Famous people · Rockford Township
Born near Rockford Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, David Rickels, was born in Derby, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Derby has the longest list: 2, with David Rickels at the top. No famous person on record lists Rockford Township as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is MrBeast, with articles in 70 languages.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
MrBeast
Best known
MrBeast
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rockford Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rockford Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman
Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockford 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 (8)
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gates: Monica King, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Smith: Dstringer71, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phyllis Haver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Schmidt: Germar Derron, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons