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