Famous people · Rockford
Born near Rockford: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is William Michaels, from Alcoa, 2 mi away. One notable person lived here: Cormac McCarthy. Quentin Tarantino is the most widely known, written about in 123 languages. No famous person on record lists Rockford as their birthplace yet.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Quentin Tarantino
Best known
Quentin Tarantino
in 123 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rockford’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rockford
They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
James Agee
1909–1955American author, journalist, poet, screenwriter and film critic
Johnny Knoxville
born 1971American stunt performer and actor
A chosen home
Also called Rockford home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Rockford, though born elsewhere.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Nearby, Knoxville has the most on record, with 33.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockford 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 (7)
- Cormac McCarthy: From dust jacket: "Photograph of Cormac McCarthy by David Styles", Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Quentin Tarantino: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Megan Fox: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christina Hendricks: Dominick D, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Randy Orton: Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Knoxville: www.promiflash.de - Bitte bei Bildverwendung auch Link setzen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gore Verbinski: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons