Famous people · Grand River Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grand River Township
The nearest, Howard Maple, was born in Adrian, 7 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Grand River Township is on record yet. The best known of them is Robert A. Heinlein, with articles in 101 languages. Famous people are on record for 393 of the towns in Missouri.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Robert A. Heinlein
Best known
Robert A. Heinlein
in 101 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
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert A. Heinlein
1907–1988American author and aeronautical engineer
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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 (10)
- Robert A. Heinlein: Photographer unknown, published by Doubleday, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles O'Rear: Andrew (bunnie) Huang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angelica Bridges: Photo by Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Bolin: Office of Governor Wesley Bolin (Phoenix, AZ)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Christopher: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Farr: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Beatty: Robert A. Beatty, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glenn Wright: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Cook Bell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ewart G. Plank: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons