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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×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football72
  2. Basket50
  3. Baseball45
  4. Politician35
  5. Actor21
  6. Wrestler15
  7. Singer13
  8. Music12
  1. Nascar7105.3×
  2. Golf810.2×
  3. Wrestler1510.1×
  4. Basket508.6×
  5. Baseball458.6×
  6. Driver64.2×
  7. Novelist73.8×
  8. Swimmer62.7×
  1. Politician350.6×
  2. Writer100.7×

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.

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0003 ACTOR

Britt Robertson

Born 1990

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0024 BASKET

Seth Curry

Born 1990

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0030 BASEBALL

Corey Seager

Born 1994

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0040 BASKET

DeAndre' Bembry

Born 1994

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0044 BASEBALL

Alex Wood (baseball)

Born 1991

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0053 WRESTLER

Tessa Blanchard

Born 1995

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0077 BASKET

Jerrelle Benimon

Born 1991

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0078 FOOTBALL

Saad Abdul-Salaam

Born 1991

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0083 SINGER

Luke Combs

Born 1990

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0097 BASKET

Anthony Gill (basketball)

Born 1992

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0107 BASEBALL

Richie Shaffer

Born 1991

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0109 BASKET

Tiffany Mitchell (basketball)

Born 1994

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0111 BASKET

Kennedy Meeks

Born 1995

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0118 BASKET

Ian Miller (basketball)

Born 1991

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0123 PLAYER

Thai-Son Kwiatkowski

Born 1995

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0125 FOOTBALL

DeVonte Holloman

Born 1991

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0133 BASKET

Cierra Burdick

Born 1993

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0137 FOOTBALL

D. J. Humphries

Born 1993

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0140 BASEBALL

Jeff Ferrell

Born 1990

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0148 FOOTBALL

Walt Aikens

Born 1991

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0152 BASEBALL

Jack Reinheimer

Born 1992

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0154 FOOTBALL

Jaire Alexander

Born 1997

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0165 DRIVER

William Byron (racing driver)

Born 1997

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0179 FOOTBALL

Prince Shembo

Born 1991

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0185 BASKET

Lakeem Jackson

Born 1990

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0188 FOOTBALL

Brenton Bersin

Born 1990

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0197 FOOTBALL

Cooper Rush

Born 1993

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0205 SWIMMER

Michael Chadwick (swimmer)

Born 1995

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0209 FOOTBALL

Kendall Lamm

Born 1992

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0213 FOOTBALL

Matthias Farley

Born 1992

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0216 FOOTBALL

Romeo Okwara

Born 1995

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0237 FOOTBALL

Elijah Hood

Born 1996

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0246 FOOTBALL

Jaylen Samuels

Born 1996

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0262 DRIVER

Myatt Snider

Born 1994

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0267 FOOTBALL

Adonis Alexander

Born 1996

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0279 BASEBALL

Luke Bard

Born 1990

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0280 BASKET

Jeremy Ingram

Born 1992

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0283 GOLF

Mariah Stackhouse

Born 1994

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0294 SWIMMER

Andrew Seliskar

Born 1996

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0296 PLAYER

Lexi Davis

Born 1994

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0331 FOOTBALL

Austin Proehl

Born 1996

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0349 FOOTBALL

Austin Yearwood

Born 1994

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0364 FOOTBALL

Cam Phillips

Born 1995

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0365 FOOTBALL

Daniel Jones (American football)

Born 1997

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0376 FOOTBALL

Marquez North

Born 1995

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0384 FOOTBALL

Victor Hampton (American football)

Born 1992

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0386 BOB

Briauna Jones

Born 1992

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0389 FOOTBALL

Van Smith (American football)

Born 1996

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0420 SONGWRITER

Cameron Moore

Born 1993

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0429 DRIVER

Reid Wilson

Born 1996

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0439 FOOTBALL

Austin Duke

Born 1993

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0456 BASKET

Justin Gordon (basketball)

Born 1993

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0459 BASKET

Braxton Ogbueze

Born 1993

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0461 BASKET

Javonte Douglas

Born 1992

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