
Born near Iuka: 8 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Bill Farmer, from Pratt, 3 mi away. The Kansas lists hold names for 301 towns. The list for Iuka is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Iuka’s famous people
Famous people born near Iuka
They were born in 3 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.



Everett Shelton
1898–1974American football player, basketball coach, college athletics administrator

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Iuka 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)
- Bill Farmer: Super Festivals from Ft. Lauderdale, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Ziegler: Cakeordeath34 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Everett Shelton: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Hantla: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons