Editing Lumberton, North Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Brad Allen]], [[National Football League|NFL]] referee
* [[Velma Barfield]] (1932–1984), serial killer who murdered six people
* [[Peggi Blu]] (1945–2024), entertainer and 1986 Female Vocalist Grand Champion, Star Search
* [[Benjamin Crump]] (born 1969), American civil-rights attorney
* [[Brad Edwards (American football)|Brad Edwards]] (born 1966) former NFL defensive back and director of athletics at [[George Mason University]]
* [[Hunter Foster]] (born 1969), [[Tony Award]]-nominated actor
* [[Penny Fuller]] (born 1940), film, television, and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actress, moved to Lumberton at age 12
* [[Tommy Greene]] (born 1967), Major League Baseball pitcher
* [[Carmen Hart]], pornographic film actress and erotic dancer
* [[Johnny Hunt]], elected president of [[Southern Baptist Convention]] in 2008
* [[Dennis F. Kinlaw]], academic, president of [[Asbury University]]; author of Christian theological works
* [[Vonta Leach]] (born 1981), fullback for NFL's [[Baltimore Ravens]]
* [[Ashton Locklear]] (born 1998), gymnast
* [[Gene Locklear]] (born 1949), Major League Baseball outfielder
* [[Sean Locklear]] (born 1981), football offensive tackle
* [[Dwight Lowry]] (1957–1997), Major League Baseball player for [[Detroit Tigers]] and [[Minnesota Twins]]
* [[Mike McIntyre]] (born 1956), U.S. Representative of North Carolina's 7th Congressional District from 1997 to 2015
* [[Angus Wilton McLean]] (1870–1935), 56th governor of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929
* [[Margaret French McLean]] (1879–1959), First Lady of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929
* [[Victoria "Porkchop" Parker]] (born 1970), drag queen best known for appearing on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
* [[M. Warley Platzek]] (1854–1932), lawyer and [[New York Supreme Court]] Justice
* [[Afeni Shakur]] (1947–2016), prominent member of [[Black Panther Party]] and mother of rapper [[Tupac Shakur]]
* [[John Small (American football)|John Small]] (1946–2012), linebacker with NFL's [[Atlanta Falcons]] and [[Detroit Lions]]
* [[Ida Van Smith]] (1917–2003), [[Aviator|pilot]] and [[flight instructor]]
* [[Jamain Stephens]] (born 1974), NFL offensive tackle for [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
* [[Donnell Thompson]] (born 1958), NFL defensive end
* [[Betty Rose Wishart]] (born 1947), composer
* [[Tim Worley]] (born 1966), former running back for the [[Georgia Bulldogs]] and NFL's [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Chicago Bears]]