16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Bear Grove Township
Roland Neely McKean, born in Mulberry Grove, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is June Squibb, with articles in 47 languages. Across the town line, Shafter Township lists one, Arthur Roe. Not one famous person on record comes from Bear Grove Township yet.
What stands out about Bear Grove Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bear Grove Township
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Josephine Elizabeth Burns Glasgow
1887–1969American mathematician



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Famous people from the towns next door
Shafter Township has the longest list next door, one name.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bear Grove Township 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)
- H. L. Hunt: H. L. Hunt, author. H. L. Hunt Press (Dallas, TX), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Virgil Miller: uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Remann: "Chicago Tribune" (Chicago, IL)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Joel Deckard: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas M. Jett: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forrest Claypool: Eric Guo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Merritt: Roger Chang, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Roe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
