#1Bobbi Trout tops a list of 5 famous people born in Greenup
Articles in 10 languages make the American aviator Bobbi Trout the best known. The American baseball player Abe Bowman ranks second, ahead of Cy Warman. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Writers and artists make up the largest group, 2 of them.
Born in Greenup
Bobbi Trout, Abe Bowman and Cy Warman are written about in 10, 4 and 4 languages.
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#3When Greenup’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1850s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
What Greenup is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone else born in Greenup
Another 2, the earliest born in 1856.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenup 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.
Photo credits (4)
- Bobbi Trout: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abe Bowman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cy Warman: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles G. Jones: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons