Fay Moulton
1876–1945Athletics and American football competitor
Famous people · Florence
Born near Florence: 13 famous people within 35 miles
No entry yet names Florence as a birthplace. Closest of all is Fay Moulton, from Marion, 9 mi away. The best known of them is Emil Kapaun, with articles in 15 languages. Across Kansas, 295 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Emil Kapaun
Best known
Emil Kapaun
in 15 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Florence’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Florence
Nobody born in Florence is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
George R. Fox
1880–1963American amateur archaeologist and author
Emil Kapaun
1916–1951Korean War US Army chaplain, POW, Medal of Honor recipient and Venerable
Martha Wall
1910–2000American Christian medical missionary, philosopher, nurse, and author
Horace B. Griffen
1894–1972Republican nominee for Governor of Arizona - 1956
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Florence 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 (5)
- Emil Kapaun: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lyle Tayo: Clarence Hennecke, Stan Laurel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Randolph Carpenter: Mrs. John H. Alexander, Mrs. Elbert R. Dean, compilers and publishers., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Homer Hoch: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Faust: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons