Born near River Hills: 18 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Mary Willis Walker, from Fox Point, 2 mi away. Next door, the list for Glendale holds 2, Parker Keckeisen first. The best known of them is Gene Wilder, with articles in 101 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in River Hills.
What stands out about River Hills’ famous people
Famous people born near River Hills
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Donald Knuth
born 1938American computer scientist and mathematician


Herbert Simon
1916–2001American political scientist, economist, sociologist, and psychologist


George F. Kennan
1904–2005American advisor, diplomat, political scientist and historian

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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Glendale: 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is River Hills 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)
- Gene Wilder: Warner Brothers/Tandem Production, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Donald Knuth: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spencer Tracy: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (work for hire), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Herbert Simon: Rochester Institute of Technology, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ava Max: Justin Higuchi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George F. Kennan: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Liberace: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gareth Reynolds: AnnieBee3, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
