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Famous people · Cawker Township

13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cawker Township

Francis Schmidt, born in Downs, 6 mi away, is the closest. So far, no famous person on record was born in Cawker Township. The best known of them is Rodger Ward, with articles in 18 languages. In Kansas, 304 towns have someone on the list.

#3 best knownElsie Lincoln BenedictScience & Medicine · 1885–1970
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Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Rodger Ward
Best known
Rodger Ward
in 18 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Cawker Township’s famous people

★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Cawker Township

They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miBeloit · 6Osborne · 5Downs · 1Tipton · 1Cawker Township
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Francis Schmidt

1885–1944

American college football coach, college basketball coach, college basketball coach

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cawker 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.

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