#1Famous people · Larned
5 famous people were born in Larned
Gene Keady, the American basketball coach, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. The American football player Dale Burnett ranks second, ahead of Mitch Webster. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Fewer than a quarter of the 295 towns in Kansas with famous people list more.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Gene Keady
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1882
Belle Benchley
Youngest
1961
Mark Jennings
Most common field
Sports
3 people
What stands out about Larned’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Larned’s famous people were born
The 1930s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StagePolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Larned
The three best known are all athletes.
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Known for
What Larned is known for
Set against the usual town, athletes come out 1.7 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Larned
2 more, from 1882 to 1961.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Larned and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- Gene Keady: Purdue University, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons