#1Famous people · Greenville
7 famous people were born in Greenville from 1861 to 1996
Articles in 11 languages make the American politician Joseph M. Terrell the best known. Y. Frank Freeman, the American film studio executive, comes second, with Jontavious Willis third. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Joseph M. Terrell
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Joseph M. Terrell
Youngest
1996
Jontavious Willis
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
What stands out about Greenville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Greenville’s famous people were born
The 1890s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageSportsNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Greenville
Joseph M. Terrell, Y. Frank Freeman and Jontavious Willis are written about in 11, 8 and 4 languages.
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#2Film, TV & Stage
Y. Frank Freeman
1890–1969American film studio executive
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#3Known for
What Greenville is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Greenville
4 more names, born between 1899 and 1992.
Ethel McGhee Davis
1899–1990African American educator, social worker, and college administrator
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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 (5)
- Joseph M. Terrell: Clinedinst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Y. Frank Freeman: "Students of the Georgia School of Technology", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jontavious Willis: Prisoner of Zenda, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mario Alford: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ethel McGhee Davis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons