Famous people · Grant Township
Born near Grant Township: 27 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Erin Brockovich, was born in Lawrence, 5 mi away. No famous person’s birth in Grant Township is on record yet. Of the bordering towns, Lawrence has the longest list: 48, with Erin Brockovich at the top. 306 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person.
Born nearby
27
within 35 miles
Closest
5 mi
Erin Brockovich
Best known
Erin Brockovich
in 43 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grant Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grant Township
Nobody born in Grant Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Delbert Mann
1920–2007American television and film director
Bianca Babb
1856–19501856–1950, pioneer and captive of Native Americans
Andrew McDonald
1898–1988American football and college basketball player and coach
Stanley T. Adams
1922–1999United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
James Reynolds
born 1946American dramatic television actor
Ted A. Wright
1901–1974American sports coach and athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Lawrence has the longest list next door: 48.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grant 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 (13)
- Erin Brockovich: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delbert Mann: Jack Metzger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bart D. Ehrman: Dan Sears, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Carey: Drmrsdad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alvan Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh Beaumont: Bureau of Industrial Standards for ABC-TV. The Pat McDermott press release also seen at back is a later issue and appears to have been pasted on the back of this earlier photo by the newsroom., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bianca Babb: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dummy Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Counts: Jewish Daily Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Wilkins Kendall: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Stanley T. Adams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chase Austin: Stacy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mitch Ballock: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons