#1Famous people · Greensboro
Greensboro’s famous people span 148 years: 4 births from 1804 to 1952
Most widely known is John M. Millikin, the American politician, with articles in 4 languages. Second place goes to the American baseball player Alex Pearson, third to Joe Knotts. The list’s best known name, John M. Millikin, dates from 1804. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
John M. Millikin
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1804
John M. Millikin
Youngest
1952
Todd Tamanend Clark
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Greensboro
Two of the three are athletes.
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Through the years
When Greensboro’s famous people were born
The 1800s saw the most births of any decade: 1.
SportsPolitics & LawMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Greensboro is known for
Share of Greensboro’s famous people in each field.
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Everyone else born in Greensboro
1 more, best known first.
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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 (1)
- John M. Millikin: C. Freighan, Dayton, Ohio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons