Famous people · Grandville
Born near Grandville: 21 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Taylor Lautner, was born in Grand Rapids, 6 mi away. Next door, the list for Wyoming holds Nicole Bush. No entry yet names Grandville as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63.
Born nearby
21
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Taylor Lautner
Best known
Taylor Lautner
in 114 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grandville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grandville
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roger Bruce Chaffee
1935–1967United States Navy commander, NASA astronaut
Paul Schrader
born 1946American screenwriter and film director
William Van Regenmorter
1939–2012American politician
Lloyd Seibert
1889–1972United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
George David Birkhoff
1884–1944American mathematician
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grandville 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 (14)
- Taylor Lautner: [2], CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Kiedis: Hel Davies from United Kingdom, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger Bruce Chaffee: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Devin Booker: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Richter: Ryan Schreiber, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George David Birkhoff: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Del Shannon: Amy Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Boylen: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bethany Bos: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- George F. Richardson: ”The House of Representatives of the Fifty Third Congress” (detail), The Graphic Chicago, 1893, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lloyd Seibert: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colin P. Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons