Wally Hickel
1919–2010Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Wally Hickel, was born in Ellinwood, 4 mi away. Of the bordering towns, Great Bend has the longest list: 20, with Jerry Moran at the top. Not one famous person on record comes from Comanche Township yet. In Kansas, 289 towns have someone on the list.
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Governor of Alaska, United States Secretary of the Interior


Pick one and say why. Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Be the first to say who Comanche Township’s most famous person is.
The neighbour with the most names is Great Bend, at 20.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Comanche 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.