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Famous people · Linn Grove

2 famous people call Linn Grove their birthplace

The best known is the American football player Jerry Johnson, with articles in 3 languages. The other is Rick Grapenthin, the American baseball player. Births span 1894 to 1958, from Jerry Johnson to Rick Grapenthin. Waterloo’s 61 names make the longest list in Iowa.

Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Jerry Johnson
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1894
Jerry Johnson
Youngest
1958
Rick Grapenthin
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known

Born in Linn Grove

JJ#1
Sports

Jerry Johnson

1894–1947

American football player

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
RG#2
Sports

Rick Grapenthin

born 1958

American baseball player

2 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linn Grove 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.