#1Famous people · Ada Township
3 famous people were born in Ada Township
At the top of the list is the American racing cyclist Kirk O'Bee, covered in 7 languages. Behind the leader come Adam Grinwis and Kevin Grady. Of the bordering towns, Kentwood has the longest list: 2, with Brian Hyde at the top. Born in 1977, Kirk O'Bee is the first name on record, and Adam Grinwis, born in 1991, the most recent.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Kirk O'Bee
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1977
Kirk O'Bee
Youngest
1991
Adam Grinwis
Most common field
Sports
3 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Ada Township
Languages with an article: 7 for Kirk O'Bee, 5 for Adam Grinwis, 2 for Kevin Grady.
#1#2#3A chosen home
Also called Ada Township home
One more notable person made the town home: Richard DeVos.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Kentwood has the longest list next door: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ada Township 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)
- Kirk O'Bee: Rico Shen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Grinwis: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Grady: Peter R. Schlitt (flickr user One Raised Eyebrow), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard DeVos: 350z33, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. Post: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons