
Born near Grainfield Township: 10 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Brent Barrett, from Quinter, 14 mi away. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Grainfield Township. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.
What stands out about Grainfield Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Grainfield Township
The 10 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Rick Billinger
born 1951Republican member of the Kansas Senate



Howard H. Bell
1913–2012American scholar of African American history
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grainfield 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 (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