Born near Greenfield: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Joel McKinnon Miller, born in Rockford, 3 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Rockford lists one, Joel McKinnon Miller. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Greenfield. The best known of them is Amy Klobuchar, with articles in 48 languages.
What stands out about Greenfield’s famous people
Famous people born near Greenfield
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.








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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Rockford counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenfield and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (8)
- Amy Klobuchar: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Sorbo: Seanpanderson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marion Ross: Angela George, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blake Wheeler: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Leuer: Tristan_Thompson_prepares_to_shoot.jpg: Erik Drost derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ariya Daivari: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brock Faber: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Janning: AssassinsCreed, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons