
Born near Kickapoo Site 5: 19 famous people within 35 miles
Lynn Jenkins is the most widely known, written about in 17 languages. Closest of all is William J. Hopkins, from Netawaka, 5 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Kickapoo Site 5 yet. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Kickapoo Site 5’s famous people
Famous people born near Kickapoo Site 5
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.





Bernard W. Rogers
1921–2008Former Chief of Staff of the United States Army






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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kickapoo Site 5 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 (11)
- Lynn Jenkins: Office of Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bernard W. Rogers: 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
- Lee E. Geyer: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William P. Lambertson: The Olathe Mirror", (Olathe, KS)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Zip Zabel: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny J. Petersen: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jory Collins: Emporia State University, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William J. Hopkins: Oliver Atkins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons