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Famous people · Greenville
8 famous people were born in Greenville from 1876 to 1997
At the top of the list is the American pilot Frederick C. Bock, covered in 11 languages. Second and third on the list are Ivy Winters and Shane Mahan. In the age of mills and railroads, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Frederick C. Bock, dates from 1918.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Frederick C. Bock
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Charlie Hemphill
Youngest
1997
Jessica Pratt
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Greenville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Greenville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1910s come out on top, with 2 births.
SportsWriting & ArtsNotableBusinessPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Greenville
Two of the three are writers and artists.
#2SM#3
Writing & Arts
Shane Mahan
born 1964American makeup, special effects artist and puppeteer
5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Known for
What Greenville is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 3.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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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)
- Ivy Winters: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Hemphill: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederik Meijer: Grand Rapids Public Museum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessica Pratt: Kakoula10, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James D. Spaniolo: University of Texas at Arlington Photograph Collection, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons