#1Film, TV & Stage
Umbrella Man
1924–2014Person seen in the Zapruder film
14 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Famous people · Rockwall
9 famous people from Rockwall, many of them athletes
Articles in 14 languages make the person seen in the Zapruder film Umbrella Man the best known. Behind the leader come Allie Gonino and Andy Tanner. The largest group, 4, was born since 1970. Over 111 years of births, the list goes from Walter Morris (1880) to Kendial Lawrence (1991).
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Umbrella Man
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1880
Walter Morris
Youngest
1991
Kendial Lawrence
Most common field
Sports
6 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Rockwall’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rockwall is known for
Rockwall has 1.9× the usual share of athletes.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Rockwall’s famous people were born
No decade has more births than the 1990s, at 2.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusicPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rockwall
Ranked by languages covered: Umbrella Man with 14, then Allie Gonino with 13 and Andy Tanner with 3.
#1
#2Music
Allie Gonino
born 1990American singer, musician, songwriter, actress, and dancer
13 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
AT#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Rockwall
The other 6 span the years 1880 to 1991.
No one matches both filters.
A chosen home
Also called Rockwall home
One more notable person made the town home: Alex Jones.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The longest list nearby is Dallas’, with 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockwall 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 (5)
- Umbrella Man: Richard Oscar Bothun, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Allie Gonino: Hybrid LLC, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carlton Massey: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex Jones: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Hall: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons