#1Famous people · Greensboro
41 famous people were born in Greensboro, more of them performers than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American tennis player John Isner, covered in 47 languages. Behind the leader come Loretta Lynch and Bob McAdoo. Between 1920 and 1969, 19 were born, the most of any period. The list is still growing: 17 were born since 1970.
Born here
41
notable people
Best known
John Isner
in 47 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Paris C. Dunning
Youngest
2004
Je'Von Evans
Most common field
Sports
15 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Greensboro’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Greensboro is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 2.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Greensboro’s famous people were born
The 1980s saw the most births of any decade: 9.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & LawMusicFaithBusinessWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Greensboro
Two of the three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Greensboro
38 more names, born between 1806 and 2004.
Anita W. Addison
1952–2004Television and film director, television producer
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
Frank Jobe
1925–2014American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic
Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
Ski Beatz
born 1950American record producer from Greensboro, North Carolina mainly working in hip hop
Film, TV & StageWikipedia ↗
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Greensboro home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Greensboro, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, High Point lists the most people: 49.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greensboro 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 (8)
- John Isner: Diliff, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loretta Lynch: United States Department of Justice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob McAdoo: Erik_Spoelstra_and_Heat_players_huddle.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gianluca Busio: Jamie Smed, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joey Cheek: McSmit at Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Maloney: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fantasia Barrino: Jyle Dupuis from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clyde Simms: derivative work: Ytoyoda Image:Clyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpgClyde Simms and Zach Wells.jpg: Ben Stanfield from Washington, DC, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons