
Born near Linn Valley: 14 famous people within 35 miles
Brody Eldridge, born in La Cygne, 3 mi away, is the closest. The list for Linn Valley is empty for now. The best known of them is Burt McKinnie, with articles in 12 languages. 311 towns in Kansas have at least one famous person on record.
What stands out about Linn Valley’s famous people
Famous people born near Linn Valley
The 14 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.


Charles B. Gentry
1884–1955Acting President of the University of Connecticut (1928–1929, 1935)

Enoch J. Mills
1878–1935American football, basketball, and baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator


William Herbert Carruth
1859–1924American educator and poet



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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linn Valley 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 (8)
- Lafayette Russell: Willis Kent Productions, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lynn Dickey: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brody Eldridge: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Eugene O'Connor: United States Government, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Enoch J. Mills: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Salem Hubbell: Henry Salem Hubbell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Herbert Carruth: not stated, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hugh McMullen: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons