Greene
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[edit] Places
Greene is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Greene, Iowa, city in Butler County.
- Greene, Maine, town in Androscoggin County.
- Greene, New York, two locations in Chenango County.
- Greene Township, Pennsylvania, seven locations.
- Greene County, Alabama
- Greene County, Arkansas
- Greene County, Georgia
- Greene County, Illinois
- Greene County, Indiana
- Greene County, Mississippi
- Greene County, Missouri
- Greene County, New York
- Greene County, North Carolina (Snow Hill, NC County Seat)
- Greene County, Ohio
- Greene County, Pennsylvania
- Greene, Rhode Island (also another name for parts in Coventry, Rhode Island)
- Greene County, Tennessee
- Greene County, Virginia
[edit] People
Greene is also the family name of several famous people:
- Brian Greene, American physicist.
- Charles Greene, American sprinter.
- David Greene, the most successful quarterback in American college football history.
- Graham Greene, the English writer.
- Graham Greene (actor), Canadian actor.
- Henry and Charles Greene, American architects.
- Harold H. Greene, U.S. district court justice
- "Mean Joe" Greene, American football Hall-of-Famer.
- Khalil Greene, major league baseball player for the San Diego Padres
- Lorne Greene, Canadian actor
- Nathaniel Greene, American general and name source for many locations in the United States.
- George S. Greene, Union general during the American Civil War and a founder of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
- Peter Greene, American actor best known as "Zed" from the movie "Pulp Fiction"
- Rachel Green, a character from Friends, is sometimes called "Rachel Greene".
- Robert Greene, 16th century poet.
- Robert Greene, contemporary author and homosexual.