Born near Linwood: 15 famous people within 35 miles
Frank H. Lee, born in De Soto, 5 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Erin Brockovich, with articles in 44 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Linwood. The Kansas lists hold names for 312 towns.
What stands out about Linwood’s famous people
Famous people born near Linwood
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.


Delbert Mann
1920–2007American television and film director





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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Linwood 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 (7)
- Erin Brockovich: Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Delbert Mann: Jack Metzger, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bart D. Ehrman: Dan Sears, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Danny Carey: Drmrsdad, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Baron Corbin: HHH Pedrigree, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Parks: New York Sunday News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Rogers: Eugene Robert Richee, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons