Famous people · Lockport Township
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Lockport Township
The best known of them is Victor Ortiz, with articles in 19 languages. Closest of all is Otto Schnellbacher, from Sublette, 9 mi away. Not one famous person on record comes from Lockport Township yet. The longest list in Kansas is Lawrence’s, with 48 names.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
30 mi
Victor Ortiz
Best known
Victor Ortiz
in 19 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Lockport Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Lockport Township
They were born in 7 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Philip Isely
1915–2012Founder of WCPA & co-Founder of Natural Grocers
Katherine Dunn
1945–2016American novelist, journalist, poet
Ray Watson
1898–1974American middle-distance and steeplechase runner
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lockport 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 (8)
- Victor Ortiz: Chamber of Fear, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Romer: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tim Huelskamp: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chuck Reed: matt_bruensteiner from San Jose, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Otto Schnellbacher: Bowman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ray Watson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Spani: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Patrick Evenson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Trimpa: Scrotty123, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons