Famous people · Jefferson Township
17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Jefferson Township
Closest of all is Al Reynolds, from Winchester, 1 mi away. Amelia Earhart is the most widely known, written about in 126 languages. 330 towns in Kansas have at least one famous person on record. The list for Jefferson Township is empty for now.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Amelia Earhart
Best known
Amelia Earhart
in 126 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Jefferson Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Jefferson Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Andrew McDonald
1898–1988American football and college basketball player and coach
George M. Stafford
1915–1995Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Amelia Earhart
1897–1939American aviation pioneer and author
Jesse Stone
1901–1999American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
Georgia Caldwell Smith
1909–1961One of the first African-American women to gain a bachelor's degree in mathematics
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jefferson 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 (5)
- Amelia Earhart: NBC Photo-NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lester Marlatt: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester L. Mize: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Reynolds: user:sicem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Georgia Caldwell Smith: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons