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Famous people · Rockwood
5 famous people were born in Rockwood
At the top of the list is the American college basketball coach C. M. Newton, covered in 4 languages. Christian H. Cooper, the American derivatives trader and author, comes second, with Harold G. Long third. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 4 of them. Births span 1930 to 1976, from C. M. Newton to Christian H. Cooper.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
C. M. Newton
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1930
C. M. Newton
Youngest
1976
Christian H. Cooper
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
What stands out about Rockwood’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Rockwood’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1930s, with 2 people born in that decade.
Writing & ArtsPolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rockwood
Counted by languages, C. M. Newton is ahead of Christian H. Cooper and Harold G. Long: 4, 3 and 1.
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Writing & Arts
Christian H. Cooper
born 1976American derivatives trader and author
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
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What Rockwood is known for
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Around it, Harriman has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockwood 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 (2)
- Joe White: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dixie Lee: Street & Smith New York, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons