Famous people · Cherokee
Born near Cherokee: 22 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Roy Glenn, with articles in 14 languages. Carnie Smith, born in Weir, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Cherokee. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
22
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Roy Glenn
Best known
Roy Glenn
in 14 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cherokee’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cherokee
They were born in 10 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andy Pilney
1913–1996American football player and coach, baseball player
Anna Marcet Haldeman
1887–1941United States feminist, playwright, editor, author, and bank president.
Elizabeth W. Crandall
1914–2005American academic, home economist, author, environmentalist, women's rights activist, and feminist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cherokee 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)
- Roy Glenn: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale R. Corson: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Hayden: JasonB, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Allen: Lionel decoster, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Marcet Haldeman: Tzetzes, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Orr: Unidentified (Michiganensian is the University of Michigan yearbook published by University of Michigan), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Thomas Daniel Winter: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons