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State flag of North Carolina Location of North Carolina on the U.S. map The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or closely associated with the U.S. state of North Carolina . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
History portal; United States portal; This category includes people who were notable in the Province of North Carolina (and the Roanoke Colony) prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765, such as people involved in the French and Indian War.
The history of North Carolina from pre-colonial history to the present, covers the experiences of the people who have lived within the territory that now comprises the U.S. state of North Carolina. Findings of the earliest discovered human settlements in present day North Carolina, are found at the Hardaway Site , dating back to approximately ...
Jim Gulley, member of the North Carolina General Assembly [13] Richard Hudson, United States Representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district; Cheslie Kryst, lawyer; Miss North Carolina USA 2019 and Miss USA 2019 [14] Pat McCrory, 74th Governor of North Carolina; longest-serving mayor in Charlotte's history (1995–2009)
Franklin McCain, one of The Greensboro Four, African-American student from North Carolina A&T State University who in 1960 started the first civil rights sit-in; action eventually led to lunch counters and restaurants being desegregated throughout the Southern United States; attended Dudley [81]
From pirates to first flight, Coastal North Carolina can be called "the most historical place in the United States of America.” Travel: Find ghosts, history and wide-open beaches in Coastal ...
This category is for people from the United States state of North Carolina Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : North Carolina Also: Countries : United States : States : North Carolina : People
Calvin Jones (1775–1846), Mayor of Raleigh, Adjutant General of North Carolina, and founder of Wake Forest College [23] I. Beverly Lake, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court; Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), mayor (1973–1975); Raleigh's first popularly elected African-American mayor and first of any major Southern city