The following is a list of famous people born in North Carolina, USA.

• Clay Aiken, (born 1978), singer
• George Clinton, (born 1940) funk musician
• John Coltrane, (1926 - 1967), Jazz musician
• Charlie Daniels, (born 1936), singer/songwriter
• Pamela Duncan, (born 1961), writer
• Dale Earnhardt, (1951 - 2001), stock car driver
• Roberta Flack, singer
• Ava Gardner, actress
• Andy Griffith, (born 1926), actor
• Richard Jordan Gatling, M.D., inventor of the Gatling gun
• Jesse Helms (born 1921), U.S. Senator from North Carolina
• Jim "Catfish" Hunter, (1946 - 1999), Baseball Hall of Famer
• Andrew Johnson, (1808 - 1875), President of the United States
• Charles Kuralt, journalist and television personality
• Sugar Ray Leonard, (born 1956), boxer
• Thelonious Monk, (1917 - 1982), Jazz pianist
• Edward R. Murrow, journalist
• Kyle Petty, (born 1960), stock car driver
• James K. Polk, (1797 - 1849), President of the United States
• Hiram Revels, (1822 - 1901), first African-American member of the United States Senate
• [Fantasia Barrino],Born 1984], singer,first person born in North Carolina to win American Idol
• [Shirley Caesar],Born 1938,Singer

This list is of famous people who were not born in North Carolina, but were raised or made their most significant contributions there.

• Michael Jordan (born 1963), basketball legend
• Mike Krzyzewski (born 1947), basketball coach
• Dean Smith (born 1931), basketball coach
• [Maya Angelou],born 1928,poet,historian,author,actress,playwright,producer,directer,and teacher

Related topics

• List of people by U.S. state
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