Famous people · Riverdale
Born near Riverdale: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mick Wingert, from Lemoore, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Riverdale yet. Modesto’s 65 names make the longest list in California. After Modesto, the next longest list in California is Alameda’s, with 64.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Mick Wingert
Best known
Mick Wingert
in 53 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riverdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Riverdale
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
1927–2014American writer of children's fiction
Victor Davis Hanson
born 1953American classicist and military historian
Calaway H. Dodson
1928–2020American botanist, orchidologist & taxonomist
Slim Pickens
1919–1983American rodeo performer, film and television actor
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverdale 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 (8)
- Mick Wingert: Art of Comics, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyson Chandler: Tyson_Chandler_Mavs.jpg: Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA derivative work: Edgars2007, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Perry: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Slim Pickens: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt Shively: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Davis Hanson: No machine-readable author provided. Rune X2 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Hurst: Film World Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vern Mikkelsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons