Born near Grenada: 16 famous people within 35 miles
Erik Bennett, born in Yreka, 8 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Grenada is on record yet. The best known of them is Anita Loos, with articles in 41 languages. In California, 550 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Grenada’s famous people
Famous people born near Grenada
Nobody born in Grenada is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Pamela Courson
1946–1974American artist and common-law wife of Jim Morrison






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grenada 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 (7)
- Anita Loos: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Little: Photoplay magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold Muller: Underwood & Underwood - Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pamela Courson: https://www.flickr.com/photos/resendrix/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- D. J. Wilson: TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Huntingdon: Associated Press Wirephoto, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Williams: NOIRLab/AURA/NSF, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons