#1Science & Medicine
Harry Woodburn Chase
1883–1955American academic administrator
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Famous people · Groveland
From 1841 to 1950, Groveland was the birthplace of 5 famous people
The best known is the American academic administrator Harry Woodburn Chase, with articles in 4 languages. The American ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski ranks second, ahead of Cy Twombly. In the age of mills and railroads, 3 were born, the most of any period. Harry Woodburn Chase was born in 1883.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Harry Woodburn Chase
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1841
John G. B. Adams
Youngest
1950
Thomas C. Krajeski
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Groveland
First, Harry Woodburn Chase (4 languages), then Thomas C. Krajeski (4) and Cy Twombly (2).
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Through the years
When Groveland’s famous people were born
The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 1 births.
SportsScience & MedicinePolitics & LawMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Groveland is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Groveland
Here are 2 more, born from 1841 to 1878.
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Famous people from the towns next door
4 towns around it have someone on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Groveland 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 (5)
- Harry Woodburn Chase: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John G. B. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rothman: US Embassy Sweden, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Kreider: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Henry Moody: James E. Purdy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons