Famous people · Greene Township
Born near Greene Township: 31 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bill Laughlin, from Hookstown, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Ruth Crawford Seeger, with articles in 16 languages. Simmie Hill leads the 4 names listed next door in Midland. No famous person on record lists Greene Township as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Ruth Crawford Seeger
Best known
Ruth Crawford Seeger
in 16 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greene Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greene Township
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Elaine Riley
1917–2015American film and television actress
Seth Neiman
born 1954American computer businessperson, racing driver
Robert Martin
1833–1897Acting Governor of Oklahoma Territory
Warren S. Dungan
1822–1913American politician in Iowa
Burr McIntosh
1862–1942American photographer, actor and publisher
Wallace Samuel Gourley
1904–1976United States federal judge
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Around it, Midland has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greene Township 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 (15)
- Ruth Crawford Seeger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elaine Riley: U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Burr McIntosh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Peters Hepburn: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Allison: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oliver James Dickey: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simmie Hill: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Curt Welch: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Neiman: SortingExpert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. R. Miller: Faris, John T., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Jordan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Martin: User Rougher07 on en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Samuel Gourley: United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Warren S. Dungan: Published in above-mentioned work, which was by Benjamin F. Gue, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Win Mercer: Composer: N. Dunning. Publisher: Henry White, Washington, D.C., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons