Born near Lincoln Township: 6 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Fran Welch, from Hartford, 5 mi away. Christian Braun is the most widely known, written about in 19 languages. So far, no famous person on record was born in Lincoln Township. Across Kansas, the lists cover 350 towns.
What stands out about Lincoln Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lincoln Township
The 6 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lincoln 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 (3)
- Christian Braun: Pbritti, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Olive Ann Beech: SDASM Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Bob Price: Collection of US House of Representatives -, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons