Famous people · Grand River Township
8 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grand River Township
The nearest, Conrad Burns, was born in Gallatin, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Grand River Township as their birthplace yet. St. Joseph’s 57 names make the longest list in Missouri. After St. Joseph, the next longest list in Missouri is Columbia’s, with 51.
Born nearby
8
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Conrad Burns
Best known
Conrad Burns
in 21 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grand River Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grand River Township
The 8 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Duck Dowell
1912–2003American basketball and football player and coach, college athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grand River 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 (6)
- Conrad Burns: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wild Bill Elliott: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexander Monroe Dockery: An Illustrated Congressional Manual. The United States Red Book, 1896, (detail), Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buzz Barton: Film Booking Offices of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Litton: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Duck Dowell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons