#1Famous people · Hawthorne
3 famous people call Hawthorne their birthplace
Most widely known is Grant Harvey, the American actor, with articles in 9 languages. Behind the leader come Jim Nash and Shawn Boskie. Half or more of the towns in Nevada have no one on record, but this one has 10.7 for every 10,000 residents. The oldest name on the list belongs to Jim Nash, born in 1945, the newest to Grant Harvey, born in 1984.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Grant Harvey
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1945
Jim Nash
Youngest
1984
Grant Harvey
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Hawthorne
Athletes take two of the three places.
#1
#2SB#3
Known for
What Hawthorne is known for
The field with the most names is Sports: 2.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The town’s pick
Town Square →Who’s the most famous person from Hawthorne?
Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Your pick
No picks yet
Be the first to say who Hawthorne’s most famous person is.
Or tell us
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hawthorne 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 (2)
- Grant Harvey: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Nash: Oakland Athletics, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons