List of people from Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• Stuart Bondurant, professor and dean emeritus at the UNC School of Medicine • 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 • 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 ==

• Eleanor Layfield Davis, artist • Helen Copenhaver Hanes, significant figure in the founding of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts • Frank L. Horton, museum director and antiques dealer • Earline Heath King, sculptor who specialized in portraits and statues • Megan LeCrone, dancer and soloist with the New York City Ballet • Willard C. Northup, architect • Kathryn Reynolds, photographer • William Roy Wallace, architect == 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 2002–2009 • 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 • 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; 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 • 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 • Elizabeth Campbell, public television executive • 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 • Julianna Guill, actress • Rosemary Harris, actress; Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony Award winner • Jackée Harry, actress and comedian • Burgess Jenkins, actor • Darwin Joston, actor • 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 • Cullen Moss, actor • 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's First Take • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Bekah Brunstetter, playwright • John Carroll, journalist and newspaper editor • Gary Chapman, author • Clement Eaton, historian and writer • John Ehle, author • Mary Garber, sports journalist • Emily V. Gordon, writer, producer, and podcast host • 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 • Sarah McCoy, New York Times, USA Today, and internationally bestselling author • T. R. Pearson, author of A Short History of a Small Place • James Norwood Pratt, author on topics of tea and tea lore • Riley Redgate, author of young adult fiction == Military ==

• Lincoln Broyhill, record-setting tail gunner in World War II • Daryl Caudle, admiral and Chief of Naval Operations • Brad Cooper, admiral and commander, U.S. Central 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 • 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 1968–1980, and the first African-American woman elected to it • Frank Ballance, United States House of Representatives • Stan Bingham, North Carolina General Assembly • Burr Brock Sr., North Carolina House of Representatives and North Carolina Senate • Jim Broyhill, Republican politician; served North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate • Ted Budd, former United States representative and United States senator from North Carolina • 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 • Mark Harris, U.S. representative for North Carolina • 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 • Wilmer "Vinegar Bend" Mizell, MLB pitcher for Pirates and Cardinals, and US congressman 1968–1967 • 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 • 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 • Anna Harris Stein, First Lady 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==

• J. Neil Alexander, 9th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta • Stuart Epperson, evangelical who was the co-founder and chairman of Salem Media Group • J. D. Greear, 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention • Herbert Spaugh, bishop of the Moravian Church ==Science and technology==

• Roy F. Brissenden, NASA physicist • Burton C. Gray, co-founder of Scientific Time Sharing Corporation • Lisa Hensley, microbiologist, associate director of science at the Office of the Chief Scientist of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease • Joseph Gaither Pratt, psychologist who specialized in parapsychology • James Francis Shober, first professionally trained African-American physician to practice in North Carolina ==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 1968–1967 • 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 • 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 • John Meeks (born 1999), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League • 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 Football • 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 • Cydney Clanton, professional golfer • Jim Ferree, professional golfer • Jerry Haas, professional golfer • Walter Hall, professional golfer • David Mathis, professional golfer • Arnold Palmer, professional golfer; attended Wake Forest University Hockey • Patrick O'Sullivan, National Hockey League player • Ben Smith, National Hockey League player and 2013 Stanley Cup champion Racing • Dillon Bassett, NASCAR driver • Ronnie Bassett Jr., NASCAR driver • Ed Berrier, NASCAR driver • Richard Childress, NASCAR team owner • Barry Dodson, NASCAR crew chief • Bobby Myers, NASCAR racing driver • Chocolate Myers, NASCAR team principal • Leon Sales, stock car racing driver Soccer • Tanner Beason, defender • John Bradford, defender and coach • Sam Cronin, midfielder • Austin da Luz, midfielder • Matt Spear, coach and sports executive • David Testo, midfielder • Wells Thompson, midfielder Track and field • Blake Russell, Olympic long-distance runner, competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics • J-Mee Samuels, track and field sprinter 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 • Matthew Thomson, tennis player • Chris Young, gymnast, won silver medal at 1999 Pan American Games ==Other==

• Zachary Smith Reynolds, murder victim • Hattie M. Strong, philanthropist ==References==