#1Famous people · Greenville
Of the 34 famous people born in Greenville, an unusual share are musicians
The best known is the American actor Lee Norris, with articles in 23 languages. The largest group, 19, was born since 1970. Only 17 of the 344 towns in North Carolina with anyone on record list more. Per head, the list is long: 3.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in North Carolina has 1.8.
Born here
34
notable people
Best known
Lee Norris
in 23 Wikipedia languages
First
1902
Chris Columbus
Youngest
2004
Britton Fischer
Most common field
Sports
20 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Greenville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Greenville is known for
Compared with the usual town, musicians are the most over-represented field, at 3.2 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 Greenville’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1970s come out on top, with 9 births.
SportsMusicFilm, TV & StageNotableScience & MedicineWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Greenville
Ranked by languages covered: Lee Norris with 23, then Billy Taylor with 21 and Bernard Edwards with 18.
#1
#2Music
Billy Taylor
1921–2010American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
21 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Greenville
31 more names, born between 1902 and 2004.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Greenville home
Born elsewhere, MrBeast lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Winterville has the longest list next door: 2.
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 (8)
- Lee Norris: Ray Conrado, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Taylor: Tom Marcello Webster, New York, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caroline Shaw: Feast of Music, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Day'Ron Sharpe: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Petey Pablo: RapKind TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Harrington: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Cox: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons