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==Notable people== ===Art and literature=== * [[Jock Brandis]], author, co-founder of the [[Full Belly Project]] * [[Wiley Cash]], author * [[Mark Cox (poet)|Mark Cox]], poet * [[Minnie Evans]], folk artist * [[Barbara Guest]], poet and prose stylist * [[Tini Howard]], comic book writer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/entertainment/arts/2019/02/21/wilmington-comic-book-writers-star-is-on-rise/5783150007/|title=Wilmington comic book writer's star is on the rise}}</ref> * [[Will Inman (poet)|Will Inman]], poet * [[Sharyn McCrumb]], author * [[Thomas McKeller]], model * [[Peggy Payne]], writer, journalist, and consultant to writers * [[Celia Rivenbark]], humor columnist and author * [[Robert Ruark]], author, syndicated columnist, and [[big-game hunting|big game]] hunter * [[Emily McGary Selinger]], painter, writer, poet, and educator * [[Betsy Thornton]], author ===Government and politics=== * [[Joseph Carter Abbott]], colonel in [[Union Army]] during [[American Civil War]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] state senator representing [[North Carolina]] from 1868–1871 * [[John Dillard Bellamy]], congressman * [[Timothy Bloodworth]], teacher and statesmen, elected to the [[1st United States Congress]] * [[Jeanne Milliken Bonds]], mayor of [[Knightdale, North Carolina]] * [[Deb Butler]], representative for [[North Carolina's 18th House district]] * [[John Cox (Virginia politician)|John Cox]], member of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]] * [[George Davis (American politician)|George Davis]], politician and lawyer * [[Lucien C. Gause]], lawyer and politician representing [[Arkansas]] * [[Eustace Edward Green]] was a state legislator and educator in the North Carolina and a doctor in Georgia * [[Susi Hamilton]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] representative for [[North Carolina's 18th House district]] * [[Lethia Sherman Hankins]], African American woman city council member * [[Cornelius Harnett]], merchant, farmer, and statesman, delegate for North Carolina in the [[Continental Congress]] * [[William Hooper]], delegate for North Carolina in the [[Continental Congress]], signer of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]], deputy [[North Carolina Attorney General|attorney general of North Carolina]], and federal judge * [[John Peter LaFrenz]], politician representing [[New York (state)|New York]] * [[Charles A. McClenahan]], member of the [[Maryland House of Delegates]] for district 38 * [[Daniel F. McComas]], born in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], served as a member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]], representing [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]] in the [[North Carolina's 13th House district|13th]] and [[North Carolina's 19th House district|19th]] House districts * [[Harry Payne (politician)|Harry Payne]], state representative and [[North Carolina Commissioner of Labor]] * [[Duncan K. McRae]], attorney, diplomat, and state legislator * [[Samuel D. Purviance]], represented North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives * [[Bill Saffo]], longest serving mayor in Wilmington's history * [[John Sampson (North Carolina politician)|John Sampson]], politician before and after the [[Colonial history of the United States|American Colonial era]] * [[John Patterson Sampson]], American abolitionist, newspaper publisher, writer, lawyer, judge, and minister<ref name="encyc">{{cite web |title=Sampson, John Patterson |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/african-american-focus/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/sampson-john-patterson |website=Encyclopedia.com}}</ref> * [[Carson Smith (politician)|Carson Smith]], Republican member of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] for the [[North Carolina's 16th House district|16th district]], previously served as sheriff to [[Pender County, North Carolina]] * [[Charles Manly Stedman]], politician and lawyer * [[William Francis Strudwick]], early U.S. congressman between serving 1796 and 1797 * [[James Thorington]], lawyer, judge, and one term U.S. representative for [[Iowa's 2nd congressional district]] * [[Lara Trump]], daughter-in-law of President [[Donald Trump]] and Co-Chair of the [[Republican National Committee]]. * [[Alfred Moore Waddell]], lawyer, politician, and publisher * [[Garland H. White]], preacher and politician who served as chaplain for the [[28th United States Colored Infantry Regiment]] * [[Woodrow Wilson]], 28th [[president of the United States]] ===Media and entertainment=== * [[Barnacle Boi]], electronic music producer, vocalist, and visual artist * [[David Brinkley]], television newscaster for [[NBC]] and [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] * [[Cliff Cash]], stand-up comedian * [[Charlie Daniels]], country music legend, inducted into the [[Grand Ole Opry]] and the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]]. * [[Sammy Davis Sr.]], dancer and father of entertainer [[Sammy Davis Jr.]] * [[Maddie Hasson]], actress, best known for her role as Willa Monday on the short lived Fox television series ''[[The Finder (U.S. TV series)|The Finder]]'' * [[Johnson J. Hooper]], 19th century humorist * [[Caterina Jarboro]], first black opera singer ever to sing on an opera stage in America. In 1999, she was inducted into the Wilmington Walk of Fame. * [[Charles Kuralt]], award-winning journalist * [[Jane McNeill]], stage, film, and television actress * [[Don Payne (writer)|Don Payne]], writer and producer * [[Sha-Rock]] (Sharon Green), rapper and MC, considered the "first female rapper" * [[Willis Richardson]], playwright * [[James Wall (actor)|James Wall]], stage manager and actor ===Military=== * [[Edwin Anderson Jr.]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient * [[Eugene Ashley Jr.]], Medal of Honor recipient * [[Arthur Bluethenthal]], football player and [[World War I]] pilot * [[William D. Halyburton Jr.]], Medal of Honor recipient<ref>Steelman, Ben. (October 10, 2003). [https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20031010/News/605092711/WM Medal of Honor winners remembered] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020053311/https://www.starnewsonline.com/article/NC/20031010/News/605092711/WM |date=October 20, 2020 }}. ''StarNews Online''. Retrieved October 19, 2020.</ref> * [[Joseph McNeil]], member of the [[Greensboro sit-ins|Greensboro Four]] during [[Civil rights movement]], and former major general in the [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] * [[Charles P. Murray Jr.]], Medal of Honor recipient * [[Ilario Pantano]], [[United States Marine Corps|United States Marine]] * [[William Gordon Rutherfurd]], commanded {{HMS|Swiftsure|1804|6}} during the [[Battle of Trafalgar]] * [[Ted Sampley]], Vietnam veteran and POW-MIA activist * [[John Steele (paratrooper)|John Steele]], paratrooper; subject of the film ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' * [[John Ancrum Winslow]], officer in the [[United States Navy]] during the [[Mexican–American War]] and [[American Civil War]] ===Sports=== *[[Kadeem Allen]], basketball player in the [[NBA]] and currently for [[Hapoel Haifa B.C.|Hapoel Haifa]] in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]] * [[Marvin Allen (soccer)|Marvin Allen]], [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|UNC Chapel Hill]] [[Association football|soccer]] coach * [[Wright Anderson]], [[Elon University]] football coach * [[Reggie Barnes (skateboarder)|Reggie Barnes]], former pro-skateboarder and owner of Eastern Skateboard Supply * [[Connor Barth]], [[National Football League|NFL]] kicker * [[Nick Becton]], NFL [[offensive tackle]] * [[Sam Bowens]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] outfielder * [[Derek Brunson]], [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] fighter * [[Jonathan Cooper]], NFL [[offensive guard]] * [[Alge Crumpler]], NFL tight end * [[Hoss Ellington]], [[NASCAR]] driver * [[Roman Gabriel]], former NFL quarterback and [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL Most Valuable Player]] winner * [[Kenny Gattison]], former [[NBA]] player * [[Althea Gibson]], professional tennis player, golfer, and member of the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] * [[Tyrell Godwin]], MLB outfielder * [[Alex Highsmith]], NFL linebacker for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] * [[Keever Jankovich]], former NFL player * [[Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)|Sam Jones]], former NBA player and member of the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Fame]] * [[Kitwana Jones]], former [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] defensive end * [[Michael Jordan]], former NBA player and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29180890/michael-jordan-history-flight|title=Michael Jordan: A history of flight|last=Thompson|first=Wright|date=May 19, 2020|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.starnewsonline.com/story/news/2022/04/12/wilmington-nc-michael-jordan-nba-legend-impact-hometown/7157365001/|title=What we've learned about Michael Jordan's impact in his hometown of Wilmington|last=Staton|first=John|date=April 14, 2022|website=[[Star-News]]|access-date=April 14, 2022}}</ref> * [[Sonny Jurgensen]], former NFL quarterback and member of the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] * [[Clarence Kea]], professional basketball player * [[Meadowlark Lemon]], former [[Harlem Globetrotter]] and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame * [[Sugar Ray Leonard]], [[Professional boxing|professional boxer]], Olympic gold medalist at [[1976 Summer Olympics]], member of the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] * [[Quinton McCracken]], MLB outfielder * [[Teana Miller]], [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] player * [[Rodney Moore (boxer)|Rodney Moore]], professional boxer * [[Ron Musselman]], MLB pitcher * [[Trot Nixon]], MLB outfielder * [[Jim Norton (defensive lineman)|Jim Norton]], NFL defensive lineman * [[Pat Ogrin]], NFL defensive tackle * [[Sam Pellom]], NBA player * [[Jackie Rogers]], NASCAR driver * [[Jay Ross (American football)|Jay Ross]], NFL [[nose guard]] * [[Robert Ruark]], sportsman and syndicated writer * [[Sonny Siaki]], professional wrestler * [[Charles Sinek]], competitive ice dancer * [[Harvest Smith]], professional basketball player * [[Willie Stargell]], MLB outfielder and first baseman, member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]] * [[Ross Tomaselli]], professional soccer player * [[Ty Walker (basketball)|Ty Walker]], professional basketball player * [[Tamera Young|Tamera "Ty" Young]], WNBA player ===Other notables=== * [[Henry H. Alley]], [[Political Organizer]] born in 2004 * [[Julia Dalton]], [[Miss North Carolina USA]] 2015 * [[Kristen Dalton (Miss USA)|Kristen Dalton]], Miss North Carolina USA 2009 & [[Miss USA 2009]] * [[Sarah Graham Kenan]], philanthropist * [[Charles J. Mendelsohn]], [[cryptography|cryptographer]] and [[classics|classicist]] * [[Samuel Mendelsohn]], [[Lithuanian Jews|Lithuanian Jewish]] [[rabbi]] and scholar * [[Louis T. Moore]], preservationist, author, historian, photographer, and civic promoter * [[Eliza Hall Nutt Parsley]], founder of the North Carolina Division of the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]] * [[Thomas Peters (black leader)|Thomas Peters]], early founder of [[Sierra Leone]] * [[Fred Pickler]], actor, author, and photographer * [[Thomas Frederick Price|Fr. Thomas Price]], first native Catholic priest of North Carolina * [[James Francis Shober]], first professionally trained Black physician in North Carolina * [[Robert Robinson Taylor]], American architect * [[David Walker (abolitionist)|David Walker]], Black abolitionist * [[Amy Wright (activist)|Amy Wright]], [[CNN Hero of the Year]] 2017
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