Lee Wykoff
1902–1974American football player and professional wrestler (1898−1974)
Famous people · Denison
23 famous people were born within 35 miles of Denison
The nearest, Lee Wykoff, was born in Mayetta, 6 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Denison. Lynn Jenkins is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Across Kansas, 295 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
23
within 35 miles
Closest
8 mi
Lynn Jenkins
Best known
Lynn Jenkins
in 17 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Denison’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Denison
Nobody born in Denison is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Guy Maccoy
1904–1981American painter, printmaker, and teacher
George M. Stafford
1915–1995Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Denison 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 (10)
- 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
- Danny J. Petersen: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, 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
- William J. Hopkins: Oliver Atkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons