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Greene, Iowa, 1915Photo: FortepanIowa · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people · Greene

2 famous people were born in Greene

Articles in 6 languages make the American journalist Thomas Braden the best known. The only other name is the American Roman Catholic bishop Paul Leonard Hagarty. The oldest name on the list belongs to Paul Leonard Hagarty, born in 1909, the newest to Thomas Braden, born in 1917. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Thomas Braden
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Paul Leonard Hagarty
Youngest
1917
Thomas Braden
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known

Born in Greene

TB#1
Writing & Arts

Thomas Braden

1917–2009

American journalist

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
PH#2
Faith

Paul Leonard Hagarty

1909–1984

American Roman Catholic bishop

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greene and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.