Editing Hickory, North Carolina (section)

===Athletes===
* [[Jeff Barkley]], [[MLB]] player<ref>http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=8476. ''The Baseball Cube''. Retrieved November 12, 2018.</ref>
* [[Rick Barnes]], [[college basketball]] head coach<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rick Barnes Bio |url=http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rick_barnes_960611.html |access-date=April 11, 2015 |website=UTSPORTS.COM – University of Tennessee Athletics |archive-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707133637/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/rick_barnes_960611.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Madison Bumgarner]], MLB pitcher, 4-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] selection, 3-time [[World Series]] champion and 2014 [[World Series Most Valuable Player Award|World Series MVP]] with the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Paul Burris (baseball)|Paul Burris]], MLB catcher<ref>http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=9452. ''The Baseball Cube''. Retrieved November 12, 2018.</ref>
* [[Ozzie Clay]], [[NFL]] safety<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClayOz20.htm. ''Pro Football Reference''. Retrieved November 12, 2018.</ref>
* [[Matt DiBenedetto]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Landon Dickerson]], NFL offensive lineman, 3-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection, [[Super Bowl LIX]] champion with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Harry Dowda]], NFL defensive back<ref>https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93bbbf40. ''Pro Football Reference''. Retrieved November 12, 2018.</ref> 
* [[Charlie Frye (baseball)|Charlie Frye]], MLB pitcher<ref>http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=11628. ''The Baseball Cube''. Retrieved November 12, 2018.</ref>
* [[Robert Griswold]], swimmer
* [[Ryan Hill]], [[Long-distance running|long-distance]] runner, silver medalist in the 3000 meters at the [[2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 3000 metres|2016 World Indoor Championships]], gold medalist in the 5000 meters at the [[2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships#Men track events|2015 USA Outdoor Championships]]
* [[Andy Houston]], [[NASCAR Cup Series]], [[NASCAR Xfinity Series|Xfinity Series]] and [[NASCAR Truck Series|Truck Series]] driver
* [[Marty Houston]], NASCAR Xfinity Series driver
* [[Tommy Houston]], NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series driver
* [[Dale Jarrett]], 1999 [[NASCAR]] [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series]] champion, 3-time [[Daytona 500]] champion, member of the [[NASCAR Hall of Fame]]
* [[Austin Johnson (fullback)|Austin Johnson]], NFL fullback
* [[Brad Knighton]], [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) goalkeeper
* [[Gunner (wrestler)|Chad Lail]], professional [[WWE]] wrestler 
* [[Bobby Lutz (basketball)|Bobby Lutz]], college basketball coach, former [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|UNC Charlotte]] men's basketball head coach
* [[Dick Marlowe]], MLB pitcher<ref>http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?ID=14772. ''The Baseball Cube''. Retrieved November 12, 2018.</ref>
* [[Trevin Parks]], professional [[basketball]] player
* [[Andy Petree]], NASCAR crew chief and analyst
* [[J.T. Poston]], [[PGA Tour]] player
* [[Gary Sain]], NASCAR Cup Series driver
* [[Ryan Succop]], NFL kicker, [[Super Bowl LV]] champion with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
* [[Bob Warlick]], NBA player, younger brother of Ernie Warlick<ref>https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/warlibo01.html. ''Basketball Reference''. Retrieved November 12, 2018.</ref>
* [[Ernie Warlick]], [[American Football League|AFL]] player and 4-time [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] selection for the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* [[Chris Washburn]], NBA player 
* [[Rob Dillingham]], NBA player, 2024 NBA draft 1st round, 8th overall pick