Hickory, North Carolina
1. Rick Barnes (1954)
American Basketball Player-coach
He became head coach of the Texas Longhorns basketball team in 1998 and produced players such as NBA All-Star Kevin Durant.
2. Matthew Settle (1969)
American Actor
Played the role of Captain Ronald Speirs in the hit HBO miniseries Band of Brothers.
3. Rafiq Bhatia (1987)
Guitarist
American musician, composer, and producer who is best known for his two solo albums, Yes It will, and Strata. He has also worked with a number of talented and influential...
4. Brad Knighton (1985)
American Soccer Player
American goaltender who began his MLS career with the New England Revolution in 2007.
5. Charlie Frye (1981)
American Football Player
Standout quarterback at the University of Akron who became a journeyman backup quarterback in the NFL from 2005 to 2011.
6. Jon Reep (1972)
Comedian
Stand-up comedian and actor, who won season five of the television show 'Last Comic Standing.' He had a prominent role in the fourth and final season of HBO's Eastbound and...
7. Andy Petree (1958)
American Motorsports Commentator
Joseph Andrew Andy Petree III is a former crew chief and current television announcer in NASCAR. After racing for years at local short track Petree became part owner of the...
8. Bobby Lutz (basketball) (1958)
American Basketball Player-coach
Bobby Lutz is an American men's college basketball coach. He is currently an associate head coach at North Carolina State University Wolfpack men's basketball team under head coach Mark Gottfried....
9. Teresa Earnhardt (1958)
American Stock Car Racing Team O
Teresa Earnhardt is the third wife and widow of Dale Earnhardt. She is the biological mother of Taylor Nicole Earnhardt and she is the stepmother of Kerry Earnhardt Kelley Earnhardt...
10. Jeff Barkley (1959)
American Baseball Player
Jeffrey Carver Barkley is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cleveland Indians for two seasons from 1984 to 1985.
11. Austin M. Allran (1951)
North Carolina Politician
Austin Murphy Allran is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-second Senate district including constituents in Iredell and Catawba counties. An attorney from Hickory...
12. Cass Ballenger (1926)
American Politician
Thomas Cass Ballenger is an American politician. A Republican he represented North Carolina's 10th Congressional district centered in North Carolina's foothills in the United States House of Representatives from 1986...
13. Marty Houston (1968)
American Racing Driver
Marty Houston is a former driver in NASCAR. His younger brother Andy and father Tommy Houston have driven in NASCAR as well.
14. Andy Houston (1970)
American Stock Car Racing Driver
Andrew Andy Houston is a veteran of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series scoring three wins. Houston is the son of legendary Busch driver Tommy Houston and the youngest of three...
15. Paul Burris (baseball) (1923)
American Baseball Player
Paul Robert Burris was a Major League Baseball catcher. Burris originally signed as a free agent in 1942 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1947 he was selected in the Minor...
16. Dick Marlowe (1929)
American Baseball Player
Richard Burton Marlowe was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He played for the Detroit Tigers from 1951 to 1956 and Chicago White Sox in 1956. In 1952 Marlowe while pitching...
17. Chris Washburn (1966)
American Basketball Player
Christopher Scott Washburn is an American former professional basketball player.
18. Bob Warlick (Unknow)
Basketball Player
Robert Warlick was an American professional basketball player. Warlick was born in Hickory North Carolina and attended Ridgeview High School. The 6'5 guard/forward played at Pueblo Junior College in Colorado...
19. Shane Huffman (1973)
American Racing Driver
Shane Huffman is a former NASCAR and USAR driver. He drove the #40 Key Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado in the Craftsman Truck Series. In 2006 and 2007 he drove the #88...
