Born near Beaver Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Keith Sebelius is the most widely known, written about in 7 languages. The nearest, Chet A. Wynne, was born in Long Island, 11 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Beaver Township. In Kansas, 297 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Beaver Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Beaver Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Harold W. Bauer
1908–1942United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient




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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 (5)
- Keith Sebelius: US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lori Nix: Nix + Gerber Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold W. Bauer: US gov, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Randall: Minnesota Twins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Peggy Mast: Corkythehornetfan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons