#1Famous people · Riverdale
3 famous people come from Riverdale, Betty Robinson the best known
Articles in 30 languages make the athletics competitor Betty Robinson the best known. Antwaan Randle El, the American football player and coach, comes second, with Steamboat Struss third. The oldest name on the list belongs to Steamboat Struss, born in 1909, the newest to Antwaan Randle El, born in 1979. Next door, Chicago lists 37, led by Walt Disney.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Betty Robinson
in 30 Wikipedia languages
First
1909
Steamboat Struss
Youngest
1979
Antwaan Randle El
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Riverdale
All three are athletes.
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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (5)
- Betty Robinson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antwaan Randle El: SteelCityHobbies, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walt Disney: Boy Scouts of America, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Sinise: U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Needham: Zafer, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons