Anne Nicol Gaylor
1926–2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
Famous people · Greenfield
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Greenfield
Closest of all is Anne Nicol Gaylor, from Tomah, 6 mi away. Deke Slayton is the most widely known, written about in 40 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Greenfield. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 670 towns.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Deke Slayton
Best known
Deke Slayton
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greenfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greenfield
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edgar Stillman Kelley
1857–1944American composer, conductor, teacher, and writer on music
Robert Herman Flock
born 1956American Roman-Catholic bishop working in Bolivia
Irving Phillips
1904–2000American cartoonist, playwright, television scriptwriter, author, illustrator and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenfield 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 (6)
- Deke Slayton: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doane Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Stillman Kelley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John J. Esch: G. V. Buck, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emmet Sheridan: John E Sheridan (illustrator), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Hawley Atwell: St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons