List of people from Charlotte

List of people from Charlotte

The following is list of notable people associated with the U.S. city of Charlotte, North Carolina. All people listed are or have previously been residents of Charlotte, unless otherwise indicated.

Contents

Arts, literature, humanities and entertainment

Spirit Square Center for the Arts

Politics, law and the military

Business

  • Daniel DiMicco, President and CEO of Nucor, one of the largest steel-producing companies in the United States.
  • Leon Levine, founder of Family Dollar; prominent millionaire, businessman and philanthropist.
  • Hugh McColl, former CEO and Chairman of Bank of America; built the company from a small regional bank into one of the largest banks in the world.
  • Bruton Smith, billionaire founder and CEO of Speedway Motorsports, Inc., a company that owns and operates six race tracks in the United States. Also founded Sonic Automotive, one of the largest automobile retailers in the US.
  • Clemmie Dixon (C.D.) Spangler, Jr., #117 on Forbes list of 400 richest Americans; former president of the 16-campus University of North Carolina system. Made his fortune in construction and investments.
  • Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr., Mayor

Sports

Other

References

  1. ^ http://www.charlottemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33662&Itemid=42602
  2. ^ http://www.charlottemagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3386&Itemid=306
  3. ^ Applebome, Peter. "William A. Emerson Jr., Editor in Chief of Saturday Evening Post, Dies at 86", The New York Times, August 26, 2009. Accessed August 30, 2009.
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Government
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Neighborhoods

Ballantyne · Chantilly · Cotswold · Derita · Dilworth · Eastland · Elizabeth · Myers Park · NoDa · North Charlotte · Plaza-Midwood · Quail Hollow · Sedgefield · Sherwood Forest · SouthPark · Starmount · Steele Creek


Municipal Service Districts:  South End · University City · Uptown (Charlotte center city)
Sports teams
Newspapers
Television stations
3 WBTV-CBS · 9 WSOC-ABC · 14 WHKY-Ind. (Hickory) · 18 WCCB-FOX · 30 WNSC-PBS/SCETV (Rock Hill) · 36 WCNC-NBC · 42 WTVI-PBS · 46 WJZY-The CW · 55 WMYT-TV-My Network TV · 58 WUNG-PBS/UNCTV · 64 WAXN-Ind.
Online News
Transportation


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