Born near Fountain Creek Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Buell G. Gallagher, born in Rankin, 6 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for Ash Grove Township holds Isaac Miller Hamilton. Not one famous person on record comes from Fountain Creek Township yet. The best known of them is Curtiss LaQ. Day, with articles in 4 languages.
What stands out about Fountain Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fountain Creek Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.






Margaret Harper
1911–2000Chief of the United States Army Nurse Corps

Edward Franklin Buchner
1868–1929American academic and scholar in education studies
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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, only Ash Grove Township has someone listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fountain Creek Township 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 (8)
- Curtiss LaQ. Day: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thad Matta: jmcmann, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frankie Gustine: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Antoinette Downing: No photographer credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Plackett: US Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Iceal Hambleton: U.S. Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Isaac Miller Hamilton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
