Famous people · Emma Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Emma Township
Closest of all is Katie Sowers, from Hesston, 1 mi away. The best known of them is Shirley Knight, with articles in 42 languages. The list for Emma Township is empty for now. Next door, the list for Garden Township holds Theodore Roosevelt Schellenberg.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Shirley Knight
Best known
Shirley Knight
in 42 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Emma Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Emma Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Ballard
1878–1939American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement
Eleanor Carothers
1882–1957American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist
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Of the towns nearby, only Garden Township has a name on its list.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Emma 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)
- Shirley Knight: Frank Driggs Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Riley: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ballard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth P. Hoisington: U.S. Army Signal Corps, circa 1967, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Katie Sowers: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore Roosevelt Schellenberg: Contributor(s): Queensland Newspapers Pty Ltd, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons