Famous people · Appleton Township
Born near Appleton Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Dennis Hopper, with articles in 81 languages. The nearest, Leland Shaffer, was born in Minneola, 6 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Appleton Township is on record yet. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
26 mi
Dennis Hopper
Best known
Dennis Hopper
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Appleton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Appleton Township
The 13 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Miller
1912–2008American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Appleton 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)
- Dennis Hopper: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. R. White: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ricken: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Huelskamp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hall: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Sutton: Creighton University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wes Santee: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons