#1Business
Edwin Drake
1819–1880American oil driller, popularly credited with being the first to drill for oil in the United States
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Famous people · Greenville
The 3 famous people born in Greenville, led by Edwin Drake
Best known of all is Edwin Drake, written about in 22 languages. Eliakim Sherrill, the union Army officer and American politician, comes second, with Addison P. Jones third. Of the towns next door, Cairo lists the most: 8, with Jennifer Connelly first. Born in 1813, Eliakim Sherrill is the first name on record, and Addison P. Jones, born in 1822, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Edwin Drake
in 22 Wikipedia languages
First
1813
Eliakim Sherrill
Youngest
1822
Addison P. Jones
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Greenville
Edwin Drake, Eliakim Sherrill and Addison P. Jones are written about in 22, 5 and 2 languages.
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Eliakim Sherrill
1813–1863Union Army officer and American politician
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What Greenville is known for
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenville 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)
- Edwin Drake: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliakim Sherrill: Mrs. Arabella M. Willson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isabel Rea: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelton B. Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyman Tremain: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Lobdell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons