Famous people · Hunnewell
Born near Hunnewell: 20 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Forest Geyer, from South Haven, 3 mi away. Max Showalter is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. No famous person’s birth in Hunnewell is on record yet. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Max Showalter
Best known
Max Showalter
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Hunnewell’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Hunnewell
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Gladys Emerson
1903–1984American historian, biochemist and nutritionist
Stephen Aloysius Leven
1905–1983Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio, titular Bishop of Bure, Bishop of San Angelo
Paul G. Risser
1939–2014American ecologist and academic
Frank Marshall Davis
1905–1987United States writer, political and labor movement activist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hunnewell 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 (10)
- Max Showalter: Film screenshot (C.G.K. Productions), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Hougland: Phillips 66, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lionel Hollins: Wilson Wong (Wikipedia user: Wwongbc), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Penny: itsbeach on Flickr (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Byron Berline: Nicovanderwielen, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sara Sothern: White, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Les Layton: Art Rogers, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dale DeWitt: Oklahoma Legislative Service Bureau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Forest Geyer: University of Oklahoma, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Allbaugh: Greg Schaler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons