Famous people · Greene Township
Born near Greene Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Wendell Meredith Stanley is the most widely known, written about in 63 languages. The nearest, Twyla Tharp, was born in Portland, 5 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Greene Township. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 378 towns.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Wendell Meredith Stanley
Best known
Wendell Meredith Stanley
in 63 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greene Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greene Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Meeker
born 1959American venture capitalist and securities analyst
Beverly Hatzell
1929–2005All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Wendell Meredith Stanley
1904–1971American biochemist and virologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greene Township 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 (6)
- Wendell Meredith Stanley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Twyla Tharp: Susan Sterner.〔The original uploader was Emerson7 at English Wikipedia.〕, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin A. Ford: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leon Ames: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elwood Haynes: Elwood_P._Haynes.jpg: unknown derivative work: 15versts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Myron McCormick: film screenshot (United Artists), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons