Famous people · Independence Township
10 famous people were born within 35 miles of Independence Township
The nearest, Edward L. Kessel, was born in Osborne, 7 mi away. The best known of them is Bruce Goff, with articles in 11 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Independence Township. 349 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there.
Born nearby
10
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Bruce Goff
Best known
Bruce Goff
in 11 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Independence Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Independence Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Schmidt
1885–1944American college football coach, college basketball coach, college basketball coach
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Independence 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 (4)
- Elsie Lincoln Benedict: Heather Mickelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Miller: JKBrooks85., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mary Nicholas Arnoldy: Photo provided by the Director of Communications, Sisters of St. Joseph of Concordia, Kansas., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher "Chris" John Arpad: ScribeWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons