#1Famous people · Grinnell
Of the 14 famous people born in Grinnell, an unusual share are leaders
Articles in 58 languages make the zimbabwean-american actress Danai Gurira the best known. The largest group, 7, was born in the age of mills and railroads. The oldest name on the list belongs to Abby Williams Hill, born in 1861, the newest to Danai Gurira, born in 1978. Per 10,000 residents, the town has 14.7, close to the 11.1 of the typical Iowa town.
Born here
14
notable people
Best known
Danai Gurira
in 58 Wikipedia languages
First
1861
Abby Williams Hill
Youngest
1978
Danai Gurira
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Grinnell’s famous people
★ What stands out · The best known
Born in Grinnell
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Known for
What Grinnell is known for
Grinnell has 2.1× the usual share of writers and artists.
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 Grinnell’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1950s, at 4.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsSportsFilm, TV & StageMusicScience & MedicineNotable
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Grinnell
The other 11 span the years 1861 to 1964.
John O. Bailey
1880–1959American judge and politician in the state of Oregon
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A chosen home
Also called Grinnell home
One more notable person made the town home: Dennis Black.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grinnell 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 (6)
- Danai Gurira: Gage Skidmore, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Braley: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David R. Nagle: US Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abby Williams Hill: Abby WIlliams Hill (1861-1943), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip H. Bucksbaum: Phbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeanne Elizabeth Wier: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons