Alan Greenspan nació el 6 de marzo de 1926 en Nueva York, Nueva York, EE.UU.. Está casado con Andrea Mitchell desde el 6 de abril de 1997. Ha estado casado con Barbara Joan Mitchell.
I was responsible for lots of things. Some good, some bad. But I'm realistic. Given what I knew at the time, could I have done better? Probably. Did I know it at the time? No.