List of people from Greensboro, North Carolina
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This is a list of notable people who were either born in, lived in or are closely associated with Greensboro, North Carolina and have an article on Wikipedia.
A–E[]
- Ethan Albright, NFL Pro Bowl long snapper, played for University of North Carolina and NFL's Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, and Washington Redskins
- Keenan Allen, NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver for the Los Angeles Chargers
- Tom Alston, former Major League Baseball first baseman and first African-American to play for the St. Louis Cardinals[1]
- Samuel E. Anderson, United States Air Force Four Star General; commanded Fifth Air Force during the Korean War
- Clarence Avant, entertainment industry agent, entrepreneur, mogul
- Fantasia Barrino, winner of American Idol season three and Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, briefly lived in Greensboro and is from nearby High Point
- Thomas Berry, ecology spokesman
- Rex M. Best, Emmy Award-winning writer for the CBS daytime dramas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
- Jeff Bostic, NFL offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins
- Joe Bostic, NFL offensive lineman for the St. Louis (later Arizona) Cardinals
- Michael Brooks, NFL defensive back[2]
- Hal "Skinny" Brown, MLB pitcher, member of Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame
- Tony Brown, record producer
- Joseph M. Bryan, businessman and philanthropist, lived in Greensboro until his death in 1995
- Frances Webb Bumpass, newspaper publisher[3]
- Lamont Burns, NFL offensive lineman
- Sharon Raiford Bush, American television's first African-American female weather anchor of primetime news, in 1975 at WGPR-TV, the world's first black-owned-and-operated television station[4]
- Gianluca Busio, Major League Soccer player[5]
- Andy Cabic, of indie folk band Vetiver; lived in Greensboro while a member of indie-rock band The Raymond Brake
- Orson Scott Card, author, journalist and professor; several of his books, including Ender's Game and Shadow Puppets feature settings in and around Greensboro
- Eugene Chadbourne, composer and musician
- Spencer Chamberlain, lead vocalist of the band Underoath, was raised in Greensboro
- Joey Cheek, Olympic gold-medal speed skater
- Howard Coble, former member of U.S. House of Representatives (6th District, N.C.)[6]
- Levi Coffin, Quaker educator and abolitionist
- Tarik Cohen, NFL player, attended North Carolina A&T State University[7]
- Billy "Crash" Craddock, country music singer, born and lives near Greensboro
- Chris Daughtry, American Idol contestant
- Jeff Davis, NFL player for Tampa Bay Buccaneers and member of Clemson's 1981 national championship team; attended Dudley High School
- Rick Dees, radio personality; graduated from Grimsley High School
- Louis DeJoy, current Postmaster of the United States of America and major Republican Party benefactor
- Marques Douglas, NFL player
- James Lamont DuBose, executive television and film producer,[8] BET[9]
- Eric Ebron, NFL tight end; attended Ben L. Smith High School[10]
- Donna Edmondson, 1987 Playboy Playmate of the year
- Vince Evans, NFL quarterback and 1977 Rose Bowl most valuable player
F–J[]
- Barry Farber, radio talk show host, author and language-learning enthusiast; born in Greensboro, and graduated from Greensboro Senior High School (see Grimsley High School)
- Tal Farlow, pioneering jazz guitarist
- Wes Ferrell, MLB pitcher 1927–41, two-time All-Star
- Henry Flynt (b. 1940), philosopher, avant-garde musician, anti-art activist and exhibited artist often associated with Conceptual Art, Fluxus and Nihilism
- Charles Foster, Olympic track hurdler[11]
- Inez and Charlie Foxx, rhythm-and-blues and soul duo known for the 1963 hit "Mockingbird"
- Golda Fried, novelist and poet
- Michimasa Fujino, President and CEO of Honda Aircraft Company
- Rhiannon Giddens, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, co-founder of the Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Edwin Forbes Glenn, United States Army officer[12]
- Dino Hackett, NFL linebacker; has jersey number retired by Appalachian State[13]
- Joey Hackett, NFL tight end
- Kay Hagan, former U.S. Senator
- PJ Hairston, played college basketball for North Carolina Tar Heels, 26th pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by Charlotte Hornets, now plays for Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League
- Brendan Haywood, NBA player for Dallas Mavericks, attended Dudley High School
- O. Henry, short-story writer (actually born in Guilford County, outside Greensboro)
- John Henson, NBA player for the Cleveland Cavaliers[14]
- Matt Hill, electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
- Terrence Holt, NFL safety, played for NC State and Detroit Lions; born in nearby Gibsonville along with his brother Torry Holt
- Torry Holt, wide receiver for NC State and All-Pro for the St. Louis Rams; born in nearby Gibsonville and attended Eastern Guilford High School
- Lindsey Hopkins Jr., businessman, banker, investor, and sportsman
- Lou Hudson, NBA All-Star[15]
- Chanita Hughes-Halbert, psychologist and medical researcher[16]
- Jim Hunt, former 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina
- John Inman, professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour[17]
- John Isner, professional tennis player
- Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist, minister, politician, attended and graduated from North Carolina A&T University[18]
- Randall Jarrell, nationally acclaimed poet, professor at University of North Carolina at Greensboro until his death in 1965; buried near Guilford College campus
- Haywood Jeffires, NFL Pro Bowl wide receiver for Houston Oilers and New Orleans Saints, coach of a Texas semi-pro team
- Ken Jeong, actor, grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina and graduated from Page High School; starred in NBC sitcom Community
- Dr. Frank Jobe, orthopedic surgeon, invented UCL reconstruction known as Tommy John surgery
- Robert Elijah Jones, early African American Bishop in the Methodist Church
K–O[]
- Paris Kea, All-American basketball player at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, WNBA player for the Indiana Fever
- J. William Kime, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
- Debra Lee, Chief Executive Officer of BET[19]
- John Anthony Lennon (b. 1950), composer
- Janet Lilly, dancer, choreographer and professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Caroline Lind, Olympic rower and two-time gold medalist in the women's eight event
- Ann Livermore, former Executive Vice President at Hewlett-Packard[20]
- Frank Lucas, infamous heroin dealer, subject of American Gangster film starring Denzel Washington
- Loretta Lynch, Attorney General of the United States
- Dolley Madison, First Lady and wife of President James Madison
- Carolyn Maloney (née Carolyn Jane Bosher, born 1946), politician serving as U.S. Representative
- Danny Manning, an All-America basketball player for the University of Kansas and NBA star, attended Page High School in Greensboro
- Doug Marlette, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist[21]
- Margaret Maron, author of award-winning mystery novels[22]
- Joyce Martin Dixon, businesswoman and philanthropist[23]
- Jack F. Matlock, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to U.S.S.R., 1987–1991
- Maryhelen Mayfield, ballet dancer and former artistic and executive director of Greensboro Ballet, lived in Greensboro
- Bob McAdoo, NBA All-Star, college basketball All-American, and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
- 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
- Courtney McClellan, interdisciplinary artist
- Adrian McDonnell, conductor living in France
- Mark McGuinn, country music artist[24]
- Joseph McNeil, one of the Greensboro Four, male 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 US
- Beth Mitchell, competitive shag dancer
- John Motley Morehead, 29th Governor of North Carolina
- Emmanuel Moseley, NFL cornerback[25]
- Cedric Mullins, MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles[26]
- Edward R. Murrow, World War II CBS radio broadcaster and award-winning television journalist; born outside Greensboro
- Fred "Curly" Neal, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters
- Ed Nelson, actor who played Dr. Michael Rossi on Peyton Place, spent last years in Greensboro and died there in 2014[27]
P–T[]
- Michael Parker, novelist
- Clara J. Peck, public health nurse and hospital matron
- Ronald Perelman, billionaire investor
- Garry Peterson, longtime drummer for the Guess Who
- Carl Pettersson, Swedish PGA Tour player, graduated from Grimsley High School
- Theo Pinson, NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets
- Eddie Pope, soccer player for Real Salt Lake and the US National Soccer Team
- Millard Powers, musician, songwriter, record producer, and Grammy-nominated recording engineer; member of Counting Crows
- George Preddy, World War II ace
- Ricky Proehl, NFL player
- Morgan Radford, journalist and reporter for NBC News and MSNBC
- Eddie Robinson, Major League Soccer (MLS) player[28]
- Mark Robinson, 35th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina
- Lee Rouson, NFL running back, attended Page High School
- Gregory Charles Royal, jazz musician from Duke EllingtonOrchestra, founder of New York Jazz Film Festival
- Virginia Ragsdale, mathematician and creator of the Ragsdale conjecture
- Ski Beatz, music producer
- Charlie Sanders, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame and North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, NFL tight end for Detroit Lions, attended Dudley High School
- H.T. Kirby-Smith, author and poet
- Nicholas Sparks, author
- Wilbur Daniel Steele, author, playwright, Provincetown Players
- Stanley Tanger, founder of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers
