#1Famous people · Rockford
One famous person was born in Rockford
Earl Wilson, the American journalist, was born in 1907. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in 11 languages. 743 towns in Ohio have at least one famous person on record.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Earl Wilson
in 11 Wikipedia languages
First
1907
Earl Wilson
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
The best known
Born in Rockford
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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 (1)
- Earl Wilson: Ford Motor Company (Allen's radio sponsor). Ford used its advertising agency, J. Walter Thompson, to distribute this publicity material., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons