Grass Valley, California
Grass Valley, California ranks 3,834th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Asse, San Luis Obispo, California, and Dębica. Memorable people born in Grass Valley, California include Josiah Royce, J. Christopher Stevens, and Jeremy Sisto. Memorable people who died in Grass Valley, California include Ethel Catherwood, and Clint Walker. Grass Valley, California has been the birth place of many philosophers, and diplomats and the death place of many athletes, and actors. Grass Valley, California is located in United States.
Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 12,860. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles (92 km) by car from Sacramento and 88 miles (142 km) west of Reno. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1855 and 1982, Grass Valley, California was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Josiah Royce, J. Christopher Stevens, and Jeremy Sisto. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Grass Valley, California including Ethel Catherwood, and Clint Walker.
People Born in Grass Valley, California
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Josiah Royce
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1916
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 1
J. Christopher Stevens
DIPLOMAT
1960 - 2012
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 2
Jeremy Sisto
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 3
Joanna Newsom
MUSICIAN
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.57
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Grass Valley, California
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Grass Valley, California were philosophers (1), diplomats (1), actors (1), and musicians (1), while most who died were athletes (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, diplomats have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Grass Valley, California, including J. Christopher Stevens. Whereas, throughout history, philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Grass Valley, California, including Josiah Royce.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Grass Valley, California since 1700.
