Editing Shelby, North Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
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*[[Jo Adell]], outfielder for the [[Los Angeles Angels]]
*[[Bobby Bell]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] linebacker for the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]
*[[Alicia Bridges]], disco singer
*[[Jonathan Bullard]], [[National Football League|NFL]] defensive end
*[[Bill Champion (baseball)|Bill Champion]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player<ref name="barefbchamp">{{cite web| url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/champbi01.shtml| publisher=baseball-reference.com| title=Bill Champion's career statistics| access-date=29 March 2009}}</ref>
*[[Morris Davis]], colonel in U.S. Air Force
*[[Disappearance of Asha Degree|Asha Degree]], child reported missing in 2000
*[[Thomas Dixon Jr.]], minister, author
*[[Eddie Dodson]], bank robber
*[[Robert Lee Durham]], educator and lawyer
*[[Manny Fernandez (wrestler)|Manny Fernandez]], "The Raging Bull", professional wrestler
*[[David Flair]], professional wrestler
*[[Charlotte Flair]], professional wrestler
*[[Margaret Gardner Hoey]], First Lady of North Carolina
*[[Oliver Max Gardner]], 57th [[governor of North Carolina]]
*[[Alvin Gentry]], [[Coach (sport)|head coach]] of the [[Sacramento Kings]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
*[[Don Gibson]], singer and songwriter; member of the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]]
*[[Kay Hagan]], former [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]] for North Carolina<ref name="kayhagan">{{cite web| url=http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=biography| title=About Kay Hagan| publisher=[[United States Senate]]| access-date=12 May 2009| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527235941/http://hagan.senate.gov/?p=biography| archive-date=27 May 2009}}</ref>
*[[Charlie Harbison]], [[Missouri Tigers football|University of Missouri]] defensive backs coach
*[[Tre Harbison]], NFL running back
*[[Robert Harrill]], the Fort Fisher Hermit
*[[Keith E. Haynes]], Maryland politician, lawyer
*[[Norris Hopper]], MLB player
*[[Hatcher Hughes]], [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning playwright
*[[Charlie Justice (halfback)|Charlie Justice]], NFL player, two-time [[Heisman Trophy]] runner-up
*[[Doug Limerick]], ABC radio newscaster
*[[Patty Loveless]], country music singer
*[[Manteo Mitchell]], [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 Olympics]] silver medalist in the men's [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay|4x400 metre relay]]
*[[Scottie Montgomery]], NFL wide receiver, [[Oakland Raiders]], [[Arena Football League (1987-2008)|Arena Football League]] player, head coach at [[East Carolina Pirates football|East Carolina University]]
*[[Kevin Nanney]], former professional ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' player{{citation needed|date=February 2020|reason=Connection to Shelby not established}}
*[[Dawson Odums]], [[Southern Jaguars football|Southern University football]] head coach
*[[Travis Padgett]], [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Olympics]] athlete in the men's [[4 × 100 metres relay|4x100 metre relay]]
*[[Floyd Patterson]], heavyweight boxing champion, [[International Boxing Hall of Fame|Boxing Hall of Famer]]
*[[Mel Phillips]], former NFL safety, former NFL coach
*[[Stephanie Pogue]], artist and art educator
*[[Nina Repeta]], actress known for her role on ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
*[[Price D. Rice]], U.S. Army Air Corps/U.S. Air Force colonel and member of the [[Tuskegee Airmen]]
*[[Earl Scruggs]], banjo player and composer on [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]
*[[Isaac Shelby]], soldier and [[Governor of Kentucky]], for whom the city of Shelby is named
*[[Charlotte Smith (basketball)|Charlotte Smith]], [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] basketball player
*[[Brandon Spikes]], [[linebacker]] for the [[New England Patriots]]
*[[Billy Standridge]], [[NASCAR]] driver
*[[David Thompson (basketball)|David Thompson]], [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] and NBA guard, [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Famer]]
*[[Cliff Washburn]], NFL offensive tackle, [[Houston Texans]]
*[[Jim Washburn]], NFL defensive line coach
*[[Edwin Y. Webb]], politician and judge
*[[James L. Webb]], politician and judge
*[[Fay Webb-Gardner]], First Lady of North Carolina
*[[Tim Wilkison]], former professional tennis player
*[[Robert Williams (defensive back)|Robert Williams]], former NFL cornerback
*[[Tom Wright (baseball)|Tom Wright]], MLB player<ref name="retrowright">{{cite web|url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/W/Pwrigt101.htm|title=Tom Wright's career statistics|publisher=retrosheet.org|access-date=8 September 2008}}</ref>

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