Famous people · Rockland
Born near Rockland: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Thorstein Veblen, was born in Cato, 6 mi away. Over the border in Reedsville, one name is on record: George H. Garrey. No entry yet names Rockland as a birthplace. 680 of the towns in Wisconsin list at least one person.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Thorstein Veblen
Best known
Thorstein Veblen
in 60 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Rockland’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Rockland
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gerald Francis Clifford
1889–1952American lawyer, politician and football executive
Richard J. Greuel
1928–2013American broadcaster, politician and real estate businessman
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rockland 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 (9)
- Thorstein Veblen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bunny Berigan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas P. M. Barnett: PHC(AW) Jon Hockersmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Luke Goedeke: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winifred Bonfils: I. Reineke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Francis Clifford: The original uploader was Hof1991 at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Timothy Burke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George H. Garrey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Lerche: State of Wisconsin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons