
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cheyenne Township
Closest of all is Kari Wahlgren, from Hoisington, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Cheyenne Township as their birthplace yet. Famous people are on record for 293 of the towns in Kansas. Lawrence has the most of any town in Kansas: 48.
What stands out about Cheyenne Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Cheyenne Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Wally Hickel
1919–2010Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cheyenne 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 (3)
- Kari Wahlgren: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarence R. Huebner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Dressen: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons