Famous people · Rockvale Township
Born near Rockvale Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Carl Barks, born in Oregon, 5 mi away, is the closest. Across the town line, Mount Morris Township lists one, Ralph Waldo Trine. No entry yet names Rockvale Township as a birthplace. In Illinois, 746 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Carl Barks
Best known
Carl Barks
in 49 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rockvale Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rockvale Township
Nobody born in Rockvale Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Akiane Kramarik
born 1994American artist, humanitarian, poet, child prodigy and philanthropist
Albert Spalding
1850–1915American pitcher, manager, and business executive
Francis Kosier Newcomer
1889–1967Brigadier general, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
Edward B. Spalding
1840–1920United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Mary Frances Winston Newson
1869–1959American mathematician
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Mount Morris Township: one.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockvale Township 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 (9)
- Carl Barks: Alan Light on flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Spalding: George Grantham Bain, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Frances Winston Newson: Kansas State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Waldo Trine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank White: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Leon Wilson: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth Mills Regan: CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Francis Kosier Newcomer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward B. Spalding: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons