Born near Kipp: 9 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Bill Wheatley, was born in Gypsum, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Dwight Frye, with articles in 22 languages. 359 of the towns in Kansas list at least one person. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48.
What stands out about Kipp’s famous people
Famous people born near Kipp
The 9 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Geraldine L. Richmond
born 1953American chemist and physicist



George Seanor Robb
1887–1972United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
David L. Holmes
1887–1960American college sports coach and athletics administrator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kipp 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 (7)
- Dwight Frye: I.E. Chadwick Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adrianna Franch: Ray Terrill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Murdock: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Geraldine L. Richmond: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bill Graves: TruckingMatters, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Carlin: National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George Seanor Robb: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons