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==Notable people== {{maincat|People from Elizabeth City, North Carolina}} ===Academia=== * [[Joseph C. Price]] (1854β1893), founder and first president of [[Livingstone College]] in [[Salisbury, North Carolina]]<ref>[https://www.ncdcr.gov/blog/2013/02/10/noted-educator-prohibitionist-and-civil-rights-leader-joseph-c-price Noted Educator, Prohibitionist and Civil Rights Leader Joseph C. Price]. ''ncdcr.gov''. Retrieved October 19, 2020.</ref> * [[Lorenzo Dow Turner]] (1890β1972), an African-American academic and linguist who pioneered research on the [[Gullah language]] ===Politics=== * [[Herbert Harvell Bateman]] (1928β2000), Virginia State Senator (Newport News, VA) and U.S. Congressman (Virginia 1st Congressional District) * [[Lee Carter (politician)|Lee Jin Carter]] (born 1987), initially joined the [[US Marines]] as [[Information technology specialist (military)|IT specialist]] and later became elected as a political delegate for [[Virginia's 50th House of Delegates district]], well known for being a self-proclaimed socialist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/lee.carter.3532|title=Lee Carter|website=[[Facebook]]|access-date=February 2, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501012006/https://www.facebook.com/lee.carter.3532|archive-date=May 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/leecarterva/about/?ref=page_internal|title=Lee J. Carter|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> * [[John Warren Davis (judge)|John Warren Davis]] (1867β1945), federal judge and a [[New Jersey]] politician * [[John C. B. Ehringhaus]] (1882β1949), was the first and only Elizabeth City citizen to serve as [[North Carolina]] [[governor]] from 1933 to 1937 *[[Gerald Lamb]] (1924β2014), [[Connecticut State Treasurer]] (1963β1970) and the first African American to be elected to that office in the US ===Business=== * [[James W. Owens]] (born 1946), former [[chairman]] and [[CEO]] of [[Caterpillar Inc.]] 2004-2010 ===Sports=== * [[Luther Lassiter|Luther "Wimpy" Lassiter]] (1918β1988), world-renowned nine-ball pool player * [[Lee Rouson|Cecil Rouson]] (born 1962), former [[NFL]] [[running back]] for the [[New York Giants]] and the [[Cleveland Browns]] * [[Sha'Keela Saunders]] (born 1993), track and field athlete who competes in the [[long jump]]<ref>[https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/sha-keela-saunders Sha'Keela Saunders | USA Track and Field]. Retrieved October 19, 2020.</ref> * [[Anthony Smith (defensive end)|Anthony Smith]] (born 1967), former NFL defensive end<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitAn20.htm Anthony Smith Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved October 19, 2020.</ref> * [[John Walton (American football)|John Walton]] (born 1947), former NFL quarterback<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WaltJo00.htm John Booker Walton Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved October 29, 2022.</ref> * [[Kenny Williams (basketball, born 1969)|Kenny Williams]] (born 1969), former professional [[basketball]] player, most notably with the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Indiana Pacers]] ===Entertainment=== * [[Max Roach]] (1924β2007), nationally known jazz percussionist, drummer and composer. Roach was born in the northern Pasquotank County township of Newland north of Elizabeth City. * [[Scott Sanders (director)|Scott Sanders]] (born 1968), screenwriter and director known for [[Black Dynamite]] ===Other=== * [[Franklin D. Miller]] (1945β2000), [[United States Army]] staff sergeant during the [[Vietnam War]] and recipient of the [[Medal of Honor]]<ref>[https://arsof-history.org/medal_of_honor/recipient_miller.html SSG Franklin D. Miller]. ''ARSOF History''. Retrieved October 19, 2020.</ref> * [[Edward Snowden]] (born 1983), was revealed in June 2013 as an [[NSA]] [[whistleblower]], leaking classified government documents to ''[[The Guardian]]'' newspaper of [[United Kingdom|Britain]]<ref>{{cite news| title=Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance| newspaper=The Guardian| date=June 10, 2013| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801014250/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance| archive-date=August 1, 2013| df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/09/18865637-i-will-be-made-to-suffer-for-my-actions-self-identified-source-for-nsa-leaks-comes-forward?lite|title='I will be made to suffer for my actions': Self-identified source for NSA leaks comes forward|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613173019/http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/09/18865637-i-will-be-made-to-suffer-for-my-actions-self-identified-source-for-nsa-leaks-comes-forward?lite|archive-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref>
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