#1Film, TV & Stage
Julian Mayfield
1928–1984African-American actor, writer and director
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Famous people · Greer
Of the 11 famous people born in Greer, an unusual share are leaders
With articles in 7 languages, Julian Mayfield is the most widely known. The American soccer player Kaleigh Kurtz ranks second, ahead of Troy Pride Jr.. Since 1970, 5 were born, the most of any period. From Grady Howard in 1911 to Caden Grice in 2002, the births cover 91 years.
Born here
11
notable people
Best known
Julian Mayfield
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1911
Grady Howard
Youngest
2002
Caden Grice
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Greer’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Greer’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 2.
SportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & Stage
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Greer is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as leaders, at 2.2 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 Greer
Two of the three are athletes.
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Of the other 8, 5 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greer 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 (5)
- Julian Mayfield: Ddubois33, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kaleigh Kurtz: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Troy Pride Jr.: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rachel Riley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Lattimore: Gamecock Central, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons