Famous people · Kansas
29 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kansas
Joseph Sam Perry, born in Carbon Hill, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Michael Rooker, with articles in 47 languages. No entry yet names Kansas as a birthplace. In Alabama, 294 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
29
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Michael Rooker
Best known
Michael Rooker
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Kansas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Kansas
They were born in 12 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Robert Aderholt
born 1965United States Representative from Alabama
Billy Sherrill
1936–2015American record producer and arranger
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kansas 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 (13)
- Michael Rooker: GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Polly Holliday: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James S. Voss: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Aderholt: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Buttram: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jason Aaron: Tony Moore & Jason Aaron, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sandy Posey: Jack de Nijs for Anefo, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eric Dover: To mas 66, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Terry Fell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Walter W. Bankhead: United States House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Doyle Alexander: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Smith: National Chicle Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Moore: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons