Famous people · Fort Dodge
11 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fort Dodge
Closest of all is Dennis Hopper, from Dodge City, 5 mi away. The list for Fort Dodge is empty for now. 311 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Dennis Hopper
Best known
Dennis Hopper
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Fort Dodge’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Fort Dodge
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Bill Miller
1912–2008American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault
Ray Pleasant
1928–2022American politician in the state of Minnesota born 1928
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort Dodge 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)
- Dennis Hopper: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. R. White: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ricken: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hall: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons