List of Famous people born in North Carolina, United States of America

Kenneth Shaun Draughn is a former American football running back. He played college football at the University of North Carolina. He signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2011. In his seven year career, Draughn played for seven different teams and spent a preseason with two others.

Ruffin Horne McNeill Jr. is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the special assistant to the head coach at NC State University. He previously served as the assistant head coach and outside linebackers coach at the University of Oklahoma and the assistant head coach and defensive line coach at the University of Virginia. McNeill also served as the head coach of the East Carolina Pirates from 2010 to 2015. Before being named head coach of the Pirates, McNeill served the Texas Tech Red Raiders as an interim head coach, assistant head coach, special teams coordinator, and linebackers coach. On December 28, 2009, he was named interim head coach of the Red Raiders following the suspension and later firing of head coach Mike Leach. He served in the position until the hiring of Tommy Tuberville, who subsequently released him as defensive coordinator.

Mario Jerrel Williams is a former American football defensive end and outside linebacker. He played college football for North Carolina State University, and was selected first overall by the Houston Texans in the 2006 NFL Draft. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, he has also played for the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins.

Michael Leon Carr is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA), and former head coach and General Manager of the Boston Celtics. He coached the Celtics for two seasons, posting a career record of 48 wins and 116 losses.

Robert Clyde Jones is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Denver Nuggets in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. Nicknamed "the Secretary of Defense", Jones won an NBA championship with the 76ers in 1983, was a 4-time NBA All-Star, an 11-time member of the NBA All-Defensive Team, and was the NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 1983.

Dorothy "Dot" Counts-Scoggins is an American civil rights pioneer, and one of the first black students admitted to the Harry Harding High School.

C. J. Wilson is a former American football cornerback who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at NC State.

Anthony Jarrad Morrow is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Georgia Tech. He went undrafted in the 2008 NBA draft but was later signed by the Golden State Warriors. He is known for his 3-point shooting.

Rachel Eileen Reilly Villegas is an American television personality, talk show host, actress, and reality show participant. Reilly appeared in two seasons of the U.S. edition of the reality TV series Big Brother, winning season 13 in 2011. She has also participated in two seasons of The Amazing Race with her husband Brendon Villegas, placing third both occasions. She participated in a third season with her sister Elissa Slater, placing seventh.

David Brian Hargrove is an American television writer and producer. He was a co-creator of the television series Titus (2000–2002), along with Christopher Titus and Jack Kenny.