Famous people · Center Township
Born near Center Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Robert Hardy Andrews, was born in Effingham, 6 mi away. Amelia Earhart is the most widely known, written about in 126 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Center Township. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Amelia Earhart
Best known
Amelia Earhart
in 126 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Center Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Center Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Amelia Earhart
1897–1939American aviation pioneer and author
Jesse Stone
1901–1999American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
Georgia Caldwell Smith
1909–1961One of the first African-American women to gain a bachelor's degree in mathematics
Guy Maccoy
1904–1981American painter, printmaker, and teacher
George M. Stafford
1915–1995Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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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)
- Amelia Earhart: NBC Photo-NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Tinker: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lester Marlatt: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester L. Mize: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Reynolds: user:sicem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Caldwell Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Maccoy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons