Famous people · Rockwood
Born near Rockwood: 28 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, E. C. Segar, was born in Chester, 10 mi away. Famous people are on record for 775 of the towns in Illinois. No entry yet names Rockwood as a birthplace. The longest list in Illinois is Alton’s, with 65 names.
Born nearby
28
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
E. C. Segar
Best known
E. C. Segar
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rockwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rockwood
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
William George Juergens
1904–1988United States federal judge
Albert Bollinger
1870–1933Illinois state politician and businessperson
Bill Schindler
1896–1979Major League Baseball catcher who played for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1920
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockwood 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 (17)
- E. C. Segar: New York Evening Journal, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora Lane: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bucky Bockhorn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Janson: Jules on the Road, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kent E. Keller: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James L. D. Morrison: L. U. Reavis, author. Gray, Baker & Co. (St. Louis, Missouri), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Rodenberg: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy High: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Grace: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lucien Maxwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philip B. Fouke: probably Mathew Brady, but the name is not displayed in the source, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas E. Noell: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Cissell: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles E. Kiefner: Lewis Publishing Company (Chicago, IL), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ike Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Duncan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sonny Siebert: Boston Red Sox, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons