Born near Copeland: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Garrett Love, from Montezuma, 10 mi away. Tim Huelskamp is the most widely known, written about in 12 languages. No famous person’s birth in Copeland is on record yet. Across Kansas, the lists cover 294 towns.
What stands out about Copeland’s famous people
Famous people born near Copeland
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Philip Isely
1915–2012Founder of WCPA & co-Founder of Natural Grocers




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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Copeland 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 (4)
- Tim Huelskamp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Schnellbacher: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Spani: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Trimpa: Scrotty123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons