List of people from Raleigh, North Carolina
This is a list of people from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Notable Raleighites
Natives and near-natives
- Clay Aiken, singer/actor, former partner of Eddie Rendleman
- Loy Allen, Jr., NASCAR driver
- Chris Archer, pitcher for MLB's Tampa Bay Rays
- Louis Bacon, hedge fund manager
- David W. Bagley (1883–1960), World War II naval hero
- Worth Bagley (1874–1898), naval hero of the Spanish–American War
- John Baker, Jr. (1935–2007), National Football League athlete and longtime Wake County sheriff
- Scott Bankhead, Olympic athlete and Major League Baseball player
- Darrius Barnes, professional soccer player for New England Revolution
- Edward A. Batchelor, sportswriter
- Jeb Bishop, jazz musician
- William H. Bobbitt (1900–1992), former Chief Justice of North Carolina Supreme Court
- Dan Briggs, bassist for metal band Between the Buried and Me
- Bucky Brooks, NFL athlete
- J. Melville Broughton (1888–1949), former Governor of North Carolina
- Willie Burden, professional Canadian football player with Calgary Stampeders of Canadian Football League
- David J. Burke, screenwriter, film and television director
- Andrew Cadima, composer
- Bill Campbell, two-term mayor of Atlanta
- Ralph Campbell, three-term State Auditor and first African-American to hold statewide elected office in North Carolina
- Jason Michael Carroll, country musician
- Isadora Cerullo, Olympic rugby player for Brazil
- Chatham County Line, bluegrass band
- Travis Cherry, Grammy-nominated music producer
- Godfrey Cheshire III, film writer, director and critic, former chairman of New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- Paul Coble 36th Mayor of Raleigh (2006-2014)
- Anna J. Cooper (1858–1964), author, educator and scholar; fourth African-American woman to earn doctoral degree (in 1924)
- John Anthony Copeland, Jr. (1834–1859), freed slave, abolitionist and political activist
- John Custer, record producer
- Jonathan W. Daniels (1902–1981), author, editor; White House Press Secretary under Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
- Randy Denton, NBA player
- Steve Dobrogosz, pianist and composer
- Donald Evans, politician
- James A. Forbes, evangelist preacher, radio host and distinguished senior minister emeritus of The Riverside Church in New York City
- Paul Friedrich, visual artist and cartoonist
- Jim Fulghum (1944–2014), physician and state legislator
- Robbie Fulks, alt country singer
- Jeff Galloway, Olympic athlete and author
- TJ Graham, NFL wide receiver with New York Jets
- Brian Gutekunst, NFL scout with Green Bay Packers
- Chesson Hadley, professional golfer
- Michael C. Hall, actor, Dexter, Six Feet Under
- Josh Hamilton, Major League Baseball player
- Rufus Harley (1936–2006), jazz musician
- Antwan Harris, NFL player for New England Patriots' Super Bowl team
- Leroy Harris, NFL player for Tennessee Titans
- Winder R. Harris (1888–1973), Democratic United States Congressman
- William Henry Haywood, Jr. (1801–1852), early Democratic U.S. Senator
- Anne Henning, Olympic speed skater, 1972 gold and bronze medalist
- D. Kern Holoman, musicologist and conductor
- John E. Ivey, Jr., educator and founder of Southern Regional Education Board; co-creator of Peace Corps
- Herb Jackson, painter
- Richard Jenrette, chairman of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and international philanthropist, awarded French Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (National Order of the Legion of Honor) in 1996
- Andrew Johnson (1808–1875), 17th President of the United States
- Randy Jones (born 1952), original Village People cowboy, singer/actor
- Craig Keith, NFL player
- Lauren Kennedy, Broadway actress and singer
- Matt Knudsen, actor
- Mary Robinette Kowal, author
- Jon Lindsay (recording artist, producer, activist)
- I. Beverly Lake, former Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
- Roy Lassiter, professional soccer player for D.C. United and United States men's national soccer team
- Sharon Lawrence, actress, NYPD Blue
- Clarence Lightner (1921–2002), mayor (1973–1975); Raleigh's first popularly elected African-American mayor and first of any major Southern city
- Brandi Love, pornographic actress
- Pete Maravich (1947–1988), Hall of Fame basketball player; attended high school in Raleigh
- Tyler Marenyi, aka NGHTMRE, DJ and trap producer
- Bruce Matthews, former NFL player for Tennessee Titans; 14-time Pro Bowl participant, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Daniel McFadden, economist
- Nate McMillan, NBA player and head coach of Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle SuperSonics
- Robert Duncan McNeill, actor, movie and TV director
- Richard Medlin, NFL player
- Tift Merritt, singer/songwriter
- Pee Wee Moore, jazz musician
- Daniella Monet, actress, singer and dancer
- Greg Murphy, physician and politician
- Mic Murphy, frontman for funk/soul group The System, moved to New York before career took off[1]
- Rachel Nabors, gURL.com graphic designer
- Caleb Norkus, professional soccer player
- Frances Gray Patton (1906–2000), writer, first woman to enroll at University of North Carolina
- Bob Perryman, NFL player for New England Patriots and Denver Broncos
- Brandon Phillips, second baseman for Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds
- Landon Powell, baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
- Ray Price, motorcyclist
- Emily Procter, actress, CSI: Miami
- Shavlik Randolph, NBA player (Philadelphia 76ers)
- Olivia Raney, church organist
- Peyton Reed, film director, Ant-Man, The Break-Up, Bring It On
- Blake Richardson, drummer for metal band Between the Buried and Me
- Shawan Robinson, professional basketball player with Newcastle Eagles in the British Basketball League
- Tommy Giles Rogers, Jr., lead vocalist for heavy metal band Between the Buried and Me
- Vermont C. Royster (1914–1996), managing editor of Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize winner, recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Amy Sedaris, actress, writer and satirist
- David Sedaris, author, humorist and satirist
- Webb Simpson, PGA Tour golfer
- Fred Smith, politician
- Jan Cox Speas, author and novelist
- Julia Montgomery Street (1898–1993), children's author and playwright
- John Tart III, reality TV personality[2]
- Jacob Tobia, LGBTQ activist
- Mel Tomlinson, ballet and modern dancer
- Leigh Torrence, NFL player with Washington Redskins
- P. J. Tucker, professional basketball player
- Avery C. Upchurch (1928–1994), city's longest-serving mayor of 20th Century
- Liz Vassey, actress, CSI
- Paul Waggoner, guitarist for metal band Between the Buried and Me
- John Wall, NBA player for Washington Wizards
- Dustie Waring, guitarist for metal band Between the Buried and Me
- Pat Watkins, former Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies
- Woody Weatherman, musician
- Carson Wentz, quarterback for NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
- Whiskeytown, 1990s alternative country band
- Chris Wilcox, NBA athlete
- Evan Rachel Wood, actress, Westworld
- Ira David Wood III, actor and local theatre director
- Max Yergan, African-American activist, first black college faculty member hired in state of New York
- James W. York, mathematical physicist; recipient of Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics from American Physical Society
- George Smedes York 33rd Mayor of Raleigh (1979–1983)
- Danny Young, NBA player
Current residents
- Alesana, post-hardcore band
- Bates Battaglia, NHL player
- Jennifer Berry, Miss America 2006 from Oklahoma
- Big Daddy Kane, rapper
- Between the Buried and Me, progressive metal band
- Cliff Bleszinski, lead designer of the popular Xbox 360 game Gears of War
- Bowerbirds, freak folk band
- Rod Brind'Amour, NHL player
- Caitlin Cary, alternative country singer
- The Connells, 1980s indie rock band
- Corrosion of Conformity, heavy metal band
- Bill Cowher, former professional American football coach and player
- Daylight Dies, doom metal band
- Ron Francis, NHL player (Carolina Hurricanes), member of Hockey Hall of Fame
- Paul Friedrich, visual artist and cartoonist
- Justin Gatlin, Olympic athlete
- Michael Gracz, professional poker player
- Hardy Boyz, Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy, professional wrestlers
- Bret Hedican, NHL player
- Chad Larose, NHL player
- Dorianne Laux, poet
- Jon Lindsay, recording artist, producer, activist
- Karin Muller, writer, filmmaker and photographer for National Geographic Society and National Public Radio
- Michael Munger, economist, Duke University political science professor
- Kevin "PPMD" Nanney, professional Super Smash Bros. player
- Chuck Nevitt, NBA player
- Betsy Newmark, conservative columnist, political blogger and commentator
- Petey Pablo, hip-hop artist
- Pivot, rock band
- Greg Raymer, professional poker player
- Tom Regan, philosopher and animal-rights advocate
- The Rosebuds, indie rock band
- Reginald VelJohnson, actor (part-time resident)
- Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic figure skater, married to Bret Hedican
- Ben Youssef Meite, athlete, 3-time African champion in 100m
Associated former residents
- Ryan Adams, singer/songwriter
- Jim Baen (1943–2006), science fiction writer
- Andrew Britton (1981–2008), novelist
- Juliana Royster Busbee (died 1962) and Jaques Busbee (died 1947), artists and founders of Jugtown Pottery
- Everett Case (1900–1966), NC State University men's basketball coach, member of N.C. Sports Hall of Fame and College Basketball Hall of Fame
- John Chavis (1763–1838), African-American educator and theologian; early integrationist (Raleigh's Chavis Park is named for him)
- Bill Cowher, television sports commentator, former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach
- Josephus Daniels (1862–1948), newspaper editor and publisher, United States Secretary of the Navy
- Thomas Dixon, Jr. (1864–1946), novelist, playwright, minister and statesman
- John Edwards, former U.S. Senator; 2004 Democratic nominee for Vice President; 2008 Presidential candidate
- Charles Frazier, novelist, author of Cold Mountain
- Kaye Gibbons, writer
- James H. Harris (1832–1891), African-American politician, former slave, co-founder of North Carolina Republican Party
- John Haywood, statesman and the longest-serving North Carolina State Treasurer (40 years)
- Gregory Helms, professional wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
- Jesse Helms (1921–2008), five-term Republican U.S. Senator
- Curt Johnson, professional soccer player
- Marion Jones, disgraced Olympic athlete
- Eleanor Frances Lattimore, children's writer and illustrator
- Little Brother, rap artist
- Armistead Maupin, writer
- Jackie Moreland (1938–1971), pro basketball player
- Martha Nichols, choreographer and dance instructor
- Brandon Phillips, Major League Baseball second baseman for Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves
- Selah Jubilee Singers, 1930s-40s gospel quartet
- Paul Shuey, baseball player
- Lee Smith, writer
- Jim Valvano (1946–1993), NC State University men's basketball coach, 1983 NCAA champion, TV commentator
- James H. Young, African-American politician; founder and editor of Raleigh Gazette, North Carolina's first black-owned newspaper
- Kay Yow (1942–2009), NC State University women's basketball coach, member of Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
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