Famous people · Lancaster
Born near Lancaster: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Robert Hardy Andrews, from Effingham, 6 mi away. The best known of them is Amelia Earhart, with articles in 126 languages. 304 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there. No famous person’s birth in Lancaster is on record yet.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
9 mi
Amelia Earhart
Best known
Amelia Earhart
in 126 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lancaster’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lancaster
Nobody born in Lancaster is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.
Jesse Stone
1901–1999American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lancaster 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 (6)
- Amelia Earhart: NBC Photo-NBC Radio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Tinker: Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Lester Marlatt: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chester L. Mize: U.S. Government Printing Office., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny J. Petersen: The original uploader was Kumioko at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry Chapman: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons