#1Famous people · Greenville
Greenville is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American football player Chris Thompson the best known. The other is Archie Ware, the American baseball player. Births span 1918 to 1990, from Archie Ware to Chris Thompson. St. Petersburg’s 57 names make the longest list in Florida.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Chris Thompson
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1918
Archie Ware
Youngest
1990
Chris Thompson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Greenville
#1#2A chosen home
Also called Greenville home
Born elsewhere, Ray Charles lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenville and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Chris Thompson: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Archie Ware: Ernest Withers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Charles: William Morris Agency (management)/Photo by Maurice Seymour, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons