12 famous people were born within 35 miles of Kismet
The nearest, Ron Ryckman, Jr., was born in Meade, 20 mi away. No famous person on record lists Kismet as their birthplace yet. The best known of them is Tim Huelskamp, with articles in 12 languages. Famous people are on record for 304 of the towns in Kansas.
What stands out about Kismet’s famous people
Famous people born near Kismet
The 12 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Philip Isely
1915–2012Founder of WCPA & co-Founder of Natural Grocers
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Kismet 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 (5)
- Tim Huelskamp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Rizley: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Schnellbacher: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Spani: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Trimpa: Scrotty123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons