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Famous people · Louisville

5 famous people were born within 35 miles of Louisville

Walter Percy Chrysler Sr., born in Wamego, 3 mi away, is the closest. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Louisville. Across Kansas, 354 towns list someone born there. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.

#1 best knownWalter Percy Chrysler Sr.Business · 1875–1940
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Walter Percy Chrysler Sr.
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Walter Percy Chrysler Sr.
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Famous people born near Louisville

Nobody born in Louisville is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.

10 mi20 mi35 miWamego · 4Westmoreland · 1Louisville
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Louisville 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.

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