Brevard, North Carolina
1. Moms Mabley (1894)
African American Comedian Actor
Legendary American standup comedian who was a pioneer of the 'Chitlin' Circuit' of African-American vaudeville. Whoopi Goldberg produced and narrated a documentary about her life for HBO in 2013.
2. Lauren Myracle (1969)
American Children's Writer
Author of young adult fiction whose popular works include The Internet Girls series, The Winnie Years, and the Flower Power books. Her novels, ttyl and ttfn, both appeared on the...
3. Charles H. Taylor (1941)
American Politician
Charles Hart Taylor is an American politician; a Republican he represented North Carolina's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He began serving in 1991 and continued...
4. James Suttles (1980)
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James Suttles is an American filmmaker. Suttles grew up in Brevard North Carolina attending Brevard High School. At the age of 26 he directed his first feature film Red Dirt...
5. Cliff Melton (1912)
American Baseball Player
Clifford George Melton was a professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons with the New York Giants. For his career he compiled an 86–80...
6. Henry Franklin Floyd (1947)
United States Federal Judge
Henry Franklin Floyd is a United States Circuit Judge currently serving on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.