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Famous people · Kinsley

The 4 famous people born in Kinsley, led by Madge Blake

Articles in 16 languages make the actress Madge Blake the best known. The next two names are Earl Winfield Spencer and Kyle Burkhart. The oldest name on the list belongs to Earl Winfield Spencer, born in 1888, the newest to Kyle Burkhart, born in 1986. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.

#1 best knownMadge BlakeFilm, TV & Stage · 1899–1969
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Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Madge Blake
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Earl Winfield Spencer
Youngest
1986
Kyle Burkhart
Most common field
Film, TV & Stage
1 people
The best known

Born in Kinsley

The three are covered in 16, 5 and 3 languages: Madge Blake, Earl Winfield Spencer and Kyle Burkhart.

Madge Blake#1
Film, TV & Stage

Madge Blake

1899–1969

Actress

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Earl Winfield Spencer#2
Military

Earl Winfield Spencer

1888–1950

United States naval offocer

5 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
KB#3
Sports

Kyle Burkhart

born 1986

Player of American football

3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years

When Kinsley’s famous people were born

The 1890s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday190019502000Ralph G. NevinsEarl Winfield Spencer
Film, TV & StageMilitarySportsScience & Medicine

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

Known for

What Kinsley is known for

Performers are the most numerous, 1 of them.

The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.

Everyone

Everyone else born in Kinsley

1 more, best known first.

Ralph G. Nevins

Ralph G. Nevins

1924–1973

American mechanical engineer

Science & MedicineWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kinsley and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.

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