Editing Albemarle, North Carolina (section)

==Notable People==
* [[Denico Autry]], football defensive end for the [[Houston Texans]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]; he attended Albemarle High School
* [[W. Horace Carter]], Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
* [[Louis Cato]], multi-instrumentalist and bandleader of [[The Late Show Band]], the house band for ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]''
* [[Willie Drye]], journalist and author
* [[Woody Durham]], radio play-by-play announcer for the Carolina Tar Heels; started his radio career at radio station WZKY 1580 AM in Albemarle
* [[Unknown Hinson|Stuart Daniel Baker]], better known as Unknown Hinson, musician and voice actor
* [[Danny Kepley]], former all-star linebacker for the [[Canadian Football League]] [[Edmonton Eskimos]]; member of the [[Canadian Football Hall of Fame]]
* [[T.A. McLendon]], [[American football|football]] running back, holds several national high school records; starred for the North Carolina State Wolfpack; played at Albemarle High School
* [[Monty Montgomery (baseball)|Monty Montgomery]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Kellie Pickler]], 2006 ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant; country recording artist; three-time Stanly County AIDS Rodeo for Charity Champion (2002–2004); Season 16 winner of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' (2013)
* [[Tommy Smith (baseball)|Tommy Smith]], former [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[June Tyson]], musician-singer and first female member of [[Sun Ra and his Arkestra]]
* [[Rhett Lowder]], professional baseball player in the Cincinnati Reds organization, 7th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft