#1Science & Medicine
Charles Hard Townes
1915–201520th-century American physicist
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Famous people · Greenville
35 famous people were born in Greenville, more of them musicians than in most towns
Charles Hard Townes is the best known, with articles in 84 languages. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 21 in all. From William Cumming Rose to Mathis Albert, the births on the list run from 1887 to 2009. 7 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
35
notable people
Best known
Charles Hard Townes
in 84 Wikipedia languages
First
1887
William Cumming Rose
Youngest
2009
Mathis Albert
Most common field
Sports
13 people
Also called it home
6
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 3.1 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 Greenville
The three are covered in 84, 70 and 54 languages: Charles Hard Townes, Jesse Jackson and Kevin Garnett.
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#2Faith
Jesse Jackson
1941–2026American Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
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#3Through the years
When Greenville’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 9 births.
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Everyone else born in Greenville
Here are 32 more, born from 1887 to 2009.
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A chosen home
Also called Greenville home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Greenville, though born elsewhere.
Jo Jorgensen
born 1957American politician, 2020 Libertarian Party presidential candidate
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Shaun Stafford
born 1968All-American college tennis player, professional tennis player
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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 (8)
- Charles Hard Townes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesse Jackson: Jesse Jackson for President, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Garnett: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Allison: Rodrigo Fernández, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Peabo Bryson: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bo Hopkins: aresauburn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim DeMint: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Dean: Kaotate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons