Famous people · Benton Township
Born near Benton Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
Robert Hardy Andrews, born in Effingham, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Amelia Earhart, with articles in 126 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Benton Township. Across Kansas, the lists cover 301 towns.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Amelia Earhart
Best known
Amelia Earhart
in 126 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Benton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Benton Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
George M. Stafford
1915–1995Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Amelia Earhart
1897–1939American aviation pioneer and author
Jesse Stone
1901–1999American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benton 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 (7)
- Amelia Earhart: NBC Photo-NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Jenkins: Office of Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill James: Colette Morton and Dan Holden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Moore Allison: Uncredited. Published by the United States Information Service., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Tinker: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lester Marlatt: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester L. Mize: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons