WIRock--Interesting Stuff--Famous

Rock County's Famous

Rock County, Wisconsin

  • Andrews, Roy Chapman - naturalist (Beloit)
  • Carr, Bob - Michigan politician (Janesville)
  • Comstock, John Henry - entomologist (Janesville)
  • Dutton, Joseph (Brother) - ministered to lepers on Molokai (Janesville)
  • Ford, Frances - writer of The Little Engine That Could (Janesville)
  • Hendricks, Ken - Forbes 400 businessman; founder of ABC Supply
  • Jacobs-Bond, Carrie - songwriter (Janesville)
  • Jones, Darius - football player (Beloit)
  • Kenny, Jerry - former New York Yankee (Beloit)
  • Kvapil, Travis - NASCAR driver (Janesville)
  • North, Sterling - writer (Edgerton)
  • Patrick, Danica - Indy driver (Beloit)
  • Wilcox, Ella Wheeler - poet (Janesville)
  • Willard, Frances - educator & activist (Janesville)
  • Wirz, Albert - Titanic victim
  • Wright, Amy - actress (Beloit)

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Last updated December 13, 2007
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