Famous people · Eureka Township
Born near Eureka Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bill Wheatley, from Gypsum, 3 mi away. Dwight Frye is the most widely known, written about in 22 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Eureka Township. Across Kansas, the lists cover 313 towns.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Dwight Frye
Best known
Dwight Frye
in 22 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Eureka Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Eureka Township
Nobody born in Eureka Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
David L. Holmes
1887–1960American college sports coach and athletics administrator
George Seanor Robb
1887–1972United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Geraldine L. Richmond
born 1953American chemist and physicist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Eureka 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 (7)
- Dwight Frye: I.E. Chadwick Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrianna Franch: Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Murdock: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine L. Richmond: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Graves: TruckingMatters, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Carlin: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Seanor Robb: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons