
Born near Colwich: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Miles Ukaoma, from Maize, 4 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Colwich. MrBeast is the most widely known, written about in 70 languages. Across Kansas, the lists cover 301 towns.
What stands out about Colwich’s famous people
Famous people born near Colwich
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Harold Manning
1909–2003American steeplechase and long-distance runner

MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman



Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Colwich 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)
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gates: Monica King, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Smith: Dstringer71, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Norris: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Ukaoma: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons