Famous people · Rock Island
31 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rock Island
Nick Hannah, born in East Wenatchee, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mark Lanegan, with articles in 34 languages. Famous people are on record for 211 of the towns in Washington. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Rock Island.
Born nearby
31
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Mark Lanegan
Best known
Mark Lanegan
in 34 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rock Island’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rock Island
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Noreen Nash
1924–2023American film and television actress
Charlie Smith
born 1979American jazz and pop multi-instrumentalist, born 1979
Jack Friel
1898–1995American basketball and baseball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock Island 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 (16)
- Mark Lanegan: Steven Friederich Reportersteven, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Thompson: Thane of Ross, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyler Farrar: cas_ks from Adelaide, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Beck: c. 1971, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noreen Nash: Jean Renoir, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hailey Van Lith: CCS Pictures, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drew Bledsoe: Meowwcat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cleo Baldon: Lumal at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kayla Standish: CP3BG32, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter Franklin Horan: Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wesley Carl Uhlman: Jeffers, Vibert .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);b…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Debora Iyall: American Talent International Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Stuart: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Derby: Jay Publishing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Keith Goehner: Lukepblue, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Friel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons