Gatling inventor gatling machine gun ![]() Alfreda Gerald opera singer ![]() Kaye Gibbons author ![]() Billy Graham evangelist ![]() Kathryn Grayson actress, singer ![]() Paul Green playwright ![]() Pam Grier actress ![]() Andy Griffith actor ![]() Michael C. Hall actor ![]() Anthony Hamilton singer, songwriter, record producer ![]() Molly Haskell film critic, author ![]() Jesse Helms politician ![]() Byron Hill songwriter ![]() Torry Holt football player ![]() Brad Hoover football player ![]() Michael Houser musician ![]() James Hunt, Jr. politician ![]() Jim "Catfish" Hunter baseball player ![]() Inspirations music group ![]() Andrew Jackson former u.s. president ![]() Herb Jackson artist ![]() Dale Jarrett automobile racer ![]() Jodeci music group ![]() Andrew Johnson former u.s. president ![]() Junior Johnson moonshiner, auto racer, food producer ![]() Michael Jordan basketball player ![]() Darwin Joston actor ![]() K-Ci and JoJo music group ![]() Ben E. King singer, songwriter ![]() Tim Kirkman film director ![]() Charles Kuralt journalist ![]() Amy Lambert singer ![]() George "Meadowlark" Lemon basketball player ![]() Sugar Ray Leonard boxer ![]() Barbara Loden actress, director ![]() Dolley Madison first lady ![]() Daniel McFadden econometrician, nobel prize laureate ![]() Ronnie Milsap singer, musician ![]() Thelonious Monk pianist, composer ![]() Edward R. Murrow journalist ![]() Walter Hines Page journalist, publisher, diplomat ![]() Floyd Patterson boxer ![]() Julius Peppers football player ![]() Gaylord Perry baseball player ![]() Lee Petty automobile racer ![]() Richard Petty automobile racer ![]() Kellie Pickler singer, songwriter ![]() James Polk former u. s. president ![]() Charlie Poole and North Carolina Ramblers music group ![]() William Sydney "O.Henry" Porter author ![]() Jaime Pressly actress, model ![]() Emily Procter actress ![]() Sam Ragan journalist, author, poet ![]() Conrad Reed discovered first gold nugget in u.s. ![]() Hiram Rhodes Revels first african american u.s. senate ![]() Tom Robbins author ![]() Brian Roberts baseball player ![]() Charlie Rose television journalist ![]() "5" Royales music group ![]() Vermont C. Royster editor, pulitzer prize winner ![]() Soupy Sales actor, comedian ![]() Terry Sanford politician ![]() Earl Scruggs musician ![]() Hugh Shelton u.s. army general ![]() Nina Simone singer, songwriter, civil rights activist ![]() Michael J. Smith astronaut (Challenger) ![]() Richard Dobbs Spaight politician ![]() Squirrel Nut Zippers music group ![]() Jerry Stackhouse basketball player ![]() William "Oliver" Swofford singer ![]() James Taylor singer ![]() Theodore Taylor author ![]() David Thompson basketball player ![]() Bob Timberlake artist, furniture designer ![]() Randy Travis singer ![]() John Scott Trotter orchestra conductor ![]() Jimmy Valvano basketball player, coach ![]() Loudon Snowden Wainwright III singer, songwriter ![]() Doc Watson guitarist, songwriter, singer ![]() Mario Williams football player ![]() Robert F. Williams civil rights leader, author ![]() Roy Williams coach ![]() Charles E. Whitmeyer politician ![]() Hugh Williamson politician ![]() Mary Elizabeth Winstead actress ![]() Thomas Wolfe author ![]() James Worthy basketball player ![]() George Younce singer ![]() Submit your famous North Carolinian
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