Editing Jacksonville, North Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
* [[David Charles Abell]], conductor (born in Jacksonville)<ref name=":0">[https://archive.today/20200212053452/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=&geo_id=16000US3734200&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US37%7C16000US3734200&_street=&_county=jacksonville&_cityTown=jacksonville&_state=04000US37&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=ACS_2008_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Jacksonville city, North Carolina]</ref>
* [[Ryan Adams]], singer-songwriter, who frequently makes reference to Jacksonville in his songs 
* [[Jones Angell]], play-by-play announcer for the [[North Carolina Tar Heels]]
* [[Troy Barnett]], former NFL [[defensive lineman]]
* [[Art Bell]], talk radio host
* [[David Braxton]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] player<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Braxton |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BraxDa20.htm |access-date=November 24, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Levi Brown (offensive tackle)|Levi Brown]], former NFL [[offensive tackle]]
* [[Joe Cannon (baseball)|Joe Cannon]], former MLB outfielder 
* [[Devan Carroll]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Devan Carroll |url=https://uncwsports.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/devan-carroll/83 |access-date=March 19, 2025 |website=[[UNC Wilmington Seahawks men's soccer|UNC Wilmington Seahawks]]}}</ref> 
* [[Burke Day]], Georgia state legislator and businessman
* [[Edward B. Dudley]], governor, congressman
* [[Dave Dunaway]], former NFL player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave Dunaway |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DunaDa20.htm |access-date=November 24, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Jacob Evans]], [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacob Evans |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/evansja02.html |access-date=November 24, 2018 |website=Basketball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Chad Fonville]], former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player for the [[Montreal Expos]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Chicago White Sox]], and [[Boston Red Sox]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chad Fonville |url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/11492/ |access-date=November 24, 2018 |website=TheBaseballCube.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Mike Frier]], former NFL player for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[Seattle Seahawks]]
* [[David Green (Canadian football)|David Green]], former NFL and [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] player
* [[Sara Hickman]], singer
* [[Marcus Jones (fighter)|Marcus Jones]], former NFL player for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[Christina Koch]], engineer and [[NASA]] astronaut<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wnct.com/local-news/jacksonville/jacksonville-astronaut-christina-koch-to-conduct-additional-spacewalks-in-october/|title=Jacksonville astronaut Christina Koch to conduct additional spacewalks|date=October 11, 2019|website=WNCT|language=en-US|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Qasim Mitchell]], former NFL player
* [[Quincy Monk]], former NFL player
* [[Donte Paige-Moss]], former AFL player
* [[Michael R. Nelson]], former mayor of [[Carrboro, North Carolina|Carrboro]] and first openly gay mayor in North Carolina
* [[Dian Parkinson]], television personality and model
* [[Danielle Peck]], singer
* [[Andre Purvis]], former NFL player for the [[Cincinnati Bengals]]<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PurvAn20.htm. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 24, 2018.</ref>
* [[A.J. Styles]], professional wrestler
* [[Tyrone Willingham]], former head football coach at University of Washington and the University of Notre Dame