Greenville, Mississippi
Greenville, Mississippi ranks 9,784th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Belper, Salem, Illinois, and Penzance. The most famous people from Greenville, Mississippi are Jim Henson, Mary Wilson, and Finn Carter. Greenville, Mississippi has been the birth place of many actors, and film directors. Greenville, Mississippi is located in United States.
Greenville is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, and the largest city by population in the Mississippi Delta region. It is the county seat of Washington County. The population was 29,670 at the 2020 Census. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1936 and 1968, Greenville, Mississippi was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Jim Henson, Mary Wilson, and Finn Carter.
People Born in Greenville, Mississippi
Go to all RankingsJim Henson
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1990
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 1
Mary Wilson
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 2
Finn Carter
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 3
J. D. Evermore
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Greenville, Mississippi
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Most individuals born in present day Greenville, Mississippi were actors (2), film directors (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greenville, Mississippi, including Finn Carter, and J. D. Evermore. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greenville, Mississippi, including Finn Carter, and J. D. Evermore.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Greenville, Mississippi since 1700.




