The following is a list of notable people who were born, raised, or closely associated with the U. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Academia [ edit ].
Graham Allison born , political scientist and professor at the John F. Cooper β , prominent African American scholar, author, sociologist, and educator Raleigh Elson Floyd β , 10th president of Washington State University , former president of University of Missouri System and of Western Michigan University Henderson Phillip Griffiths born , mathematician, known for work in the field of geometry Raleigh Jay U.
McMahan β , professor, entomologist, psychologist, cartoonist, writer, traveler Pino Kary Mullis β , biochemist , inventor of polymerase chain reaction PCR technique Lenoir James E. Shepard β , pharmacist, civil servant and educator, founder of what became North Carolina Central University Raleigh Thomas Sowell born , economist, social critic , political commentator, and author Gastonia Martin Wohl β , transportation economist and professor Greensboro Anne D.
Yoder , biologist , researcher, and professor in the Department of Biology at Duke University Charlotte. Artists [ edit ]. Charles Alston β , painter, illustrator, muralist, and sculptor Charlotte Murphy Anderson β , comics artist Asheville Ernie Barnes β , Neo-Mannerist artist and former professional football player Durham James Barnhill born , sculptor Asheville Romare Bearden β , artist Charlotte John T. Biggers β , painter and muralist Gastonia Elizabeth Bradford born , painter Huntersville Selma Burke β , sculptor and ceramicist Mooresville Amanda Crowe β , woodcarver Cherokee Minnie Evans β , folk artist Pender County Herb Jackson born , painter, given North Carolina Award by governor in Raleigh John Littleton born , glass artist with collaborative partner Kate Vogel , based in Bakersville Beverly McIver born , contemporary artist, mostly known for self-portraits Greensboro Kenneth Noland β , painter Asheville Mabel Pugh β , painter Morrisville Isaiah Rice β , photographer Asheville Bob Timberlake born , realist artist, known for watercolor paintings and home furnishings Lexington Kate Vogel born , glass artist with collaborative partner John Littleton, based in Bakersville.
Business [ edit ]. Harrison Jr. Reynolds β , founder of R. Entertainers [ edit ]. Government, military, and public figures [ edit ]. Alma Adams born , U. Bush , retired lieutenant general for U. Representative and Senator from North Carolina; son of furniture magnate J. Broyhill Lenoir James Burnley born , U. Chambers β , civil rights attorney who successfully argued Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education school busing case before U. Crump β , U. Gabriel β , U. Air Force General, 11th chief of staff of U.
