Famous people · Beaver Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Beaver Township
The nearest, Brun Campbell, was born in Oberlin, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Ben Nelson, with articles in 25 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Beaver Township. 312 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
Ben Nelson
Best known
Ben Nelson
in 25 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Beaver Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Beaver Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Cora E. Simpson
1880–1960American nurse and nursing educator
Gil Dodds
1918–1977American middle distance runner and former world record holder
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Beaver 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)
- Ben Nelson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gil Dodds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elden Auker: St. Louis Browns, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rudy Wendelin: U.S. Forest Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Dean Rogers: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cora E. Simpson: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gene Budig: Illinois State University, Dr. Jo Ann Rayfield Archives, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pegeen Fitzgerald: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons