
Born near Canada Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Louise Brooks, born in Cherryvale, 12 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Canada Township. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.
What stands out about Canada Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Canada Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.














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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Canada 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 (14)
- Louise Brooks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Inge: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian Vance: Maurice Seymour, Chicago, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Bamman: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Schmidt: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Rutherford: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mildred Burke: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Helen Foster: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Phil Ehart: Wayne Camlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eva Jessye: Public Domain, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gail Kubik: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons