
Born near Jerome Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Ricky Lee Neely, born in Dighton, 20 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Jerome Township yet. Famous people are on record for 289 of the towns in Kansas. The longest list in Kansas is Lawrence’s, with 48 names.
What stands out about Jerome Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Jerome Township
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



Rick Billinger
born 1951Republican member of the Kansas Senate
Jeffrey Messenger
born 1949American politician from Missouri
K.J. Wall
American lawyer, Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Jerome 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)
- Ricky Lee Neely: 여니수니, CC BY 2.0 kr, Wikimedia Commons
- Brent Barrett: Gadi Elkon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maggie McIntosh: «Marylandstater» «reply», Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nate Kaczor: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons