Born near Ingalls: 13 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is John Crutcher, from Ensign, 17 mi away. Dennis Hopper is the most widely known, written about in 81 languages. No entry yet names Ingalls as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Ingalls’ famous people
Famous people born near Ingalls
Nobody born in Ingalls is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

Dennis Hopper
1936–2010American actor and film director


Bill Miller
1912–2008American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault




Katherine Dunn
1945–2016American novelist, journalist, poet


Ray Watson
1898–1974American middle-distance and steeplechase runner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ingalls 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 (9)
- Dennis Hopper: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David A. R. White: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Miller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Victor Ortiz: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Romer: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Ricken: I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publish it under the following license:, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Hall: Kansas State University; no copyright notice, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Reed: matt_bruensteiner from San Jose, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons