Famous people · Garfield Township
Born near Garfield Township: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Victor Ortiz, from Garden City, 24 mi away. The best known of them is Dennis Hopper, with articles in 81 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Garfield Township yet. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Dennis Hopper
Best known
Dennis Hopper
in 81 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Garfield Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Garfield Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Katherine Dunn
1945–2016American novelist, journalist, poet
Dennis Hopper
1936–2010American actor and film director
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 Garfield 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)
- 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
- Victor Ortiz: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Romer: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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