#1Famous people · Rockford
Athletes stand out among the 9 famous people born in Rockford
The best known is the American football player Joe Staley, with articles in 8 languages. Sean Lewis, the American soccer player, comes second, with Mitchell Chaffee third. Most were born since 1970: 7 of them. Born in 1892, Merritt Udell Lamb is the first name on record, and Quinn Nordin, born in 1998, the most recent.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Joe Staley
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Merritt Udell Lamb
Youngest
1998
Quinn Nordin
Most common field
Sports
7 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Rockford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rockford’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1990s than in any other decade: 6.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rockford is known for
Rockford has 2.2× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Rockford
Counted by languages, Joe Staley is ahead of Sean Lewis and Mitchell Chaffee: 8, 5 and 4.
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Everyone else born in Rockford
6 more names, born between 1892 and 1998.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Rockford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Rockford, though born elsewhere.
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Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockford and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Joe Staley: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitchell Chaffee: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parker Ehinger: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Braden: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Quinn Nordin: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenny Willekes: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt Udell Lamb: El Paso Herald, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick York: McDermott Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Maurice E. Post: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons