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The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Greenwood, Missouri. Pages in category "People from Greenwood, Missouri" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Rick Wanamaker (born 1948), American athlete and basketball player; Rodman Wanamaker (1863–1928), donor of the Wanamaker Trophy, son of John; Sam Wanamaker (1919–1993), American actor and movie director, founder of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London; Zoë Wanamaker (born 1949), American-British actress; daughter of Sam
Lewis Rodman Wanamaker (February 13, 1863 – March 9, 1928) was an American businessman and heir to the Wanamaker's department store fortune. [1] In addition to operating stores in Philadelphia , New York City , and Paris , he was a patron of the arts, education, golf, athletics , a Native American scholarship, and of early aviation.
Wanamaker, c.1890. John Wanamaker (July 11, 1838 – December 12, 1922) was an American merchant and religious, civic and political figure, considered by some to be a proponent of advertising and a "pioneer in marketing". [1] He served as United States Postmaster General in the Benjamin Harrison administration from 1889 to 1893.
Mary Brown Wanamaker Warburton (1869 – November 18, 1954) was an American social and political leader. She was the first woman to head the Pennsylvania Republican Committee . [ 1 ] She was a daughter of U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker and wife of publisher Barclay Harding Warburton I .
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Greenwood is a city in Jackson and Cass counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 5,221 at the 2010 census. The population was 5,221 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area .
Wanamaker is one of the tallest successful decathletes, at 6'-8", 210 lbs. in 1971. [4] He was the first high jumper, from the state of Iowa, to clear 7 feet, while competing in the 1970 Missouri Valley Conference Meet at Drake University. In 2007, he was named to the Missouri Valley Conference's All-Time Track and Field and Cross Country Teams ...