
Born near Lincoln Township: 11 famous people within 35 miles
The best known of them is Burt McKinnie, with articles in 12 languages. Brody Eldridge, born in La Cygne, 4 mi away, is the closest. Next door, the list for La Cygne holds 4, Brody Eldridge first. Famous people are on record for 354 of the towns in Kansas.
What stands out about Lincoln Township’s famous people
Famous people born near Lincoln Township
The 11 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.




Enoch J. Mills
1878–1935American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator
Charles B. Gentry
1884–1955Acting President of the University of Connecticut (1928–1929, 1935)


William Herbert Carruth
1859–1924American educator and poet
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, La Cygne has the most on record: 4.
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 (6)
- Lafayette Russell: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Eldridge: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch J. Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Herbert Carruth: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Raymond Clapper: Photographer not credited, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
