The following is a list of notable people who have lived in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
A Pamela Abshire, department chair and professor Dottie Alexander, former keyboardist for of Montreal Dwayne Allen, National Football League (NFL) tight end for New England Patriots Daniel Alvarez, soccer player Dominic A. Antonelli, former NASA astronaut Joey Arias, singer and performance artist Chris Armstrong, Canadian Football League (CFL) wide receiver
B Charlie Baggett, NFL assistant coach Ellen S. Baker, physician and former NASA astronaut Velma Barfield, serial killer Garry Battle, professional arena football player Chip Beck, professional golfer, born in Fayetteville Ann Bilansky (c. 1820–1860), Fayetteville native hanged for murder Bunkie Blackburn, NASCAR driver Doug Brochu, actor, comedian, and producer David "Bubba" Brooks, jazz tenor saxophonist Harold Floyd "Tina" Brooks, jazz musician, tenor saxophonist, and composer Terry M. Brown Jr., attorney and politician Xavier Brunson, United States Army lieutenant general Jonathan Byrd, folk singer-songwriter
C John Benton Callis, politician and military officer Jeff Capel III, college basketball coach and former player Pamela Brewington Cashwell, politician and lawyer Lanhee Chen, policy advisor, attorney, and academic Judy Clay, soul and gospel singerStaxrecords.free.fr Profile , staxrecords.free.fr; retrieved May 23, 2007. J. Cole, rapper and producer Felisha Cooper, actress Clement Coward, United States Army major general Crystal Cox, track and field Olympian, gold medalist at 2004 Athens Summer Olympics Affion Crockett, actor, comedian, dancer, rapper and writer Aaron Curry, NFL linebacker
D Elliott Daingerfield, artist Christopher Daniels, professional wrestler Russell Davis, NFL defensive tackle Sandra Diaz-Twine, reality TV contestant, winner of Survivor: Pearl Islands and Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains James C. Dobbin, United States Secretary of the Navy, 1853–1857 Ryan Dunson, rock musician (Rookie of the Year)
E Brad Edwards, NFL safety Jane Evans Elliot (1820–1886), Civil War memoirist Kevin Elliott, football wide receiver
F Beth Finch, first female mayor of Fayetteville (1975–1981) Cortland Finnegan, NFL Pro Bowl cornerback George Floyd, his murder led to widespread protests in the U.S. and around the world Raymond Floyd, golfer, Masters and U.S. Open champion Luis Fonseca, United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and veteran of Iraq War Todd Fuller, NBA player
G Lamont Gaillard, NFL player Gallagher, comedian Blenda Gay, NFL player J. Harrison Ghee, actor, singer, and dancer known for work in musical theater Frank P. Graham, president of University of North Carolina and U.S. senator Moonlight Graham, Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder for New York Giants Naomi Graham, middleweight boxer, first female active duty service member to compete for U.S. at Olympics
H Gary Hall Sr., swimmer, 3-time Olympic medalist Joe Harris, NFL linebacker Quanera Hayes, Olympic sprinter Brian Tyree Henry, actor Jimmy Herring, guitarist Sterling Hitchcock, MLB pitcher, 1998 NLCS MVP with San Diego Padres Kristina Holland, actress Chris Hondros, war photographer and 2004 Pulitzer Prize finalist Joe Horn, NFL wide receiver, 4-time Pro Bowl selection
J Martin Jarmond, college athletic director Michael Joiner, professional basketball player Walter B. Jones Sr., served in U.S. House of Representatives Jermaine Cole, professional rap artist
K Lilliana Ketchman, dancer and YouTuber Aja Kim, singer and songwriter Cal Koonce, MLB pitcher, 1969 World Series champion with New York Mets
L Mary Sampson Patterson Leary Langston, abolitionist Roxie Collie Laybourne, ornithologist David R. Lewis, member of North Carolina House of Representatives Calvin Lowry, United Football League (UFL) safety for Omaha Nighthawks
M Nancy Mace, U.S. representative for South Carolina Elizabeth MacRae, actress Bernie Mangiboyat, rock musician (The Fifth) Eric Maynor, National Basketball Association (NBA) player Doug McDougald, NFL defensive end Everett McIver, NFL offensive guard Troy McLawhorn, musician, guitarist for Evanescence Jason "Mayhem" Miller, professional mixed martial arts fighter, hosted MTV's Bully Beatdown Dave Moody, Grammy-nominated artist, producer, songwriter, filmmaker Julianne Moore, Oscar-winning actress, born at Fort Bragg Kathryn Morgan, ballet dancer with New York City Ballet, born at Fort Bragg Morray, rapper and singer Marques Murrell, NFL linebacker
N Gene Nicholson, college football coach Xavier Nixon, offensive tackle for Washington Redskins
P Robert Martin Patterson, United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipientWeiss, Kevin. (November 6, 2019). Medal of Honor recipient inspires local students. The Laker Lutz News. Retrieved October 22, 2020. Shanaelle Petty, Miss Universe Croatia 2017 Marshall Pitts Jr., first African-American mayor of Fayetteville Marvin Powell, NFL offensive tackle, 3-time All-Pro, 5-time Pro Bowl selection
Q Mark Quander, United States Army brigadier general
R Shea Ralph, head coach for the Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball Jimmy Raye, former NFL wide receiver and coach Hiram Rhodes Revels, first African-American senator and member of Congress Jerry Richardson, first owner of NFL's Carolina Panthers
S Antwoine Sanders, NFL safety LaToya Sanders, WNBA player Terry Sanford, politician and educator Terrmel Sledge, professional baseball player Dennis Smith Jr., NBA player Charles Manly Stedman, U.S. congressman and lieutenant governor of North Carolina Robert Strange, United States senator Harry Sydney, NFL running back
T Moon Tae-jong, professional basketball player Kinnon Tatum, NFL player John Louis Taylor, jurist and first chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court Holden Thorp, served as tenth chancellor of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tank Tyler, NFL defensive tackle
U Oli Udoh, NFL offensive guard Kelvin Underwood, drum set and taiko musician
W Christopher Watts, convicted murderer who killed his wife and two daughters in Colorado in 2018 Dennis L. A. White, actor Doug Wilkerson, NFL guard for San Diego Chargers, All-Pro and 3-time Pro Bowl selection Robert Wilkie, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs C. J. Williams, professional basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Duvall Williams, former rear admiral in the United States Navy Gavin Williams, baseball player Jordan Williams, CFL linebacker, first overall pick of 2020 CFL draft Seth Williams, CFL defensive back David Williston, first professionally trained African American landscape architect in U.S. Donnell Woolford, NFL cornerback, Pro Bowl selection Christian Worley, civil rights activist
See also List of people from North Carolina
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