Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Greenville
Trey Gowdy
Harold Watson "Trey" Gowdy III is an American television news personality, former politician, and former federal prosecutor who served as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 2011 to 2019. His district included much of the Upstate region of South Carolina, including Greenville and Spartanburg.
Kevin Garnett
Kevin Maurice Garnett es un exjugador de baloncesto estadounidense que disputó 21 temporadas en la NBA.
Jaimie Alexander
Jaimie Lauren Tarbush es una actriz estadounidense concida con el nombre artístico de Jaimie Alexander. Es conocida por su papel en la serie de televisión, Kyle XY, donde interpreta a Jessi XX y a la guerrera asgardiana Sif en las películas de Thor. Desde 2015 hasta 2020, protagonizó la serie de NBC, Blindspot.
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson (Senior) es un activista por los derechos civiles y pastor bautista en los Estados Unidos. Fue candidato a las primarias presidenciales del Partido Demócrata en 1984 y 1988 y ejerció como senador de facto para el Distrito de Columbia desde 1991 hasta 1997. Fue el fundador de las dos instituciones que se fusionaron para formar Rainbow/PUSH. El representante Jesse Jackson, Jr. es su hijo mayor.
Jesse Hughes
Jesse "The Devil" Hughes es un músico estadounidense. Hughes es conocido por ser el líder de la banda de rock californiana Eagles of Death Metal. Él cita a Little Richard como su mayor influencia musical e inspiración.
Edwin McCain
Edwin Cole McCain is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. His songs "I'll Be" (1998) and "I Could Not Ask for More" (1999) were radio top-40 hits in the U.S., and five of his albums have reached the Billboard 200. In all, McCain has released eleven albums, with his first two being released independently.
Lucas Glover
Lucas Hendley Glover is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open.
Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson es un cantante estadounidense de soul, urban y R&B. Fue una de las primeras voces sedosas masculinas surgidas en el sonido urban de finales de los años 1970 y comienzos de los años 1980.
Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Jesse Louis Jackson Jr. is a former American politician who served as a Democratic Congressman representing Illinois's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in 2012. He is the son of activist and former presidential candidate Jesse Jackson and, prior to his career in elected office, worked for his father in both the elder Jackson's 1984 presidential campaign and his social justice, civil rights and political activism organization, Operation PUSH. Jackson's wife, Sandi Jackson, served on the Chicago City Council. He served as a national co-chairman of the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign. Jackson established a consistent liberal record on both social and fiscal issues, and he has co-authored books on civil rights and personal finance.
Michael E. Thornton
Michael Edwin Thornton is a retired United States Navy SEAL and recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the medal for saving the life of his senior officer, Lieutenant Thomas R. Norris, who also earned the Medal of Honor in an unrelated incident.