Editing Murfreesboro, North Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
* [[William Hill Brown]], author of the first American novel<ref>[https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/brown-william-hill Parramore, Thomas C., "Brown, William Hill", ''Dictionary of North Carolina Biography'', (William S. Powell, ed.) 1979. University of North Carolina Press]</ref>
*[[Tim Cofield]], former [[NFL]] and [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] linebacker<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CofiTi20.htm Tim Cofield Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved 24 June 2019.</ref>
*[[Sallie Southall Cotten]], writer and clubwoman<ref>[https://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/cottenss/bio.html Sallie Southall Cotten]. ''docsouth.unc.edu''. Retrieved 24 June 2019.</ref>
*[[Curtis Deloatch]], former NFL cornerback<ref>{{cite web | title =Curtis Deloatch | work =Carolina Panthers | publisher =NFL Enterprises LLC | year =2007 | url =http://www.nfl.com/players/curtisdeloatch/profile?id=DEL553412 | access-date =2007-12-27 }}</ref>
*[[Khalid Sheikh Mohammed]], an [[Al Qaeda]] leader, attended [[Chowan University]] in 1983<ref>{{Cite news | last =Eggen | first =Dan | author-link =Dan Eggen | title =9/11 Report Says Plotter Saw Self as Superterrorist | newspaper = Washington Post | pages =A1 | date =July 27, 2004 | url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A16232-2004Jul26 }}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[Hardy Murfree]], lieutenant colonel from [[North Carolina]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]]<ref>[http://www.tnportraits.org/murfree-col-hardy.htm Col. Hardy Murfree]. ''Tennessee Portrait Project''. Retrieved 24 June 2019.</ref>
*[[Julian Myrick]], insurance salesman and promoter of [[tennis]]<ref>[https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/julian-myrick Julian Myrick - International Tennis Hall of Fame]. ''International Tennis Hall of Fame''. Retrieved 24 June 2019.</ref>
*[[William N. H. Smith]], Democratic congressman and North Carolina Supreme Court justice<ref>{{cite web|title=SMITH, William Nathan Harrell, (1812 - 1889)|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000634|website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]|publisher=[[United States Congress]]|access-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>
*[[Dwight Stephenson]], former NFL center, 5x First Team [[All-Pro]] selection and member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>[https://www.profootballarchives.com/coach/step04600coach.html Dwight Stephenson - The Pro Football Archives]. ''The Pro Football Archives''. Retrieved 24 June 2019.</ref>
*[[Fred Vinson (basketball)|Fred Vinson]], former [[NBA]] player and current coach<ref>[https://www.chowan.edu/staff/fred-vinson Fred Vinson]. ''Chowan University''. Retrieved 24 June 2019.</ref>
*[[John H. Wheeler]], first United States ambassador to [[Nicaragua]] and head of the [[United States Mint]]<ref name=stephenson/>