#1Politics & Law
Robert McClelland
1807–1880American governor of Michigan
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Famous people · Greencastle
12 famous people from Greencastle, many of them leaders
Most widely known is Robert McClelland, the American governor of Michigan, with articles in 12 languages. More than half were born in the early republic, 8 in all. The first birth on record is Robert Allison’s, in 1777, and the last Charles Bernard Lear’s, in 1891. Half or more of the towns in Pennsylvania have no one on record, but this one has 28.4 for every 10,000 residents.
Born here
12
notable people
Best known
Robert McClelland
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1777
Robert Allison
Youngest
1891
Charles Bernard Lear
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Greencastle’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Greencastle’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1800s, with 4 births.
Politics & LawSportsFaithMilitaryFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Greencastle is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Greencastle
Leaders take two of the three places.
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#2Faith
John Clarke Young
1803–1857American educator, pastor, academic administrator, and fourth president of Centre College
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Everyone else born in Greencastle
9 more, 3 of them leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greencastle 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 (7)
- Robert McClelland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Clarke Young: John Sartain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James N. Huston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Dunbar Embick: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Bernard Lear: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Kunkel: A. Hoen & Company, Baltimore lithographers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jacob Snively: Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons