Editing Burlington, North Carolina (section)

==Notable residents==
* [[Adam Armour (soccer)|Adam Armour]], soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Adam Armour |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/adam-armour-x0445/ |access-date=December 28, 2024 |website=[[Major League Soccer]]}}</ref>
* [[Jesse Branson]] former [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bransje01.html|title=Jesse Branson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Billy Bryan]], former [[National Football League|NFL]] center 
* [[Josh Bush]], former NFL free safety 
* [[Chris Castor]], former NFL wide receiver<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CastCh20.htm|title=Chris Castor Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Drew Coble]], former [[American League]] umpire<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://issuu.com/elonuniversity/docs/moe_winter_2010/18|title=Behind the Mask|last=Simonetti|first=Kristin|magazine=The Magazine of Elon|date=Winter 2010|page=16|access-date=April 11, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Geoff Crompton]], former NBA player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/crompge01.html|title=Geoff Crompton Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more|website=Basketball-Reference.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Max Drake]] (born 1952), musician; born in Burlington<ref>{{Cite web|last=Simpson|first=Doug|date=July 23, 1997|title=DRAKE OFTEN LENT HELPING HAND; NOW HE NEEDS ONE|url=https://greensboro.com/drake-often-lent-helping-hand-now-he-needs-one/article_2315ea8c-8135-5eb0-a69e-fba06ed194a7.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-23|website=Greensboro News and Record|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201737/https://greensboro.com/drake-often-lent-helping-hand-now-he-needs-one/article_2315ea8c-8135-5eb0-a69e-fba06ed194a7.html |archive-date=June 24, 2021 }}</ref>
* [[William Edward Ellis]], Vice admiral in the [[United States Navy]]<ref>[https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/research-guides/modern-biographical-files-ndl/modern-bios-e/ellis-william-edward.html Ellis, William Edward]. ''Naval History and Heritage Command''. Retrieved October 29, 2020.</ref>
* [[Andrew Everett]], [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]
* [[Frank Haith]], [[college basketball]] head coach, [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|Missouri]], [[Miami Hurricanes men's basketball|Miami]], [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball|Tulsa]]; grew up in Burlington
* [[Sammy Johnson (American football)|Sammy Johnson]], former NFL [[running back]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnSa00.htm|title=Sammy Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Charley Jones]], former [[MLB]] player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/191327/|title=Charley Jones - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube|website=TheBaseballCube.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Dwight Jones (American football)|Dwight Jones]], former University of North Carolina and NFL wide receiver 
* [[Don Kernodle]], born in Burlington, five-time NWA champion and tag team partner of Sgt. Slaughter; appeared in ''[[Paradise Alley]]'' with [[Sylvester Stallone]]
*[[John Meeks (basketball player)|John Meeks]] (born 1999), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[Blanche Taylor Moore]], convicted murderer, whose life story was portrayed in the television movie ''[[Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story]]'', starring [[Elizabeth Montgomery]]
* [[Danny Morrison (sports executive)|Danny Morrison]], former president of the [[Carolina Panthers]]<ref>[https://www.thetimesnews.com/sports/20170209/burlington-native-morrison-steps-down-as-president-of-carolina-panthers Burlington native Morrison steps down as president of Carolina Panthers]. ''Thetimesnews.com''. Retrieved October 29, 2020.</ref>
* [[Doug Nikhazy]], MLB pitcher<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=nikhaz000dou|title=Doug Nikhazy|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=May 12, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Will Richardson (American football)|Will Richardson]], NFL offensive lineman<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RichWi01.htm|title=Will Richardson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Tequan Richmond]], born in Burlington, stars as Drew Rock in ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]'', and played a young Ray Charles in the movie ''[[Ray (film)|Ray]]''
* [[W. Kerr Scott]], [[Governor of North Carolina]] from 1949 to 1953, US senator (Class 2) from 1954 to 1958
* [[Brandon Spoon]], former NFL [[middle linebacker]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SpooBr20.htm|title=Brandon Spoon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Brandon Tate]], former NFL wide receiver, holds [[NCAA]] career record for most combined return yards (3,523)<ref>{{Cite web |title=2008 Football Roster |url=https://goheels.com/sports/football/roster/brandon-tate/11500 |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=University of North Carolina Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Floyd Wicker]], former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/19637/|title=Floyd Wicker - Baseball Stats - The Baseball Cube|website=TheBaseballCube.com|access-date=August 5, 2023}}</ref>