FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to the state. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived within a state for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to the state in their personal endeavors.

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A

• Ryan Adams singer, songwriter
• Clay Aiken singer
• Tori Amos singer, songwriter
• Sunshine Anderson singer
• Ernest Angley evangelist

B

• Fantasia Barrino singer, songwriter, actress
• Thomas Hart Benton "Old Bullion" statesman
• William Blount statesman, governor southwest territory
• Erskine Bowles politician
• Caleb Bradham inventor pepsi cola
• Braxton Bragg general confederate army
• David Brinkley television journalist
• Curtis "Curt" Brown astronaut
• Rebecca Bryan wife of daniel boone
• Eliza Bryant humanitarian
• Betsy Byars author
• Robert Byrd politician

C

• Shirley Caesar singer
• Fred Chappell author, poet
• Joey Cheek olympic medalist
• Richard Childress automobile racer, team owner
• Dwight Clark football player
• Thomas Clingman politician, general confederate army
• George Clinton musician
• Levi Coffin educator, abolitionist, "president" underground railroad
• John Coltrane saxophonist, composer
• Howard Cosell television sports journalist
• Bucky Covington singer

D

• Charlie Daniels musician
• Josephus Daniels politician, publisher
• Virginia Dare first english child born in americas
• Brad Daugherty basketball player
• Chris Daughtry singer, songwriter, guitarist
• Walter Davis basketball player
• Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany civil rights activist, author, dentist
• Sarah Louise "Sadie" Delany civil rights activist, author, educator
• Adolph Dial indian rights advocate, politician
• Thomas Dixon, Jr. playwright, author
• Elizabeth Hanford Dole politician
• Charles Duke astronaut
• James Buchanan Duke industrialist
• Pamela Duncan author
• Jermaine Dupri (JD) record producer, rap artist

E

• Dale Earnhardt, Jr. automobile racer
• Dale Earnhardt, Sr. automobile racer
• Clyde Edgerton author
• Jennifer Ehle actress
• John Ehle author
• Sam Ervin politician

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