Famous people · Center Township
Born near Center Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Moondog, from Marysville, 8 mi away. No famous person on record lists Center Township as their birthplace yet. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Moondog
Best known
Moondog
in 23 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Center Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Kenneth W. Dam
1932–2022United States Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury from 2001 to 2003
Henry Pomeroy Miller
1883–1946American politician and lobbyist
Thomas Olmsted
born 1947Roman Catholic prelate; 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix, Arizona
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Center 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 (5)
- Moondog: HAL-Guandu, CC BY 3.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Michael McClure: Onehandclapping, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kenneth W. Dam: James Tourtellotte, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Duensing: Keith Allison on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angie Debo: Phyllis Mantik and Lynda Reynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons