Famous people · Blackhawk
Born near Blackhawk: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Chris Wondolowski, was born in Danville, 3 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Blackhawk yet. Danville’s list, next door, has 14 names, Chris Wondolowski first among them. The best known of them is Tom Hanks, with articles in 136 languages.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Tom Hanks
Best known
Tom Hanks
in 136 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blackhawk’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blackhawk
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William E. Moerner
born 1953Nobel prize winning American chemical physicist
Rachel Maddow
born 1973American television news host and political commentator
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Close by, the fullest list is Danville’s, at 14 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blackhawk 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)
- Tom Hanks: Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dave Brubeck: Pablosecca, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cliff Burton: Distributed by Megaforce Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William E. Moerner: Kevin Lowder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dante Basco: dmgice, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Wondolowski: BrokenSphere, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Johnson: User Googie man on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Heller: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Auston Matthews: Azadeh Kashani, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cecilia Rouse: Executive Office of the President of the United States, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Marie: Miguel Discart from Bruxelles, Belgique, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sabrina Ionescu: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Vanessa Ray: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Cockrell: jenaragon94, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cory Higgins: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jonas Rivera: Phil Konstantin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons