Born near Greenhorn: 11 famous people within 35 miles
George Quellich, born in Johnsville, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is James Marsters, with articles in 38 languages. No entry yet names Greenhorn as a birthplace. The California lists hold names for 556 towns.
What stands out about Greenhorn’s famous people
Famous people born near Greenhorn
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Charlotte Ah Tye Chang
1873–1972American social worker and community activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenhorn 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 (5)
- James Marsters: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Swenson: Rick Hornsby, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cody Anderson: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Ellison: User Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Ah Tye Chang: “Charlotte Chang Photo, Form 430,” 1910, Chinese Exclusion Act case files, RG 85, National Archives-Seattle, Charlotte Chang case file, Seattle, Box RS 193, RS 29,101., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons