George Clinton
born 1941 American funk musician, singer, songwriter and music producer
Dale Earnhardt
1951–2001 American racing driver
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
born 1974 American racecar driver
Britt Nicole
born 1985 American Christian singer-songwriter
Eddie Mills
born 1972 American actor
Katie Geneva Cannon
1950–2018 American theologian, first African American woman ordained by the Catawba Presbytery of the Presbyterian church
Ethan Horton
born 1962 American football player
Ralph Earnhardt
1928–1973 NASCAR driver
Aundrae Allison
born 1984 American football player
Corey LaJoie
born 1991 American stock car racing driver
Daniel Hemric
born 1991 American stock car racing driver
George Shinn
born 1941 American basketball executive
Kerry Earnhardt
born 1969 American stock car racing driver
Mike Moon
born 1958 American politician
Brandon Parker
born 1995 American football offensive tackle
Dixie Upright
1926–1986 American baseball player
Leigh Chapman
1939–2014 American actress
Haskel Stanback
born 1952 American football player
Jeffery S. Beam
born 1953 Poet
Skip Hollandsworth
born 1957 American journalist
Ellen Jordan
1922–2017 U.S. military veteran
Also called Kannapolis home
Linda P. Johnson
1945–2020 American politician
Elissa Slater
born 1980 American reality television participant
Janet Ward Black
born 1959 Miss North Carolina 1980