
Born near Gove City: 9 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brent Barrett, from Quinter, 15 mi away. No famous person on record lists Gove City as their birthplace yet. The Kansas lists hold names for 359 towns. Lawrence’s 48 names make the longest list in Kansas.
What stands out about Gove City’s famous people
Famous people born near Gove City
Nobody born in Gove City is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Rick Billinger
born 1951Republican member of the Kansas Senate



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gove City 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)
- Brent Barrett: Gadi Elkon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie McIntosh: «Marylandstater» «reply», Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Lambert: Stanton49, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dirk Johnson: Jeff_Garcia_warms_up_to_pass.jpg: Darrin derivative work: Lpdrew, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gordon Sloan: Oregon Secretary of State, distributed to voters without a copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons