Margaret Hamilton
1936–2026American mathematician and designer of embedded computer systems
Famous people · Greenfield Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Greenfield Township
Closest of all is Margaret Hamilton, from Paoli, 8 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Greenfield Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Larry Bird, with articles in 79 languages. 403 towns across Indiana can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Larry Bird
Best known
Larry Bird
in 79 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greenfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greenfield Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Wilford Bacon Hoggatt
1865–1938American naval officer and sixth Governor of the District of Alaska
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenfield 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 (7)
- Larry Bird: Kurt Shimala, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret Hamilton: Daphne Weld Nichols, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Terman: Ric Teague, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Jenner: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David L. Cornwell: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry A. Millis: James_M_Landis_-_Walter_Stacy_-_Harry_A_Millis_-_1938-10-29.jpg: Harris and Ewing Collection, LIbrary of Congress derivative work: Tim1965, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilford Bacon Hoggatt: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons