Rockingham, North Carolina

==Notable people==
* [[Bucky Covington]], country singer and finalist on the fifth season of ''[[American Idol]]''
* [[Charles B. Deane]], member of the United States House of Representatives
* [[Charles B. Deane Jr.]], North Carolina state senator and lawyer
* [[Alfred Dockery]], congressman and [[brigadier general]] of the Tennessee State Militia
* [[Dannell Ellerbe]], [[NFL]] [[linebacker]], two-time [[Super Bowl]] champion with the [[Baltimore Ravens]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
* [[Blind Boy Fuller]], early blues artist; recorded some 120 works using the [[Piedmont blues]] finger-picking style
* [[Viola Gentry]], [[aviator]], best known for setting the [[Elinor Smith#Endurance records|first non-refueling endurance record for women]]
* [[Wayne Goodwin]], current chair of the North Carolina Democratic party
* [[Melanie Wade Goodwin]], former Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly; also represented the state's 66th House district for three terms
* [[Melvin Ingram]], [[NFL]] linebacker, three-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection
* [[Leon Levine]], founder of [[Family Dollar]]
* [[Brian Moehler]], former [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher
* [[Alvin Morman]], former MLB pitcher
* [[Cameron A. Morrison]], 55th [[Governor of North Carolina]]; also formerly a [[U.S. Senator]], a [[U.S. Representative]], and Mayor of Rockingham
* [[Effie Wilder]], writer
* [[The-Dream]], singer, producer and songwriter