Greenville, North Carolina
Greenville, North Carolina ranks 5,132nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Carnoustie, Erbach im Odenwald, and Adenau. Memorable people born in Greenville, North Carolina include Bernard Edwards, Billy Taylor, and Lee Norris. Memorable people who died in Greenville, North Carolina include Dave Mirra, and Mark Lenzi. Greenville, North Carolina has been the birth place of many musicians, and actors and the death place of many racing drivers, and athletes. Greenville, North Carolina is located in United States.
Greenville is the county seat and most populous city of Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. 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. As of the 2020 census, there were 87,521 people in the city. The city has continued to see a rapid population increase and an economic boom with most of the growth being seen in the 20th and 19st centuries. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 1981, Greenville, North Carolina was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Bernard Edwards, Billy Taylor, and Lee Norris. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Greenville, North Carolina including Dave Mirra, and Mark Lenzi.
People Born in Greenville, North Carolina
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Bernard Edwards
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1996
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1
Billy Taylor
MUSICIAN
1921 - 2010
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 2
Lee Norris
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.43
Rank: 3
People Deceased in Greenville, North Carolina
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greenville, North Carolina were musicians (2), and actors (1), while most who died were racing drivers (1), and athletes (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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Greenville, North Carolina since 1700.
