#1Famous people · Green Oak Township
2 famous people call Green Oak Township their birthplace
Most widely known is Elon J. Farnsworth, the union Army general, with articles in 9 languages. The only other name is the American baseball player Jud Smith. Over the border in Brighton, 8 names are on record, led by Loren Carpenter. The earliest on the list is Elon J. Farnsworth, born in 1837, and the youngest Jud Smith, born in 1869.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Elon J. Farnsworth
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1837
Elon J. Farnsworth
Youngest
1869
Jud Smith
Most common field
Military
1 people
The best known
Born in Green Oak Township
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What Green Oak Township is known for
The field with the most names is Military: 1.
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The fullest list close by belongs to Brighton, with 8.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Green Oak Township 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 (6)
- Elon J. Farnsworth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jud Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loren Carpenter: Tonymark26, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Martha Waldron Janes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Baruch Winans Jr.: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anita Cochran: Scott Dudelson, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons