Famous people · Homewood Township
Born near Homewood Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
Lou McEvoy, born in Williamsburg, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is John G. Thompson, with articles in 41 languages. No entry yet names Homewood Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
11
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
John G. Thompson
Best known
John G. Thompson
in 41 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Homewood Township’s famous people
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Famous people born near Homewood Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Homewood 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 (6)
- 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
- Olive Ann Beech: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merritt C. Mechem: State of New Mexico, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons