
Harold W. Bauer
1908–1942United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Harold W. Bauer, from Woodruff, 13 mi away. The best known of them is David Janssen, with articles in 33 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Greenwood Township. 354 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Greenwood 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.