| Honoree | Picture | Period in History | Category | Known For | Biography | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Weddick Moore |  | 1858-1934 | Education | Son of Slaves Highly respected Leader in North Carolina Education before Integration. President of Elizabeth State Teachers College | Dr. Peter Weddick Moore | |
| Sampson Lane Faison |  | 1860-1940 | Military Service | Brigadier General, WWI. Commander of the 30th Division that broke the Hindenburg Line. Recepient of the Distinguished Service Award. |  Sampson L. Faison bio | Sampson L Faison Sampson L Faison article |
| John Miller Faison |  | 1862-1915 | Politics | Congressman 1911-1915 Chairman of Duplin County Board of Commissioners | | John Miller Faison link John Miller Faison bio |
| Mary Lyde Hicks Williams |  | 1866-1959 | Art & Cultural | Renowned Southern Artist - Completed more than 500 paintings State President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Vice President of the State Historical Society | | |
| John Sprunt Hill |  | 1869-1961 | Education & Politics | Principal of Faison School 1889-1891 Great Benefactor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Served in the Spanish American War as a Private in Troop A of Squadron A. North Carolina State Senator | | |
| William Edgar Thornton |  | 1929 - | Sciences, Medicine, & Aerospace | North Carolina's first Astronaut. Two space missions on Challenger. Physicist Medical Doctor Two military tours. Inventor with 27 US patents | | |
| Betty Ray McCain |  | 1931- | Politics & Cultural | Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources UNC Board of Govenors UNC-TV Board of Trustees | Betty Ray McCain | Betty Ray McCain videos |