Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906) One of the leaders in the fight for women’s right to vote; lived in Rochester.
	Caleb Bradham (1867 - 1934) Pharmacist from New Bern, North Carolina, created the first Pepsi-Cola for dyspepsia, or indigestion.  In 1902 Bradham began bottling the soft drink in the back room of his drugstore.
	John Coltrane (1926-1967) - Tenor and soprano saxophonist, bandleader, and composer; Born in Hamlet.
	Elizabeth Hanford Dole (1936 - ) Secretary of Transportation (1983 - 87) and Labor (1989 - 90) and president of the American Red Cross (1990 - ); born in Salisbury.
	Ava Gardner (1922 - 1990) Became a Hollywood star and acted in more than 20 films by the age of 28; born in Smithfield.
	Andy Griffith (1926 - ) Actor made famous in television shows such as The Andy Griffith Show and Matlock; born in Mt. Airy.
	Pleasant Hanes (1845-1925) Founder of the Hanes Corporation; born in Winston-Salem.
	Andrew Jackson (1767 - 1845) Seventh President of the United States, was born in the Waxsaws area on the border of North and South Carolina.
	Andrew Johnson (1808 - 1875) Started his career as a tailor's apprentice in Raleigh, North Carolina and rose to lead in the reuniting of the nation as the seventeenth President of the United States.
	Michael Jordan (1963 - ) Basketball superstar who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles; grew up in Wilmington.
	Herman Lay (1909 - 1982) Owner of the company Frito-Lay, Inc.; born in Charlotte.
	Sugar Ray Leonard (1956 - ) Olympic boxing champion; born in Wilmington.
	Arnold Palmer (1929 - ) Recognized as the player whose aggressive play and winning personality raised golf to national attention, honed his skills on the championship golf team of Wake Forest University.
	James K. Polk (1795 - 1849) Eleventh President of the United States; born in Mecklenburg County.
	William Sydney Porter (1862 - 1910) Writer who used the pen name O. Henry; raised in Greensboro.
	Hiram Rhoades Revels (1822 - 1901) First African-American member of the United States Congress; born in Fayetteville.

More Famous People of North Carolina

	Braxton Bragg soldier, Warrenton
	Robert C. Byrd, politicianNorth Wilkesboro
	David Brinkley TV newscaster, Wilmington
	Howard Cosell sportscaster, Winston-Salem
	James B. Duke industrialist, Durham
	Donna Fargo country music, Mount Airy
	Roberta Flack singer, Black Mountain
	Richard Gatling inventor, Hertford County
	Billy Graham evangelist, Charlotte
	Kathryn Grayson singer, actress, Winston-Salem
	Jesse Helms politician, Monroe
	O. Henry writer, Greensboro
	Charles Kuralt TV journalist, Wilmington
	Dolley Payne Madison first lady, Guliford County
	Ronni Milsap country music singer, Robinsville
	Thelonious Monk pianist, Rocky Mount
	Edward R. Murrow commentator, Greensboro
	Floyd Patterson boxer, Waco
	Richard Petty auto racer, Level Cross
	Soupy Sales comedian, Wake Forest
	Earl Scruggs bluegrass musician, Flint Hill
	Randy Travis musician, Charlotte
	John Scott Trotter orchestra leader, Charlotte
	Thomas Clayton Wolfe author, Asheville