
Born near Grimes: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Frederick C. Weyand, born in Arbuckle, 10 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Charlotte Stewart, with articles in 22 languages. No entry yet names Grimes as a birthplace. 543 of the towns in California list at least one person.
What stands out about Grimes’ famous people
Famous people born near Grimes
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.




John Joseph Montgomery
1858–1911American aviation pioneer, inventor, scientist




Arthur L. Jarrett
1884–1960American screenwriter and actor
Rudolph E. Abel
1902–1974American film and television producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grimes 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 (8)
- Charlotte Stewart: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick C. Weyand: US Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrian Molina: Simon Dall'Aglio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Joseph Montgomery: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bagby: MarkScottAustinTX, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Bigley: Red Carpet Report on Mingle Media TV from Culver City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wally Herger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Johnson: ABC Television Network 7 West 66TH Street New York 23, New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons