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List of people from Charlotte, North Carolina

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This is a list of people who were born in, lived in, or are closely associated with the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Academia

Art and literature

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Business

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Entertainment

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Government and law

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Journalism and media

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  • John Bain (1984–2018), British game commentator
  • Heather Childers, television news anchorThéoden, Janes. (October 10, 2017). [https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/tv/article178132046.html You’d have to wake up pretty early to compete with Fox News’ Heather Childers]. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  • Leigh Diffey, auto racing commentator
  • William Emerson (1923–2009), journalist; covered the civil rights era as Newsweek{{'}}s first bureau chief assigned to cover the Southern United States; later editor in chief of The Saturday Evening PostApplebome, Peter. [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/27/business/media/27emerson.html "William A. Emerson Jr., Editor in Chief of Saturday Evening Post, Dies at 86"], The New York Times, August 26, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  • Mark Kemp, music journalist and author
  • Anna Kooiman, news anchor and television panelist
  • Jim Nantz, CBS television sportscaster{{Cite web|url=https://www.greensboro.com/sports/jim-nantz-the-voice-of-the-pga-tour-back-home-in-north-carolina-for-wyndham/article_905c9621-5a50-5c48-90fe-c22ffe18c758.amp.html|title=Jim Nantz, the voice of the PGA Tour, back home in North Carolina for Wyndham Championship|last=Mills|first=Jeff|date=August 3, 2019|website=greensboro.com|publisher=Greensboro News & Record|access-date=June 17, 2020}}
  • Maureen O'Boyle, formerly of Current Affair and Extra; now newscaster for WBTV
  • Joe Posnanski, sports journalist
  • Bill Rosinski, sportscaster and talk show host[https://www.compassmedianetworks.com/index.php/sports/announcers/bill-rosinski/ Bill Rosinski - Compass Media Networks]. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  • Sandra Mims Rowe, newspaper journalist
  • Reed Sarratt, journalist
  • Beatrice Thompson, broadcast television and radio personality[https://newsgeneration.com/2015/10/02/beatrice-thompson/ How Did Beatrice Thompson Become Charlotte’s First African-American Female TV News Anchor?]. newsgeneration.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.

Military and aviation

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Musicians

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Sportspeople

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Miscellaneous

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References

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