Greenville is the

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of and the most populous

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in Pitt County,

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, United States; the principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area; and the 12th-most populous city in North Carolina. Greenville is the health, entertainment, and educational hub of North Carolina's Tidewater and

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. As of the 2020 census, there are 87,521 people in the city. Greenville is the home of

East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university, public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a Normal school, teacher training school, East ...

, the fourth-largest university in the

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system, and ECU Health Medical Center, the flagship hospital for

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and the teaching hospital for the

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History

Founding

Greenville was founded in 1771 as "Martinsborough", after the Royal Governor

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. In 1774 the town was moved to its present location on the south bank of the

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, west of its original site. In 1786, the name was changed to Greenesville in honor of General

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, the

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hero. It was later shortened to Greenville.

19th century

During Greenville's early years, the

was a navigable waterway; and by the 1860s there were several established steamboat lines transporting passengers and goods on the river.

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was the leading agricultural crop, and Greenville became a major cotton export center. Before the turn of the century, however,

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surpassed cotton and became the leading money crop. Greenville became one of the state's leading tobacco marketing and warehouse centers.

20th century

For over a century, Greenville was recognized only as an important

market and the home of a small state-supported college, charted by the Legislature in March 1907 and named East Carolina Teacher's Training School, a co-ed institution. By the mid 1960s, East Carolina College had become the third-largest state-supported college, and enrollment approached 8,000 students — twice the 1960 enrollment figure. In 1967, it became

. ECU Medical School admitted its first four-year class in 1977. At the turn of the century, enrollment at ECU topped the 18,000 mark, and now exceeds 29,000 students. Greenville's current economic development began in 1963 when Empire Brush was recruited to the new Greenville Industrial Park established by Greenville Industries, Inc. (a for-profit land holding company) in partnership with the Pitt County Development Commission (established by a voter referendum in 1957) and Greenville Utilities Commission. One of the community's greatest successes came in 1968 when

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, a major pharmaceutical research and manufacturing firm, located a pharmaceutical development/manufacturing facility near the city. The site is now owned by

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, a Thermo Fisher Scientific company, which employs approximately 1,200 people. The city and Pitt County have also become home to many other major industries and businesses including Hyster-Yale Group, Grady-White Boats, Domtar Personal Care, Mayne Pharma, and DENSO (formerly ASMO). Greenville is also home to The HammockSource, the world's largest hammock manufacturer.

Hurricane Floyd

In September 1999,

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made landfall in eastern North Carolina, dropping nearly of rain during the hours of its passage. Many residents were not aware of the flooding until the water came into their homes. Most localized flooding happened overnight, and the

suffered the worst flooding, exceeding 500-year flood levels along its lower stretches. An additional 20+ inches of rain had fallen prior in the month from the two passes of Hurricane Dennis. Damages in Pitt County alone were estimated at $1.6 billion (1999 USD, $1.87 billion 2006 USD). Some residents in Greenville had to swim six feet underwater to reach the front doors of their homes and apartments. Due to the heavy flooding in downtown Greenville, the

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were forced to relocate their football game against #9

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Carter–Finley Stadium Wayne Day Family Field at Carter–Finley Stadium is home to the NC State Wolfpack football team. It was opened in 1966 and has grown to a seating capacity of 56,919 seats. History As early as the 1950s, State was looking to replace its on-campu ...

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, where they beat the Hurricanes, 27–23.

Geography

Greenville is located at (35.601613, −77.372366). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.59%) is water. It is located in the inner Coastal Plain.

Climate

Like most of the state and all of its lower areas, Greenville has a

humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

. Greenville is within the

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ecoregion of the much larger Eastern Temperate Broadleaf Mixed Forests biome.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the

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, there were 87,521 people, 37,402 households, and 18,115 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 174,263 residents in the Greenville MSA, 130,204 households, and 110,997 residents residing within of the city limit. The population density was 2,364.6 people per square mile (912.8/km), making Greenville the densest city in Eastern North Carolina. There were 130,204 housing units at an average density of 1,100.4 per square mile (424.8/km). The racial composition of the city was: 60.20%

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, 32.14%

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, 5.06%

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, 1.82%

Asian American Asian Americans are Americans of Asian ancestry (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of such immigrants). Although this term had historically been used for all the indigenous people ...

, 0.80% Native American, 0.04%

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or Other Pacific Islander, 1.01% some other race, and 1.29%

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. There were 25,204 households, out of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.8% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city, the age distribution of the population showed 18.8% under the age of 18, 28.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 15.5% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $28,648, and the median income for a family was $44,491. Males had a median income of $31,847 versus $26,324 for females. The

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for the city was $18,476. About 15.6% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the

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, including 24.1% of those under age 18 and 20.4% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

As with most of North Carolina, Greenville is predominantly

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, with large concentrations of

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Episcopalians Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

, Methodists, and various other

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groups.

Presbyterians Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their nam ...

, and

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, also constitute a significant portion of the population. There is also a small Quaker meeting. The

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community in Greenville has seen steady growth over the years, with the migration of

workers to the area, along with significant numbers of people from the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States who work for

, the

, and other employers. There are two primary Catholic Parishes in Greenville including St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother on Dickinson Avenue and St. Peter Catholic Church on East 4th Street. St. Gabriel's serves hundreds of Spanish speaking families and supports a Head Start program in the West Greenville area. St. Peter's Catholic Church in Greenville supports a day school for grades K-8. Pope John Paul II Catholic High School supports grades 9–12. Over the years, Greenville's Jewish community has seen continued growth. Congregation Bayt Shalom, a congregation affiliated with both

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and

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, has around 80 member families and was previously led by the first

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female rabbi in the United States,

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. The growth and diverse nature of the city's population has also resulted in the addition of an Islamic Mosque and Hindu Temple within the last decade. Greenville also has a growing

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community.

Economy

Companies with headquarters in Greenville include ECU Health, NMHG Americas, Grady White, Metrics, and Attends Health Care Products. The city's industry historically was centered on the sale and processing of tobacco, but today the major industries are health care, education and manufacturing. The largest employer is ECU Health (formerly Vidant Medical Center) and the second largest is East Carolina University with specialized manufacturing and scientific industries augmenting the employment portfolio. ECU Health is also home to the robotic heart surgery training center founded by Dr. Randolph Chitwood who holds several patents related to the daVinci surgical robot.

Arts and culture

Greenville is home to a wide range of cultural events on and off the

campus. East Carolina University offers musical concerts, theatrical and dance productions, travel films, and lectures. The Greenville Museum of Art contains local art, as well as rotating exhibitions. Annually over 3,000 children participate in programs offered by the Museum and over 12,000 people visit the museum. Theater is beginning to emerge in Greenville as well. Local groups such as the Greenville Theater Project and the Magnolia Arts Center offer outlets for both performers and audiences alike. Smiles and Frowns Playhouse produces children's theatre. Additionally, student groups such as SWASH Improv offer entertainment at the university and local establishments. Aficionados of sacred organ and choral music have a major outlet in the city of Greenville in the form of th
East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation
a non-profit organization centered on the Perkins & Wells Memorial Organ
C.B. Fisk
Opus 126 housed a
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
The Foundation offers numerous organ and choral concerts annually, plus educational initiatives. The impressive Fisk organ at St. Paul's Episcopal Church is also the primary teaching and performing instrument for East Carolina University, with which St. Paul's and ECMAEF make up a strategic alliance. Along with Theater, Dance is becoming prominent in Greenville. The Greenville Civic Ballet and the North Carolina Academy of Dance Arts are the main contributors of dance to the community. The Greenville Civic Ballet, owned by Kimberly Gray Saad, holds performances showcasing different dance backgrounds and styles. They hold biannual performances including Cinderella, Peter and the Wolf, Sleeping Beauty and Nutcracker Suites. Greenville Civic offers a diverse dance culture. The North Carolina Academy of Dance Arts is owned by Sherryl Tipton and collaborates with ECU's dance major program. NCADA does an annual Nutcracker performance in winter and in spring does a studio showcase. NCADA keeps a traditional dance culture in Greenville's community. Paired with the innovation of Greenville Civic's performances, the community is thriving with dance.

Many restaurants and nightclubs offer live entertainment on the weekends. In the old Five Points area (in the newly renovated parking lot at Evans and Fifth Streets) every Wednesday in warm months, an Umbrella Market features local growers and producers plus crafts people. This is also the venue for "Freeboot Friday" on Fridays in the fall when there is a Saturday ECU home football game. It is an "Alive-At-Five" style pep-rally with live music, ECU cheerleaders, exhibits, children's activities, food samplings, and a beer and wine garden. The Downtown area is known for its large annual Halloween street party and live music bars. Considering the size of the city, Greenville as a large number of bars and nightclubs located downtown, due in large part to the location of ECU's campus which is immediately adjacent to downtown. In April 2019, Sup Dogs Restaurant was named the Best College Bar in America by

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Barstool Best Bar bracket-style competition. In April 2020, Sup Dogs once again claimed the title. Downtown Greenville has seen a huge resurgence since the recession. The area has been renamed to Uptown Greenville and has become the arts and entertainment hub of the area. Currently, Uptown Greenville houses over 20 restaurants and over 25 retail stores. It hosts several events throughout the year such as Sunday in the Park, The Umbrella Market, Freeboot Fridays and the Uptown Art Walk. Uptown has also become a popular residential destination in recent years with the development of new apartments and the renovation of existing infrastructure for residential use. Kayaking the Tar River

During warmer months, residents and visitors also take advantage of Greenville's access to the Tar River. Kayaking, fishing, and boating are popular pastimes along with camping and trail access along the banks of the river. In early 2020, the City Council also authorized the purchase of approximately 163 acres of land north of the Tar River that will be used for the development of an adventure park focusing on outdoor recreational activities such as running, hiking, biking and camping along with lake-based and river recreation. Greenville also features a greenway system of more than 9 miles that connects the medical and educational community with the Uptown District and Tar River.

Shopping

Greenville is the regional shopping destination for the

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area, since many big-box retailers and specialty shops are located in the city. Large centers include Greenville Mall (formerly Colonial Mall Greenville and Pitt Plaza originally), University Commons, Lynncroft and Arlington Village. La Promenade, La Promenade II, Arlington Village, and Arlington Plaza located within Greenville Blvd, Arlington Blvd, and Red Banks Rd is one of the biggest outdoor/strip mall-type shopping locations in Greenville, housing over 60 shops and restaurants including

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, and

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. A new development called 11 Galleria, on the site of the former Carolina East Mall, features a number of big-box retailers. Already present are

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, The

Fresh Market The Fresh Market is an American chain of supermarkets based in Greensboro, North Carolina. History The Fresh Market was founded by Ray and Beverly Berry on March 5, 1982, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Berrys' idea was to develop a better g ...

Dick's Sporting Goods Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (stylized as "DICK'S Sporting Goods") is an American sporting goods retail company, based in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. The company was established by Richard "Dick" Stack in 1948, and has approximately 854 stores an ...

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, and

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. This new shopping center will contain a total of . A second

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recently opened on Highway 33 east along with additional restaurants and retail space.

Historic sites

The

College View Historic District The College View Historic District is a national historic district located north of East Carolina University at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 343 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section o ...

Dickinson Avenue Historic District Dickinson Avenue Historic District is a national historic district (United States), historic district located at Greenville, North Carolina, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. The district encompasses 35 contributing buildings and 3 contri ...

, E. B. Ficklen House, James L. Fleming House, Greenville Commercial Historic District, Greenville Tobacco Warehouse Historic District, Greenwreath,

Robert Lee Humber House Robert Lee Humber House is a historic home located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was built in 1895, and is a -story, "T"-plan, frame dwelling with Queen Anne and Colonial Revival style design elements. It has a one-story rear ...

, Jones-Lee House,

William H. Long House William H. Long House is a historic home located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was built in 1917–1918, and is a two-story, brick veneer dwelling with Classical Revival style design elements. It a hipped roof intersected by gab ...

, Jesse R. Moye House, Oakmont,

Pitt County Courthouse Pitt County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building located at Greenville, North Carolina, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was designed and built in 1910 by the architectural firm of Milburn, Heister & Company, and is a three-st ...

, Skinnerville-Greenville Heights Historic District, and

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are listed on the

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Sports

ECU's sports teams, nicknamed the ''

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'', compete in

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as a full-member of the

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. Facilities include the 50,000 seat

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for football, the 8,000-seat

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Greenville, North Carolina, US.Clark-LeClair Stadium, with a seating capacity of 3,000 (max capacity of 6,000+ when including outfield "Jungle" areas) for baseball. In 2010 a state of the art, Lady Pirates softball stadium with a seating capacity of 1,500 has been completed, neighboring a new ECU track and field facility and soccer stadium plus an Olympic sports coach's offices and team rooms facility are in varying stages of completion all along Charles Boulevard, the main entry way for all Pirate sports. Olympic gold medalist

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coached the

Pirate Men's and Women's diving teams until his death in 2012. Little League Baseball at Elm Street Park

Greenville has a strong tradition in

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, followed by a no-hitter, the first US team to throw back-to-back no hitters. They made it to the United States Championship Game, where they were eliminated by Lufkin, Texas. Stallings Stadium at Elm Street Park is home to Little League baseball in Greenville. Along with Little League success, Greenville teams have also won multiple Babe Ruth Baseball titles. Since 2006, Greenville has sent Babe Ruth baseball teams to Southeast Regional competition each year in two different age groups, with two teams reaching the Babe Ruth World Series; the '06 15 yr. old team, and the '08 13 yr. old team. The 2006 team became the first Greenville Babe Ruth team to reach the World Series in 30 years, along with becoming the first Babe Ruth team to ever win a World Series game, defeating Clifton Park, New York 12–0. In 2012, the 13u Greenville All-Stars advanced to the Babe Ruth League World Series. The 2012 squad advanced to the championship game, falling to Bryant, Arkansas 4–3. Greenville was home to minor league baseball. The

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was the primary moniker of the Greenville teams. Greenville played as members of the

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(1928–1929) and

Coastal Plain League The Coastal Plain League (CPL) is a wood-bat collegiate summer baseball league, featuring college players recruited from throughout the nation. The league takes its name from the Class D level Coastal League which operated in the area from 19 ...

(1934–1941, 1946–1951). The Greenville Greenies were an affiliate of the Washington Senators in 1939. The teams played at Guy Smith Stadium beginning in 1941. Previously, they played at Elm Street Park and Third Street Park. Greenville is home to two major running groups, GoRun (Greenville Organization of Runners) and Greenville Running group. In addition a large bicycling group, EC Velo, tours the city and Pitt County weekly. Sports Tourism is a huge economic driver for Greenville and Pitt County, with the effort being spearheaded by the Greenville-Pitt County Sports Commission (Play Greenville, NC Sports). The Sports Commission has helped secure such national events as NCAA Championships, and starting in 2021, Greenville is the home of the

Little League Softball World Series The Little League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged 10 to 12 years old. It was first held in 1974 and is held every August at Stallings Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, Greenville, North Carolina, in the United St ...

Government

City Council

The City of Greenville has a Council-Manager form of government. The City Council, elected by the people, is the governing body of the city. The Council establishes policy relating to Greenville's government. The Mayor presides at City Council meetings and signs documents authorized by the council. Together the Mayor and City Council are responsible for establishing general policies of the city and appointing members of the boards and commissions. Council enacts ordinances and resolutions; adopts the annual budget; approves the financing of all City operations; and authorizes contracts on behalf of the city. The City Manager, hired by the City Council, is responsible for implementing the policies of City Council and managing the day-to-day operations of City government. Five of the council members serve individual districts and the sixth is elected by the entire city and serves at-large, much like the mayor.

2019–2021 City Council

* Mayor P.J. Connelly (at-large) * Mayor Pro Tem Rose Glover (District 2) * Councilman Brian Meyerhoeffer (at-large) * Councilwoman Monica Daniels (District 1) * Councilman Will Bell (District 3) * Councilman Rick Smiley (District 4) * Councilman Will Litchfield (District 5) The 2019-2021 council's term was extended until 2022. This was done so by legislation, and effected several municipalities across the state. The State Board of elections asked for this delay to "allow these municipalities to consider revising their electoral districts based on new population numbers from the 2020 U.S. Census." The election took place on May 17, 2022, in conjunction with the 2022 North Carolina Primary.

State Representatives

The City of Greenville has 3 members of the

North Carolina General Assembly The North Carolina General Assembly is the Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Government of North Carolina, State government of North Carolina. The legislature consists of two chambers: the North Carolina Senate, Senate and the North Ca ...

that represent their citizens. They are represented by Senate district 5 Sen. Don Davis in the State Senate, and House District 8 Rep. Kandie Smith & House District 9 Rep. Brian Farkas in the State House of Representatives.

Education

All Greenville schools fall under the Pitt County Schools (PCS) administration. PCS formed in 1985 when Pitt County Schools and Greenville City Schools merged. The 9-member Board of Education oversees all Greenville and Pitt County schools. In July 2013, Dr. Ethan Lenker was named Pitt County Schools Superintendent. As of 2022, there are 13 elementary schools, five middle schools, six traditional high schools, two early college high schools, and the Health Sciences Academy in Pitt County. There are also ten private schools.

Elementary schools

* Ayden Elementary School (K–5) * Belvoir Elementary School (K–5) * Bethel School (K-8) * Chicod Elementary School (PreK–5) * Creekside Elementary School (K–5) * Eastern Elementary School (K–5) * Elmhurst Elementary School (K–5) * Falkland Elementary School (K–5) * G.R. Whitfield School (K–8) * Grifton School (K–8) * H.B Sugg Elementary School (Previous (k-12) now (pk-2)) * Lakeforest Elementary School (K–5) * Northwest Elementary School (K–5) * Pactolus Elementary School (K–8) * Ridgewood Elementary School (K–5) * Sam D. Bundy Elementary School (3-5) * South Greenville Elementary School (K–5) * Stokes Elementary School (K–8) * Wahl-Coates Elementary School (K–5) * W.H. Robinson Elementary School (K–5) * Wintergreen Primary School (K–2) * Wintergreen Intermediate School (3–5)

Middle schools

* A.G. Cox Middle School (6–8) * Ayden Middle School (6–8) * Chicod Middle School * C.M. Eppes Middle School (6–8) * E.B. Aycock Middle School (6–8) * Farmville Middle School (6–8) * Hope Middle School (6–8) * Wellcome Middle School (6–8)

Public High schools

Ayden-Grifton High School Ayden-Grifton High School is a high school in Pitt County, North Carolina, Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. It is located along North Carolina Highway 11, NC 11 South in between the towns of Ayden, North Carolina and Grifton, North Caro ...

(9–12) * D. H. Conley High School (9–12) * Farmville Central High School (9–12) * Junius H. Rose High School (9–12) *

North Pitt High School North Pitt High School is a high school located in the town of Bethel in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. History North Pitt opened in 1970 as the consolidated high school for the "north of the river" area of Pitt County. North Pitt, ...

(9–12) * South Central High School (9–12)

Higher learning

Miller-Motte Technical College Miller-Motte College, formerly Miller-Motte Technical College, is a University system, system of Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit technical colleges throughout the southeastern United States.Mil ...

Pitt Community College Pitt Community College (PCC) is a public community college in Winterville, North Carolina in Pitt County. The college is part of the North Carolina Community College System. It has an enrollment of over 9,000 undergraduate students with a total ...

Shaw University Shaw University is a private Baptist historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in ...

(satellite campus)

Private schools

St. Paul's Episcopal Church Pre-School
* Brookhaven Christian School (K–8) * Calvary Christian Academy (K–12) * Christ Covenant School (K–12) * Community Christian Academy (K–6) * Faith Christian Academy (PK–5) * Greenville Christian Academy (PK–12) * Greenville Montessori School (PK–6) * Montessori Today Inc. (PK) * Pope John Paul II Catholic High School (9–12) * St. Peter's Catholic School (PK–8) * The Oakwood School (PK–12) * Trinity Christian School (K–12) * Victoria Christian Academy Christian Academy (K–12)

Media

Newspapers and publications

The Daily Reflector ''The Daily Reflector'' is a daily newspaper that serves Pitt County and eastern North Carolina. It is headquartered in Greenville, North Carolina. History The paper was originally titled "The Eastern Reflector", and was founded in 1882 by David ...

'' serves as the main daily newspaper and is Greenville's oldest business. Other notable newspapers that serve the city include ''G-Vegas Magazine'', ''The Greenville Times'', ''The East Carolinian'', ''Her Magazine'', ''The Minority Voice'' and ''Viva Greenville''.

Radio stations serving Greenville

* 1070 AM – WNCT Beach, Boogie & Blues * 1250 AM –

WGHB WDLX (930 AM broadcasting, AM) and WGHB (1250 AM broadcasting, AM) are radio stations broadcasting a Sports radio, sports format. The WDLX/WGHB simulcast is currently owned by Pirate Media Group. Licensed to Washington, North Carolina, United St ...

Sports * 1340 AM – WOOW Gospel * 1570 AM –

WECU WECU (1570 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Licensed to Winterville, North Carolina, United States, it serves the Greenville area. The station is currently owned by CTC Media Group and operated by New Lite Media. History ...

Sports * 91.3 FM –

WZMB WZMB (91.3 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station broadcasting an Alternative rock format. Licensed to East Carolina University the station serves the Greenville, North Carolina area. The station is currently owned by East Carolina University St ...

East Carolina University * 92.1 FM –

WRSV WRSV (92.1 MHz) is a commercial FM radio station licensed to Elm City, North Carolina. It is owned by Northstar Broadcasting and airs an Mainstream urban radio format. WRSV uses the branding "Choice FM" and carries the nationally syndicated '' ...

Urban Station * 93.3 FM –

WERO Wero (meaning "to cast a spear"), also known as taki, is a traditional Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori p ...

Top 40 - All The Hits * 97.5 FM –

WLGT WLGT (97.5 FM, ''97.5 & 104.5 The Bridge'') is an American radio station licensed to Washington, North Carolina, United States. It serves the Greenville-New Bern area. The station is currently owned by Media East LLC. History In 1989, Henry Hint ...

Contemporary Christian * 101.9 FM –

WIKS WIKS (101.9 FM) is an urban contemporary-formatted broadcast radio station licensed to New Bern, North Carolina. The station is owned by Curtis Media Group. WIKS is an affiliate of the Steve Harvey Morning Show. History The 101.9 FM frequency in ...

Hip Hop * 103.7 FM –

WTIB WTIB (103.7 FM) is a radio station in Eastern North Carolina that airs a talk format. WTIB is licensed in Williamston, North Carolina. History The station signed on in the late 60s or early 70s as WIAM-FM running a Top 40 format and simulcastin ...

Talk * 104.5 FM –

WSTK WSTK (104.5 FM ''97.5 & 104.5 The Bridge'') is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Aurora, North Carolina. The station is owned by Media East, LLC. WSTK offers a Contemporary Christian format as 97.5 & 104.5 The Bridge. H ...

The Vine Connection – Tradition Gospel Music * 106.9 FM – WBIS-LPFM Traditional gospel & Christian music * 107.9 FM – WNCT Classic hits * 99.5 FM -

WMJV WMJV is a commercial radio station in Grifton, North Carolina, broadcasting to the Greenville-New Bern-Jacksonville, North Carolina area on 99.5 FM. WMJV airs a hot adult contemporary format branded as "99.5/97.5 The Wave", along with translato ...

Hot Adult Contemporary

Television stations licensed in Greenville

WNCT-TV WNCT-TV (channel 9) is a television station licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, serving Eastern North Carolina as an affiliate of CBS and The CW Plus. Owned by Nexstar Media Group, the station maintains studios on South Evans ...

– Greenville (

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affiliate/

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on DT2) * WYDO-TV – Greenville (

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affiliate) * WUNK-TV – Greenville (

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affiliate, part of the

UNC-TV The University of North Carolina Center for Public Media, branded on-air as PBS North Carolina or commonly PBS NC, is a public television network serving the state of North Carolina. It is operated by the University of North Carolina system, whic ...

Network) *

WEPX-TV WEPX-TV (channel 38) is a television station licensed to Greenville, North Carolina, United States, broadcasting the Ion Television network to Eastern North Carolina. Owned and operated by the Ion Media subsidiary of the E. W. Scripps Company, t ...

– Greenville (

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affiliate)

Other television stations serving Greenville

WITN-TV WITN-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Washington, North Carolina, United States, serving Eastern North Carolina as an affiliate of NBC and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Gray Television, the station has primary studio facilities on Eas ...

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(

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affiliate/My Network TV & Weather on DT2) *

WCTI-TV WCTI-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to New Bern, North Carolina, United States, serving as the ABC affiliate for Eastern North Carolina. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which provides certain services to Greenville-l ...

–

New Bern New Bern, formerly called Newbern, is a city in Craven County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 29,524, which had risen to an estimated 29,994 as of 2019. It is the county seat of Craven County and t ...

(

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affiliate/This TV & Other Programs on DT2) * GPAT-TV – Greenville (

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Channel 23 – Public-access television channel) * GTV9 – Greenville's City Government-access television channel (Suddenlink Cable TV Channel 9)

Voice of America/IBB

Greenville was the largest transmitter site for the

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shortwave Shortwave radio is radio transmission using shortwave (SW) radio frequencies. There is no official definition of the band, but the range always includes all of the high frequency band (HF), which extends from 3 to 30 MHz (100 to 10 me ...

broadcasts under the auspices of the U.S. government's

International Broadcasting Bureau The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) is the technical support outlet within the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM) (former Broadcasting Board of Governors, BBG), which is a U.S. independent agency. The IBB supports the day-to- ...

. Both transmitter buildings and three large antenna 'farms' were located just outside Greenville. The Greenville Transmitting Station provided shortwave broadcasts for U.S. government-funded, non-military, international broadcasting and served as a standby, alternate gateway for the Satellite Interconnect System to use to uplink programming, should the Washington, D.C., SIS gateway have become unavailable. The station was also a backup facility for uplinking programming to the Atlantic Ocean Region satellite and served as the primary return link of that satellite. For the VOA, the main target areas for the station's shortwave broadcasts were Latin America, the Caribbean with special emphasis on

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, and Africa. Three complexes, one for management, distribution, and monitoring, and the other two for actual transmitting, formed an approximately equilateral triangle around Greenville. At one time, these formed the largest international broadcasting site in the world. Two of the three sites have been decommissioned.

Infrastructure

Health care

The health care community in Greenville is one of the largest in the state of North Carolina. With 861 beds, ECU Health Medical Center is the fifth largest hospital in North Carolina and is one of five academic medical centers in the state (others include the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, Wake Forest University, and Campbell University). ECU Health Medical Center is the only trauma center east of Raleigh and serves as the teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine. The hospital hosts over 1,700 licensed medical providers and serves over 1.2 million residents of the region. Many medical offices and clinics along with the hospital and university teaching facilities lie on Greenville's west side, comprising what is known as the Medical District. The East Carolina Heart Institute is open and has added 250 jobs at the hospital along with a six floor facility. A new 418,000 square foot Cancer Center broke ground at ECU Health Medical Center. The 96 inpatient room facility serves as one of the major destinations for oncology patients in Eastern North Carolina. The

Golden LEAF Foundation The Golden LEAF Foundation is a nonprofit corporation based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in the United States, that was created in 1999 to receive half of the funds coming to North Carolina from the master settlement agreement with cigarette ma ...

announced a $10.8 million grant in 2018 and The Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Family Foundation also donated $10 million. Vidant Cancer Care at the Eddie and Jo Allison Smith Tower opened in March 2018.

Transportation

Several major U.S. and state highways serve the area to provide easy access to the interstate highway system. Major highways that run through the area include

US 264 U.S. Route 264 (US 264) is an east–west United States Highway located completely within the U.S. state of North Carolina, running for . Its western terminus is located at Interstate 87 (I-87), I-440, and US 64 in Raleigh. US&nbs ...

(Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway),

NC 11 North Carolina Highway 11 (NC 11) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling in a north–south alignment through Eastern North Carolina, it connects the towns and cities of Wallace, North Carolina, W ...

(Memorial Drive),

US 13 U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 (I-95) just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to US 1 in the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville. ...

(Dickinson Avenue), NC 33,

NC 43 North Carolina Highway 43 (NC 43) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects many towns in the Coastal Plain region. Route description History NC 43 was established around 1928 as a new primary r ...

(5th Street, Charles Blvd), and

NC 903 North Carolina Highway 903 (NC 903) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It serves as predominantly rural highway in the Inner Banks region and arterial road in and around Greenville. The road covers a total o ...

. Interstate 587 is an auxiliary interstate that bypasses U.S. 264 between Greenville and Farmville. And it overlaps with U.S. 264, connecting the city of Greenville to Wilson and it also connects to

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...

, which is located to the west of the city. Signs marking the interstate are expected to be put up in 2022. Greenville's busiest roads are along Memorial Dr., Greenville Blvd., Arlington Blvd., 10th St., Evans St., and Fire Tower Rd. With 2,364.6 people per square mile, Greenville is the most congested city in Eastern NC. NC 11 Bypass is a bypass route of NC 11 that was completed in 2019 after long planning. The road stems from an interchange with NC 11/US 13/NC 903/US 264, bypasses Winterville and the center of Ayden, and terminates approximately later in rural Ayden. A new project called the 10th St Connector Project is also underway to connect existing 10th St to Stantonsburg Rd.

Rail freight transport Rail freight transport is the use of railroads and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human passengers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train is a group of freight cars (US) or goods wagons (International Union of Railways) hauled ...

for the city is provided by

CSX Transportation CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...

, along a north–south corridor, and

Norfolk Southern Railway The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31 ...

, along a east–west corridor. For public transportation, the

G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center The G.K. Butterfield Transportation Center is a bus station located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named after United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield, George Kenneth Butterfield Jr., it serves ...

connects Uptown Greenville with local bus service, through the Greenville Area Transit (GREAT), and

intercity bus service An intercity bus service (North American English) or intercity coach service (British English and Commonwealth English), also called a long-distance, express, over-the-road, commercial, long-haul, or highway bus or coach service, is a public tr ...

via

Amtrak Thruway Amtrak Thruway is a system of through-ticketed transportation services to connect passengers with areas not served by Amtrak trains. In most cases these are dedicated motorcoach routes, but can also be non-dedicated intercity bus services, transit ...

and

Greyhound Lines Greyhound Lines, Inc. (commonly known as simply Greyhound) operates the largest intercity bus service in North America, including Greyhound Mexico. It also operates charter bus services, Amtrak Thruway services, commuter bus services, and pac ...

. East Carolina University also operates a local bus service called ECU Transit, while Pitt Area Transit (PATS) provides "by request" transportation needs for those that live in Pitt County and not near neither local bus systems. Air service is available through the Pitt-Greenville Airport with scheduled flights daily to

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport ( IATA: CLT, ICAO: KCLT, FAA LID: CLT), typically referred to as Charlotte Douglas, Douglas Airport, or simply CLT, is an international airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, located roughly six miles we ...

via

American Eagle The bald eagle (''Haliaeetus leucocephalus'') is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known subspecies and forms a species pair with the white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), which occupies the same niche as ...

regional partners

Piedmont Airlines Piedmont Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline headquartered at the Salisbury Regional Airport in unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland, near the city of Salisbury. The airline is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Airlines ...

and

PSA Airlines PSA Airlines is an American regional airline headquartered at Dayton International Airport in Dayton, Ohio, United States. The airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Airlines Group and it is paid by fellow group member American Air ...

. Greenville is in the process of building a more comprehensive system of

greenways Greenway or Greenways may refer to: * Greenway (landscape), a linear park focused on a trail or bike path * Another term for bicycle boulevards in some jurisdictions People * Greenway (surname) Places Australia * Electoral Division of Greenway ...

for bicycle and pedestrian transportation. The first section of the South Tar River Greenway opened in late 2009; the second section, linking a small and large dog run park with East Greenville was completed and dedicated in June 2011. The third section, uniting the Town Common (Downtown Greenville area) with the East Carolina University Schools of Allied Health, Dentistry, Medicine and Nursing, plus the ECU Health hospital complex is now in the paid for and planning stage. As of 2022, the NCDOT Rail Division is studying the feasibility of

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak () , is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates inter-city rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

passenger rail transport between the city and Raleigh.

Notable people

Jamie Brewington Jamie Chancellor Brewington (born September 28, 1971) is an American former professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher played for the San Francisco Giants in 1995 and the Cleveland Indians in 2000. He stood tall and weighed during ...

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MLB Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ...

pitcher *

Fred Brooks Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr. (April 19, 1931 – November 17, 2022) was an American computer architect, software engineer, and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the O ...

– computer scientist * Andre Brown – former

NFL The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major ...

running back with the

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* Brian Brown – politician *

Sandra Bullock Sandra Annette Bullock (; born July 26, 1964) is an American actress and producer. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Sandra Bullock, various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, Bullock was ...

– actor and producer ( ECU graduate) *

Derek Cox Derek Sinclair Cox (born September 22, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at William & Mary Tribe football, William & Ma ...

– NFL cornerback *

Alge Crumpler Algernon Darius Crumpler (; born December 23, 1977) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He pla ...

– NFL tight end *

Carlester Crumpler Carlester T. Crumpler is a former American football tight end. He played for the Seattle Seahawks (1994–1998) and the Minnesota Vikings (1999) of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of former Buffalo Bills player Carlester C ...

– NFL tight end *

Bernard Edwards Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bass player and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the ...

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Chic Chic (; ), meaning "stylish" or "smart", is an element of fashion. It was originally a French word. Pronounced Chick. Etymology ''Chic'' is a French word, established in English since at least the 1870s. Early references in English dictiona ...

bass player and producer *

Brian Farkas Brian Austin Farkas (born August 14, 1987) is an American politician and State Representative who served the District 9 in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Early life and education Farkas was raised in Pitt County, and attended J ...

- Politician and North Carolina state legislator *

William J. Hadden William James Hadden Jr. (June 2, 1921 – June 14, 1995) was a Protestant minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a priest of the Episcopal Church (United States) He was also at different times both a military chaplain (both ...

– church minister, city councilman *

Garth Risk Hallberg Garth Risk Hallberg (born November 1978) is an American author. His debut novel is '' City on Fire''.Brian Appleyard, "Manhattan Project", ''The Age'', "Good Weekend", pp. 20-22 Hallberg was born outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana and grew up in Gre ...

– novelist * Josh Harrington – BMX rider *

Wilber Hardee Wilber Hardee (August 15, 1918 – June 20, 2008) was an American businessman who founded the American fast-food restaurant chain Hardee's, located mostly in the Midwest and Southeast regions. Biography Hardee was born in Martin County, Nort ...

– Founder of

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Whit Haydn Whit "Pop" Haydn (born July 19, 1949 as Whitney Wesley Hadden in Clarksville, Tennessee) is an American magician, and the winner of seven performing awards (for performances in showrooms at the Magic Castle) from the Academy of Magical Arts. ...

–

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* Al Hunter – NFL player * Mike Laird – BMX rider *

Erica Lindbeck Erica Lindbeck (born May 29, 1992) is an American voice actress known for her work with Bang Zoom!, Studiopolis, and NYAV Post in voicing characters in English-dubbed anime and video games. She was the voice of the Barbie dolls and merchandis ...

– voice actress *

Ma Haide Ma Haide (; September 26, 1910 – October 3, 1988), born Shafick George Hatem ( ar, جورج شفيق حاتم), was an American doctor who practiced medicine in China. Family and early life Shafick George Hatem was born into a Lebanese-Am ...

(George Hatem) – physician to Mao *

Rico Hines DaRico Travone Hines (born February 17, 1978) is an American basketball coach. He serves as player development coach of the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins. College ...

(Rico Hines) – college basketball player, Basketball Asst Coach *

Will MacKenzie Will Mackenzie (born July 24, 1938) is an American television director and actor. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Mackenzie began his professional career as an actor, making his Broadway debut in 1965 in the original production of the musica ...

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golfer *

Daniel Dhers Daniel Dhers (born March 25, 1985, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan professional BMX rider. He is currently sponsored by Red Bull, POC, DC Shoes, Specialized, Albe's Mailorder, Sony and Verizon. Dhers lived in Greenville, North Carolina, ...

– BMX rider *

Dave Mirra David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least on ...

– BMX rider *

MrBeast Jimmy Donaldson (born May 7, 1998), better known as MrBeast, is an American YouTube personality, credited with pioneering a genre of YouTube videos that centers on expensive stunts. His MrBeast YouTube channel had 112.2 million subscribers as ...

(Jimmy Donaldson) – YouTuber and philanthropist *

Greg Murphy Gregory Murphy (born 23 August 1972) is a New Zealand professional racing driver, best known as a four-time winner of the Bathurst 1000. Greg Murphy joined Jeremy Clarkson and James May presenting Top Gear Live, when it had its first internati ...

– physician and politician *

Lee Norris Lee Michael Norris (born September 25, 1981) is an American actor, best known for his roles as Stuart Minkus on ''Boy Meets World'' and its spin-off ''Girl Meets World'', as well as Marvin "Mouth" McFadden on ''One Tree Hill''. Norris appear ...

– film and television actor *

Ryan Nyquist Ryan Nyquist (born March 6, 1979) is an American professional BMX rider with 16 X-Games medals, 39 X-Games competition starts and 60 Dew Tour finals appearances (most all-time). Nyquist is considered one of the greatest and diversely skilled ...

– BMX rider * Mary H. Odom – North Carolina state legislator and politician *

Edward Cobb Outlaw RADM Edward Cobb Outlaw (September 29, 1914 – March 5, 1996) was a naval aviator, flying ace, ship's captain and fleet commander of the United States Navy. Outlaw first served as commanding officer of Fighting Squadron 32 (VF-32) aboard th ...

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Rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

in the

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...

Petey Pablo Moses Barrett III (born July 22, 1973), known by the stage name Petey Pablo, is an American rapper from Greenville, North Carolina. He is best known for his 2003 Crunk hit single "Freek-a-Leek". Biography Born in Greenville, North Carolina, Barre ...

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Rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

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Tommy Paul Tommy Paul (4 March 1909 – 28 April 1991) was a world featherweight boxing champion from Buffalo, New York. He won the world featherweight championship in May 1932, defeating Johnny Pena in a boxing tournament in Detroit. He was inducted in ...

– professional tennis player *

Lauren Perdue Lauren Perdue (born June 25, 1991) is an American competitive swimming (sport), swimmer who specializes in freestyle swimming, freestyle events. She was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team, and earned a gold medal as a member of th ...

– 2012 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist in Women's Swimming *

Cornell Powell Cornell Powell (born October 30, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson. Early years Powell attended JH Rose High School in Greenvill ...

– NFL player *

Rodney Purvis Rodney O'Keith Purvis (born February 14, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who plays for KB PEJA of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. A shooting guard from Plymouth, North Carolina, he played college basketball for the NC Sta ...

– NBA Player *

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– Hip hop artist *

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– NFL player *

Jessamine Shumate Ada Jessamine Shumate (born on March 31, 1902, as Ada Jessamine White in Horsepasture, Virginia – died on December 16, 1990, in Greenville, North Carolina) was an American artist, historian and cartographer, winner of the "Award of Distinction" ...

– artist, painter, cartographer *

Caroline Shaw Caroline Adelaide Shaw (born August 1, 1982) is an American composer, violinist, and singer. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2013 for her a cappella piece ''Partita for 8 Voices'' and the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary ...

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– NFL player *

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– World War I general and U.S. Senator *

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– actor *

Katharine Whalen Katharine Whalen is a musician, singer, and songwriter originally from Greenville, North Carolina. She contributed vocals, banjo, and ukulele as a member of the Chapel Hill jazz band Squirrel Nut Zippers, a group that she founded in 1993 with then- ...

– musician, singer, and songwriter * Joe West – MLB

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* Alex White – MLB pitcher *

Jermaine Williams Jermaine Charles Williams is an American actor, producer, and dancer. He dances for the Norwood Kids Foundation. He is from Rialto, California. He is best known for his role as Mush Mouth in ''Fat Albert'' and Noel in ''Stomp the Yard''. He a ...

– NFL football player

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