#1Famous people · Rock Springs
Of the 23 famous people born in Rock Springs, an unusual share are leaders
The best known is the American politician Paul Gosar, with articles in 26 languages. The largest group, 9, was born between 1920 and 1969. The oldest name on the list belongs to Florabel Muir, born in 1889, the newest to J.T. Larson, born in 2001. The list comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 residents, against 5.1 in the typical town in Wyoming.
Born here
23
notable people
Best known
Paul Gosar
in 26 Wikipedia languages
First
1889
Florabel Muir
Youngest
2001
J.T. Larson
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Rock Springs’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Rock Springs is known for
Leaders stand out most, at 1.9 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Rock Springs’s famous people were born
The 1910s top the chart, with 4 births in the decade.
Politics & LawSportsWriting & ArtsFilm, TV & StageBusinessMilitary
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Rock Springs
Two of the three are leaders.
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Everyone else born in Rock Springs
20 more names, born between 1889 and 2001.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rock Springs and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. 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)
- Paul Gosar: U.S. House of Reps., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mickey Daniels: produced by Hal Roach for Pathé, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward D. Crippa: United States Senate Historical Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teno Roncalio: Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boyd Dowler: Football Card Gallery, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adam Archuleta: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Bugas: Amerikana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerald Mattinson: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons