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Famous people · Greensburg

4 famous people were born in Greensburg

At the top of the list is the American politician Cherubusco Newton, covered in 6 languages. The next two names are Jim Lindsey and Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes. Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes, born in 1909, is the youngest, and Cherubusco Newton, born in 1848, the first on record. More are athletes than anything else, 2 in all.

#1 best knownCherubusco NewtonPolitics & Law · 1848–1910
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Cherubusco Newton
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1848
Cherubusco Newton
Youngest
1909
Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Greensburg

Ranked by languages covered: Cherubusco Newton with 6, then Jim Lindsey with 4 and Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes with 3.

Cherubusco Newton#1
Politics & Law

Cherubusco Newton

1848–1910

American politician

6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jim Lindsey#2
Sports

Jim Lindsey

1899–1963

American baseball player

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
DR#3
Writing & Arts

Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes

1909–1997

American journalist and politician

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Greensburg’s famous people were born

The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 2.

A new nationMills & railroads18501900Jim LindseyCherubusco Newton
SportsPolitics & LawWriting & Arts

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Greensburg is known for

2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.

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 Greensburg

1 more, best known first.

SW

Sid Womack

1896–1958

American baseball player

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greensburg 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.

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