Famous people · Harrison Township
Born near Harrison Township: 19 famous people within 35 miles
John G. Thompson, born in Ottawa, 3 mi away, is the closest. Of the towns next door, Ottawa lists the most: 14, with John G. Thompson first. No entry yet names Harrison Township as a birthplace. The Kansas lists hold names for 295 towns.
Born nearby
19
within 35 miles
Closest
3 mi
John G. Thompson
Best known
John G. Thompson
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Harrison Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Harrison Township
The 19 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Ted A. Wright
1901–1974American sports coach and athletics administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
Close by, Ottawa counts 14 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Harrison 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 (7)
- John G. Thompson: Renate Schmid, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, Wikimedia Commons
- Steven Hawley: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Hart: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerry Voorhis: Jerry_Voorhis_(portrait).jpg: *Jerry Voorhis 002.jpg: Harris & Ewing derivative work: Jappalang derivative work: DrRon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred S. Jackson: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt C. Mechem: State of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Counts: Jewish Daily Forward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons