Laurinburg, North Carolina
1. Woody Shaw (1944)
American Musician
Known as one of the "last innovators" in jazz and one of the greatest jazz composers and bandleaders of the twentieth century.
2. Ben Vereen (1946)
American Actor Singer And Dancer
Dancer and actor who won a Tony Award for his performance in Pippin in 1973, after being nominated the previous year for Jesus Christ Superstar.
3. Bucky Covington (1977)
American Singer
American country singer who finished eighth on the fifth season of American Idol. He released #6 hit "A Different World."
4. Leonard Thompson (golfer) (Unknow)
Professional Golfer
Leonard Stephen Thompson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour. Thompson was born in Laurinburg North Carolina. He attended Wake...
5. Terrell Manning (1990)
American Football Player
Terrell Manning is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of National Football League. Manning was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round 163rd overall in...
6. Travian Robertson (1988)
American Football Player
Travian Jamal Robertson is an American football defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons. He was selected in the seventh round 249th overall by the Falcons in the 2012 NFL Draft....
7. Rush Brown (1954)
American Football Player
Rush Brown was a professional American football player who played defensive lineman for four seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals.
8. William S. McArthur (1951)
American Astronaut
Surles McArthur Jr. is a retired United States Army Colonel a NASA astronaut and a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station...
9. Tony Settles (1964)
American Football Player
Anthony C. Settles is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Elon University. He played high school football...
10. Kelvin Sampson (1955)
American Basketball Player And C
Kelvin Matthew Sampson is the head coach of the Houston Cougars in the NCAA. He previously was a men's college basketball coach at Montana Tech Washington State University the University...
11. Bejun Mehta (1968)
Opera Singer
Bejun Mehta is an American countertenor who performs in operas recitals and concerts.
12. Hinton James (representative) (1884)
American Politician
Note: This article is about the U. S. Congressman from Laurinburg not the first student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. See Hinton James for more information....
13. Terry Sanford (1917)
Politician And Educator From Nor
James Terry Sanford was a United States politician and educator from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party Sanford was the 65th Governor of North Carolina a two-time U....
14. Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826)
Union Army General Politician
Joseph Roswell Hawley was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut a U. S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties a Civil War general and a journalist and newspaper editor....
15. Hilee Taylor (1986)
Player Of American Football
Hilee Delano Taylor is an American football defensive end who is currently playing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in...
16. Alex Malloy (1886)
American Baseball Player
Archibald Alexander Alex Malloy was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played with the St. Louis Browns in 1910.
17. Wes Covington (1932)
Major League Baseball Player
John Wesley Covington was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played from 1956 through 1966 for the Milwaukee Braves Chicago White Sox Kansas City Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Chicago...
18. Brent Butler (1978)
American Baseball Player
Justin Brent Butler is a retired Major League Baseball utility infielder. Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB amateur draft Butler made his...
19. Jacoby Watkins (1984)
American Football Player
Jacoby Watkins is a college football coach at Bethany College. He played college football at North Carolina. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in...
