#1Famous people · Grandview
2 famous people call Grandview their birthplace
Murray Wier, the American basketball player, is the most widely known, written about in 6 languages. The only other name is the American politician Donald S. McGill. Born in 1906, Donald S. McGill is the first name on record, and Murray Wier, born in 1926, the most recent. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
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2
notable people
Best known
Murray Wier
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1906
Donald S. McGill
Youngest
1926
Murray Wier
Most common field
Sports
1 people
The best known
Born in Grandview
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grandview 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 (1)
- Murray Wier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons