Born near Centerville Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Glenn Campbell, from Thayer, 10 mi away. Gilbert Baker is the most widely known, written about in 35 languages. In all of Kansas, the famous people on record come from 332 towns. So far, no famous person on record was born in Centerville Township.
What stands out about Centerville Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Centerville Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Gilbert Baker
1951–2017American artist and gay rights activist


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Centerville 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 (8)
- Gilbert Baker: Gareth Watkins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jennifer Knapp: David W. Crenshaw (Nolefan32 at en.wikipedia), CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Hill: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Claude Ryan: BatteryIncluded, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons