
Born near Glendale Township: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Donald K. Ross, from Beverly, 9 mi away. Adrianna Franch is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Glendale Township. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Glendale Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Glendale Township
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Geraldine L. Richmond
born 1953American chemist and physicist



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Glendale 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 (6)
- Adrianna Franch: Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Donald K. Ross: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Richards: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons