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Famous people · Lowell

Born near Lowell: 25 famous people within 35 miles

Lee Scott, born in Baxter Springs, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Langston Hughes, with articles in 88 languages. No entry yet names Lowell as a birthplace. The longest list of any town in Kansas belongs to Lawrence, with 48.

#1 best knownLangston HughesWriting & Arts · 1901–1967
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Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Langston Hughes
Best known
Langston Hughes
in 88 Wikipedia languages

What stands out about Lowell’s famous people

Close to homeEvery name here comes from a town within 35 miles, 25 in all.
★ What stands out · Close to home

Famous people born near Lowell

They were born in 8 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.

10 mi20 mi35 miGalena · 5Webb City · 5Baxter Springs · 4Columbus · 3Quapaw · 1Lowell
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Elizabeth W. Crandall

1914–2005

American academic, home economist, author, environmentalist, women's rights activist, and feminist

Science & MedicineColumbus · 11 miWikipedia ↗
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Cheryl Najafi

Emerging multi-media leader in the lifestyle industry, curator of resources for women and an author

Writing & ArtsWebb City · 14 miWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Lowell 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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