
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hazelton
The best known of them is Martina McBride, with articles in 33 languages. The nearest, Mike Jackson, was born in Kiowa, 7 mi away. No famous person on record lists Hazelton as their birthplace yet. Across Kansas, the lists cover 301 towns.
What stands out about Hazelton’s famous people
Famous people born near Hazelton
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.






Myron Roderick
1934–2011American wrestler, wrestling coach, tennis coach, college athletics administrator








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hazelton 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 (14)
- Martina McBride: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jack Ging: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Scott Wedman: Russ Reed, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dennis Moore: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Brown: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jerrod Niemann: TenPoundHammer, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- G. William Oakley: WaydeScanlon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Judith Hand: Amestanko, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Curtis C. Harris: DarrionJBeckles, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeffrey W. Hickman: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Jackson: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Neal Patterson: Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Tidwell: Emporia State University Photography, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Wilson: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons