#1From 1875 to 1989, Goddard was the birthplace of 2 famous people
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Derek Norris, covered in 9 languages. The other is Ed Siever, the American baseball player. Derek Norris was born in 1989. The nearest list is next door in Wichita: 34 names, starting with MrBeast.


Born in Goddard
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#2Also called Goddard home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Goddard, though born elsewhere.

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Famous people from the towns next door
Wichita has the longest list next door: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Goddard and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (4)
- Derek Norris: EricEnfermero, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Siever: Breisch-Williams, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Todd Tiahrt: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
