Famous people · Blue Valley Township
5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Blue Valley Township
Closest of all is John Wingblade, from Olsburg, 2 mi away. Albin Kasper Longren is the most widely known, written about in 4 languages. No famous person on record lists Blue Valley Township as their birthplace yet. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
5
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Albin Kasper Longren
Best known
Albin Kasper Longren
in 4 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Blue Valley Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Blue Valley Township
Nobody born in Blue Valley Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Josephine Thorndike Berry
1871–1945American educator and home economist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Blue Valley 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 (3)
- Albin Kasper Longren: Marion Doss from Scranton, Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Schwartz: K-State Research and Extension, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wingblade: Legislative Assembly of Alberta (unknown photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons