Famous people · Greenfields
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Greenfields
The nearest, John Updike, was born in Reading, 2 mi away. Reading’s list, next door, has 34 names, John Updike first among them. The list for Greenfields is empty for now. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 932 towns.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
John Updike
Best known
John Updike
in 91 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greenfields’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greenfields
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Spencer Fullerton Baird
1823–1887American naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologist, museum curator, and the 2nd Secretary of the Smithsonian
Andrew H. Knoll
born 1951American paleontologist and Professor at Harvard University
John S. Davies
1926–2010American politician in Pennsylvania
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenfields 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 (7)
- John Updike: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallace Stevens: Photograph by Sylvia Salmi., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chad Hurley: The Bui Brothers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Barrasso: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Fullerton Baird: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew H. Knoll: Royal Society uploader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Hiester: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/governors/hiester.asp?secid=31, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons