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List of people from Charlotte, North Carolina

List of people from Charlotte, North Carolina

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This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Academia

Art and literature

Spirit Square Center for the Arts

Business

Robert Yates

Entertainment

Chyler Leigh
Jim Rash
Berlinda Tolbert

Government and law

Anthony Foxx

Journalism and media

Jim Nantz

Military and aviation

Charles Duke

Musicians

DaBaby
Anthony Hamilton
Stephanie Mills

Sportspeople

Ricky Berens
Dwight Clark
Steph Curry
Ray Durham
Bobby Jones
Tiffany Mitchell
Hakeem Nicks
Corey Seager
Ish Smith
Alex Wood

Miscellaneous

Annie Lowrie Alexander

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