List of Melungeons
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This is a list of notable people of possible Melungeon ancestry.
- Ava Gardner
- Tom Hanks
- Abraham Lincoln (via mother, Nancy Hanks)
- Steve Martin
- Elvis Presley
Some lesser-known but actual Melungeons worth noting:
- Vardemon Collins, patriarch
- Brent Kennedy, author
- Jack Goins, author & archivist
- Claude Collins, educator & activist
- DruAnna Overbay, author & educator
- Jimmy Martin, "The King of Bluegrass"
- Lisa Alther, novelist
- Wayne Winkler, author
- Mahala Mullins, distiller
- Harrison Collins, Medal of Honor recipient (Civil War)
- Jim Callahan, author
- Mattie Ruth Johnson, author
- Daisy M. Carthell Johnson, Past Worthy Grand Matron (Eastern Star)
- Marc Goins, tax preparer
- Chris Goins, lumber yard empressario
- Michael Goins, international lover
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