
Born near Lafontaine: 14 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Harry Hines Woodring, was born in Elk City, 9 mi away. The list for Lafontaine is empty for now. The best known of them is Louise Brooks, with articles in 47 languages. In Kansas, 359 towns have someone on the list.
What stands out about Lafontaine’s famous people
Famous people born near Lafontaine
They were born in 5 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.








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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lafontaine 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)
- Louise Brooks: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Inge: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vivian Vance: Maurice Seymour, Chicago, photographer., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Bamman: Greg2600, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Hines Woodring: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oren E. Long: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Derek Schmidt: Ike Hayman, House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George W. Malone: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons