
Born near Kapioma Township: 23 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Lynn Jenkins, with articles in 17 languages. Joe Tinker, born in Muscotah, 5 mi away, is the closest. Not one famous person on record comes from Kapioma Township yet. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Kapioma Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Kapioma Township
The 23 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Guy Maccoy
1904–1981American painter, printmaker, and teacher
George M. Stafford
1915–1995Recipient of the Purple Heart medal







Lee Wykoff
1902–1974American football player and professional wrestler (1898−1974)

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kapioma 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 (10)
- Lynn Jenkins: Office of Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill James: Colette Morton and Dan Holden, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Moore Allison: Uncredited. Published by the United States Information Service., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Tinker: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Al Reynolds: user:sicem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny J. Petersen: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Maccoy: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jory Collins: Emporia State University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lee Wykoff: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice. For further explanation, see Commons:Hirtle chart as well as a detailed definition of …, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Hopkins: Oliver Atkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons