Harold Manning
1909–2003American steeplechase and long-distance runner
Famous people · Bentley
Born near Bentley: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Harold Manning, from Sedgwick, 6 mi away. Colton Haynes is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Bentley yet. 294 towns in Kansas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Colton Haynes
Best known
Colton Haynes
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Bentley’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Bentley
Nobody born in Bentley is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Guy Ballard
1878–1939American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement
Eleanor Carothers
1882–1957American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bentley 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 (7)
- Colton Haynes: Super Festivals, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Riley: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ballard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolph Rupp: University of Kentucky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth P. Hoisington: U.S. Army Signal Corps, circa 1967, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Ukaoma: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard J. McMurray: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons