Famous people · Rock Island
Born near Rock Island: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Hugh Franklin Waters, born in Hackett, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Budge Patty, with articles in 28 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rock Island. 318 of the towns in Oklahoma list at least one person.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Budge Patty
Best known
Budge Patty
in 28 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rock Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rock Island
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Albert E. Brumley
1905–1977American shape note music composer and publisher, prolific in the genre of southern gospel
Rudy Ray Moore
1927–2008American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock Island 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 (6)
- Budge Patty: Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunter Doohan: Lucas Pelizaro, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jahlil Okafor: ウィ貴公子, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cal Smith: MCA Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dallas Frazier: Capitol Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joshua L. Wheeler: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons