Editing Wilmington, North Carolina (section)

===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