20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Delaware Township
Closest of all is Fred Marsh, from Valley Falls, 2 mi away. Lynn Jenkins is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. No entry yet names Delaware Township as a birthplace. In all of Kansas, the famous people on record come from 291 towns.
What stands out about Delaware Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Delaware Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

Guy Maccoy
1904–1981American painter, printmaker, and teacher


Lee Wykoff
1902–1974American football player and professional wrestler (1898−1974)





Andrew McDonald
1898–1988American football and college basketball player and coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Delaware 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 (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
- Joe Tinker: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Reynolds: user:sicem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Maccoy: 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