Lawrence Lessig
born 1961American academic, political activist
Famous people · Blackhawk
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blackhawk
The nearest, Lawrence Lessig, was born in Rapid City, 8 mi away. In South Dakota, 128 towns have someone on the list. So far, no famous person on record was born in Blackhawk. The longest list in South Dakota is Sioux Falls’, with 54 names.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Lawrence Lessig
Best known
Lawrence Lessig
in 62 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blackhawk’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Blackhawk
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ward Lambert
1888–1958American basketball player, coach, and administrator, baseball player and coach, American football player
Walter Dale Miller
1925–2015American politician (Republican) 1925-2015
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blackhawk 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 (13)
- Lawrence Lessig: Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Becky Hammon: Doug Davey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amy Hill: Nancy Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dorothy Provine: ABC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Miljan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Rhoden: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomi Lahren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred L. Werker: Original photographer unknown., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael Owen Jackels: Senior Airman Katrina M. Brisbin, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Dale Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward Lambert: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Thordsen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marty Jackley: US District of South Dakota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons