
Born near Grinnell Township: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Brent Barrett, with articles in 6 languages. Brad Lambert, born in Hoxie, 23 mi away, is the closest. 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 Grinnell Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Grinnell Township
Nobody born in Grinnell Township is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.





Rick Billinger
born 1951Republican member of the Kansas Senate
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Grinnell 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