Editing New Bern, North Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
* [[Charles Laban Abernethy]] (1872–1955), US Congressman from North Carolina between 1922 and 1935<ref>[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/8270?current_search_qs=%3Fid%3D33059%26PreviousSearch%3DSearch%252cLastName%252c%252c%252c%252c%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252c%252cLastName%26CurrentPage%3D1%26SortOrder%3DLastName%26ResultType%3DGrid%26Command%3D2 Abernathy, Charles Laban]. ''history.house.gov''. Retrieved November 2, 2020.</ref>
* [[Lewis Addison Armistead]] (1817–1863), [[Confederate States Army]] general <ref name="Marquis 1607–1896">{{cite book |title=Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |year=1963}}</ref>
* [[Shawn Armstrong]] (born 1990), [[MLB]] pitcher
* [[George Edmund Badger]] (1795–1866), US Senator from 1846 to 1855
* [[Bessie Banks]] (born 1938), singer, first to record the song "[[Go Now]]"
* [[Graham Arthur Barden]] (1896–1967), 13-term [[United States House of Representatives|US congressman]] from 1935 to 1961
* [[Cullen A. Battle]] (1829–1905), postbellum mayor of New Bern
* [[Samuel J. Battle]] (1883–1966), first African-American policeman in [[New York City]]
* [[Walt Bellamy]] (1939–2013), [[NBA]] Hall of Fame basketball player
* [[Sarah Boone]]  (1832–1904), inventor
* [[Bill Bunting]] (born 1947), NBA Basketball player
* [[Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg|Christoph von Graffenried]], 1st Baron of Bernberg (1661–1743), British [[Peerages in the United Kingdom|peer]] from the [[Canton of Bern]], who founded New Bern in 1710<ref name="CRoNC" /> <!-- DO NOT CHANGE this description without prior consensus, see [[Talk:Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg]]. -->
* [[Caleb Bradham]] (1867–1934), pharmacist, best known as inventor of [[Pepsi]]
* [[John Heritage Bryan]] (1798–1870), US congressman from 1825 to 1829
* [[Chase Crawford]] (born 1996), actor and producer
* [[James Davis (printer)|James Davis]] (1721–1785) &nbsp;First postmaster and first printer of North Carolina. Founder of the ''[[North-Carolina Gazette]]'', North Carolina's first newspaper.
* [[Gary Downs]] (born 1972), [[NFL]] player for the [[New York Giants]], [[Atlanta Falcons]], [[Denver Broncos]]; current [[college football]] coach
* [[Davon Drew]] (born 1985), NFL tight end
* [[Elwood Edwards]] (1949-2024), voice of AOL's "You've got mail"
* [[Mary McKinley Daves Ellis]] (1835–1916), First Lady of North Carolina
* [[William Gaston]] (1778–1834), jurist and US congressman from 1813 to 1817
* [[John Patterson Green]] (1845-1940) attorney, the first [[African American]] state senator in [[Ohio]].
* [[Montario Hardesty]] (born 1987), [[NFL]] running back for [[Cleveland Browns]]
* [[Nathan Healy (basketball)|Nathan Healy]] (born 1990), professional [[basketball]] player<ref>[https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/46290/nathan-healy Nathan Healy Stats, News, Bio]. ''ESPN''. Retrieved November 2, 2020.</ref>
* [[William J. Hutchins]] (1813–1884), mercantilist, railroad owner, and Mayor of [[Houston]] from 1861 to 1862<ref>{{cite web|author=Julia Beazley|title=HUTCHINS, WILLIAM J.|series=Handbook of Texas Online |url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fhu51|access-date=November 17, 2017|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|date=April 6, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Donna Hutchinson]] (born 1949), former member of [[Arkansas House of Representatives]], born in New Bern<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Donna_Hutchinson |title=Donna Hutchinson|publisher=ballotpedia.org|access-date=August 17, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Jumpin Jackie Jackson]] (1940–2019), Harlem Globetrotter basketball player
* [[George Koonce]] (born 1968), [[NFL]] player for [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Seattle Seahawks]]; athletic director of [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]]
* [[Peter Loftin]] (1958–2019), entrepreneur
* [[Bob Mann (American football)|Bob Mann]] (1924–2006), NFL player; first African American to play for [[Detroit Lions]] and later [[Green Bay Packers]]
* [[Aaron Martin (American football)|Aaron Martin]] (born 1941), former [[NFL]] player for [[Los Angeles Rams]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]], and [[Washington Redskins]]
* [[Donum Montford]] (1771–1838), brickmason
* [[Eliza Jane McKissack]] (1828–1900), director and founding member of Conservatory of Music at [[University of North Texas]]
* [[Linda McMahon]] (born 1948), 25th administrator of the [[Small Business Administration]] and former CEO of [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]
* [[David B. Mintz]] ({{floruit|1805–1806}}), Methodist minister and [[Circuit rider (religious)|circuit rider]]
* [[Michael R. Morgan]] (born 1955), African American justice of the [[Supreme Court of North Carolina]]
* [[Rob Morgan (actor)|Rob Morgan]] (born 1973) actor, ranked #20 on the [[New York Times]] list "The 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century"
* [[Dan Neil (journalist)|Dan Neil]] (born 1960), Pulitzer Prize-winning automotive journalist
* [[Bob Perry (baseball)|Bob Perry]] (1934–2017), MLB outfielder<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/perrybo02.shtml Bob Perry Stats]. ''Baseball-Reference''. Retrieved November 2, 2020.</ref>
* [[James E.C. Perry]] (born 1944), justice of [[Supreme Court of Florida]]
* [[Henry Lee Scott]] (1814–1886), U.S. Army colonel and son-in-law of [[Winfield Scott]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Army/USMA/Cullums_Register/747*.html |title=Henry L. Scott in Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U. S. Military Academy, Volume I |last=Cullum |first=George Washington |date=1879 |website=Bill Thayer's Web Site |publisher=Chicago, IL |access-date=July 11, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Chandler Seagle]] (born 1996), MLB catcher
* [[Teddy Shapou]] (1919–1985), [[Flying Tiger]] during [[World War II]]
* [[Brian Simmons]] (born 1975), NFL player for [[Cincinnati Bengals]] and [[New Orleans Saints]]
* [[Furnifold Simmons]] (1854–1940), former [[United States Senate|U.S. senator]]
* [[William Henry Singleton]] (1843–1938), former slave who became noted [[American Civil War]] soldier
* [[Richard Dobbs Spaight]] (1758–1802), 8th Governor of North Carolina from 1792 to 1795, and US congressman for the 10th District from 1798 to 1801
*[[Sara Stanley]] (1837–1918) Abolitionist, educator
* [[Edward Stanly]] (1810–1872), son of John Stanly, congressman 1837–1843, appointed [[Military occupation|military governor]] of [[North Carolina]] in 1862
* [[Fabius Maximus Stanly]] (1815–1882), rear admiral of U.S. Navy, namesake of WWII destroyer [[USS Stanly (DD-478)|USS ''Stanly'' (DD-478)]]
* [[John Stanly (politician)|John Stanly]] (1774–1834), father of Edward Stanly, US congressman (1801–1803 and 1809–1811)
* [[Sean Strickland]] (born 1991), [[Mixed Martial Arts|MMA]] fighter, currently competing in the [[Middleweight (MMA)|middleweight division]] of the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] as of August 2021
* [[Adam Warren (baseball)|Adam Warren]] (born 1987), MLB pitcher
* [[George Henry White]] (1852–1918), attorney, banker, last of four African-American US congressmen from North Carolina in the 19th century; next was not elected until 1992
* [[Kevin Meade Williamson]] (born 1966), [[screenwriter]], involved with ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'', ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'', and television series ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''
* [[Bayard Wootten]] (1875–1959), photographer and suffragette