Famous people · Grainfield
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grainfield
Brent Barrett, born in Quinter, 13 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Grainfield. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Brent Barrett
Best known
Brent Barrett
in 6 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grainfield’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grainfield
They were born in 3 towns 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 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