11 famous people were born within 35 miles of East Hess Township
Closest of all is John Crutcher, from Ensign, 4 mi away. Dennis Hopper is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in East Hess Township. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about East Hess Township’s famous people
Famous people born near East Hess Township
Nobody born in East Hess Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.




Bill Miller
1912–2008American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Hess 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 (6)
- Dennis Hopper: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. R. White: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ricken: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Huelskamp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hall: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons