Famous people · Riverdale
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Riverdale
The nearest, Greg Vanney, was born in South Boston, 3 mi away. Greg Vanney leads the 12 names listed next door in South Boston. No famous person on record lists Riverdale as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, with articles in 40 languages.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
29 mi
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
Best known
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
in 40 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Riverdale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Riverdale
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
1879–1964First female Member of Parliament to take her seat
Richard Benjamin Harrison
1941–2018American pawnbroker and television personality
Claudia Emerson
1957–2014American academic, writer and poet
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, South Boston counts 12 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Riverdale 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 (15)
- Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor: Bassano Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Greg Vanney: Mike Dixon Sports, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerome Kersey: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Joshua.C. Millage., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donna Edwards: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tony Rice: Filberthockey at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Camilla Williams: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Benjamin Harrison: Kristen Wong, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaiah Hicks: Rikster2, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Hamilton Lewis: Louis Betts;, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ward Burton: Kim Phillips, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Darius McGhee: Cotton Puryear, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr.: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Archibald Thomas Robertson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Benjamin Chavis: MeetDrBen; cropped by Beyond My Ken 03:33, 14 February 2014 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Burwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons