Famous people · Greensboro
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Greensboro
The nearest, Jaylen Martin, was born in Quincy, 8 mi away. Next door, the list for Gretna holds Derrick Kelly II. Faye Dunaway is the most widely known, written about in 75 languages. No famous person’s birth in Greensboro is on record yet.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
34 mi
Faye Dunaway
Best known
Faye Dunaway
in 75 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greensboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greensboro
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Carla Hayden
born 1952American librarian and 14th Librarian of Congress
Norman Thagard
born 1943United States Marine Corps officer, aviator and astronaut
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greensboro and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Faye Dunaway: JacobsT21, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shea Whigham: Aubrey Gemignani, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Davis: CBS Network, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norman Thagard: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lobo: AVRO, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Piper Curda: Kelli Berglund Updates, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carla Hayden: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kay Aldridge: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons