Harold Manning
1909–2003American steeplechase and long-distance runner
Famous people · Grant Township
13 famous people were born within 35 miles of Grant Township
Closest of all is Harold Manning, from Sedgwick, 7 mi away. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Grant Township. The best known of them is MrBeast, with articles in 70 languages. In Kansas, 312 towns have someone on the list.
Born nearby
13
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
MrBeast
Best known
MrBeast
in 70 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Grant Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Grant Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Ballard
1878–1939American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement
Eleanor Carothers
1882–1957American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist
MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman
Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president
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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 (8)
- MrBeast: Tyren Redd, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kirstie Alley: Kirstie Alley 1994.jpg: Photo by Alan Light derivative work: Bad Randolph, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hattie McDaniel: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Gates: Monica King, United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon L. Smith: Dstringer71, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Koch: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ivan Riley: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ballard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons