
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Diamond Creek Township
The nearest, Lyle Tayo, was born in Elmdale, 8 mi away. The list for Diamond Creek Township is empty for now. Emil Kapaun is the most widely known, written about in 15 languages. In Kansas, 354 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Diamond Creek Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Diamond Creek Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Harold C. Case
1902–1972American Methodist preacher and academic administrator


Emil Kapaun
1916–1951Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable
Fay Moulton
1876–1945Athletics and American football competitor








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Diamond Creek 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 (12)
- Emil Kapaun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Jacob Rhodes: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron N. Scott: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don C. Harvey: Film screenshot (Jack Schwarz Productions), 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
- Lloyd Metzler: Margiemetz, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ella Higginson: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Faust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Beck Briscoe: Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons