#1Famous people · Grass Valley
Writers and artists stand out among the 22 famous people born in Grass Valley
Articles in 38 languages make the American musician Joanna Newsom the best known. The next two names are Christopher Stevens and Josiah Royce. 7 were born in 1970 or later. From Josiah Royce to Brad Sweet, the births on the list run from 1855 to 1985.
Born here
22
notable people
Best known
Joanna Newsom
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1855
Josiah Royce
Youngest
1985
Brad Sweet
Most common field
Writing & Arts
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Grass Valley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Grass Valley is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as writers and artists, at 2.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Grass Valley’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 5 of the births charted here.
Writing & ArtsSportsPolitics & LawFilm, TV & StageMilitaryMusicBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Grass Valley
The three are covered in 38, 34 and 30 languages: Joanna Newsom, Christopher Stevens and Josiah Royce.
#1
#2Politics & Law
Christopher Stevens
1960–2012American diplomat, lawyer and ambassador to Libya
34 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Everyone
Everyone else born in Grass Valley
Here are 19 more, born from 1857 to 1985.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Grass Valley home
Born elsewhere, Arthur De Wint Foote lived here.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grass Valley and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (11)
- Joanna Newsom: aphrodite-in-nyc from new york city, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Stevens: unspecified, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josiah Royce: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeremy Sisto: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Brice: hinnk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter F. Frear: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Sweet: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Sullivan: Official portrait, unknown photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Redman: Deborah Hogan Smith, Small Details, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pete Daley: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lisa Mispley Fortier: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons