Famous people · Rockport
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rockport
The nearest list is next door in Malvern: 16 names, starting with Fred Jones. Billy Bob Thornton is the most widely known, written about in 65 languages. Closest of all is Natalie Smith Henry, from Malvern, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rockport.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Billy Bob Thornton
Best known
Billy Bob Thornton
in 65 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rockport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rockport
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Billy Bob Thornton
born 1955American actor, filmmaker, and musician
David Delano Glover
1868–1952Arkansas lawyer and politician
John L. McClellan
1896–1977American lawyer, politician, and U.S. Senator from Arkansas
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockport 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 (7)
- Billy Bob Thornton: Emmanuelle CHOUSSY, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Ladd: Studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Rector: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John L. McClellan: Congressional Portrait Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Moore: Matthew Fink, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bruce Westerman: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Jones: File:Ronny Turiaf at the line.jpg: eric molina derivative work: Shakeydeal33, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons