Grover is a masculine given name.

Origin

Grover first became popular as a given name in the United States during the 1880s and 1890s, mirroring the popularity of

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Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms and the first Hist ...

, part of a long-standing American trend of naming babies after presidents. Cleveland's official given name was Stephen; he was named after Stephen Grover, a former minister at the church his parents attended. However, from childhood, Cleveland's friends addressed him by his middle name instead, and so what was originally the surname Grover became a given name. According to

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data, the given name Grover increased in frequency by 850 per 100,000 births in the United States between November 1883 and November 1884 (the month when Cleveland won his first presidential election), and spiked again after he won the 1892 election. It later declined in popularity, and was last one of the top one thousand given names in the United States in the 1970s. One notable modern usage is for

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the Muppet on the television show ''

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People

Government and politics

(1837–1908), 22nd and 24th president of the United States * Grover M. Moscowitz (1886–1947), judge on the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York * Grover Ramstack (1886–1948), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly *

Grover Whalen Grover Aloysius Whalen (1886–1962) was a prominent politician, businessman, and public relations guru in New York City during the 1930s and 1940s. Early years Whalen was born on July 2, 1886, in New York City, the son of an Irish immigrant fat ...

(1886–1962), commissioner of the New York City Police * Grover C. Winn (1886–1943), speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives * Grover C. Dillman (1889–1979), Michigan State Highway Commissioner * Grover L. Broadfoot (1892–1962), chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court *

Grover A. Giles Grover A. Giles (October 7, 1892 – November 26, 1974) was an American politician who served as the Attorney General of Utah from 1941 to 1949. He died on November 26, 1974, in Salt Lake City, Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the M ...

(1892–1974), attorney-general of Utah * Grover Sellers (1892–1980), attorney-general of Texas * Grover C. George (1893-1976), American farmer and politician * Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911–1983), attorney-general of New Jersey * Grover Holmes Braddock (1925–2025), American politician * Grover J. Rees III (born 1951), American judge and diplomat *

Grover Norquist Grover Glenn Norquist (born October 19, 1956) is an American political activist and anti-tax advocate who is founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, an organization that opposes all tax increases. A Republican, he is the primary pro ...

(born 1956), founder of Americans for Tax Reform

Sports

Grover Land Grover Cleveland Land (September 22, 1884 – July 22, 1958) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1908 through 1913 he played in 95 games for the Cleveland Naps almost exclusively as a backup catcher. In 1914 and 1915 he was the primary ...

(1884–1958), American baseball catcher * Grover Fuller (1885–1928), American jockey *

Grover Lowdermilk Grover Cleveland "Slim" Lowdermilk (January 15, 1885 – March 31, 1968) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox T ...

(1885–1968), American baseball pitcher *

Grover Cleveland Alexander Grover Cleveland Alexander (February 26, 1887 – November 4, 1950), nicknamed "Old Pete" and "Alexander the Great", was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played from 1911 through 1930 for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, an ...

(1887–1950), American baseball pitcher * Grover Baichley (1888–1956), American baseball pitcher * Grover Gilmore (baseball) (1888–1919), American baseball right fielder * Grover Hartley (1888–1964), American baseball catcher * Grover Washabaugh (1892–1973), American basketball coach * Grover Malone (1895–1950), American National Football League player *

Grover Seitz Grover Pinckney Seitz (1907 – February 1, 1957) was a Minor League Baseball player well known for his long and storied tenure. He played from 1929 to 1933, from 1939 to 1942, from 1945 to 1947 and in 1953, when he was 45 years old. He spent a l ...

(1907–1957), American Minor League Baseball player * Grover Resinger (1916–1986), American baseball coach * Grover Froese (1916–1982), American baseball umpire *

Grover Klemmer Grover Haines Klemmer Jr. (March 16, 1921 – August 23, 2015) was an American sprinter, college football player and coach, and National Football League (NFL) official. At the University of California, he lettered in football, basketball and tr ...

(1921–2015), American sprinter and National Football League referee * Grover Nutt (1921–2012), American college football coach *

Bud Delp Grover Greer "Bud" Delp (September 7, 1932 – December 29, 2006) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer best remembered for his conditioning of Hall of Fame colt, Spectacular Bid, who according to Delp was "The greatest hor ...

(Grover Greer Delp; 1932–2006), American racehorse trainer * Grover Powell (1940–1985), American baseball pitcher * Raz Reid (Grover Reid; born 1950), American tennis player * Grover Covington (born 1956), Canadian Football League defensive end * Grover Wiley (born 1974), American middleweight boxer * Grover Gibson (born 1978), American association football midfielder in Germany's 2. Bundesliga * Grover Harmon (born 1989), Cook Islands association football midfielder * Grover Stewart (born 1993), American National Football League nose tackle

Scholars

* Grover Simcox (1867–1966), American naturalist illustrator * Grover Powers (1887–1968), American physician, director of the Yale University Department of Pediatrics * Grover E. Murray (1916–2003), American geologist * Grover C. Stephens (1925–2003), American marine biologist *

Grover Krantz Grover Sanders Krantz (November 5, 1931 – February 14, 2002) was an American anthropologist and cryptozoologist; he was one of few scientists not only to research Bigfoot, but also to express his belief in the animal's existence. Throughout his ...

(1931–2002), American anthropologist and cryptozoologist * Grover Hutchins (1933–2010), American pathologist * Grover Furr (born 1944), American professor of medieval English literature * Grover C. Gilmore (born 1950), American psychologist * Grover Whitehurst, American education researcher

Other

* Grover S. Wormer (1821–1904), Union Army general during the US Civil War * G. C. Brewer (Grover Cleveland Brewer; 1884–1956), American Christian leader * Grover C. Womack (1885–1956), American businessman in Louisiana *

Grover C. Hall Grover Cleveland Hall, Sr. (January 11, 1888 – January 9, 1941) was an American newspaper editor. At the ''Montgomery Advertiser'' in Montgomery, Alabama, he garnered national attention and won a Pulitzer Prize during the 1920s for his editorial ...

(1888–1941), American newspaper editor in Alabama *

Grover Loening Grover Cleveland Loening (September 12, 1888 – February 29, 1976) was an American aircraft manufacturer. Biography Loening was born in Bremen (city), Bremen, in what was then Imperial Germany, on September 12, 1888, while his American-born fat ...

(1888–1976), American aviation pioneer and aircraft designer * Grover Clark (1891–1938), American journalist in China and Japan * Grover Clinton Tyler (1892–1966), American aeronautical pioneer and US Postal Service airmail pilot *

Grover Cleveland Bergdoll Grover Cleveland Bergdoll (October 18, 1893 – January 27, 1966) was an American socialite, early aviator, and amateur racing driver, who became notorious as a draft dodger in World War I. He was imprisoned for this in 1920 but soon escaped t ...

(1893–1966), American heir and World War I draft dodger *

Grover Jones Grover Jones (November 15, 1893 – September 24, 1940) was an American screenwriter - often teamed with William Slavens McNutt - and film director. He wrote more than 100 films between 1920 and his death. He also was a film journal publishe ...

(1893–1940), American actor * Grover C. Nash (1911–1970), American pilot, first black man to fly for the US Postal Service *

Grover Mitchell Grover Mitchell, born Grover Curry Mitchell (March 17, 1930 – August 6, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist who led the Count Basie Orchestra. Biography Mitchell was born in Whately, Alabama, but he moved with his parents to Pittsburgh, Pen ...

(1930–2003), American jazz trombonist *

Grover Lewis Grover Lewis (November 8, 1934 – April 16, 1995) was an American journalist now regarded as one of the forerunners of new journalism. His lengthy examinations of film, music and more in the 1970s included profiles of Paul Newman, The Allman B ...

(1934–1995), American journalist, pioneer of New Journalism *

Grover Dale Grover Dale (born July 22, 1935) is an American retired actor, dancer, choreographer, theater director, and publisher. Early life Dale was born Grover Robert Aitken on July 22, 1935, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Emma Bertha (Ammon) and Ro ...

(born 1935), American actor *

Grover Washington, Jr. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist and Grammy Award winner. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders and le ...

(1943–1999), American jazz saxophonist *

Grover Jackson Grover Jackson (born July 17, 1949) is an American luthier best known for designing and making various guitar models at Jackson Guitars, such as Jackson Rhoads and Jackson Soloist during the 1980s. Biography Jackson has been making guitars ...

(born 1949), American luthier *

Grover Gardner Grover Gardner (b 1956) is an American narrator of audiobooks. As of May 2018, he has narrated over 1,200 books. He was the ''Publishers Weekly'' "Audiobook Narrator of the Year" (2005) and is among '' AudioFile'' magazine's "Best Voices of the Cen ...

(born 1956), American narrator of audio books

Fictional characters

* Grover Dill, a character in the 1983 American movie ''

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Grover Underwood (Percy Jackson) A description of most characters featured in various mythology series by Rick Riordan. Overview *"Mentioned" indicates the character was not in the property but was talked about. *“Guest” Indicates a character that briefly appeared in the s ...

, from the 2000s American book series ''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'' *

, Sesame Street character * Grover Tully, lord of house Tully in

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References

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