Famous people · Greenland
Born near Greenland: 28 famous people within 35 miles
Mark Pryor, born in Fayetteville, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Josh Hawley, with articles in 36 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Greenland. Of the towns next door, Fayetteville lists the most: 22, with Mark Pryor first.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Josh Hawley
Best known
Josh Hawley
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greenland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greenland
They were born in 13 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jessa Duggar
born 1992American reality television participant
Jill Duggar
born 1991American reality television participant
Jim Bob Duggar
born 1965American reality TV personality and politician
George W. Bond
1891–1974American academic and college president
Darwin Deason
1940–2025Business; Founder of Affiliated Computer Systems
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Famous people from the towns next door
Fayetteville has the longest list next door: 22.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenland and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (19)
- Josh Hawley: U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Pryor: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Conley Jr.: Verse Photography, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Cornett: LosCriticologos, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard O. Covey: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Durell Stone: NASA/ERC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loy W. Henderson: Harry S. Truman Library & Museum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Pittman: Scanned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from the Science Service Collection at the National Museum of American History with permission., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Wood: Erik Drost on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George William Fullerton: Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Bob Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clement V. Rogers: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh A. Dinsmore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Powell: Exhibits, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sarah Austin: Miguel Solari, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Bond: Louisiana Tech, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessa Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jill Duggar: Jim Bob Duggar, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim King: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons