Famous people · Gruver
Born near Gruver: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Dixie Willson, from Estherville, 7 mi away. Walter Mondale is the most widely known, written about in 80 languages. No famous person’s birth in Gruver is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Iowa belongs to Waterloo, with 61.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Walter Mondale
Best known
Walter Mondale
in 80 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Gruver’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Gruver
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cuthbert Corwin Hurd
1911–1996American computer scientist
Walter Mondale
1928–2021Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981
John F. Thorson
1920–1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Michael Izen
born 1967American Roman Catholic minister, Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gruver 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 (6)
- Walter Mondale: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale Gardner: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darleane C. Hoffman: Staff videographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Berkley Bedell: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Emerick: Michael Boyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Izen: Darth Stabro, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons