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Famous people · Durham

No one born in Durham has made the famous people list yet

291 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there. Lawrence has the most of any town in Kansas: 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.

Who’s listed here

Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Durham), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Durham has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Durham and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.