Famous people · Riverton
Born near Riverton: 10 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is David Janssen, with articles in 33 languages. The nearest, Clarence Mitchell, was born in Franklin, 10 mi away. No famous person on record lists Riverton as their birthplace yet. Lincoln has the most of any town in Nebraska: 45.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
David Janssen
Best known
David Janssen
in 33 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Riverton
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverton 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 (4)
- David Janssen: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Norris: Regina Kühne, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Mitchell: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul N. MacEachron: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons