
Born near Bolton Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Lionel Hollins, born in Arkansas City, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person’s birth in Bolton Township is on record yet. Of the towns next door, Arkansas City lists the most: 21, with Lionel Hollins first. The best known of them is Eugene Pallette, with articles in 23 languages.
What stands out about Bolton Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Bolton Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Frank Marshall Davis
1905–1987United States writer, political and labor movement activist



Ira Davenport
1887–1941American track athlete, baseball player, American football player and coach


Stephen Aloysius Leven
1905–1983Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, titular Bishop of Bure, Bishop of San Angelo

Paul G. Risser
1939–2014American ecologist and academic
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Famous people from the towns next door
Arkansas City leads the towns around it, with 21 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bolton 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)
- Eugene Pallette: Photoplay Publishing Co., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Hollins: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Wwongbc), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ira Davenport: photographer of IOC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Penny: itsbeach on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary McCarty: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Sothern: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Allbaugh: Greg Schaler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
