Cherokee Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
Coffeyville, which borders it, has 30 on its list, the best known Johnny Rutherford. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47. 354 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Cherokee Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Cherokee Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Cherokee Township
Of the towns nearby, Coffeyville lists the most people: 30.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cherokee Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Johnny Rutherford: Ted Van Pelt from Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons