Born near Bear Rocks: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Ira S. Webb, from Scottdale, 7 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Mount Pleasant Township has a list, with Daniel Sturgeon. The best known of them is Tamora Pierce, with articles in 15 languages. No famous person’s birth in Bear Rocks is on record yet.
What stands out about Bear Rocks’ famous people
Famous people born near Bear Rocks
Nobody born in Bear Rocks is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Tamora Pierce
born 1954American writer of fantasy novels for children and adults
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Mount Pleasant Township counts one famous person.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bear Rocks 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 (5)
- Tamora Pierce: Elizabeth Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Blanda: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Arthur: Goodwill Productions (as Tuxedo Comedies) / Educational Film Exchanges, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Russ Grimm: Russ_Grimm_2006.jpg: SteelCityHobbies derivative work: Crazypaco, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel Sturgeon: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
