Famous people · Rock River
Born near Rock River: 7 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Peter Forakis, was born in Hanna, 32 mi away. Jim Beaver is the most widely known, written about in 33 languages. No famous person’s birth in Rock River is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Wyoming belongs to Cheyenne, with 68.
Born nearby
7
within 35 miles
Closest
35 mi
Jim Beaver
Best known
Jim Beaver
in 33 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Rock River
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock River 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 (5)
- Jim Beaver: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jaycee Carroll: Sakhalinio, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheridan Downey: Gabriel Moulin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Spence: Greg Westfall, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thurman Arnold: Harris & Ewing photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons