Famous people · Ivanhoe Township
18 famous people were born within 35 miles of Ivanhoe Township
Victor Ortiz, born in Garden City, 13 mi away, is the closest. No entry yet names Ivanhoe Township as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.
Born nearby
18
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Victor Ortiz
Best known
Victor Ortiz
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Ivanhoe Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Ivanhoe Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Katherine Dunn
1945–2016American novelist, journalist, poet
Ray Watson
1898–1974American middle-distance and steeplechase runner
Sheri L. Dew
born 1953American businesswoman, Writer and Leader in the LDS Church Relief Society
Philip Isely
1915–2012Founder of WCPA & co-Founder of Natural Grocers
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ivanhoe 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 (9)
- Victor Ortiz: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Romer: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Reed: matt_bruensteiner from San Jose, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Schnellbacher: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Andy Rush: Wide World Photos, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Plymell: Billy R. Roberts, Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Spani: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Trimpa: Scrotty123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons