Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina ranks 5,132nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Carnoustie, Erbach im Odenwald, and Adenau. The most famous people from Greenville, North Carolina are Bernard Edwards, Billy Taylor, and Lee Norris. The most famous people who died in Greenville, North Carolina are Mark Lenzi, and Dave Mirra. Greenville, North Carolina has been the birth place of many musicians, and actors and the death place of many athletes, and racing drivers. Greenville, North Carolina is located in United States.
Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 87,521. Greenville’s estimated 2025 population is 96,184. It is the principal city of the Greenville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, and the 12th-most populous city in North Carolina. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and Coastal Plain. The city has been experiencing an economic and population boom since the 1990s. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 1982, Greenville, North Carolina was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Bernard Edwards, Billy Taylor, and Lee Norris. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Greenville, North Carolina including Mark Lenzi, and Dave Mirra.
People Born in Greenville, North Carolina
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Bernard Edwards
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1996
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1
Billy Taylor
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2010
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 2
Lee Norris
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 3
Caroline Shaw
COMPOSER
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.23
Rank: 4
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greenville, North Carolina were musicians (2), actors (1), and composers (1), while most who died were athletes (1), and racing drivers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greenville, North Carolina, including Bernard Edwards. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greenville, North Carolina, including Bernard Edwards, and Billy Taylor.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Greenville, North Carolina since 1700.
