Famous Persons from Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
- Charles Winters - Born on January 26, 1977 - Radio personality, and Journalist
- Gene F. Franklin - Born on July 24, 1927 - Electrical engineer - Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award (died: August 9, 2012)
- Ray Hicks - Born on August 29, 1922 - Spoken word artist (died: April 20, 2003)