#1Politics & Law
Paul Ranous Greever
1891–1943Politician and United States Army officer
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Famous people · Lansing
3 famous people were born in Lansing
At the top of the list is the politician and United States Army officer Paul Ranous Greever, covered in 8 languages. The American ice hockey player Meghan Fardelmann ranks second, ahead of David French. Next door, the list for Leavenworth holds 41, Melissa Etheridge first. Births span 1891 to 1987, from Paul Ranous Greever to Meghan Fardelmann.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Paul Ranous Greever
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1891
Paul Ranous Greever
Youngest
1987
Meghan Fardelmann
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Lansing
Two of the three are leaders.
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Photo credits (3)
- Paul Ranous Greever: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Meghan Fardelmann: ohanryan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Melissa Etheridge: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons