Famous people · Lakin Township
Born near Lakin Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Adolph Rupp, from Halstead, 4 mi away. Adolph Rupp leads the 2 names listed next door in Halstead. The best known of them is Colton Haynes, with articles in 45 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lakin Township yet.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
12 mi
Colton Haynes
Best known
Colton Haynes
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lakin Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lakin Township
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Guy Ballard
1878–1939American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement
Eleanor Carothers
1882–1957American zoologist, geneticist, and cytologist
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Lakin Township.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lakin Township 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)
- Ivan Riley: Underwood & Underwood, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Guy Ballard: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Adolph Rupp: University of Kentucky, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth P. Hoisington: U.S. Army Signal Corps, circa 1967, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Miles Ukaoma: Citizen59, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Howard J. McMurray: Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives (Washington, DC)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harold D. Smith: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons