President of the United States (1977-1981).
Related, on his mother's side of the family, to Elvis Presley.
Son of James Earl Carter and Lillian Carter; the latter being commonly referred to as Miss Lillian.
To date (2009), only US President to have a National Historic Site named in his honor (300 N Bond Street, Plains, GA 31780-5562), site of Carter's former boyhood residential neighborhood.
Was a close friend of Gerald Ford despite their quite different political ideologies and the fact he defeated Ford in the 1976 presidential election.
Was elected Governor of Georgia in 1970.
Was interviewed by Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, went through the U.S. Navy nuclear power training program, and was slated to serve onboard the Navy's second nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Seawolf (SSN-575), when he resigned his commission to go back home and take over the family business.
While in the US Navy, he attended Old Dominion University.
While President of the USA, his Secret Service code name was "Deacon".
Won 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian efforts
Won the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." [October 11, 2002]