#1Famous people · Greenville
The 2 famous people born in Greenville, led by Kate Smith
The best known is the American singer Kate Smith, with articles in 26 languages. The only other name is the confederate Army general Robert D. Lilley. The first birth on record is Robert D. Lilley’s, in 1836, and the last Kate Smith’s, in 1907. 274 of the towns in Virginia list at least one person.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Kate Smith
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1836
Robert D. Lilley
Youngest
1907
Kate Smith
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Greenville
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What Greenville is known for
1 of them work in Music, the biggest field.
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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 (2)
- Kate Smith: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert D. Lilley: E. Berkeley, Photographer (Staunton, Virginia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons