Famous people · Rapids
Born near Rapids: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Joyce Carol Oates, born in Lockport, 4 mi away, is the closest. Next door, Lockport lists 23, led by Joyce Carol Oates. So far, no famous person on record was born in Rapids. 1,260 towns across New York can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Joyce Carol Oates
Best known
Joyce Carol Oates
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rapids’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rapids
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Jeffrey Gundlach
born 1959American banker, art collector and philanthropist
Dorothy Thompson
1893–1961American journalist and radio broadcaster
Thomas Perry
1947–2025American mystery and thriller novelist
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Lockport counts 23 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rapids 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 (9)
- Joyce Carol Oates: Per A.J. Andersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Othniel Charles Marsh: w:en:Mathew Brady (1822-1896) or w:en:Levin Corbin Handy (1855–1932), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Morgan: Hayes, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Thompson: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rob Gronkowski: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belva Ann Lockwood: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Webster: Alexandre Cardoso, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William G. Gregory: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dewitt C. Leach: Julian Vannerson (1827-1875), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons