List of Famous people born in Greenwood, United States of America

Joshua Ricardo Norman is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Coastal Carolina and was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, later playing for the Washington Redskins. Norman was considered to be among the best cornerbacks in the NFL during the mid-2010s. He also participated in the celebrity dancing competition show Dancing with the Stars, finishing as the runner-up of its 26th season in 2018.

Dayarlo Jamal "D. J." Swearinger Sr. is an American football strong safety for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and was drafted by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, Arizona Cardinals, and Oakland Raiders.

Michael Gregg Marshall is a former American college basketball coach whose most recent position was head coach at Wichita State University. Marshall has coached his teams to appearances in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in twelve of his eighteen years as a head coach. He is the winningest head coach in Wichita State and Winthrop history with 331 and 194 wins, respectively. He resigned on November 17, 2020, after an internal investigation following multiple former players detailing physical, verbal, and racial abuse at the hands of Marshall.

Sylvia Webster Jefferies is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Jolene Barnes in the ABC drama series Nashville .

Tony Rice is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and World League of American Football. Rice is perhaps best remembered as the dynamic option quarterback of the University of Notre Dame's 1988 National Championship Team under coach Lou Holtz. Rice would play professional football for only three seasons for the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Barcelona Dragons of the World League from 1990 to 1992. He also played for Munich Thunder in the FLE in 1994.