Famous people · Cottonwood Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Cottonwood Township
The nearest, Lyle Tayo, was born in Elmdale, 8 mi away. Emil Kapaun is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. No entry yet names Cottonwood Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
20 mi
Emil Kapaun
Best known
Emil Kapaun
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Cottonwood Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Cottonwood Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Harold C. Case
1902–1972American Methodist preacher and academic administrator
Fay Moulton
1876–1945Athletics and American football competitor
Emil Kapaun
1916–1951Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Cottonwood 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 (6)
- Emil Kapaun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Tayo: Clarence Hennecke, Stan Laurel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Carpenter: Mrs. John H. Alexander, Mrs. Elbert R. Dean, compilers and publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dudley Doolittle: Bain News Service, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Hoch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Faust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons