Famous people · Rockville
Born near Rockville: 25 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Coleman Pickett, from Ravenna, 7 mi away. The list for Rockville is empty for now. The best known of them is Henry Fonda, with articles in 100 languages. Across Nebraska, the lists cover 251 towns.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
28 mi
Henry Fonda
Best known
Henry Fonda
in 100 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rockville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rockville
The 25 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Roy Brewer
1909–2006Labor leader of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Motion Picture Machine Operators
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockville 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 (13)
- Henry Fonda: Studio publicity still, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edith Abbott: The original uploader was Mirth at Russian Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Cavett: Nick Stepowyj at https://www.flickr.com/people/nickstep/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Baird: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Abbott: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grover Cleveland Alexander: Mattingly23, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jon Lynn Christensen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Coleman Pickett: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ken Jacobsen: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence Shortridge Irvine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Pruitt: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Brewer: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Blue: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons