Andrew Carl Bennett
1889–1971United States Navy rear admiral (upper half) and United States Naval Submariner
Famous people · Edson
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Edson
Closest of all is Andrew Carl Bennett, from Goodland, 9 mi away. No entry yet names Edson as a birthplace. Samuel Ramey is the most widely known, written about in 20 languages. In Kansas, 354 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
27 mi
Samuel Ramey
Best known
Samuel Ramey
in 20 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Edson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Edson
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Hazel Marguerite Schmoll
1890–1990American botanist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Edson 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 (7)
- Samuel Ramey: Olivia Lazalde Valdez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheila Frahm: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hazel Marguerite Schmoll: Hauberg, John H. (John Henry), 1869-1955, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Hayden: Tami Heilemann/United States Fish and Wildlife Service, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tom Hawk: First Infantry Division U.S. Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Carl Bennett: National Museum of the U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wayne Munn: Chicago Daily News, Inc., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons