
Born near Bala Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Charles Bachman is the most widely known, written about in 39 languages. The nearest, Alwyn Howard Gentry, was born in Clay Center, 12 mi away. No entry yet names Bala Township as a birthplace. Across Kansas, the lists cover 293 towns.
What stands out about Bala Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bala Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bala 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)
- Charles Bachman: Hamilton_and_Bachman_at_ACM_Turing_Centenary_Celebration.jpg: Dennis Hamilton derivative work: YMS, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barbara Babcock: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Damon Runyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Damon: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alwyn Howard Gentry: Hugh Iltis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bridget Everett: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howie Shannon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William H. Avery: US Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons