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Famous people · Rock Hill
Of the 46 famous people born in Rock Hill, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Leon Rippy, the American actor, with articles in 18 languages. The list is still growing: 19 were born since 1970. Born in 1886, Cad Coles is the first name on record, and Derion Kendrick, born in 2000, the most recent. 22 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period.
Born here
46
notable people
Best known
Leon Rippy
in 18 Wikipedia languages
First
1886
Cad Coles
Youngest
2000
Derion Kendrick
Most common field
Sports
28 people
What stands out about Rock Hill’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rock Hill’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1980s, with 10 people born in that decade.
SportsPolitics & LawMusicFilm, TV & StageWriting & ArtsScience & MedicineFaithBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Rock Hill is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Rock Hill
The three are covered in 18, 14 and 12 languages: Leon Rippy, Ralph Norman and Phillip Adams.
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Everyone else born in Rock Hill
43 more, 27 of them athletes.
Jeff Burris
born 1972All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock Hill 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 (16)
- Ralph Norman: Bolivarailana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phillip Adams: Thomson20192, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stephon Gilmore: BenPhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jadeveon Clowney: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cordarrelle Patterson: Matthew Deery, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mason Rudolph: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ball: Scott Dudelson, cropped by Canadaolympic989, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Hope: Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael A. Lantron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derion Kendrick: Tennessee Titans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. Porter Taylor: Willthacheerleader18 (Uploads), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnathan Joseph: Johnathan_Joseph_and_Todd_Heap.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shawn Ferguson: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas S. Gettys: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Patrick Caddell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian Cook: Amirabbady00, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Lanning: Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons