List of people from North Carolina
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The following is a list of famous people born in North Carolina, USA.
- Clay Aiken, (born 1978), singer
- Tori Amos, (born 1963), singer
- Fantasia Barrino, (born 1984), singer, American Idol Winner
- Shirley Caesar, (born 1938), 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
- John Edwards, U.S. Senator and 2004 Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate
- 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
This list is of famous people who were not born in North Carolina, but were raised or made their most significant contributions there:
- Maya Angelou, (born 1928), poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, producer, directer,and college professor
- Michael Jordan, (born 1963), basketball legend
- Mike Krzyzewski, (born 1947), basketball coach
- Dean Smith, (born 1931), basketball coach