Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina ranks 1,242nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aosta, Inverness, and Sivas. Memorable people born in Greensboro, North Carolina include O. Henry, Bob McAdoo, and John Isner. Memorable people who died in Greensboro, North Carolina include Kay Hagan. Greensboro, North Carolina has been the birth place of many basketball players, and politicians and the death place of many politicians. Greensboro, North Carolina is located in United States.
Greensboro is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 302,296 in 2023. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina, after Charlotte and Raleigh, and the 69th-most populous city in the United States. The population of the Greensboro–High Point metropolitan statistical area was estimated to be 789,842 in 2023. The Piedmont Triad region, of which Greensboro is the most populous city, had an estimated population of 1,736,099 in 2023. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1862 and 2002, Greensboro, North Carolina was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including O. Henry, Bob McAdoo, and John Isner. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Greensboro, North Carolina including Kay Hagan.
People Born in Greensboro, North Carolina
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O. Henry
WRITER
1862 - 1910
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1
Bob McAdoo
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 2
John Isner
TENNIS PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 3
Loretta Lynch
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 37.75
Rank: 4
Ben Folds
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 32.64
Rank: 5
Carolyn Maloney
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 31.95
Rank: 6
MacKenzie Mauzy
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.41
Rank: 7
Brandon Jones
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 25.97
Rank: 8
Caroline Lind
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 25.70
Rank: 9
Joey Cheek
SKATER
1979 - Present
HPI: 25.17
Rank: 10
Gianluca Busio
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 23.33
Rank: 11
John Henson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Go to all RankingsCarolyn Maloney
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 31.95
Rank: 6
Gianluca Busio
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 23.33
Rank: 11
People Deceased in Greensboro, North Carolina
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greensboro, North Carolina were basketball players (2), politicians (2), actors (2), writers (1), and tennis players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, basketball players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greensboro, North Carolina, including Bob McAdoo, and John Henson. Whereas, throughout history, basketball players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greensboro, North Carolina, including Bob McAdoo, and John Henson.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Greensboro, North Carolina since 1700.
