#1Writing & Arts
James Whitcomb Riley
1849–1916American poet from Indianapolis
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Famous people · Greenfield
The 8 famous people born in Greenfield, led by James Whitcomb Riley
James Whitcomb Riley, the American poet from Indianapolis, is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Close behind are Mark Dismore and Zeno J. Rives. Half or more of the towns in Indiana have no one on record, but this one has 3.2 for every 10,000 residents. Only 70 of the 391 towns in Indiana with anyone on record list more.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
James Whitcomb Riley
in 19 Wikipedia languages
First
1834
A. R. Meek
Youngest
1957
Matthew W. Seeger
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
The best known
Born in Greenfield
James Whitcomb Riley leads with articles in 19 languages, ahead of Mark Dismore (8) and Zeno J. Rives (6).
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#3Through the years
When Greenfield’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 2.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Greenfield is known for
Compared with the usual town, leaders are the most over-represented field, at 1.8 times.
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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.
Photo credits (5)
- James Whitcomb Riley: Photo copyrighted by Moffett, Chicago, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mark Dismore: Doctorindy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zeno J. Rives: C. M. Bell Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adelia Pope Branham: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles L. O'Donnell: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons