List of people from Charlotte, North Carolina

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This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Academia[]

  • Graham Tillett Allison, Jr., American political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
  • Katharine Cramer Angell, one of two named founders of The Culinary Institute of America[1]
  • Erskine Bowles, former president of UNC System (2005–2010); former White House Chief of Staff (1997–1998)
  • Sonya Curry, educator
  • Christopher Ellison, sociologist specializing in the sociology of religion
  • Chris Folk, served in the office of School Community Relations for the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Schools during desegregation
  • Martha Louise Morrow Foxx, pioneering educator for the blind[2]
  • Edith Henderson, landscape architect[3]
  • John Kuykendall, served as 15th president of Davidson College[4]
  • Paul Marion, university administrator and academic
  • George C. Williams, evolutionary biologist
  • Anne D. Yoder, biologist, researcher, and professor

Art and literature[]

Spirit Square Center for the Arts
  • Romare Bearden (1911–1988), artist and writer
  • Brian Blanchfield, poet and essayist
  • Jason V. Brock, filmmaker, musician, artist, and author
  • Don Brown, author and attorney
  • W. J. Cash, writer and journalist
  • Silas Farley, ballet dancer, choreographer and educator
  • Brent Funderburk, artist
  • Harry Golden, author
  • Hank Hanegraaff, author, radio talk-show host, former advocate of evangelical Christianity (until 2017 with his conversion to Eastern Orthodox faith)
  • Cheris F. Hodges, author
  • Travis Jeppesen, author
  • Ben Long, artist, most known for his fresco work and drawings
  • Carson McCullers, author
  • Jenny Offill, novelist
  • Diane Oliver (1943–1966), a Black feminist writer
  • Kathy Reichs, anthropologist and author
  • Stephanie S. Tolan, children's book author
  • Mel Tomlinson, ballet and modern dancer
  • Justin Tornow, dancer and choreographer

Business[]

  • Irwin Belk, businessman and politician, executive with Belk department stores
  • Cy Bahakel, former North Carolina State Senator and media magnate, instrumental in bringing Charlotte Hornets franchise to Charlotte
  • Jim Crockett Jr., former professional wrestling promoter
  • Richard Darman, businessman and government official who served in senior positions during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush
  • Elisabeth DeMarse, businesswoman, former chairman and CEO of TheStreet
  • James Buchanan Duke, industrialist, founder of The Duke Endowment and Duke University
  • Jay Faison, entrepreneur and a conservative philanthropist, founder of the ClearPath Foundation
  • Jack Fulk (1932–2011), founder of fast-food chain Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits[5]
  • Earl Patterson Hall, real estate developer and businessman who founded Carowinds
  • Robert L. Johnson, co-founder of BET, former majority owner of then Charlotte Bobcats, first black American billionaire
  • Michael Jordan, former professional Hall of Fame basketball player, principal owner & chairman of the Charlotte Hornets[6][7]
  • Herman Lay, involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips
  • Leon Levine, founder of Family Dollar; billionaire, businessman and philanthropist
  • Michael Marsicano, President and CEO of The Foundation for the Carolinas, one of the largest philanthropic community foundations in the country in terms of assets
  • Hugh McColl, former chairman and CEO of Bank of America
  • Bruton Smith, billionaire; founder and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc. and founder of Sonic Automotive
  • Clemmie Spangler, former president of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system; No. 117 on Forbes' list of 400 richest Americans
  • David S. Taylor, business executive who is currently the chairman, President, and CEO of Procter & Gamble

Entertainment[]

Chyler Leigh
Berlinda Tolbert
  • Melendy Britt, actress
  • Ben Browder, actor, Farscape and Stargate SG-1
  • Ayesha Curry, actress, celebrity cook, author[8]
  • Mark Freiburger, filmmaker
  • Rohit Gupta, film director, producer
  • Ali Hillis, actress
  • Lauren Holt, actress, comedian, singer, and cast member of Saturday Night Live
  • Billy James (publicist), musician, producer, and writer
  • Sharon Lawrence, actress, known for NYPD Blue
  • Chyler Leigh, actress
  • Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, actor and former professional wrestler[9]
  • Ross McElwee, documentary filmmaker; professor at Harvard University
  • Eva Noblezada, actress, singer
  • Jim Rash, actor in NBC/Yahoo's Community
  • Britt Robertson, actress
  • Gloria Saunders, actress
  • Randolph Scott, actor, 1940s and '50s film star
  • Jessica Stroup, actress, best known for portraying Erin Silver on 90210
  • Berlinda Tolbert, actress on CBS sitcom The Jeffersons
  • Skeet Ulrich, actor, Jericho; graduate of Northwest Cabarrus High School
  • Earl Wentz, actor, pianist, composer, and musical director, known for his creation of the American Composer Series in 2000
  • Maurice Williams, songwriter and performer of Maurice William and the Zodiacs, famous for "Stay"

Government and law[]

Anthony Foxx
  • Armistead Burwell, associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1892 to 1894
  • Rebecca Carney, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly
  • Daniel G. Clodfelter, attorney and politician, Democratic mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Chris Cole, politician
  • Charlie Smith Dannelly, educator and politician, Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly
  • Walter E. Dellinger III, professor and solicitor
  • Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr., mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina 1935–1941
  • Anthony Foxx, 17th United States Secretary of Transportation, and mayor of Charlotte (2009–2013)
  • Jim Gulley, member of the North Carolina General Assembly[10]
  • Richard Hudson, United States Representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district
  • Cheslie Kryst, lawyer; Miss North Carolina USA 2019 and Miss USA 2019[11]
  • Pat McCrory, 74th Governor of North Carolina; longest-serving mayor in Charlotte's history (1995–2009)
  • Mick Mulvaney, former United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland and White House Chief of Staff in the Trump Administration, attended Charlotte Catholic high school
  • James McDuffie, North Carolina State Senator
  • James B. McMillan, federal judge who ruled in favor of school busing to integrate Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  • Sue Myrick, member of the United States House of Representatives; mayor of Charlotte (1987–1991)
  • Sarah Parker, Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (born in Charlotte)
  • Robert Pittenger, real estate investor; Republican former State Senator in the North Carolina General Assembly (2002–2008)
  • Jennifer Roberts, politician, community activist, and the 58th Mayor of Charlotte
  • Toussaint Romain, attorney, public defender, and civil rights figure
  • Ruth Samuelson, member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 104th House district
  • Mike Sprayberry, North Carolina Director of Emergency Management[12]
  • Randy Staten, Minnesota state representative and football player
  • Anne Tompkins, served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina[13]
  • Richard Vinroot, attorney and mayor of Charlotte (1991–1995)

Journalism and media[]

Jim Nantz
  • John Bain (1984–2018), British game commentator
  • Heather Childers, television news anchor[14]
  • Leigh Diffey, auto racing commentator
  • William Emerson (1923–2009), journalist; covered the civil rights era as Newsweek's first bureau chief assigned to cover the Southern United States; later editor in chief of The Saturday Evening Post[15]
  • Mark Kemp, music journalist and author
  • Anna Kooiman, news anchor and television panelist
  • Jim Nantz, CBS television sportscaster[16]
  • Maureen O'Boyle, formerly of Current Affair and Extra; now newscaster for WBTV
  • Joe Posnanski, sports journalist
  • Bill Rosinski, sportscaster and talk show host[17]
  • Sandra Mims Rowe, newspaper journalist
  • Reed Sarratt, journalist
  • Beatrice Thompson, broadcast television and radio personality[18]

Military[]

Charles Duke
  • Jerry K. Crump, soldier in the United States Army; received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War[19]
  • Richard T. Devereaux, retired United States Air Force Major General[20]
  • Charles Duke, NASA astronaut, United States Air Force officer and test pilot, 10th person to walk on the Moon
  • Jack B. Farris, United States Army lieutenant general[21]
  • John Gibbon, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, also served in the American Indian Wars[22]
  • Buster Glosson, former deputy chief of staff for plans and operations at the headquarters for the U.S. Air Force in Washington D.C.
  • Susan J. Helms, Brigadier General-select in the U.S. Air Force and former NASA astronaut
  • Hunter Marshall III, United States Navy officer during World War II

Musicians[]

DaBaby
  • Ant-Bee, musician
  • Seth Avett, singer and one of the founding members of American folk-rock band The Avett Brothers
  • Horace Brown, R&B singer
  • Nappy Brown (1929–2008), R&B and gospel singer[23]
  • Phillip Bush, classical pianist
  • Tom Constanten, former keyboard player, Grateful Dead
  • David L. Cook, Christian singer and comedian; inducted into the 2006 ICGMA Hall of Fame; 2006 Country Gospel Music Entertainer of the Year
  • DaBaby, rapper, songwriter[24]
  • Deniro Farrar, rapper
  • FireHouse, early 1990s "hair metal band"
  • Flagship, alt-rock band
  • Anthony Hamilton, R&B singer[25]
  • Wilbert Harrison, R&B singer
  • Joe Henry, musician
  • Hopesfall, hard rock band
  • Tyrone Jefferson, trombonist
  • K-Ci & JoJo (Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey & Joel "JoJo" Hailey) of 1990s R&B group Jodeci[26]
  • Si Kahn, singer-songwriter and activist (resident of Charlotte)
  • John P. Kee, gospel singer
  • Adam Lazzara, lead singer of Taking Back Sunday
  • Jon Lindsay, solo recording artist; former member of Benji Hughes and many other bands; record producer; political activist
  • Kelsey Lu, singer and cellist
  • Lute, rapper
  • John Mark McMillan, singer-songwriter
  • Tammy Faye Messner (1942–2007), Christian singer and television personality; former wife of televangelist, and later convicted felon, Jim Bakker
  • Stephanie Mills, R&B singer[27]
  • David Vincent, frontman, bassist, and singer of the death metal band Morbid Angel
  • Wednesday 13, musician
  • Willie Weeks, bass guitarist, known for work with Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and George Harrison

Sportspeople[]

Steph Curry
Tommy Helms
Hakeem Nicks
Corey Seager
  • Cedric Alexander, professional wrestler signed to WWE
  • Jaire Alexander, NFL cornerback
  • Ty-Shon Alexander, professional basketball player
  • Darrell Armstrong, former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and current NBA coach
  • Arn Anderson, professional wrestler
  • Jim Beatty, first person to break the four-minute mile barrier on an indoor track
  • Ricky Berens, Olympic swimmer and two-time gold medalist[28]
  • DeAndre' Bembry, NBA player
  • Tessa Blanchard, professional wrestler[29]
  • Muggsy Bogues, former NBA player; played for the Charlotte Hornets 1988–1997[30]
  • Garrett Bradbury, National Football League (NFL) offensive lineman for the Minnesota Vikings
  • Calvin Brock, former professional boxer; competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • William Byron, NASCAR Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports
  • Chris Canty, New York Giants defensive end; Charlotte Latin School alumni
  • Dwight Clark, NFL wide receiver and two-time Super Bowl champion with San Francisco 49ers
  • Stu Cole, former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and current MLB coach
  • Mo Collins, NFL lineman for the Oakland Raiders
  • Carlos Crawford, former MLB pitcher
  • Dell Curry, former professional basketball player[31]
  • Seth Curry, NBA player[32]
  • Stephen Curry, NBA player and three-time champion with the Golden State Warriors[33]
  • Baron Davis, former professional basketball player; played for Charlotte Hornets 1999–2002
  • John Donaldson, former MLB second baseman
  • Devon Dotson, college basketball player for the Kansas Jayhawks[34]
  • Jake Delhomme, former NFL quarterback for the Carolina Panthers 2003–2009
  • Ray Durham, MLB second baseman and two-time All-Star selection
  • Charlotte Flair, professional wrestler, daughter of Ric Flair[35]
  • David Flair, former professional wrestler, son of Ric Flair
  • Reid Flair, professional wrestler, son of Ric Flair
  • Ric Flair, former professional wrestler, recognized by WWE as a 16-time World Champion[36]
  • DeShaun Foster, born in Charlotte, former running back for Carolina Panthers 2002–2007
  • Todd Fuller, professional basketball player
  • Joe Gibbs, Hall of Fame football coach and NASCAR championship team owner
  • Grace Glenn, artistic gymnast
  • Jeff Gordon, former four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion driver, executive for Hendrick Motorsports; resides in Charlotte[37]
  • Dwight Howard, Charlotte Hornets 2017–2018, NBA player
  • Trent Guy, former NFL and Canadian Football League player
  • Clayton Heafner, former PGA Tour golfer[38]
  • Larry Hefner, former NFL linebacker
  • Tommy Helms, MLB player with Cincinnati Reds and three other teams; managed Reds in parts of two seasons; member of Reds Hall of Fame
  • Gerald Henderson Jr., former professional basketball player
  • Allen Iverson, former NBA player, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, resides in Charlotte[39]
  • D. J. Humphries, NFL offensive tackle
  • Antawn Jamison, NBA forward and former University of North Carolina basketball star
  • Bobby Jones, basketball player, four-time NBA All-Star and 1972 Olympian
  • Daniel Jones, NFL quarterback for New York Giants; attended Charlotte Latin School[40]
  • Larry Johnson, Charlotte Hornets 1991–1996, former professional basketball player[41]
  • Ron "The Truth" Killings, pro wrestler
  • Hunter Kemper, triathlete, 4-time member of the U.S. Olympic team (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)
  • Braxton Key, professional basketball player
  • Luke Kuechly, former linebacker for the Carolina Panthers 2012–2019
  • Corey LaJoie, NASCAR Cup Series driver
  • Kendall Lamm, NFL offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans
  • Chris Leak, former Florida Gators quarterback and offensive MVP of 2007 BCS National Championship Game
  • Dave Lemonds, pitcher for Chicago White Sox
  • Nick Leverett, NFL offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Mohamed Massaquoi, NFL wide receiver for Cleveland Browns
  • J. B. Mauney, Professional Bull Rider
  • Jeff McInnis, NBA guard
  • Christian McCaffrey, Running back for Carolina Panthers[42]
  • Mildred Meacham, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
  • Kennedy Meeks, NBA player
  • Sam Mills, linebacker who played twelve seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers
  • Akil Mitchell (born 1992), American-Panamanian basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League
  • Tiffany Mitchell, WNBA player[43]
  • Anthony Morrow, NBA player with the Oklahoma City Thunder; Charlotte Latin School alumni
  • Alonzo Mourning, former professional basketball player[44]
  • Daniel Naroditsky, chess grandmaster
  • Joan Nesbit, former long-distance runner who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics[45]
  • Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers quarterback 2011–2019 and 2021–present[46]
  • Hakeem Nicks, former NFL wide receiver for New York Giants
  • Dickie Noles, MLB pitcher
  • Pettis Norman, NFL tight end for the Dallas Cowboys
  • Ayanga Okpokowuruk, football player
  • Julius Peppers, former defensive end for the Carolina Panthers 2002–2009 and again 2017–2018[47]
  • Richard Petty, former seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and record winner of 200 NASCAR races
  • Robert Parish, former NBA player, played for Charlotte Hornets 1994–1996, member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Tony Parker, Charlotte Hornets 2018–2019, former professional basketball player, 4x NBA Champion
  • Roman Phifer, NFL linebacker
  • Wali Rainer, NFL player for Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions and Houston Texans
  • Jeff Reed, former NFL kicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Cody Rhodes, professional wrestler
  • Jerry Richardson, former owner of NFL's Carolina Panthers
  • Jordan Rinaldi, UFC fighter[48]
  • John Sadri, tennis player, Australian Open singles finalist
  • Jaden Springer, professional basketball player
  • Don Schollander, six-time Olympic champion swimmer
  • Corey Seager, MLB shortstop for Los Angeles Dodgers[49]
  • Kyle Seager, MLB third baseman for the Seattle Mariners[50]
  • Floyd Simmons, two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the decathlon
  • Jamie Skeen, basketball player, plays for Maccabi Ashdod B.C. in the Israeli Super League
  • Ish Smith, NBA player
  • Steve Smith Sr., former NFL wide receiver, played for the Carolina Panthers 2001–2013
  • Ricky Steamboat, pro wrestler
  • Bernard Taylor, former boxer, compiled 481–8 record as an amateur boxer, qualified for 1980 U.S. Olympic team
  • Chad Tracy, MLB third baseman
  • Rayjon Tucker, NBA player
  • Dolly Vanderlip, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pitcher
  • Dave Waymer (1959–1993), NFL safety for New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Raiders
  • Reggie White (1961–2004), NFL defensive end; career leader at time of his retirement in sacks
  • Steve Wilks, football coach, former head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2018
  • Alex Wood, MLB pitcher
  • Grant Williams, NBA player for the Boston Celtics; Providence Day School alum
  • Patrick Williams, professional basketball player
  • Kemba Walker, NBA player, played for Charlotte Hornets 2011–2019[51]
  • Haywood Workman, NBA guard for Indiana Pacers

Miscellaneous[]

Billy Graham
  • Annie Lowrie Alexander (1864–1929), first licensed female physician in the American South[52]
  • Chelsea Cooley, Miss North Carolina USA 2005, Miss USA 2005
  • Olivia Culpo, Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA, Miss Universe 2012[53]
  • Brooklyn Decker, model, graduated from Butler High School in Matthews, NC; Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition cover model[54]
  • Steven Furtick, pastor
  • Ryan C. Gordon, software and game porter
  • Billy Graham (1918–2018), evangelist[55]
  • Richard Hipp, software architect and primary author of SQLite
  • Peter Joseph Jugis, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the fourth and current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
  • Jordan Lloyd, winner of Season 11 of Big Brother; contestant on Season 16 of The Amazing Race (from suburban Matthews)
  • Emily Maynard, The Bachelorette, season 8
  • John Shelby Spong, retired Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Newark, author, lecturer, and theologian

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