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<html> <head> <title>Greenville, SC</title> <meta name="googlebot" content="noodp"> <meta name="robots" content="noodp"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/silly-nndb-icon.png" /><style type="text/css">  </style><script type="text/javascript" src="/sortable.js"></script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" /> </head> <body bgcolor=#ffffff> <center> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td valign=top><table width=550 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td bgcolor=white><table width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" background="/nndb.gif"> <tr> <td rowspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><a href="http://www.nndb.com/"><img src="/title.gif" width="260" height="50" border=0 alt="NNDB"></a></td> <td><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="6"> <tr align="center"> <td width="25%" nowrap>This is a beta version of NNDB</td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right" valign="middle"> <form action="http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi" method="get"> <input type="hidden" name="nndb" value="1"></input> Search: <select name="omenu"> <option value="unspecified" selected>All Names</option> <option value="living">Living people</option> <option value="dead">Dead people</option> <option value="bands">Band Names</option> <option value="books">Book Titles</option> <option value="movies">Movie Titles</option> <option value="fulltext">Full Text</option> </select> for <input name="query" value="" size=24 maxlength=96> <input type=submit value="Search"> </form></td> </tr> </table>        </td></tr> <tr><td bgcolor=red height=2></td></tr> <map name=fool><area coords="102,0,240,14" href="/geo/525/000069318/bibliography/" alt="bibliography"></map><tr bgcolor=F0F0F0><td bgcolor=F0F0F0 style="padding: 0px 15px 15px 15px;"><img src="/red-profile-2.gif" align="right" height=15 width=240 border=0 usemap=#fool> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0> Greenville, SC CITY Official Website: <a href="http://www.greenvillesc.gov/">http://www.greenvillesc.gov/</a> Chamber of Commerce: <a href="http://www.greenvillechamber.org/" target=_blank>http://www.greenvillechamber.org/</a>Visitors Bureau: <a href="http://www.greenvillecvb.com/" target=_blank>http://www.greenvillecvb.com/</a>Population: 56002 (2000 census)Founding Date: 1831County: <a href="/geo/247/000143815/">Greenville County</a> NEWSPAPERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Newspaper</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/media/695/000197104/">The Greenville News</a></td></tr></table> SCHOOLS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>School</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/edu/701/000068497/">Bob Jones University</a></td><td><center>1947</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/edu/827/000068623/">Furman University</a></td><td><center>1826</center></td></tr></table> COMPANY HEADQUARTERS <table border=1 class="bordered"> <tr><th>Company</th><th>Founded</th></tr> <tr><td><a href="/company/198/000127814/">JPS Industries</a></td><td><center>1998</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/896/000125521/">ScanSource</a></td><td><center>1992</center></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/company/820/000122454/">Bowater</a></td><td><center>1881</center></td></tr></table> BIRTHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_births"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/307/000400104/">Jaimie Alexander</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Mar-1984</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Jane Doe on Blindspot</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/122/000115774/">Peabo Bryson</a></td> <td><center>Singer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>13-Apr-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>If Ever You're In My Arms Again</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/709/000062523/">Carroll Campbell</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>24-Jul-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Dec-2005</tt></td> <td>Governor of South Carolina, 1987-95</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/924/000174402/">Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Business</center></td> <td align=right><tt>23-Sep-1947</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>CEO of EADS North America</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/908/000036800/">Jim DeMint</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Sep-1951</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>President of the Heritage Foundation</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/923/000356852/">Jeff Duncan</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>7-Jan-1966</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congressman, South Carolina 3rd</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/192/000109862/">Tyler Florence</a></td> <td><center>Chef</center></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Mar-1971</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Food 911 on the Food Network</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/345/000206724/">Lucas Glover</a></td> <td><center>Golf</center></td> <td align=right><tt>12-Nov-1979</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Winner, 2009 US Open</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/514/000264719/">Trey Gowdy</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>22-Aug-1964</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congressman, South Carolina 4th</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/409/000131016/">Bo Hopkins</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>2-Feb-1942</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Matthew Blaisdel on Dynasty</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/960/000078726/">Scott Horton</a></td> <td><center>Attorney</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Aug-1955</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Human rights attorney</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/365/000024293/">Jesse Jackson</a></td> <td><center>Activist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Oct-1941</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Rainbow Coalition</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/399/000039282/">Jesse Jackson, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Mar-1965</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Congressman from Illinois, 1995-2012</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/140/000263348/">James R. Mann</a></td> <td><center>Politician</center></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Apr-1920</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Dec-2010</tt></td> <td>Congressman from South Carolina, 1969-79</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/508/000349458/">Edwin McCain</a></td> <td><center>Singer/Songwriter</center></td> <td align=right><tt>20-Jan-1970</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>I'll Be</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/936/000058762/">John M. McConnell</a></td> <td><center>Government</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Jul-1943</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Director of National Intelligence, 2007-09</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/185/000167681/">Costa M. Pleicones</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>29-Feb-1944</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>Justice, South Carolina Supreme Court</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/849/000099552/">Charles H. Townes</a></td> <td><center>Physicist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jul-1915</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>27-Jan-2015</tt></td> <td>Invention of the maser and laser</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/972/000208348/">William B. Traxler, Jr.</a></td> <td><center>Judge</center></td> <td align=right><tt>1-May-1948</tt></td> <td align=right><tt> </tt></td> <td>4th Circuit Court of Appeals</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/078/000030985/">John Watson</a></td> <td><center>Psychologist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Jan-1878</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>25-Sep-1958</tt></td> <td>Founder of Behaviorism</td> </tr> </table> DEATHS <table border=1 class="sortable bordered" id="sort_deaths"> <tr><th>Name</th><th>Occupation</th><th>Birth</th><th>Death</th><th>Known for</th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/613/000031520/">Warren Barker</a></td> <td><center>Composer</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Apr-1923</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>3-Aug-2006</tt></td> <td>Composer for 77 Sunset Strip</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/456/000350403/">Don Dubbins</a></td> <td><center>Actor</center></td> <td align=right><tt>28-Jun-1928</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>17-Aug-1991</tt></td> <td>The D.I.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/632/000042506/">Marshall Frady</a></td> <td><center>Journalist</center></td> <td align=right><tt>11-Jan-1940</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>9-Mar-2004</tt></td> <td>Wallace</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/873/000402664/">Napoleon Hill</a></td> <td><center>Author</center></td> <td align=right><tt>26-Oct-1883</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>8-Nov-1970</tt></td> <td>Think and Grow Rich</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/043/000085785/">Shoeless Joe Jackson</a></td> <td><center>Baseball</center></td> <td align=right><tt>16-Jul-1889</tt></td> <td align=right><tt>5-Dec-1951</tt></td> <td>Say it ain't so, Joe</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/people/140/000263348/">James R. 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