List of people from Charlotte, North Carolina

This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. == Academia == Graham Tillett Allison Jr., political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Katharine Cramer Angell, one of two named founders of The Culinary Institute of America James W. Crawford III, president, Texas Southern University Sonya Curry, educator Christopher Ellison, sociologist specializing in the sociology of religion Chris Folk, served in the office of School Community Relations for the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Schools during desegregation Martha Louise Morrow Foxx, pioneering educator for the blind Edith Henderson, landscape architect John Kuykendall, served as 15th president of Davidson College Paul Marion, university administrator and academic George C. Williams, evolutionary biologist Anne D. Yoder, biologist, researcher, and professor == Art and literature == Romare Bearden (1911–1988), artist and writer Brian Blanchfield, poet and essayist Jason V. Brock, filmmaker, musician, artist, and author Don Brown, author and attorney W. J. Cash, writer and journalist Silas Farley, ballet dancer, choreographer and educator Ian Flynn, comic book writer Brent Funderburk, artist Jeffrey Gitomer, business book author Harry Golden, author Hank Hanegraaff, author, radio talk-show host, former advocate of evangelical Christianity (until 2017 with his conversion to Eastern Orthodox faith) Cheris F. Hodges, author Travis Jeppesen, author Ben Long, artist, most known for his fresco work and drawings Carson McCullers, author Jenny Offill, novelist Diane Oliver (1943–1966), Black feminist writer Kathy Reichs, anthropologist and author Stephanie S. Tolan, children's book author Mel Tomlinson, ballet and modern dancer Justin Tornow, dancer and choreographer Mary Oates Spratt Van Landingham, writer, historian, and clubwoman == Business == Cy Bahakel, former North Carolina state senator and media magnate, instrumental in bringing the Charlotte Hornets franchise to Charlotte Irwin Belk, businessman and politician, executive with Belk department stores Jim Crockett Jr., former professional wrestling promoter Richard Darman, businessman and government official who served in senior positions during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush Elisabeth DeMarse, businesswoman, former chairman and CEO of TheStreet James Buchanan Duke, industrialist, founder of The Duke Endowment and Duke University Jay Faison, entrepreneur and a conservative philanthropist, founder of the ClearPath Foundation Jack Fulk (1932–2011), founder of fast-food chain Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits Earl Patterson Hall, real estate developer and businessman who founded Carowinds Robert L. Johnson, co-founder of BET, former majority owner of then Charlotte Bobcats, first black American billionaire Michael Jordan, former professional Hall of Fame basketball player, principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets Herman Lay, involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips Leon Levine, founder of Family Dollar; billionaire, businessman and philanthropist Michael Marsicano, president and CEO of the Foundation for the Carolinas, one of the largest philanthropic community foundations in the country in terms of assets Hugh McColl, former chairman and CEO of Bank of America Bruton Smith, billionaire; founder and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

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List of people from Charlotte, North Carolina

This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. == Academia == Graham Tillett Allison Jr., political scientist and professor at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University Katharine Cramer Angell, one of two named founders of The Culinary Institute of America James W. Crawford III, president, Texas Southern University Sonya Curry, educator Christopher Ellison, sociologist specializing in the sociology of religion Chris Folk, served in the office of School Community Relations for the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Schools during desegregation Martha Louise Morrow Foxx, pioneering educator for the blind Edith Henderson, landscape architect John Kuykendall, served as 15th president of Davidson College Paul Marion, university administrator and academic George C. Williams, evolutionary biologist Anne D. Yoder, biologist, researcher, and professor == Art and literature == Romare Bearden (1911–1988), artist and writer Brian Blanchfield, poet and essayist Jason V. Brock, filmmaker, musician, artist, and author Don Brown, author and attorney W. J. Cash, writer and journalist Silas Farley, ballet dancer, choreographer and educator Ian Flynn, comic book writer Brent Funderburk, artist Jeffrey Gitomer, business book author Harry Golden, author Hank Hanegraaff, author, radio talk-show host, former advocate of evangelical Christianity (until 2017 with his conversion to Eastern Orthodox faith) Cheris F. Hodges, author Travis Jeppesen, author Ben Long, artist, most known for his fresco work and drawings Carson McCullers, author Jenny Offill, novelist Diane Oliver (1943–1966), Black feminist writer Kathy Reichs, anthropologist and author Stephanie S. Tolan, children's book author Mel Tomlinson, ballet and modern dancer Justin Tornow, dancer and choreographer Mary Oates Spratt Van Landingham, writer, historian, and clubwoman == Business == Cy Bahakel, former North Carolina state senator and media magnate, instrumental in bringing the Charlotte Hornets franchise to Charlotte Irwin Belk, businessman and politician, executive with Belk department stores Jim Crockett Jr., former professional wrestling promoter Richard Darman, businessman and government official who served in senior positions during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush Elisabeth DeMarse, businesswoman, former chairman and CEO of TheStreet James Buchanan Duke, industrialist, founder of The Duke Endowment and Duke University Jay Faison, entrepreneur and a conservative philanthropist, founder of the ClearPath Foundation Jack Fulk (1932–2011), founder of fast-food chain Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits Earl Patterson Hall, real estate developer and businessman who founded Carowinds Robert L. Johnson, co-founder of BET, former majority owner of then Charlotte Bobcats, first black American billionaire Michael Jordan, former professional Hall of Fame basketball player, principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets Herman Lay, involved in potato chip manufacturing with his eponymous brand of Lay's potato chips Leon Levine, founder of Family Dollar; billionaire, businessman and philanthropist Michael Marsicano, president and CEO of the Foundation for the Carolinas, one of the largest philanthropic community foundations in the country in terms of assets Hugh McColl, former chairman and CEO of Bank of America Bruton Smith, billionaire; founder and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

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