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Photo: C. A. Tucker · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Greenfield
Greenfield is the birthplace of 3 famous people
The best known is the American football player Bill Larson, with articles in 3 languages. Second and third on the list are Charles B. Hoyt and Guy L. Bush. From Charles B. Hoyt in 1893 to Bill Larson in 1953, the births cover 60 years. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Bill Larson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1893
Charles B. Hoyt
Youngest
1953
Bill Larson
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Greenfield
Athletes take two of the three places.
CH#2
GB#3
Science & Medicine
Guy L. Bush
1929–2023American evolutionary biologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenfield 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.