
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Haskell Township
Otto Schnellbacher, born in Sublette, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Victor Ortiz, with articles in 19 languages. No famous person on record lists Haskell Township as their birthplace yet. Across Kansas, the lists cover 289 towns.
What stands out about Haskell Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Haskell Township
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Philip Isely
1915–2012Founder of WCPA & co-Founder of Natural Grocers
Sheri L. Dew
born 1953American businesswoman, Writer and Leader in the LDS Church Relief Society


Katherine Dunn
1945–2016American novelist, journalist, poet


Ray Watson
1898–1974American middle-distance and steeplechase runner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Haskell 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)
- Victor Ortiz: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Romer: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Reed: matt_bruensteiner from San Jose, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Schnellbacher: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons