Editing Henderson, North Carolina (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Gerald Alston]] (1951 {{endash}} ), member of [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] vocal group [[The Manhattans]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitaker|first1=Jamica|title=Henderson native to enter N.C. Music Hall of Fame|url=http://www.hendersondispatch.com/homepage/henderson-native-to-enter-n-c-music-hall-of-fame/article_6e5f5a6e-d7dd-58c7-968a-732beee980ff.html|website=The Henderson Daily Dispatch|access-date=27 January 2017}}{{link note|note=European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU 451: Unavailable for legal reasons}}</ref>
* [[George Lincoln Blackwell]] (1861 {{endash}} 1926), theologian and author
* [[Charlie Briggs (actor)|Charles Briggs]] (1932 {{endash}} 1985), American actor
* [[Charlotte Hawkins Brown]] (1883 {{endash}} 1961), educator and founder of the Palmer Institute 
* [[Jason Brown (American football)|Jason Brown]] (1983 {{endash}} ), professional [[American football|football]] player with the [[St. Louis Rams]]
* [[Duke Buchan]] (1963 {{endash}} ), United States [[United States Ambassador to Spain|Ambassador to Spain and Andorra]], raised near Henderson<ref name="Arts and Sciences Foundation">{{cite web|url=http://college.unc.edu/2016/12/16/arts-and-sciences-foundation-dedicates-buchan-house/|title=Arts and Sciences Foundation dedicates Buchan House|last=Moorefield|first=Mary|date=December 16, 2016|publisher=College of Arts & Sciences|access-date=May 30, 2017|archive-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626143729/http://college.unc.edu/2016/12/16/arts-and-sciences-foundation-dedicates-buchan-house/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Danny Flowers]] (1948 {{endash}} ), songwriter of "[[Tulsa Time]]"
* [[Elson Floyd]] (1956 {{endash}} 2015), educator and 10th president of [[Washington State University]]
* [[Rachel Henderlite]] (1905 {{endash}}1991), Presbyterian minister and educator
*[[David Henderson (basketball)|Dave Henderson]] (1964 -), basketball player, 1991 [[Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP]]
* [[Isaiah Hicks]] (1994 {{endash}} ), basketball player for the [[New York Knicks]]
* [[Sammy Jackson]] (1937 {{endash}} 1995), actor.
* [[Ben E. King]] (1938 {{endash}} 2015), [[Soul music|soul]] and [[Pop music|pop]] singer, best known as the singer and co-composer of "[[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)|Stand by Me]]"
* [[Shirley Owens]] (1941 {{endash}} ), singer, member of [[the Shirelles]]
* [[Charlie Rose]] (1942 {{endash}} ), [[television]] [[talk show]] host and [[journalist]], was born and raised in Henderson
* [[Wilbur Fisk Tillett]] (1854{{endash}}1936), theologian and dean of [[Vanderbilt Divinity School]]