Famous people · Greenwood
Born near Greenwood: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Jeane Dixon, born in Medford, 10 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Greenwood is on record yet. The best known of them is Dennis Morgan, with articles in 22 languages. The longest list of any town in Wisconsin belongs to Racine, with 85.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Dennis Morgan
Best known
Dennis Morgan
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Greenwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Greenwood
Nobody born in Greenwood is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jay Leggett
1963–2013American actor, improvisational comedian, producer, director, screenwriter
Arthur Chester Dahlberg
1896–1964American food scientist
Oscar V. Peterson
1899–1942United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenwood 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)
- Dennis Morgan: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Winninger: Trailer screenshot Licencing information : https://web.archive.org/web/20080321033709/http://www.sabucat.com/?pg=copyright and http://www.creativeclearance.com/guidelines.html#D2, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Leggett: Andrew Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Webster: Jeno's, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Perkins: TV series episode (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl R. Eklund: Cyristhelad, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Lewis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erny Pinckert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Decker: Russ Decker speaking at the Wisconsin State AFL-CIO 25th Biennial Convention in 2008.jpg: aflcio derivative work: Delaywaves, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Donal Hord: Jack Crawford, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oscar V. Peterson: Hephaestos at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Suder: WisPolitics.com, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Claerbaut: Kam012069, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Zachary Rhyner: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin C. Bro: US govt., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons