Editing Madison, North Carolina (section)

== Notable people ==
Notable natives and residents of Madison include:
* [[Linda Carter Brinson]] (born 1948) – editor and writer
* [[Richard H. Cardwell]] (1845–1931) – politician and judge, served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court
* [[William D. Cardwell]] (1868–1954) – politician, served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates
* [[Benny Carter (painter)|Benny Carter]] (1943–2014) – painter, grew up in Madison
* [[J. P. Carter]] (1915–2000) – politician and military officer, served as mayor of Madison
* [[Mary Cardwell Dawson]] (1894–1962) – opera singer and voice teacher
* [[Robert Opie Lindsay]] (1894-1952) – World War I flying ace
* [[William "Bill" Lindsay]] (1881-1963) – baseball player
* [[Maryhelen Mayfield]] (born 1946) – ballet dancer and arts administrator
* [[Dalton L. McMichael]] (1914–2001) – business executive and philanthropist
* [[Johnny Meador]] (1892–1970) – baseball player
* [[Carolyn Pfeiffer]] – film producer
* [[Henrietta Williams Settle Reid]] (1824–1913) – First Lady of North Carolina
* [[Charles A. Reynolds]] (1848–1936) – engineer and politician, served as lieutenant governor of North Carolina
* [[Alfred Moore Scales]] (1827–1892) – politician, served as governor of North Carolina
* [[Shirley Wilson]] (1925–2021) – football player and coach