Famous people · Rock Falls
19 famous people were born within 35 miles of Rock Falls
Helen Parkhurst is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Closest of all is Ole H. Olson, from Mondovi, 10 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Rock Falls yet. In all of Wisconsin, the famous people on record come from 679 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Helen Parkhurst
Best known
Helen Parkhurst
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rock Falls’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rock Falls
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Steve Gunderson
born 1951CEO of the Council on Foundations
Helen Parkhurst
1887–1973American educator, author, and lecturer
Thomas Dreier
1884–1976American editor, writer, advertising executive, and business theorist
Dustin Pfundheller
born 1986American dentist, YouTuber, explorer, vlogger
Mary Laschinger
born 1959Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Veritiv Corporation
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock Falls 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)
- Helen Parkhurst: The original uploader was Dolph Kohnstamm at Dutch Wikipedia. (Original text: unknown), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roderick Strong: Courtney Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Justin Vernon: Nikko Russano, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley Blystone: Film screenshot (Monogram Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jake McCabe: Xgeorg, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Steve Gunderson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ole H. Olson: Ole H. Olson for Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons