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Famous North Carolinians
By North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism
Jul 6, 2006, 02:47 PST
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The following individuals have made their mark on North Carolina and the world:
- Astronauts: Mike Smith, Dr. William Thornton
- Educators: Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Annie Wealthy Holland, W. L. Moore (Waccamaw-Siouan), N. C. Newbold, Oscar R. Sampson (Lumbee), Sequoyah (Cherokee)
- Entertainers: Howard Cosell, Roberta Flack, Eileen Fulton, Ava Gardner,
Andy Griffith, Ronnie Milsap, Doc Watson, Thelonious Monk, James Taylor, Rick Dees, John Coltrane, Randy Travis
- Literature: Doris Betts, O. Henry, Guy Owen, Betty Smith, Thomas Wolfe
- Media: David Brinkley, Charles Kuralt, Edward R. Murrow, Tom Wicker, Edwin Yoder, Sam Ragan, Charlie Rose, Howard Cosell
- Presidents: Andrew Jackson (7th), James K. Polk (11th), Andrew Johnson (17th)
- Pulitzer winners: Paul Green, Hatcher Hughes, Reynolds Price, Vermont Royster
- Religion: Billy Graham
- Baseball: “Catfish” Hunter, Gaylord Perry, Jim Perry
- Basketball: Phil Ford, Bobby Jones, Michael Jordan, Meadowlark Lemon, Danny Manning, Pete Maravich, Curley Neal, Dominique Wilkins, James Worthy, Antawn Jamison, Brendan Haywood
- Boxing: Sugar Ray Leonard
- Football: Kelvin Bryant, Roman Gabriel, Sonny Jergenson
- Motorsports: Dale Earnhardt, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Junior Johnson, Lee, Richard Petty, Kyle Petty
Keywords: Famous North Carolinians, famous people from North Carolina, North Carolina, people, famous people, ClassBrain, state reports
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