#1Famous people · Greenfield
29 famous people were born in Greenfield, more of them scientists and doctors than in most towns
At the top of the list is the American actor Jake Lacy, covered in 28 languages. Second place goes to the American magician and actor Penn Jillette, third to Kevin Hassett. Between 1920 and 1969, 9 were born, the most of any period. The earliest on the list is George Grennell, Jr., born in 1786, and the youngest Makai Mason, born in 1995.
Born here
29
notable people
Best known
Jake Lacy
in 28 Wikipedia languages
First
1786
George Grennell, Jr.
Youngest
1995
Makai Mason
Most common field
Sports
8 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Greenfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Greenfield is known for
Scientists and doctors stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Greenfield’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1820s than in any other decade: 4.
SportsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsMilitaryMusicFaithNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Greenfield
Languages with an article: 28 for Jake Lacy, 26 for Penn Jillette, 17 for Kevin Hassett.
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Everyone else born in Greenfield
26 more, 8 of them athletes.
Rufus Saxton
1824–1908United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
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A chosen home
Also called Greenfield home
Born elsewhere, Charlotte Fitch Roberts lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The fullest list close by belongs to Deerfield, with 17.
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 (20)
- Jake Lacy: Greg Hernandez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penn Jillette: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Hassett: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Fitzpatrick Russell: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Ripley: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Pomeroy Stone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Eddy: Pirie MacDonald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Abrams: Herbert Abrams, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shenna Bellows: Shenna Bellows U.S. Senate campaign, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Makai Mason: Bryan Horowitz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John E. Russell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Allen: Arthur W. Spencer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peter Bergeron: Stephen V. Russell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonathan Healy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rufus Saxton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlotte Fitch Roberts: Notman Boston, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Hitchcock: William S. Tyler., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Kirke Brown: Unidentified photographer (Original uploader was Daderot at en.wikipedia), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephen Wright Kellogg: Richard Herndon, editor in chief. Richard Burton, editor and compiler. New England Magazine (Boston, MA), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- E. Stevens Henry: Norris Galpin Osborn, editor. Springfield Printing and Binding (Springfield, MA), publisher)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons