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Born near Rock: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Eugene Pallette is the most widely known, written about in 23 languages. Closest of all is Phyllis Haver, from Douglass, 5 mi away. No famous person on record lists Rock as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Eugene Pallette
Best known
Eugene Pallette
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rock’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rock
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
George W. Hill
1895–1934American film director and cinematographer
Ira Davenport
1887–1941American track athlete, baseball player, American football player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is 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 (7)
- Eugene Pallette: Photoplay Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Haver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Davenport: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Hill: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary McCarty: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Durham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keitha Adams: 2C2K Photography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons