Born near Cedar: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Janis Lee, from Kensington, 9 mi away. Roscoe Arbuckle is the most widely known, written about in 45 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Cedar. Across Kansas, the lists cover 291 towns.
What stands out about Cedar’s famous people
Famous people born near Cedar
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Roscoe Arbuckle
1887–1933American actor, director and comedian

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cedar 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)
- Roscoe Arbuckle: Photographer uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Hatch: U.S. Government Photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Saunders: fitness4all, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons