#1Famous people · Greenfield
The 6 famous people born in Greenfield, led by Sanford Robinson Gifford
Most widely known is Sanford Robinson Gifford, the American painter, with articles in 21 languages. Behind the leader come William Aldrich and Henry H. Hathorn. In the early republic, 5 were born, the most of any period. Henry H. Hathorn (1813) and Harry Carman (1884) mark the two ends of the list.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Sanford Robinson Gifford
in 21 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
Henry H. Hathorn
Youngest
1884
Harry Carman
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Greenfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Greenfield’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1820s, with 3 births.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawScience & MedicineFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Greenfield
First, Sanford Robinson Gifford (21 languages), then William Aldrich (6) and Henry H. Hathorn (4).
#1
#2Politics & Law
William Aldrich
1820–1885U.S. Representative, Wisconsin
6 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Known for
What Greenfield is known for
2 of them work in Writing & Arts, the biggest field.
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3 more, from 1818 to 1884.
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Nearby, Saratoga Springs has the most on record, with 25.
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 (8)
- Sanford Robinson Gifford: Sanford Robinson Gifford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Aldrich: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry H. Hathorn: Brady-Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fair Stoddard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elihu Anthony: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Jay Youmans: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Eggleston: Nicht bekannt / Not available, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry D. Barron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons