Famous people · Riverdale
16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Riverdale
Closest of all is Betty Mahmoody, from Alma, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Daniel Henney, with articles in 35 languages. The longest list of any town in Michigan belongs to Dearborn, with 63. Muskegon has the second-longest list in Michigan, after Dearborn, with 61.
Born nearby
16
within 35 miles
Closest
14 mi
Daniel Henney
Best known
Daniel Henney
in 35 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riverdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Riverdale
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Daniel Joseph Schafer
born 1952Country music singer, Christian music singer, songwriter actor
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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. 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)
- Daniel Henney: 디스패치, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Engler: Hudson Institute, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Matt LaFleur: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Joseph Schafer: Benderguy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary E. Luck: Russell Roederer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Robbins: Wojciech Migda (wmigda), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Pohl: Tjacoronado, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons