16 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rockwell Place
Closest of all is Dalton Bell, from Canyon, 3 mi away. No entry yet names Rockwell Place as a birthplace. The best known of them is Cyd Charisse, with articles in 59 languages. The longest list in Texas is Beaumont’s, with 63 names.
What stands out about Rockwell Place’s famous people
Famous people born near Rockwell Place
The 16 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Denton Fox
1948–2013American football player, defensive back, cornerback


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockwell Place 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 (8)
- Cyd Charisse: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Mitchell: NASA/Alan Shepard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Saunders: Library of Congress Life, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rick Husband: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carolyn Jones: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Arden Cho: Mattgray0727, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ron Ely: Warner Bros, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grady Booch: Grady_Booch,_CHM_2011_2.jpg: vonguard from Oakland, Nmibia derivative work: YMS, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons