Famous people · Lawrence Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lawrence Township
Edward L. Kessel, born in Osborne, 7 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Roscoe Arbuckle, with articles in 45 languages. Not one famous person on record comes from Lawrence Township yet. Famous people are on record for 354 of the towns in Kansas.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
17 mi
Roscoe Arbuckle
Best known
Roscoe Arbuckle
in 45 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lawrence Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lawrence Township
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Francis Schmidt
1885–1944American college football coach, college basketball coach, college basketball coach
Roscoe Arbuckle
1887–1933American actor, director and comedian
Evelyn Wilson
1959–2026Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lawrence 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 (5)
- Roscoe Arbuckle: Photographer uncredited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elsie Lincoln Benedict: Heather Mickelson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Miller: JKBrooks85., CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kevin Saunders: fitness4all, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher "Chris" John Arpad: ScribeWiki, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons