Grinnell is a surname, originally of locational or topographical origin. Notable people with the surname include: *

Claudia Kreuzig Grinnell Claudia Kreuzig Grinnell is a German-American poet writing in English. Biography Claudia Kreuzig Grinnell was born and raised in Germany. She now teaches at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Her poems have appeared in publications such as ' ...

, German expatriate, English professor and poet *

Frederick Grinnell Frederick Grinnell (August 14, 1836 – October 21, 1905) was a pioneer in fire safety and was the creator of the first practical automatic fire sprinkler. Early life and education He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1855, he graduated ...

(1836–1905), American engineer *

Frederick Grinnell (biologist) Frederick Grinnell (born 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American cell biologist, also known for his work in bioethics and science education. Currently, he is a Distinguished Teaching Professor and the Robert McLemore Professor of Medi ...

(born 1945), American biologist *

George Bird Grinnell George Bird Grinnell (September 20, 1849 – April 11, 1938) was an American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer. Grinnell was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in 1870 and a Ph.D. in 1880 ...

, (1849–1938), American anthropologist, historian, naturalist, and writer *

George Blake Grinnell George Blake Grinell (November 11, 1823 – December 19, 1891) was an American merchant and financier. Grinnell was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts, the son of George Grinnell Jr. (also spelled Grennell), state senator and U. S. representative, ...

(1823–1891), American merchant and financier *

Henry Grinnell Henry Grinnell (February 18, 1799 – June 30, 1874) was an American merchant and philanthropist. Early life Grinnell was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts on February 18, 1799. He was the son of Cornelius Grinnell (1758–1850) and Sylvia (né ...

(1799–1874), American merchant, financier of Arctic explorations *

Henry Walton Grinnell Henry Walton Grinnell (November 19, 1843 – September 2, 1920), known as Walton Grinnell, was a naval veteran of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War. He became a rear admiral and Inspector-General in the Imperial Japanese Navy and ...

(1843–1920), American admiral, son of Henry Grinnell *

Joseph Grinnell Joseph Grinnell (February 27, 1877 – May 29, 1939) was an American field biologist and zoologist. He made extensive studies of the fauna of California, and is credited with introducing a method of recording precise field observations known as ...

(1877–1939), American zoologist *

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (December 22, 1821 – March 31, 1891) was a U.S. Congressman from Iowa's 4th congressional district, an ordained Congregational minister, founder of Grinnell, Iowa and benefactor of Grinnell College. Grinnell was born i ...

(1821–1891), U.S. congressman *

Katherine Van Allen Grinnell Katherine Van Allen Grinnell (, Van Allen; pen names, Adasha and Mrs. K. V. Grinnell; April 20, 1839 - September 20, 1917) was an American lecturer, author, and social reformer. She was one of the first women in the United States to lecture and w ...

(1839-1917), American lecturer, author, reformer *

Moses H. Grinnell Moses Hicks Grinnell (March 3, 1803 – November 24, 1877) was a United States Congressman representing New York, and a Commissioner of New York City's Central Park. Early life Grinnell was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on March 3, ...

(1803–1877), U.S. Navy officer and U.S. Representative from New York *

William Morton Grinnell William Morton Grinnell (February 28, 1857 – February 9, 1906) was a United States diplomat, lawyer, banker and author. Early life William Morton Grinnell was born in New York City on February 28, 1857, the son of William F. Grinnell and Ma ...

(1857–1906), U.S. diplomat & banker * Elizabeth Grinnell (1851–1935), American writer, clubwoman, and naturalist

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