#1Famous people · Greenwood
64 famous people were born in Greenwood, more of them musicians than in most towns
The best known is the American writer Donna Tartt, with articles in 60 languages. Juanita Moore and Valerie Brisco-Hooks follow. 40 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Among the 265 towns in Mississippi with famous people on record, the town ranks 3rd.
Born here
64
notable people
Best known
Donna Tartt
in 60 Wikipedia languages
First
1811
Basil LeFlore
Youngest
1997
Marquiss Spencer
Most common field
Sports
26 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Greenwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Greenwood is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as musicians, at 2.6 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Greenwood
Donna Tartt, Juanita Moore and Valerie Brisco-Hooks are written about in 60, 29 and 26 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Greenwood’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 12 births.
SportsMusicPolitics & LawWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageNotableFaithScience & MedicineMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Greenwood
A further 61 follow, born between 1811 and 1997.
Hubert Sumlin
1931–2011American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer
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Bernie Machen
born 1944American university president, professor of pediatric dentistry, dental surgeon
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James "Jim" U. Blanchard III
1943–1999American dealer in rare coins and precious metals
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A chosen home
Also called Greenwood home
Born elsewhere, David Lee Jordan lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenwood 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 (23)
- Donna Tartt: Antonio Monda, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Juanita Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Valerie Brisco-Hooks: Trackinfo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hubert Sumlin: Lionel decoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guitar Slim: http://thehoundblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/guitar-slim.html, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Furry Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mulgrew Miller: Bob Travis Casco, Maine, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fenton Robinson: Jan van Vugt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carrie Nye: Samuel Lurie/Shirley Herz (press agents); photographer: Friedman-Abeles, New York., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sam Jacobs: Steubenville Conferences, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Jean Bruso: Cygaretka real name: Matylda Sęk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Webb Franklin: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Louis Coleman: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sean Huze: SPRMM, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleo Lemon: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Van Every: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Maholm: pmreddick on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Craig Sinclair: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phale Hale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernie Machen: The original uploader was Nikonmadness at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James K. Vardaman, Jr.: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine Whitehead: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Lee Jordan: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons