
Born near Kaw Township: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Josh Billings, born in Grantville, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Annette Bening, with articles in 72 languages. 299 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there. No entry yet names Kaw Township as a birthplace.
What stands out about Kaw Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Kaw Township
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Alice Taylor Gafford
1886–1981American nurse, teacher, and artist


Charles Curtis
1860–1936Vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933



James Reynolds
born 1946American dramatic television actor


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kaw 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 (8)
- Annette Bening: Annette_Bening_2011_AA.jpg: David Torcivia at https://www.flickr.com/photos/viatorci/ derivative work: César, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Curtis: Strauss Peyton, Kansas City, Missouri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gwendolyn Brooks: ACME Newspictures, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Roberts: United States Senate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lois Smith: Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lon Kruger: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dummy Taylor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Billings: Zeenut, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons