Famous people · Circleville
Born near Circleville: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Lynn Jenkins is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. The nearest, Harold E. Booth, was born in Soldier, 6 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in Circleville. 295 towns in Kansas have at least one famous person on record.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
7 mi
Lynn Jenkins
Best known
Lynn Jenkins
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Circleville’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Circleville
Nobody born in Circleville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Lee Wykoff
1902–1974American football player and professional wrestler (1898−1974)
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Circleville 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)
- Lynn Jenkins: Office of Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill James: Colette Morton and Dan Holden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Moore Allison: Uncredited. Published by the United States Information Service., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Si Griffis: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reed Chambers: United States Army Air Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jory Collins: Emporia State University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Wykoff: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Hopkins: Oliver Atkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons