Born near Gypsum Township: 14 famous people within 35 miles
David Rickels, born in Derby, 4 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is MrBeast, with articles in 70 languages. Over the border in Wichita, 34 names are on record, led by MrBeast. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Gypsum Township.
What stands out about Gypsum Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Gypsum Township
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



MrBeast
born 1998American YouTuber, media personality and businessman



Robert Gates
born 1943CIA director, U.S. Secretary of Defense, and university president




George W. Hill
1895–1934American film director and cinematographer

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Famous people from the towns next door
Wichita has the longest list next door: 34.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Gypsum 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 (11)
- 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
- Phyllis Haver: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Schmidt: Germar Derron, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Hill: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Durham: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sherrone Moore: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
