Walter Burley Griffin
1876–1937American architect and landscape architect
Famous people · River Grove
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of River Grove
Walter Burley Griffin, born in Maywood, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Ernest Hemingway, with articles in 208 languages. The nearest list is next door in Melrose Park: 19 names, starting with Michael Finley. No famous person on record lists River Grove as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Ernest Hemingway
Best known
Ernest Hemingway
in 208 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about River Grove’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near River Grove
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Karen Black
1939–2013American actress, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter
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Of the towns around it, Melrose Park has the most on record: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Grove 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 (11)
- Ernest Hemingway: Lloyd Arnold, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Betty White: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Rogers: The original uploader was Didius at Dutch Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bach: Corsair133693, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Newhart: Jim Wallace (Smithsonian Institution), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Karen Black: Vanessa Lua at https://www.flickr.com/photos/vanessalua/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kathryn Hahn: Our Movie Guide, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Ramsdell: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Burley Griffin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Finley: Michael_Finley_pregame_intro.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Nitschke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons