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Famous people · Greenburgh
From 1762 to 1991, Greenburgh was the birthplace of 3 famous people
Articles in 6 languages make the American basketball player David Haughton the best known. The American militiaman Isaac Van Wart ranks second, ahead of Nathaniel Holmes Odell. David Haughton was born in 1991. Next door, White Plains lists 56, led by Mark Zuckerberg.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
David Haughton
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1762
Isaac Van Wart
Youngest
1991
David Haughton
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Greenburgh
Three names lead: David Haughton (6 languages), Isaac Van Wart (2) and Nathaniel Holmes Odell (2).
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What Greenburgh is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenburgh 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 (8)
- Isaac Van Wart: SteveStrummer, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nathaniel Holmes Odell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel D. Tompkins: Attributed to John Wesley Jarvis (1780–1840), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rockwell Kent: Unidentified photographer (according to SI source), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Taylor: Sebastian Rzepiel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David M. Solomon: U.S. Secretary of Defense, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ollie Harrington: Harrington, Oliver W., (Oliver Wendell), 1912-, artist, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry James: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons