
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grove
The nearest, John Bradley Winslow, was born in Nunda, 5 mi away. The best known of them is Pete Parada, with articles in 19 languages. Next door, Nunda lists 2, led by John Bradley Winslow. No entry yet names Grove as a birthplace.
What stands out about Grove’s famous people
Famous people born near Grove
Nobody born in Grove is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.



Ira Coray Abbott
1824–1908Union Army officer during the American Civil War


Roswell Clifton Gibbs
1878–1966Chairman of the Department of Physics at Cornell University from 1934 to 1946


Francis Bellamy
1855–1931American Christian socialist Baptist minister




Cora Belle Brewster
1859–1937American physician, surgeon, medical writer, editor

Julia Boyer Reinstein
1906–1998American teacher and historian



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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 4 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grove 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 (16)
- Pete Parada: Pixel Focus, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry M. Teller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Bellamy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Van Slyke: Joop van Bilsen (ANEFO), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James M. Mead: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Barnes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Coray Abbott: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jessie Belle Rittenhouse: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora Belle Brewster: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bradley Winslow: Daderot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Darwin Karr: Alice Guy-Blaché, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Emily Lovira Gregory: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Newton Van Nuys: The Lewis Publishing Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wellington R. Burt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William B. Powell: National Geographic Society, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Ora Card: Andrew Jenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons



