Famous people · Dennis
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Dennis
Closest of all is ZaSu Pitts, from Parsons, 8 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Dennis yet. The best known of them is Louise Brooks, with articles in 47 languages. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Louise Brooks
Best known
Louise Brooks
in 47 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Dennis’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Dennis
Nobody born in Dennis is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Erv Pitts
1920–1999South Dakota football, basketball, and baseball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Dennis 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)
- Louise Brooks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian Vance: Maurice Seymour, Chicago, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Hill: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Claude Ryan: BatteryIncluded, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Richard Scott: Ryanjorr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons