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This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with Raleigh, Due north Carolina.

Academia [edit]

• Carrie Lougee Broughton (1879–1957), librarian and first woman Land Librarian
• John Chavis (1763–1838), African-American educator and theologian; early integrationist (Raleigh's Chavis Park is named for him)
• Anna J. Cooper (1858–1964), author, educator and scholar; fourth African-American adult female to earn doctoral degree (in 1924)
• Phillip Griffiths, mathematician, known for his work in the field of geometry
• John East. Ivey, Jr., educator and founder of Southern Regional Education Board; co-creator of Peace Corps
• Daniel McFadden, economist
• Michael Munger, economist, Duke University political science professor
• Mary Jane Patterson, kickoff African-American women to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree
• Tom Regan, philosopher and animal-rights advocate
• Vermont C. Royster (1914–1996), managing editor of Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize winner, recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom
• James Due east. Shepard, chemist, civil servant and educator, the founder of what would become North Carolina Key University
• Blake R. Van Leer, university president, dean of NC State University, inventor and civil rights advocate
• James Due west. York, mathematical physicist; recipient of Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics from American Physical Society
• Josh Dendro, Dentist, pioneered several dental procedures including lateral incisor torqueing.

Arts [edit]

• Juliana Royster Busbee (died 1962) and Jaques Busbee (died 1947), artists and founders of Jugtown Pottery
• Paul Friedrich, visual creative person and cartoonist
• Herb Jackson, painter
• Rachel Nabors, gURL.com graphic designer
• Martha Nichols, choreographer and trip the light fantastic toe instructor
• Mel Tomlinson, ballet and modern dancer
• Lea Ved, dancer and choreographer

Athletes [edit]

• Nazmi Albadawi, professional person soccer player
• Loy Allen Jr., NASCAR Cup Series driver
• Chris Archer, MLB pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates
• Hannah Aspden, youngest swimmer on Team Usa to medal at either the Olympics or Paralympics in 2016^[1]
• John Baker Jr. (1935–2007), National Football game League athlete and longtime Wake County sheriff
• Scott Bankhead, MLB player and bullpen for Squad USA in the 1984 Olympic Games
• Darrius Barnes, Major League Soccer (MLS) player for New England Revolution
• Bates Battaglia, NHL player, played for Carolina Hurricanes 1997–2003
• Braxton Berrios, NFL wide receiver^[two]
• Rod Brind'Amour, NHL thespian, onetime Carolina Hurricanes role player and electric current head jitney
• Bucky Brooks, one-time NFL athlete
• Willie Burden, professional Canadian football player with Calgary Stampeders of Canadian Football game League
• Everett Example (1900–1966), NC State University men's basketball coach, member of N.C. Sports Hall of Fame and Higher Basketball Hall of Fame
• Isadora Cerullo, Olympic rugby player for Brazil; graduated from Enloe Loftier School
• Beak Cowher, one-time professional person American football coach and role player
• Randy Denton, NBA player
• Ike Delock, Major League Baseball player
• James L. Dickey III (born 1996), basketball role player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Donald Evans, former NFL defensive stop
• Ron Francis, NHL role player (Carolina Hurricanes) 1998–2004, fellow member of Hockey Hall of Fame
• David Play tricks, Olympic gold medalist in swimming
• Jeff Galloway, Olympic long-altitude runner and author
• Justin Gatlin, Olympic sprinter
• Michael Gracz, professional poker thespian
• TJ Graham, NFL wide receiver with New York Jets
• Brian Gutekunst, NFL scout with Green Bay Packers
• Chesson Hadley, professional person golfer
• Josh Hamilton, Major League Baseball actor
• Hardy Boyz, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, professional wrestlers^[three]
• Antwan Harris, NFL thespian for New England Patriots' Super Bowl team
• Leroy Harris, NFL player for Tennessee Titans
• Bret Hedican, NHL thespian, played for Carolina Hurricanes 2001–2008
• Gregory Helms, professional person wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
• Anne Henning, Olympic speed skater, 1972 golden and statuary medalist
• Ryan Jeffers, MLB actor^[4]
• Brusque Johnson, professional soccer player
• Marion Jones, disgraced Olympic track athlete
• Craig Keith, NFL histrion
• Republic of chad Larose, NHL player, played for Carolina Hurricanes 2005–2013
• Roy Lassiter, professional soccer thespian for D.C. United and United states of america men'southward national soccer team
• Pete Maravich (1947–1988), Hall of Fame basketball thespian; attended high school in Raleigh^[5]
• Bruce Matthews, one-time NFL role player for Tennessee Titans; 14-fourth dimension Pro Bowl participant, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
• Daniel McCullers, NFL defensive lineman^[6]
• Nate McMillan, NBA thespian and caput bus of Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics
• Richard Medlin, NFL player
• Ben Youssef Meite, sprinter, 3-time African champion in 100m
• Jackie Moreland (1938–1971), pro basketball game role player
• Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, professional Super Smash Bros. actor
• Chuck Nevitt, NBA player
• Caleb Norkus, professional soccer player
• Bob Perryman, NFL role player for New England Patriots and Denver Broncos
• Brandon Phillips, second baseman for Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds
• Landon Powell, MLB player (Oakland Athletics)
• Shavlik Randolph, NBA actor (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Greg Raymer, professional poker player
• Shawan Robinson, professional basketball role player with Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League
• Randolph Ross, track athlete, 2020 Olympic aureate medalist in the 4x400m relay^[vii]
• Paul Shuey, MLB pitcher
• Webb Simpson, PGA Bout golfer
• Isaiah Todd, NBA G-League player
• Leigh Torrence, NFL player with Washington Redskins
• P. J. Tucker (born 1985), NBA player and 2008 Israeli Basketball game Premier League MVP^[8]
• Jim Valvano (1946–1993), NC Land Academy men's basketball omnibus, 1983 NCAA champion, Television set commentator
• John Wall, NBA thespian for Houston Rockets^[nine]
• Pat Watkins, MLB outfielder
• Carson Wentz, quarterback for NFL's Indianapolis Colts^[x]
• Chris Wilcox, NBA athlete
• Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic effigy skater, married to Bret Hedican
• Danny Young, NBA player
• Kay Yow (1942–2009), NC Country University women's basketball passenger vehicle, fellow member of Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
• Duane Underwood Jr., Professional baseball bullpen for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Business [edit]

• Louis Bacon, hedge fund director
• Jim Baen (1943–2006), scientific discipline fiction writer; founded his own publishing house, Baen Books, in 1983
• Cliff Bleszinski, lead designer of the popular Xbox 360 game Gears of War and co-founder of Boss Fundamental Productions
• Anderson Boyd, filmmaker
• Needham B. Broughton, printer, temperance activist, and state senator
• E. Lee Hennessee, pioneer hedge fund manager^[11]
• Richard Jenrette, chairman of U.Due south. Securities and Substitution Commission and international philanthropist, awarded French Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honor) in 1996
• Jesse Lowe, first mayor of Omaha, Nebraska; an important real estate agent in the early metropolis, Lowe is credited with naming the city after the Omaha Tribe^[12]
• Anand Lal Shimpi, employee of Apple tree Inc. and former CEO of AnandTech ^[13]
• Hubertus van der Vaart, co-founder/chairman of SEAF (Small Enterprise Assistance Funds)^[14]

Entertainment [edit]

• Tyler Barnhardt, thespian
• Priscilla Block, singer
• David J. Shush, screenwriter, film and television receiver director
• Godfrey Cheshire Three, flick writer, managing director and critic, former chairman of New York Film Critics Circle Awards
• Grady Cooper, director, producer, and Emmy nominated film editor
• Aubrey Dollar, actress
• Caroline Dollar, actress
• Rhoda Griffis, extra
• Michael C. Hall, actor, Dexter, Six Feet Under
• MrBeast, famous YouTuber
• Lauren Kennedy, Broadway actress and vocalist
• Sharon Lawrence, actress, NYPD Bluish
• Beth Leavel, Tony award-winning Broadway actress
• Brandi Love, pornography actress^[15]
• Robert Duncan McNeill, actor, pic and Television receiver director
• Daniella Monet, actress, vocalizer and dancer
• Karin Muller, author, filmmaker and photographer for National Geographic Society and National Public Radio
• Emily Procter, actress, CSI: Miami
• Peyton Reed, motion picture manager, Ant-Man, The Break-Upwards, Bring It On
• Hunter Schafer, model, extra, activist, Euphoria
• Amy Sedaris, extra, writer and satirist
• Liz Vassey, actress, CSI
• Reginald VelJohnson, actor (function-time resident)
• Evan Rachel Wood, actress, Westworld
• Ira David Wood Iii, thespian and local theatre director
• Reginald VelJohnson, actor, Family Matters

Armed services [edit]

• David W. Bagley (1883–1960), admiral in the U.s. Navy during World War 2
• Worth Bagley (1874–1898), United States Navy officer during the Castilian–American War
• Josephus Daniels (1862–1948), newspaper editor and publisher, United States Secretary of the Navy during World War I
• George A. Fisher Jr. (born 1942), former United States Army officer
• Vernon V. Haywood (1920–2003), former U.S. Army Air Force officer, combat fighter airplane pilot/jet pilot, and commanding officeholder of Tuskegee Airmen'southward 302nd Fighter Squadron^[16]
• Oscar F. Peatross (1916–1993), major general in the United States Marine Corps and recipient of the Navy Cantankerous
• Leonidas Polk (1806–1864), lieutenant-general in the Confederate States Army, killed at the Battle of Marietta, Georgia
• Millie Dunn Veasey (1918–2018), served in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) and afterwards NAACP president of Wake County chapter

Musicians [edit]

• Ryan Adams, vocaliser-songwriter
• Clay Aiken, vocaliser/histrion
• Jeb Bishop, jazz musician
• Dan Briggs, bassist for metal ring Between the Buried and Me
• Andrew Cadima, composer
• Jason Michael Carroll, country musician
• Caitlin Cary, culling country singer
• Travis Cherry, Grammy-nominated music producer
• John Custer, tape producer
• Steve Dobrogosz, pianist and composer
• Robbie Fulks, alt country singer
• Rajan Somasundaram, Composer, Songwriter whose album made in collaboration with Durham Symphony and University nominated singer Bombay Jayashri became an Amazon Top#10 International Best seller ^[17]
• Rufus Harley (1936–2006), jazz musician
• D. Kern Holoman, musicologist and conductor
• Randy Jones (built-in 1952), original Village People cowboy, vocalist/actor
• Jon Lindsay, recording artist, producer, activist
• Fiddling Brother, rap group
• Tift Merritt, singer-songwriter
• Pee Wee Moore, jazz musician
• Mic Murphy, frontman for funk/soul grouping The System, moved to New York earlier career took off^[18]
• Tyler Marenyi, aka NGHTMRE, DJ and trap producer
• Anne-Claire Niver, singer-songwriter
• Petey Pablo, hip-hop creative person
• Kate Rhudy, folk-pop and country singer-songwriter and musician
• Blake Richardson, drummer for metallic ring Between the Buried and Me
• Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr., lead vocalist for heavy metal band Betwixt the Cached and Me
• Paul Waggoner, guitarist for metal band Betwixt the Buried and Me
• Dustie Waring, guitarist for metal ring Betwixt the Buried and Me
• Woody Weatherman, musician

Bands and music groups [edit]

• Alesana, post-hardcore band
• American Aquarium, alternative land ring
• Between the Buried and Me, progressive metal ring
• Bowerbirds, freak folk band
• Chatham Canton Line, bluegrass band
• Corrosion of Conformity, heavy metal band
• Daylight Dies, doom metal band
• Pivot, rock band
• Selah Jubilee Singers, 1930s–40s gospel quartet
• The Connells, 1980s indie rock band
• The Rosebuds, indie stone band
• Troop 41, hip-hop ensemble
• Whiskeytown, 1990s culling country band

Politics and constabulary [edit]

• William H. Bobbitt (1900–1992), one-time Chief Justice of North Carolina Supreme Court
• Alice Willson Broughton (1889–1980), former First Lady of North Carolina
• J. Melville Broughton (1888–1949), former Governor of North Carolina
• Neb Campbell, two-term mayor of Atlanta
• Ralph Campbell, three-term Country auditor and first African-American to concord statewide elected office in North Carolina
• Paul Coble, 36th Mayor of Raleigh (2006–2014)
• Cate Edwards, attorney
• Stormie Forte, lawyer, politico, radio host, and first African-American woman and offset openly LGBTQ adult female to serve on the Raleigh Metropolis Council
• Jim Fulghum (1944–2014), physician and state legislator
• James H. Harris (1832–1891), African-American politician, onetime slave, co-founder of North Carolina Republican Party
• Winder R. Harris (1888–1973), Democratic United states of america Congressman
• John Haywood, statesman and the longest-serving North Carolina Country Treasurer (40 years)
• William Henry Haywood, Jr. (1801–1852), early Democratic U.South. Senator
• Jesse Helms (1921–2008), v-term Republican U.S. Senator
• George Holding, Republican United States Congressman^[19]
• Andrew Johnson (1808–1875), 17th President of the United states of america
• Calvin Jones (1775–1846), Mayor of Raleigh, Adjutant Full general of North Carolina, and founder of Wake Wood College^[20]
• I. Beverly Lake, former Master Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
• Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), mayor (1973–1975); Raleigh's first popularly elected African-American mayor and beginning of any major Southern city
• Greg Murphy, physician and politician
• Fred Smith, politician
• Avery C. Upchurch (1928–1994), city'southward longest-serving mayor of 20th Century
• George Smedes York, 33rd Mayor of Raleigh (1979–1983)
• James H. Young, African-American pol; founder and editor of Raleigh Gazette, N Carolina'southward offset blackness-endemic newspaper

Writers [edit]

• Edward A. Batchelor, sportswriter
• Andrew Britton (1981–2008), novelist
• Jonathan W. Daniels (1902–1981), author, editor; White House Press Secretary under presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
• Thomas Dixon, Jr. (1864–1946), novelist, playwright, minister and statesman
• Charles Frazier, novelist, author of Cold Mountain
• Kaye Gibbons, writer
• Katherine Indermaur, writer, poet, editor
• Mary Robinette Kowal, author
• Eleanor Frances Lattimore, children's writer and illustrator
• Dorianne Laux, poet
• Armistead Maupin, writer
• Frances Gray Patton (1906–2000), writer, first woman to enroll at Academy of North Carolina
• David Sedaris, writer, humorist and satirist
• Lawson A. Scruggs, early African-American physician in North Carolina and noted publisher of biographies on African-American women
• Lee Smith, author
• January Cox Speas, author and novelist
• Julia Montgomery Street (1898–1993), children's writer and playwright

Other [edit]

• Jennifer Drupe, Miss America 2006 from Oklahoma
• Bob Caudle, longtime WRAL news personality and host of Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, later on headed the Raleigh constituent office of U.Due south. Senator Jesse Helms
• John Anthony Copeland, Jr. (1834–1859), freed slave, abolitionist and political activist
• James A. Forbes, evangelist preacher, radio host
• Jacob Johnson, father of U.S. president Andrew Johnson
• Ray Toll, motorcyclist
• Olivia Raney, church organist
• Jacob Tobia, LGBTQ activist
• Max Yergan, African-American activist, first black college faculty member hired in country of New York

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Raleigh,_North_Carolina

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