Famous people · Big Rock
22 famous people were born within 35 miles of Big Rock
The nearest, Virgil Snyder, was born in Dixon, 3 mi away. Lara Flynn Boyle is the most widely known, written about in 59 languages. No famous person on record lists Big Rock as their birthplace yet. 471 of the towns in Iowa list at least one person.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
19 mi
Lara Flynn Boyle
Best known
Lara Flynn Boyle
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Big Rock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Big Rock
The 22 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Rozella M. Schlotfeldt
1914–2005American nurse, educator and researcher
Wallace Townsend
1882–1979Arkansas lawyer and Republican politician
Daria O'Neill
born 1971Radio and television personality and an entertainer
William Shannahan
1870–1937Catholic priest of the Diocese of Davenport who was the third president of St. Ambrose University.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Big Rock 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)
- Lara Flynn Boyle: derivative work: Rossrs Kyle_MacLachlan_Lara_Flynn_Boyle_Emmy_Awards_1990.jpg, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Seth Rollins: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Julia Michaels: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sue Lyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bix Beiderbecke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Glaspell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy Chandler: Columbia Pictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James A. Peters: Beatriz Moisset, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons