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CHARLOTTE
Most Famous People Born in Charlotte, United States
- Notable people
- 463
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1962
- Most distinctive
- Nascar 105.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Charlotte during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 70 notable births.
What Charlotte Is Known For
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Football is Charlotte's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (72).
Charlotte over-indexes on nascar — 105.3× the global rate.
Charlotte under-produces politician — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Charlotte's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
John Cocke
1925 - 2002
George C. Williams (biologist)
1926 - 2010
Charlie Sifford
1922 - 2015
Wilbert Harrison
1929 - 1994
Betsy Byars
1928 - 2020
James Lee Barrett
1929 - 1989
Floyd Simmons
1923 - 2008
Nappy Brown
1929 - 2008
Ed Brown (quarterback)
1928 - 2007
Doris Marie Leeper
1929 - 2000
Lacy Thornburg
Born 1929
Charles Grier Sellers
Born 1923
Roy D. Moore
1921 - 2014
John Benteen
1926 - 1977
Jim Stacy
Born 1929
Sonny Dixon (baseball)
1924 - 2011
James Walker Hardin
Born 1929
Mildred Meacham
1924 - 2017
W. Craig Lawing
1925 - 1999
Ellen Peterson
1923 - 2011
Jack Curtis (World War II aviator)
1923 - 2009
Thereasea Elder
Born 1927
Jack Helms
1922 - 2002
Pug Pearman
1929 - 2004