Jeffrey Messenger
born 1949American politician from Missouri
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Closest of all is Jeffrey Messenger, from Scott City, 24 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Lewis Township yet. The best known of them is Ricky Lee Neely, with articles in 10 languages. Famous people are on record for 359 of the towns in Kansas.
They were born in 2 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
American politician from Missouri
American lawyer, Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court


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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lewis 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.