Henry A. Wise
1806–1876United States Congressman and governor of Virginia
Famous people · Greenbush
Close to home: 17 famous people born near Greenbush
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Greenbush yet, so here are the best-known people born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
2 mi
Henry A. Wise
Best known
Henry A. Wise
in 18 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Greenbush
Wikipedia doesn’t list anyone born in Greenbush yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Ann Claude Handy
1813–1864Maryland housewife from a prominent Annapolis family
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenbush, 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 aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (6)
- Henry A. Wise: Whitehurst Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles I. Stengle: Digital Metro New York collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. Bayly: Credited as gift of Jim Oliver, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas H. B. Browne: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Southey Joynes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Willy Wise: Blaze Media Writer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons