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This is a list of notable past and present residents of the U.S. city of
Winston-Salem, North Carolina , and its surrounding metropolitan area.
Academics
Stuart Bondurant , professor and dean emeritus at the
UNC School of Medicine
[1]
Coy Cornelius Carpenter ,
dean of the School of Medicine of
Wake Forest University
Adelaide Fries , foremost scholar of the history and genealogy of the
Moravians
Robert Huntley , president of
Washington and Lee University
Jacquelyne Jackson , sociologist and academic
Harold L. Martin , chancellor of
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
William T. Miller , professor of
organic chemistry at
Cornell University
Virginia Newell , math professor at
Winston-Salem State University and alderman of
Winston-Salem
Len Preslar , business educator and Distinguished Professor of Practice at
Wake Forest University
Florence Wells Slater , entomologist and schoolteacher
[2]
Norman Adrian Wiggins , president of
Campbell University
Tanya Zanish-Belcher , director of Special Collections and Archives at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at
Wake Forest University
Art and architecture
Business
Celeste Beatty , first Black
woman to own a brewery in the United States
Jack O. Bovender Jr. , former chairman and CEO of
HCA Healthcare from 2002 to 2009
[4]
Stuart Epperson , chairman of Salem Communications Corporation
Bowman Gray Sr. , president and chairman of
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Anne Cannon Forsyth ,
Cannon textiles and
R.J. Reynolds tobacco families heiress and founder and president of the
North Carolina Fund
Francis Henry Fries , textile businessman and industrialist
James A. Gray Jr. , president and chairman of
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in
Winston-Salem and North Carolina Senate
John Wesley Hanes , founder of
Hanes clothing brand
Phil Hanes , businessman, conservationist, and patron of the arts
[5]
Velma Hopkins , labour rights activist who organized a strike against
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Rufus L. Patterson Jr. , founder of the
American Machine and Foundry and a vice president of the
American Tobacco Company .
R. J. Reynolds , founder of
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
William Neal Reynolds , businessman with
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Lewis Rudolph , co-founder of
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
Vernon Rudolph , co-founder of
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
[6]
Moranda Smith , labor organizer and unionist
Paul Trevithick , client partner and senior director at EPAM
Entertainment
John L. Adams , actor, comedian and director
Ramin Bahrani , film director and screenwriter
[7]
Elizabeth Campbell ,
public television executive
[8]
Jerrod Carmichael , stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
Howard Cosell , sportscaster
Carter Covington , television show creator, writer, story editor and producer
Bosley Crowther , film critic
Jennifer Ehle , actress
Nia Franklin ,
Miss America 2019
Emily V. Gordon , writer and producer
Charles Grant , actor
Kathryn Grayson , actress and operatic
soprano singer
Pam Grier , actress
[9]
Julianna Guill , actress
[10]
Rosemary Harris , actress;
Golden Globe ,
Emmy and
Tony Award winner
Jackée Harry , actress and comedian
[11]
Burgess Jenkins , actor
Darwin Joston , actor
[12]
Tom Kent , nationally syndicated radio personality
Allyn King ,
vaudeville actress and a
Ziegfeld Follies performer
Kelly-Anne Lyons , actress
Angus MacLachlan , screenwriter
Rusty Mills , Emmy-winning animator and director
[13]
Cullen Moss , actor
[14]
Harold Nicholas , film dancer, entertainer
Jacqueline Novak , comedian and actress
Daniel Peddle , film director and screenwriter
Jeryl Prescott , actress
Stuart Scott , sportscaster
Stephen A. Smith , sports journalist,
Winston-Salem State University alum, radio host, analyst for
ESPN First Take
[15]
Meg Steedle , actress
Tasha Marbury ,
reality show personality and cast member of
Basketball Wives
Jill Wagner , actress and TV host
Rolonda Watts , television personality and actress
Colleen Williams , news anchor with
KNBC in Los Angeles
Danny McBride , actor, NCSA 94-96
Geno Segers , actor, graduated from East Forsyth
Jada Pinkett Smith , actress and wife of Will Smith, attended NCSA
George C. Stoney, documentary filmmaker
Kenneth Utt , film producer and
unit production manager
Rolonda Watts , television and talkshow host
Michael Wilson , director
Music
9th Wonder , Grammy award-winning hip-hop producer
[16]
Sunshine Anderson , singer-songwriter
B.o.B. , hip-hop artist
Obadiah Carter , member of
the "5" Royales
Mitch Easter , musician and record producer, founder of
Drive-In Studio
Ben Folds , singer-songwriter
Guitar Gabriel , blues musician
[17]
Curtis Hairston ,
soul /
funk vocalist
George Hamilton IV , country singer
Byron Hill , songwriter
Peter Holsapple , singer-songwriter
Greg Humphreys , singer-songwriter and member of
Dillon Fence and
Hobex
Kimberly Marshall ,
organist and organ scholar
Chris Murrell , singer and former lead vocalist of the
Count Basie Orchestra
Ben Neill , classical composer
Clarence Paul , songwriter and record producer
Dusty Redmon , guitarist
Louise Siddall , composer
Sluice , indie rock musician
Chris Stamey , musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer
Becca Stevens , singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Ernest Thompson , blind
street musician
TiaCorine , rapper
Tichina Vaughn , operatic mezzo-soprano
Literature and journalism
Bonnie Angelo , journalist and author
Maya Angelou , poet
[18]
Bekah Brunstetter , playwright
[19]
John Carroll , journalist and newspaper editor
Gary Chapman , author
Clement Eaton , historian and writer
[20]
John Ehle , author
Mary Garber , sports journalist
Emily V. Gordon , writer, producer, and podcast host
[21]
Karen L. Parker , journalist and first Black female graduate of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Melissa Harris-Perry , journalist, political commentator, author
Charlie Lovett , New York Times best-selling novelist and expert on both the works and life of
Lewis Carroll
[22]
T. R. Pearson , author of
A Short History of a Small Place
James Norwood Pratt , author on topics of tea and tea lore
[23]
Riley Redgate , author of young adult fiction
[24]
Military
Lincoln Broyhill , record-setting
tail gunner in
World War II
Daryl Caudle ,
Admiral and
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
Walter J. Davis Jr. ,
vice admiral in the
United States Navy
Gordon Gray ,
Secretary of the Army under
President Truman and
President Eisenhower's
National Security Advisor
Lawrence Joel ,
United States Army soldier; received
Medal of Honor during the
Vietnam War
Henry Johnson ,
United States Army soldier; posthumously awarded the
Medal of Honor for his actions in
World War I
[25]
Togo West ,
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs ,
United States Secretary of the Army ,
General Counsel of the Navy
Earl P. Yates ,
rear admiral in the
United States Navy
Politics and government
Hannah Atkins , member of the
Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1968 to 1980, and the first African-American woman elected to it
[26]
Frank Ballance ,
United States House of Representatives
Stan Bingham ,
North Carolina General Assembly
Burr Brock Sr. ,
North Carolina House of Representatives and the
North Carolina Senate
Jim Broyhill , a Republican politician; served North Carolina in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
Ted Budd , former
United States Representative and
United States Senator from North Carolina
[27]
Richard Burr ,
United States Senator
Irving E. Carlyle , North Carolina lawyer and state leader
R. Thurmond Chatham ,
U.S. House of Representatives
Linda Combs ,
Controller of the
Office of Management and Budget in the
Executive Office of the President
H. R. Crawford , Assistant Secretary for Housing Management of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development and Member of the
Council of the District of Columbia
Cal Cunningham ,
North Carolina Senate
Elisabeth Epps ,
Colorado House of Representatives
Dale Folwell ,
North Carolina State Treasurer and
North Carolina House of Representatives ,
Linda Garrou ,
North Carolina Senate
Voit Gilmore , director of the
United States Travel Service and
North Carolina Senate
Peaches Golding , appointed by HM Queen
Elizabeth II as
High Sheriff of Bristol 2010–2011, awarded the
OBE
John Stephens Graham ,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and commissioner for the
Internal Revenue Service and
Atomic Energy Commission
James A. Gray Jr. , president and chairman of
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in
Winston-Salem and North Carolina Senate
Lyons Gray , Secretary of the
North Carolina Department of Revenue and North Carolina House of Representatives
Kyle Hall ,
North Carolina House of Representatives
Mabel Hampton , lesbian activist and contributor to the
Lesbian Herstory Archives
Ed Hanes ,
North Carolina House of Representatives
John Wesley Hanes II ,
investment banker ,
corporate turnaround specialist , and
Under Secretary of the United States Treasury
John W. Hardwicke ,
Maryland House of Delegates
William Heaton , former
chief of staff to
Bob Ney
Kevin Jennings , assistant deputy secretary for the
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools at the
U.S. Department of Education
Mark Johnson ,
North Carolina 's
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Walter E. Johnston III ,
United States House of Representatives
Allen Joines ,
mayor of
Winston-Salem
Annie Brown Kennedy , politician and lawyer; first Black woman to serve in the
North Carolina House of Representatives
Jules Gilmer Korner Jr. , judge of the
United States Board of Tax Appeals
Donny Lambeth ,
North Carolina House of Representatives
Norman M. Miller ,
United States Navy officer; one of the most decorated
Naval Aviators during
World War II
[28]
Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell , MLB pitcher for Pirates and Cardinals, and US congressman from 1968 to 1967
Derwin Montgomery ,
North Carolina House of Representatives
Lorraine H. Morton , mayor of
Evanston, Illinois
Roxie Nicholson , career staffer at the
United States Department of Labor
Ray C. Osborne , served as the first
Lieutenant Governor of Florida under the state constitution of 1968
[29]
Earline Parmon , North Carolina Senate
Rufus Lenoir Patterson ,
Mayor of Salem , North Carolina
R. J. Reynolds Jr. , treasurer of the
Democratic National Committee and mayor of Winston-Salem
Grace Rohrer ,
Secretary of Administration of North Carolina and
Secretary of Cultural Resources of North Carolina
Evelyn Terry ,
North Carolina House of Representatives
Bennetta Bullock Washington , "first first lady" of Washington, D.C., director of Job Corps for Women at the Department of Labor
Larry W. Womble ,
North Carolina General Assembly
Madie Hall Xuma , president of the
African National Congress Women's League
Religion
Science and technology
Sports
Baseball
Dustin Ackley , outfielder for the
New York Yankees
Koke Alexander ,
Negro leagues
outfielder
Fred Anderson , former Major League Baseball player
Don Cardwell , former
Major League Baseball pitcher; World Series champion
Alvin Crowder , Major League Baseball pitcher; World Series champion
Alex Crumbley , baseball
outfielder in the
Negro leagues
Spencer Davis , baseball infielder in the Negro leagues
Ryan Dull , Major League Baseball pitcher
Harvey Gentry , former Major League Baseball player
Rufe Gentry , former Major League Baseball player for the
Detroit Tigers
Mark Grace , first baseman for
Chicago Cubs and
Arizona Diamondbacks , World Series champion, broadcaster and coach
Tommy Gregg , former Major League Baseball player
Napoleon Hairston ,
Negro league
outfielder
Ed Lyons , Major League Baseball second baseman
D. J. Mitchell , Major League Baseball pitcher
Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell , MLB pitcher for Pirates and Cardinals, and US congressman from 1968 to 1967
Howie Nunn , former Major League Baseball player
Ernie Shore , former
Major League Baseball pitcher, two-time World Series champion and sheriff of
Forsyth County, North Carolina
Seth Simmons , professional baseball player
Bill Slack , professional baseball player, coach, and manager
Robert Woodard , baseball player and collegiate coach
Basketball
Cy Alexander , college basketball coach
Norton Barnhill , professional basketball player
Randolph Childress , former professional
basketball player
Hubert Davis , head coach of the men's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, basketball analyst for
ESPN , former NBA player
Rick Duckett , college basketball coach
Lindsay Edmonds , college basketball coach
C.E. "Big House" Gaines , head basketball coach of Winston-Salem State University for 47 years; member of
Basketball Hall of Fame
Danny Gathings , retired basketball player
Harry Giles III , professional basketball player for the
Portland Trail Blazers
Herm Gilliam , professional basketball player
Happy Hairston , professional basketball player for
Los Angeles Lakers ; NBA Champion
C. J. Harris , basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ricky Hickman , professional basketball player
Josh Howard , professional basketball player
Whit Holcomb-Faye , professional basketball player
Brian Howard , professional basketball player
Josh Howard , professional basketball player and coach
Othello Hunter , professional basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Reggie Johnson , professional basketball player
Rusty LaRue , professional basketball player; NBA champion
Camille Little ,
WNBA player
Caleb Martin , twin brother of Cody Martin, professional basketball player for the
Miami Heat
Cody Martin , twin brother of Caleb Martin, professional basketball player for the
Charlotte Hornets
Earl Monroe , professional basketball player for
New York Knicks and
Baltimore Bullets
Benny Moss , college basketball coach
Ryan Odom , college basketball coach
Tyson Patterson , professional basketball player
Chris Paul , professional basketball player, 12x NBA All-Star and two-time Olympic champion
Josh Pittman , professional basketball player
Willie Porter , professional basketball player
Skip Prosser , professional basketball player.
Juvonte Reddic , professional basketball player in the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Brian Robinson , college basketball coach
Reyshawn Terry , professional basketball player and 2005 NCAA champion with
North Carolina
Kevin Thompson , professional basketball player
Ray Agnew , professional football player and executive
Ray Agnew III , professional football player
Hubbard Alexander , professional football coach
Bracy Bonham ,
Canadian Football League player
Hal Bradley , professional football player
Kidd Brewer , college football player and administrator
Alan Caldwell , professional football player
Tony Covington , professional football player
Angelo Crowell , professional football player
Germane Crowell , professional football player
Donnie Davis , professional football player
Divine Deablo , professional football player
Kenny Duckett , professional football player
Carl Eller , professional football player; member of the
College Football Hall of Fame and the
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Clement M. Eyler , college football coach
Ed Gainey , Canadian Football League player
Paul Gibson , professional football player
George Godsey , professional football player
Chris Hairston , professional football player
Josh Hawkins , professional football player
Madison Hedgecock , professional football player
KJ Henry , professional football player
Dwayne Ijames , professional football player
Bill Jackson , professional football player
Anthony Levine , professional football player and two-time
Super Bowl champion
Alex McCalister , professional football player
Bill McKoy , professional football player
Ja'Quan McMillian , professional football player
Doug Middleton , professional football player
Paul Miles , professional football player
Jackie Mitchell ,
Canadian Football League player
Aric Morris , professional football player
A. J. Nicholson , professional football player
Darrell Nicholson , professional football player
Derek Nicholson , professional football player and college football coach
Artimus Parker , professional football player
Denzel Rice , professional football player
Sherman Simmons , college football coach
Darryl Sims , professional football player
Speedy Speer , football player and coach
Ramondo Stallings , professional football player
Ryan Taylor , professional football player
Steve Videtich , professional football player
Blake Whiteheart , professional football player
Bryce Williams , professional football player
Tory Woodbury , professional football player
Tom Young , college football coach
Golf
Hockey
Racing
Soccer
Track and field
Other
Kathleen Baker , Olympic
swimmer , won gold and silver medal at
2016 Summer Olympics
Michael Blomquist , rower and a former World Champion
Ric Converse , professional wrestler
Kimani Griffin , Olympic
speed skater , competed at
2018 Winter Olympics
Marc Johnson , professional
skateboarder
Randy Jones , Olympic
bobsledder , won silver medal in the four-man event at
2002 Winter Olympics
Brian McDonough , Olympic
cyclist , competed at
1996 Summer Olympics
Tab Thacker ,
NCAA wrestling national champion at
NC State and actor
[30]
Matthew Thomson , tennis player
Other
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