Famous people · Hayes Township
14 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hayes Township
Closest of all is Sandra Myers, from Little River, 10 mi away. Richard Thorpe is the most widely known, written about in 29 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Hayes Township. Famous people are on record for 359 of the towns in Kansas.
Born nearby
14
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Richard Thorpe
Best known
Richard Thorpe
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hayes Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hayes Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Susan Peterson
1925–2009American artist, ceramics educator, and author
Richard Thorpe
1896–1991American actor and film director
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hayes 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)
- Richard Thorpe: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Yoder: US House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Heim: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montee Ball: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- C. Dean Andersson: Christopher Fulbright, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Susan Peterson: Larry Armstrong, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tanner Hawkinson: Thomson200, CC0, Wikimedia Commons