
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fairview Township
The nearest, James Wesley, was born in Mound Valley, 10 mi away. The best known of them is ZaSu Pitts, with articles in 28 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Fairview Township. 304 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
What stands out about Fairview Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Fairview Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

George Pepperdine
1886–1962American businessman and philanthropist






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fairview 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)
- ZaSu Pitts: Picture-Play Magazine, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Buck Clayton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jamie Anne Allman: B e y o n d 84 Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaun Hill: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- T. Claude Ryan: BatteryIncluded, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Richard Scott: Ryanjorr, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wesley: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons