Mount Airy, USA
1. Andy Griffith (1926)
American Actor
He became known as the Mayberry sheriff, Andy, on The Andy Griffith Show and starred in the 1957 film A Face in the Crowd.
2. Donna Fargo (1945)
American Country Singer-songwrit
Country singer who released the crossover pop singles "Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" and "Funny Face."
3. Frank Beamer (1946)
American College Football Player
Became the longtime football coach at Virginia Tech after first taking over the job in 1987; led the school to a number of conference championships and received the Paul "Bear"...
4. Maddie Gardner (1993)
Nationally Recognized Allstar Ch
Journalist and former competitive cheerleader who rose to fame after becoming the first cheerleader to successfully pull off the "ball up 360 tick-tock" move in competition. She won the gold...
5. Ben Callahan (1957)
American Baseball Player
Right-handed pitcher who pitched six seasons professionally, including one season in the major leagues.
6. Alex Sink (1948)
American Politician
Adelaide Alexander Alex Sink is an American politician of the Democratic Party. Sink was the Chief Financial Officer for the state of Florida and treasurer on the board of trustees...
7. George M. Holmes (1929)
American Politician
George Milton Holmes was a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's 92nd House district including constituents in eastern Surry northern Iredell and Yadkin counties. A...
8. James Childress (1940)
American Philosopher And Theolog
James Franklin Childress is a philosopher and theologian mainly concerned with ethics particularly biomedical ethics. Currently he is the John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics at the Department of Religious...
9. Chubby Dean (1915)
Major League Baseball Player
Alfred Lovell Dean was a Major League Baseball pitcher and first baseman. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1936 to 1941 and the Cleveland Indians from 1941 to 1943....
10. Joseph Jessup (1914)
Negro League Baseball Player
Joseph Gentry Jeep Jessup was an African-American baseball pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from 1940 to 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons and Chicago American Giants.
11. Ron Blackburn (1935)
American Baseball Player
Ronald Hamilton Blackburn Blackie a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched in the 1958 and 1959 seasons after playing minor league ball. His major league...
