Greenwood, Mississippi
Greenwood, Mississippi ranks 2,079th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Missoula, Montana, Mysore, and Abuja. Memorable people born in Greenwood, Mississippi include Donna Tartt, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Hubert Sumlin. Memorable people who died in Greenwood, Mississippi include Robert Johnson. Greenwood, Mississippi has been the birth place of many singers, and writers and the death place of many musicians. Greenwood, Mississippi is located in United States.
Greenwood is a city in and the county seat of Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, located at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta region, approximately 96 miles north of the state capital, Jackson, and 130 miles south of the riverport of Memphis, Tennessee. It was a center of cotton planter culture in the 19th century. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1912 and 1971, Greenwood, Mississippi was the birth place of 7 globally memorable people, including Donna Tartt, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Hubert Sumlin. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Greenwood, Mississippi including Robert Johnson.
People Born in Greenwood, Mississippi
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Donna Tartt
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1
Sonny Boy Williamson II
SINGER
1912 - 1965
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 2
Hubert Sumlin
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 3
Juanita Moore
ACTOR
1914 - 2014
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4
Valerie Brisco-Hooks
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 5
Betty Everett
SINGER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 6
Alphonso Ford
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - 2004
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Greenwood, Mississippi
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Greenwood, Mississippi were singers (2), writers (1), musicians (1), actors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were musicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, writers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Greenwood, Mississippi, including Donna Tartt. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Greenwood, Mississippi, including Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Betty Everett.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Greenwood, Mississippi since 1700.