- Edwin Teague, Olympic sports shooter[29]
- Sonny Terry, blues musician (1911–1986)
- Whitney Way Thore, star of TLC's My Big Fat Fabulous Life
U–Z[]
- Jan Van Dyke, dancer and choreographer, resided in Greensboro, taught at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; pioneer for modern dance in Greensboro
- Jeff Varner, Survivor contestant (Season 2)
- Don Vaughan, former state senator and former member of the Greensboro City Council; helped obtain passage in 2010 of Susie's Law[30]
- Nancy Vaughan, 48th mayor of Greensboro
- Robert Walden, pioneer NASCAR driver, lives near Greensboro
- Cody Ware, NASCAR driver
- Allen Webster, MLB pitcher[31]
- Gene White, NFL defensive back
- Kelly Wigglesworth, Survivor contestant (Season 1)
- Aldona Wos, physician and politician who has served in various positions at several U.S. government agencies and nonprofit organizations[32]
References[]
- ^ Tom Alston Stats Archived 2020-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Michael Brooks Stats - Pro Football Archives Archived 2021-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Paula S. Jordan, "Frances Webb Bumpass" Archived 2016-05-25 at the Wayback Machine Dictionary of North Carolina Biography (UNC Press 1979).
- ^ TV Week, Greensboro Daily News, December 12, 1976
- ^ Gianluca Busio | U.S. Soccer Official Website Archived 2020-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "COBLE, Howard (1931 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
- ^ "Tarik Cohen buys gym equipment for Greensboro school hit by Tornado". www.wfmynews2.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Deggans, Eric (2007). The Reality Man Helps BET Get Real. Ebony Magazine: Johnson Publishing Company. p. 222. ISSN 0012-9011.
- ^ "DuBose Entertainment and BET Chronicle the Trials, Tribulations and Triumphs of NFL Star Michael Vick in a New Original Docu-Series". Viacom Press. January 14, 2010. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ "Greensboro's Keenan Allen and Eric Ebron & Tarick Cohen selected for pro bowl". www.greensboro.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Charles Wayne Foster Archived 2020-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Olympic Channel. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Edwin F. Glenn papers - Archives and Special Collections Archived 2021-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Dino Hackett Stats Archived 2020-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "John Henson". www.basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "Lou Hudson". www.basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ Chanita Hughes-Halbert - Nobel Conference 56 Archived 2020-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. gustavus.edu. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ John Inman PGA Tour Champions Profile Archived 2020-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Rev Jesse Jackson reflects on his time at North Carolina A&T State University". www.myfox8.com. Archived from the original on January 20, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ "BET CEO Debra Lee and Jesse Williams party Friday night after Kennedy Center concert". The Washington Post. September 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ^ Ann Livermore - UPS Pressroom Archived 2021-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Cartoonist Doug Marlette dies in wreck". Raleigh News and Observer. Archived from the original on 2007-07-13. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
- ^ Quillin, Martha. (February 26, 2021). Margaret Maron, whose NC-set mysteries won her national awards and acclaim, dies at 82 Archived 2021-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Donor gives $1 million to the children". Greensboro News & Record. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Mark McGuinn | ReverbNation Archived 2018-05-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Emmanuel Moseley Stats Archived 2020-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Cedric Mullins". www.baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
- ^ William McDonald. "Ed Nelson, a Star of 'Peyton Place,' Dies at 85". Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ Eddie Robinson - NC Soccer Hall of Fame Archived 2020-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Edwin Teague. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Donald Vaughan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on December 21, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ Allen Webster Stats Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine. Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
- ^ Covington, Owen. (February 13, 2020). Elon benefactor Dr. Aldona Wos nominated to be U.S. ambassador to Canada Archived 2020-07-22 at the Wayback Machine. elon.edu. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
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