People born here (105)
|
| Lowell Bailey |
 USA |
BTH |
Olympics |
2006—2018 |
15 July 1981 |
Siler City, North Carolina (USA) |
| Drew Baird |
USA |
TEN |
YOG |
2018 |
31 August 2000 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Kathleen Baker |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2016 |
28 February 1997 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Scott Bankhead |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1984 |
31 January 1963 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| George Beck |
USA |
SMT |
YOG |
2020 |
1 August 2002 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ike Belk |
USA |
|
Other |
2001 |
4 April 1922 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Walt Bellamy |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1960 |
24 July 1937 |
New Bern, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ricky Berens |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008—2012 |
21 April 1988 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Michael Bingham |
 GBR |
ATH |
Olympics |
2008 |
13 April 1986 |
Sylva, North Carolina (USA) |
| Jim Boyd |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1956 |
30 November 1930 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina (USA) |
| Morgan Brian |
USA |
FBL |
Olympics |
2016 |
26 February 1993 |
Kinston, North Carolina (USA) |
| Calvin Brock |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
2000 |
22 January 1975 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Tommy Burleson |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1972 |
24 February 1952 |
Crossnore, North Carolina (USA) |
| Joey Cheek |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics/Other |
2002—2006 |
22 June 1979 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| Lauren Cholewinski |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
2010—2014 |
15 November 1988 |
Pineville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Pinky Clarke |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924 |
23 November 1901 |
Statesville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Claire Curzan |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
2020 |
30 June 2004 |
Cary, North Carolina (USA) |
| Stacey Davis |
USA |
WRE |
Referee |
2012 |
22 November 1963 |
High Point, North Carolina (USA) |
| Walter Davis |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1976 |
9 September 1954 |
Pineville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Wayne Davis |
 TTO |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012 |
22 August 1991 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Terry DeWitt |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1996 |
15 April 1963 |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina (USA) |
| Chris Ennis, Jr. |
USA |
CSL |
Olympics |
2004 |
13 July 1976 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Phil Ford |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1976 |
9 February 1956 |
Rocky Mount, North Carolina (USA) |
| Charles W. Foster |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
2 July 1953 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| A. D. Frazier |
USA |
|
Administrator |
|
23 June 1944 |
Nash County, North Carolina (USA) |
| Sean Furey |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
31 August 1982 |
Greenville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Jeff Galloway |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1972 |
12 July 1945 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Clyde Getty |
 ARG |
FRS |
Olympics/Other |
2002—2006 |
22 September 1961 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Kim Graham |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1996 |
26 March 1971 |
Durham, North Carolina (USA) |
| Naomi Graham |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
2020 |
15 May 1989 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Kimani Griffin |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
2018 |
2 July 1990 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Randi Griffin |
 COR
 KOR |
IHO |
Olympics |
2018 |
2 September 1988 |
Apex, North Carolina (USA) |
| William Groseclose |
USA |
GLF |
Olympics |
1904 |
27 October 1858 |
Salisbury, North Carolina (USA) |
| Gary Hall |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics/Other |
1968—1976 |
7 August 1951 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Logan Halladay |
USA |
IHO |
YOG |
2012 |
17 August 1996 |
Cary, North Carolina (USA) |
| Kendall Hanley |
USA |
IHO |
Referee |
2022 |
27 March 1984 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Greg Harrell |
USA |
BOB |
Olympics |
1992 |
22 April 1961 |
Harrellsville, North Carolina (USA) |
| George Harris |
USA |
JUD |
Olympics |
1964 |
15 January 1933 |
Kittrell, North Carolina (USA) |
| Anne Henning |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
1972 |
6 September 1955 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Frank Holmes |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1908 |
23 January 1885 |
Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) |
| Bruce Holt |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1956 |
29 July 1930 |
Durham, North Carolina (USA) |
| Conrad Homfeld |
USA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1984 |
25 December 1951 |
Pinehurst, North Carolina (USA) |
| John Isner |
USA |
TEN |
Olympics |
2012 |
26 April 1985 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| Cornelius Jadwin |
USA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1936 |
22 March 1896 |
Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) |
| Bobby Jones |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1972 |
18 December 1951 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Randy Jones |
USA |
BOB |
Olympics |
1994—2002 |
24 June 1969 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Sam Jones |
USA |
HBL |
Olympics |
1984—1992 |
18 November 1960 |
Mount Olive, North Carolina (USA) |
| Elizabeth Kapitonova |
USA |
GRY/MIX |
YOG |
2018 |
31 December 2003 |
Brooklyn, North Carolina (USA) |
| Bill Keever |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
2000 |
14 March 1974 |
Rutherfordton, North Carolina (USA) |
| Hunter Kemper |
USA |
TRI |
Olympics |
2000—2012 |
4 May 1976 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Evy Leibfarth |
USA |
CSL |
Olympics |
2020 |
26 January 2004 |
Sylva, North Carolina (USA) |
| Sugar Ray Leonard |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1976 |
17 May 1956 |
Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) |
| Caroline Lind |
USA |
ROW |
Olympics |
2008—2012 |
11 October 1982 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| Walter Malmquist, II |
USA |
NCB/SJP |
Olympics |
1976—1980 |
3 March 1956 |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina (USA) |
| Mason Manville |
USA |
WRE |
YOG |
2014 |
6 May 1997 |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina (USA) |
| Cameron Maramenides |
USA |
SAL |
YOG |
2018 |
4 June 2002 |
Elizabeth City, North Carolina (USA) |
| Omar McBride |
USA |
ATH |
YOG |
2018 |
16 April 2001 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Patrick McCaffery |
USA |
BK3 |
YOG |
2018 |
20 March 2000 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| Carson McCorkle |
USA |
BK3 |
YOG |
2018 |
8 January 2002 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Nick McCrory |
USA |
DIV |
Olympics |
2012 |
9 August 1991 |
Durham, North Carolina (USA) |
| Brian McDonough |
USA |
CTR |
Olympics |
1996 |
16 August 1965 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Kathy McMillan |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
7 November 1957 |
Raeford, North Carolina (USA) |
| Lee McNeill |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988 |
2 December 1964 |
Lumberton, North Carolina (USA) |
| Mike McRae |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1984 |
9 July 1955 |
Pembroke, North Carolina (USA) |
| Dennis Mitchell |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988—1996 |
20 February 1966 |
Havelock, North Carolina (USA) |
| Manteo Mitchell |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012 |
6 July 1987 |
Shelby, North Carolina (USA) |
| Mary Montgomery |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1972 |
30 August 1956 |
Asheville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Hannah Moore |
USA |
SWM |
YOG |
2014 |
22 August 1996 |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina (USA) |
| Melissa Morrison |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000—2004 |
9 July 1971 |
Mooresville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Clay Mull |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
2006 |
29 September 1979 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Henry Nuzum |
USA |
ROW |
Olympics |
2000—2004 |
4 March 1977 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ike Nwamu |
 NGR |
BKB |
Olympics |
2020 |
3 June 1993 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| Charlie Ogletree |
USA |
SAL |
Olympics |
1996—2008 |
11 October 1967 |
Greenville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Stan Okoye |
NGR |
BKB |
Non-starter |
2016 |
10 April 1991 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Travis Padgett |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2008 |
13 December 1986 |
Shelby, North Carolina (USA) |
| Floyd Patterson |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1952 |
4 January 1935 |
Waco, North Carolina (USA) |
| Chris Paul |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
2008—2012 |
6 May 1985 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Timm Peddie |
USA |
CRD |
Olympics |
1992 |
8 April 1970 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Steve Penn |
USA |
HBL |
Olympics |
1996 |
19 November 1968 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Eddie Pope |
USA |
FBL |
Olympics |
1996 |
24 December 1973 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| Julietta Quiroga |
ARG |
ALP |
Olympics |
2014 |
1 November 1988 |
Crossnore, North Carolina (USA) |
| Nicholas Ramey |
USA |
ATH |
YOG |
2018 |
30 April 2001 |
Eden, North Carolina (USA) |
| Heather Richardson-Bergsma |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
2010—2018 |
20 March 1989 |
High Point, North Carolina (USA) |
| Passion Richardson |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000 |
25 January 1975 |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina (USA) |
| Duane Ross |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2004 |
5 December 1972 |
Shelby, North Carolina (USA) |
| Blake Russell |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2008 |
24 July 1975 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ryder Ryan |
USA |
BBL |
Olympics |
2020 |
11 May 1995 |
Huntersville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Don Schollander |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics/Other |
1964—1968 |
30 April 1946 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Joel Shankle |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1956 |
2 March 1933 |
Fines Creek, North Carolina (USA) |
| Nathan Sheafor |
USA |
CRD |
Olympics |
1992 |
16 November 1961 |
Fort Bragg, North Carolina (USA) |
| Sam Shepherd |
 VEN |
BKB |
Olympics |
1992 |
21 April 1953 |
La Grange, North Carolina (USA) |
| Floyd Simmons |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
10 April 1923 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Charles Sinek |
USA |
FSK |
Olympics |
2002 |
28 December 1968 |
Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) |
| Erika Stewart |
 COL |
SWM |
Olympics |
2008 |
2 August 1990 |
Durham, North Carolina (USA) |
| Mel Stewart |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1988—1992 |
16 November 1968 |
Gastonia, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ed Teague |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1964 |
26 October 1934 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (USA) |
| Todd Torres |
 PUR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
11 June 1968 |
Davidson, North Carolina (USA) |
| Mary Tucker |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
2020 |
20 July 2001 |
Pineville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Marieke Veltman |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1996 |
18 September 1971 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Tyler Weiss |
USA |
IHO |
YOG |
2016 |
3 January 2000 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Seth Wescott |
USA |
SBD |
Olympics |
2006—2010 |
28 June 1976 |
Durham, North Carolina (USA) |
| Harry Williamson |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
11 July 1913 |
High Point, North Carolina (USA) |
| Jackie Wilson |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1936 |
17 January 1918 |
Spencer, North Carolina (USA) |
| John W. Wofford |
USA |
EJP |
Olympics |
1932 |
1 January 1898 |
High Point, North Carolina (USA) |
| Kay Yow |
USA |
BKB |
Coach |
1988 |
14 March 1942 |
Gibsonville, North Carolina (USA) |
People who died here (54)
|
| Jim Atkinson |
USA |
BOB |
Olympics |
1952 |
31 July 2010 |
Black Mountain, North Carolina (USA) |
| Bob Baker |
USA |
IHO |
Olympics |
1948 |
9 February 2012 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ike Belk |
USA |
|
Other |
2001 |
24 February 2018 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Verne Booth |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1924 |
27 September 1979 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Thelma Boughner |
 CAN |
DIV |
Olympics |
1936 |
29 October 2017 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ezra Burnham |
 BAR |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968 |
17 February 1973 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Keith Carter |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1948 |
3 May 2013 |
Asheville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Gordon Chalmers |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1932 |
18 January 2000 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Adam Clawson |
USA |
CSL |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
10 July 2017 |
Whittier, North Carolina (USA) |
| Albert Clemens |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
27 February 1965 |
Asheville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Walter Davis |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1976 |
2 November 2023 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Tom Doe |
USA |
BOB |
Olympics |
1928 |
19 July 1969 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| William Easton |
USA |
TEN |
Olympics |
1904 |
29 August 1928 |
Asheville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Folke Eriksson |
 SWE |
WPO |
Olympics |
1948 |
12 March 2008 |
Advance, North Carolina (USA) |
| Charles W. Foster |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
31 March 2019 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (USA) |
| Marc Freiberger |
USA |
BKB |
Olympics |
1952 |
29 June 2005 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ivan Fuqua |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1932 |
14 January 1994 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Hans Gerschwiler |
 SUI |
FSK |
Olympics |
1948 |
27 September 2017 |
Pinehurst, North Carolina (USA) |
| Paula Girven |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
17 October 2020 |
Asheville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Lloyd Guenther |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
1932 |
18 October 1995 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Ken Hahn |
USA |
WPO |
Olympics |
1956 |
2 August 2006 |
Durham, North Carolina (USA) |
| Marvin Hammond |
CAN |
ROW |
Olympics |
1948 |
14 June 2003 |
?, North Carolina (USA) |
| Milton Hand |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1932 |
15 April 2001 |
Burnsville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Janis Hape |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1976 |
7 March 2021 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Lee James |
USA |
WLF |
Olympics |
1976 |
11 February 2023 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Bascom Johnson |
USA |
ATH |
Non-Medal |
1900 |
16 October 1954 |
Southern Pines, North Carolina (USA) |
| Dick Joyce |
USA |
BBL |
Non-Medal |
1964 |
23 January 2007 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Erika Kraft |
 GER
 FRG |
FSK |
Olympics |
1952 |
4 March 2003 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (USA) |
| Gerrit Kruize |
USA |
HOC |
Olympics |
1956 |
11 May 2009 |
Cary, North Carolina (USA) |
| Jens Larson |
USA |
ART |
Olympics |
1932 |
6 May 1981 |
Winston-Salem, North Carolina (USA) |
| Carol Lavell |
USA |
EDR |
Olympics |
1992 |
27 March 2023 |
Fairview, Buncombe County, North Carolina (USA) |
| Mark Lenzi |
USA |
DIV |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
9 April 2012 |
Greenville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Jacques Maloubier |
 FRA |
ART |
Olympics |
1948 |
5 March 2001 |
Southern Pines, North Carolina (USA) |
| Lee McNeill |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1988 |
29 September 2021 |
Fayetteville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Keith Meyer |
USA |
SSK |
Olympics |
1960 |
25 July 2010 |
Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) |
| Mary Montgomery |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1972 |
24 August 2017 |
Asheville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Antonio Pettigrew |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000 |
9 August 2010 |
Apex, North Carolina (USA) |
| Henry Phillips |
USA |
USF |
Non-Medal |
1904 |
29 June 1955 |
Boone, North Carolina (USA) |
| Percy Price, Jr. |
USA |
BOX |
Olympics |
1960 |
12 January 1989 |
Jacksonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Harry Reeves |
USA |
SHO |
Olympics |
1952 |
5 February 2001 |
Andrews, North Carolina (USA) |
| Bill Reichart |
USA |
IHO |
Olympics |
1964 |
13 November 2021 |
Southern Pines, North Carolina (USA) |
| Floyd Simmons |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
1 April 2008 |
Myers Park, Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Anita Simonis |
USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
1948 |
11 December 2011 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |
| Adam Smith |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1924 |
8 April 1985 |
Wilmington, North Carolina (USA) |
| Dean Smith |
USA |
BKB |
Coach |
1976 |
7 February 2015 |
Chapel Hill, North Carolina (USA) |
| Pentti Snellman |
 FIN |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
14 October 2007 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Douglas Stone |
USA |
LAX |
Non-Medal |
1928—1932 |
28 April 2002 |
Asheville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Guy Troy |
USA |
MPN |
Olympics |
1952 |
17 March 2023 |
Liberty, North Carolina (USA) |
| LeRoy Walker |
USA |
|
Administrator |
1992 |
23 April 2012 |
Durham, North Carolina (USA) |
| Marshall Wayne |
USA |
DIV |
Olympics |
1936 |
16 June 1999 |
Hendersonville, North Carolina (USA) |
| Frederick Weber |
USA |
FEN/MPN |
Olympics |
1936 |
17 February 1994 |
Lumber Bridge, North Carolina (USA) |
| Harry Williamson |
USA |
ATH |
Olympics |
1936 |
8 April 2000 |
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA) |
| Kay Yow |
USA |
BKB |
Coach |
1988 |
24 January 2009 |
Cary, North Carolina (USA) |
| Dan Zehr |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1932 |
4 August 2001 |
Raleigh, North Carolina (USA) |