#1Famous people · Greencastle
Larry Steele tops a list of 13 famous people born in Greencastle
At the top of the list is the American basketball player-coach Larry Steele, covered in 13 languages. The earliest on the list is Edward W. McGaughey, born in 1817, and the youngest Curt Lyons, born in 1974. The biggest group are leaders: 3. For every 10,000 residents the town has 13.2, while at least half the towns in Indiana list nobody born there.
Born here
13
notable people
Best known
Larry Steele
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1817
Edward W. McGaughey
Youngest
1974
Curt Lyons
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Greencastle
Larry Steele, Elmer Thomas and Andrew J. Hunter are written about in 13, 12 and 6 languages.
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#3Through the years
When Greencastle’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1940s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
Politics & LawSportsMilitaryWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Greencastle is known for
Leaders are the most numerous, 3 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Greencastle
10 more, best known first.
A chosen home
Also called Greencastle home
Born elsewhere, Barbara Kingsolver lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greencastle 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 (7)
- Larry Steele: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elmer Thomas: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew J. Hunter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luther Hare: David Francis Barry, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Michael Crose: United States Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward W. McGaughey: Sara McGaughey Rand, author., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Kingsolver: Terry Ballard, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons