Famous people · Center Township
12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Center Township
Closest of all is Albin Kasper Longren, from Leonardville, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Center Township yet. Alwyn Howard Gentry is the most widely known, written about in 13 languages. Famous people are on record for 328 of the towns in Kansas.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
15 mi
Alwyn Howard Gentry
Best known
Alwyn Howard Gentry
in 13 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.
Josephine Thorndike Berry
1871–1945American educator and home economist
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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 (7)
- Alwyn Howard Gentry: Hugh Iltis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tenney Frank: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Docking: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albin Kasper Longren: Marion Doss from Scranton, Kansas, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don W. Wilson: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sharon Schwartz: K-State Research and Extension, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wingblade: Legislative Assembly of Alberta (unknown photographer), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons